The benchmark indices pared losses and traded with small gains in morning trade. The Nifty traded aorund the 19,750 mark after hitting the day's low of 19,701.40. PSU bank shares edged higher after declining in the past trading session.
The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 17.48 points or 0.03% to 65,812.21. The Nifty 50 index added 19.20 points or 0.10% to 19,751.
The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.37% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 0.65%. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index and S&P BSE Small-Cap index hit record high of 33,526.65 and 39,863.26 respectively.
The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2080 shares rose and 1,419 shares fell. A total of 186 shares were unchanged.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty IT index added 0.84% to 32,461.80. The index shed 0.25% in the past trading session.
HCL Technologies (up 1.21%), Mphasis (up 1.06%), L&T Technology Services (up 0.99%), LTIMindtree (up 0.98%), Tech Mahindra (up 0.85%), Wipro (up 0.56%), Tata Consultancy Services (up 0.38%), Infosys (up 0.34%), Coforge (up 0.33%) and Persistent Systems (up 0.17%) edged higher.
Stocks in Spotlight:
ESAF Small Finance Bank rose 1.34% after the bank reported standalone net profit of Rs 140.12 crore in Q2 FY24, steeply higher from Rs 57.58 crore recorded in Q2 FY23. The bank?s total income stood at Rs 1,022.28 crore in Q2 FY24, registering a growth of 35.72% YoY.
Zen Technologies advanced 2.69% after the company said that it has received an export order valued at approximately Rs 42 crore ($5.12 million). This order, comprising of simulators, is from a friendly nation and stands as a testament to the Indian government?s efforts to boost defense exports, aligning with the national objective of becoming a net defense exporter.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) shed 0.63%. The company said that it has received a total penalty of Rs 238.95 crore from General Tax Authority of Qatar for variation in the income as declared by the company. The company said that the penalty levied is arbitrary and unjustified. Hence it has filed an appeal.
Vedanta rose 0.38%. CRISIL Ratings has downgraded its ratings on the long-term bank facilities and debt instruments of the company to ?CRISIL AA-? from ?CRISIL AA? and placed these ratings on ?Rating Watch with Developing Implications? from ?Rating Watch with Negative Implications? while reaffirming the ratings on the short-term debt instruments of the Company at ?CRISIL A1+? and placing these ratings also on ?Rating Watch with Developing Implications?.
Oberoi Realty rallied 3.26% Oberoi Realty has sealed a deal with Ireo Residences Company and other stakeholders to procure around 14.816 acres (59,956.20 square meters) of land in Sector 58, Gurugram, Haryana. The acquisition, valued at approximately Rs 597 crore, encompasses both financial considerations and area allocation for existing homeowners and other stakeholders.
Global Markets:
Asian stocks are trading higher on Monday while investors watched for changes to China?s benchmark lending rates. The People?s Bank of China?s one-year loan prime rate is currently at 3.45%. The five-year benchmark loan rate stands at 4.2%.
US stocks ended higher on Friday and clinched a third straight winning week amid a red-hot November rally. Those gains were sparked by tame U.S. inflation data that gave hope to investors that the Federal Reserve?s tough stance on rate policy may be in the rearview mirror.
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