Stock Market HIGHLIGHTS: Sensex ends volatile day 170 pts higher, Nifty50 near 17,650; Adani Ent, Adani Ports, Ambuja, ACC rise, other group stocks in the red
Stock Market HIGHLIGHTS: Indian equity benchmarks halted a two-day losing streak on Monday with gains of 0.3 per cent each, rebounding from three-month lows hit in the previous session. Adani group stocks — Adani Enterprises, Adani Power, Adani Ports, Adani Total, Adani Green, Adani Transmission, Adani Wilmar, ACC and Ambuja — remained in focus throughout the volatile session.
Here are 10 things to know about the January 30 session on Dalal Street:
1) The Sensex gyrated in a 945-point range — between 58,699.2 and 59,644.2 — during the session before settling at 59,500.4 for the day. The Nifty50 broadly moved within the 17,400-17,750 band in intraday trade before ending one point shy of 17,650.
2) A total of 29 stocks in the Nifty50 basket finished higher, with Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Adani Enterprises, UltraTech, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and NTPC being the top gainers, rising between 1.5 per cent and 4.6 per cent at the close.
3) On the other hand, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, IndusInd, Larsen & Toubro, JSW Steel, ONGC and Tata Steel were the top blue-chip laggards, ending around 2-3 per cent lower.
4) Infosys, Bajaj Finance and Reliance were the biggest boosts for both main gauges, contributing more than 150 points to the rise in Sensex. On the other hand, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever and PowerGrid were the biggest drags.
5) Overall market breadth was skewed in favour of the bears, with an advance-decline ratio of 4:5 as 1,553 stocks rose and 2,047 fell at the close on BSE.
6) Adani group stocks remained in focus during the session.
7) Investors awaited more of corporate earnings from India Inc for domestic cues, after Vedanta and Bajaj Finance reported their earnings last week.
8) The rupee inched higher to end at 81.50 against the US dollar.
9) European markets fell in early hours on Monday, in contrast to gains across Asia earlier in the day, as cautious investors anticipated a slew of hikes in benchmark interest rates by major central banks this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.6 per cent at the last count.
10) S&P 500 futures were down 0.9 per cent, suggesting a gap-down opening ahead on Wall Street.
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Stock Market HIGHLIGHTS: Indian equity benchmarks halted a two-day losing streak on Monday with gains of 0.3 per cent each, rebounding from three-month lows hit in the previous session. Adani group stocks — Adani Enterprises, Adani Power, Adani Ports, Adani Total, Adani Green, Adani Transmission, Adani Wilmar, ACC and Ambuja — remained in focus throughout the volatile session.
Here are 10 things to know about the January 30 session on Dalal Street:
1) The Sensex gyrated in a 945-point range — between 58,699.2 and 59,644.2 — during the session before settling at 59,500.4 for the day. The Nifty50 broadly moved within the 17,400-17,750 band in intraday trade before ending one point shy of 17,650.
2) A total of 29 stocks in the Nifty50 basket finished higher, with Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Adani Enterprises, UltraTech, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and NTPC being the top gainers, rising between 1.5 per cent and 4.6 per cent at the close.
3) On the other hand, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, IndusInd, Larsen & Toubro, JSW Steel, ONGC and Tata Steel were the top blue-chip laggards, ending around 2-3 per cent lower.
4) Infosys, Bajaj Finance and Reliance were the biggest boosts for both main gauges, contributing more than 150 points to the rise in Sensex. On the other hand, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever and PowerGrid were the biggest drags.
5) Overall market breadth was skewed in favour of the bears, with an advance-decline ratio of 4:5 as 1,553 stocks rose and 2,047 fell at the close on BSE.
6) Adani group stocks remained in focus during the session.
7) Investors awaited more of corporate earnings from India Inc for domestic cues, after Vedanta and Bajaj Finance reported their earnings last week.
8) The rupee inched higher to end at 81.50 against the US dollar.
9) European markets fell in early hours on Monday, in contrast to gains across Asia earlier in the day, as cautious investors anticipated a slew of hikes in benchmark interest rates by major central banks this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.6 per cent at the last count.
10) S&P 500 futures were down 0.9 per cent, suggesting a gap-down opening ahead on Wall Street.
Catch highlights of the session, market commentary and analysis, financial results, expert views, investment and stock trading ideas, and much more, on Zeebiz.com's blog:
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Closing Bell | Sensex, Nifty50 rebound from three-month lows
Both headline indices finish the volatile day 0.3 per cent higher. The Sensex ends with a gain of 169.5 points at 59,500.4, having gyrated in a range of 945 points during the session. The Nifty50 settles at 17,649, up 44.6 points from its previous close.
Here's how the Sensex moved today:
Nifty50
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Revenue from operations comes in at Rs 35,940 crore for the three-month period, as against Rs 26,175.6 crore for the year-ago period.
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According to Zee Business research, the state-run power transmission company's net profit is estimated to increase 8.7 per cent to Rs 3,580 crore for the October-December period compared with the corresponding period a year ago, with growth of 3.4 per cent in revenue to Rs 10,798 crore.
PowerGrid's margin, however, is estimated to decline by 230 basis points on a year-on-year basis to 85 per cent for the three-month period, according to the research.
The PowerGrid stock continues to reel under pressure today.
PowerGrid shares have declined 3.4 per cent in the past six months, a period in which the Nifty50 has risen 1.2 per cent.
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Adani Enterprises holds on to the green with 1% gain; all other Adani group stocks in the red
| Stock | Change (%) | CMP (in rupees) |
| Adani Enterprises | 1 | 2,790.6 |
| Adani Ports | -1.8 | 587.8 |
| Adani Power | -5 | 2,35.7 |
| Adani Transmission | 20 | 1,607.8 |
| Adani Green | -19.9 | 1,189 |
| Adani Total | -20 | 2,347.7 |
| Adani Wilmar | -5 | 491.5 |
| ACC | -1.5 | 1,856.5 |
| Ambuja | -4.6 | 363.7 |
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NTPC shares have grown 19 per cent in value in the past one year, a period in which the Nifty50 has risen close to one per cent.
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