Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Nifty, Sensex Struggling to Head Higher – Tuesday closing report -The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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28 November  2017

I had mentioned in Monday’s closing report that Nifty, Sensex were headed higher. The major indices of the Indian stock markets were range-bound on Tuesday and closed with small losses over Monday’s close. The trends of the major indices in the course of Tuesday’s trading are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
 
Major Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)
Key Indian equity indices traded in the red during the mid-afternoon session on Tuesday as negative Asian indices as well as profit booking in oil and gas and consumer durables stocks kept investors' sentiments subdued. Index heavyweights like ONGC, Power Grid, NTPC, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank traded lower on the BSE market breadth. Investor confidence in China was on a decline due to rising bond yields. On the NSE, there were 728 advances, 793 declines and 50 unchanged. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The government on Tuesday appointed IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India. According to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), Kharola is an IAS officer of the Karnataka cadre of 1985. Kharola headed the Metro in Bengaluru as Managing Director. Interestingly, the appointment comes just days after the incumbent CMD of Air India Rajiv Bansal was given a three- month extension. The S & P BSE PSU closed at 9,313.39, down 0.61% on the BSE.

Global software major Infosys said it would hire 500 Americans in US' Rhode Island state in the next 5 years. "We will hire 500 American workers in Rhode Island over the next 5 years where a design and innovation hub will be set up in multi-year partnership with its state, a said the city-based $10 billion firm in a statement here. Welcoming the IT firm, Governor Raimondo said the people were equipped and prepared to compete for the Infosys jobs. "Infosys joins a growing local market of innovative, advanced industry firms that have chosen to plant a flag in Rhode Island where we have invested in higher education and job training," he said. The hiring in Rhode Island is part of the company's announcement on May 2 to recruit 10,000 Americans by setting up four such hubs across the US to focus on new technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, user experience, emerging digital technologies, cloud and big data. Infosys shares closed at Rs984.50, down 1.30% on the BSE.

With new product launches, Maruti Suzuki shares soared to close at Rs8,633.00, up 1.48% on the BSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Jerome Powell, US President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, said he expected the central bank to continue monetary tightening and to ease regulatory burdens on financial system. "If confirmed, I would strive, along with my colleagues, to support the economy's continued progress toward full recovery," said Powell in remarks to be delivered at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Xinhua reported. "We expect interest rates to rise somewhat further and the size of our balance sheet to gradually shrink," Powell said in the remarks which were released on Monday before his hearing. He also noted that the central bank should be prepared to respond decisively in response to crisis. In regard to regulatory reforms, Powell said the central bank under his leadership will consider appropriate ways to ease regulatory burdens on the financial system while preserving core reforms, such as strong capital and liquidity requirements, stress testing and resolution planning. In India, the expected rise in interest rates will be reflected and equity market bulls are likely to be adversely affected to that extent. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The top gainers and top losers of the major indices are given in the table below:
 
Top Gainer (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)

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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