The Sensex ended 77 points lower ahead of the futures and options expiry, while the rupee slipped below 60 against the US dollar for the first time. Key sectors like automobiles and metals declined, while information technology and power gained. Tata Consultancy Services and Hero MotoCorp were among the top Sensex gainers, while Bharti Airtel and Mahindra & Mahindra saw losses. Trading was volatile and most indices closed in the red zone.

1. Sensex ends 77 points down ahead of F&O expiry; Rupee slips below 60
Market Summary
26-Jun-2013
Ahead of June F&O expiry, Indian indices started flat despite firm global cues. After trading choppy in range bound
trades, markets plunged in late afternoon session to close in red zone. On sectorial front, Auto sector was the top
laggard followed by consumer durables.
Globally, US markets shined today celebrating encouraging economic data. Going with the flow, European and Asian
indices also edged higher barring Nikkei, which was down more than a percent.
Back home, Rupee tanked to a record low of 60.64 per USD in spot trades. INR surpassed the psychological level of
60 for the first time today.
Reliance Capital surged 2.08% on BSE as the company will apply for a Banking License with the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI). (News)
Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra spiked 3.36% and 2.79% on BSE respectively after Andhra Pradesh High Court
approved merger of both the companies. (News)
Karnataka Bank tumbled 4.56% on BSE after Religare Finvest offloaded 12 lac shares of the company through an
open market transaction at an average price of Rs 106.86 per share. (News)
The market breadth on the BSE closed in negative. Advancing and declining stocks were 983 and 1394 respectively,
while 150 scrips remained unmoved.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 18552.12, down 77.03 points or 0.41%. The 30 share index touched a high and a
low of 18690.50 and 18514.35 respectively. 12 stocks advanced against 18 declining ones on the benchmark index.
The CNX Nifty lost 20.40 points or 0.36% to settle at 5588.70. The index touched high and low of 5635.25 and
5579.35 respectively. 15 stocks advanced against 33 declining ones on the index.
S&P BSE Sensex CNX Nifty
The S&P BSE Mid-cap index moved down to 5817.20 and lost 0.67% while S&P BSE Small-cap index hammered
down by 0.37% to 5549.67.
The broader S&P BSE 500 index decreased to 6897.10 (down 0.39%) and CNX 500 index declined to 4335.50 (down
0.34%).
The volatility as denoted by INDIA VIX lost 0.33% at 21.07 from its previous close of 21.14 on Tuesday.
Sectors in action
On the BSE Sectorial front, Information Technology (up 1.69%), Power (up 0.93%) and FMCG (up 0.66%) were the
top gainers.
Automobile (down 1.79%), Metals (down 1.31%) and Consumer Durables (down 1.12%) were the top losers.
The Angels and the Devils
Hero MotoCorp Ltd (up 3.89%), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (up 2.84%), GAIL (India) Ltd (up 2.73%), NTPC Ltd (up
2.13%) and Wipro Ltd (up 0.97%) were the top gainers on the Sensex.
Bharti Airtel Ltd (down 5.74%), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (down 4.63%), Tata Motors Ltd (down 3.02%), Jindal Steel
and Power Ltd (down 2.89%) and Hindalco Industries Ltd (down 2.32%) were the top losers on the Sensex.
Benchmark Drivers
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (27.67 points), Bharti Airtel Ltd (-26.81 points), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (-24.25
points), HDFC Bank (-24.01 points) and ITC Ltd (18.43 points) were the major Sensex drivers today.
On the other end Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (8.00 points), Bharti Airtel Ltd (-7.02 points), HDFC Bank (-6.37
points), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (-6.31 points) and ITC Ltd (5.39 points) were the major Nifty movers today.

2. points), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (-6.31 points) and ITC Ltd (5.39 points) were the major Nifty movers today.
Pivot, Supports and Resistance Levels
CNX Nifty is now pivoted at 5601 for next session. The next support is at 5567 and on upside it has a resistance at
5623 levels.
CNX Nifty
Eff. Date S 3 S 2 S 1 PIVOT R 1 R 2 R 3 Actual Close
27-Jun-2013 5511 5545 5567 5601 5623 5657 5679 -
26-Jun-2013 5468 5519 5564 5615 5660 5711 5756 5588.70
25-Jun-2013 5484 5525 5558 5599 5631 5673 5705 5609.10
S&P BSE Sensex has a pivot at 18586 with first level of support and resistance at 18481 and 18657 respectively.
S&P BSE Sensex
Eff. Date S 3 S 2 S 1 PIVOT R 1 R 2 R 3 Actual Close
27-Jun-2013 18305 18410 18481 18586 18657 18762 18833 -
26-Jun-2013 18162 18325 18477 18640 18792 18955 19107 18552.12
25-Jun-2013 18187 18327 18434 18574 18681 18821 18928 18629.15
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