Sensex hits 40k; dips 1,314 pts from high by close; Nifty holds 11,650

During the day, Sensex and Nifty hit the levels of 40,000 and 12,000, respectively, for the first-ever time

9:41 AM

Sector watch | Cement sector gains

COMPANY NAME	LATEST	HIGH	LOW	CHG (rs)	CHG(%)	VALUE (rs CR)	VOLUME
INDIA CEMENTS	106.60	108.65	102.55	5.70	5.65	3.28	308117
AMBUJA CEM.	225.25	226.70	222.75	5.20	2.36	0.42	18480
PRISM JOHNSON	93.00	93.00	91.40	3.95	4.44	0.16	17581
SH. DIGVIJAY CEM	16.30	16.80	16.25	0.25	1.56	0.02	14646
CENTURY TEXTILES	996.35	1002.15	983.00	19.00	1.94	0.85	8543
SHIVA CEMENT	13.50	13.69	13.26	0.24	1.81	0.01	7200
ORIENT CEMENT	116.20	116.20	114.15	3.15	2.79	0.07	6218
UDAIPUR CEMENT	14.00	14.20	13.98	0.37	2.71	0.01	5501
JK LAKSHMI CEM.	377.60	382.00	376.40	5.80	1.56	0.14	3731

9:38 AM

Bank of Baroda rallies over 7% on narrowed annual loss

9:36 AM

Most active stocks by volume

COMPANY	PRICE(rs)	CHG(rs)	CHG(%)	VOLUME
RELIANCE POWER	8.18	0.40	5.14	2388339
ADANI POWER	49.65	2.85	6.09	871518
REL. COMM.	2.16	0.09	4.35	685121
SUZLON ENERGY	5.70	0.08	1.42	674193
YES BANK	142.00	4.30	3.12	527076

9:35 AM

IndusInd Bank zooms 7%

9:34 AM

Opening gainers on S&P BSE Sensex

COMPANY	PRICE(rs)	CHG(rs)	CHG(%)	VOLUME
TIMKEN INDIA	727.75	61.30	9.20	18096
INDIA CEMENTS	107.55	6.65	6.59	210379
INDIABULLS VENT.	340.50	20.00	6.24	26902
ADANI POWER	49.70	2.90	6.20	814997
BHARAT FINANCIAL	1012.20	58.25	6.11	16569

9:31 AM

EARLY TRENDS | NDA hits 300 seat mark

9:27 AM

BSE Midcap index gains 1.4%

9:25 AM

State Bank of India climbs almost 4%

9:25 AM

NIfty PSU Bank index among top gainers

- SBI, J&K Bank, Bank of Baroda up 3-4%

9:22 AM

DHFL climbs over 5%

9:21 AM

IndusInd Bank gains over 5%, top gainer in BSE

9:20 AM

Nifty Bank gains almost 500 pts, hits 31,000-mark

9:20 AM

NEWS ALERT | NDA crosses halfway mark in early trends

9:19 AM

Sectoral trends on NSE

9:19 AM

Top gainers and losers on S&P BSE Sensex