Movers & Shakers: Check out the top gainers and losers of D-Street this week

The Nifty50 closed last session of the week on a strong note after a roller coaster ride, led by positive global cues. The rally globally was driven by the news that the US and China will hold trade talks next week.

The index managed to hold 10,700 levels and formed 'Hammer' kind of pattern on the daily charts and 'Bearish Engulfing' pattern on the weekly scale. During the week, the Nifty50 slipped 1.2 percent.

At the close of market hours, the Sensex was up 181.39 points or 0.51 percent at 35695.10, and the Nifty up 55.10 points or 0.52 percent at 10727.40. The market breadth was narrow as 1322 shares have advanced, against a decline of 1255 shares, and 159 shares are unchanged.

Here's a look at the top gainers and losers for the week gone by:

Top Gainers

Bharti Infratel: Up 8%

YES Bank: up 4.5%

Bank of Baroda: Up 2.8%

Sun Pharma: up 2%

Eicher Motors, down 13%

Mahindra & Mahindra, down 9.7%

Ashok Leyland, down 5.79%

Hindalco Industries, down 5.6%

Tata Steel, down 4.9%

Source- Money Control

Sensex ends the week with a gain of 181 pts, Nifty above 10,700

Market at close Buying counters were buzzing in the last couple of hours for the market, helping them not only recover from low points, but also end the week on a strong note.

Except IT names, investors bought across sectors, with maximum gains seen among metals, energy and banks, among others. The Nifty Midcap index ended higher too. 

At the close of market hours, the Sensex was up 181.39 points or 0.51% at 35695.10, and the Nifty up 55.10 points or 0.52% at 10727.40. The market breadth was narrow as 1322 shares have advanced, against a decline of 1255 shares, and 159 shares are unchanged.

Yes Bank, Vedanta, and Bharti Infratel gained the most, while Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra were the top losers. 

Source- Money Control

Stocks in the news: Torrent Power, Sun Pharma, Future Enterprises, NHPC, GM Breweries

Here are the stocks that are in news today:

Sun Pharma: The company completed transaction to acquire Pola Pharma

HDFC Standard Life Insurance: The firm received shareholder nod to appoint Vibha Padalkar as MD & CEO.

Torrent Power: The company won power distribution order in Thane for 20 years

NHPC: The company said that loss on Parbati-III power unit shutdown is at Rs 30.14 crore.

S Chand and Co - CARE reaffirmed long term rating to CARE AA-

Reliance Comm: The company filed contempt plea for non-grant of NOC by DoT for spectrum sale to Jio

Future Enterprises raises Rs 750 cr via NCDs

CESC declared as the successful bidder for appointment as distribution franchisee by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution

Power Grid approved investment approval for 'Implementation of 500MVAr Thyristor Controlled Reactor at Kurukshetra 400kV bus' at an estimated cost of Rs 267.33 Cr.

Source- Money Bhaskar

Nifty breaches 10700; Sensex dives 378 points; Finance, metal stocks weigh

Indian benchmark indices slumped over 1% on Thursday following a selloff in Asian markets, and as investors turned cautious ahead of corporate earnings beginning next week. The Indian rupee weakened against the US dollar for the second session, tracking losses in Asian currencies. The BSE Sensex closed 377.81 points, or 1.05%, down at 35,513.71, and the Nifty 50 ended 120.25 points, or 1.11%, lower at 10,672.25.Among major movers, shares of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank slumped, while Bank of Baroda shares jumped after BoB announced share swap ratio of their proposed merger. Select auto stocks, including Eicher Motors and M&M, extended losses following disappointing December vehicles sales data.The BSE midcap and smallcap indices fell 1.46% and 1.03%, respectively. All the sectoral indices on BSE, barring FMCG and telecom, posted losses, with metal losing most at over 2%. Oil and gas, basic materials and energy were down over 1.3%.HCL Tech, Titan, Bajaj Auto, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever and Bharti Airtel were among the major gainers on the key indices, whereas Eicher Motors, M&M, Vedanta, Tata Steel, HPCL and ONGC were among the top losers.“It’s the anxiety on global front which is haunting our markets now. And it may continue to linger for some time and then earnings season would take over,” said Jayant Manglik, President, Religare Broking Ltd. “Nifty may see fresh fall below 10,650 and the next target could be 10,500.”In global markets, European stocks and US equity-index futures slumped after Apple added to global growth concerns with a cut in its sales outlook. Stocks in Asia were mixed, while there were wild moves in the currency markets as the yen surged. Oil prices slipped nearly 2% amid volatile currency and stock markets, and as analysts warned of an economic slowdown for 2019.Source- Live Mint

Closing bell: Sensex, Nifty erase gains, end flat; Axis Bank, Reliance top losers

Indian shares closed little changed on the last day of the year after a volatile session. The Sensex rose over 200 points in the opening trade and the Nifty 50 surged past the 10,900 level boosted by positive sentiment in global markets following progress on US-China trade relations. However, the benchmark indices erased gains as investors turned cautious. The BSE Sensex closed at 36,068.33, down 8.39 points or 0.02%, and the Nifty 50 ended at 10,861.50, up 1.60 points or 0.01%.Outperforming the benchmark Sensex, the BSE midcap and smallcap indices rose 0.51% and 0.69%, respectively. Among the sectoral indices on BSE, metal gained most at 1.43% followed by basic materials, consumer durables and healthcare. On the other hand, telecom, energy, FMCG and realty declined most.Tata Steel, Titan, Sun Pharma, Vedanta, Indian Oil, Tata Motors and Yes Bank were among the top gainers on the key indices, whereas Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, BPCL, TCS, Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp were among the major losers.Equities gained in Hong Kong and Australia, along with US stocks futures after Donald Trump said in a tweet that negotiations were “moving along very well” toward a comprehensive deal and Chinese state media cited President Xi Jinping as saying he believed both sides wanted “stable progress.” Oil prices edged higher but remain on track for the first yearly decline in three years amid concerns of a supply glut. Source- Live Mint