The document provides a snapshot of various Indian stock market indices as of August 16, 2013. It lists the name of each index along with the number of companies it represents, the current value, high and low for the day, previous closing value, change from previous close in absolute and percentage terms, and other metrics like price-to-earnings ratio. The indices shown include S&P BSE Sensex, Nifty 50, Bank Nifty, CNX Midcap, S&P BSE 100 and others tracking various sectors like automobiles, banks, capital goods, FMCG, healthcare, IT, metals, oil & gas and more.
Tracing the firm global cues, bulls kick started the day northwards on D-Street. Sentiment remained upbeat as World Bank stated that Indian economy has come back on growth track and is likely to grow by 5.6% in FY15. Benchmarks climbed 0.45% to end day near intraday highs ahead of a crucial 2-day Fed meet about the wrapping up of the bond buying program and interest rate direction.