Markets: The End Wrap

Indian markets closed the day on a strong note as a result of buying across the board. The markets had
good support from Asian peers who were trading with gains of over 2%. Shanghai market closed with
gains of about 4.5%. The rally was also aided by the rise in commodity prices.

The BSE 30 index went up by about 202.68 points to settle at 15012.32 and the Nifty 50 index rose
59.35 points and climbed to 4453.45. The benchmark indices had each gained about 1.35%.

Auto, banking, power, and IT stocks witnessed good buying interest. Among sectoral indices, BSE auto
was the top gainer (2.6%). Maruti Suzuki (4.88%), Mahindra & Mahindra (4.48%), Hero Honda
(3.90%), SBI (3.70%) and Grasim (3.01%) were the some of the major gainers in the Sensex.

OLM Picks

Stock Price (in Rs.) Change

Aventis Pharma 1330 2.44%
Axis Bank 843.05 2.85%
Bank of Baroda 425.25 2.90%
Corporation Bank 372.95 1.40%
Cummins India 311.20 1.81%
Hindustan Dorr-Oliver 133.20 0.78%
Honeywell Automation (India) 1666.30 1.07%
ITC 225.30 0.92%
Opto Circuits (India) 174.40 0.43%
Rolta India 159.95 0.12%

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