Indian bourses gave a
power-packed performance for second straight day on Monday, on the back of
Friday's corporate tax cut by the government. The markets made a gap up
opening, aided with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement that India
has become a highly competitive investment destination post corporate tax
reduction as the rates are now lower than that in China and most Southeast
Asian countries. Adding more comfort among traders, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
relaxed the priority-sector lending (PSL) rules for exporters, scrapping the
turnover limit for an exporter to be eligible for such loans and increasing the
sanction limit per borrower. Despite weak global cues, bulls held their tight
grip on the streets for the whole day, taking support with Union Minster Piyush
Goyal's statement that the target of making India $5 trillion economy is
achievable and that all the stakeholders need to work together to meet this
objective. Market participants also remained optimistic after the Retirement
fund body, Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in its latest
Provisional Estimate of Net Payroll data report showed that India created
11,61,918 new jobs in the month of July 2019 as against revised figure of
10,75,314 in June 2019. As per the report, the maximum jobs were created in the
age bracket of 18-21. Finally, the BSE Sensex gained 1075.41 points or 2.83% to
39,090.03, while the CNX Nifty was up by 326.00 points or 2.89% to 11,600.20.
The US markets ended mostly in
red on Monday after investors weighed downbeat data on eurozone manufacturing
activity with reports that Chinese officials played down the significance of
last week's cancellation of visits to US farm states. The flash eurozone
manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to an 83-month low of 45.6
in September, down from 47 in August. A figure of less than 50 indicates
activity declined. In particular, Germany's manufacturing PMI gauge fell to
41.4 in September, its worst reading in a decade. The biggest economy in the
eurozone has been vulnerable to the deterioration of global conditions, drawing
concerns that the export powerhouse will record its second consecutive quarter
of negative growth from the June to September period, which would qualify as a
technical recession. Besides, the lackluster performance on markets also came
as a lack of major US economic kept some traders on the sidelines. Reports on
consumer confidence, new home sales, durable goods orders and personal income
and spending are likely to attract attention in the coming days.
Crude oil futures ended higher on
Monday on account of growing tensions in the Middle East following recent
attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Late last week, the US said that it would
deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia following the September 14 attacks on oil facilities.
Also, President Donald Trump said that he had ordered the US Treasury to
substantially increase sanctions on Iran. However, Saudi Arabia has reportedly
restored much of the output lost to attacks over a week ago that damaged its
oil facilities. Benchmark crude oil futures for October gained 55 cents or 1
percent to settle at $58.64 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
November Brent rose 49 cents or 0.8 percent to settle at $64.77 a barrel on
London's Intercontinental Exchange.
Indian
rupee ended unchanged compared to its previous close on Monday, as rising crude
oil prices and concerns regarding US-China trade war kept investors edgy. The
domestic currency was also weighed down by dollar's strengthen against some
other currencies. However, traders took some support with Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman's statement that India has become a highly competitive
investment destination post corporate tax reduction as the rates are now lower
than that in China and most Southeast Asian countries. On the global front,
euro fell on Monday after German flash purchasing managers' index survey data
for September was weaker than expected, raising more fears about the health of
the economy. Finally, the rupee ended unchanged from its previous close of
70.94 on Monday.
The
FIIs as per Monday's data were net buyers in both equity and debt segments. In
equity segment, the gross buying was of Rs 17191.73 crore against gross selling
of Rs 16599.09 crore, while in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs
1310.82 crore with gross sales of Rs 825.29 crore. Besides, in the hybrid
segment, the gross buying was of Rs 102.04 crore against gross selling of Rs
104.82 crore.
The US markets end mostly lower
on Monday as weak economic data out of Europe stoked worries over the state of
the global economy. Asian markets are trading mostly in green on Tuesday as
investors' sentiment was buoyed after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said
US-China trade talks will resume next week. Indian markets continued their
strong bullish momentum for second straight session on Monday, with Sensex
(39,000) and Nifty (11,600) regaining their crucial levels, led by government's
decision to cut corporate tax rate and the GST Council reduced taxes on a
number of items and services to boost consumption. Today, the markets are likely
to extend two-day gaining momentum for yet another session following the
government's booster in the form of corporate tax rate cut, a reform which is
likely to benefit several firms, amid positive Asian cues. Traders will be
getting some encouragement with NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar's
statement that India has become a more attractive investment destination
following the reduction in corporate tax rates but relocation of units from
competitors such as China will depend on other factors as well, such as the
ability of states to make their environment more business-friendly. He added
that this measure will help restore growth momentum in the second half of the
economy. He expects the second half of FY20 (October 2019-March 2020) to clock
higher than 7.5% GDP growth. Traders may take note of Moody's Investors
Service's statement that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Housing Finance
Committee's recent recommendations on Indian residential mortgage-backed
securities (RMBS) have the potential to alleviate key credit challenges
associated with the sector. Meanwhile, the Agriculture Ministry's data showed
that the country's foodgrain production is estimated slightly lower at 140.57
million tonnes in the kharif season of 2019-20 crop year on likely fall in rice
and pulses output. Auto stocks will be in focus as allaying fears of the
automobile industry, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said there is
no need to ban petrol and diesel vehicles as electric mobility has picked up
momentum on its own and all buses would be electric in two years. Besides, ICRA
said the automotive industry is likely to be one of the key beneficiaries of
corporate tax revision. It said the reduction of corporate tax rates to
globally competitive levels will incentivise OEMs (original equipment
manufacturers) and their vendors to increase localisation, which augurs well
for the industry. There will be some buzz in the steel stocks with Union
Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's statement that India will
become a net exporter of steel in the next three years.
Support and Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
|
Previous close
|
Support
|
Resistance
|
NSE Nifty
|
11,600.20
|
11,482.75
|
11,706.25
|
BSE Sensex
|
39,090.03
|
38,695.67
|
39,462.75
|
Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
|
Previous close (Rs)
|
Support (Rs)
|
Resistance (Rs)
|
(in
Lacs)
|
Yes Bank
|
2,211.69
|
55.45
|
53.07
|
57.67
|
ICICI Bank
|
574.90
|
446.30
|
433.17
|
454.72
|
SBI
|
541.78
|
313.75
|
304.10
|
319.70
|
ITC
|
520.40
|
254.85
|
249.67
|
260.27
|
Tata Motors
|
510.32
|
127.90
|
123.47
|
135.37
|
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