Rising for the fourth straight
session, Indian equity benchmarks ended Tuesday's session near day's high
level, following reports that Indian and Chinese armies reached a consensus to
de-escalate tensions on the border. Positive cues from global markets and
sustained foreign fund inflow also kept investor sentiment higher. Key indices
made an optimistic start, as traders took encouragement with Niti Aayog Vice
Chairman Rajiv Kumar's statement that India will transform into a middle-income
country from a lower middle-income economy by 2030. Kumar also said that India
will witness a recovery in investment cycle by April 2021 and beef up efforts
on trade front as well. However, the stock markets soon turned cautious with
report that Moody's Investors Service has projected that the Indian economy to
shrink 3.1% in 2020 and said clashes with China on the border also suggest
rising geopolitical risks in the Asian region where countries are particularly vulnerable
to changes in geopolitical dynamics. But, key gauges regained traction in late
morning deals, as sentiment got a boost with Commerce and industry minister
Piyush Goyal's statement that India's exports in the first two weeks of June
have reached above 80% level of the same period last year and would be only
10-12% lower in the month compared to June 2019. Market-men also took support
from the Fitch Ratings' report that India is very likely to come out with
another round of fiscal stimulus package, worth about 1 percent of Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) in the coming months. Fitch, which recently revised
India's sovereign rating outlook to negative from stable, said it has factored
in the outgo for additional fiscal stimulus while deciding on the rating
action. Buying got intensified in late afternoon session, taking support from
private report stated that even though India relies sizeably on Chinese
imports, there are 40 sectors where domestic substitutes do exist and switching
part of the requirements to local alternatives can reduce the trade deficit
with the northern neighbour by $8.5 billion in a single year. Finally, the BSE
Sensex gained 519.11 points or 1.49% to 35,430.43, while the CNX Nifty was up
by 159.80 points or 1.55% to 10,471.00.
The US markets settled higher on
Tuesday, extending the upward move seen over the course of the previous
session, with the Nasdaq Composite booking another record close, helped by
improving economic data and optimism on Wall Street about the ability of the US
to respond to rising COVID-19 cases. Some support also came in as Treasury
Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he anticipates a new round of coronavirus
stimulus to pass Congress in July, while stressing that he also expects China
will hold up its end of the Phase 1 trade agreement with Washington. Besides,
Apple posted an all-time record close, as investors responded to announcements
from the tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference. However, Dr. Anthony
Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, warned that the next couple
of weeks are going to be critical in terms of the addressing a disturbing surge
in COVID-19 cases across the United States. He also reiterated a cautious
optimism about the prospects for the development of a vaccine by year's end or
early 2021. On the economic data front, new home sales in the US showed a
substantial increase in the month of May, according to a report released by the
Commerce Department. The report said new home sales spiked by 16.6 percent to
an annual rate of 676,000 in May from a significantly downwardly revised rate
of 580,000 in April. Street had expected new home sales to jump 2.7 percent to
an annual rate of 640,000 from the 623,000 originally reported for the previous
month. The downwardly revised data for April indicates new home sales plunged
by 5.2 percent during the month compared to the previously reported 0.6 percent
uptick. New home sales in the Northeast skyrocketed by 45.5 percent to a rate
of 32,000, home sales in the West soared by 29.0 percent to a rate of 169,000
and home sales in the South surged up by 15.2 percent to a rate of 402,000.
Crude oil futures ended lower on
Tuesday with conflicting US government statements on the status of US-China
trade deal. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro stoked confusion among
investors overnight when he said that the trade agreement was over. Trump then
said that the deal was fully intact. Further, oil prices also fell as worries
about energy demand resurfaced amid reports showing a sharp surge in
coronavirus cases across several states in America. US case tally surging with
more than half the states trending up as death toll tops 120,000. Crude oil
futures for August declined 36 cents or 0.9 percent to settle at $40.37 a
barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. August Brent crude fell 45 cents or
1 percent to settle at $42.63 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.
Rising for the second consecutive
day, Indian rupee has displayed a stronger trend against dollar on Tuesday, on
continued selling of the American currency by exporters and banks. Sentiments
remained buoyant with Fitch Ratings' latest report stating that India is very
likely to come out with another round of fiscal stimulus package, worth about 1
percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the coming months. Fitch, which
recently revised India's sovereign rating outlook to negative from stable, said
it has factored in the outgo for additional fiscal stimulus while deciding on
the rating action. Sustained foreign fund inflows, rising domestic equities and
easing oil rates lifted investors' confidence in the Indian rupee markets. On
the global front, pound rose versus the dollar but was little changed against
the euro in early London trading on Tuesday, ahead of UK PMI data for June and
the expected announcement of further lockdown easing measures. Finally, the
rupee ended at 75.66, 38 paise stronger from its previous close of 76.03 on
Monday.
The FIIs as per Tuesday's data
were net buyers in both equity and debt segments. In equity segment, the gross
buying was of Rs 5704.77 crore against gross selling of Rs 5273.96 crore, while
in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs 1093.12 crore with gross
sales of Rs 909.93 crore. Besides, in the hybrid segment, the gross buying was
of Rs 1.04 crore against gross selling of Rs 7.63 crore.
The US markets ended higher on
Tuesday as White House trade adviser Peter Navarro clarifyed his remarks about
the US-China trade deal. Asian markets are trading mostly in green on Wednesday
amid US assurances that the China trade deal was intact. Indian markets ended
higher for a fourth straight session on Tuesday amid buying across the board
despite rising coronavirus cases in the country. Today, markets are likely to
make flat-to-negative start on concerns about rising coronavirus cases in
India. India has again seen a sharp spike in the number of coronavirus cases,
with its total rising to 456,115. Around 14,483 people have died in the country
from Covid-19 so far. Investors will be concerned with Chief Economic Advisor
Krishnamurthy V Subramanian's statement that shutting the doors to other
countries will not help India, amid the current anti-Chinese sentiment
triggered by the Sino-India border tension and talks of an import substitution
policy. However, traders may take encouragement later in the day as the Finance
Ministry cited green shoots of recovery in agriculture, manufacturing and
services sectors, and said the prompt policy measures taken by the government
and RBI have helped reinvigorate the economy with minimal damage. Some support
may also come with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's statement that integrated
approach to transportation system, diversification of agriculture into energy
and power, and development of industrial clusters outside metro cities are the
need of the hour to boost the Indian economy. Meanwhile, the market regulator
SEBI has eased preferential allotment rules for fund-raising by stressed
companies, and also granted eligible companies exemption from making an open
offer. There will be some buzz in the aviation stocks with report that India
may soon allow airlines from the US, France, UK, Germany among others to
operate flights to and from India for approved categories of passengers. Auto
stocks will be in focus with Fitch Ratings' statement that auto volumes are
expected to recover partly in the second half of the ongoing financial year as
sales gradually increase after the easing of lockdown measures since May. There
will be some reaction in the IT stocks with ICRA's statement that the temporary
suspension of H1-B and L-1 visas by the US is a mildly negative development for
the Indian IT companies as their dependence on permits has gone down lately.
Insurance stocks will be in limelight as IRDAI allowed the health and general
insurers to offer short-term health insurance policies that will give coverage
against the coronavirus infection.
Support
and Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
|
Previous close
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Support
|
Resistance
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NSE Nifty
|
10,471.00
|
10,353.60
|
10,536.55
|
BSE Sensex
|
35,430.43
|
35,022.03
|
35,660.50
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Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
|
Previous close (Rs)
|
Support (Rs)
|
Resistance (Rs)
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(in Lacs)
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Tata Motors
|
686.39
|
104.40
|
102.20
|
106.30
|
State Bank of India
|
654.88
|
192.45
|
189.17
|
194.42
|
IndusInd Bank
|
457.17
|
520.40
|
503.73
|
530.53
|
ICICI Bank
|
324.95
|
376.15
|
367.47
|
381.57
|
Indian Oil Corporation
|
317.97
|
89.35
|
88.17
|
90.52
|
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