EQUITY MARKET ANALYSIS

 MARKET ANALYSIS

1. The market closed a range bound session on a weak note with benchmark indices losing 0.4 percent each ahead of Federal Reserve policy meeting outcome tonight. FMCG, infrastructure, technology and select auto stocks saw selling pressure.
2. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 114.26 points to 28622.12 and the 50-share NSE Nifty declined 37.40 points to 8685.90 on profit booking after rising a percent in previous session. However, the broader markets outperformed benchmarks with the BSE Midcap and Small cap indices rising 0.3 percent each.
3. About 1270 shares advanced against 1584 shares declined on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Global markets awaited the US Federal Reserve's policy announcement with caution. European equities were mixed while most Asian benchmarks ended higher with the Shanghai rising over 2 percent.
4. HDFC, ITC, ONGC, Wipro, HUL, M&M, Bharti Airtel and BHEL dropped 1-2 percent whereas Reliance Industries and SBI gained more than 1.3 percent.
5. Sesa Sterlite was up 0.6 percent and Kalyani Steels rallied 5.5 percent. 

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