In spite of trading positive for
most part of the day, the Indian equity benchmarks gave up their gains and
ended flat with a negative bias, on the back of concerns over rising COVID-19
cases and its impact on economic recovery. Key indices kicked off session on
higher note, tracking firm cues from global peers. Traders also took
encouragement with Union minister Mahendra Nath Pandey's statement that the
government has approved the third phase of skill development scheme, Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), with an increased focus on digital
technology and industry 4.0. Traders also were taking support with report that
India has been holding up better in hiring than other economies as the COVID-19
pandemic has caused disruptions across the globe with reports of layoffs,
furlough and organisations freezing their hiring intentions across sector.
Indian bourses continued to show positive trend in afternoon session, taking
support from report that India has finally developed its first indigenous
COVID-19 vaccine named COAXING. A Hyderabad-based company called Bharat Biotech
has achieved this success in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology, Pune. The recently
developed coronavirus vaccine has got the approval for human trials by the Drug
Controller General of India (DCGI). However, markets failed to maintain their
gaining momentum in late afternoon session and ended with minor cut, as traders
turned cautious with India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) in its latest report
stated that the gross state domestic product (GSDP) of all states in India is
likely to contract in the range of 1.4 to 14.3 percent in the current financial
year (FY21) due to the impact of Covid-19-induced lockdown on economic
activities. Finally, the BSE Sensex lost 45.72 points or 0.13% to 34,915.80,
while the CNX Nifty was down by 10.30 points or 0.10% to 10,302.10.
The US markets ended higher on
Tuesday, extending the strong upward move seen in the previous session, as
traders continued to express optimism about the economic outlook despite the
continued spike in new coronavirus cases across several states. Adding to the positive sentiment, the
Conference Board released a report showing a bigger than expected improvement
in consumer confidence in the month of June. The Conference Board said its
consumer confidence index jumped to 98.1 in June from a downwardly revised 85.9
in May. Street had expected the consumer confidence index to climb to 90.0 from
the 86.6 originally reported for the previous month. Meanwhile, a separate
report released by MNI Indicators showed a continued contraction in
Chicago-area business activity in the month of June. MNI Indicators said its
Chicago business barometer rose to 36.6 in June from 32.3 in May, but a reading
below 50 still indicates a contraction in regional business activity. Street
had expected the index to jump to 45.0. Traders also kept an eye on Federal
Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's testimony
before the House Financial Services Committee regarding the response to the
coronavirus pandemic. In prepared remarks, Powell noted that output and
employment remain far below their pre-pandemic levels and cautioned that the
outlook for the economy is extraordinarily uncertain. Powell said a full
recovery is unlikely until people are confident that it is safe to reengage in
a broad range of activities. He added the path forward will also depend on the
policy actions taken at all levels of government to provide relief and to
support the recovery for as long as needed.
Crude oil futures ended lower on
Tuesday as persistent concerns about the rising number of cases of COVID-19.
With several states in the US reportedly looking to reconsider their decision
to reopen businesses, concerns about energy demand are rising. Reports that
Libya is likely to resume oil production also weighed on crude prices. Libya,
which can produce about 1% of global supply, is likely to resume exports.
Libya's National Oil Corporation is hopeful that oil production will resume as
a result of talks between the UN, US, France and Egypt to end a blockade by
forces based in the east of the North African country. Crude oil futures for
August declined 43 cents or 1.1 percent to settle at $39.27 a barrel on the New
York Mercantile Exchange. August Brent crude lost 56 cents or 1.3 percent to
settle at $41.15 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.
Rising for the second consecutive
day, Indian rupee ended higher against dollar on Tuesday, on easing crude oil
prices and a weak dollar in overseas markets. Sentiments remained buoyant
despite India Ratings and Research's (Ind-Ra) latest report stated that the
gross state domestic product (GSDP) of all states in India is likely to
contract in the range of 1.4 to 14.3 percent in the current financial year
(FY21) due to the impact of Covid-19-induced lockdown on economic activities.
Market participants also remained cautious and awaited for more clarity on the
ongoing tension between India and China. Meanwhile, investors will also keenly
looking forward for the government's guidelines for second phase of Unlock and
PM Narendra Modi's address to the nation at 4 pm. On the global front; pound
retreated against a broadly firmer dollar on Tuesday, as investors awaited
confirmation of the government's spending plans to lift an economy that posted
its biggest contraction in 40 years in early-2020. Finally, the rupee ended at
75.51, 7 paise stronger from its previous close of 75.58 on Monday.
The FIIs as per Tuesday's data
were net sellers in equity segment, while they were net buyers in debt segment.
In equity segment, the gross buying was of Rs 5411.14 crore against gross
selling of Rs 5515.05 crore, while in the debt segment, the gross purchase was
of Rs 2542.26 crore with gross sales of Rs 1566.54 crore. Besides, in the
hybrid segment, the gross buying was of Rs 56.25 crore against gross selling of
Rs 47.96 crore.
The US markets ended higher on
Tuesday as traders continued to express optimism about the economic outlook
despite the continued spike in new coronavirus cases across several states.
Asian markets are trading mostly in green on Wednesday following overnight
gains on the Wall Street. Indian markets wiped out early gains and ended
slightly lower on Tuesday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to
the nation. Today, the start of July month is likely to cautious amid mixed
economic data coupled with rising coronavirus cases in the country. India has
yet again recorded more than 18,000 cases in 24 hours, taking its total number
of coronavirus cases to 585,792. Around 17,400 people have died from the fatal
disease. Investors will be eyeing the manufacturing PMI for June which is
slated to be released later in the day. Traders will be concerned as Fitch
Ratings lowered India's growth forecast for 2021-22 fiscal to 8 percent from
9.5 percent projected last month. The rating agency retained its projection of
Indian economy contracting by 5 percent in the current fiscal. Market
participants may react to the government data showing that output of the 8 core
sectors of the economy shrank by 23.4 per cent in May, as factories remained
hamstrung by a lack of labour and cash in the wake of the nationwide
coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown. Also, the finance ministry's report stated
that the government's total liabilities increased 0.8 percent to Rs 94.62 lakh
crore at March-end 2020 as compared to the preceding quarter. Though, some
support may come as the data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed
that India's current account balance recorded a marginal surplus in the
January-March quarter of FY20. Meanwhile, the report released by the Centre
showed that India's fiscal deficit for the first two months of the fiscal year
2020-21 has come in at around 4.66 lakh crore. There will be some buzz in the
auto stocks as automobile firms will report their June sales figures beginning
today. Banking stocks will be in focus as S&P Global Ratings said the
coronavirus pandemic may push back the recovery of India's banking sector by
years, which could hit credit flows and, ultimately, the economy. There will be
some reaction in automotive component sector stocks as CRISIL Ratings in its
report said that supply chain disruptions in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak
coupled with weak demand for vehicles in India and overseas is likely to
squeeze the revenue of the automotive component sector by 16 percent this
fiscal.
Support
and Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
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Previous close
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Support
|
Resistance
|
NSE Nifty
|
10,302.10
|
10,245.95
|
10,379.65
|
BSE Sensex
|
34,915.80
|
34,741.10
|
35,162.21
|
Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
|
Previous close (Rs)
|
Support (Rs)
|
Resistance (Rs)
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(in Lacs)
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Tata Motors
|
98.75
|
98.25
|
96.27
|
101.27
|
ICICI Bank
|
352.00
|
351.45
|
347.02
|
355.17
|
State Bank of India
|
179.05
|
178.45
|
176.17
|
181.82
|
ITC
|
195.25
|
194.65
|
192.63
|
198.03
|
Tata Steel
|
327.25
|
326.70
|
320.65
|
335.20
|
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