SENSEX | NIFTY closes in green today

(posted under - SENSEX closing) - Atlast indian stock indices closes in green after a long time, and the bulls are smiling again!!

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 16372.08, up 349.60 points or 2.18 per cent. The index touched a high of 16410.35 and low of 16069.78.

BSE Midcap Index was up 1.48 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 1.69 per cent higher.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Realty Index gained 2.98 per cent, BSE IT Index advanced 2.91 per cent and BSE Metal Index moved 2.89 per cent higher.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 4912.25, up 105.5 points or 2.19 per cent. The broader index hit a low of 4807.30 and high of 4925.45 in trade so far.

Indian Stock Markets ends in red due to global cues

(posted under - BSE live | Indian Stock Markets) - Major indian stock indices (BSE SENSEX and NSE's NIFTY) was in red throughout the day as global cues and korean news took their toll on indian markets as Indian market is also global market so it follows what the other major indices do.

The closing prices are as follows:

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 4806.75, down 137.20 points or 2.78 per cent. The index breached the crucial support of 4800 and touched an intraday low of 4786.45.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 16,022.48, down 447.07 points or 2.71 per cent. The 30-share index fell below 16,000 to touch an intra-day low of 15,960.15.

The BSE Midcap Index plunged 3 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index fell 3.43 per cent.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Metal Index fell 5.10 per cent, BSE Capital Goods Index declined 3.09 per cent and BSE Bankex fell 2.62 per cent.

SENSEX | NIFTY closes marginally down -24/5

(posted under - BSE closing | NSE closing) - Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended at 16428.45, down 17.16 points or 0.10 per cent. The 30-share index hit intra-day high of 16757.73 and low of 16413.03.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 4928.80, down 2.35 points or 0.05 per cent. The 50-share index hit intra-day high of 5029.55 and low of 4923.45.

BSE Midcap Index was down 0.19 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.37 per cent higher.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Oil&gas Index gained 1.33 per cent and BSE Power Index moved 1 per cent up. BSE Realty Index declined 2.28 per cent and BSE Metal Index fell 1.35 per cent.

Ambani's brings bulls at markets SENSEX in Green

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was at 16656.01, up 161.40 points or 1.28 per cent. The 30-share index hit intra-day high of 16724.91 and low of 16494.61.

BSE Midcap Index was up 1.46 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 2.09 per cent higher.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Oil&gas Index gained 2.48 per cent, BSE Metal Index moved 1.92 per cent higher and BSE Realty Index advanced 1.73 per cent.

Reliance Power (8.94%), Reliance Infrastructure (6.66%), Reliance Commuications (5.74%), Reliance Capital (5.56%) and Reliance Industries (3.49%) led the Nifty upmove.

HDFC (-1.49%), Tata Power (-0.60%), BPCL (-0.52%), GAIL (-0.39%) and HCL Tech (-0.35%) resisted the upmove.

Market breadth was positive on the NSE with 2039 gainers against 824 losers.

Indian Markets closes in green - 20/5/2010

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex was at 16519.68, up 111.19 points or 0.68 per cent. The index touched a high of 16617.80 and low of 16419.10 in today’s trade.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 4947.60, up 27.95 points or 0.57 per cent. The broader index hit intraday low of 4924.30 and high of 4980.25 BSE Midcap Index was down 0.05 and BSE Smallcap Index slipped 0.55 per cent.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Oil&gas Index advanced 1.79 per cent and BSE Healthcare Index moved 1.14 per cent up. BSE Realty Index declined 2.04 per cent.

Jindal Steel & Power makes into SENSEX

Grasim Industries was excluded from the Sensex, BSE-100, BSE-200 and BSE-500 indices.

The company has been replaced in the Sensex by Jindal Steel & Power and in the BSE-100 Index by Asian Paints, a BSE release said.

In the BSE-200 Index, JSW Energy comes in while in the BSE-500 Index, Persistent Systems has been included in place of Grasim, the release said.

The changes are with effect from May 26. Trading in the equity shares of Grasim Industries shall be trading ex-entitlement with effect from May 26, on account of demerger of the cement division, the release said.