The fall in the Indian market is far subdued, compared to many global peers that have slipped into bear-market territory
CLOSING BELL: A sharp pull-back in the US overnight triggered the relief rally in our markets on Friday. Benchmark indices however pared gains in the latter half of the trading day.
Stocks to watch today: Bajaj Auto & Shree Cement will post September quarter (Q2FY23) results on Friday, October 14; Infosys posted 11 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 6,021 cr in Q2
Key stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined over half a per cent on Thursday due to selling in financials, auto and realty shares after five-month high inflation fanned rate hike fears. A weak rupee and rising crude prices also impacted the market sentiment, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 390.58 points or 0.68 per cent to settle at 57,235.33. The broader NSE Nifty fell 109.25 points or 0.64 per cent to end at 17,014.35. Wipro was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 7.03 per cent, followed by SBI, L&T, ICICI Bank, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance and HDFC twins. On the other hand, HCL Tech, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Reliance Industries and Ultra Tech Cement were among the gainers, rising up to 3.19 per cent. Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, "Retail inflation persisting above the desired levels has been a major cause of concern for the Indian economy. This, coupled with declining industrial production in August may not be taken well by the ..
In August, BofA had revised its Nifty target upwards twice citing reduction in macro uncertainty
American brokerage Bofa Securities on Thursday cut its Nifty target by 1,000 points and now expects the 50-share index to trade at 17,500 points by the end of the year. The brokerage blamed "weakening macros" for the revision, including rupee depreciation and also slowing global growth. "We cut Nifty target to 17,500 (versus 18,500) on weakening macro; higher crude, rupee depreciation, global slowdown, China revival," it said in a note. In the last few months, there have been multiple revisions to the Nifty target by the brokerage as the volatility plays out in the financial markets. The Indian macros could "deteriorate" if risks on crude and currency risks play out, it said, adding that the possibility of further earning cuts cannot be ruled out. It expects the current account deficit to come at 3 per cent for FY23 as against 2.5 per cent earlier, and sees a 0.40 per cent upside risk to the 6.4 per cent fiscal deficit target. The brokerage said it expects rupee to be trading at
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty 50 swung wildly in a range of 17,112 to 16,957 as the weekly F&O expiry was in focus. The index finally settled with a loss of 107 points at 17,017 .
Gains in Reliance Industries, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, HUL, and ITC helped indices bounce back
CLOSING BELL: Power majors - PowerGrid, NTPC along with FMCG and select financial shares were the major gainers in trade among the Sensex 30 on Wednesday.
Stocks to watch today: HCL Technologies, Wipro will report September quarter results (Q2FY23) on Wednesday, October 12; Suzlon Energy bags 144.9 megawatt (MW) order from Aditya Birla Group
The stock underperformed both the Nifty and the Nifty IT index, which fell 1.5% and 2%, respectively
CLOSING BELL: Sectorally, apart from the BSE IT index, which declined 2 per cent, the Consumer Durables, Metal and Realty indices were the other major losers
Stocks to watch today: TCS reported an 8 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 10,431 crore in Q2FY23; AU SFB re-appointed R V Verma as its non-executive chairman.
After tumbling over 800 points in intra-day trade, the BSE Sensex clawed back some lost ground to end 200.18 points at 57,991.11.
CLOSING BELL: IT, select auto and banking stocks aided the market recovery on Monday. TCS gained nearly 2 per cent ahead of its Q2 result.
Stocks to watch today: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will kick off India Inc's July to September (Q2FY23) earnings on Monday, October 10; HUL, GCPL slashed prices of soap products by up to 15%
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