Indian equity benchmarks gave up
most of their losses in last leg of trade to come off their intraday low
points, but failed to erase all losses and ended with minor cut. Key indices
made cautious start as total number of coronavirus cases in India has been
rising constantly. Selling further crept in as SBI research report stated that
with the government's Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package, the country's fiscal
deficit is likely to be more than double to 7.9% in the current financial year.
Markets extended their losses in the afternoon session, after Asian Development
Bank (ADB) said the global economy is expected to suffer $5.8-8.8 trillion in
losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Of this, the impact on south Asian
gross domestic product (GDP) will be to the tune of $142-218 billion. However,
key indices staged a sharp recovery from the intraday losses in late afternoon
session, as traders found some solace with India Inc stating that the second
tranche of the stimulus package will provide relief to the most vulnerable
sections of the society reeling under the impact of COVID-19 and boost the
housing sector, aiding economic growth. The government announced a Rs 3.16 lakh
crore package of free foodgrains for migrant workers, concessional credit to
farmers and working capital loan for street vendors as part of the second
tranche of fiscal stimulus to heal an economy hit hard by the lockdown.
Meanwhile, the government said 2.5 crore farmers, including fishermen and those
involved in animal husbandry, would get Rs 2 lakh crore of concessional credit
through Kisan Credit Cards under its economic stimulus package. Finally, the
BSE Sensex fell 25.16 points or 0.08% to 31,097.73, while the CNX Nifty was
down by 5.90 points or 0.06% to 9,136.85.
The US markets ended higher on
Friday despite data showing US April retail sales plunged more than forecasts
and news the Trump administration will block shipments of semiconductors to
China's Huawei Technologies, stoking fears of renewed trade tensions. The
Commerce Department said retail sales fell 16.4 percent in April after tumbling
by a revised 8.3 percent in March. Street had expected retail sales to plummet
by 12.0 percent compared to the 8.7 percent slump originally reported for the
previous month. Excluding sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers, retail
sales plunged by an even steeper 17.2 percent in April after falling by a
revised 4.0 percent in March. Ex-auto sales were expected to tumble by 8.6
percent compared to the 4.5 percent nosedive originally reported for the
previous month. A separate report from the Federal Reserve showed industrial
production plummeted by 11.2 percent in April after tumbling by a revised 4.5
percent in March. Street had expected production to plunge by 11.5 percent
compared to the 5.4 percent nosedive originally reported for the previous
month. Concerns about the economy may have been offset by a report from the
University of Michigan showing an unexpected improvement in consumer sentiment
in the month of May. The report said the consumer sentiment index rose to 73.7
in May after plummeting to 71.8 in April. The rebound surprised market
participants, who had expected the index to slip to 68.0.
Crude oil futures settled higher
on Friday, extending recent gains, finding support from production cuts by
major oil producers and early signs of a recovery in demand for crude with some
business lockdowns globally being lifted. Meanwhile, according to Baker Hughes,
the number of active US rigs drilling for oil dropped by 34 to 258 this week,
falling for a ninth straight week. The total active US rig count also fell,
dropping by 35 to 339. Crude oil futures for June surged $1.87 or 6.8 percent
to settle at $29.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. July Brent
crude rose $1.37 or 4.4 percent to settle at $32.50 a barrel on London's
Intercontinental Exchange.
Indian rupee gave up all of its
initial gains and ended marginally lower against U.S. dollar on Friday, due to
fresh demand for the American currency from banks and importers. Traders
remained cautious as SBI research report stated that with the government's Rs
20 lakh crore stimulus package, the country's fiscal deficit is likely to be
more than double to 7.9% in the current financial year. The domestic currency
was also weighed down by dollar's strengthen against some other currencies
overseas. However, losses were limited as traders found some support with
report that India called for an agreement among G20 nations to enable the use of
flexibilities under a WTO pact on intellectual property rights to ensure access
to essential medicines, treatments and vaccines at affordable prices. On the
global front, U.S. dollar was set for a weekly gain on Friday as rising
Sino-U.S. tensions and worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections
rattled investors. Finally, the rupee ended at 75.58, 2 paise weaker from its
previous close of 75.56 on Thursday.
The FIIs as per Friday's data
were net sellers in both equity and debt segments. In equity segment, the gross
buying was of Rs 4624.49 crore against gross selling of Rs 6993.20 crore, while
in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs 1486.68 crore with gross
sales of Rs 7118.69 crore. Besides, in the hybrid segment, the gross buying was
of Rs 9.18 crore against gross selling of Rs 10.95 crore.
The US markets ended in green on
Friday as traders shrugged off the release of some dismal US economic data,
including reports showing record decreases in retail sales and industrial
production in the month of April. Asian markets are trading mostly higher on
Monday as more countries re-opened their economies, stirring hopes the world
was nearer to emerging from recession. Indian markets ended range-bound trade
in red territory with marginal losses on Friday amid rising coronavirus cases.
Today, the start of new week is likely to be flat-to-positive following Asian
peers and slew of measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to
boost the economy amid the coronavirus-led disruption. Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman announced the fifth and final tranche of measures under Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan outlining India's
massive Rs 20 lakh crore economic package on May 17. Also, the Reserve Bank of
India's (RBI) data showed that the country's foreign exchange reserves surged
by $4.235 billion to $485.313 billion in the week to May 8 on account of rise
in the foreign currency assets. Traders may take note that Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will frame a policy where private
entities are allowed to participate in all sectors. However, there may be some
cautiousness as Union home ministry on May 17 extended the lockdown for another
two weeks till May 31 to contain the spread of coronavirus. The number of new
cases topped 5,000 in a single day for the first time on May 17 on the back of
another explosion in Maharashtra, which reported a record 2347 fresh
infections, while as many as 154 death from the virus reported on May 17.
Traders may be concerned with the commerce and industry ministry's data showing
that India's exports contracted by a record 60.28 per cent to $10.36 billion in
April amid the coronavirus lockdown. Imports too tumbled by 58.65 per cent to
$17.12 billion in April from $41.4 billion in the same month last year.
Besides, the trade deficit narrowed to $6.76 billion. Trade deficit in April
2019 stood at $15.33 billion. Also, a private report stated that the economic
package announced by the Narendra Modi government over the past few days to
help economic recovery is unlikely to have an immediate impact on growth, and
it estimates real GDP to fall by 5 percent in fiscal year 2021. Meanwhile,
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Centre has increased borrowing
limits for states to 5 percent from 3 percent for FY21. There will be some buzz
in the power stocks with Power Minister R K Singh's statement that the revised
tariff policy has been cleared by a group of ministers and it is likely to be
implemented within a month. The policy provides for steps like penalty for
unscheduled power cuts by distribution companies. Coal stocks will be in focus
as the Union government opened up the mining sector in a big push for
privatisation. There will be some reaction in aviation stocks with a private
report that the aviation reforms Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed
reiterate steps announced before and will not immediately help airlines
bleeding in the nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus.
Support and
Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
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Previous close
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Support
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Resistance
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NSE Nifty
|
9,136.85
|
9,063.77
|
9,196.17
|
BSE Sensex
|
31,097.73
|
30,813.38
|
31,339.18
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Nifty Top volumes
Stock
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Volume
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Previous close (Rs)
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Support (Rs)
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Resistance (Rs)
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(in Lacs)
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Vedanta
|
754.97
|
92.95
|
88.92
|
96.27
|
Tata Motors
|
385.94
|
84.35
|
82.98
|
85.53
|
State Bank of India
|
354.98
|
166.40
|
164.65
|
168.20
|
ICICI Bank
|
318.30
|
322.70
|
317.48
|
329.23
|
Reliance Industries
|
286.83
|
1,459.40
|
1,427.43
|
1,479.03
|
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