Indian equity benchmarks traded
jubilantly on Friday, with Sensex and Nifty closing higher by over 500 and 100
points, respectively. Markets start the session on positive note, as the 15th
Finance Commission, chaired by N K Singh, observed that the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) numbers suggest continued high growth over the medium term
despite there have been fluctuations within the overall global trend. The
Commission also noted that the revenue projections on direct taxes are healthy
though on indirect taxes, there have been periodic fluctuations. Traders were
optimistic with a report showing that the ongoing trade war between the US and
China will help India tap export opportunities in both the countries in areas
such as garments, agriculture, automobile and machinery. Key indices further
gained momentum in noon deals to settle near their intraday high points, as
adding confident among market participants, Union Commerce Minister Suresh
Prabhu said that strategic investments based on a clear sectorial analysis will
further strengthen India's economic growth. He also emphasized on focusing on
district-development led growth to drive inclusivity in the society. Some
support also came with a private report that India-Mexico Business Chamber
(IMBC) has been inaugurated with the basic objective to strengthen the growing
India Mexico economic and commercial linkages. Market participants paid no heed
towards credit rating agency Ind-Ra's latest report stating that the rise in
US-China trade tensions could lead to dumping of Chinese goods and weaker flow
of foreign investment from the United States to emerging markets, including
India. Finally, the BSE Sensex gained 537.29 points or 1.44% to 37,930.77,
while the CNX Nifty was up by 150.05 points or 1.33% to 11,407.15.
The US markets ended volatile
trading session in red territory on Friday, as trade-related jitters
overshadowed strong economic data. The late-day sell-off weighted on financial
markets roiled by two weeks of concern that escalating trade war will undermine
global growth. A private report indicated that negotiations between the US and
China appear to have stalled. The report said scheduling for the next round of
negotiations is in flux because it is unclear what the two sides would discuss.
As per the report, discussions regarding scheduling the next round of talks
have not taken place since President Donald Trump signed an executive order
ramping up scrutiny of Chinese telecom companies. Besides, President Donald
Trump took steps toward calming nerves by postponing any tariffs on Japanese
and European cars, while agreeing to end levies on Canadian steel and aluminum
imports. But the status of talks with China remained unclear as investors
headed into the weekend. On the economic front, the University of Michigan
released a report showing a substantial improvement in consumer sentiment in
May, although the data was recorded mostly before trade negotiations with China
collapsed. The preliminary report showed the consumer sentiment index surged up
to 102.4 in May from 97.2 in April, reaching its highest level in fifteen
years. Meanwhile, the US and Canada on Friday said they reached a deal to end
tariffs imposed by Washington on aluminum and steel products from Canada, while
Canada will remove all retaliatory tariffs. Dow Jones Industrial Average
declined 98.68 points or 0.38 percent to 25764.00, Nasdaq fell 81.76 points or
1.04 percent to 7816.29 and S&P 500 was down by 16.79 points or 0.58
percent to 2859.53.
Crude oil futures settled lower
on Friday amid prospects of supply disruptions due to escalation in tensions in
the Middle East. Downside was limited with the unexpected increase in US crude
inventories in the previous week and prospects of a drop in global energy
demand in the event of the US and China failing to end their trade dispute. The
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)-led supply cuts and
the US sanctions on Iranian oil have significantly reduced the supply level in
global crude market this year. Besides, OPEC and allied producers will meet in
Vienna on June 25-26, just ahead of the expiration of the OPEC-led production
cut deal. Benchmark crude oil futures for June lost 11 cents or 0.2 percent to
settle at $62.76 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. July Brent crude
fell 41 cents or 0.6 percent to settle at $72.21 a barrel on London's
Intercontinental Exchange.
Snapping 3-day winning streak, Indian rupee ended weaker
against the American currency on Friday, as demand for the American unit from
importers and banks picked up. Traders remain concerned with credit rating
agency Ind-Ra's latest report stating that the rise in US-China trade tensions
could lead to dumping of Chinese goods and weaker flow of foreign investment
from the United States to emerging markets, including India. Adding pessimism
among investors, 15th Finance Commission chairman N K Singh expressed concern
over muted private investments and said that the new government should take on
the challenge of introducing reforms in areas including land and labour.
Weakness in other emerging market currencies against the US dollar along with
rising crude oil prices also kept pressure on the Indian rupee. On the global
front, dollar hovered near a two-week high against its peers on Friday,
supported by strong US economic data and a bounce in Treasury yields. Finally,
the rupee ended at 70.23, 20 paise weaker from its previous close of 70.03 on
Thursday.
The FIIs as per Friday's data
were net sellers in equity and debt segments both. In equity segment, the gross
buying was of Rs 3568.87 crore against gross selling of Rs 4493.07 crore, while
in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs 939.27 crore with gross sales
of Rs 1185.94 crore. Besides, in the hybrid segment, the gross buying was of Rs
0.91 crore against gross selling of Rs 0.32 crore.
The US markets settled lower on
Friday as worries over US-China trade relations more than offset strong
consumer data and other more conciliatory trade developments. Asian markets are
trading mostly in red on Monday as investors tried to catch their breath
following another week of escalating trade tensions between the United States
and China. Indian markets ended higher for second straight session on Friday on
the back of buying by investors ahead of exit polls for the Lok Sabha
elections. Today, the markets are likely to make gap-up opening of the new week
after exit polls of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections projected BJP-led National
Democratic Alliance (NDA) to win a comfortable majority. Besides, investors
will be looking forward the outcome of 17th Lok Sabha election on May 23. Some
support will also come with the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) data showing that
the country's foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.368 billion to reach
$420.055 billion in the week to May 10 on account of a rise in foreign currency
assets. In the previous week, the reserves had increased by $171.9 million to
$418.687 billion. Traders may take note of report that the GST Council is likely
to consider next month a proposal for setting up a national bench of the
Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR) to reconcile the contradictory
orders on similar issues passed by AARs in different states, a move aimed at
providing certainty to taxpayers. However, there may be some cautiousness with
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Shamika Ravi's
statement that India needs to make all efforts to reach double digit growth and
should not treat 7 percent expansion as the new normal. Traders may also be
concerned about India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showing that
pre-monsoon rainfall from March to May, a phenomenon vital to agriculture in
several parts of the country, has recorded a deficiency of 22 per cent. The IMD
recorded 75.9 millimetres of rainfall from March 1 to May 15 as against the
normal rainfall of 96.8 millimetres, which comes to around minus 22 per cent.
There will be some buzz in the port sector stocks with report that India's 12
major ports recorded 5.65 percent rise in cargo handling to 60.07 million
tonnes (MT) in April this fiscal, mainly due to higher demand for coal,
petroleum, oil and lubricants. Also, there will be some reaction in the power
sector stocks with report that coal despatches by Coal India to the power
sector rose marginally by 1 per cent to 40.7 million tonnes in April 2019
compared to 40.3 million tonnes in the year-ago month.
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
|
11,407.15
|
11,302.62
|
11,468.92
|
BSE
Sensex
|
37,930.77
|
37,563.71
|
38,149.48
|
Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
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Previous
close (Rs)
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Support (Rs)
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Resistance
(Rs)
|
(in
Lacs)
|
Yes
Bank
|
1,179.40
|
134.15
|
129.07
|
142.62
|
SBI
|
258.39
|
319.25
|
314.48
|
322.98
|
IOC
|
227.63
|
149.60
|
146.75
|
152.55
|
ZEEL
|
221.92
|
372.15
|
353.03
|
384.53
|
Tata
Motors
|
215.76
|
176.85
|
172.13
|
179.63
|
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