Nifty closes above 9200, Sensex rallies 290 points, Rupee strengthens

Key benchmark indices triggered  the starting week on a strong footing tracking positive trend in global markets, after the preferred candidate, Emmanuel Macron, won the first round of the French presidential voting.
The BSE Sensex was up 290.54 points at 29,655.84 while the NSE Nifty closed above 9,200-mark for the first time since April 12,  rising up 98.55 points at 9,217.95. The broader markets kept momentum  similar to benchmarks as the BSE Mid-cap index was up 0.95% and Small-cap rose 0.8% on strong breadth. About 1627 shares rose against 1297 falling shares on the exchange.
The BSE turnover figured to Rs 4,344.58 crore, lower than the figure of Rs 7376.16 crore registered on Friday, 21 April 2017.
The Indian rupee strengthened per US dollar while bonds fell, with the benchmark ten-year bond yield rising 2 basis points to 6.94 percent.
Indian Bank closed at Rs 284 per share, up by Rs 23 or 9%, while Reliance Power closed at Rs 49 per share up  5%. Shares of ITDC, jumped nearly 13% hitting an intraday high and low of of Rs 747 Rs 650 per share, respectively. The stock closed at Rs. 719.50 share apiece higher by 14 percent

Sensex, Nifty close slightly lower as healthcare, FMCG stocks fall

BSE Sensex rose for a second consecutive day on Friday and was on track to gain a small weekly gain as investors hunted for bargains after recent falls, with Reliance Industries leading gainers after the company commissioned a key hydrocarbon unit.

The barometer index, the BSE Sensex, fell 57 points or 0.19% at 29,365.30, while the Nifty50 index fell 17 points or 0.19% at 9,119. Slackness in European stocks dampened sentiment. BSE Small-cap and BSE mid-cap hit record highs, with the Nifty Smallcap-100 index rising 1.1%, while the Nifty Midcap-100 index up 0.6%.

Reliance, HDFC Bank and NTPC gained the most on BSE Sensex while ITC, Sun Pharma, Adani Ports and Cipla were the biggest losers on the index.

HDFC Bank’s shares hit record high of Rs 1,500, up 2.6% on BSE after the bank reported a better growth of 18% in standalone net profit at Rs 3,990 crore for the quarter ended March 2017.

Asian stocks finished mixed from the most recent closing prices. European markets are lower. The rupee was trading at Rs 64.57 against the US Dollar in the afternoon session, while Oil prices were trading at USD 50.67.

Sensex up 85.82 points, Nifty above 9100; bank stocks fall

Benchmark indices on Thursday ended on a positive note with the Sensex rising up 85.82 points at 29,422.39, while the NSE Nifty-50 Index was up 32.90 points at 9,136.40.

The broader BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices outperformed, gaining 0.6% and 1.1%, respectively. The market breadth was positive with 1,813 shares advanced while 1,054 shares declined and 174 shares unchanged.

Grasim Industries, GAIL India, Adani Ports and Bank of Baroda were top gainers on BSE and NSE, while Yes Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank were the top losers. The Bank Nifty closed lower by 0.305 at 21,491.

Nifty Realty index rose 2.1% as the leading sectoral gainer, led by gains in Oberoi, Sobha, Realty and Godrej Property which has risen up to 8% on the NSE.

Aviation companies shares rose, i.e. Inter Globe Aviation (up 7%) Jet Airways (up 6%) Spice Jet (up 10%) after data showed that air traffic during March quarter was 18.6% higher than the corresponding period last year.