Monday 20 August 2018

Market Live: Sensex up 250 points; Nifty holding above 11,500; Infra up 2%, PSU bank gains

Among sectors, barring IT index all other sectoral indices are trading higher led by metal, bank, energy, infra and pharma. The Nifty Midcap index is also up over half a percent.


Buzzing: Infosys slipped over 3 percent in morning trade on Monday after the company on Saturday announced that its Chief Financial Officer M D Ranganath has stepped down to pursue “professional opportunities in new areas”.
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The stock which rallied by about 40 percent in 2018 came under pressure. The index breached its crucial psychological support at Rs 1400.

At 09:40 hrs Infosys was quoting at Rs 1,395.70, down Rs 35.65, or 2.49 percent on the BSE.
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Market opens: Strong start for the D-Street, following positive global cues as Nifty surpassed 11,500 for the first time, while the Sensex is up around 150 points.

Among sectors, barring IT index all other sectoral indices are trading higher led by metal, bank, energy, infra, and pharma. The Nifty Midcap index is also up over half a percent.

At 09:16 hrs IST, the Sensex is up 154.63 points or 0.41% at 38102.51, and the Nifty up 41.40 points or 0.36% at 11512.20. About 688 shares have advanced, 243 shares declined, and 57 shares are unchanged.

Infosys shed 3 percent on CFO resignation, while shares of Yes Bank, RIL, Future Retail are among major gainers. L&T surged 4 percent as a board to consider buyback on August 23.

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Rupee Opens: The Indian rupee gained in the early trade on Monday. It has opened strong at 69.83 per dollar, a gain of 32 paise versus previous close 70.15.

Technically now USD-INR s getting support at 70.1075 and below same could see a test of 69.96 level, and resistance is now likely to be seen at 70.4475, a move above could see prices testing 70.64, according to LKP report.


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