The market was hovering near day's high in early afternoon session, supported by firmness in banks stocks. At 12:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 164.11 points or 0.42% at 39,276.85. The Nifty 50 index was up 46.75 points or 0.40% at 11,738.20. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.56%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 0.28%. The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was positive. On the BSE, 1131 shares rose and 1080 shares fell. A total of 111 shares were unchanged. Private sector bank stocks advanced. Yes Bank (up 5.76%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 1.07%), ICICI Bank (up 0.44%), RBL Bank (up 0.30%) and HDFC Bank (up 0.19%), edged higher. Axis Bank was down 1.22%. IndusInd Bank was up 2.74%. Bharat Financial Inclusion was up 3.57%. The boards of IndusInd Bank and Bharat Financial Inclusion fixed 4 July 2019 as the record date for merger between IndusInd Bank and Bharat Financial Inclusion. PSU Banks received buying support. Jammu and Kashmir Bank (up 7.83%), Union Bank of India (up 2.76%), Bank of India (up 2.24%), Syndicate Bank (up 2.22%), Allahabad Bank (up 1.77%), Punjab National Bank (up 1.59%), Oriental Bank of Commerce (up 1.26%), Bank of Baroda (up 1.12%) and State Bank of India (up 0.04%), edged higher. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, fell 1.71% at 14.4775. On the options front, Nifty option chain for 27 June 2019 expiry showed maximum call open interest (OI) of 29.96 lakh contracts at the 12000 strike price. Maximum put OI of 30.87 lakh contracts was seen at 11700 strike price. Powered by Capital Market - Live News |