Nifty Slipped 12 points to open at 5,664.30 on Monday morning. The BSE index, SENSEX was down 40 points and opened at 18,635.71.
The stock market was trading low on the first day of the trading week. The stocks which were trading under pressure included- Hindalco, Tata Motors, BHEL, GAIL, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, PNB, State Bank of India and Sesa Goa.
The major retail unit, Pantaloon fell 1 percent following the last week's sharp fall.
Network Media was a gainer and rose up 8 percent on the other hand, TV18 Broadcast accelerated 2.5 percent.
United Spirit hopped up 2 percent-5 percent.
The media sector was trading up- Zee Entertainment and Zee Learn gained 1 per cent.
India cement and Heidelberg Cement also accelerated up 2 percent.
Buy and Sell advice for the Stock market Today:
1. Tata Motors Ltd is a 'SELL' call with a target of Rs 163 and a stop loss of Rs 175
2. Exide Industries Ltd is a 'SELL' call with a target of Rs 142 and a stop loss of Rs 155
3. Ambuja Cements Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 224 and a stop loss of Rs 210