Week That Was 30 September - 6 October | Page 2

Economy & Markets Commodities & Forex The BSE benchmark Sensex shot up 189 points to end this week at 19,915.95 - after topping the 20,000mark on fresh buying by operators and investors despite partial shutdown of the US government. ? The government's move to infuse funds to enable PSU banks to offer cheaper retail loans was cheered by investors. The rise in rupee value against the dollar and sustained foreign capital inflows into equity market boosted the sentiment. ?The market received a fillip after the current account deficit (CAD under $70 billion) numbers came betterthan-expected helping investors to shrug off concerns about the US government shutdown. ?The battered auto stocks gained on higher September sales reported by Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp and TVS, and also a Rs 3.05 a litre cut in petrol prices, the first reduction in over five months. Global Markets 30-Sep 7-Oct ? The key November soyoil contract at the end of the week was 1.33 percent higher at 676 rupees per 10 kg, while the rapeseed contract for November edged up 0.42 percent to 3,557 rupees per 100 kg. ? The Forward Markets Commission has banned group entities and associate concerns of the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) and its parent Financial Technologies (India) Ltd(FTIL) from participating in auctions of commodities and assets. Price 30-Sep 7-Oct Change ? / USD- 62.91 61.60 -2.08% Crude ($) 101.59 103.15 1.53% MCX Gold (?) 30,185 29,738 -1.48% Silver (?) 48,850 48,137 -1.45% USA Dow Jones 15,129 14,936 -1.27% NASDAQ 3,771 3,770 0.00% Europe Change FTSE 100 6,462 6,437 -0.33% DAX 8,594 8,591 0.00% Asia Index ?MCX revealed that it t has diluted its stake to 3.4 per cent from the existing 5 per cent in the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) through rights issue option. Consequently, the shares of MCX rose by 4.58 per cent to Rs 399.9 a piece on the BSE at 1300 hours. Hang Seng 22,859 22,946 0.38% Nikkei 225 14455 13,853 -4.16% 30 Oct 6 Sept Crude: per barrel | Gold: per 10 g | Silver: per kg