Extending previous session's
northward journey, Indian equity benchmarks displayed spirited performance on
Friday, with frontline gauges recapturing their crucial 33,200 (Sensex) and
10,250 (Nifty) levels. The markets' mood remained up-beat throughout the day
and benchmarks, after a gap-up opening, fervently gained from strength to
strength, as investors continued hunt for fundamentally strong stocks amid firm
global cues. Sentiments remained positive since beginning with International
Energy Agency's (IEA) report that India is emerging as a 'major driving force'
in global energy trends, with all modern fuels and technologies playing a part.
Meanwhile, the finance ministry has said that the FRDI Bill, under
consideration of a joint parliamentary committee, is depositor friendly and
provides more protection to them compared to existing provisions. It has
clarified that the provisions in the FRDI Bill do not modify current
protections for depositors adversely at all, the ministry held, maintaining
that these rather provide additional protections in a more transparent manner.
Markets extended rally in later part of the trade with pre-poll surveys showing
Bharatiya Janata Party would win the Gujarat elections this month. Heightened
uncertainty about the BJP's prospects in the state elections had weighed on
investors' sentiments in recent days. The survey came as a relief for
investors, who want political stability as the government attempts to steer the
economy out of the slump. Buying in banking stocks too aided sentiments on
report that bank loan growth rate rose to a three-year high in November
indicating businesses are ramping up output after the Goods and Services Tax
(GST) induced disturbances. Separately, a foreign brokerage report highlighted
that the Indian economy is expected to witness cyclical growth recovery, with
real GDP growth likely to accelerate from 6.4 percent this year to 7.5 percent
in 2018 and further to 7.7 percent in 2019. Finally, the BSE Sensex soared
301.09 points or 0.91% to 33,250.30, while the CNX Nifty was up by 98.95 points
or 0.97% to 10,265.65.
The US markets traded with
traction and ended near record high levels on Friday, as traders reacted
positively to the closely watched monthly jobs report. The continued advance by
stocks came following the release of a report from the Labor Department showing
stronger than expected job growth in the month of November. The non-farm
payroll employment jumped 228,000 jobs in November after surging up by a
revised 244,000 in October. The street had expected employment to climb by
200,000 jobs compared to the addition of 261,000 jobs originally reported for
the previous month. The Labor Department also said the unemployment rate came
in at 4.1 percent in November, unchanged from October and in line with the
street expectation. Meanwhile, average hourly employee earnings were up by 2.5
percent year-over-year in November, reflecting acceleration from 2.4 percent in
October but below estimates for 2.7 percent growth. Positive sentiment was also
generated by news that both the House and the Senate passed a stopgap spending
bill to avoid a government shutdown. The legislation extends government funding
until December 22nd, giving lawmakers time to negotiate a longer-term spending
bill. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
surged 117.68 points or 0.49 percent to 24,329.16, the Nasdaq gained 27.24
points or 0.40 percent to 6,840.08 and the S&P 500 was up by 14.52 points
or 0.55 percent to 2,651.50.
Crude oil futures extended their
gains on Friday amid concerns of supply disruptions from Nigeria, as workers
are threatening to strike at a crucial production facility and also on stronger
Chinese crude demand. Meanwhile, oilfield services firm Baker Hughes reported
that U.S. rig count, an early indicator of future output, ticked up by two oil
rigs to a total of 751. Benchmark crude oil futures for January delivery ended higher
by $0.67 or 1.2 percent at $57.36 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Brent crude for February delivery was up by 1.6 percent to $63.19 a barrel on
the ICE.
Indian
rupee snapped three-day declining trend and bounced back against the Greenback
on Friday, on the back of fresh dollar selling by exporters and some banks.
Sentiments remained optimistic with the private report stating that the Indian
economy is expected to witness cyclical growth recovery, with real GDP growth
likely to accelerate from 6.4 percent this year to 7.5 percent in 2018 and
further to 7.7 percent in 2019. Moreover, smart rise in domestic shares too
helped rupee to recover, but the dollar's strength against other currencies
overseas restricted the further up move. On the global front, pound rose
against a host of currencies on Friday, after the European Commission declared
that enough progress had been made in Brexit talks to move on to a second phase
of negotiations. Finally, the rupee ended at 64.45, 11 paise stronger from its
previous close of 64.56 on Thursday.
The FIIs as per Friday'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 4555.51 crore against gross
selling of Rs 5518.33 crore, while in the debt segment, the gross purchase was
of Rs 1298.50 crore with gross sales of Rs 963.57 crore.
The US markets surged in the last
session, lifting the Dow and the S&P 500 to new record closing highs,
following the release of a report from the Labor Department showing stronger
than expected job growth in the month of November. The Asian markets have made
a good start and some of the indices are up by about half a percent after the
US government averted a shutdown and tax reform negotiations made progress.
Japanese market was leading the gainers as the yen fell to its lowest in a
month. The Indian markets continuing their surge for the second straight day
ended higher in last session. Today, the data heavy week is likely to get a positive
start on supportive global cues, though traders will be eyeing the Gujarat
elections and the macro data of industrial output, consumer inflation and
wholesale inflation data slated to be released later this week. Traders will be
getting some support with statement of the prime minister's economic advisory
panel member Rathin Roy who has expressed hope that the forthcoming budget will
not be a 'populist' and will reflect the commitment of the government to
improve quality of expenditure. Meanwhile, industry body Assocham has said that
the government needs to accord top priority to agriculture in the budget as a
major shortfall in kharif production resulted in sluggish growth of farm sector
in the second quarter this fiscal. Traders will also get encouragement with
CII's Business Confidence Index climbing to 59.7 during October-December 2017,
against 58.3 in the previous quarter, as reform measures such as the Goods and
Services Tax (GST) instilled optimism in India Inc. Also, the Bihar Deputy
Chief Minister Sushil Modi has said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council
would examine the possibility of merging the 12 and 18 percent tax rates to a
new slab. He added that more than 90 percent of issues related to tax rates
have been resolved after the Council brought down 178 items from higher rates
to lower one.
Support and
Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
|
Previous close
|
Support
|
Resistance
|
NSE Nifty
|
10265.65
|
10216.98
|
10292.58
|
BSE Sensex
|
33250.30
|
33094.44
|
33345.92
|
Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
(in Lacs)
|
Previous close (Rs)
|
Support
(Rs)
|
Resistance (Rs)
|
SBI
|
164.19
|
313.10
|
310.52
|
317.27
|
ITC
|
131.33
|
262.20
|
256.00
|
265.80
|
Bharti Airtel
|
127.95
|
525.15
|
516.55
|
532.30
|
Vedanta
|
125.65
|
291.20
|
286.65
|
296.10
|
Tata Motors
|
122.89
|
411.15
|
406.85
|
414.60
|
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