Sensex opens higher, led by Healthcare stocks 29/09/2014

Sensex opens higher, led by Healthcare stocks
29/09/2014 09:39
The Indian benchmark was trading in green in the morning session of day’s trade. Healthcare sector stocks were on the rise with Aurobindo Pharma leading the pack followed by Strides Arcolab, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. At 9:37AM BSE SENSEX was at 26654.52 up by 28.2 points or by 0.11 per cent and then NSE Nifty was at 7942.8 down by -26.05 points or by -0.33 per cent.

The BSE MIDCAP was at 9507.63 up by 86.23 points or by 0.92 per cent. while the BSE SMLCAP was at 10666.54 up by 155.55 points or by 1.48 per cent

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 1645 , shares advanced were 1226 while 369 shares declined and 50 were unchanged

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 824.50,+2.16 per cent), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 208.90,+1.78 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 3263.80,+1.13 per cent), Cipla Ltd. (Rs. 618.15,+1.09 per cent), Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 940.45,+0.73 per cent), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Coal India Ltd. (Rs. 344.50,-1.01 per cent), Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Rs. 401.00,-1.00 per cent), Tata Power Company Ltd. (Rs. 83.70,-0.71 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1383.80,-0.71 per cent), ICICI Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1468.00,-0.68 per cent), among others.

The top gainers of the NSE Nifty pack were Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 821.35,+1.83 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 3256.05,+1.04 per cent), Tata Steel Ltd. (Rs. 475.55,+0.27 per cent), Bank of Baroda (Rs. 899.20,+0.27 per cent), Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (Rs. 205.90,+0.27 per cent), among others.

The top losers of the NSE Nifty pack were Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (Rs. 180.90,-1.66 per cent), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 154.70,-1.62 per cent), Coal India Ltd. (Rs. 343.00,-1.47 per cent), Cairn India Ltd. (Rs. 306.95,-1.46 per cent), NMDC Ltd. (Rs. 164.35,-1.38 per cent), among others.

Among the sectoral indices on BSE, BSE_HCS index was at 14086.83 up by 230.98 points or by 1.67 per cent. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (Rs. 923.80,+4.86 per cent), Strides Arcolab Ltd. (Rs. 669.50,+4.15 per cent), Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 617.70,+2.45 per cent), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 824.50,+2.16 per cent), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 700.35,+1.68 per cent)