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Major headlines:

·         Indian equities open in green.

·         Moody’s assigns Baa 3 rating to SBI’s US dollar denominated notes

·         Gold prices rise as Brexit worries stoke safe haven demand

Indian Indices: Asian markets were trading mixed on opening bell with weakness in the Japanese index keeping sentiment weak as weakness in US$ hurt Japanese exporter stocks. Globally the developed markets are seeing bouts of profit booking as US$ extends its decline ahead of the Trump swearing in on the 20th January. Gold prices inched higher for the 8th straight day as defensive buying saw prices react positively.

Nifty saw strong buying emerge in morning weakness with 8374 acting as strong support. With consensus bearishness close to 7900 the Nifty bounce of over 450 points has caught most un aware & hence any decline becomes a buying opportunity. For today expect profit booking to creep into the market in the second half as 8440 which is the 100 DMA may act as strong resistance.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 27338.07, up by 49.90 points or 0.18% after trading in a range of 27313.10 and 27381.43. There were 18 stocks advancing against 12 stocks declining on the index. The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index gained 0.57%, while Small cap index was up by 0.72%. The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 8430.85, up by 18.05 points or 0.21% after trading in a range of 8414.35 and 8440.90. There were 32 stocks advancing against 19 stocks declining on the index.

Technical view: Nifty now sees support @ 8300 which is the 200DMA & finds resistance @ 8440 the 200 DMA. Bank Nifty closed over the 100 DMA @ 19056 & may see another 200 points rally till 19350 while any close below 19056 can see strong bout of profit booking set in.

Market Sentiment:

The market breadth indicating the overall health of the market was strong, with 1,309 shares gaining and 567 shares declining, while a total of 89 shares were unchanged.

Trading ideas :REC Ltd (Buy above Rs 144 for target of Rs 151, SL at Rs 140.5): The stock has broken above its previous peak which was placed at Rs140. The price outburst is also accompanied with smart expansion in trading volumes which further accentuates our bullish stance on the stock. Other momentum oscillators are also indicating that the current momentum is here to stay.

MacroeconomicFront: Global credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service and its Indian affiliate ICRA Ltd have said that India will remain one of the fastest growing major economies globally in 2017 and the government will likely achieve its fiscal deficit target of 3.5 per cent of GDP for the current fiscal year ending March 31.

Corporate Snippets:

 Reliance Industries is planning to invest a sum of Rs 300 in to Reliance JIO infocomm to further its development and improve its signal strength.

SPML Infra Ltd has bagged new orders worth Rs 8bn for various projects including developing power substaions.

BHEL has commissioned another 500 MW unit of Sagardighi Thermal Power Station Phase II in West Bengal.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening:  The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Consumer Durables up by 0.80%, FMCG up by 0.62%, IT up by 0.61%, Realty up by 0.58% and Bankex was up by 0.54%, while Metal down by 0.38% and Oil & Gas was down by 0.13% were the only losing indices on BSE sectoral front.

Nifty Movers:The top gainers on Nifty were Asian Paints up by 1.36%, Hindustan Unilever up by 1.31%, Bank of Baroda up by 1.28%, Zee Entertainment up by 1.26% and Axis Bank was up by 1.16%. On the flip side, Reliance Industries down by 1.94%, Cipla down by 0.99%, ACC down by 0.86%, Adani Ports &Special down by 0.86% and Lupin was down by 0.72% were the top losers.

On the global front: On the global front, the Asian markets were trading mostly in green at this point of time, but gains remained capped as investors turned cautious ahead of U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's speech on her government's Brexit plans later today. Back home, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 347.25 crore, while Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 203.45 crore, on January 16, 2017.

Global Signals:Asian markets were trading mostly in green; FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI increased 5.41 points or 0.33% to 1,664.25, Jakarta Composite rose 5.43 points or 0.1% to 5,275.45, KOSPI Index gained 9.72 points or 0.47% to 2,073.89, Taiwan Weighted added 58.01 points or 0.62% to 9,350.34 and Hang Seng was up by 99.27 points or 0.44% to 22,817.42.On the flip side, Nikkei 225 decreased 152.43 points or 0.8% to 18,942.81 and Shanghai Composite was down by 15.52 points or 0.5% to 3,087.91.