Sensex retreats after hitting a new high, ends flat: Sify

Sensex retreats after hitting a new high, ends flat
Sensex ends flat in volatile trade
India's Sensex Ends Little Changed;


NSE 6272.00 -15.85
BSE 20869.78 -3.55


After a positive start and a subsequent fall from higher levels, the Sensex rebounded into the positive territory and ran up sharply in afternoon trade to hit a new all-time high past 21,100. Stocks, led by housing finance major HDFC, power and information technology majors rallied smartly on strong buying support. The Nifty too appeared well on course to hit a new high.
As participants, who remained highly cautious till around noon, turned aggressive and started lapping up stocks, it looked as if the indices would sign off on a highly positive note. However, a heavy bout of selling pressure that erupted in the final hour of trade wiped off a substantial portion of gains posted by a few front line stocks and resulted in the premier indices settling down in the red.

The Sensex, which had hit a low of 20,701.49 this morning but posted a new high of 21,113.13 in afternoon trade, ended the session with a loss of 3.55 points at 20,869.78. The Nifty closed with a loss of 15.85 points or 0.25% at 6272. In intra-day trades today, the Nifty touched a high 6338.30.

Auto, capital goods, healthcare, oil, metal and PSU stocks finished on a weak note. Select information technology, power and realty stocks made smart progress. Mid and smallcap stocks, which staged a splendid rally around mid aftenoon, lost steam as the session progressed and drifted lower in the end.

NTPC (4.5%), HDFC (3.6%), DLF (1.6%), Grasim Industries (1.5%), Hindalco (1.7%), HDFC Bank (1.7%), Reliance Communications (2.05%) and Reliance Energy (1.2%) ended with sharp gains. Ambuja Cements ended marginally higher than its previous closing price.

IT bellwether Infosys Technologies, which had a bright spell in the positive territory today, ended with a sharp loss of 0.4%. However, the other three IT stocks in the Sensex, Satyam Computer Services, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro, finished with modest gains.

Mahindra & Mahindra (down 2.65%) was the most prominent loser in the Sensex today. ACC, BHEL, ITC, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, ONGC and Ranbaxy Laboratories eased by 1% - 2%. Reliance Industries slipped by around 0.6%. Tata Motors lost 0.45%. Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Cipla and Bajaj Auto also ended in the negative territory, albeit with marginal losses.

Oil stocks Reliance Petroleum and BPCL went down sharply, losing 5.95% and 5.7% respectively from their previous closing levels. Punjab National Bank, Unitech and Suzlon Energy lost 1.5% - 2%. GAIL India, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceuticals, SAIL, Zee Entertainment, Nalco and Hero Honda also closed on a weak note. GlaxoSmithKline Pharma, Siemens and Cairn India ended with sharp gains.

The market breadth remained weak right through the session today. Out of 2912 stocks traded on BSE, only 766 stocks managed to romp home on a winning note. 2128 stocks ended in the negative territory and 18 stocks finished at their previous closing levels.

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