Major headlines:
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Bajaj
Auto reduces bike prices
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India
South Korea sign $10 bn funding agreement for infra projects
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Gold gains as stocks fall; weak U.S
data spurs safe haven demand
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Indian
Indices: Asian indices opened mixed as oil weakness hurt the Australian index
while the US Dollar rebound saw the Japanese 'Nikkei' open in the positive.
With equity markets hitting fresh highs expect some consolidation as the US
President Trump reforms agenda seems to get delayed and could see sentiment
weaken.
Nifty saw a strong pullback mid session as investors bought
Financials, PSU banks and Reality on the back of aggressive steps announced
by Government on loan defaulters. Rupee strength, lower bond yields and
inflation, all bode well for lending cycle to resume as credit growth still
appears a lag indicator on the economy.
The BSE
Sensex is currently trading at 31164.72, up by 8.81 points or 0.03% after
trading in a range of 31113.43 and 31229.44. There were 17 stocks advancing
against 13 stocks declining on the index. The broader indices were trading in
green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.15%, while Small cap index was up by
0.53%.
The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 9610.10, down
by 8.05 points or 0.08% after trading in a range of 9589.40 and 9621.40.
There were 20 stocks advancing against 31 stocks declining on the index.
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MARKET
INDICATORS
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Group ATopGainers
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Company
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Price (Rs)
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% chg
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SCI
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86.30
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8.76
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Auropharm
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636.20
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5.78
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Network18
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53.75
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4.07
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Wockard
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649.30
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3.96
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Group ATopLosers
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Videoind
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23.35
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-4.89
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BPCL
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672.20
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-2.83
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CUB
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182.85
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-2.77
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KSCL
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648.55
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-2.74
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INDEX
PERFORMANCE
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Indices
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Support
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Resistanes
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Sensex
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31195
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31350
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Nifty
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9636
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9675
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Technical view: Nifty has seen 9580 act as strong support on the
downside while 9700 act a strong resistance on the upside. Break either side
will see Nifty chart further course. Bank Nifty also sees support around
23350 while 23750 will act as resistance on the upside.
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Godrej Properties (BUY Above 552 with Stop Loss at
542.5 for Target of 571): After consolidating in a narrow trading band for
eight trading sessions, Godrej Properties has broken out from a channel
pattern on the daily charts. The price volume breakout was witnessed
after the stock bounced back convincingly from its 15-Day EMA support zone.
Other oscillators also indicate that the current momentum is likely to
extend.
EconomicSnippets
The wholesale price index based inflation eased to
2.17% in May this year from 3.85% in April. The government is working on
a proposal to merge the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) with
Central Board for Excise and Customs (CBEC) to promote ease of doing business
for exports and imports. (BL)
The Union Cabinet has decided to introduce a
Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill to provide for a
comprehensive resolution framework to deal with bankruptcy situation in
banks, insurance companies and financial sector entities. (BL)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) internal
advisory committee (IAC) had identified 12 accounts that covered about
25% of the banking system’s non-performing assets for immediate
resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. The
Centre’s plans to shed stake in Air India, appear set for take off, if a
Cabinet note is anything to go by.
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Nifty Movers: The top gainers on Nifty were AurobindoPharma up by
5.41%, Dr. Reddy’s Lab up by 1.71%, Sun Pharma up by 1.68%, Cipla up by 1.19%
and Reliance Industries up by 1.14%. On the flip side, BPCL down by 2.38%,
GAIL India down by 1.63%, Coal India down by 1.34%, Indian Oil Corporation
down by 1.32% and HCL Tech down by 1.18% were the top losers.
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Top Sectoral&
Stock Screening:The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Realty up by 1.36%,
Healthcare up by 1.25%, Telecom up by 0.50%, Power up by 0.35% and FMCG up by
0.34%, while Oil & Gas down by 0.58%, PSU down by 0.35%, Bankex down by
0.28%, IT down by 0.28% and TECK down by 0.19% were the losing indices on
BSE.
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On the global front: On the global front, Asian shares were trading
mostly in red, with investors in Japan looking ahead to a central bank policy
review to conclude on Friday. China’s central bank left interest rates for
open market operations unchanged, shrugging off an overnight increase in the
US Federal Reserve’s key policy rate.
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Global
Signals:The Asian markets were trading mostly in red; Hang
Seng decreased 253.37 points or 0.98% to 25,622.53, Nikkei 225 decreased
58.31 points or 0.29% to 19,825.21, KOSPI Index decreased 14.03 points or
0.59% to 2,358.61, Jakarta Composite decreased 12.99 points or 0.22% to
5,779.91 and Shanghai Composite decreased 0.46 points or 0.01% to 3,130.21.On
the other hand, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 0.39 points or 0.02% to
1,792.74 and Taiwan Weighted increased 2.46 points or 0.02% to 10,074.92.
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