Markets at a glance

Return (%)

1 week1 month1 year BSE Sensex7635.422.866.1447.68 S&P CNX Nifty2312.302.064.1341.66 BSE-1004072.152.207.1647.80 BSE-200978.281.225.9845.10 BSE-5003124.780.956.7150.14 CNX Nifty Junior4919.100.6011.9759.60 FII Net inflows (Rs cr)*194.201306.707934.2049408.00 MF Net inflows (Rs cr)*108.26434.7924.473583.68 BSE turnover (Rs cr)@3697.653190.623127.562184.6 NSE turnover (Rs cr)@8829.006631.836192.624603.84 Sensex P/E@15.7416.1816.0315.38   BSE-Auto3174.141.999.2742.45 BSE-Bankex4764.9110.4118.6987.63 BSE-Cap. Goods4060.830.2611.4485.53 BSE-Cons Durable2298.59-3.315.08133.35 BSE-FMCG1317.962.072.7655.67 BSE-Healthcare2896.87-2.284.0229.93 BSE-IT Sector2833.630.17-2.242.42 BSE-TECk1938.471.152.9146.32 CNX IT2985.950.03-2.831.59 BSE-Metal5789.97-1.468.4134.32 BSE-Oil & Gas3523.580.852.7529.93 BSE-PSU4572.560.95.0338.13   Nasdaq2184.830.236.2215.76 Dow Jones10640.91-0.13.564.94 MSCI World1188.170.512.9815.99 MSCI Emgerging Markets602.561.086.5643.79 MSCI Emerging Asia257.380.765.8938.81 Rs/$43.480-0.09-6.43 Brent Crude (spot)$/Bbl58.832.476.6343.56 * Figures for week, month and year are cumulative flows. @ Daily average turnover/Sensex P/E as on date, week-, month- and year-ago.  Advances in leading counters like ICICI Bank, SBI, RIL and Infosys helped the Sensex along to its all-time closing high. ICICI Bank was the biggest gainer among Sensex stocks.  The stock advanced 17.7 per cent to close at Rs 536. SBI - up 11.06 per cent at Rs 800.80 - was also a big gainer.  Bharti Tele-Ventures, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Infosys were the other big contributors to the index.  On the downside, poor quarterly numbers dragged pharma stock Ranbaxy to the bottom of the pile. The stock declined 9.46 per cent last week to close at Rs 470.60, shaving 19.38 points from the index.  Most sectoral indices ended the week with gains, reflecting the general market trends. The BSE Bankex outshone all other indices, advancing 10.41 per cent. Double-digit gains in stocks such as ICICI Bank and SBI were the main reason behind the upsides. 
 

BULK DEALS
Date	Stock	Client	Deal Type	Quantity	Price (Rs)
25-Jul-05	Bank of Punjab	Morgan Stanley & Co International	Buy	17-May	4-Feb
25-Jul-05	CCL Products	Templeton Mutual Fund	Buy	371204.00	285.73
25-Jul-05	Financial Technologies	Reliance Capital	Sell	705000.00	815.02
25-Jul-05	NIIT Technologies	AIG Global Investment Corp (Asia)	Sell	245000.00	163.16
26-Jul-05	Century Textiles	BNP Paribas Arbitrage	Buy	471750.00	314.38
26-Jul-05	Financial Technologies	FID FDS Mauritius	Buy	332601.00	815.00
26-Jul-05	Financial Technologies	Fidelity Equity Fund	Buy	370000.00	815.00
26-Jul-05	Karnataka Bank	Oppenheimer International	Buy	890000.00	115.34
26-Jul-05	Mastek	Birla Mutual Fund	Sell	90000	360.48
27-Jul-05	ITI	Kotak Mahindra UK	Sell	150000	67.78
Source: NSE, BSE

 The BSE FMCG Index and the BSE Auto Index were the other top gainers. The BSE Consumer Durables Index was the biggest loser last week, declining 3.3 per cent.  Losses in stocks with highest weightages in the index like Titan Industries, Blue Star and Videocon International dragged the index down.  US investors booked profits on Friday, ending four consecutive weeks of gains. However, all major indices ended July with gains. The week