The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened on a flat note on Thursday. Sensex opened 4.88 points up at 26,557.80. Nifty opened 9.85 points up at 8,030.35.(Express Photo)
9.53 am: Sensex was down 101 points at 26451. According to the data released by the NSE, the Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 487.39 crore in index futures and options segments, as per Wednesday’s data, November 04, 2015.
FIIs were net sellers of index futures to the tune of Rs 293.97 crore and they sold index options worth Rs 193.42 crore. In the stock segment, FII’s were net sellers of stock futures worth Rs 34.48 crore, while they bought stock options worth Rs 84.33 crore.
9.44 am: The rupee fell by 16 paise to 65.65 against the dollar in early trade due to fresh demand for the American currency from importers.
9.31 am: State-owned IDBI Bank on Wednesday post market hours said it plans to raise Rs 2,800 crore from foreign investors or public offer, a move that will bring down the stake of the government in the lender. The share price of IDBI Bank was down 0.71 per cent down at Rs 84.20.
9.18 am: Sensex was down 101.56 points down 26,451. Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel and Sun Pharma were trading over 1 per cent down in the early trade.
The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened on a flat note on Thursday. Sensex opened 4.88 points up at 26,557.80. Nifty opened 9.85 points up at 8,030.35.
Asian shares stumbled on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said a December interest rate hike in the United States is a “live possibility”, sending short-term US bond yields to 4-1/2-year highs and pushing the dollar broadly up.
Wall Street shares also slipped on Wednesday, with S&P 500 Index falling 0.4 percent from a three-month high touched on Tuesday, driven by losses in the energy sector after a fall in oil prices.
Back home, Sensex closed 37.67 points down at 26,552.92 on Wednesday while NSE Nifty closed 20.50 points down at 8,040.20.
Companies like KEI, Allcargo Logistics, Jubilant Food, JBF Ind, Alembic Ltd, Aban, Amrutanjan, Cummins Ind, Sona steer, Gujarat gas, Nitin Spin, Tata Steel, Tata Global and Sunil Hitech may announce their earnings on Thursday.
Shares of Bata India and Ashok Leyland will remain in focus on Thursday as they announced their Q2 results on Wednesday post market hours. Footwear major Bata India reported a 38.74 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 54.11 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.
Hinduja group flagship firm Ashok Leyland on Thursday reported over two-fold rise in net profit at Rs 287 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2015.
(With inputs from agencies)
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