Market may see lower opening on weak global cues

Market may edge lower in early trade tracking weakness in Asian markets and overnight decline on the Wall Street. Trading of CNX Nifty futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty could slide 59.50 points at the opening bell.

In overseas stock markets, Asian stocks edged lower following a global sell-off in offshore markets on expectations of the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates at its next monetary policy review in December 2015. US equities closed lower yesterday, 9 November 2015, as investors weighed a possible Federal Reserve rate hike in December.

Closer home, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 861.06 crore yesterday, 9 November 2015, as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 621.18 crore yesterday, 9 November 2015, as per provisional data.

Among key corporate earnings, Hindalco Industries and NMDC are scheduled to unveil their Q2 September 2015 earnings today, 10 November 2015.

HPCL reported net loss of Rs 320.50 crore in Q2 September 2015 compared with net profit of Rs 850.21 crore in Q2 September 2014. Total income fell 18.43% to Rs 42367.60 crore in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 9 November 2015.

During Q2 September 2015, the company accounted for zero subsidy from the Government of India (GOI) on sale of PDS Kerosene and domestic liquified petroleum gas (LPG) compared to subsidy of Rs 366.25 crore received from the GOI during Q2 September 2014. During Q2 September 2015, discount from ONGC amounted to Rs 377.99 crore on purchase of crude oil. During Q2 September 2014, discount amounted to Rs 7359.63 crore from ONGC and GAIL (India), on purchase of kerosene, crude oil and domestic LPG from them. Based on the approval from GOI, the company has accounted for budgetary support of Rs 840.89 crore during Q2 September 2015 towards under-recovery on sale of PDS kerosene. During Q2 September 2014, budgetary support amounted to Rs 3918.95 crore towards under-recoveries on sale of kerosene, LPG and diesel.

Oil India's net profit rose 10.92% to Rs 674.80 crore on 12.82% rise in total income to Rs 2956.51 crore in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 9 November 2015. The sharing of under-recoveries of downstream oil companies has resulted in decrease in net revenue of Rs 84.50 crore in Q2 September 2015, compared with decrease in net revenue of Rs 167.43 crore and Rs 2238.30 crore in Q1 June 2015 and Q2 September 2014 respectively.

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) yesterday, 9 November 2015, recommended convening of winter session of Parliament from 26 November 2015 till 23 December 2015.

Losses for stocks of state-run companies and index heavyweights HDFC and L&T outweighed gains for index heavyweights ITC and Reliance Industries resulting in modest losses for key benchmark indices yesterday, 9 November 2015. The Sensex lost 143.84 points or 0.55% to settle at 26,121.40, its lowest closing level since 29 September 2015.

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