Equity benchmarks retained its uptrend for the second consecutive session Tuesday(21st Feb. 2017), especially led by banks post Axis Bank merger talks and Reliance Industries after Reliance Jio tariff plans.

NSE Nifty closed at 8907.85 levels, up by 28.65 points or 0.32%, while BSE Sensex closed at 28761.59 levels, up by 100.01 points or 0.35%.

Nifty has managed to clock 1000 points gains since December 26, 2016. Nifty managed to close at 8900 levels in today’s trade for the first time since September 8, 2016.

Axis Bank was the top Nifty gainer; whereas Bharti Infratel was the top Nifty loser on Tuesday. Axis Bank closed at Rs 506.75 per share, up by 5.34%. Bharti Infratel closed at Rs 295.60 per share, down by 4.26%.

Broader markets outperformed the major indices in Tuesday’s(21st Feb. 2017) trading session. BSE Mid-cap index closed at 13585.33 levels, up by 70.84 points or 0.52%; while BSE Small-cap index closed at 13651.91 levels, up by 62.28 points or 0.46%.

BSE Mid-cap index touched record high of 13601.42 levels, up by 86.93 points or 0.64%. Jindal Steel & Power Limited was the top gainer in the Mid-cap index, and closed at Rs 109.50 per share, up by Rs 9.30 per share or 9.28%.

Nifty Bank Index closed at record high of 20860.95 levels, up by 183 points or 0.89%.

Bank of Maharashtra from the bunch of small-cap index stocks surged in the closing hours on Tuesday, to close at Rs 37.25 per share, up by Rs 4.70 per share or 14.44%.

Telecom companies traded under pressure after Reliance Industries’ chairman, Mukesh Ambani said that Reliance Jio has crossed the 100 million customers mark in just 170 days. Reliance Jio’s voice plans will remain free of cost even after March 31, 2017. But from April 1, 2017 data consumption will be charged.

Raymond Limited closed at Rs 570.35 per share, up by Rs 67.45 per share or 13.41%.

Man Industries (India) Ltd., closed at Rs 51.35 per share, up by Rs 5.65 per share or 12.36%.

Ujaas Energy Limited closed at Rs 36.55 per share, down by Rs 4.95 per share or 11.93%.

Bharti Airtel closed at Rs 360.55 per share, down by Rs 15.10 per share or 4.02%.

There were 908 advances, 699 declines and 305 unchanged stocks on NSE, reflecting a strong positive bias floating in the market. 71 stocks touched their fresh 52-week highs; whereas 12 stocks touched their fresh 52-week lows on NSE in Tuesday’s trading session.

Top 5 Nifty Gainers: Axis Bank (5.34%), Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (2.24%), Tech Mahindra Ltd. (1.67%), Asian Paints (1.58%), and HDFC (1.41%).

Top 5 Nifty Losers: Bharti Infratel Ltd. (-4.26%), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (-3.86%), Tata Power Company Ltd. (-1.64%), TCS (-1.63%) and ITC (-1.18%)

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The market started off the expiry week on a strong note, with the Nifty rising over five-month closing high on Monday aided largely by TCS, Infosys and HDFC Bank. GST Council’s approval to law for compensation to states and positive global cues also supported the market that gained strength in afternoon trade after consolidation in morning.

NSE Nifty ended up by 58 points, while BSE Sensex at 28661.58 up by 193 points.

Asian stock markets finished broadly higher today with shares in China leading the region. The Shanghai Composite is up 1.18% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is up 0.47% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 is up 0.09%. European markets too are higher today with shares in Germany leading the region. The DAX is up 0.65% while France’s CAC 40 is up 0.37% and London’s FTSE 100 is up 0.02%.

HDFC Bank and TCS put together are contributed over 50% to the Sensex gains. HDFC Bank closed in green up 2.18% and was the Sensex stock last week, due to the news that the restrictions placed on the foreign shareholding by RBI has been revised. TCS on the other hand, attracted volume as the company announced the buy-back of its equity shares.

In the 30-shares Sensex, 23 stocks are advanced while, 7 stocks are declined.

Stock view:

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd ended at Rs 2506.5, up by Rs 98.35 or 4.08% from its previous closing of Rs 2408.15 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 2419 and touched a high and low of Rs 2555 and Rs 2412 respectively. A total of 2184938(NSE+BSE) shares were traded on the counter. The current market cap of the company is Rs 474508.6 crore.

The BSE group ‘A’ stock of face value Rs 1 touched a 52 week high of Rs 2740 on 16-Aug-2016 and a 52 week low of Rs 2054.7 on 15-Nov-2016. Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 2477.5 and Rs 2378.35 respectively.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 73.33 % while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 22.24 % and 4.44 % respectively.

The rupee was trading at 66.92 per US dollar.

Top 5 Nifty Gainers: TCS (4.03%), Tata Steel (3.89%), Infosys Ltd. (2.99%), GAIL (2.90%), and BPCL (2.80%).

Top 5 Nifty Losers: Axis Bank (-1.88%),. Bosch Ltd. (-0.95%), Tech Mahindra Ltd. (-0.78%), Yes Bank (-0.76%) and Dr. Reddy’s Lab Ltd. (-0.75%)

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The NSE Nifty snapped four-day winning streak on Tuesday, closing below the 8800-mark amid consolidation, dragged by Tata Motors post disappointing earnings. However, buying in oil and telecom stocks arrested losses. Investors remained cautious ahead of Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen’s two-day congressional testimony starting later today, which may give a hint for further rate hike.

NSE Nifty closed at 8792.30 levels, down by 12.75 points, while BSE Sensex closed at 28339.31 levels, down by 12.31 points.

Asian markets finished mixed as of the most recent closing prices. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.03%, while the Nikkei 225 led the losses and was down 1.1%. the Hang Seng was marginally lower today. Meanwhile, European markets are trading flat.

Bharti Airtel was the top gainer in the Nifty50 stocks. The stocks closed at Rs 368.65 per share, up by Rs 10.60 per share or 2.96%. Tata Motors DVR stock was the top loser in the Nifty50 stocks. The stock closed at Rs 288.50 per share, down by Rs 28.45 per share or 8.98%.

GAIL was the top gainer in the Sensex stocks. The stock closed at Rs 496 per share, up by Rs 14.80 per share or 3.08%. Tata Motors Ltd., was the top loser in the Sensex stocks which closed at Rs 468.30 per share, down by Rs 37.10 per share or 7.34%.

Broader markets closed in negative territory. BSE Mid-cap index closed at 13342.59 levels, down by 75.36 points or 0.56%. BSE Small-cap index closed at 13438.83 levels, down by 84.82 points or 0.63%.

India’s wholesale inflation rose sharply in January. The inflation rose owing to costlier fuel and power.

The food items however remained cheaper. The WPI inflation was announced at 5.25% compared with 3.29% in December.

NCL Industries Limited closed at Rs 152.40 per share, up by Rs 20 per share or 15.11%.

Nitin Spinners closed at Rs 95.05 per share, up by Rs 11.40 per share or 13.63%.

SJVN closed at Rs 34.70 per share, up by Rs 1.70 per share or 5.15%.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation closed at Rs 545.75 per share, down by Rs 32.40 per share or 5.60%.

Arcotech closed at Rs 628.55 per share, down by Rs 153.60 per share or 19.64%.

There were 535 advances, 1085 declines and 291 unchanged stocks on NSE, reflecting a negative bias floating in the market. There were 60 stocks that touched their fresh 52-week highs and 13 stocks that touched their fresh 52-week lows on NSE.

The rupee was trading at 66.92 per US dollar.

Top 5 Nifty Gainers: Bharti Airtel Ltd. (2.96%), GAIL (2.92%), IDEA (2.10%), BHEL (1.98%), and Reliance (1.77%).

Top 5 Nifty Losers: Tata Motors Ltd. (-8.98%), BPCL (-3.30%), Zee Entertainment Ltd. (-2.17%), Hero Motocorp Ltd. (-1.94%) and ACC (-1.69%)

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