Monday, December 17, 2007

Markets plunge; highest single day fall for Nifty

The markets after opening on weak note today in line with global peers proceeded to trade weak for the whole day and succumbed to heavy profit booking in late trade and finally ended in deep red. Heavy selling was witnessed in the metal, realty, power and oil & gas stocks.

Sensex witnessed second highest single day fall today and ended down 769.48 points or 3.84% at 19261.35, and the for the Nifty, it was biggest ever single day fall and it was down 270.70 points or 4.48% at 5777.

Reliance Industries declined 4.02% to Rs 2,773.

Metal stocks slumped. Tata Steel (down 6.83% to Rs 823.85), Sterlite Industries (down 8.45% to Rs 976.15), National Aluminium Company (down 6.87% to Rs 418.50) and Hindalco industries (down 5.69% to Rs 200.65) edged lower.

Steel Authority of India fell 7.2% to Rs 259.75 on reports the company plans to enter the equipment manufacturing business to profit from the boom in the domestic steel sector.

Reliance Communications declined 5.15% to Rs 720.80 after the company today said it has completed the acquisition of US-based Yipes Holdings that would give the company access to a Rs 4,00,000 crore global enterprise data market.

Capital goods stocks declined. Bharat Heavy Electricals declined 5.32% to Rs 2,425.25. It announced during the market hours today that it has signed a joint venture agreement between with NTPC for establishment and operation of joint venture company for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business.

Larsen & Toubro (down 2.2% to Rs 4,082.10) and Suzlon Energy (down 6.67% to Rs 1,828.10) edged lower.

Tata Motors declined 5.8% to Rs 701.25 on reports that Ford Motor Company is poised to name the company as preferred bidder for its Jaguar and Land Rover brands.

Banking stocks declined. ICICI Bank (down 3.29% to Rs 1,167.10), HDFC Bank (down 2.91% to Rs 1,678.30) edged lower.State Bank of India fell 3.98% to Rs 2,314.50 on reports the bank is planning to buy an Indonesian bank.

Power stocks declined. Reliance Energy (down 4.22% to Rs 1,828.95), NTPC (down 7.3% to Rs 228.60), Tata Power Company (down 0.39% to Rs 1,295.90) and Power Grid corporation (down 5.56% to Rs 137.55) edged lower.

Realty stocks declined. Peninsula Land (down 8.5% to Rs 135.05) , DLF (down 7.53% to Rs 944.25), Indiabulls Real Estate (down 8.26% to Rs 679.25) and Unitech (down 2.72% to Rs 465.35) edged lower.

Hindusta Unilever (up 0.76% to Rs 218.60) edged higher.HDFC (down 5.93% to Rs 2,877.55), ONGC (down 5.84% to Rs 1,166.45) edged lower.

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