Market Heatmap, Market Synopsis: 17th October, 2012

The major Indian equity indices finally ended the day on a subdued note. The session had started with a positive gap-up, however soon after, selling pressure dragged the market down, though the closing was seen a little above the intraday lows. All this volatility, led the Sensex to close at the level of 18610.77 i.e., up by 33.07 points and the Nifty to close at the level of 5660.25 i.e., up by 12.25 points. The midcap counters closed negative while small-cap counters closed positive. On the sectoral front, the indices closed mixed. Consumer Durables and Capital Goods indices closed as the major gainers with gains of over half a percentage point each while Realty & Oil&Gas indices closed as the major losers with losses of over half a percentage point each. Further, the market breadth closed negative as only five stocks were seen advancing for every six declines.