Archive for August 25th, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008 4:47:34 PM IST
The Indian stock markets had a reasonably good start, been flat till mid day but reversed course post-noon.
The Nifty closed at 4335.35 up a mere 0.18%. The CNX IT is up 0.22% while the Bank Nifty is up 1.47%.
The Sensex closed the day at 14,450.35 up 48.86 points or 0.34%. The BSE Midcap index managed to close the day in the green while the BSE Smallcap index ended in the red. Amogst the sectoral indices, Realty is up 2%, Bankex up 1% while the rest are marginally in the green or the red without much activity.
Top Nifty gainers of the day include Zee Limited (NSE: ZEEL). The stock closed at Rs. 211.45 up 4.52%. HDFC is up 3.71%. M&M, DLF, Sun Pharma are up over 2%, ICICI Bank, Satyam, BPCL, Grasim and PNB are all up over a percentage. On the losers side are Suzlon, Tata Power, ABB, Ranbaxy, Unitech, Tata Communications, BHEL, Tata Steel, RPL and Sterlite.
1 U.S. dollar = 109.841828 Japanese yen
1 U.S. dollar = 43.4253952 Indian rupees
1 U.S. dollar = 0.678794461 Euros
1 Ounce Gold = $822.30
1 Barrel Curde Oil = $115.54
August 25th, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008 12:26:46 PM IST
The stock markets are trading flat and are holding their early gains. NSE Nifty is at 4380.30 up by 1.22%. The CNX IT is up 1.18% and Bank Nifty is up 3.35%
The BSE Sensex is at 14622 up 221 points or 1.54%. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are holding firm. Realty and Bankex continue to the top secotrial indices on the BSE.
Top Nifty gainers include Zee Limited. The script is at Rs. 220 levels and is up 4.14%. ICICI Bank, DLF, HDFC, BPCL, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, PNB and State Bank of India are all in the green up by over 3%. Reliance Infra is up 2.99%
On the losing side are Ranbaxy. The script is trading at Rs. 504 levels and is down 3.44%. Suzlon is down over 2% while Cairn, ABB and Tata Power top the remaining charts.
1 U.S. dollar = 43.2208151 Indian rupees
1 U.S. dollar = 109.974706 Japanese yen
1 U.S. dollar = 0.678932718 Euros
Crude Oil (1 barrel) = $115.00
August 25th, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008 10:33:31 AM IST
The Indian stock markets opened the day in the green with a reasonably good gap up opening. The Nifty is at 4383 up 1.29%. The CNX IT is up 1.04% while the Bank Nifty is up 3.07% CNX Midcap index is up 1.21%
The BSE Sensex is back at 14600 levels. The index opened the day at 14,643.37 and is currently at about 14,632.50 up 231 points. The CNX Midcap and CNX Smallcap indides too are in the green at above 1.2% levels each.
Top Sectoral gainers of the day include Realty, Bank, Capital Goods, PSU, IT, Consumer Durables and the Metals.
Top gainers on the Nifty include ICICI Bank, DLF, HDFC Bank, BPCL (all up over 3%), Reliance Infra, SAIL, HDFC, L&T and Tata Communications (all up over 2%)
On the losing side include Cairn, ABB, Hindustan Unilever, Cipla, Tata Power and Ranbaxy
1 U.S. dollar = 43.2208151 Indian rupees
1 U.S. dollar = 109.974706 Japanese yen
1 U.S. dollar = 0.678932718 Euros
Gold (1 ounce) - $818.90
Crude Oil (1 Barrel) = $114.60
August 25th, 2008