Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Markets Today

It was a fantastic close for the market near the highest point of the day after brushing off the 50 bps CRR hike to 7%. The markets dipped immediately after the monetary policy declared but having realised that the CRR hike is more of a liquidity management tool than any interst rate signal to the market. The discount has narrowed to just about 20 points.
Heavies like L&T, HDFC, BHEL and ABB contributed significantly to the rally. L&T was up 7% HDFC was up 6% and BHEL was up 5.6%.
Broader markets also participated giving markets an excellent breadth.
All the BSE sector indices closed in green. Capital goods index was the top gainer followed by metal, FMCG and realty
stocks.
The RBI has increased the CRR by 50 bps to 7% from 6.5%. Reverse Repo cap was removed. Bond yields have moved up. CRR is the amount the
commercial banks need to maintain with the RBI. The amount is based on a fixed percentage computed on each bank's total time and demand liabilities. A CRR of 7% means that the banks need to set aside Rs 7 for every Rs 100 they receive in deposits.
Sensex was up 290.08 points or 1.90% at 15550.99, and the Nifty up 88.80 points or 2.00% at 4528.85.
About 1835 shares have advanced, 1065 shares declined, and 83 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,718.08 up 99 points or 1.5%.
The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 8,070.63 up 129 points or 1.6%.
The BSE Health Care Index was up 1% at 3,718.26. Biocon, Orchid Chemical, Lupin, Ranbaxy Labs, Matrix Lab, Nicholas Pirama closed higher.
The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,933.83 up 0.2%. Cummins, Exide Industrie, Escorts, Bajaj Auto surged.
The BSE IT Index gained 0.4% at 4,862.52. Mphasis, HCL Tech, TCS, Patni Computer advanced.
BSE
Oil and Gas Index gained 2% to close at 8,130.50. BPCL, Reliance Natura, Reliance, IOC, Reliance Petro, ONGC closed in green.
The BSE FMCG Index gained 1.4% at 1,973.16. Colgate, United Spirits, United Brewerie, ITC, Britannia were among the gainers.
The BSE Metal Index gained 2.2% to close at 11,630.92. Sterlite Ind, Hind Zinc, Jindal Steel, Shree Precoated, SAIL closed in green.
The BSE Bankex was up 1.2% at 8,148.68. HDFC Bank, SBI, Kotak Mahindra, Bank of Baroda, PNB ended higher.

Intraday Calls for 31st July

Nifty Support 4420, 4360 and Resistance 4500, 4560.
Sensex Support 15200 and Resistance 15380, 15500.

Market opens with a gap up about 100 points & will remain positive whole day if RBI's Credit policy SLR unchanged or cut in SLR then market will boost.

Buy GDL, Unitech, HCC, Cropton Greaves, HCC, RIL, RNRL, REL, JP Hydro, Bombay Dyeing, Sun Flag Iron, Hindalco, United Spirits.

Keep Eyes on Banking Sector: SBI, Corporation Bank, PNB, Syndicate Bank & UCO Bank.

Good Luck.

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