Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Nifty, Sensex lacking strength: Tuesday closing report-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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13 December 2016

Amidst high volatility, benchmark indices gained strength in late trade on Tuesday, with the Nifty ending above 8,200 level ahead of the upcoming policy meeting of US Federal Reserve that will begin tonight. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 182 points to 26,697 and the 50-share NSE Nifty rose 51 points to 8,221. The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hike interest rates, which, if happens, will lead to outflow of foreign funds from emerging markets, including India. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


The trends of the major indices in the course of Wednesday’s trading are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Major Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)

Earlier in the day, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) slightly lowered its 2016 growth forecast for developing Asia, reflecting slower-than-expected expansion in India. The new estimate for India has been adjusted to 7.0% from 7.4% due to weak investment, agricultural slowdown and the government's recent demonetisation. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


Coming back to Indian markets, in the midcap and smallcap segments, the S&P BSE Miscalculation index closed 0.43% down at 12,341 while the S&P BSE smallcap index closed at 12,222, marginally down. The India VIX (Volatility) index was down 1.66% at 15.9225.

The Indian Rupee was trading at 67.49 per US dollar. Gold was trading at Rs27,532 per 10 grams and silver was trading at Rs41,491 per kg. Gold downfall continues and it closes at par with Monday's closing, the primary reason for the downfall being the nearing US Federal Reserve Monetary Policy announcement. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


In the sectoral landscape, auto stocks gained the most pushing S&P BSE Auto index to 20,306.41, up 0.98%, with Tata Motors, Bharat Forge and Mahindra & Mahindra contributing the most to the rally. Tata Motors rose as much as 5% intraday after unnamed entity bought about five crore shares of the company in a block deal. 

Energy stocks rose with oil retailer Bharat Petroleum Corp leading the gains. Bharat Petroleum gained as much as 2.30%, after Monday's 3.6% fall due to a jump in crude prices. Natco Pharma has launched generic Tamiflu capsules, used for the treatment of influenza, in the American market after the final nod from the US health regulator in August 2016.

The top gainers and top losers of the major indices are given below:
 
Top Gainer (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)
China stock market rebounded on solid retail sales and factory output data, a day after it dropped to one-month low. The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.1% to 3,405, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.1% to 3,155 points. Hong Kong shares ended slightly higher but the gains were limited as investors were cautious ahead of a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. European stocks opened flat.


The closing values of the major Asian indices are given in the table below:The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
Asian Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)

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