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Sensex, Nifty End Volatile Trading Day With Gains

Sensex, Nifty End Volatile Trading Day With Gains
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S. (Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)
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Catch all live updates on share prices, index moves, corporate announcements and more from the Sensex Nifty today.

  • Nifty ends 2.5 percent higher at 7,801
  • Nifty April futures add 40 percent in Open Interest
  • Sensex ends 2.67 percent higher at 26,674
  • Nifty Bank ends 1.1 percent higher at 17,107
  • Nifty Bank April futures add 36.2 percent in open interest
  • Nifty Midcap ends with gains of 1 percent while Nifty Smallcap ends with cuts of 1 percent
  • India Volatility Index ends 13.8 percent higher at 81.94, highest since November 2008
  • All sectoral indices barring Nifty Realty (down 2 percent) end with gains
  • 799 stocks end with gains while 987 stocks end with declines
  • Infosys: Top Nifty Gainer with 14 percent gains - the most since January 2013
  • M&M: Top Nifty loser down 8 percent - ends at 10-year low

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Shares of the automobile and farm equipment manufacturer are down for the eight in the last ten trading session. Prices have corrected 42 percent in the last ten trading sessions.

The stock had made a 52-week high of Rs 695.5 on April 16, 2019. Since then, it has corrected over 60 percent to Rs 268, which is the lowest level since May 2010.

The stock is the worst performing stock on the Nifty 50 today.

Nifty Bank: March 26 Expiry

  • 20,000 Call: Premium falls 11 percent to Rs 174.95. The contract has added 19,720 shares in open interest.
  • 18,000 Call: Premium rises 6.3 percent to Rs 589.35. The contract has added 20,520 shares in open interest.
  • 19,000 Call: Premium falls 6.2 percent to Rs 294.80. The contract has added 6,260 shares in open interest.

  • Buy Nifty above 8,035 for target of 8,170 - 8,320 and stop loss of 7,850
  • Buy Marico for target of Rs 275 and stop loss of Rs 230
  • Buy Tata Steel for target of Rs 320 and stop loss of Rs 250

  • Nifty up 3.82 percent at 7,901
  • Nifty April futures add 32 percent in open interest
  • Sensex up 4.15 percent at 27,059
  • Nifty Bank up 3.6 percent at 17,524; up 1,400 points from day's low
  • Nifty Bank April futures add 32 percent in open interest
  • All sectoral indices barring the Nifty Realty index (down 1 percent) trading with gains
  • Nifty Midcap index trades 3 percent higher
  • Nifty Smallcap index off the day's low; down 0.4 percent
  • Nity I.T., Nifty Pharma trade with gains of over 5 percent
  • India Volatility Index up 12.9 percent at 81.3
  • Market breadth nearly 1:1 with 887 stocks advancing while 855 stocks are declining

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  • Nifty up 2.4 percent at 7,792
  • Nifty April futures add 20.5 percent in open interest
  • Sensex up 2.36 percent at 26,593
  • Nifty Bank recovers over 1,000 points from Day's low; up 0.4 percent at 16,983
  • Nifty Bank April futures add 12.5 percent in open interest
  • Nifty Midcap index trades with gains of 1.2 percent while Smallcap index is down 2.1 percent
  • India Volatility Index up 11.3 percent at 80.15
  • Nifty Auto Index recovers from day's low; trades with gains of 2 percent
  • Nifty I.T., Nifty Pharma index trade with gains of nearly 5 percent
  • 214 stocks on the Nifty 500 index trade at a 52-week low

The Board of Directors of the company at a meeting today approved a share buyback worth Rs 145 crore. The company will buyback equity shares of Rs 2 each at a price of Rs 150 per share. The buyback price is at a premium of 136 percent to Monday's closing price of Rs 63.55.

The buyback size represents 9.95 percent of the total paid-up equity capital.

Shares surged as much as 19 percent to Rs 75.60 on the National Stock Exchange, post the announcement, snapping a two-day losing streak.

Shares of Glenmark Pharma Ltd. too are trading with gains of 4.1 percent at Rs 195.80.

Shares of the technology bellweather rose as much as 10.05 percent on the National Stock Exchange to Rs 579.35.

The company in a statement said that the SEC has completed its investigation and that it has co-operated with the investigations with them.

The statement added that the company does not anticipate further action from the SEC and that all inquires from Indian regulators have been responded to.

Nifty Bank: March 26 Expiry

  • 18,000 Call: Premium falls 7.3 percent to Rs 514. The contract has added 30,000 shares in open interest.
  • 20,000 Call: Premium falls 11.6 percent to Rs 173.75. The contract has added 29,720 shares in open interest.
  • 16,000 Put: Premium rises 595 percent to Rs 859.90. The contract has open interest of 99,560 shares.

  • Nifty gives up gains of as much as 5 percent to trade 0.8 percent lower at 7,550
  • Sensex too gives up gains of as much as 5.7 percent to trade 1 percent lower at 25,735.
  • Nifty Bank is the top sectoral laggard, down 4 percent
  • Midcap and Smallcap Indices trade 1.2 and 3.7 percent lower
  • India Volatility Inde trades 14.78 percent higher at 82.62, the highest since November 2008.
  • Nifty I.T. (up 3.1 percent) and Nifty Pharma (Up 3.3 percent) are holding on to gains.
  • Market breadth turns adverse with 1,180 stocks trading with cuts while 446 stocks are advancing.

Shares of Interglobe Aviation Ltd. too are locked in a 10 percent lower circuit. This is the 10th straight day of decline for India's largest Airline by market share. The stock trades at the lowest level since October 2018.

The stock is down 36 percent in the last 10 sessions and is now trading near its IPO price of Rs 755.

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  • Yes Bank: To consider fund raising on March 26.
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  • IndusInd Bank: Sumant Kathpalia takes over as MD & CEO for three years.
  • GNFC: TDI-II plant at Dahej resumes normal production after completion of scheduled maintenance.

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