Indian equity benchmarks ended
Thursday's session in green terrain that marked a second straight day of gain
for the markets, on widespread buying amid a broad up-move in global markets
following encouraging Covid-19 vaccine trials. Sensex and Nifty closed above
their crucial 35,800 and 10,550 levels, respectively. Key gauges traded on
positive note since the beginning, as traders took encouragement with Finance
minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement that the government is committed to
undertaking reforms to make the tax administration simple for businesses,
particularly the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Sentiments
remained optimistic as the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has suggested
a host of measures such as technical audits and waiver of late fees, to broaden
the Goods and Services Tax (GST) base and make the taxation system simple. Key
indices gathered further ground in late afternoon trade, as the government
approved a scheme under which the eligible non-bank lenders will be provided
short-term liquidity through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up by the
SBICAP securities, a subsidiary of the State Bank of India (SBI). Market
participants also took a note of the Ministry of Finance's latest report that
the gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of June,
2020 is Rs 90,917 crore of which CGST is Rs 18,980 crore, SGST is Rs 23,970
crore, IGST is Rs 40,302 crore (including Rs 15,709 crore collected on import
of goods) and Cess is Rs 7,665 crore (including Rs 607 crore collected on
import of goods). However, markets pared some gains at the end of the session,
as some anxiety remained among traders with Fitch Ratings' report stating that
India's non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) will continue to face elevated
near-term risks even as economic activity picks up with the easing of the
country's nationwide lockdown. Finally, the BSE Sensex gained 429.25 points or
1.21% to 35,843.70, while the CNX Nifty was up by 121.65 points or 1.17% to
10,551.70.
The US markets ended higher on
Thursday, with Nasdaq ending at a record, following the release of a closely
watched Labor Department report showing another record spike in employment in
the month of June. The report said non-farm payroll employment skyrocketed by
4.8 million jobs in June after soaring by an upwardly revised 2.7 million jobs
in May. Street had expected employment to surge up by about 3.0 million jobs
compared to the spike of 2.5 million jobs originally reported for the previous
month. The Labor Department also said the unemployment rate dropped to 11.1 percent
in June from 13.3 percent in May. The unemployment rate had been expected to
dip to 12.3 percent. A separate Labor Department report showing first-time
claims for US unemployment benefits fell by much less than expected in the week
ended June 27th may. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims dropped
to 1.427 million, a decrease of 55,000 from the previous week's revised level
of 1.482 million. Street had expected jobless claims to tumble to 1.355 million
from the 1.480 million originally reported for the previous week. The report
also showed an increase in continuing claims, a reading on the number of people
receiving ongoing unemployment assistance, which climbed by 59,000 to 19.290
million in the week ended June 20. However, upside remain capped as the US saw 52,000 new COVID-19 cases
Wednesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, a new
one-day record in the US, implying that the battle against the spread of the
virus is far from over, which will make a V-shaped, or rapid and sharp,
economic recovery nearly impossible.
Crude oil futures ended higher
for a second session on Thursday buoyed by better-than-expected US job growth
in June. The US added 4.8 million jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell
for the second straight month to 11.1%. Besides, recent data from the Energy
Information Administration that showed a sharp decline in crude inventories in
the US last week also continued to support oil prices. Energy markets have been
keying in on increases in cases of COVID-19, however, with the US hitting a
single-day record of infections of more than 52,000, injecting some concern
into crude markets about the impact of protocols to limit the spread on the
economy and oil uptake. Crude oil futures for August gained 83 cents or 2.1 percent
to settle at $40.65 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. September
Brent crude rose $1.11 or 2.6 percent to settle at $43.14 a barrel on London's
Intercontinental Exchange.
Indian rupee ended substantially
stronger on Thursday on fresh selling of American currency by banks and
exporters. Besides, healthy growth in the domestic equity markets and dollar
weakness against other currencies overseas added to the rupee gains. Sentiments
got boost with the signs of progress in developing a COVID-19 vaccine which
bolstered hopes of a post-pandemic economic recovery. Meanwhile, Ministry of
Finance in its latest report has said that the gross GST revenue collected in
the month of June, 2020 is Rs 90,917 crore of which CGST is Rs 18,980 crore,
SGST is Rs 23,970 crore, IGST is Rs 40,302 crore (including Rs 15,709 crore
collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 7,665 crore (including Rs 607
crore collected on import of goods). On the global front, pound continued to be
driven up by the weaker U.S. dollar on Thursday and stayed neutral versus the
euro as investors assessed the probability of Britain signing a trade deal with
the European Union by the end of this year. Finally, the rupee ended at 75.04,
56 paise stronger from its previous close of 75.60 on Wednesday.
The FIIs as per Thursday'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 3669.98 crore against gross
selling of Rs 5355.14 crore, while in the debt segment, the gross purchase was
of Rs 1705.52 crore with gross sales of Rs 1343.01 crore. Besides, in the
hybrid segment, the gross buying was of Rs 4.36 crore against gross selling of
Rs 4.74 crore.
The US markets settled in green
on Thursday following the release of a closely watched Labor Department report
showing another record spike in employment in the month of June. Asian markets
are trading higher on Friday tracking overnight gains on Wall Street. Indian
market ended higher with gains of over a percent each on Thursday with
information technology companies and automakers pacing the gainers. Today, the
start of the session is likely to be in green following positive global cues
and ahead of economic data. Market participants will be eyeing the Services PMI
data to be released later in the day. Some support will come with the Reserve
Bank of India's (RBI) report that bank credit and deposits grew 6.18 percent
and 11 percent to Rs 102.45 lakh crore and Rs 138.67 lakh crore, respectively,
in the fortnight ended June 19. Also, traders may take note of Union minister
Nitin Gadkari's statement that India needs foreign direct investments worth Rs
50 to 60 lakh crore and the money can be tapped mainly through infrastructure
projects as well as MSME sector to accelerate the wheels of coronavirus-hit
economy. Besides, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir
Putin discussed the coronavirus crisis and resolved to strengthen the
Indo-Russia ties for jointly addressing the challenges of the post-Covid world.
However, there may be some cautiousness as with nearly 22,000 cases, India has
registered its biggest single-day jump in the number of coronavirus cases. The
tally now stands at 627,168 and 18,225 people have died from the disease.
Traders may be concerned as Care Ratings revised India's GDP growth forecast
for the current financial year to (-) 6.4 percent as economic activity
continues to be under restriction, due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The
rating agency, in May, had projected a decline in GDP growth of 1.5-1.6 percent
in FY21. Auto stocks will be in focus with a private report that automobile
sales are likely to see a sequential improvement over the next two months even
as the year-on-year decline is expected to continue up to December quarter due
to disruptions related to the coronavirus pandemic. There will be some reaction
in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) stocks as the RBI asked banks,
financial institutions and NBFCs to reclassify MSMEs on the basis of the new
criteria.
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
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10,551.70
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10,492.10
|
10,604.75
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BSE Sensex
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35,843.70
|
35,621.07
|
36,040.63
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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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State Bank of India
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521.28
|
185.45
|
183.63
|
187.63
|
ICICI Bank
|
509.65
|
362.85
|
359.17
|
368.72
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Axis Bank
|
503.63
|
423.20
|
415.83
|
436.03
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Tata Motors
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480.86
|
101.55
|
100.32
|
102.87
|
ITC
|
393.22
|
205.85
|
203.35
|
207.55
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