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Major headlines:

·         FRBM panel for liberal view on fiscal  deficit

·         RBI Central Board okayed design of Rs 500, Rs 2000 notes in May

·         Airtel gets board nod to raise up to Rs 10000 cr via NCDs

Indian Indices: Asian indices are trading in the green with an over 300 point upsurge in the Japanese 'Nikkei" index as the yen weakens against the US greenback. Metals saw a huge surge led by copper prices as globally the 'risk on' trade re emerged with the US $ bouncing back & treasury yields on the US 10 year rising.

Nifty seems set to hit 8500 today on expiry of derivative contracts for the January series with 'bears being squeezed' as the index rallies over 3.6% for the month touching levels last seen on 10th November 2016.The better than expected results, improving macro data have downplayed the 'devil of demonetization' which had seen the Nifty hit 7900 due to the fear factor. For today expect banks, metals & energy stocks to gather further momentum as Nifty will test 8500 & above.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 27487.70, up by 112.12 points or 0.41% after trading in a range of 27439.68 and 27514.49. There were 19 stocks advancing against 11 stocks declining on the index.The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index gained 0.37%, while Small cap index was up by 0.59%.The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 8512.30, up by 36.50 points or 0.43% after trading in a range of 8493.95 and 8519.25. There were 35 stocks advancing against 16 stocks declining on the index.

Technical view: Nifty has crossed the 100 DMA @ 8425 which will now act as support while 8598 will be the next resistance the level from where the Nifty corrected after the event of 'demonetization' on 10th November 2016.Bank Nifty also closed near the 100 DMA @ 19037 which should be crossed today.

Market Sentiment:

The market breadth remained in favour of advances, as there were 1,249 shares on the gaining side against 633 shares on the losing side while 121 shares remain unchanged.

Trading ideas :Indian Bank (Buy above Rs 258 for target of Rs 270, SL at Rs 252): Stock has been trading in a narrow trading band of Rs 242-252 from the past eight trading sessions. In yesterday's trading session, Indian bank managed to break out from the consolidation, and closed above the resistance of Rs252. Volumes have been impressive, and the stock is poised to move towards target of Rs 270. We advise to Buy Indian Bank above Rs 258, stop loss at Rs 252 and Target of Rs 270.

MacroeconomicFront: The Indian Government has said that India will soon submit a proposal at the World Trade Organisation to start discussions on trade facilitation agreement in services before the WTO ministerial meeting in Argentina.

Corporate Snippets: Ajanta Pharmasaid that there is no import alert by the USFDA on the company's manufacturing unit in Aurangabad and it continues to supply to the US market.

Lupinhas launched generic version of contraceptives Ortho-Cyclen tablets after getting approval from the US health regulator.

BASF,whose global business portfolio includes chemicals, agricultural solutions, and oil and gas, plans to launch five products for rice crop protection in India.

Cyientsaid its subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% equity in the Certon Software Inc. in an all-cash deal.

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening: The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 1.27%, Consumer Durables up by 1.03%, Realty up by 0.94%, Bankex up by 0.64% and Capital Goods was up by 0.60%, while TECK down by 0.15%, Power down by 0.03% and IT was down by 0.02% were the few losing indices on BSE.

Nifty Movers:The top gainers on Nifty were Tata Steel up by 2.38%, Zee Entertainment up by 1.77%, HDFC up by 1.63%, Hindalco up by 1.39% and Yes Bank was up by 1.31%. On the flip side, BhartiAirtel down by 2.61%, Idea Cellular down by 1.38%, BHEL down by 0.72%, AurobindoPharma down by 0.64% and Infosys was down by 0.59% were the top losers.

On the global front:On the global front, all the Asian equity indices were trading in green at this point of time taking cues from the US markets, as corporate results reignited investors’ optimism in economic growth, while a surge in commodities prices bolstered raw-materials companies. The US markets coming out of their consolidation mood rallied in last session.

Global Signals:All the Asian markets were trading in green; KOSPI Index gained 2.12 points or 0.1% to 2,067.88, FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose 2.42 points or 0.14% to 1,683.11, Shanghai Composite jumped 7.36 points or 0.23% to 3,149.92, Jakarta Composite increased 10.08 points or 0.19% to 5,302.17, Taiwan Weighted added 23.9 points or 0.25% to 9,447.95, Hang Seng edged higher 39.76 points or 0.17% to 22,989.62 and Nikkei 225 was up by 206.09 points or 1.1% to 18,994.08.