Markets at record highs for 4th straight session; Sensex ends above 32,000

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2:31 PM

At 2:30 pm, the Sensex was trading at 32,043, up 238 points, while the broader Nifty50 was ruling at 9,882, up 66 points. In intraday trade, the Sensex gained as much as 286 points to 32,091, while the Nifty reached 9,897, just 3-point away from its crucial 9,900 mark.

2:07 PM

Shares of Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), AU Small Finance Bank and Central Depository Services (India) or CDSL continued their upward journey by gaining up to 42% in the last three trading sessions. CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT

2:03 PM

European stock markets opened higher as investors eye new earnings reports. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.12% higher with most sectors moving in positive ground. CAC 40 was trading up by 5 points at 5,227 level, FTSE was trading up by 2 points at 7,418 level, while German DAX was up by 9 points at 12,635 level.

1:25 PM

TCS rose a little over 3% so far 2017, while Infosys plunged nearly 4% in the same period. 

1:24 PM

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) rallied 6% to Rs 382 in intra-day trade, extending its Wednesday’s 5% gain on the BSE, after the media report suggested that the merger of the company with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is likely to take place soon.

1:18 PM

Deepak Jasani, head – retail research, HDFC Securities on Sensex touching 32,000

The rise in the markets has been aided by the risk-on sentiments prevailing across the globe. Valuations look stretched going by historical parameters; however some more upside is possible in the coming few weeks.

 

Retail investors may use this rise to re-weight their broad asset allocation, relook at the stocks that they own and clean/shrink their bulging portfolios of stocks. They may avoid chasing stocks that are at steep valuations but keep hunting for opportunities in the small/midcap space where promoters show genuine interest in improving shareholder value by restructuring their businesses/companies. For investors who are under-invested in stocks, SIPs in select equity stocks may be looked at.

12:36 PM

Market check: Sensex, Nifty extended gains in the noon session with Nifty firmly above 9,850 and Sensex aboce 32,00 led by gains in FMCG, banking and fin services sector.

ITC, ICICI Bank, L&T, HDFC and Axis Bank gained the most on BSE Sensex while ONGC, Tata Motors, M&M and Coal India shed the most on the index.

12:27 PM

Global Check: Asian shares scaled a two-year top on Thursday as investors wagered policy tightening in the United States would be glacial at best, lifting Wall Street to record peaks and lowering bond yields almost everywhere. 

 

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.2% to its highest since May 2015.

 

South Korea climbed 1.1% to a record after its central bank kept policy super easy to support consumer spending.

 

Australia's main index also jumped 1.1% while Japan's Nikkei was restrained by a firmer yen and ended flat.

12:26 PM

Consumer goods stocks were among the top gainers on the NSE with index heavyweight ITC rising 2.7%.

12:11 PM

Currency check: Asian currencies were higher on Thursday as the dollar took a knock after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signalled further rate increases in the United States will be gradual at best.

 

The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six major rivals, was down 0.2% to 95.609.

11:52 AM

Shares of banking stocks extended gains for the second day straight as low CPI could lead to rate cuts in  the next monetary policy review meet.

Source: BSE

10:47 AM

Sensex rallied 1000 points in just 11 days on the back of huge foreign inflow, hope of reforms getting speedier. Reliance, ITC surge most in that period. 

 

ITC, the top gainer up 8.3% to Rs 334 in past 11 trading days, has surged 20% in past two months after the proposed Goods and Service Tax (GST) rates announced by the Government in May 2017.

 

Reliance Industries rallied 8.2% to Rs 1,513 on BSE. On Wednesday, the stock hit high of Rs 1,525 in intra-day level, also its highest level since January 2008. Thus far in the calendar year 2017, the stock surged 40% against 20% rise in the benchmark index. CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT

10:44 AM

Market check: Benchmark indices continued trading with gains, extending for the fourth day straight as investors cheer record low CPI inflation. Sentiments were also lifetd after Fed Chair Janet Yellen's dovish comments on gradual rate hike. 

At 10:40 am, Sensex was trading at 32,033, up 230 points while the broader Nifty50 was ruling at 9,882, up 66 points.

Broader markets gained in line with the frontline indices with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap gaining 0.6% and 0.7% respectively.

10:28 AM

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10:27 AM

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