Sector Indices

Name Value Change %
BSE 100 9,304.31 [42.6] [0.5]
BSE 200 2,181.79 [8.3] [0.4]
BSE 500 6,825.15 [22.3] [0.3]
BSE AUTO 9,713.36 [22.2] [0.2]
BSE BANKEX 11,986.92 [81.7] [0.7]
BSE CD 6,168.83 [16.8] [0.3]
BSE CG 10,293.52 [28.0] [0.3]
 

Joy of being stable!

India Infoline Research Team / 08:54 , Mar 19, 2010

The main indices managed to gallop towards the end following S&P’s upgrade of India’s ratings outlook. The key indices might just be able to stretch the winning streak a little bit more today. But remember, all stocks need to participate on the ‘stable’ outlook.

Being born in a stable does not make one a horse- Arthur Wellesley

The main indices managed to gallop towards the end following S&P’s upgrade of India’s ratings outlook. The key indices might just be able to stretch the winning streak a little bit more today. But remember, all stocks need to participate on the ‘stable’ outlook.

We expect a positive but sedate start and a choppy session. Volume may remain low, as has been the case lately. Select stocks will remain in the spotlight owing to the newsflow. Reports mention chances of a dollar carry trade to benefit the Indian market, similar to the yen carry trade a couple of years ago.
 
Cues from global markets are neither spectacular nor weak. Concerns over Greece prevail amid lack of cohesion in the EU. The nation now may resort to aid from the IMF. Worries over stringent new norms for Wall Street banks have ebbed even as the war of words persists between the US and China over yuan revaluation.
 
Wall Street had an indecisive session. The Dow rose for eighth straight day while the S&P ended in red. European stocks were weighed down by uncertainty over Greece.



ADR/GDR



Latest (US$) Price % chg % Prem/Disc
Dr. Reddys 27.6 0.1 1.5
HDFC Bk 129.7 (1.2) 9.1
ICICI Bk 42.4 (0.4) (0.0)
ITC 5.7 (1.1) (0.2)
Infosys 61.8 1.0 0.7
Satyam 5.3 1.1 22.7
Ranbaxy 10.2 (1.4) (1.3)
Reliance 47.0 (0.7) (0.8)
Wipro 24.0 (1.1) 49.3
SBI 92.0 (1.1) 3.0
Tata Motors 18.3 (2.7) 6.4
Sterlite 18.0 (3.2) (1.1)
L&T 35.6 (1.4) 0.1

Indian market
% change

Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Sensex 17,519 0.2 4.8 0.3
Nifty 5,246 0.3 5.2 0.9
BSE 100 2,193 0.2 4.6 0.6
BSE 200 6,893 0.2 4.8 0.7
CNX Midcap 7,593 0.3 5.8 2.2
BSE Smallcap 8,463 0.1 7.3 1.3
Developed market
% change

Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Dow Jones 10,779 0.4 4.4 3.4
Nasdaq 2,391 0.1 8.1 5.4
S&P 500 1,166 (0.0) 5.7 4.5
FTSE 5,643 (0.0) 8.6 4.2
CAC 3,938 (0.5) 3.8 0.0
DAX 6,012 (0.2) 3.1 0.9
Hang Seng* 21,289 (0.2) 0.5 (2.7)
Nikkei* 10,816 0.7 6.6 2.6
S&P/ASX200* 4,871 0.2 4.7 0.0
* Markets are open



Emerging market
% change

Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Shanghai Comp 3,048 0.1 (2.1) (7.0)
Brazil Bovespa 69,697 (0.0) 4.3 1.6
Mexico Bolsa 32,970 0.5 3.6 2.6
Kospi* 1,681 0.3 2.0 (0.1)
Micex 1,433 (0.1) 4.8 4.6
Taiwan* 7,869 (0.2) 1.5 (3.9)
Straits* 2,927 0.4 4.4 1.0
* Markets are open



Institutional activity
(Rs cr) Cash F&O MTD YTD
FIIs 1,171 1,106 16,666 13,905
MFs 33 - (2,651) (4,268)
FIIs Prov. 485      
MFs Prov. (53)      
Commodities
% change

Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Crude (US$/bbl) 81.9 (0.4) 11.7 3.2
Gold (US$/oz) 1,124 (0.3) 1.0 2.4
Copper (US$/mt) 7,451 (0.6) 9.6 1.5
Aluminium (US$/mt) 2,243 (0.8) 1.9 2.1
Zinc (US$/mt) 2,303 (0.6) (3.1) (8.9)
Advance/Decline stocks



(Nos) A B S Total
Adv 104 798 201 1,260
Dec 97 1,053 226 1,566
Unch 1 73 17 104
A/D ratio (x)* 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.8
*A/D excluding Unch



Trade value

(Rs cr)
% chg
Cash NSE 13,881 (2.7)
Cash BSE 5,045 3.9
Total Cash 18,927 (1.0)
Delivery (%) 41.7 -
Derivatives 73,500 (25.2)
Currency
% change

Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Rs/US$ 45.45 0.2 2.8 2.4
Rs/EUR 61.63 (0.3) 8.5 8.1
US$/GBP 1.52 (0.0) (5.0) (5.8)
US$/EUR 1.36 0.1 (4.6) (4.9)
Yen/US$ 90.45 0.1 0.8 2.8
Bond market


Last Close (%) Bps chg
10yr Gsec 7.85 (0.12)
Call rate 3.50 0.25