Markets snap four-day losing streak
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
MUMBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters): Indian shares rose for the first time in five sessions and gained 1.4 per cent Monday, tracking world equities, while traders opted for large-cap bets as some of the companies under federal investigation in the bribes-for-loan scandal fell.
Eight executives from the public and private financial institutions were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation last week in the scandal, one of several to dog the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and test India's ability to crack down on corruption.
Shares of money matters, a company at the centre of the controversy, dived 10 per cent and have lost nearly half the their market value since the news broke last week.
DB Realty, named in court documents filed by the CBI, plunged 6.5 per cent although the company has denied any wrongdoing.
The CBI is looking into bad loan write-offs by some banks and financial institutions involved in the scandal, the Times of India newspaper said Monday.
The 30-share BSE index rose 268.49 points, to 19,405.10 points, with 23 of its components advancing.
The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 1.4 per cent to 5,830 points.
"We bounced back today after the sharp decline last week. But then, there is definitely a slight dent in the image of Indian corporates in the near term,' said Sanjeev Patni, president and head of institutional equities at Prabhudas Lilladher.
"In the long run, if fundamentals prove themselves, things would stabilise again.
The real estate sector recovered from early lows and closed 0.9 percent higher, while the banking sector index gained 1.4 percent.
The CBI said those arrested included the chief executive of LIC Housing Finance and senior officials at state-run Central Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Bank of India.
LIC Housing erased early losses and added 1.7 per cent as Kotak Securities raised the stock to "add" from "reduce," saying it believes the recent price correction of the company's stock already factors in business moderation.
Eight executives from the public and private financial institutions were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation last week in the scandal, one of several to dog the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and test India's ability to crack down on corruption.
Shares of money matters, a company at the centre of the controversy, dived 10 per cent and have lost nearly half the their market value since the news broke last week.
DB Realty, named in court documents filed by the CBI, plunged 6.5 per cent although the company has denied any wrongdoing.
The CBI is looking into bad loan write-offs by some banks and financial institutions involved in the scandal, the Times of India newspaper said Monday.
The 30-share BSE index rose 268.49 points, to 19,405.10 points, with 23 of its components advancing.
The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 1.4 per cent to 5,830 points.
"We bounced back today after the sharp decline last week. But then, there is definitely a slight dent in the image of Indian corporates in the near term,' said Sanjeev Patni, president and head of institutional equities at Prabhudas Lilladher.
"In the long run, if fundamentals prove themselves, things would stabilise again.
The real estate sector recovered from early lows and closed 0.9 percent higher, while the banking sector index gained 1.4 percent.
The CBI said those arrested included the chief executive of LIC Housing Finance and senior officials at state-run Central Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Bank of India.
LIC Housing erased early losses and added 1.7 per cent as Kotak Securities raised the stock to "add" from "reduce," saying it believes the recent price correction of the company's stock already factors in business moderation.