A divergent trend was witnessed in early trade as the Sensex is trading with tiny loss while the Nifty was trading marginally higher. At 9:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 3.91 points or 0.01% at 41,646.57. The Nifty 50 index was up 10.45 points or 0.09% at 12,273.20.
The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.12%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.13%. Both this indices outperformed the BSE Sensex.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was positive. On the BSE, 414 shares rose and 194 shares fell. A total of 25 shares were unchanged.
Among stocks, NIIT Technologies rose 0.38%. NIIT Technologies said the board of directors has approved buy-back of up to 19,56,290 fully paid equity shares at a price of up to Rs 1,725 per share aggregating up to Rs 337 crore. The number of securities proposed to be bought back represents 3.1 % of the existing paid up equity share capital of the Company.
Hindalco Industries gained 0.91%. Hindalco Industries said its Muri refinery in Jharkhand restarted production of Alumina after receiving consent to operate from Jharkhand State Pollution Control. On 10 April 2019 the company had informed that operations of Alumina plant were suspended due to the spillage in the red mud cake storage area. Going forward, the company may not need to import Alumina.
Tata Motors was up 0.57%. Tata Motors said it has received NCLT order sanctioning the Scheme of Arrangement between the Company and Tata Advanced Systems Limited for transfer of the Defense Undertaking.
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GE T&T India was up 1.52%. GE T&T India said it has executed an agreement to sell its undertaking at Naini, Allahabad to Shirdi Sai Electricals. This will result in optimising the utilisation level of the transformer manufacturing factories in the company and consolidation of company's transformer manufacturing related operations in India.
Chalet Hotels rose 2.47%. Chalet Hotels said it has signed a franchise agreement with Hyatt India Consultancy (Hyatt) and its affiliates for Hyatt Regency Navi Mumbai Airoli. The Company's upcoming around 260 keys hotel at Airoli, Navi Mumbai will be the first Hyatt Regency branded hotel for Chalet.
Overseas, Asian markets were trading mixed in thinned business on Tuesday as investors across the region traded with an eye on the early finish ahead of the Christmas break.
In US, stocks recorded closing records on Monday as investors focused on a report that China will cut import tariffs for frozen pork, pharmaceuticals and some high-tech components starting 1 January 2020. The S&P and Nasdaq both hit new intraday highs Monday morning.
Thus far, China's cabinet has reportedly agreed to lower tariffs for all trading partners on more than 859 types of products to below the rates that most-favored nations enjoy. The lowered import duties will apply to frozen pork, as China aims to shore up its meat supplies amid an outbreak of swine fever. Tariffs on some of the products will fall to zero.
On economic front, new-home sales in November were at an annual rate of 719,000, a 1.3% increase from the revised October rate of 710,000.
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