INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The overall market breadth stood positive as 1,980 shares advanced while 1,359 declined on BSE.New Delhi:
The
Indian equity benchmarks on Tuesday finished in green, snapping a five-session losing streak led by strong buying interest in banking stocks
The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 367 points or 0.64 per cent to settle at 57,858 in a highly volatile trading session, while the broader NSE
Nifty moved 129 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 17,278
During the day, both the indexes swung between gains and losses before settling in the positive zone
Sensex and Nifty staged a strong recovery in late deals after hitting their respective intraday lows of 56,410 and 16,837
Mid- and small-cap shares finished on a positive note as Nifty Midcap 100 index jumped 1 per cent and small-cap shares moved 0.90
per cent higher.14 out of the 15 sector gauges -- compiled by the National Stock Exchange -- settled in green
Nifty PSU Bank outperformed the index by rising as much as 4.24 per cent
Nifty IT extended fall by slipping as much as 0.33 per cent today.On the stock-specific front, Maruti Suzuki India was the top Nifty gainer
as the stock surged 7.42 per cent to Rs 8,650.10
Axis Bank, SBI, IndusInd Bank and UPL were also among the gainers
In contrast, Wipro, Bajaj Finserv, Titan, UltraTech Cements and Tech Mahindra were among the losers.The overall market breadth stood
positive as 1,980 shares advanced while 1,359 declined on BSE.On the 30-share BSE platform, Maruti, Axis Bank, SBI, Airtel, IndusInd Bank,
PowerGrid and NTPC attracted the most gains with their shares rising as much as 6.68 per cent
Wipro, Titan, Bajaj Finserv, TechM and Infosys were among the laggards.However, investors remained nervous about the situation in Ukraine
and amid worries that the U.S
Federal Reserve could move to a tighter monetary policy globally.Ukraine tensions: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said it was
putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as Western "hysteria" in
response to its build-up of troops on the Ukraine border.Global oil rates also climbed on concerns over possible supply disruptions amid
rising geopolitical tensions.Fed announcement: The Federal Reserve will begin its two-day meeting today, with investors starting to
speculate that there is a possibility that they will announce a surprise rate hike.Sensex had crashed 1,546 points or 2.62 per cent to close
at 57,492 on Monday, while Nifty had settled 468 points or 2.66 per cent lower at 17,149
It was the biggest single-session fall for Sensex and Nifty since November 26.
