Extending their decline for the
third day, Indian equity benchmarks ended with heavy losses of over one and
half percent on Friday, amid an overall bearish trend in global markets after
the Fed announced a widely-expected rate hike and reiterated its commitment to
keep up increases into 2023 to fight red-hot inflation. US Fed's aggressive
stance has increased recessionary fears on global front and created nervousness
on domestic markets as well. Markets started the session on pessimistic note
and extended their fall later on after ASSOCHAM said India Inc is bracing
itself for yet another policy rate hike by the RBI Monetary Policy Committee in
the range of 35-50 basis points as the move seems unavoidable in the wake of
the global monetary tightening to limit the impact of inflation. Besides,
weakening of the domestic currency makes investments into Indian securities
less attractive for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). They sold equities
worth Rs 2,509 crore on Thursday, and Rs 461 crore on Wednesday. Market
participants overlooked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement
that the government was making efforts to keep inflation under 4 per cent and
steps were being taken to ensure people get essential goods at fair price and
on time. Meanwhile, Capital markets
regulator Sebi has allowed emerging investment vehicles, Real Estate Investment
Trust (REIT) and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT), to issue commercial
papers. Selling got intensified in afternoon session after Russian President
Vladimir Putin signaled annexation of parts of Ukraine adding to geopolitical
concerns. In last trading hour, markets touched their intraday low point as
traders remained unenthusiastic amidst unpleasant economic outlook and a
surging dollar. This was because of increase in policy rate by the US Fed and
Bank of England, and escalation in geopolitical tensions between Russia and
Ukraine. Finally, the BSE Sensex fell 1020.80 points or 1.73% to 58,098.92 and
the CNX Nifty was down by 302.45 points or 1.72% to 17,327.35.
Extending their previous
session's losses, the US markets ended significantly lower on Friday. The Dow
dropped to its lowest closing level in over a year, while the Nasdaq and the
S&P 500 hit three-month closing lows. Concerns about the outlook for the
global economy continued to weigh on Wall Street following aggressive interest
rate hikes by central banks around the world. Traders remain concerned the
central banks' efforts to combat elevated inflation will push the global
economy into a recession. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another
75 basis points earlier this week and signaled more significant rate hikes
later this year. While the Fed's projections pointed to an eventually tapering
of rate hikes by next year, traders worry about the outlook for the global
economy in the months ahead. On the sectoral front, energy stocks turned in
some of the market's worst performances on the day amid a steep drop by the
price of crude oil. Reflecting the sell-off in the energy sector, the
Philadelphia Oil Service Index plummeted by 8.3 percent, the NYSE Arca Oil
Index tumbled by 7.3 percent and the NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index dove by 6.4
percent. Gold stocks also moved sharply lower along with the price of the
precious metal, dragging the NYSE Arca Gold Bugs Index down by 5.1 percent.
Concerns about a global recession also contributed to substantial weakness
among steel stocks, as reflected by the 4.4 percent nosedive by the NYSE Arca
Steel Index. Airline, networking, and financial stocks also saw considerable
weakness, moving lower along with most of the other major sectors.
Crude oil futures ended sharply
lower on Friday, pushing the most active crude futures contract to their lowest
close in about seven months. Weak outlook for energy demand due to a possible
global recession outweighed concerns about tight supplies. The dollar's strong
uptick weighed as well on oil prices. A report from Baker Hughes said the
number of oil rigs in the U.S. increased by three to 602 in the week ending
September 23. The number of US gas rigs fell by two to 160 during the week. The
total number of rigs in the U.S. now stand at 764, up 181, compared to the same
period a year earlier. Benchmark crude oil futures for November delivery fell
$4.75 or about 5.7 percent at $78.74 a barrel on the New York Mercantile
Exchange. Brent crude for November delivery declined $4.28 or about 4.73
percent to settle at $86.18 (Provisional) a barrel on London's Intercontinental
Exchange.
Continuing previous session
drubbing, Indian rupee concluded substantially weaker against dollar to a
record new low on Friday on account of continued dollar demand from importers
and banks. Sentiments were fragile after Russian President Vladimir Putin
signaled annexation of parts of Ukraine adding to geopolitical concerns.
Traders were also cautious with ASSOCHAM's statement that India Inc is bracing
itself for yet another policy rate hike by the RBI Monetary Policy Committee in
the range of 35-50 basis points as the move seems unavoidable in the wake of
the global monetary tightening to limit the impact of inflation. On the global
front, euro and sterling slumped against the dollar on Friday after surveys
showed the downturn in business activity across the euro zone and Britain
deepened this month and the economies were likely entering a recession.
Finally, the rupee ended at 81.09 (Provisional), weaker by 30 paisa from its
previous close of 80.79 on Thursday.
The FIIs as per Friday's data
were net sellers in both equity and debt segment. In equity segment, the gross
buying was of Rs 6103.71 crore against gross selling of Rs 8331.15 crore, while
in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs 278.96 crore against gross
selling of Rs 741.02 crore. Besides, in the hybrid segment, the gross buying
was of Rs 5.65 crore against gross selling of Rs 31.22 crore.
The US markets ended lower on
Friday as fears grew that a central bank prescription of raising interest rates
to tame inflation will drag major economies into recession. Asian markets are
trading mostly in red on Monday as negative sentiment continues to weigh in on
markets. Indian markets tumbled for a third consecutive session on Friday on
fears of a possible global recession. Today, the start of the crucial F&O
series expiry week is likely to be negative, continuing their losing streak,
amid weakness in global peers. Deprecation in rupee likely to dent sentiments
in domestic markets. The rupee slipped below the 81-mark against the dollar for
the first time, adding to concerns over a slowdown in portfolio inflows.
Traders will be concerned after infusing more than Rs 51,000 crore last month,
foreign investors have slowed down the pace of equity buying in India in
September so far, as they invested a little over Rs 8,600 crore, on sharp
depreciation in rupee. However, some respite may come later in the day as
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the rupee has held back very well when
compared to other currencies against the US Dollar. She added that the Reserve
Bank and the Finance Ministry are keeping a very close watch over the
developments. Some support will come as the government said India is on track
to attract $100 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current fiscal
on account of economic reforms and ease of doing business. In 2021-22, the
country received the highest ever foreign inflows of $83.6 billion. Besides,
the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed credit
growth in the banking system was at a multi-year high of 16.2 per cent
year-on-year (YoY), for the fortnight ended September 9. There will be some
buzz in defence industry stocks as the government said defence exports have
grown by 334 per cent in the last five years and India is now exporting to over
75 countries due to collaborative efforts. Insurance industry stocks will be in
focus as data from insurance sector regulator Irdai showed non-life insurers
registered a 12 per cent yearly growth in their gross direct premium income
during August this fiscal at Rs 24,471.95 crore. There will be some reaction in
agriculture industry stocks as according to the agriculture ministry, paddy
planting continued to lag behind as sown area under this crop fell 5.51 per
cent from last year to 401.56 lakh hectare so far, as sowing of kharif (summer)
crops almost comes to an end. Telecom stocks will be in limelight as raising
concerns regarding the 5G rollout, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA) has written to the Department of Telecom (DoT) on likely interference of
the spectrum with aircraft, a media reported on Friday. A radio altimeter
provides direct-height-above-terrain information to several aircraft systems.
Meanwhile, Harsha Engineers will debut on stock exchanges on Monday. The Rs
755-crore public issue was bought 74.7 times by participants, and despite
uncertainty in the equity markets.
Support and
Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
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Previous close
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Support
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Resistance
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NSE
Nifty
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17,327.35
|
17,198.61
|
17,549.11
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BSE
Sensex
|
58,098.92
|
57,672.80
|
58,834.17
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Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
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Previous close (Rs)
|
Support (Rs)
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Resistance (Rs)
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(in Lacs)
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Tata Steel
|
1,097.65
|
104.40
|
102.80
|
106.95
|
Power Grid Corporation
|
653.72
|
202.35
|
193.71
|
215.36
|
ITC
|
228.38
|
347.00
|
343.69
|
349.94
|
ICICI Bank
|
159.27
|
883.90
|
873.46
|
899.61
|
Tata Motors
|
134.41
|
423.50
|
418.74
|
430.09
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