Indian equity indices staged late
recovery after early fall on Tuesday's trading session, with Sensex and Nifty
reclaiming their crucial levels of 39,800 and 11,900, respectively. After a
cautious start, key indices entered into negative terrain, as the finance
ministry said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection registered at Rs
99,939 crore in the month of June 2019. The growth was sluggish as compared to
Rs 1,00,289 crore in May 2019. Adding more worries, the audit report of
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) showed that total service tax
arrears rose to Rs 1.66 lakh crore in 2017-18, up from Rs 1.18 lakh crore in
the preceding financial year. But in the second half of the day, benchmarks
erased all of their losses to end in positive terrain. Domestic sentiments got
boost, after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said economic growth is high
on the agenda of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government and various steps are being
taken to accelerate the GDP. Traders took some support with reports that the
growth of India's eight core sectors has improved to 5.1% in May 2019 against
4.1% in the same month last year, helped by rise in output in steel and
electricity. According to data released by the ministry of Commerce and
Industry, the combined Index of eight core industries stood at 138.7 in May
2019. Finally, the BSE Sensex gained 129.98 points or 0.33% to 39,816.48, while
the CNX Nifty was up by 44.70 points or 0.38% to 11,910.30.
Extending their previous session
gains, the US markets ended higher on Tuesday even as trading in assets perceived
as safe havens, like US Treasuries, benefitted from pessimism about the global
economic outlook and the prospect of an ongoing trade war with China. The
choppy trading seen for most of the day came amid renewed uncertainty about
global trade after the US proposed new tariffs on more European goods as part
of an ongoing dispute over aircraft subsidies. The US Trade Representative
issued a supplemental list of approximately $4 billion worth of products that
could potentially be subject to additional duties. The USTR is adding the
supplemental list to an initial list of $21 billion worth of products published
on April 12. The threat of additional tariffs comes as the US and the European
Union have been engaged in a long-running World Trade Organization dispute
regarding EU aircraft subsidies. While the US and China have agreed to restart
stalled trade talks, the news is a reminder that President Donald Trump is
fighting a trade war on multiple fronts. Traders also seemed somewhat reluctant
to make more significant moves amid a quiet day on the US economic data front.
Besides, a slew of data is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, although
traders may remain away from their desks ahead of the holiday on Thursday. Dow
Jones Industrial Average surged 69.25 points or 0.26 percent to 26786.68,
Nasdaq gained 17.93 points or 0.22 percent to 8109.09 and S&P 500 was up by
8.68 points or 0.29 percent to 2973.01.
Crude oil futures ended sharply
lower on Tuesday amid global demand worries. Trade negotiations play out
against a backdrop of recent data exposing vulnerabilities in the global
expansion. Factory activity slowed across much of Europe, Asia and the US in
June. Broader economic concerns continue to hang over tightening fundamentals,
with demand side fears helping to drag prices lower. Meanwhile, the market
should keep a close eye on the weekly US petroleum supply data, particularly
after US crude and product stocks have posted surprisingly strong draws the
last two weeks. Both crude benchmarks marked the lowest finish for a
front-month contract since June 19. Benchmark crude oil futures for August
dropped $2.84 or 4.8 percent to settle at $56.25 a barrel on the New York
Mercantile Exchange. September Brent declined $2.66 or 4.1, percent to settle
at $62.40 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.
Indian rupee ended unchanged compared to its previous
close, even as crude oil prices eased. Anxiety also remained among the traders
with India Meteorological Department's statement that Monsoon deficiency in
June this year was the highest for the month since 2015. The month ended with
33 per cent deficiency which translates to around 67 per cent of the Long
Period Average (LPA). Several parts of the country have been witnessing
drought-like situation. However, traders took some support with Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement that economic growth is high on the
agenda of the Narendra Modi 2.0 government and various steps are being taken to
accelerate the GDP. On the global front, dollar edged lower on Tuesday as
optimism from a weekend trade truce between the United States and China faded.
Finally, the rupee ended unchanged from its previous close of 68.95 on Monday.
The FIIs as per Tuesday'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 5183.26 crore against gross
selling of Rs 6046.29 crore, while in the debt segment, the gross purchase was
of Rs 838.60 crore with gross sales of Rs 314.96 crore. Besides, in the hybrid
segment, the gross buying was of Rs 1.94 crore against gross selling of Rs 0.86
crore.
The US markets ended higher on
Tuesday but gains were kept in check after the US threatened a new wave of
tariffs on European goods, dampening recent optimism surrounding the
Washington-Beijing trade truce. Asian markets are trading mostly lower on
Wednesday as global trade concerns weighed on investor sentiment. Indian
markets ended higher for second consecutive session on Tuesday, with gains of
over one third of a percent, led by gains in oil and gas, IT and financial
stocks. Today, the markets are likely to make slightly positive start amid
sharp fall in crude oil prices and hopes that the government could announce
measures in the fiscal Budget to ease liquidity situation and boost the slowing
economy. Investors will be eyeing Services PMI data to be out later in the day.
Some support will come with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement
that India still continues to be the fastest growing economy and demonetisation
has had no effect on the Indian economy. Some support may also come with report
that Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has called for establishing
a framework to increase farm exports from Rs 2.75 lakh crore to about Rs 7 lakh
crore by 2024-2025. Goyal said a cooperative sector export promotion forum will
be established as an exchange platform for cooperatives to make farmers and
agriculture-based industries self-reliant. Traders may take note of report that
the apex NBFC body Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) said they should
be allowed to avail of refinance facility under the Mudra scheme and also
setting up of a permanent refinance window at RBI similar to the one that
National Housing Bank (NHB) offers them to help meet their liquidity needs. The
liquidity crisis has seen a massive 19 percent points drop in disbursement by
NBFCs in the fourth quarter of FY19. However, some cautiousness may come with
the finance minister's statement that India's state-owned banks had classified
Rs 1.50 trillion ($21.76 billion) worth of loans as wilful defaults in 2018-19,
with the biggest lender State Bank of India accounting for nearly a third.
Meanwhile, the government may impose anti-dumping duty on imports of certain
types of filament yarn from China, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand as the commerce
ministry has started investigation into alleged dumping of the product
following complaints from domestic players. There will be some buzz in the
Information Technology (IT) stocks with Crisil's report that scaling up and the
need to build digital capabilities will lead to faster consolidation among the
mid-tier information technology companies in India. Also, there will be some
reaction in metal stocks with Icra's report that the waiver of 2.5% duty on
imports of iron ore lumps, fines and pellets can bring much relief to the
domestic steel makers after March 2020, when merchant mines across the country
are headed for expiry. There will be some buzz in the sugar stocks with a
report that sugar prices are expected to remain stable or slightly higher at Rs
34-35 per kg in the coming months following the surplus situation even as the
production is likely to fall during 2019-20.
Support and
Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
|
Previous close
|
Support
|
Resistance
|
NSE Nifty
|
11,910.30
|
11,844.18
|
11,946.93
|
BSE Sensex
|
39,816.48
|
39,597.62
|
39,936.92
|
Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
|
Previous close
(Rs)
|
Support (Rs)
|
Resistance (Rs)
|
(in Lacs)
|
Yes Bank
|
1,496.70
|
100.80
|
97.72
|
105.97
|
Zee Entertainment
|
194.48
|
356.40
|
349.47
|
366.17
|
Tata Motors
|
169.04
|
163.75
|
160.95
|
166.95
|
Indiabulls Housing
Finance
|
145.15
|
642.40
|
619.90
|
656.70
|
SBIN
|
144.82
|
364.50
|
361.57
|
366.22
|
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