Sensex adds 81 per cent in 2009

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Sensex adds 81 per cent in 2009
BSE’s Sensex closed at 17464.81, up 120.99 points (0.70%) from the previous day's close. The Sensex index touched 52-week high of 17530.94 and low of 17365.37. The Sensex index has bounced back 80 per cent in 2009.

NSE’s Nifty ended at 5201.05, up 31.60 points (0.61%) from Thursday. The index touched 52-week high of 5221.85 and low of 5168.75 during the day's session.

Today India is the preferred destination for equity investors across the world as is evidenced by the FII & FDI inflows into our markets which has crossed $35 billion in this financial year. Going forward, the VIX having dropped from 80 a year ago to 20 now is indicative of growing confidence in the markets and thus strong flows would be expected to continue.

The BSE Midcap Index was up 0.31 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index gained 0.60 per cent.

Among the sectors indices, BSE Power Index was up 1.16 per cent, BSE Capital Goods Index moved 1.10 per cent higher and BSE Oil&gas Index moved up 1 per cent. BSE FMCG Index ended 0.19 per cent lower and BSE Healthcare Index slipped 0.14 per cent.

Top Nifty gainers were Jaiprakash Associates (3.59%), Ambuja Cement (3.04%), BPCL (2.76%), SBI (2.06%) and M&M (1.94%).

Idea (-1.61%), Reliance Communications (-1.03%), DLF (-1.01%), Jindal Steel (-0.86%) and PNB (-0.84%) were amongst the top losers.

Market breadth was positive on the BSE with 1670 gainers and 1212 losers.