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Indian stock market daily closing report (August 18, 2010)

Contributed by Nirmal Bang

By Nirmal Bang

Market opened positive and after a volatile session it closed firm at 5479. We saw buying in Sectors like IT, FMCG & Metal. We saw buying in stocks like Tantia was up by 11.85%, HOPFL was up by 7.10% & Rallies was up by 4.0%. Market closed at 5479 up by 65 points, before making an intraday High of 5488 and Low of 5416. The benchmark Index Sensex closed at 18,257 up by 208 points before making an intraday high of 18,286 & low of 18,068. Among the broader indices - The BSE Midcap Index was up by .85% and Small cap was up by .70% Today's market breadth was positive and Total Turnover was at 1,26,554Cr.

In IT counter, HCL Tech was up by 3.17%, TCS was up by 2.13%, Infosys was up by 1.92% & Wipro was up by 1.83%.

In FMCG space, Godrej was up by 3.18%, ITC was up by 2.01%, HUL was up by 1.39% & Nestle was up by .38%.

In Metal space, Hindalco was up by 4.58%, Tata Steel was up by 1.61%, Sail was up by 1.29% & Jindal steel was up by 1.25%.

In Auto space, Tata Motors was up by 4.19%, Hero Honda was up by .15%, Maruti was up by .03% & M&M was up by .60%.

Among the Sensex gainers were Hindalco was up by 4.58%, Tata Motors was up by 4.19%, HDFC was up by 3.14% & HDFC Bank was up by 3.10.

Among the Sensex losers were RCom was down by 1.14%, Reliance was down by .65%, M&M was up by .60% & CIPLA was down by .28%.