Benchmarks extend losses; FMCG, Consumer Durables drag

28 Feb 2015 Evaluate

Indian equity markets extended losses and continued their weak trade in late afternoon session on account of selling in frontline blue chip counters. The sentiments were under pressure after the presentation of Union Budget 2015-2016 in which Finance minister Arun Jaitley announced budget aimed at high growth, saying the pace of cutting the fiscal deficit would slow as he seeks to boost investment and ensure that ordinary people benefit. Jaitley set the country’s fiscal deficit target for the 2015-16 fiscal year at 3.9% of gross domestic product and added that it would reduce the target gradually to 3% by 2017-18, one year later than previously expected. Traders were seen piling positions in Bankex, Oil & Gas and IT stocks while selling was witnessed in FMCG, Consumer Durables and Power sector stocks.

Back home, the NSE Nifty and BSE Sensex were trading below the psychological 8,800 and 29,100 levels respectively. The market breadth on BSE was negative in the ratio of 839:1702 while 139 scrips remained unchanged.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 29009.39, down by 210.73 points or 0.72% after trading in a range of 28882.02 and 29560.32. There were 13 stocks advancing against 17 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in red; the BSE Mid cap index was down by 1.06%, while Small cap index down by 1.18%.

The gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Bankex up by 1.05%, Oil & Gas up by 0.53%, IT up by 0.38%, TECK up by 0.13% while, FMCG down by 4.88%, Consumer Durables down by 2.18%, Power down by 2.05%, Realty down by 2.00%, Capital Goods down by 1.73% were the losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Axis Bank up by 4.98%, Hindustan Unilever up by 2.00%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab up by 1.23%, ICICI Bank up by 1.10% and Tata Motors up by 1.07%.

On the flip side, ITC down by 9.32%, BHEL down by 4.65%, NTPC down by 2.87%, Hindalco down by 2.26% and HDFC down by 1.88% were the top losers.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 8784.00, down by 60.60 points or 0.69% after trading in a range of 8751.35 and 8941.10. There were 20 stocks advancing against 30 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Axis Bank up by 4.85%, Kotak Mahindra Bank up by 2.14%, Hindustan Unilever up by 1.89%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab up by 1.22% and GAIL India up by 1.00%.

On the flip side, ITC down by 9.31%, BHEL down by 5.37%, NTPC down by 2.90%, Hindalco down by 2.26% and Tata Power down by 1.83% were the top losers.

 

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