Market summary for 16th Jan.

The Sensex ended sharply positive as it rallied during the last hour of the trade. Sustained buying was seen in index pivotals. Oil & gas gained the most followed by power and metal stocks, while realty stocks dropped.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap index rose 0.53% and 0.07% respectively.

Among the sectoral indices, BSE Oil & gas soared 5.09%, Power surged 4.29%, Metal rose 3.45%, while Realty declined 2.39%.

The 30-share index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 78.91 points, at 9,125.65 on Friday and proceeded to trade higher through the day.

The Sensex ended the day with a gain of 276.85 points, or 3.06% at 9,323.59 after touching a high of 9,342.47 and a low of 9,125.65. The broad-based NSE Nifty climbed 91.75 points, or 3.35% at 2,828.45 after hitting a high of 2,835.65 and a low of 2,724.20.

Major gainers in the 30-share index were NTPC (7.69%), Reliance Energy (7.34%), Reliance Industries (6.56%), Tata Power Company (4.89%), Reliance Communications (4.79%), and Bharti Airtel (4.77%).

On the other hand, DLF (3.51%), Tata Consultancy Services (1.38%), Grasim Industries (1.11%), ACC (0.27%), and Maruti Suzuki India (0.22%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.

Overall market breadth was sharply positive. Out of the total 2,497 stocks traded at BSE, 1,241 advanced, 1,162 declined while 94 remained unchanged.

	Indices Trend
		Sensex		Nifty
Period	Value	% Change	Value	% Change
1 Week	9,586.88	(2.75)	2,920.40	(3.15)
1 Month	9,976.98	(6.55)	3,041.75	(7.01)
3 Months	9,975.35	(6.53)	3,074.35	(8.00)
6 Months	13,635.40	(31.62)	4,092.25	(30.88)
1 Year	17,605.35	(47.04)	5,208.80	(45.70)

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