Investment Advisory, Stock Indices open flat on Monday

Investment Advisory, Stock Indices open flat on Monday:

Sensex, Nifty started the New Year 2018 on a subdued note, opening flat due to lack of major triggers in the morning session. The BSE Sensex was trading at 34,085, up 28.59 points, while the Nifty 50 was ruling at 10,534.55, up 3.85 points in later morning hours. 

The BSE Midcap & Small-cap indices were up 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively. Shares of I.T companies pressured to profit booking, as the Nifty IT index slipped 0.5 percent in early trade, led by near 1 percent losses in Tech Mahindra, TCS and Wipro stocks. 

Shares of IndiaBulls Housing Finance rose 3%, SBI rose 0.79%, Indian Oil Corporation rose 0.78%), BPCL rose 0.73% and Airtel gained 0.63% as the top gainers on Nifty50, whereas shares of Infratel, Wipro, TCS, Hindalco and Bajaj Auto were the top losers in today’s trade.

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11 Sept Monday News- Stocks of Auto companies rise post GST council meet

11 Sept Monday News- Stocks of Auto companies rise post GST council meet:

Shares of auto firms were trading higher in early trade, Monday, due to Indian car companies sounded relieved after the GST Council has raised the vehicle cess on Saturday, by less than the maximum possible, though luxury auto companies were more cautious in their assessment of the new rates. 

In the early hours today, the Nifty Auto index was trading 0.62% up at 10,846 while Tata Motors DVR was up 1.24%, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) was up 0.86% and Maruti Suzuki BSE 1.03 % rose 0.72%. 

The GST Council meet held on Saturday left untouched the rates on small cars and hybrid vehicles. But mid-sized cars attract a cess i.e, 2% points higher.

Meantime, M&M, Motor India Ltd, Toyota Kirloskar Audi India, Jaguar Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz are planning to pass on the increased cess to buyers. 

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