With no major domestic market moving triggers this week, equities would continue to look at global factors, foreign fund movement and trend in the rupee for further direction, analysts said. "This week we have the August month F&O expiry where bulls are looking for rest after a gain in the August series," said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd. "There are not a lot of triggers but global cues, August month F&O expiry, and FIIs' behaviour will be important factors in the direction of the market," he noted. With the quarterly earnings season coming to an end, markets' focus would also move to the movement of the international oil benchmark Brent crude, apart from China-US geopolitical tensions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "This week, the scheduled derivatives expiry will keep participants busy. Besides, global cues especially from the US and figures of foreign flows will remain on the radar. Markets may witness consolidation after five weeks of ...
CLOSING BELL: The broad-based sell-off was led by financials including IndusInd Bank (down 4 per cent), Bajaj twins, SBI, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, and HDFC duo
On their part, technical analysts see the Nifty is hit 18,100-18,200 levels before it makes any major attempt to reverse. However, this journey, they caution, can see intermittent corrections
CLOSING BELL: The recovery was led by Kotak Bank (up 4 per cent), L&T, Bharti Airtel, SBI, HDFC Bank, HDFC, and ITC
CLOSING BELL: Bajaj Finserv (up nearly 6 per cent), Bajaj Finance, HDFC Life, Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco, Tech M, Bharti Airtel, BPCL, and HCL Tech were the top large-cap gainers
CLOSING BELL: Maruti Suzuki, M&M, Asian Paints, HUL, Ultratech Cement, Tech M, and HDFC twins were the top gainers on the Sensex index
CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, the Nifty IT and Pharma indices fell 1.15 per cent each, while the Nifty Oil and Gas index rose over 2 per cent
CLOSING BELL: Easing CPI figures reduced the probability of a 75-bps rate hike in the upcoming US FOMC meeting
CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, the Nifty IT index slipped 0.9 per cent, while the Nifty Metal index advanced 1.6 per cent
CLOSING BELL: Coal India, M&M, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank, Hindalco, Axis Bank, NTPC, L&T, HDFC, Dr Reddy's Labs, RIL, IndusInd Bank, and Apollo Hospitals were the top gainers on the 50-pack index today
CLOSING BELL: While an in-line repo rate hike of 50 basis points gave ammunition to the bulls, bears tried to drag the indices as inflation projections were maintained for fiscal 2022-23 (FY23)
Naha says that fears of a recession are less of a concern for India than the developed markets and that domestic equities are likely to remain more insulated to global macro challenges.
CLOSING BELL: PSU banks were the worst hit today with the Nifty PSB index down 1.75 per cent
The two big challenges of inflation and aggressive FII selling are behind us, believes Sachin Shah, Fund Manager, Emkay Investment Managers
CLOSING BELL: All sectors, except IT and Financial Services, witnessed selling pressure today, led by auto, pharma, and public sector banks
CLOSING BELL: losses in HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, Infosys, L&T, and Bharti Airtel nearly balanced gains in Kotak Bank, State Bank of India, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Asian Paints, and Bajaj Finance
Domestic equity markets firmed up in July as slower FII outflows and robust corporate earnings lifted investor spirits. But is the recent recovery sustainable or is it only a short-term bounce?
After frontline indices rallied 9 per cent each in the last one month, analysts believe that the strong foreign inflows after nine months of relentless selling brought upswing to the markets.
CLOSING BELL: M&M (up 6 per cent) was the top Sensex gainer, followed by RIL, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Kotak Bank, Ultratech Cement, ITC, NTPC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Titan
CLOSING BELL: Public sector banks were the only losers with the Nifty PSB index down 1.2 per cent