Key benchmark indices hovered in a small range in positive zone in mid-morning trade. At 11:22 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 39.73 points or 0.15% at 26,692.54. The gains for the Nifty 50 index were lower in percentage terms than those for the Sensex. The Nifty was currently up 2.45 points or 0.03% at 8,226.95.
The breadth indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive in mid-morning trade. On BSE, 1,170 shares fell and 1,073 shares rose. A total of 114 shares were unchanged. The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently off 0.4%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.01%. Both these indices underperformed the Sensex.
Index heavyweight and housing finance major HDFC advanced 1.27% to Rs 1,280.75. The stock hit high of Rs 1,285.75 and low of Rs 1,261 so far during the day.
FMCG stocks rose. GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare (up 2.16%), Colgate-Palmolive (India) (up 0.57%), Dabur India (up 0.69%), Godrej Consumer Products (up 2.07%), Hindustan Unilever (up 0.68%), Marico (up 2.22%), Nestle India (up 0.43%), Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (up 0.33%) and Bajaj Corp (up 0.28%) rose. Britannia Industries (down 0.27%), Tata Global Beverages (down 0.04%) and Jyothy Laboratories (down 0.23%) fell.
Telecom stocks fell. Idea Cellular (down 1.1%), Bharti Airtel (down 0.99%), Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) (down 1.58%) and Reliance Communications (down %) fell. MTNL (up 0.29%) rose.
Shares of Bharti Infratel rose 2.08%. Bharti Infratel is a provider of tower and related infrastructure and is a unit of Bharti Airtel.
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Overseas, Asian stock markets rose as investor sentiment was boosted by news that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reached a deal yesterday, 30 November 2016 to cut oil production. The agreement marks the first time since 2008 that OPEC has agreed to curtail production and comes as a supply glut has weighed on prices.
In mainland China, the Shanghai Composite index was currently up 0.51%. China's manufacturing sector continued to expand at faster rate in November. The National Bureau of Statistics today, 1 December 2016 said that China's manufacturing PMI score was 51.7 in November, up from 51.2 in October.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 Average was currently up 1.22%. The latest survey from Nikkei revealed that the manufacturing sector in Japan continued to expand in November, although at a slightly slower pace, with a PMI score of 51.3. That's down marginally from 51.4 in October, although it remains well above the boom-or-bust line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction.
US stocks ended on a mixed note yesterday, 30 November 2016 in a volatile session of trade. Stocks retreated from their earlier highs after the Beige Book suggested there were no signs of any post-election euphoria and that the economy was expanding moderately.
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