18 Nov 2010 Closing Market Updates

18 Nov 2010 Closing Market Updates  15:30

A volatile session ended in positive as Hang Seng gained 422.93 and Nikkei gained 201.97 points or 1.82% and 2.06% respectively. Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rebounded after Beijing’s announced inflation-cooling measures proved less harsh than expected, while Japanese stocks ended at a four-month high as the yen’s decline against the euro spurred buying interest. European stocks rallied on expectations that Ireland will soon accept a bailout package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund, as shares of SABMiller and Air France-KLM surged after strong results.
Nifty ended at 6001.15 with gain of 12.45 points whereas Sensex ended at 19940.42 with 75.28 points in positive.
Among BSE Sectoral Indices, Metal Index gained the most by 1.68% and Bankex stood the top loser by 1.52%.
In Nifty50 stocks, Herohonda gained the most by 5.93% to end at 1925.30 whereas Rcom was the top loser with 4.67% and ended at 154.
SBI was the turnover topper by traded vale and Unitech was by traded quantity.
Advance/Decline ratio was negative as 982 stocks gained and 416 stocks declined today on NSE.

Major Global Indices :

Hang Seng : +422.93
Nikkei : +201.97
FTSE : +71.98
CAC : +56.69
DAX : +91.97
Dow Futures : +81
Nasdaq Futures : +24.25