BSE closing - remains flat as midcaps gain

Oil shares reacted to reports that the new UPA government planned to cap profits of crude producers such as ONGC, Oil India, Reliance Industries and Cairn India as part of a transparent and sustainable subsidy-sharing system for the sector.

The proposal to levy a special oil tax was part of the recommendations of the BK Chaturvedi Committee, appointed to look into oil pricing as a replacement for the current subsidy-sharing plan that has been criticised for its lack of transparency.

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Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended at 13,913.22, up 26.07 points or 0.19 per cent. The index touched an intra-day low 13819.25 and high of 14028.06. National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 4237.55, down 0.95 points or 0.02 per cent. The broader index touched a high of 4270.05 and low of 4205.10. Market breadth on BSE showed 2,470 advances against 316 declines.

The BSE Midcap Index closed 2.83 per cent higher and BSE Smallcap Index gained 5.01 per cent. Shares of distilleries and breweries companies were in demand. Balaji Distilleries was up over 12 per cent, United Breweries was locked at 20 per cent circuit and United Spirits gained 8.14 per cent.

Action was also seen in gems and jewellery space. Gitanjali Gems surged 19 per cent, Rajesh Exports gained 10 per cent and Su-raj Diamonds advanced 14 per cent.

BSE Realty Index was up 4.25 per cent, BSE Healthcare Index gained 2.83 per cent and BSE FMCG Index moved up 2.73 per cent. The only sector that continued its losing streak was the technology pack with BSE IT Index down 0.89 per cent.

Major losers today include Bharti Airtel (-5.41%), NTPC (-1.66%), HDFC (-1.63%), Grasim Industries (-1.63%) and ACC (-1.06%) were amongst the Sensex losers.

The biggest Sensex gainers were Ranbaxy Laboratories (20.73%), Jaiprakash Associates (7.16%), Sterlite Industries (5.94%), DLF (5.42%) and ITC (3.6%).