Markets end dull on volatile trading day
September 21st, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday closed on a dull note on a volatile trading day. Traders took a breather after a rally in the previous session, while cues from other global bourses were mostly negative.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,128.83 points, closed at 17,052.14 points, down 47.14 points or 0.28 percent from its previous close at 17,099.28 points.
It had touched a high of 17,191.12 points soon after opening and slipped to a low of 17,000.61 points.
The 50-scrip S&P; CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also ended on a flat note at 5,128.4 points, down 0.23 percent.
Both benchmark indices had rallied handsomely in the previous session with the Sensex gaining 356 points.
The BSE midcap index closed 0.61 percent higher, while the BSE smallcap index was up 0.65 percent. Broader markets, however, ended on a lacklustre note with the BSE 100 index ending 0.12 percent down.
The market breadth was positive with 1,471 stocks advancing, compared to 1,332 on the decline and 161 remaining unchanged.
Sensex gainers included ICICI Bank, Coal India, SBI and HDFC Bank, while the losers included Hero MotoCorp, RIL, TCS and Bajaj Auto.
Asian markets were mostly subdued as traders kept to the sidelines awaiting fresh cues regarding the Greece debt crisis.
The Japanese Nikkei closed 0.23 percent up at 8,741.16 points, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was trading 1 percent down at 18,824.17 points,
The Chinese Shanghai Composite index, however, closed 2.66 percent higher at 2,512.96 points.
European stocks were trading lower as a lack of solution to Greece’s debt problems continued to plague trader sentiments.
Britain’s FTSE was down 0.27 percent at 5,349.29 points and the German DAX was trading 1.03 percent lower at 5,514.14 points.
The French CAC 40 was ruling 0.96 percent lower at 2,955.38 points.
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