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Major headlines:

·         Banks shares edge higher on RBI action on defaulters

·         Asia shares lag record Wall Street, Cautious of Fed plans

·         Gold edges higher, all eyes on Fed

Indian Indices: Asian markets open in the green as overnight positive US cues see value buying, however most await on the sideline as Fed meet today to be crucial. Overnight oil cooled off further while US bond yields also saw weakness. Globally investors turn cautious as overheating in equities sees little room for complacency.

Nifty saw second half weakness give away all the gains and end marginally in the red. Metals, Auto and select Energy stocks saw weakness while Reality, Financials and Pharma witnessed buying as the Nifty drifted after a firm opening. For today expect select buying in stock/sector specific while the index remains range bound. 

the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 15.24 points or 0.05% at 31,118.73. The Nifty 50 index was down 6.10 points or 0.06% at 9,600.80. Shares from cement and metal & mining sectors declined. Investors chose to stay on the sidelines and awaited clarity on the Federal Reserve's future path for US policy.

Domestic stocks saw a quiet start to the day's trading session with the key benchmark indices trading on a flat-to-positive note in early trade.

The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was down 0.35%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.04%. Both these indices underperformed the Sensex.

Technical view: Nifty now finds support closer to 9580 which if broken can trigger a sharp fall while 9700 acts as strong resistance on the upside.

DHFL (BUY Above 441 with Stop Loss at 434.5 for Target of 454): The stock has been stuck in a trading range for over two weeks and has finally broken out from a consolidation pattern on the daily charts. The stock has surged smartly on the back of credible volumes. DHFL has rebounded from its short term moving averages support zone, which further accentuates our bullish stance on the stock.

EconomicSnippets      

The government is working on a new industrial policy with a view to promoting and developing frontier technologies, innovation and enhancing competitiveness of domestic products. (BL)

The statistics ministry is set to change the base year of national accounts to 2017-18 from 2011-12 after completion of the household consumer expenditure survey and labour force data by the end of 2018. (BS)

In the last trading session, markets gave away the opening gains and closed at the lowest point. Nifty 9500PE & 9700CE remained under selling pressure as the open interest continue to soar higher, indicating of the new floor and ceiling for Nifty during the June F&O expiry.

FIIs were net sellers in cash market segment to the tune of Rs 312 Cr.FIIs index future long short ratio at 3.3 vs 4.3x.

Nifty Movers: Metal and mining stocks declined. Vedanta (down 1.3%), JSW Steel (down 0.23%), Tata Steel (down 0.97%), Steel Authority of India (Sail) (down 1.06%), Hindustan Zinc (down 1.15%), Jindal Steel & Power (down 1.55%), Hindalco Industries (down 1.55%) and NMDC (down 0.88%) edged lower. Hindustan Copper (up 1.96%) and National Aluminium Company (up 0.31%) rose.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening: Copper edged lower in the global commodities market. High Grade Copper for July 2017 delivery was currently up 0.04% at $2.5975 per pound on the COMEX. Cement stocks declined. ACC (down 1.31%), Ambuja Cements (down 0.91%), UltraTech Cement (down 1.07%) and Shree Cement (down 0.37%) fell. Grasim Industries was off 0.21%. Grasim has exposure to the cement sector through its holding in UltraTech Cement.

On the global front: On the global front, Asian stocks were trading lower as investors awaited clarity on the Federal Reserve's future path for US policy after a likely rate rise later in the day. In US, the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at records yesterday, 13 June 2017, as technology shares rebounded following a two-day decline.

Global Signals: The US Federal Reserve's two-day meet ends today, 14 June 2017 and investors expect the central bank to raise interest rates for the third time since December. Super-low unemployment, gains in factory output and other economic data pointing to a recovery in the US economy have led investors to believe that the Fed will lift rates.