Market snaps 5-day losing run, Sensex recovers over 235 points; Cipla, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel top gainers

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14 August 2017

16:08 IST

Performance of BSE-30 stocks

15:48 IST

Closing Bell: The BSE Sensex ended higher by 235.44 points or 0.75% at 31,449.03 after making a high of 31,526.40 and low of 31,298.90 in intra-day trade earlier. Similarly, the NSE Nifty settled at 9,794.15, up 83.35 points or 0.86 percent after moving in range of 9,818.30-9,752.10.

15:15 IST

Sun Pharma was the second best performer among the NSE-50 companies. It was quoted 5.19% higher at 473.35.

15:08 IST

Among sectoral indices on NSE, only NIFTY PSU Bank and  NIFTY IT were in red.

15:03 IST

The market breadth (BSE) was positive as 1,866 shares advanced against a decline of 684 shares, while 118 shares were unchanged.

12:52 IST

Real estate developer DLF Ltd surged as much as 13.7% after saying on Saturday it was in the final stages of talks for a transaction involving its rental unit arm. DLF had previously said it was in talks with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC to sell a 40% stake in its property rental unit.

12:02 IST

The NSE Nifty reclaimed the 9,800-mark. It was up 93.45 points or 0.96% at 9,804.25.

11:47 IST

Drug major Cipla emerged as top gainer on both BSE and NSE. On NSE it was up 5.5% at 571.20. Cipla on last Friday reported a 23.63 percent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 424.92 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.

11:42 IST

Performance of sectoral indices on NSE

11:42 IST

At the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold for delivery in October fell by Rs 68, or 0.23 percent, to Rs 29,135 per 10 grams.

10:15 IST

Value-buying by investors coupled with short-covering in recently beaten down stocks by speculators influenced trading sentiment, brokers said.

10:08 IST

The 30-share barometer, which had lost 1,111.82 points in the previous five straight sessions, was up 245.08 points or 0.79% at 31,458.67, with all the sectoral indices led by realty, metal and infrastructure trading in green. On similar lines, the NSE Nifty rose 76.95 points or 0.79% to 9,787.75.

The big gainers that supported the recovery in the key indices were Adani Ports, Cipla, Tata Steel, Hero MotoCorp, Reliance Industries, M&M, Maruti Suzuki, Coal India, Power Grid, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and NTPC, rising up to 4.30 percent.

09:29 IST

Performance of key 30 shares on BSE Sensex.

09:24 IST

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was positive. On BSE, 1,198 shares rose and 247 shares fell. A total of 34 shares were unchanged.

09:18 IST

THe BSE Sensex quoted up by 145.67 points or 0.47% at 31,364.10 after moving in range of 31,404.24- 31,298.90. It opened at 31,299.52 against its previous close of 31,213.59. The NSE Nifty was also traded higher by 56.65 points or 0.58 percent to 9,767.45.

09:13 IST

Opening Bell: Sensex was up over 150 points. Nifty also quoted higher by 50 points.

09:09 IST

Pre-opening session: Both Sensex and Nifty were marginally up.

09:01 IST

Rupee was up 16 paise at 63.97 vs US dollar. It had lost 5 paise to close 64.13 against the US currency in Friday's trade due to sustained demand for the American currency from importers and corporates.

08:59 IST

SGX Nifty was up over 60 points.

08:58 IST

Most Asian markets started clawing back losses Monday as fears fuelled by spiralling North Korean tensions showed tentative signs of easing and safe haven assets lost momentum.