makin97 NSETIPS @ RAKESH MAKIN: MARKET ENDED 04.10.2010 MONDAY

Monday, October 4, 2010

MARKET ENDED 04.10.2010 MONDAY

MARKET ENDED 04.10.2010 MONDAY

SENSEX 20475.73 +30.69

NIFTY 6159.45 +16.06

NASDAQ 2336.40 -34.35

S&P 500 1133.73 +12.51

HANG SENG 22618.66 +260.49

Benchmarks ended on a positive note but off intraday highs as investors booked profits taking cues from weak European markets. Selling pressure was seen in FMCG, IT and capital goods space while auto and banks pared gains.
Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 20,475.73, up 30.69 points or 0.15 per cent. The 30-share index hit a high of 20706.74 and low of 20437.36

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 6151.40, up 8 points or 0.13 per cent. The index touched intraday high of 6222.10 and low of 6144.70.

BSE Midcap Index moved 0.59 per cent higher and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.34 per cent higher.
Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Healthcare Index was up 1.63 per cent and BSE Auto Index moved 0.65 per cent higher. BSE FMCG Index was down 0.80 per cent and BSE IT Index fell 0.56 per cent.

M&M (2.51%), Reliance Communications (2.38%), HDFC (2.35%), Jaiprakash Associates (2.06%) and ICICI Bank (2.03%) led the Sensex gainers.

ITC (-1.90%), Sterlite Industries (-1.88%), Hero Honda (-1.85%), Bharti Airtel (-1.57%) and L&T (-1.54%) were amongst the losers.

Market breadth was negative on the BSE with 1518 declines against 1416 advances.