Pre-market: Sensex to open weak ahead of F&O expiry 26/06/2014

Pre-market: Sensex to open weak ahead of F&O expiry
26/06/2014 08:23
The 30-share benchmark index, Sensex is expected to open on a weak note on Thursday ahead of the expiry of June Future & Options contracts today. Iraq crisis, which may lead to shortage of crude supplies, is further likely to add to investors’ woes.

Among the Asian stocks, all the markets opened in green on Thursday, led by Hang Seng index, which was trading up by 190 points at 23,057. China’s Shanghai Composite and Japan’s Nikkei 225 were also trading up by 11 and 48 points, respectively tracking the US markets, which ended higher on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Sensex closed at 25,313.74, down by 55.16 points or by 0.22 per cent and the NSE’s Nifty ended at 7,569.25, down by 10.95 points or by 0.14 per cent.

On BSE, total number of shares traded was 30.80 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 3221.85 Crore.

The FIIs on 25/06/2014 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 3817.29 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 354.09 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 3779.86 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 775.20 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 37.43 Crore and Rs. -421.11.