Soros Fund Management to buy 4 perc of BSE from Dubai Financial

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Soros Fund Management will buy the stake in Asia's oldest stock exchange from Dubai Financial, part of sovereign fund Dubai Holding.(read more...)

RIL, HUL, Unitech drags Indian Markets | BSE | NSE closes down

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Major Indian Stock markets (BSE's SENSEX, NSE's NIFTY) closed in red today as Reliance Industries, Uniliver, IDFC, Unitech dragged the markets down today.

The details about today's trading day is as follows:

Nifty ended at 5394.35, down 36.25 points or 0.67 per cent. The broader index hit a low of 5386.25 and high of 5447.85 .

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 17952.83, down 124.78 points or 0.69 per cent. The index touched a low of 17925.40 and high of 18137.14.

BSE Midcap Index was down 0.23 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.17 per cent lower.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Oil&gas Index slipped 1.97 per cent, BSE Realty Index declined 1.11 per cent and BSE Capital Goods Index edged 1.03 per cent lower. (read more...)

Bombay Stock Exchange's Sectoral indices performance

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Following are the prices of the BSE's Sectoral indices live at closing today, majority of the indices closed in red today. for more info about sectoral indices click on the link on the left hand side of the page.

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	17,957.37	120.24(0.67%)
AUTO INDEX	8,393.03	55.07 (0.66%)
BANKEX	11,450.65	27.61(0.24%)
BSE - 100	9,595.51	49.89(0.52%)
BSE - 200	2,287.41	10.21 (0.44%)
BSE - 500	7,220.25	29.52(0.41%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	14,796.60	128.74(0.86%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,321.56	1.99(0.04%)
BSE - FMCG	3,231.29	1.00(0.03%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,625.34	16.99(0.30%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,543.94	1.77(0.03%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,366.20	15.43(0.21%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,460.19	15.56(0.16%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,345.49	14.63(0.16%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,457.23	2.57(0.07%)
METAL INDEX	15,510.08	18.89 (0.12%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,264.86	200.55 (1.92%)

BSE SENSEX Components at closing

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SENSEX	28 Jul 16:03
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	839.90	-8.65	-1.02	15,785.08	0.58
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	321.05	-1.50	-0.47	121,919.70	4.46
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,454.40	6.15	0.25	120,147.79	4.40
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	330.40	4.45	1.37	26,528.52	0.97
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	311.85	-7.65	-2.39	52,933.13	1.94
HDFC	Finance - Housing	2,895.30	-44.75	-1.52	84,250.51	3.08
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,087.05	21.30	1.03	95,939.75	3.51
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,854.70	-11.00	-0.59	37,036.04	1.36
Hindalco	Aluminium	157.80	0.60	0.38	30,194.66	1.10
HUL	Personal Care	252.45	-7.85	-3.02	55,086.62	2.02
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	909.10	-15.05	-1.63	101,406.35	3.71
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,833.55	8.30	0.29	162,617.75	5.95
ITC	Cigarettes	307.20	2.70	0.89	117,497.71	4.30
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	119.70	-1.20	-0.99	25,431.88	0.93
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	630.10	-8.05	-1.26	58,847.75	2.15
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,824.80	-38.45	-2.06	110,065.94	4.03
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	643.95	4.25	0.66	37,248.29	1.36
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,202.50	-5.40	-0.45	34,741.43	1.27
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	199.20	-2.25	-1.12	164,249.65	6.01
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,256.00	-6.00	-0.48	268,642.39	9.83
Reliance	Refineries	1,020.95	-32.55	-3.09	333,923.58	12.22
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	185.55	-1.85	-0.99	38,298.02	1.40
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,144.30	-4.05	-0.35	28,020.50	1.03
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,470.85	35.85	1.47	156,870.19	5.74
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	176.15	0.10	0.06	59,214.61	2.17
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	851.95	7.40	0.88	48,612.27	1.78
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,331.40	9.75	0.74	31,595.09	1.16
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	533.15	3.45	0.65	47,312.26	1.73
TCS	Computers - Software	854.05	5.35	0.63	167,156.46	6.12
Wipro	Computers - Software	414.25	-2.50	-0.60	101,470.54	3.71

Indian Stock indices closes down due to profit booking

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Major Indian Stock Markets opened in the red and turned rangebound even as Asian peers moved higher post European banks stress test.(see how global markets are placed today Click here)

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended at 18020.05, down 110.93 points or 0.61 per cent. The index touched a low of 17993.88 and high of 18194.09. Major loosers included Maruti Suzuki (-12.31%), Hero Honda (-7.46%), Jaiprakash Associates (-5.75%), SBI (-3.44%) and DLF (-2.89%) were the major Sensex losers.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 5414.30, down 30.50 points or 0.56 per cent. It hit a low of 5409.20 and high of 5466.25.

BSE Midcap Index was down 0.96 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.81 per cent lower.

Market breadth was negative on the BSE with 1824 declines against 1090 advances.

BSE Sensex closing rates

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The 30 share benchmark index SENSEX closed down by over 100 points today and majority of it's components were in red at closing today.

Following were the live prices of SENSEX components live at closing today:

SENSEX	26 Jul 17:31
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	823.50	3.95	0.48	15,476.86	0.56
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	320.35	6.65	2.12	121,653.88	4.44
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,461.45	1.00	0.04	120,492.90	4.40
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	325.75	0.10	0.03	26,155.16	0.95
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	313.05	-9.30	-2.89	53,136.82	1.94
HDFC	Finance - Housing	2,959.65	-33.55	-1.12	86,111.40	3.14
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,052.10	13.15	0.64	94,333.13	3.44
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,811.85	-146.05	-7.46	36,180.38	1.32
Hindalco	Aluminium	155.55	-2.45	-1.55	29,764.12	1.09
HUL	Personal Care	261.50	0.00	0.00	57,061.40	2.08
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	915.85	4.30	0.47	102,103.11	3.73
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,802.50	20.65	0.74	160,835.78	5.87
ITC	Cigarettes	302.30	1.60	0.53	115,576.19	4.22
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	121.20	-7.40	-5.75	25,750.57	0.94
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	639.70	0.65	0.10	59,744.33	2.18
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,919.70	-17.60	-0.91	115,789.99	4.23
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	619.70	-7.30	-1.16	35,845.58	1.31
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,191.05	-167.20	-12.31	34,410.63	1.26
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	201.45	-0.35	-0.17	166,104.88	6.06
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,254.90	-3.10	-0.25	268,407.11	9.80
Reliance	Refineries	1,052.05	-8.10	-0.76	344,059.73	12.56
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	188.05	-0.45	-0.24	38,814.03	1.42
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,136.50	0.65	0.06	27,829.51	1.02
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,408.85	-85.85	-3.44	152,933.91	5.58
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	174.15	0.35	0.20	58,542.29	2.14
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	818.65	-18.80	-2.24	46,712.17	1.71
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,323.60	-0.55	-0.04	31,409.99	1.15
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	532.20	-3.90	-0.73	47,227.96	1.72
TCS	Computers - Software	846.55	8.05	0.96	165,688.54	6.05
Wipro	Computers - Software	413.10	1.00	0.24	101,188.85	3.69