Monday, 29 January 2018

Nifty, Sensex on an Uptrend – Monday closing report-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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29 January  2018

I had mentioned in Friday’s closing report that Nifty, Sensex might go sideways. The major indices of the Indian stock markets rallied on Monday and closed with gains over Friday’s close. On the NSE, there were 427 advances, 1,086 declines and 27 unchanged. The trends of the major indices in the course of Monday’s trading are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
 
Major Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)
Optimism ahead of the tabling of the Economic Survey 2017-18 in Parliament, along with buying in auto, metals and banking stocks, lifted the key Indian equity indices to trade at fresh high levels during the mid-afternoon trade session on Monday. According to market observers, positive global cues, coupled with the expectation of sops from the Union Budget 2018-19, lifted investors' risk-taking appetite. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


The Economic Survey 2017-18 tabled in Parliament on Monday said that resolving the non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad loans, of state-run banks and implementing GST are among the major factors that will aid India log GDP growth of 6.75% in the current fiscal, the Economic Survey for 2017-18 tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday, has said. The S & P BSE Bankex closed at 31,125.80, up 0.14% on the BSE.

Steps taken towards development of inclusive "employment-intensive" industry, and building of "resilient infrastructure improved the overall business environment, said the Economic Survey 2017-18 released on Monday. This is likely to lead to a bullish trend in the medium term for suppliers to smart cities projects and infrastructure projects.

The Future Group on Friday said it has acquired Jasper Infotech-owned Snapdeal's logistics arm Vulcan Express at Rs35 crore. "Jasper Infotech, which also owns Snapdeal... has entered into an agreement with Future Supply Chain Solutions... to sell 100% stake in Vulcan Express Pvt Ltd in an all-cash deal valued at Rs35 crore," a Future Group statement said. Vulcan Express, which services the logistics requirements of Snapdeal, Airtel and UPS, is focused on e-commerce and high-value business-to-business logistics. "Through Vulcan, we plan to boost our last mile capabilities and also offer state-of-the-art solutions to our e-commerce and retail clients, including realising our disruptive vision of Retail 3.0," said Kishore Biyani, Founder and Chairman, Future Group. "Similar to our recent sale of FreeCharge, we believe Snapdeal's sale of Vulcan Express to Future Group is a successful deal for all three parties," said Jason Kothari, Chief Strategy and Investment Officer, Snapdeal, who also led the sale of Snapdeal-owned FreeCharge to Axis Bank. Future Retail shares closed at Rs548.55, down 1.18% on the NSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


Chinese stocks opened mixed on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.15% to open at 3,563.64 points. The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.09% lower at 11,547.68 points, Xinhua news agency reported.

Ahead of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's last full Union Budget, the US-India Business Council (USIBC) has urged him to further reduce tax uncertainty for multinational companies and foreign investors, even as Indian industry has voiced its own areas of concern.

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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