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Diwali 2018: There's reason to cheer
Updated On: 12 November, 2018 08:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Arun Kejriwal
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BJP candidates wave to their supporters during their nomination filing procession ahead of State assembly elections, in Indore. Pic/PTI
Trading last week was a short three days and one hour on account of Diwali festivities. Muhurat trading for Samvat 2075 began on an auspicious note and BSESENSEX gained 245.77 points or 0.70 per cent to close at 35,237.68 points. NIFTY gained 68.40 points or 0.65 per cent to close at 10,598.40 points. These gains helped the benchmark indices close in positive territory for the week with BSESENSEX up 146.90 points or 0.42 per cent at 35,158.55 points. NIFTY was up 32.20 points or 0.31 per cent , to close at 10,585.20 points. The broader indices saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 0.42 per cent, 0.42 per cent and 0.51 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP was up 0.37 per cent while the BSESMALLCAP was up 1.43 per cent.
Winners, losers
The top sectoral gainer was BSEREALTY up 2.49 per cent followed by BSEHEALTH CARE 0.89 per cent, BSEAUTO and BSEIT were identical at 0.72 per cent. The top sectoral loser was BSEMETAL down 1.60 per cent followed by BSECONDUR 0.95 per cent and BSEOIL&GAS 0.59 per cent. In individual stocks, the top gainer was Yes Bank 8.81 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma 4.29 per cent and Asian Paints 4.17 per cent. The top loser was Cipla 13.43 per cent, followed by Vedanta 7.49 per cent and Indian Oil 4.29 per cent. The Indian Rupee remained unchanged at R 72.49 to the US Dollar. Dow Jones had a solid showing and gained 718.47 points or 2.84 per cent to close at 25,989.30 points. The US Fed in its meeting last week decided to keep interest rates unchanged in the band of 2.00-2.25 per cent. It is now widely believed that rates would be hiked in the next meeting that takes place in December 2018 by 25 basis points.
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