Sensex closes above 12000; RIL, Tisco in forefront

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Nilesh Nagdev
The markets ended with a strong bull rally. The Sensex closed above 12000 for the first time ever. Reliance, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Tata Motors and Satyam were the leader. The BSE Metal and Oil & Gas Index ended higher.

The markets ended with a strong bull rally. The Sensex ended at 12,039.55, up 143.57 points or 1.21%. It hit a life high of 12,053.74.
The Nifty closed at 3573.50, up 36.65 points or 1.06%. It touched an all-time high of 3578.35.
The CNX Midcap ended up 36 points or 0.73% at 4954.90. It touched an intraday high of 4969.55 and an intraday low of 4930.15.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,998.11, up 0.81%. The BSE Midcap Index ended up 0.77% at 5,613.92.
The market breadth was positive, about 1332 shares advanced, 1111 shares declined, and 57 shares remained unchanged.
The total market turnover recorded at Rs 54186.86 crore (Rs 541.86 billion). The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 9708.73 crore (Rs 97.08 billion). The NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 39446.2 crore (Rs 394.46 billion). The BSE cash turnover was at Rs 5031.93 crore (Rs 50.31 billion).
Sensex took 19 days to move from 11,000 to 12,000 mark.
Following events have taken the Sensex from 11,000 to 12,000 levels -
  • FII inflow of USD 170.4 million
  • MF inflow of Rs 3,400 crore (Rs 34 billion)
  • Reliance contributes 250 points, Infosys 113 points
  • Tata Steel contributes 113 points, ITC 85 points
  • BSE Metals Index up 33%, Oil & Gas Index up 17.7%
  • BSE IT Index up 7.2%, BSE FMCG up 9.3%
Reliance, Tata Steel, Hindalco, Tata Motors, Satyam, MTNL and IPCL were the top gainers on the indices.
NTPC, HDFC, Hero Honda, Ranbaxy Labs, TCS, Sun Pharma and Jet Airways were the top losers on the indices.
Markets today
  • Sensex closes above 12,000 for first time ever
  • Rally led by frontline oil & gas & metal stocks
  • BSE Oil & Gas Index up 4.5%; Reliance up 8% on oil find, RPL IPO ( RPL IPO demand crosses Rs 100,000 crore)
  • BSE Metals Index up 3.84%; Tata Steel & Hindalco up over 5.5% each
  • Midcap gainers: Tata Metaliks up 20%, Praj Ind up 10%
  • Ispat closes at Rs 23; relists at Rs 15 on BSE
  • BSE Small Cap Index up 0.81% at 6998.11; hits life high 7027.71
  • Advance-Decline ratio at 1:1; total market turnover at Rs 54186.86 crore
Oil stocks like Reliance, ONGC, MRPL and Petronet LNG led the rally today. The BSE Oil & Gas Index closed at 5,604.87, up 4.43% or 237.82 points.
Metal stocks including Hindalco, Tata Steel, Welspun Gujarat, Jindal Saw, JSW Steel, Sail, Sesa Goa and Hind Zinc also ended with smart gains. The BSE Metal Index closed up 3.84% or 384.07 points at 10,398.20.
The BSE Auto Index ended at 5,467.17, up 0.97% as buying was seen in Cummins, Hind Motors, Tata Motors, Punj Tractors, MRF, Escorts and Bharat Forge.
FMCG stocks including Nestle, ITC, Dabur India, McDowell and Britannia also stirred up. The BSE FMCG Index closed at 2,251.78, up 0.70%.
Capital goods stocks like Praj Industries, Carborundum, Siemens, Alfa Laval, SKF India, ABB, Dredging Corporation and BEML also spurted up. The BSE Capital Goods Index closed up 0.67% at 8,669.74.
Some banking and technology stocks also witnessed buying interest.
However, pharma stocks like Sun Pharma, Lupin, Ranbaxy Labs, Cipla, Divis Labs and FDC slipped. The BSE Healthcare Index ended at 3,928.07, down 0.64%.

The BSE Consumer Durables Index closed up 0.68% at 3,341.13 due to losses in Su-Raj Diamonds, Blue Star, Mirc Electronics and Samtel Color.
 
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