Indian equity benchmarks ended
Monday's trade on a pessimistic note, with Sensex and Nifty settling below
their crucial 37,950 and 11,150 levels, respectively. Markets made slightly
positive start but soon fell sharply as banking shares came under intense
selling pressure after the Reserve Bank of India on Friday warned that the bad
loan ratio in the banking industry could rise to at least 12.5 per cent by
March 2021, from 8.5 per cent in March 2020. Also, RBI in its half-yearly
Financial Stability Report said that the exact duration of how long COVID-19
pandemic will last is still uncertain, therefore the downside risks to growth
remain significant in FY21. Traders were also cautious with report that foreign
portfolio investors (FPIs) remained net sellers in Indian markets in July so
far on account of both domestic and global factors, including rising number of
coronavirus cases and increasing tension between the US and China. Benchmarks
continued to trade lower in late afternoon session, as private report stated
that Indian economy is likely to face inflationary pressures in the near term,
as factors like supply chain disruption and lack of low-wage workers are
expected to offset the deflationary pressures from subdued demand in the
economy. However, further losses got restricted as Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
termed India as the best destination for foreign investment with high returns,
and urged European investors to invest in India. He said the government is
looking at LNG as fuel for trucks and buses in transport on long routes of more
than 700 to 800 km. In addition, it is promoting ethanol to reduce Rs 7 lakh
crore annual import of crude. Apart from LNG, he said the government's focus is
to take ethanol economy from the present Rs 20,000 crore to Rs 1 lakh crore.
Traders also took note of Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister D V Sadananda
Gowda's statement that the government is taking measures for ease of doing
business in the fertiliser sector and to ensure smooth supply of soil nutrients
to farmers. Finally, the BSE Sensex fell 194.17 points or 0.51% to 37,934.73,
while the CNX Nifty was down by 62.35 points or 0.56% to 11,131.80.
The US markets settled higher on
Monday on optimism about additional fiscal stimulus after Treasury Secretary
Steven Mnuchin said Republicans have finalized their new coronavirus relief legislation.
Mnuchin said the GOP intends to introduce the $1 trillion bill after delaying
the planned rollout last week. Despite the vast gap in the price tags of the
Republican plan and a $3 trillion bill passed by the Democrat-controlled House,
Mnuchin said he expects lawmakers can move very quickly to address the
differences. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve will conclude its two-day policy
meeting on Wednesday. Investors generally don't expect the central bank to make
any major announcements, but are looking for Chairman Jerome Powell to maintain
a dovish tone. However, US-China tensions simmered, as the US closed its
consulate in the western Chinese city of Chengdu at Beijing's demand, in
retaliation for Washington ordering the closure of China's Houston consulate.
On the economic data front, following the substantial rebound in new orders for
U.S. manufactured durable goods reported for the previous month, the Commerce
Department released a report showing durable goods orders continued to move
sharply higher in the month of June. The Commerce Department said durable goods
orders surged up by 7.3 percent in June after skyrocketing by a downwardly
revised 15.1 percent in May. The continued increase comes following the
nosedive seen in March and April. Street had expected durable goods orders to
leap by 7.2 percent compared to the 15.7 percent jump that had been reported
for the previous month. Orders for transportation equipment helped to lead the
way higher once again, spiking by 20.0 percent in June after soaring by 78.9
percent in May.
Crude oil futures end higher on
Monday buoyed by a drop in the US dollar index to its lowest in two years.
However, the continued spread of COVID-19 and its impact on the economy, as
well as US-China tensions limited the rise in prices. The number of confirmed
cases of COVID-19 world-wide climbed above 16.2 million on Monday and the death
toll rose to 648,966. The US case tally climbed to 4.23 million and the death
toll rose to 146,935. Crude oil futures for September gained 31 cents or 0.8
percent to settle at $41.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
September Brent crude added 7 cents or 0.2 percent to settle at $43.41 a barrel
on London's Intercontinental Exchange.
Indian rupee ended flat on Monday
as traders remained cautious as RBI in its half-yearly Financial Stability
Report said that the exact duration of how long COVID-19 pandemic will last is
still uncertain, therefore the downside risks to growth remain significant in
FY21. However, sentiments got some support as Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
termed India as the best destination for foreign investment with high returns,
and urged European investors to invest in India. On the global front, dollar
steadied Monday after reaching its lowest since September 2018 overnight,
weakened by deteriorating U.S.-China relations and domestic economic concerns
as U.S. COVID-19 infections showed no sign of slowing. Finally, the rupee ended
unchanged from its previous close of 74.83 on Friday.
The FIIs as per Monday's data
were net buyers in equity, while they were net sellers in debt segment. In
equity segment, the gross buying was of Rs 9141.94 crore against gross selling
of Rs 5269.05 crore, while in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs
743.82 crore with gross sales of Rs 951.23 crore. Besides, in the hybrid
segment, the gross buying was of Rs 19.39 crore against gross selling of Rs
4.85 crore.
The US markets ended higher on
Monday as investors weighed progress in US government stimulus efforts against
rising Covid-19 cases. Asian markets are trading mostly in green on Tuesday as
investors continue to monitor developments over coronavirus vaccine. Indian
markets ended lower on Monday, with banks suffering heavy losses amid the RBI's
warning about rising bad loans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Today, the
markets are likely to get optimistic start tracking positive global cues.
Traders will be getting some encouragement as RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das made
a strong case for stepping up investments in the infrastructure sector to
restart the economy reeling under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some
support will also come with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal's
statement that the government will soon set up a single window system for
clearances and approvals for industry, and is working on creating a land bank
with a view to attract investments. Besides, the Finance Ministry said the
Centre has released over Rs 1.65 lakh crore as GST compensation to states for
2019-20 financial year, including Rs 13,806 crore for March. Though, rising
coronavirus cases may impact the markets. India recorded over 45,000
coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 1,482,503. The
country's current Covid-19 death toll stands at 33,448. There may be some
cautiousness with 15th Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh's statement that
India will see a sharp V-shaped recovery in the third and fourth quarter of the
current fiscal, but FY21 GDP growth would ultimately be in negative territory
as the coronavirus lockdown led to serious demand and supply dislocations.
Pharma stocks will be in focus as the central government launched four schemes
of Department of Pharmaceuticals for promotion of domestic manufacturing of
bulk drugs and medical devices parks in the country. There will be some
reaction in PSU stocks with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement
that the government is working on completing the stake sale process of about 23
public sector companies whose divestment has already been cleared by the
Cabinet. There will be earnings announcements too, to keep the markets in
action.
Support
and Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
|
Previous close
|
Support
|
Resistance
|
NSE Nifty
|
11,131.80
|
11,114.50
|
11,249.60
|
BSE Sensex
|
37,934.73
|
11,071.43
|
11,208.58
|
Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
|
Previous close (Rs)
|
Support (Rs)
|
Resistance (Rs)
|
(in Lacs)
|
ICICI Bank
|
732.77
|
358.50
|
348.13
|
377.33
|
State Bank of India
|
507.14
|
187.15
|
184.70
|
191.40
|
Zee Entertainment
Enterprises
|
399.24
|
145.40
|
141.63
|
152.13
|
Indian Oil Corporation
|
391.39
|
93.75
|
91.55
|
95.80
|
Reliance Industries
|
370.61
|
2,156.20
|
2123.13
|
2,194.03
|
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