Southward rally continued on
Dalal Street on the last trading day of the week, with the Sensex and Nifty
finishing in red for the third straight session. The markets made a positive
start of the day, supported by the private report stating that the Reserve Bank
of India's (RBI) move to extend the deadline for meeting the capital
conservation buffer (CCB) norms by one year would help increase lending
capacity of banks by over Rs 3.5 lakh crore. The additional amount will help
provide much-needed fund for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and
non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) that are facing cash crunch. The street
took note of a report that European Union has unveiled a strategy paper
outlining the broad roadmap for stepping up cooperation with India in a range
of key sectors, including trade, investment, Defence and security, innovation,
and on dealing with various global challenges. Meanwhile, India is keen to ink
a trade agreement with Mauritius before Mauritian prime minister's visit in
January next year. Negotiations are under way at present and Mauritius wants
duty cuts on its exports of textiles and marine products to India. However, in
the second half of the session, the indices erased all of their losses to dive
in red terrain, as RBI has revealed that
the top 20 defaulters of public sector banks account for Rs 2.36 lakh crore, or
20%, of total bad loans in India, though it is yet to reveal their names. The
total bad loans in the Indian banking system are Rs 10.2 lakh crore as of March
31, 2018. Domestic sentiments also got hit with a private report that India
could see two rate hikes in the initial monetary policies of next financial
year. The market participants failed to get any sense of relief with a private
report showing that India is now the second-fastest growing innovator after
China among major Asian countries, with patent publication nearly doubling in a
decade. In late noon deals, traders even overlooked Commerce and Industry
Minister Suresh Prabhu's statement that the government is preparing an
integrated logistics plan to fast-track movement of goods and cut transactions
cost of businesses. Finally, the BSE Sensex plunged 218.78 points or 0.62% to
34937.98, while the CNX Nifty was down by 73.30 points or 0.69% to 10526.75.
The US markets ended lower on
Friday on account of lingering concerns about the global economic outlook.
Further, weakness too prevailed in the markets due to falling oil prices, which
drove the indexes to weekly loses of more than 3.5% -the second straight week
of declines. Crude oil's bear market deteriorated on Friday, as investors
grappled with growing output from the US, President Donald Trump's entreaties
to key producers to keep prices lower, and generally rising inventories,
despite a recent cold snap in many oil-consuming regions. The fall in oil
prices weighed heavily on energy stocks, as 9 of the 10 of the biggest losers
in the S&P 500 on Friday were from shares of companies with links to the
energy complex. For the week, the Nasdaq tumbled 4.3%, the Dow ended the week
4.4% lower, while the S&P 500 notched a week-on-week decline of 3.8%. A
continued decline by shares of Apple (AAPL) also weighed on the markets, with
the tech giant slumping by 2.5 percent to its lowest closing level in well over
six months. Apple extended a recent downtrend after a report from the Wall
Street Journal said the company is moving to offer subsidies to mobile-network
operators in Japan, effectively cutting the price of its recently released
iPhone XR. Besides, investors also keyed in on developments in European
politics, after the U.K. and European Union both announced progress on Thursday
in outlining their future relationship after Britain exits the EU. Dow Jones
Industrial Average plunged by 178.74 or 0.73 percent points to 24285.95,
S&P 500 dropped 17.37 points or 0.66 percent to 2632.56 and Nasdaq was down
33.27 points or 0.48 percent to 6938.98.
Crude oil futures deeply ended
lower on Friday, with the contract nicking a seventh straight weekly fall, as
investors increasingly focused on supply worries ahead of an important
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) gathering, which is
scheduled on December 6. Prices remained
under pressure despite noises from some OPEC countries, most notably Saudi
Arabia, about another possible coordinated production cut at the next meeting
in two weeks. Meanwhile, investors were looking at a report this week that
showed record Saudi Arabia oil production of near 11 million barrels a day, as
customers tried to prepare for a disruption in Iran supplies from the Trump
administration's imposition of fresh sanctions on Tehran on November 4.
Benchmark crude oil futures for January dropped $4.21 or 7.7 percent to settle
$50.42 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. January Brent crude
plunged $3.80 or 6.1% percent to settle at $ 58.80 a barrel on London's
Intercontinental Exchange.
Indian
rupee continued its stellar rally for the seventh straight day and ended near
three-month high against US dollar on Thursday, on frantic selling of the US
currency by exporters and banks. Muted show by the greenback against other
currencies overseas as well as the recent fall in prices of crude oil added
momentum to the rupee. Traders also took note of a private report showing that
India is now the second-fastest growing innovator after China among major Asian
countries, with patent publication nearly doubling in a decade. On the global
front, dollar was broadly lower in Asian trade on Thursday as demand for safe
haven currencies declined after a rebound in global equities and the euro
strengthened on hopes for a resolution of Italy's budget dispute. Finally, the
rupee ended at 70.69, 77 paise stronger from its previous close of 71.46 on
Tuesday.
The FIIs as per Thursday's data
were net sellers in equity and debt segments both. In equity segment, the gross
buying was of Rs 4038.93 crore against gross selling of Rs 8886.58 crore, while
in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs 1069.39 crore with gross
sales of Rs 1106.03 crore. Besides, in the hybrid segment, the gross buying was
of Rs 11.41 crore against gross selling of Rs 7.89 crore.
The US markets slipped on Friday
as oil prices tumbled to their lowest levels in more than a year, dragging
shares of energy companies lower. Asian markets were trading mostly in green on
Monday, though investors were cautious as plunging oil prices fanned worries
about a dimming outlook for the global economy. Indian markets gave up all of
their early gains to settle in red territory for the third straight session on
Thursday, as global growth worries persisted. Markets were dragged down mainly
by metal, power and banking stocks. Indian markets remain closed on Friday on
account of Gurunanak Jayanti. Today, the markets are likely to make positive
start of the Future and Options (F&O) series expiry week, following firm
trade in other Asian markets coupled with sharp fall in crude oil prices.
Traders will be getting encouragement with the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development's (OECD) statement that India's economy will grow
close to 7.5% in 2019 and 2020. India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.7%
in 2017-18. Traders also will be getting some support with SBI Research report
stating that following decline in oil prices, the country's current account
deficit (CAD) is expected to touch 2.6% of GDP in the current fiscal against an
earlier expectation of 2.8%. Traders will be reacting to the Reserve Bank of
India's (RBI) report that the country's foreign exchange reserves rose by
$568.9 million to $393.580 billion in the week to November 16, mainly due to a
spurt in foreign currency assets. Traders may take note of a private report
that the RBI is expected to keep the key policy rates unchanged at its ensuing
policy review meet next month, amid easing global crude oil prices and robust
agriculture production. Meanwhile, the Union Cabinet is expected to consider
this week the proposed agriculture export policy, which aims at doubling
outbound shipments of farm products and increasing their share in the world
market. There will be some reaction in aviation industry stocks with a report
that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is likely to bring in two
petroleum products - natural gas and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) - under the
ambit of the new indirect tax system soon. There will be some buzz in the gems
and jewellery sector related stocks with Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh
Prabhu's statement that he has taken up with the finance ministry the issue
concerning credit to the gems and jewellery sector to ensure adequate
availability of funds for them.
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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10,526.75
|
10,477.08
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10,611.33
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BSE Sensex
|
34,981.02
|
34,824.50
|
35,251.02
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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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Yes Bank
|
443.51
|
195.55
|
192.18
|
201.38
|
ICICI Bank
|
125.47
|
352.05
|
349.20
|
356.70
|
Vedanta
|
123.88
|
199.60
|
197.53
|
203.13
|
SBI
|
120.67
|
282.70
|
280.52
|
285.97
|
Indiabulls Housing
Finance
|
98.69
|
705.70
|
693.92
|
723.72
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