AUTO REFRESH ON NSE sectoral gainers and losers of the day
Continuing with their lacklustre performance for the third straight day, the equity benchmark indices settled on a flat note on Friday. While the day witnessed solid buying in bluechips such as Reliance Industries (RIL), HCL Tech, HDFC Bank and TCS, the gains in the index were capped by drubbing in counters including Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel and L&T.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended just 13 points higher at 36,387, while NSE's Nifty50 index held the crucial 10,900 level to close at 10,907, up 2 points.
Shares of pharma bellwether Sun Pharma crashed to their six year- low of Rs 375.40 apiece in the early trade on Friday after news reports suggested fresh whistleblower documents were sent to Sebi. The stock plunged as much as 12 per cent on BSE. The company, however, in a BSE filing clarified that it was not privy to the news reported by MoneyLife. The stock, eventually, ended nearly 9 per cent lower at Rs 390.75.
Shares of Reliance Industries closed over 4 per cent higher at Rs 1,183 apieceon the BSE after the company reported a better-than-expected consolidated net profit of Rs 10,251 crore in October-December quarter (Q3FY19). RIL became the first Indian private sector company to cross Rs 10,000 crore quarterly profits milestone. The company had a profit of Rs 9,420 crore in the year-ago quarter.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index closed trading 119 points or 0.79 per cent lower at 15,023 levels, while the S&P BSE Smallcap index ended 107 points or nearly 1 per cent lower at 14,505.
Shares of Reliance Industries closed over 4 per cent higher at Rs 1,183 apieceon the BSE after the company reported a better-than-expected consolidated net profit of Rs 10,251 crore in October-December quarter (Q3FY19). RIL became the first Indian private sector company to cross Rs 10,000 crore quarterly profits milestone. The company had a profit of Rs 9,420 crore in the year-ago quarter.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index closed trading 119 points or 0.79 per cent lower at 15,023 levels, while the S&P BSE Smallcap index ended 107 points or nearly 1 per cent lower at 14,505.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian stocks rose across the board on Friday as a report of progress in US-China trade talks stirred hopes of a deal in their tariff dispute and supported risk sentiment.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.55 per cent. The index has gained 1.3 per cent this week. The Shanghai Composite Index was up 1 per cent. Australian stocks rose 0.5 per cent, South Korea's KOSPI advanced 0.6 per cent while Japan's Nikkei gained more than 1 per cent to a one-month high.
(with Reuters inputs)