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Sensex gains 336 points; Nifty above 11,750; financials advance
A sudden surge in the benchmark indices, lifted by gains in financials and metals, took Sensex nearly 300 points higher and Nifty beyond the 11,700 mark after a range bound morning trade.
At 2:10 PM, Sensex was trading at 38,980, up 250 points, or 0.64 per cent, with TATA Steel, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, TCS and State Bank of India being among the top gainers. Nifty broke past the crucial 11,700 mark to trade 80 points, or 0.69 per cent, higher at 11,722.
Most of the sectoral indices on Nifty were trading in green, with Nifty Metal the top gainer at 1.63 per cent higher while Nifty Bank too was up over 1 per cent.
In broader markets, S&P BSE MidCap had slid 0.42 per cent, or 63 points, to trade at 15,067 while S&P BSE SmallCap was down 20 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 14,818.
Senses ends 170 points lower on sell-off in Maruti, ZEEL
The frontline indices have pared their day’s gains and are trading on a flat note driven by a sharp selloff in the media stocks.
Among sectors, the Nifty Media index slipped around 10 per cent in the afternoon trade led by a sharp selloff in shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) and Dish TV.
In the broader market, S&P BSE MidCap index was trading 0.79 per cent or 118 points lower at 14,742, while S&P BSE SmallCap index was ruling at 14,113, down 112 points or 0.79 per cent.
Maruti Suzuki slipped nearly 9 per cent to Rs 6,420 in afternoon trade after the country’s largest passenger car maker reported a 17.26 per cent fall in its net profit at Rs 1,489.3 crore for the third quarter of FY19. The carmaker had reported PAT of Rs 1,800 crore in the year-ago quarter. On QoQ basis, the figures fell 33.5 per cent. Total revenue from operations stood at Rs 19,668.3 crore against Rs 19,283.2 crore in the year-ago period. Basic EPS (earnings per share) came in at Rs 49.30 against Rs 59.56 in the corresponding quarter previous fiscal.
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Sensex settles 284 points higher as banks, FMCG stocks rally
The benchmark indices settled higher on Friday taking cues from their Asian peers.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 37,948, up 284 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 11,471, up 86 points.
Among key stocks, the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) major ITC rose over 2 per cent to end at Rs 313 levels on the BSE. The stock hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 315 earlier today. ICICI Bank and State Bank of India also ended higher in a range of 1.8 to 3.0 per cent on the BSE.
Among sectors, the Nifty Pharma index ended higher for the fourth straight day, hitting an over six-month high on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Lupin, Aurobindo Pharma and Cadila Healthcare from the index, were up in the range of 1 per cent to 4 per cent on the NSE.
Shares of paper companies were trading higher on the bourses on expectations of a positive outlook for the current July-September quarter.