19 May 2011

Nifty Flat; L&T looks jittery ahead of results

The Indian markets opened in green echoing Asian markets move. The benchmark index Nifty was inching towards 5450 mark. Analysts suggest that the Nifty might bounce back 50-100 points on back of expiry next week. There are huge shorts in the market and rollover will start to pick up from tomorrow which may lift Nifty 50-100 points on profit booking and rollovers.

At 09.22 hrs, the Sensex was up 61.39 points or 0.34% at 18147.59, and the Nifty was up 15.80 points or 0.29% at 5436.40. About 636 shares advanced, 349 shares declined, and 2656 shares remain unchanged.

L&T is set to announce its fourth quarter results today. According to CNBC-TV18 poll, net sales may surge 18.5% at Rs 16100 crore versus Rs 13585.10 crore. Operating profit margins are seen at 14.22% Vs 15.09%.
Nifty gainers: GAIL, ITC, Sterlite Industries, Bajaj Auto and Reliance Capital were up 1-2%.

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