Firmness prevailed on the bourses in afternoon trade on sustained demand in index pivotals. At 13:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 190.60 points or 0.49% at 38,884.71. The Nifty 50 index was up 51.35 points or 0.44% at 11,743.30. Both Sensex and Nifty were hovering near their all-time highs hit in early trade.
Among secondary barometers back home, the BSE Mid-Cap index was off 0.04%, underperforming the Sensex. The BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.57%, outperforming the Sensex.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was negative. On BSE, 1189 shares rose and 1359 shares fell. A total of 164 shares were unchanged.
Vedanta (up 2.13%), NTPC (up 2.05%), Reliance Industries (up 1.93%), Maruti Suzuki India (up 1.66%) and Coal India (up 1.38%) edged higher from the Sensex pack.
Yes Bank (down 3.24%), SBI (down 1.3%), Bajaj Auto (down 0.61%), Bharti Airtel (down 0.49%) and Wipro (down 0.47%) edged lower from the Sensex pack.
Jet Airways (India) rose 2.26% after the company declared its Q1 June 2018 result after market hours yesterday, 27 August 2018. Jet Airways (India) reported net loss of Rs 1323 crore in Q1 June 2018 as compared to net profit of Rs 53.50 crore in Q1 June 2017. Total income rose 1.9% to Rs 6066.91 crore in Q1 June 2018 over Q1 June 2017.
Macroeconomic factors led by an increase in Brent fuel price by more than 36%, a depreciating rupee and the resulting mismatch between high fuel prices and low fares primarily undermined Jet Airways' performance in the quarter. Significantly, the board also considered various cost cutting measures, debt reduction and funding options, including infusion of capital, monetization of assets including the company's stake in its loyalty programme.
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