Markets flat, HDFC twins correct on MSCI changes; Q4 results & macro data to dictate trend
Indian markets remained highly volatile in the week gone by, as most of the gains witnessed during the week got surrendered in Friday’s session, as intense selling pressure was observed on the back of profit booking and ended on a flat note. Renewed buying by foreign institutional investors...
Nifty surpasses resistance; IT stocks to play spoilsport
Markets extended gains for the third consecutive week on continued support from global markets and FIIs inflows. The Nifty surpassed the important barrier of 17,800. The Nifty IT index fell and dragged the benchmark index and results from heavyweights TCS and Infosys were below expected. Globally, poor retail sales data in the U.S....
Market gains as RBI holds rates; Quarterly results will be in focus this week
Markets gained in a holiday-shortened week in spite of global market volatility as an unchanged stance by the RBI in its monetary policy meeting aided the sentiments. The global stock market witnessed volatility on evidence of a cooling economy which accentuated worries that the Federal Reserve’s campaign...
Markets recover on global cues; RBI Policy in focus this week
Markets recovered after three weeks of decline as global cues remained positive and flight to risky assets increased as investors chased riskier assets on calming concerns of systemic risk in the US banking system. For the week, the Nifty ended higher by 2.4 pct to 17,360 levels. Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 gained...
Caution prevails; Global cues in focus this week
Volatility was high last week on subdued global market sentiments as fears of contagion in the global banking sector weighed. Cautiousness also prevailed after the government hiked securities transaction tax (STT) on futures & options contracts. Globally, the US Fed increased the rate as was widely expected by 25 bps to 4.75-5 pct. The...
Markets fall on global cues; US Fed meeting in focus in the coming week.
Benchmark indices witnessed a sharp sell-off during the week and the Nifty slipped below the 17,000 level for the first time in over five months, taking cues from weak global markets. The turmoil in the US banking space with the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the closure of New York-based Signature Bank...
Nifty slips on hawkish Fed; Global cues will be in focus in the coming week
Indian markets stayed in correction mode on weak global cues as investors turned cautious ahead of the crucial jobs report later in the week. Markets were once again worried about sharper rate hikes after Fed Chair Powell hinted at a higher peak rate which triggered a large dollar rally. Global markets were also...
Nifty bounces from support levels; Global cues will be in focus in the coming week
Markets ended with minor gains with broader markets outperforming as sentiments remained cautious on weak global cues. Markets ignored Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic’s comments that the central bank could be in a position to pause rate hikes sometime this summer. For the week,...
Nifty slips near the bear market range; Macroeconomic data in focus
Markets continued to reel under pressure on weak domestic and international cues as Nifty dipped below the crucial long-term support of the 200-Day EMA of 17,569 levels. Markets were worried that the US Federal Reserve might raise interest rates further to curb inflation along with fresh foreign fund outflows also dented...
Markets back in 17,800-18,200 range; Global cues will remain in focus
Equity markets continued to remain volatile during the week as caution prevailed in the later part of the week, after a fresh slate of U.S. economic data, which increased bets that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer. US CPI came in at 6.4 pct YoY for January, a bit higher than the 6.2 pct...