December 31, 2012

Markets end flat on the last day of the year

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

On the last day of the year the Sensex closed at 19426.71 down 18.13 points while the Nifty closed at 5905.10 down 3.25 points.

The top five Nifty gainers were PNB, DLF, ACC, GAIL and Tata Power. The top five losers were HCL Tech, ITC, TCS, IDFC and L&T.


December 26, 2012

Sensex gains 162 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 19417.46 up 162.37 points while the Nifty closed at 5905.60 up 49.85 points.

The top Sensex gainers were Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Jindal Steel, L&T and SBI. The top losers were HUL, Hero MotoCorp and Tata Motors.


December 24, 2012

Markets trading flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 19255.09 up 13.09 points while the Nifty closed at 5855.75 up 8.05 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, Wipro, HUL and Infosys. The top losers were ONGC, Maruti and Jindal Steel.

December 21, 2012

Sensex nose-dives 211 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 19242.00 down 211.92 points while the Nifty closed at 5847.70 down 68.70 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were TCS, ITC, GAIL, HDFC and Hero MotoCorp. The top five losers were Sterlite, Jindal Steel, Hindalco, Bharti Airtel and Tata Power.


December 20, 2012

Markets trading flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed today at 19453.92 down 22.08 points while the Nifty closed at 5916.40 down 13.20 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Hindalco, Jindal Steel, Tata Steel, HUL and Cipla. The top five losers were M&M, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, Wipro and L&T.


December 19, 2012

Sensex gains 111 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session today at 19476.00 up 111.25 points while the Nifty closed at 5929.60 up 32.80 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Tata Motors, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma and Maruti. Top five losers were HDFC, ICICI Bank, L&T, ITC and NTPC.


December 18, 2012

Sensex gains 120 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 19364.75 up 120.33 points while the Nifty closed at 5896.80 up 38.90 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Bharti Airtel, BHEL, Tata Steel, Hindalco and Sun Pharma. The top five losers were Maruti, Bajaj Auto, TCS, ONGC and RIL.

December 17, 2012

Sensex loses 72 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty were trading down by about 0.3 per cent.

The Sensex closed at 19244.42 down 72.83 points while the Nifty closed at 5857.90 down 21.70 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Hindalco, Maruti, M&M, Tata Power and Bajaj Auto. The top five losers were Bharti Airtel, TCS, Wipro, HDFC Bank and ITC.


December 14, 2012

Sensex gains 87 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 19317.25 up 87.99 points while the Nifty closed at 5879.60 up 28.10 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Sterlite, Hindalco, SBI, Jindal Steel and Tata Motors. The top five losers were BHEL, Bharti Airtel, HUL, Tata Power and HDFC Bank.

December 13, 2012

Sensex plunges 126 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session at 19229.26 down 126.00 points. The Nifty closed at 5851.50 down 36.50 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Tata Motors, Jindal Steel, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank while the top five losers were ITC, Sterlite, BHEL, Hindalco and Tata Steel.


December 12, 2012

Markets end flat, Sensex down 31 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session at 19355.26 down 31.88 points while the Nifty closed at 5888.00 down 10.80 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were M&M, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, RIL and Sun Pharma. Top five losers were HUL, BHEL, GAIL, Jindal Steel and ONGC.


December 10, 2012

Markets end flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

On Monday the Sensex closed the session at 19409.69 down 14.41 points. The Nifty closed at 5908.90 up 1.50 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were HDFC, Cipla, Wipro, HUL and Tata Steel. The top five losers were Sterlite, Hindalco, TCS, Tata Power and ITC.


December 7, 2012

Sensex loses 62 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 19424.10 down 62.70 points while the Nifty closed at 5907.40 down 23.50 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Maruti, Tata Power, BHEL, M&M and Hindalco. The top five losers were Sterlite, Tata Steel, TCS, RIL and Sun Pharma.


December 6, 2012

Sensex gains 94 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session today at 19486.80 up 94.94 points while the Nifty closed at 5930.90 up 30.40 points.

The top five Nifty gainers were JP Associates, Axis Bank, Reliance Infra, BHEL and Tata Motors. The top five losers were HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, TCS and Ranbaxy.



December 4, 2012

Markets end in the green

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex ended the day at 19348.12 up 42.80 points while the Nifty ended the day at 5889.25 up 18.30 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Tata Power, RIL, SBI, Bajaj Auto and ICICI Bank. The top five losers were M&M, Wipro, NTPC, Sterlite and TCS.

December 3, 2012

Markets end flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 19305.32 down 34.58 points while the Nifty closed at 5870.95 down 8.90 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were SBI, RIL, BHEL, Tata Steel and M&M. The top five losers were HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ONGC, GAIL and Sun Pharma.


November 30, 2012

Sensex gains 169 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty closed higher on Friday. The Sensex closed at 19339.90 up 168.99 points while the Nifty closed at 5879.85 up 54.85 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were BHEL, Jindal Steel, ONGC, Sterlite and Tata Steel while the top five losers were Bajaj Auto, HUL, Maruti, Coal India and Tata Motors.

November 29, 2012

Sensex spikes 335 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The BSE Sensex closed today at 19177.28 up 335.20 points while the NSE Nifty closed at 5825.00 up 97.55 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Tata Motors, Sterlite, Bajaj Auto, Cipla and ICICI Bank. The top five losers were Infosys, Hero MotoCorp, BHEL, Maruti and TCS.


November 27, 2012

Sensex soars 305 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session today at 18842.08 up 305.07 points while the Nifty closed at 5727.45 up 91.55 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Bharti Airtel, Jaiprakash Associates, BPCL, Reliance Infrastructure and Sesa Goa. Power Grid Corporation, NTPC and ONGC were the only losers.

November 26, 2012

Markets end flat, Sensex up 30 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session today at 18537.01 up 30.44 points while the Nifty closed at 5635.90 up 9.30 points.

The top three gainers were Sterlite, Hindalco and Wipro. The top three losers were M&M, HDFC Bank and BHEL.


November 23, 2012

Markets end flat, Sensex down 10 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty ended the session flat on Friday. The Sensex closed at 18506.57 down 10.77 points while the Nifty closed at 5626.60 down 1.15 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were BHEL, Wipro, RIL, Bajaj Auto and Bharti Airtel. The top five losers were Cipla, ITC, Dr.Reddy's, NTPC and M&M.


November 22, 2012

Markets end flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session at 18517.34 up 56.96 points while the Nifty closed at 5627.75 up 12.95 points.

The top three gainers were SBI, L&T and Infosys while the top three losers were Tata Motors, ICICI Bank and Cipla.


November 21, 2012

Sensex gains 131 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The BSE Sensex closed the session at 18460.38 up 131.06 points while the NSE Nifty closed at 5614.80 up 43.25 points.


November 20, 2012

Markets end flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session at 18329.32 down 9.68 points while the Nifty closed at 5571.55 up 0.15 points.

The Sensex top gainers were M&M, HDFC and Tata Power. The top losers were Hindalco, Infosys and SBI.

November 19, 2012

Sensex closes a shade higher

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the session at 18339.00 up 29.63 points while the Nifty closed at 5571.40 down 2.65 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Maruti, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Bajaj Auto and M&M. The top five losers were Tata Power, TCS, Tata Steel, GAIL and Dr.Reddy's.

November 16, 2012

Sensex dips 162 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The BSE Sensex closed the session at 18309.37 down 162.00 points on Friday. The NSE Nifty closed at 5574.05 down 56.95 points.

Sensex gainers were Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Dr.Reddy's, Coal India and Jindal Steel. The top five losers were Tata Motors, HUL, ICICI Bank, Cipla and Hindalco.

November 15, 2012

Sensex loses 147 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 18471.37 down 147.50 points and the Nifty closed at 5631.00 down 35.95 points.

The top five Nifty gainers were Bharti Airtel, Kotak Bank, DLF, IDFC and Cairn. The top five losers were Ultratech Cement, ITC, Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and Grasim.

November 14, 2012

Sensex loses 51 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Indian equities end the session flat with Sensex closing at 18618.87 down 51.47 points and the Nifty closing at 5666.95 down 16.75 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Bharti Airtel, Maruti, ONGC, Cipla and Tata Steel while the top five losers were Tata Motors, Dr.Reddy's, SBI, HDFC and Infosys.


November 9, 2012

Sensex nose dives 162 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty nosedive 162 and 52 points respectively. The Sensex closed at 18683.68 down 162.58 points and the Nifty closed at 5686.25 down 52.50 points.

The Sensex top five gainers were Maruti, Cipla, ITC, Jindal Steel and HDFC Bank while the top five losers were SBI, Tata Steel, ONGC, Sterlite and BHEL.

November 8, 2012

Sensex down 56 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty ended flat on Thursday. The Sensex closed at 18846.26 down 56.15 points while the Nifty closed at 5738.75 down 21.35 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Tata Motors, Wipro, Bharti Airtel, SBI and Tata Steel. The top five losers were GAIL, L&T, Tata Power, ICICI Bank and Dr.Reddy's.


November 7, 2012

Markets welcome Obama's win; Sensex gains 85 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Indian markets welcomed the news of Obama's re-election and closed in positive territory. The BSE Sensex closed at 18,902.41 up 85.03 points while the NSE Nifty closed at 5760.10 up 35.70 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were SBI, HDFC, BHEL, NTPC and Hindalco. The top five losers were Tata Power, Bharti Airtel, Coal India, RIL and Cipla.
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November 6, 2012

Sensex gains 54 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The markets ended flat on Tuesday. The Sensex closed at 18817.38 up 54.51 points while the Nifty closed at 5724.40 up 20.20 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were Cipla, SBI, Jindal Steel, HDFC and Wipro. The top five losers were Maruti, Hindalco, Coal India, Hero MotoCorp and RIL.
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November 5, 2012

Markets end flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty ended Monday's session flat owing to profit taking.
The Sensex closed at 18762.87 up 7.42 points and the Nifty closed at 5704.20 up 6.50 points.

The top five Sensex gainers were ITC, Dr.Reddy's, Maruti, Cipla and BHEL while the top five losers were Hindalco, Bajaj Auto, Tata Power, Jindal Steel and Tata Steel.

November 2, 2012

Sensex surges 194 points

The BSE Sensex surged 193.75 points today to close at 18755.45 while the NSE Nifty gained 52.65 points to close at 5697.70.

TCS became the company with highest market capitalization as it surpassed RIL today. The market cap of TCS is over 2.61 lakh crore.

November 1, 2012

Sensex gains 56 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex gained 56.32 points to close at 18561.70 today while the Nifty gained 22.80 points to close at 5642.50.

The top five gainers (Sensex) were Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, Wipro, Cipla and M&M while the top five losers were HUL, ONGC, ITC, GAIL and HDFC Bank.

October 31, 2012

Sensex rises 74 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed today at 18505.38 up 74.53 points while the Nifty closed at 5619.70 up 21.80 points.

The top five Nifty gainers were Hindalco, Maruti, Tata Motors, Cipla and Sesa Goa while the top five losers were Reliance Infrastructure, GAIL, BHEL, ONGC and Ultratech Cement.

October 30, 2012

Sensex plunges 205 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty lost 204.97 and 67.70 points respectively. The Sensex closed at 18430.85 and the Nifty closed at 5597.90.

The top five gainers as far as Sensex is concerned were Maruti, Dr.Reddy's, Infosys,HUL and Wipro.The top five losers were SBI, Tata Motors, L&T, Hindalco and Hero MotoCorp.

October 29, 2012

Markets end flat again

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Indian Stock Markets ended flat second time in the last three session. The Sensex closed at 18635.82 up 10.48 points while the Nifty closed at 5665.50 up 1.30 points.

Wipro, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Power, Dr.Reddy's Labs and RIL were the top five Sensex gainers.
BHEL, Sterlite, Tata Motors, L&T and Coal India were the top five losers.

October 26, 2012

Sensex nose dives 133 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The markets nose dived on the last trading day of the week. The Sensex lost 133.29 to close at 18625.34 while the Nifty lost 41.00 points to close at 5664.30.

The top five Sensex gainers were M&M, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, GAIL and BHEL. Top five losers were RIL, HUL, ITC, Cipla and Dr.Reddy's Labs.

October 25, 2012

Markets end flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex ended the day up 48.61 points at 18758.63 while the Nifty closed the day up 13.90 points at 5705.30.

The top five Nifty gainers were M&M, IDFC, HDFC, Hero MotoCorp and GAIL while the top five losers were Dr.Reddy's Labs, Ranbaxy, SBI, Punjab National Bank and Reliance Infrastructure.

October 23, 2012

Sensex sheds 83 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex today closed 83.42 points down at 18710.02 while the Nifty closed 25.75 points down at 5691.40.

The top five Sensex gainers were HDFC, ICICI Bank, Coal India, HUL and L&T.
The top five losers were Infosys, Jindal Steel, Hindalco, ITC and Hero MotoCorp.

October 22, 2012

Sensex rises 111 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex today rose 111.13 points to close at 18793.44 while the Nifty rose 32.90 points to close at 5717.15.

TCS, L&T, Bharti Airtel, NTPC and ICICI Bank were the top five Sensex gainers while Jindal Steel, ITC, Sterlite, Tata Motors and Hero MotoCorp were the top five Sensex losers.

October 19, 2012

Sensex loses 109 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty closed in the red on Friday. The Sensex lost 109.62 points to close at 18682.31 while the Nifty lost 34.45 points to close at 5684.25.

The top five Sensex gainers were ITC, Hero MotoCorp, Dr.Reddy's Labs, Bharti Airtel and Infosys while the top five laggards were Hindalco, Jindal Steel, GAIL, BHEL and Tata Power.

October 18, 2012

Sensex gains 181 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty clocked handsome gains. The Sensex closed at 18791.93 up 181.16 points while the Nifty closed at 5718.70 up 58.45 points.

The top five gainers were Tata Power, SBI, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Motors and TCS.
The top five losers were Wipro, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma, GAIL and ONGC.

October 17, 2012

Markets end flat

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex and the Nifty ended flat on wednesday. The Sensex gained 33.07 points closing at 18610.77. The Nifty gained 12.25 points closing at 5660.25.

The top five Sensex gainers were BHEL, L&T, Tata Power, Tata Motors and HDFC. The top five Sensex losers were SBI, RIL, Sun Pharma, TCS and GAIL.

October 15, 2012

Markets end marginally in the green

by Mir Mazhar Hussain


On Monday the Sensex and the Nifty closed marginally in the green. The Sensex closed at 18713.55 up 38.37 points while the Nifty closed at 5687.25 up 11.20 points.

The top three gainers were Cipla, Dr.Reddy's and Hindalco while the top three losers were Sterlite Industries, Coal India and Maruti Suzuki.

October 12, 2012

Sensex loses 129 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The bench mark indices the Sensex and the Nifty closed in red on Friday. The Sensex closed at 18675.18 down 129.57 points while the Nifty closed at 5676.05 down 32.00 points.

The top five gainers were HDFC Bank, GAIL, Hindalco, Tata Power and Tata Steel. The top five losers were Infosys, Sun Pharma, Dr.Reddy's, Wipro and Bharti Airtel.

October 11, 2012

Markets bounce back

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex and the Nifty bounced back and closed in the green today. The Sensex gained 173.65 points to close at 18804.75 while the Nifty gained 55.90 points to close at 5708.05.

The top five Nifty gainers were PNB, Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank, DLF and JP Associates. The top five Nifty losers were Ultratech, Ambuja, Lupin, Cipla and Maruti.

October 10, 2012

Sensex closes down 162 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Indian markets closed deep in the red today. The Sensex closed at 18631.10 down 162.26 points and the Nifty closed at 5652.15 down 52.45 points.

The top five gainers were RIL, ITC, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp. The top five losers were BHEL, M&M, Tata Power, SBI and Hindalco.

October 9, 2012

Markets close in the green

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty closed marginally higher today. The Sensex closed at 18793.36 up 84.38 points while the Nifty closed at 5704.60 up 28.60 points.

The top five gainers today were L&T, HUL, Sun Pharma, Infosys and Sterlite while the top five losers today were BHEL, GAIL, Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors and Hindalco.

October 8, 2012

Sensex plummets 229 points

The Sensex closed down 229.48 points at 18708.98 and the Nifty closed down 70.95 at 5676.00 on Monday.

Jindal Steel, Bharti Airtel, ITC, NTPC and Sun Pharma were the major gainers while Reliance, L & T, SBI, Tata Motors and BHEL were the major losers.

October 5, 2012

Sensex loses 119 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 18938.46 down 119.69 points while the Nifty closed at 5746.95 down 40.65 points.

ONGC, HUL and Tata Motors were the top three gainers while HDFC, Sun Pharma and Wipro were the top three losers.

October 4, 2012

Sensex spikes 188 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed 188.46 points up at 19058.15 while the Nifty closed 56.35 points up at 5787.60.

Markets were upbeat on the news that government is likely to announce further reforms.

SBI, ICICI Bank and BHEL were the top three gainers while M&M, Hero MotoCorp and Cipla were the top three losers.

October 3, 2012

Sensex closes marginally higher

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The BSE Sensex closed the day marginally higher at 18869.69 up 45.78 points. The NSE Nifty closed at 5731.25 up 12.45 points.

GAIL, BHEL and Coal India were the top three losers while TCS, Bajaj Auto and ONGC were the top three gainers.

October 2, 2012

Sensex closes subdued. Up by 61 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

Dalal Street ended subdued on Monday with Sensex closing at 18823.91 up by 61.17 and Nifty closed at 5718.80 up by 15.50.

The top five gainers are Infosys, Jindal Steel, Tata Motors, Hindalco and BHEL while the top five losers are Tata Power, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank.

September 28, 2012

Sensex rallies 183 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed on Friday at 18762.74 up 183.24 points while Nifty closed at 5703.30 up 53.80 points.

BHEL, SBI and Infosys were the top three losers of the day while Cipla, Hindalco and Tata Motors were the top three gainers.

September 27, 2012

Markets close in the red again

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed at 18579.50 down 52.67 while the Nifty closed at 5649.50 down 13.95 points.

ONGC, Hero MotoCorp and Sterlite were the top three losers while Tata Power, L&T and HUL were the top three gainers.

September 26, 2012

Markets close in the red

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The benchmark indices Sensex and the Nifty closed in the red today. The Sensex closed at 18632.17 down 62.24 points while the Nifty closed at 5663.45 down 10.45 points.

September 25, 2012

Sensex closes marginally higher

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

The Sensex closed the day marginally higher at 18694.41 up 21.07 points. The Nifty closed at 5673.90 up 4.30 points.

Maruti, Jindal Steel and Sterlite Industries were the top three losers while ITC, BHEL and Cipla were the top three gainers.

September 24, 2012

Markets choppy due to profit booking

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

After the stellar performance on Friday, the stock markets returned to being choppy to due to profit booking.

The Sensex closed at 18673.34 down by 79.49 and the Nifty closed at 5669.60 down 21.55 points.

The markets were weighed down by heavy selling in ITC and HUL counters.

BHEL, Jindal Steel, M&M and ICICI Bank were the major gainers.


September 21, 2012

Sensex rises 404 points

Foreign fund flows and Samajwadi party's pledge to support UPA government pushed the Sensex 404 points higher today.

The Sensex closed at 18752.83 up 403.58 and the Nifty closed at 5691.15 up 136.90 points.

September 20, 2012

Political jitters cause Sensex to plunge 147 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

Markets plunged today reacting to the announcement by Trinamool congress that they will withdraw ministers from the UPA government opposing UPA's measures such as diesel price hike, FDI in retail and cap on supply of LPG cylinders.

The Sensex closed at 18349.25 down 146.76 points while the Nifty closed at 5554.25 down 45.80.

September 18, 2012

Markets consolidate. Sensex down 46 points

The stock markets consolidated today in the absence of any domestic or global cues.
The Sensex closed at 18496 down 46.3 points and the Nifty closed at 5600 down 9.95 points.

September 17, 2012

Markets end in green

Announcements such as CRR cut by RBI, FDI in Aviation and FDI in multi-brand retail by the government helped the Indian Stock Markets end in green on Monday.

The Sensex closed at 18,542 up 78 points and the Nifty closed at 5610 up 32 points.

September 14, 2012

Markets on rampage. Sensex soars 443 points

by Mir Mazhar Hussain

Riding on strong global indicators and diesel price hike, stock markets rose 2% on Friday. The Sensex soared 443.11 points to close at 18464.27 and the Nifty gained a mammoth 142.30 to close at 5577.65.

The 30-share BSE sensex was propelled by gains in Reliance,Jindal Steel, Hindalco and SBI.

The markets also welcomed US Federal Reserve's decision to continue with its bond purchase program to give a fillip to the US economy.

September 13, 2012

Sensex, Nifty stay in the green


by Mir Mazhar Hussain


The Sensex and Nifty managed to stay in the green today. Sensex gained for the seventh straight session closing at 18021.16 up 21.13 points. The Nifty closed  at 5435.35 up 4.35 points.
The sentiment was cautious ahead of tomorrow's monthly inflation data.

September 12, 2012

Sensex zooms past 18,000 helped by global indicators


by Mir Mazhar Hussain


The Indian stock markets rose reacting to German Constitutional Court ruling in favor of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). There was good news back home as well with the aviation minister indicating that foreign direct investment would be allowed in the sector.

The Sensex closed at 18000 up 147 points and the Nifty closed at 5431 up 41 points.

September 11, 2012

Oil Price Hike on the anvil, markets gain


by Mir Mazhar Hussain


Reports of a hike in fuel prices helped the Indian stock markets gain slightly today.
Sensex closed at 17852.95 up 86.17 points. Nifty closed at 5390 up 26.55 points.

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