The BSE Sensex shed 9.67 points or 0.06% to 17,55.63. The Sensex gained 118.56 points at the day's high of 17,678.86 in early trade. The Sensex fell 68.11 points at the day's low of 17,492.19 in mid-afternoon trade, its lowest level since 20 June 2011. The S&P CNX Nifty rose 2.45 points or 0.05% to 5,278.30. The BSE Mid-Cap and BSE Small-Cap indices fell 0.84% each, under-performing the Sensex.
The market breadth, indicating the health of the market, was weak. On BSE, 1,813 shares declined while 1,037 shares advanced. A total of 111 shares remained unchanged. The breadth was positive at the onset of the trading session. Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 16 stocks fell while the rest of them rose.
BSE clocked turnover of ` 1998 crore, lower than ` 2351.32 crore on Tuesday, 21 June 2011.
FOR TODAY: EU markets as well as US markets closed in RED. Asian markets are trading mixed. SGX Nifty is trading at 5269, down 15 points suggesting Nifty may open around 5269.
TODAY WATCH 5250 AND 5200 ON THE DOWN SIDE. TREND IS CLEARLY DOWN NOW. ON THE UPSIDE, 5324 AND 5350 ARE MAJOR SUPPLY ZONE (RESISTANCE).
TODAY WATCH 5250 AND 5200 ON THE DOWN SIDE. TREND IS CLEARLY DOWN NOW. ON THE UPSIDE, 5324 AND 5350 ARE MAJOR SUPPLY ZONE (RESISTANCE).