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Nifty, Sensex is Trendless – Weekly closing report -The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


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22 June 2018

The major indices of the Indian stock markets were range-bound during the week and closed on Friday with negligible gains over last Friday’s close. The trends of the major indices in the course of the week’s trading are given in the table below:


The major indices of the Indian stock markets were range-bound on Monday and closed with small losses over Friday’s close, tracking weakness in the benchmark global markets and resurgent concerns of a global trade war. On the NSE, there were 550 advances, 1,177 declines and 342 unchanged.

Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced 14 new domestic flights and enhanced frequency on some routes effective from July 1. “Effective July 1 the airline is all set to introduce new direct flights on the Pune-Patna, Chennai-Rajahmundry, Hyderabad-Calicut and Bengaluru-Tuticorin sectors," SpiceJet said here in a statement. The airline would also enhance its operations on the Delhi-Patna (second frequency), Bengaluru-Rajahmundry (second frequency) and Mumbai-Bengaluru (fifth frequency) sectors, it said. The new flights introduced on the Delhi-Patna, Mumbai-Bengaluru, and Chennai-Rajahmundry sectors would be operational daily, the airline said, whereas the frequencies introduced on the Hyderabad-Calicut, Bengaluru-Tuticorin and Bengaluru-Rajahmundry routes would be operational on all days except Tuesdays.  Patna-Pune would be operational on all days except Saturday, it added. SpiceJet further said bookings for the new flights were currently open.

Fortis Healthcare (FHL) said that National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) Chandigarh Bench has approved the withdrawal of its scheme of "arrangement and amalgamation between the company, Fortis Malar Hospitals, SRL and their respective shareholders and creditors". 

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Monday rescheduled the e-auction of the five-star Taj Man Singh hotel to July 18 for a license period of 33 years.

The major indices of the Indian stock market suffered a correction on Tuesday and closed with losses over Monday’s close, as weak global markets suppressed the key Indian equity indices. Globally, key markets were weighed down by signs of a resurgent trade war after reports said that US President Donald Trump might consider imposing tariffs on additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. On the NSE, there were 446 advances, 1,280 declines and 333 unchanged. 

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods shipped to Washington unless Beijing agrees to a host of sweeping trade concessions, media reports said. In a statement on Monday, Trump said he had US Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, to draw up a list of $200 billion in Chinese products that will be hit with tariffs of 10 per cent if China refuses his demands to narrow the yawning American trade deficit and change its industrial policies, reports The Washington Post. 

A report identifies and reviews project finance lending to 72 energy projects, comprising of coal-fired power stations and renewable energy generation facilities in India that reached financial close in 2017. These projects attracted total lending of Rs83,680 crore ($12.85 billion). Of the top 10 lenders to coal power projects, eight were majority government-owned banks that collectively gave close to Rs30,337 crore ($4.5 billion) in new and re-financed lending towards 12 coal power projects. These were Rural Electrification Corporation, the State Bank of India, India Infrastructure Finance Company, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank and Power Finance Corporation.

The major indices of the Indian stock markets rallied on Wednesday and closed with gains over Tuesday’s close. Broadly positive Asian cues lifted the key Indian equity indices on Wednesday, with the barometer Sensex of the BSE gaining over 250 points. According to analysts, banking, consumer durables and metal stocks witnessed buying activity. On the NSE, there were 864 advances, 843 declines and 345 unchanged.

Global software major Infosys said it has opened a digital centre of excellence at Marseille to provide expertise to its clients in the region, and hire and train local talent. "The centre will make digital offerings to companies in France as they navigate to the next state of their business journey," the IT (information technology) major said in a statement here.

Stocks of Indian airlines plunged on Wednesday after  data showed that the number of domestic air passengers registered a slower growth of 16.53% during May on account of rising fuel prices leading to increase in fares.  Indian carriers carried 11.9 million passengers during May, up from 10.17 million in May 2017, a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data showed. 

General Electric (G.E.), the last original member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, was dropped from the blue-chip index for the first time in 110 years and replaced by the Walgreens Boots Alliance drugstore chain. Australia's biggest telecom operator Telstra is cutting 8,000 jobs in a dramatic bid to bring down costs, the company announced on Wednesday. There is a shake-up going on among large employers in the global stock markets.

The major indices of the Indian stock markets were range-bound on Thursday and closed with small losses over Wednesday’s close. After opening on a positive note, the key Indian equity indices ceded their gains to trade in the negative territory on Thursday. According to analysts, the indices were weighed down by selling pressure on auto, capital goods and banking stocks. On the NSE, there were 486 advances, 1,227 declines and 350 unchanged.

German auto component maker Bosch would invest Rs1,700 crore in India over the next three years, a top company official said. "To meet the rising demand in the Indian market and expand its strong role in our global network, we will invest Rs1,700 crore over the next three years," Bosch Group Chairman and Chief Executive Volkmar Denner told reporters here. A major part of the fresh investment will be used to expand the company's smart campus here and modernize its manufacturing facilities in the Indian sub-continent. The 66-year-old Bosch has 18 manufacturing sites and 7 development and application centres across the country, with 31,000 employees, including 18,000 research and development (R&D) associates. Besides three plants in Bengaluru, the company's other production sites are at Chakan near Pune and Nashik in Maharashtra, Jaipur and Chennai and other states in the country. Of the group's consolidated revenue of Rs19,204 crore, Rs13,790 crore was generated by third parties, while its flagship company (Bosch Ltd) contributed Rs10,842 crore in fiscal 2017-18. "We will integrate our mobility services and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in India, as we are committed to address its transition to Bharat Stage (BS)-VI from April 2020 from BS-IV currently," said Denner.

In a sudden development, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested Ravindra P Marathe, the Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Maharashtra, in a case of Rs3,000 crore fraudulent loans extended to Pune's DSK Group, an official said.

Tech Mahindra announced a strategic investment in the US and Germany. The firm inaugurated its research and development centre -- Makers Lab -- in Munich, Germany and at Plano, Dallas, the US. According to Tech Mahindra, "Maker's Lab" is a research and development hub for co-innovation of solutions and services of the future with customers, partner companies, research institutions, universities, and start-ups. With the launch of the Makers Lab in the US and Germany, Tech Mahindra now has seven R&D centres globally.

On Friday, the major indices of the Indian stock markets rallied and closed with gains of upto 0.75% over Thursday’s close. On the NSE, there were 783 advances, 919 declines and 361 unchanged.

Low-cost carrier Air Odisha started flight operations between Bhubaneswar and Raipur from the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here on Friday. An 18-seater airplane was flagged off by city Airport Director Suresh Chandra Hota. It is the maiden air passenger service between the two cities. On the first day, the flight started its journey with nine passengers on board. As per the schedule, the flight will depart Bhubaneswar at 6.10 a.m, and arrive at Raipur at around 7.40 a.m.  The return flight from Raipur will begin at 12.15 p.m. and reach Bhubaneswar at 1.40 p.m. The flight will be available six days a week except for Sunday, said an official. The fare has been fixed at Rs4,499 (including all taxes) per passenger. The aircraft will have two pilots and one crew member. 

The national truckers' organisation on Friday temporarily called off their strike, claiming to have received a communication from the Union Road Transport Ministry promising a meeting.

The European Union (EU) on Friday launched tariffs on some $3.2 billion worth of American goods, in retaliation for tariffs US President Donald Trump's administration imposed on imported steel and aluminium earlier this month.The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
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