Some brisk buying in industry heavyweights such as Infosys, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), and Bharti Airtel helped benchmark indices settle with decent gains on Friday. Additionally, positive global cues, too, boosted investor sentiment.
The S&P BSE Sensex added 247 points or 0.65 per cent to end at 38,127.08 levels, with Infosys (up 4 per cent) being the top gainer and YES Bank (down over 3 per cent) the biggest loser. During the session, the index hit a high and low of 38,345.41 and 37,737.85, respectively.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended at 13,780.99 levels, up 33 points or 0.24 per cent and the S&P BSE SmallCap gained 49 points or 0.38 per cent to close at 12,772.07.
On the NSE, the headline index Nifty50 ended at 11,301.25 levels, up 67 points or 0.59 per cent.
Sectorally, barring media and private bank, all the indices on the NSE ended in the green. The Nifty Metal index ended at 2,335.20 levels, up 2.27 per cent.
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The benchmark indices erased entire losses to settle near day’s high thanks to gains in metal, oil & gas and banking stocks, while the pharma index was the sole sectoral loser. Almost all constituents of the Nifty pharma index, which shed as much as 2.5% intraday, were in red.
The Sensex ended at 32,325, up 87 points, while the Nifty50 closed at 10,066, up 52 points. Both indices settled the week marginally higher.
Metals and oil marketing companies also led support to the market but the correction in Reliance Industries and healthcare stocks capped gains. Equity benchmarks opened lower and remained range bound till recovery in later part of the session.
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap outperformed to gain 0.6%, while the BSE Smallcap index settled little changed.
The breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was negative. On the BSE, 1,388 shares fell and 1,198 shares rose. A total of 172 shares remained unchanged.
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The Nifty index rose as much as 65 points to 9,218, surpassing its previous all-time high of 9,158 hit yesterday, post US Federal Reserve maintained an accommodative stance. The S&P BSE Sensex, on the other hand, gained 239 points in intraday trade to 29,824 level.
The Sensex settled the day at 29,649, up 63 points, while the broader Nifty50 ended at 9,160, up 6 points.
Broader market underperformed the frontline indices with BSE Midcap down 0.14% and BSE Smallcap up 0.04%.
The Nifty has gained 2.5% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85%, in what is their highest weekly gain since the end of January.
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The Railway Budget is the Annual Financial Statement of the state Indian Railways, which handles rail transport in India. The Railway Budget for the year 2016 was presented yesterday, February 25, 2016, by the Honourable Minister, Suresh Prabhu. The Indian Railways is the world’s seventh largest commercial or utility employer, by number of employees, with over 1.376 million employees at last count.
While it is too early to comment on what the Railway Budget holds for the stock market, we have listed down 9 railway-related companies and a brief about each one of them:
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