Nifty crosses 19K convincingly; FII flows, results season in focus
Markets gained sharply at the beginning of the July series as the bulls made a strong comeback resulting in new highs in the benchmark indices. Nifty breached the significant psychological level of 19,000, while Nifty Bank reached an all-time high during Friday’s session. Sustained buying by the FIIs and the advance...
Nifty near an all-time high, Monsoon progress, global cues in the limelight
Benchmark indices inched towards new highs as optimism over the domestic economy and FII inflows boosted investors’ confidence. Volatile was high with Nifty closing the week above the crucial support level of 18600, while the Bank Nifty once again struggled to hold 44000 level. For the week, the Nifty fell 0.8 pct...
Nifty ends flat, RBI policy outcome as expected; Fed Meet in focus.
Markets remained range bound, and the Nifty ended almost flat during the week helped by firm global trends and positive news flow on the domestic macro front. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision on June 8 to hold policy rates was pretty much along expected lines and the overall...
Nifty flat for the week; RBI policy in focus
Benchmark indices traded flattish positive bias, but midcap and smallcap indices outperformed. Sentiments across the globe were boosted after the US Senate approved the debt-ceiling suspension till January 1, 2025, thereby, averting a default. For the week, the Nifty ended flat at 18,534 levels, up 0.2 pct while the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty...
Nifty settles near 18,500; Uptrend intact
Markets last week turned bullish, and the June series began on a positive note as the Nifty tested 18500 mark while Banking Index closed above the key psychological level of 44000 mark. Index heavyweights like RIL, TCS, ICICI Bank & HUL provided good support. Positive commentary from US Fed, consistent FII buying and healthy results from Index...
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...