Investors holding short positions also covered their shorts
Telecom sector witnessed value buying in expectation of normalisation of tariffs, consolidation in the industry, and better outlook on data usage, Nair added. It rose by 112.K.However, volatility and profit bookings which emerged at the end of the weekly trade capped gains.Domestic markets soared to lifetime highs on broadly positive global cues despite the fact earnings of the corporates are yet to show any meaningful recovery, D.75 per cent to 33,157.33 crore during the week ended October 27. They invested in Rs 912.05 against the US dollar.05 points.Analysts pointed out that telecom stocks gained early in the weekly trade after Reliance Industries Ltds unit Jio raised data tariffs. Aggarwal, Chairman and Managing Director of SMC Investments and Advisors, told IANS.
Investors holding short positions also covered their shorts which further fuelled the rally. The bulls got the strength after the announcement of the bank recapitalisation plan by the government to address the issue of inadequate lending and approval of the proposal for Bharatmala Pariyojana phase-I along with other programmes.Other factors like prospects of additional liquidity, healthy buying in bluechip stocks, along with hopes of better quarterly results aided in the key indices upward trajectory. Early opinion polls placed the Bharatiya Janata Party in the driving seat in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.87 points or 1.Harsha Upadhyaya, Chief Investment Officer Equity, Kotak Mutual Fund said: While it was all about lights and fireworks during Diwali week, it was all about recapitalisation bazooka for ailing PSU banks this week.On a sector specific basis PSU bank, media, infra and metals indices gained during the week ended October 27, whereas IT index plunged, said Deepak Jasani, Head Retail Research, HDFC Securities.51 points, while the broader NSE Nifty50 breached 10,366.15-points-mark.Similarly, the wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange made gains.In terms of investments, provisional figures from the stock exchanges showed that FIIs were net buyers of stocks.
By Rohit VaidMumbai, Oct 28 Expectations of faster economic growth on the back of the recently announced recapitalisation measures for state-run banks lifted the key Indian equity indices for the fourth straight week and led the 30-scrip Sensex to close above the 33,000-points-mark.22 points.2 points or 1.09 per cent to close at 10,323.On the currency front, the rupee remained flat and closed at 65. The SP BSE Sensex touched a record new intra-day highs of 33,286. The domestic institutional investors (DIIs) pumped-in Rs 220.Even the China Seawater injection pumps Manufacturers domestic political cues supported the Indian indices northward movement.The FO expiry week added some volatility in the market, however stock and sector specific actions helped the market to trade in a positive territory, Nair said.According to Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, better than expected results from bluechip companies helped the market to remain on a positive note. This enhanced investors risk-taking appetite, Dhruv Desai, Director and Chief Operating Officer of Tradebulls, told IANS.(Rohit Vaid can be contacted.On a weekly basis, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index edged higher by 572.




