MARKET WRAP: Indices end flat, Nifty holds 11,550; Realty, pharma shine
The Sensex hit an intra-day low of 38,436, down 285 points, while the Nifty50 skid 98 points to touch 11,461 mark.
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Markets witnessed a volatile trade on Tuesday as investors looked for clarity on issues of taxation on share buyback and surcharge on FPI investment. Furthermore, waning rate cut hopes from the US Fedral Reserve dented sentiment across Asian markets.
Markets pared losses and ended the session on a flat note. The Sensex closed 10.25 points, or 0.03 per cent, higher at 38,731 levels with TCS, HCL Tech and ITC being the top laggards. On the contrary, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharmaceuticals and Hero Moto Corp were the top gainers on the Sensex. The broader Nifty50, too, settled 2.7 points, or 0.02 per cent, lower at 11,556 levels.
The Sensex hit an intra-day low of 38,436, down 285 points, while the Nifty50 skid 98 points to touch 11,461 mark.
In the broader market, S&P BSE Mid-Cap ended 92 points, or 0.63 per cent, higher at 14,524 levels while the BSE Small-Cap gained 7 points, or 0.05 levels, to settle at 13,802 levels.
Sectorally, FMCG and information technology counters took the biggest knock with the respective indices settling nearly 0.95 per cent each. Among gainers, Nifty Realty and Pharma indices closed 2.75 and 2.62 per cent higher respectively followed by Nifty PSU Bank index which was up 1.55 per cent.
BUZZING STOCKS
Shares of Titan Company slumped as much as 13 per cent to Rs 1,094 apiece on the BSE in the opening deals on Monday after the company reported a lower-than-expected growth in jewellery business during April-June quarter (Q1FY20) owing to a tough macro-economic environment with consumption taking a hit. READ MORE
Shares of consumer discretionary companies were under pressure on Tuesday on concerns over lower-than- expected earnings for April-June quarter (Q1FY19), due to a tough macro-economic environment. READ MORE
Mindtree shares extended losses on Tuesday and slipped 4 per cent intra-day to hit a new 52-week low of Rs 736. The downward trend, which led to a fall of 17 per cent in the stock's value in the past two days, began after three founders of the Bengaluru-based IT services company resigned following a change of control. READ MORE
GLOBAL CUES
Asian stocks hovered around two-and-a-half week lows on Tuesday as expectations waned for a hefty interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this month.
Japan's Nikkei ended 0.14 per cent higher while South Korea's Kospi closed 0.59 per cent lower.
In the commodities market, oil prices were slightly softer as concerns about whether slowing global growth would hit demand eclipsed tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme. At 3:20 pm, Brent Crude Futures were at $64.35 per barrel.
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Market closing comment | Anand Rathi Financial Services
Indian markets started off on a cautious note amid weak global cues and ahead of Q1-FY20 results with IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) all set to report its numbers later in the day. However, the declines further steepened in the day as anxiety remained among traders with Ratings? agency report on economic slowdown which has begun to dent the credit profile of India Inc. There has been a deterioration in the credit quality of entities rated in the first quarter of the current financial year, showing effect of the prevailing slowdown in the Indian economy.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governors? statement about current financial system surplus, liquidity and its effect on facilitation of better transmission of rate cuts failed to cheer markets.
On sectoral front, Healthcare, Realty and PSU Bank were trading in positive while FMCG and IT traded negatively. The other sectoral indices traded mixed without any meaningful trend.
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Sectoral gainers and losers on the NSE
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Top gainers and losers on the S&P BSE Sensex
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CLOSING BELL
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 10 points or 0.03 per cent higher at 38,731 levels while NSE's Nifty50 index ended at 11,556, up 3 points or 0.02 per cent.
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"On his appointment as CMD of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Dr Nalin Shinghal, has assumed charge as CMD of India's largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise of its kind," BHEL said in a statement. READ MORE
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A Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to allow Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal to leave India and sought response of the Centre on his plea challenging a look out circular issued against him. Justice Suresh Kait said no interim relief can be granted to Goyal at this stage and added that he may deposit Rs 18,000 crore guarantee if he wants to travel to a foreign country now. READ MORE
File photo: Naresh Goyal | PTI
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First Published: Jul 09 2019 | 7:03 AM IST
