Articles by "Asian Paints"
Mumbai, Jul 25: The benchmark Sensex turned volatile after hitting a new high of 36,928.06 in early session as investors turned cautious ahead of July futures and options (F&O) expiry amid mixed quarterly earnings.
The 30-share index rose by 102.97 (rpt) 102.97 points, or 0.27 per cent, to hit a new high of 36,928.06, bettering its previous intra-day record of 36,902.06 hit yesterday.
However, the index soon turned choppy and was trading 16.05 points, or 0.04 per cent, higher at 36,841.15 at 0940 hrs.
The gauge had rallied 473.87 points in the previous three sessions.
The 50-share NSE Nifty too turned cautious and was trading 4.40 points, or 0.04 per cent, lower at 11,129.90.
Sentiment remained cautious ahead of July series F&O expiry scheduled tomorrow amid mixed quarterly earnings, brokers said.
Prominent gainers were Vedanta, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel, Adani Ports, ONGC, Sn Pharma, SBI, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, HDFC, Wipro, L&T and PowerGrid, rising up to 1.92 per cent.
Top losers include Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, NTPC, Coal India, Maruti and TCS falling up to 2 per cent.
Meanwhile, on a net basis, foreign funds bought shares worth Rs 104.34 crore, while domestic institutional investors made purchases worth Rs 513.78 crore yesterday, provisional data showed.
Elsewhere in Asia, Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.09 per cent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 0.85 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei gained 0.54 per cent in early deals.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.79 per cent yesterday. (PTI)
Mumbai, Jun 22: The benchmark BSE Sensex got off to a lower start today, tracking a sell-off in global markets amid escalating trade war worries.
The 30-share index, which had lost 114.94 points in the previous session, fell by another 50.91 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 35,381.48 in early trade.
Capital goods, realty, infrastructure, power, healthcare and metal stocks showed weakness, falling by up to 0.35 per cent.
The NSE Nifty also was quoting lower by 5.20 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,735.90.
Major losers included Coal India, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints, SBI, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma, IndusInd Bank, Yes Bank, PowerGrid, Bajaj Auto, Maruti Suzuki and HDFC Bank, declining up to 1.40 per cent.
According to traders, sustained selling by participants in line with a weak trend at other Asian markets following overnight losses at the Wall Street amid investor concerns about the trade dispute between the US and China dampened trading sentiments here.
Meanwhile, India will raise customs duty on 29 products, including almond, walnut and pulses, imported from the US as a retaliatory action against the tariff hike by Washington.
The duty hike would come into effect from August 4, the Finance Ministry said in a notification.
In Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 0.15 per cent and Shanghai Composite shed 0.70 per cent in early trade today. Japan's Nikkei too fell 0.74 per cent.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.80 per cent lower yesterday. (PTI)
Mumbai,
Nov 8: The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) improved by 47
points to 33,417.35 in early trade on Wednesday on fresh buying in Finance,
Health Care, IT and Industrials stocks.
The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 11 points to 10,361.95. The sensex registered intra day high and low at 33,484.70 and 33,331.80
respectively. The Nifty recorded intra day high and low at 10,384.25 and 10,331.95. The sectoral indices improved on the strength of Finance, Health Care, IT and
Industrials stocks. The gainers were Cipla by 3.84 pc to Rs 631.70, Sun Pharma by 2.43 pc to Rs
540.70, Asian Paints by 1.88 pc to Rs 1163.78 and Axis Bank by 1.66 pc to Rs
535.85. The losers were Bharti Airtel by 5.33 pc to Rs 486.95, SBIN by 1.01 pc to Rs
314, Reliance Industries by 0.91 pc to Rs 898.40 and ICICI Bank by 0.58 pc to
Rs 310.40. UNI
Mumbai,
Nov 7: The benchmark index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) fell on Tuesday
by 58 points to 33,672.54 in early trade on profit booking by local operators
at higher level.
The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too declined by 28.95 points to
10,422.85.
Registerning all time high yesterday, though the market opened in green, up by
50 points, it immeditely went in red. The sectoral indices that ease were Reliance Indutries, Bharti Airtel, Asian
Paints and ICICI Bank in early trade. The sensex registered intra day high and low at 33,865.95 and 33,582.38
respectively. The Nifty recorded intra day high and low at 10,485.75 and 10,394.65. The losers were Reliance Industries by 2.32 pc to Rs 912.75, Bharti Airtel by
1.36 pc to Rs 525.50, Asian Paints by 1.32 pc to Rs 1147 and ICICI Bank by 1.31
pc to Rs 312. The gainers were Infosys by 3.20 pc to Rs 958.30, Wipro by 2.72 pc to rs 307.65
and Kotak Bank by 1.18 pc to rs 1020.65. UNI
