RIL drags BSE SENSEX | NIFTY closes in red

Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed at 17406.71, down 120 points or 0.68 per cent. The index touched a high of 17612 and low of 17392.55.

National Stock Exchange's Nifty ended at 5205.35, down 44.05 points or 0.84 per cent. The 50-share index hit a high of 5300.50 and low of 5200.95.

BSE Midcap Index closed 1.19 per cent lower and BSE Smallcap Index slipped 1.11 per cent.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Realty Index was down 3.05 per cent, BSE Metal Index slipped 2.29 per cent and BSE Bankex slipped 1.97 per cent. BSE IT Index was up 3.70 per cent.

Shares of IT sector were buzzing on the back of encouraging results from Infosys Technologies. The company reported 2.29 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 1471 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2009 as against Rs 1438 crore in the sequential period, way ahead of analyst expectations. Net sales were reported at Rs 5335 crore for the Dec quarter compared with Rs. 5201 crore in the previous quarter.

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(posted under - BSE rates, sensex rates) - Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was flat at 17,701.13, up 14.89 points. The 30-share index hit a high of 17790.33 and low of 17636.71.

Nifty ended at 5281.50, up 3.9 points. The index touched crossed psychological resistance level to touch 52-week high of 5310.85 and low of 5260.05.

BSE Midcap Index was up 0.68 per cent and BSE Small cap Index moved 0.44 per cent higher.

Market breadth remained positive on the BSE with 1493 advances and 1402 declines.

SENSEX | NIFTY closes up > touches 52 week high

(posted under - BSE rates, BSE closing, SENSEX rates) - Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 17,686.24, up 127.51 points or 0.73 per cent. The index touched an 52-week high of 17729.78 and low of 17555.77.

BSE Midcap Index was up 1.2 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index gained 0.85 per cent. Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Metal Index moved higher by 3.82 per cent, BSE Realty Index advanced 1.14 per cent and BSE FMCG Index moved up 0.87 per cent. BSE Auto Index was down 0.25 per cent.

Market breadth was positive on the BSE with 1768 advances and 1119 declines.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 5277.90, up 45.7 points or 0.87 per cent. The broader index hit a 52-week high of 5288.35 and low of 5242.40.

Indian stock markets at closing | SENSEX | NIFTY Closes in deep red

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended at 16827.04, down 371.91 points or 2.16 per cent. The index touched an intra-day high of 17202.51 and low of 16808.87.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 5001.75, down 106.40 points or 2.08 per cent. The broader index touched a low of 4986.05 and high of 5116.45. BSE Bankex was down 2.87 per cent, BSE Oil&gas Index fell 2.47 per cent and BSE Realty Index declined 2.41 per cent. Market breadth on BSE was extremely negative with 1878 declines against 866 advances.

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Sensex ended at 16,785.65, down 213.13 points or 1.25 per cent. The index touched an intra-day low of 16,712.33 and high of 17,004.98.

NSE's Nifty closed at 4989, down 65.7 points or 1.3 per cent. The 50-share index hit an intra-day low of 4963.70 and high of 5053.45.

Sectoral index	Closing remarks
BSE Midcap Index	Down 1.67 %
BSE Smallcap Index	Down 1.08 %
BSE Auto Index	Down(-0.13) %
BSE Bankex	Down(-1.96) %
BSE Oil&gas Index	Down(0.71)%
BSE Realty Index	Down(-4.36) %

Market breadth on BSE remained negative with 1667 declines against 1052 advances.

Indian stock markets follows Asian Peers | SENSEX NIFTY closes in red

(posted under - Indian Stock Markets) - Major Indian Stock indices including BSE's SENSEX, NSE's NIFTY closed in red as oil and banking stocks dragged the benchmark index SENSEX closing in red by 76 points.

Sensex ended at 16974.55, down 76.10 points or 0.45 per cent. The 30-share index touched a high of 17098.79 and low of 16958.41.

Nifty closed at 5051.90, down 10.35 per cent or 0.20 per cent. The index touched an intra-day low of 5041.65 and high of 5079.30.

The closing prices of sectoral indices for 18/11/09

Sectoral index	Closing remarks
BSE Midcap Index	Up^0.27 %
BSE Smallcap Index	Up^0.76 %

Market breadth was positive on the BSE with 1616 advances and 1151 declines.