Indian equity
benchmarks ended at record closing high levels on Monday led by strong gains in
banking, financial and realty stocks amid positive global cues. Besides, strong
corporate earnings in the December quarter have raised hopes of a quick
economic recovery. Markets made gap-up opening on the back of positive
macro-economic data. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew by 1 per
cent in December on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis compared with a 2 per cent
decline in the previous month, the data released by the National Statistical
Office showed. On the other hand, the consumer price index (CPI)-based
inflation rate fell for the third consecutive month to 4.06 per cent in January
as food inflation, pulled down by deflation in vegetables, drastically
declined. Some support also came in as PHDCCI said expectations that the
country's GDP would record growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2020-21
are getting stronger on account of various reforms undertaken by the government
in the last ten months. Markets extended gains in late afternoon session,
taking support from Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian's statement that the
reform measures announced in the Budget 2021-22 will play a big role in India
becoming a $5 trillion economy and beyond. Sentiments remained up-beat with
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement that the government, undeterred
by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been pursuing reforms for achieving sustained
long-term growth in a bid to make India one of the top economies of the world
in the coming decades. Market participants also took a note of India's
inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) eased to 2.03% (provisional) for
the month of January 2021 as compared to 3.52% during the corresponding month
of the previous year. However, sequentially inflation increased from a rise of
1.22% in December 2020. Finally, the BSE Sensex rose 609.83 points or 1.18% to
52,154.13, while the CNX Nifty was up by 151.40 points or 1.00% to 15,314.70.
The US markets were closed on
Monday on account of Presidents' Day.
Indian rupee ended higher against
dollar on Monday as India's retail inflation, which is measured by the Consumer
Price Index (CPI), eased to 4.06 per cent in the month of January 2021. The
retail inflation during the month of December 2020 was at 4.59 per cent. This
is the second consecutive month the CPI data has come within the Reserve Bank
of India's (RBI) upper margin of 6 per cent. Adding optimism, PHD Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) stated that expectations that the country's GDP
would record growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2020-21 (Q3, Q4 of
FY21) are getting stronger on account of various reforms undertaken by the
government in the last ten months. On the global front, dollar started the week
pinned near two-week lows on Monday, as optimism about COVID-19 vaccine
rollouts and a planned $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus package drove up riskier
currencies and stock markets across Europe and Asia. Finally, the rupee ended
at 72.68, 7 paise stronger from its previous close of 72.75 on Friday.
The FIIs as per Monday's data
were net seller in equity segment, while net buyer in debt segment. In equity
segment, the gross buying was of Rs 2612.01 crore against gross selling of Rs
4322.03 crore, while in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs 436.55
crore with gross sales of Rs 169.11 crore. Besides, in the hybrid segment, the
gross buying was of Rs 876.54 crore against gross selling of Rs 5.86 crore.
The US markets remained closed on
Monday on account of Washington's Birthday. Asian markets are trading higher on
Tuesday. Markets in mainland China remain closed for the Lunar New Year
holiday. Indian markets settled at all-time highs on Monday with banking and
financial stocks leading broad-based gains. Today, the markets are likely to
get flat-to-positive start tracking gains in Asian peers. Traders will be
taking encouragement with the commerce ministry's data showing that growing for
the second consecutive month, the country's exports rose 6.16 per cent
year-on-year to $27.45 billion in January 2021 following healthy growth in
pharma and engineering sectors. Trade deficit during the month narrowed to
$14.54 billion from $15.3 billion in January 2020. It was $15.44 billion in
December 2020. Imports in January 2021 rose 2 per cent to $42 billion. Some
support will come with a private report that economic activity is on the verge
of normality after getting severely hit by COVID-19 and Indian GDP will grow at
13.5 per cent in FY22. Also, India Ratings and Research in a report said the
aggregate fiscal deficit of states is likely to be at 4.3 per cent of the gross
domestic product (GDP) in 2021-22 compared to 4.6 per cent in 2020-21. The
rating agency has revised the outlook on state finances to stable for FY22 from
stable-to-negative. Traders may take note of report that the World Health
Organization (WHO) has listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University's COVID-19
vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot
in the developing world. However, there may be some cautiousness as India
recorded 9,139 fresh Covid-19 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Active cases in India stand at 138,579, while the caseload tally has risen to
10,925,311. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to
address the post-Budget meeting of the RBI's central board on Tuesday and
highlight key points of Union Budget 2021-22, including the fiscal
consolidation roadmap. IT industry stocks will be in focus with industry lobby
Nasscom's statement that the Indian IT industry revenues are set to grow by 2.3
per cent to $194 billion in FY2020-21 and the exports will go up by 1.9 per
cent to $150 billion. Banking stocks will be in limelight as RBI data showed
bank credit grew 5.93 per cent to Rs 107.05 lakh crore, while deposits rose
11.06 per cent to Rs 147.98 lakh crore in the fortnight ended January 29.
Support and
Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
|
Previous close
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Support
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Resistance
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NSE
Nifty
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15,314.70
|
15,258.69
|
15,355.44
|
BSE
Sensex
|
52,154.13
|
51,948.41
|
52,297.92
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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
Motors
|
786.80
|
333.35
|
326.30
|
338.10
|
State
Bank of India
|
566.08
|
406.95
|
398.61
|
412.36
|
ITC
|
317.76
|
218.60
|
217.06
|
220.56
|
ICICI
Bank
|
271.55
|
673.95
|
658.36
|
683.16
|
Oil
& Natural Gas Corporation
|
261.18
|
98.45
|
96.29
|
99.94
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ONGC has reported 46.91% fall in its consolidated net profit attributable to owners at Rs 2643.17 crore for Q3FY21 as compared to net profit at Rs 4979.11 crore for Q3FY20.
TCS has launched a Neural Automotive and Industrial Experience Center in Troy, Michigan, to help customers reimagine their businesses and accelerate innovation.
Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched outward forex remittance service, Kotak Remit, on mobile that will allow users to send money abroad directly from their mobile phones.
Tech Mahindra has announced a strategic partnership with Telefonica Germany/Oz to drive its end-to-end IT transformation.