Sensex gains 615 pts, settles near 14,000
Global markets turned buoyant following a sharp fall in crude oil prices, and taking cues, the Indian bulls assembled in full strength as the session opened, and more importantly, stayed on right till the end to guide the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty to a highly positive close today.
With the Left parties officially parting ways with the ruling coalition following their differences on the Indo - US civilian nuclear deal issue, the uncertainties that had clouded the market came to an end. On expectations that the government will now speed up certain reforms, market participants started picking up stocks in a frenzied manner almost right through the session today.
Stocks, irrespective of sectors or size, had a nice ride up the charts as the mood remained quite upbeat till the end. Realty, bank, power and capital goods stocks sparkled. FMCG, oil, IT, auto and metal stocks, despite turning a bit sticky at times, had a fine run as well. Pharma and consumer durables stocks also closed on a high note.
The Sensex, which opened with a positive gap of over 230 points at 13,581.41 and hit a high of 13,998.48 in late afternoon trade, ended with a thumping gain of 614.61 points or 4.6% at 13,964.26 today. The Nifty recorded a gain of 168.55 points or 4.23% as it settled at 4157.10, a few points down from a high of 4169.40 it touched a few minutes before the closing bell.
Reliance Infrastructure (10.7%) and Jaiprakash Associates (10%) remained high up in the positive territory right through the day. Tata Motors, which rallied sharply in afternoon trade, took the third place in the list with a handsome gain of 7.5%.
ITC closed stronger by 6.8%. Reliance Communications moved up by 6.15%. Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC Bank, BHEL and Reliance Industries gained 5% - 6%. Bharti Airtel ended nearly 5% up at Rs 747.40. Infosys Technologies (4.9%), Grasim Industries (4.85%), DLF (4.85%), ICICI Bank (4.75%), Larsen & Toubro (4.7%), NTPC (4.3%), HDFC (4.2%) and Tata Steel (4.1%) sparkled.
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09 July 2008
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