INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The benchmark indices slipped into the red amid heavy selling on the counters like market heavyweights ICICI Bank and Tata Motors.
At close,
the SP BSE Sensex stood at 35,470, eroding a good 219 points or 0.61 per cent
The Nifty pack halted at 10,762, down 59.40 points.
In this post-market assessment, we bring you -- Some key block deals
- Insider trading
hit the upper circuit limit of 5 per cent after about 24 lakh shares, or 0.2 per cent equity, changed hands in two block deals on NSE,
Gautam Khaitan had been arrested by ED in connection to the AgustaWestland helicopter scam
The company clarified it had nothing to do with the scam and in no way connected with Khaitan since 2013
B Thiagarajan, Director of Blue Star, disposed 65,000 shares on June 21
This apart, Diwakar Pundir, a designated person of Bajaj Finance, disposed of a total of 1,06,111 shares on June 20 via market sale
These apart, he sound bullish on the insurance space
Volume gainersVedanta, Suzlon Energy, Idea Cellular, GMR Infra, IDBI Bank and PNB were the most active stocks which saw the biggest surge
in volumes while Sun Pharma, HDFC and Bajaj Finance were most active in terms of value
Call/Put writingOn the options front, maximum Put open interest was at 10,700 followed by 10,600 while maximum Call OI was at 11,000
followed by 10,800 and 10,900
There was Put unwinding at all immediate strike prices while significant Call writing was seen at 10,800 and 10,900 levels
Options data suggested an immediate trading range between 10,700 and 10,880 levels.Spurt in open interestSRF witnessed the biggest jump in
open interest at 38.37 per cent, followed by Zee Entertainment (36.74 per cent), Wipro (31.65 per cent) and Bosch (29.52 per cent).
