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Indian Indices:  Indian equity markets traded on a firm note throughout the day and ended the session with gain of around one percent. Optimism over quarterly corporate earnings coupled with covering-up of short positions lifted the index. Stock market investors’ wealth today touched the $2 trillion mark, helped by a rally in the BSE benchmark 

Sensex, which soared to an all-time high. Trading activities resumed at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the afternoon today after the system faced technical glitches in the morning that led to trade disruptions. The Department of Economic Affairs has asked the NSE to submit a report on the technical glitch. The equity benchmarks opened higher in early deals, with both Sensex and Nifty touched their all-time high at open tracking positive cues from Asian stocks.

Meanwhile, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the new tax regime would prove to be a game changer for the country’s economy, terming the GST a revolutionary reform taken in the interest of common people and small traders. The introduction of the new tax system by the NarendraModi Government was the biggest economic reform since the Independence.

The BSE Sensex ended at 31668.13, up by 307.50 points or 0.98% after trading in a range of 31471.41 and 31768.39. There were 26 stocks advancing against 5 stocks declining on the index. The broader indices ended in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.65%, while Small cap index was up by 0.43%

The CNX Nifty ended at 9762.30, up by 96.50 points or 1.00% after trading in a range of 9646.45 and 9782.15. There were 44 stocks advancing against 7 stocks declining on the index.

Crporate Front:

India's steel consumption grew by 4.6 per cent to nearly 21 million tonne in the first quarter of the current fiscal over the same period in 2016 while the country's steel exports jumped by nearly 66 per cent in the April-June period, a Ministry report said.

Macroeconomic front: Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Jitendra Singh has said that GST has a special significance for Jammu & Kashmir and the eight States of the North-East Region. The same also applies to States like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, he said. Briefing the media in Nainital on Sunday, Jitendra Singh said the GST promises to provide a level-playing field to all the States of the Indian Union.

On the global front:

On the global front, Asian markets closed mostly in red. The Bank of Japan offered to buy an unlimited amount of JGBs on Friday, as it sought to put a lid on domestic interest rates pushed higher by the broad sell-off in developed market bonds. Its aggressive bond buying operations sent most Japanese government bond yields lower and weakened the yen. European markets were trading in red as investors look out for fresh economic data, a G-20 meeting in Hamburg and continue to mull the possible end of monetary stimulus from central banks.

Commodity Updates:

Top Sectoral& Stock Screening:The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Telecom up by 3.58%, IT up by 2.86%, TECK up by 2.84%, PSU up by 1.65% and Metal up by 1.35%, while FMCG down by 0.03% was the sole loser on BSE.

Top Nifty Movers:The top gainers on Nifty were BhartiAirtel up by 4.95%, TCS up by 4.42%, Wipro up by 4.19%, Bank of Baroda up by 3.77% and Lupin up by 2.93%. On the flip side, Mahindra & Mahindra down by 0.66%, Zee Entertainment down by 0.46%, ITC down by 0.39%, Kotak Mahindra Bank down by 0.21% and Hindustan Unilever down by 0.15% were the top losers. (Provisional)

Global Signals:

Asian markets were trading mixed; KOSPI Index increased 2.23 points or 0.09% to 2,382.10, Nikkei 225 increased 151.89 points or 0.76% to 20,080.98 and Hang Seng increased 159.21 points or 0.63% to 25,500.06. On the flip side, Jakarta Composite decreased 32.77 points or 0.56% to 5,782.02, Taiwan Weighted decreased 7.34 points or 0.07% to 10,289.91, Shanghai Composite decreased 5.32 points or 0.17% to 3,212.63 and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI decreased 4.71 points or 0.27% to 1,755.22.

All European markets were trading in green; France’s CAC increased 8.92 points or 0.17% to 5,154.08, UK’s FTSE 100 inched up by 17.18 points or 0.23% to 7,368.10 and Germany’s DAX was up by 64.26 points or 0.52% to 12,452.94.