The stocks ended with gains for the
second day as the benchmark Sensex rose over 89 points and the
Nifty reclaimed the 9,100-mark today, driven by banking
stocks, amid a firming trend overseas.
The stocks ended with gains for the
second day as the benchmark Sensex rose over 89 points and the
Nifty reclaimed the 9,100-mark today, driven by banking
stocks, amid a firming trend overseas.
However, both posted their first weekly loss in three,
with BSE slumping 227.59 points, or 0.76 per cent, and the
Nifty 52.05 points, or 0.56 per cent.
Bank stocks caught the fancy, buoyed by Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley's promise that the government, along with RBI,
will find a solution to the rising NPA problem soon.
Bank of India went up 5.02 per cent, Bank of Baroda 4.26
per cent, Union Bank of India 3.29 per cent and PNB 4.05 per
cent on the BSE. Shares of SBI rose 2.81 per cent to Rs
276.05.
Private lenders too joined the party, with ICICI Bank up
2.90 per cent and Axis Bank 0.23 per cent.
The BSE Sensex resumed higher and advanced to 29,539.85 on
foreign inflows, but slipped due to profit-booking to close up
89.24 points, or 0.30 per cent, at 29,421.40.
The 50-share Nifty crossed the key 9,100-mark and closed
at 9,108, up 21.70 points, or 0.24 per cent. Intra-day, it
touched a high of 9,133.55 and a low of 9,089.40.
A rising rupee added to the market buoyancy, which closed
at 65.41.
Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services,
said, "Banking stocks gained traction today on expectation of
announcement of policy for quick settlement of NPAs shortly,
which kept positive vibes in the market."
According to traders, global market turned mixed due to
cautiousness following postponement of vote on US healthcare
Bill to Friday.
The broader markets logged a mixed trend, with the
small-cap surging and the mid-cap retreating.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) net purchased equities
worth Rs 1,094.44 crore while domestic investors offloaded
shares worth a net Rs 590.78 crore yesterday.
In the 30-share Sensex kitty, GAIL, ITC, RIL, Coal India,
Wipro, Asian Paints, Hero MotoCorp, M&M and PowerGrid ended
higher, with gains of up to 1.17 per cent.
Investors awaited a delayed vote on US healthcare reform,
which is seen as a proxy for the success of Donald Trump's
pro-growth agenda, brokers said.
The BSE banking index gained 1.23 per cent, followed by
PSU 0.97 per cent, realty 0.39 per cent and consumber durables
0.37 per cent.
On the economic front, India's current account deficit
(CAD), at USD 7.9 billion for the third quarter of 2016-17,
was higher than USD 7.1 billion in Q3 of 2015-16 and USD 3.4
billion in the preceding quarter.
Key Asian indices in Hong Kong, Japan, China, ruled firm.
Among European markets, the UK, Germany and France were
trading lower in early deals.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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