Markets end higher; HUL stars in Sensex’s second successive ton

1. Markets end higher; HUL stars in Sensex’s second successive ton
Market Summary
30-Apr-2013
Following a positive start, the markets pared the gains and stayed around yesterday’s closing mark till 2 PM. The
benchmarks bounced back since then to close in green with handsome gains. Sensex scored a century yet again to
close above 19500.
Rockstar of the day was Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) as the stock skyrocketed over 17% on reports of the parent
company Unilever Plc acquiring an additional stake in HUL via $5.4 billion open offer. The parent company would
acquire up to 487 million shares or 22.52% of the HUL equity in an open offer for Rs 600 a share. The news buoyed
up the sentiments for entire FMCG sector as S&P FMCG (up 4.65%) topped the charts on BSE. ITC, Nestle India,
Dabur India has made fresh 52 week high at Rs 335.90, Rs 5050, and Rs 155.85 respectively on BSE. (What’s Hot)
Key Quarterly Results
Sterlite Industries jumped 4.03% on BSE after reporting 230% rise in Q4 net profit at Rs 28.53 crore. (Featured Result)
ING Vysya Bank reported 34% jump in Q4 Net at Rs 17.03 crore. The stock closed 1.02 % up on BSE. (Result)
Indian Overseas Bank closed 0.08% down after hitting fresh 52 week low at Rs 61.70 on BSE on reporting 89%
decline in Q4 Net at Rs 5.88 crore. (Result)
Dabur India registered 21% rise in its fourth quarter Net at Rs 15.96 crore. The stock closed 0.61% up after making
fresh 52 week high at Rs 155.85 on BSE. (Result)
Godrej Consumer products plunged 2.27% on BSE after its Q4 Net dipped 5% to Rs 15.02 crore. (Result)
State Bank of Mysore ended 0.69% up on BSE after reporting 34% rise in Q4 Net at Rs 7.61 crore. (Result)
TVS Motor reported a Net loss of Rs 33 crore in Q4. The stock closed 1.41 % down on BSE.
Petronet LNG ended 0.51% up on BSE as its Q4 net profit dipped 23% to Rs 245 crore.
T he market breadth on the BSE closed in negative. Advancing and declining stocks were 1110 and 1293
respectively, while 149 scrips remained unmoved.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 19504.18, up 116.68 points or 0.60%. The 30 share index touched a high and a low
of 19622.68 and 19317.38 respectively. 18 stocks advanced against 12 declining ones on the benchmark index.
The CNX Nifty gained 26.10 points or 0.44% to settle at 5930.20. The index touched high and low of 5962.30 and
5867.80 respectively. 25 stocks advanced against 25 declining ones on the index.
S&P BSE Sensex CNX Nifty
The S&P BSE Mid-cap index moved up to 6344.04 and gained 0.42% while S&P BSE Small-cap index hammered
down by 0.31% to 6021.16.
The broader S&P BSE 500 index increased to 7385.25 (up 0.52%) and CNX 500 index rose to 4641.75 (up 0.45%).
The volatility as denoted by INDIA VIX gained 5.37% at 15.10 from its previous close of 14.33 on Monday.
Sectors in action
On the BSE Sectorial front, FMCG (up 4.65%), Metals (up 0.96%) and Healthcare (up 0.85%) were the top gainers.
Real Estate (down 1.07%), Capital Goods (down 0.47%) and Consumer Durables (down 0.44%) were the top losers.
The Angels and the Devils
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (up 17.28%), Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd (up 4.03%), Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (up 2.24%),
Wipro Ltd (up 1.75%) and Coal India Ltd (up 1.64%) were the top gainers on the Sensex.

2. Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (down 1.94%), HDFC Bank (down 1.71%), Hindalco Industries Ltd
(down 1.57%), Larsen And Toubro Ltd (down 1.10%) and Bajaj Auto Ltd (down 0.80%) were the top losers on the
Sensex.
Benchmark Drivers
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (110.63 points), ITC Ltd (29.86 points), Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (-29.18
points), HDFC Bank (-26.84 points) and ICICI Bank (14.82 points) were the major Sensex drivers today.
On the other end Hindustan Unilever Ltd (28.04 points), HDFC Bank (-7.34 points), Housing Development Finance
Corporation Ltd (-7.29 points), ITC Ltd (6.95 points) and ICICI Bank (3.62 points) were the major Nifty movers today.
Pivot, Supports and Resistance Levels
CNX Nifty is now pivoted at 5920 for next session. The next support is at 5878 and on upside it has a resistance at
5972 levels.
CNX Nifty
Eff. Date S 3 S 2 S 1 PIVOT R 1 R 2 R 3 Actual Close
02-May-2013 5783 5826 5878 5920 5972 6015 6067 -
30-Apr-2013 5826 5847 5876 5897 5926 5947 5975 5930.20
29-Apr-2013 5806 5833 5852 5880 5899 5926 5945 5904.10
S&P BSE Sensex has a pivot at 19481 with first level of support and resistance at 19340 and 19645 respectively.
S&P BSE Sensex
Eff. Date S 3 S 2 S 1 PIVOT R 1 R 2 R 3 Actual Close
02-May-2013 19035 19176 19340 19481 19645 19787 19951 -
30-Apr-2013 19160 19222 19305 19367 19450 19511 19594 19504.18
29-Apr-2013 19094 19172 19229 19307 19365 19442 19500 19387.50
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