Sensex marks fresh record high, up 352 points; Nifty tops 11,250 for first time ever
The Sensex gained as much as 288 points to hit its fresh high of 37272.86, while Nifty50 added 70 points to touch its lifetime high of 11237.45.
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Opening bell: Sensex rises over 100 points, Nifty crosses 10,900 levels
Closing bell: Sensex skyrockets 464 points, Nifty below 10,900 mark
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Closing bell: Sensex tanks 156 points, Nifty below 10,750 levelsThe Sensex and Nifty settled at fresh record highs on Friday as the fresh derivatives series opened amid strong quarterly results, including that of index heavyweight ITC. The Sensex gained as much as 384 points to hit its fresh high of 37368.62, while Nifty50 added 116 points to touch its lifetime high of 11283.40. The Sensex ended at 37,336, up 352.21 points, while the broader Nifty50 closed at 11,278, up 111.05 points.
Overseas, global stocks rose as strong company earnings reports and an easing of transatlantic trade tensions on an agreement between the United States and Europe this week to try to cut trade barriers boosted investor confidence.
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13) Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services: Growth and earnings outlook is showing signs of pickup which elevated the market to a new high. On the global front, ECB kept the key rates on hold while signs of ease in trade tensions between US and EU added some confidence. Notably, mid cap also participated in the rally as worst of earnings seems to be over. However valuation remain on higher side as compared to large caps.
12) Markets at close: Sensex surges 352.21 points to close above 37,000-level for the first time; Nifty spurts 111.05 pts to record 11,278.35.
10) Reliance Industries share price just Rs 2 away from lifetime high ahead of Q1 results
Reliance Industries share price rallied over 2 per cent on Friday ahead of its June quarter earnings scheduled for later today post market hours. The Mukesh Ambani-owned energy to telecom conglomerate may report a decline or marginal uptick in its net profit and gross-refining margin (GRM), while petrochemical earnings are expected to report strong performance. Ahead of Q1 results, RIL share price was trading strong, gaining as much as 2.36 per cent to Rs 1136.60 on the BSE. RIL's stock has rallied 21 percent in 2018 on top of a 70.5 percent surge in the previous year. It is jusr Rs 3 away from its record high of Rs 1,138.25 touched last week.
9) Kumarmangalam Birla triggers a sharp 7% rally in Hindalco share price; here's how
Hindalco share price surged nearly 7 per cent on Friday after the company announced acquisition of American aluminium maker Aleris in a $2.58-billion leveraged deal through its overseas subsidiary Novelis. After a positive start, the stock extended gains, jumping 6.68 per cent to Rs 220.35 on BSE. On NSE, shares of the company soared 6.89 per cent to Rs 220.80.
8) ITC share price hits 52-week high, rallies a whopping 7% post Q1 results
ITC share price spiked nearly 7 per cent to hit its fresh 52-week high on Friday after the cigarette-to-FMCG firm reported 10 per cent increase in standalone net profit at Rs 2,818.68 crore for the June quarter, aided by lower expenses, good growth in agri-business and other FMCG business despite decline in cigarettes sales. The company had posted a standalone net profit of Rs 2,560.50 crore in the first quarter of last fiscal year. Reacting to its earnings, the stock gained as much 6.9 per cent to Rs 307 on the BSE. The stock was the top gainer on Sensex and Nifty.
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7) Sensex heatmap
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6) Market breadth remains positive: Market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, remained positive. On the BSE, 1,114 stocks rallied, 460 stocks declined, while 76 stocks remained unchanged.
5) Markets extend rally: At 9:45 am, the Sensex was trading at 37,239, up 255.07 points, while the broader Nifty50 was ruling at 11,234, up 67.25 points. In the broader market, the BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices added 0.5 per cent each.
4) Bharti Airtel, ITC among top stocks hogging limelight
Bharti Airtel: Bharti Airtel reported the first ever loss of Rs 940 crore from its mainstay India business for the June quarter as it bled to retain market dominance in the face of free voice calls and dirt cheap tariffs from Reliance Jio. Airtel, however, reported a Rs 97 crore net profit on a consolidated basis in the April-June period after taking into account revenues from its Africa business
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The small trading range on Nifty stands at 11125-11200 and the bigger range lies between 11075-11250. In the case of BankNifty, the small trading range will lie between 27200-27500, while 27100-27650 is going to be the bigger range. Important support zone on Nifty and BankNifty lies at 11075-11100 and 27125-27200 respectively.
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Target: Rs 105
Stoploss: Rs 98
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1) Markets on Thursday: Sensex, Nifty end at record highs
The Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh closing highs on Thursday with the benchmark Sensex crossing 37,000 for the first time ever in intraday trade, led by banks. The Sensex ended at 36,984, up 126.41 points, while the broader Nifty50 settled at 11,167, up 35.30 points. In intraday trade, the Sensex touched its fresh high of 37027, while Nifty hit its fresh lifetime high of 11,179.60. The Nifty PSU Bank index surged 5.45 per cent in its sixth straight session of gains.
