2021-09-17 05:31:46
News and Impact
· Expects market to open on a positive note on account of strong domestic cues and positive opening in the Asian market. US stocks ended mostly lower despite paring earlier losses Thursday as investors weighed an unexpected jump in retail sales (speculation that the US Fed may start paring back stimulus soon) against an increase in weekly jobless claims. Both Dow and S&P 500 declined 0.2% each. Expects higher intra-day volatility in the US market today ahead of expiration of options and futures, a quarterly event that usually brings increased volume and volatility. The 10-year US Treasury yield rose 3 basis points to 1.34%. SGX Nifty is up 0.5% while Dow Future declined 0.1%
· European stock markets closed higher on Thursday as investors watched economic data and as travel stocks rose 8% after airlines major Ryanair raised its long-term traffic forecast. UK, Germany and France Index gained quarter to half percent.
· Asian stocks were steady early Friday as traders weighed risks from China to the global recovery and the prospect of reduced Federal Reserve stimulus. Equities in Japan and Taiwan Index gained modestly while Hong Kong and South Korea Index declined nearly half percent each.
· Brent Crude declined marginally to $75/bbl after the global crude benchmark eked out a fresh, roughly seven-week high. The market appears to be undersupplied now, partly due to still existing OPEC+ production restrictions.
· Gold and silver dropped to the lowest in more than a month as Treasury yields and the dollar gained after stronger-than-expected U.S. retail sales added to speculation that the Federal Reserve may start paring back stimulus soon. Gold slipped 3% to $1756/ounce.
· Continued monetary policy support by the government, reforms in telecom and Banking sectors, the opening up of the economy and strong macro data will be positive for the market sentiment. FIIs were net buyers Rs1622cr while DIIs were net sellers Rs795cr
· Events – GST Council meeting at 11am, CESC stock split from Rs10 to Re1, Ex-dividend – Ester Industries Rs1.90, Indoco Remedies Rs1.50, KDDL Rs1.50, Mahanagar Gas Rs14, Ratnamani Metal Rs14.
· Actionable - BUY Bank of Baroda, BSE Ltd, M&M Finance, Apollo Hospital, SBI, PNB, BoI
· Market summary - Sunteck Realty to develop 50-acre residential project in Mumbai suburbs, Dilip Buildcon received letter of acceptance (LoA) for new HAM project, BHEL commissions floating solar PV plant, M&M Finance Forays Into Vehicle Leasing & Subscription Biz With ‘Quicklyz’, SBI cuts home loan interest rate to 6.7%, FM announces sovereign guarantee for 'bad bank' worth Rs30,600cr, Hero Motocorp to Increase Prices of Motorcycles, Scooters.
· Infosys - Frost Bank Selects Infosys as Strategic Partner to Launch New Mortgage Loan Product Offering - positive
· Focus on PSU Banks (SBI, PNB, BoB, BoI)- FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced a formal government guarantee on the securities receipts that the planned ‘bad bank’ will issue to banks as it takes on non-performing assets from their books. The government guarantee will be Rs30,600 crore, she said. State Bank to own 51% of India new bad bank and India Bad Bank govt. guarantee for five years - Positive for PSU Banks
· Balkrishna Industries - Company commenced the trial production at Green Field Project located - Aurangabad, Maharashtra with an Installed capacity of 30,000 MTPA along with warehousing facility for raw materials and finished goods - Positive
· Hero Motocorp increase price of motorcycles and scooters by up to Rs3000, price increase, effective Sept. 20 - Positive
· TVS Motor Buys Majority Stake In European Electric Bike Maker - TVS Motor Company forays into the personal e-mobility business with a majority stake in European e-bike brand EGO Movement – Positive
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