Sensex dips on first day of 2015 on weak global cues 01/01/2015

Sensex dips on first day of 2015 on weak global cues
01/01/2015 09:57
Indian markets opened on a negative note during the morning trading session for the calendar 2015 on a subdued note tracking weak global cues along with metal shares leading the fall. India's fiscal deficit was Rs 5.25 trillion ($83.08 billion) during April-November, or 98.9 per cent of the full-year target, data released after market hours yesterday showed. The deficit was 93.9 per cent during the same period a year ago. At 9:41AM BSE SENSEX was at 27434.86 down by 64.56 points or by 0.23 per cent and then NSE Nifty was at 8261.3 down by 21.4 points or by 0.26 per cent.

The BSE MIDCAP was at 10400.41 up by 27.83 points or by 0.27 per cent. while the BSE SMLCAP was at 11120.87 up by 33.8 points or by 0.3 per cent

The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 1527 , shares advanced were 887 while 586 shares declined and 54 were unchanged

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Cipla Ltd. (Rs. 633.15,+1.17 per cent), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 3351.75,+0.70 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1242.00,+0.61 per cent), Tata Power Company Ltd. (Rs. 82.40,+0.30 per cent), Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 341.95,+0.22 per cent), among others.

The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Coal India Ltd. (Rs. 379.80,-1.03 per cent), NTPC Ltd. (Rs. 142.65,-1.01 per cent), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 3216.00,-0.89 per cent), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (Rs. 156.40,-0.82 per cent), Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 1125.90,-0.80 per cent), among others.

The top gainers of the NSE Nifty pack were Cipla Ltd. (Rs. 630.40,+0.64 per cent), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1241.50,+0.57 per cent), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Rs. 648.90,+0.45 per cent), ACC Ltd. (Rs. 1404.50,+0.31 per cent), IDFC Ltd. (Rs. 157.80,+0.29 per cent), among others.