Indian equity benchmarks rallied
around a percent with Sensex recapturing 62,500 mark and nifty ending just shy
of 18,500 mark, after reports suggested that U.S. lawmakers are inching closer
to an agreement that would raise the debt limit for about two years and cap
federal spending at the same level as fiscal 2023 for two years. Report that
India will have normal monsoon this year too aided sentiments. Markets made a
positive start supported by sharp fall in oil prices overnight coupled with
continued FII inflows aided the domestic sentiments. The provisional data from
the National Stock Exchange showed foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought
shares worth Rs 589.10 crore on May 25. The investors' mood remained up-beat
throughout the day and there appeared not even an iota of profit booking, as
investors continued hunt for fundamentally strong stocks. Markets gained
strength as traders took encouragement with report that India's services
exports are expected to overtake merchandise exports in the next five years on
the back of above-par growth in emerging areas of service economy. Traders also
took note of Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran's statement that there
are signs of private sector investment cycle unfolding and sectors like steel
and cement have reached a stage where greenfield investment will take place.
Markets extended gains and ended near intraday high levels as traders cheered
reports of Normal Monsoon this year. India has reconfirmed its expectation of a
normal monsoon this year, alleviating concerns regarding weather-related
impacts on inflation. During the June-September season, the rainfall is
projected to be around 96 percent of the long-term average. Sentiments also got
boost with foreign brokerage expressing confidence in India's enduring
structural narrative and believes that it is only a matter of time before the
BSE benchmark Sensex crosses the remarkable 1,00,000 milestone. Finally, the
BSE Sensex surged 629.07 points or 1.02% to 62,501.69 and the CNX Nifty was up
by 178.20 points or 0.97% to 18,499.35.
The US markets ended higher on
Friday. Markets benefitted from renewed optimism about raising the U.S. debt
ceiling amid private reports lawmakers are closing in on an agreement. Reports
suggest lawmakers are inching closer to an agreement that would raise the debt
limit for about two years and cap federal spending at the same level as fiscal
2023 for two years. The deal would also include rescinding some of the $80
billion allocated for the IRS by last year's Inflation Reduction Act. On the sectoral
front, Technology stocks once again led the rally on Wall Street, with
semiconductor stocks showing another substantial move to the upside. Reflecting
the strength in the sector, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index spiked 6.3
percent to its best closing level in well over a year. Networking, computer
hardware and software stocks also saw significant strength on the day,
contributing to the surge by the Nasdaq. On the economic data front, consumer
sentiment in the U.S. deteriorated less than previously estimates in the month
of May, according to revised data released by the University of Michigan. The
report said the consumer sentiment index for May was upwardly revised to 59.2
from the preliminary estimate of 57.7. street had expected the index to be
unrevised. The consumer sentiment index is still down from 63.5 in April and at
its lowest level since hitting 59.7 last December.
Crude oil futures ended higher on
Friday. Crude oil prices were supported by reports that U.S. lawmakers are
closing in on a deal that would raise the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling
for two years while capping spending on most items. Support also came in as
U.S. demand for gasoline is expected to remain strong. According to the data
released by Baker Hughes, total active drilling rigs in the U.S. fell by
another 9 to 711, the lowest count in a year. Drilling rigs targeting crude oil
in the U.S. fell by 5 to 570, its lowest number since last May, and gas rigs
dropped by 4 to 137, the lowest since March last year. Total rigs targeting
crude oil in the Permian Basin gained 1 to 347. Benchmark crude oil futures for
July delivery rose $0.84 or about 1.2 percent to settle at $72.67 a barrel on
the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for July delivery gained $0.69 or
0.9 percent to settle at $76.95 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.
Indian rupee ended higher on
Friday, supported by foreign capital inflows and a positive trend in domestic
equities. Traders got encouragement with report that India's services exports
are expected to overtake merchandise exports in the next five years on the back
of above-par growth in emerging areas of service economy. Besides, India
Meteorological Department (IMD) said that India is likely to receive normal
monsoon rains in 2023 despite the likely emergence of the EI Nino weather
phenomenon. On the global front, dollar eased on Friday but stayed on track for
a third straight weekly gain, as markets raised bets on higher-for-longer
interest rates to curb sticky inflation and nervously awaited resolution of
last-ditch talks on the U.S. debt ceiling. Finally, the rupee ended at 82.58
(Provisional), stronger by 14 paise from its previous close of 82.72 on
Thursday.
The FIIs as per Friday's data
were net buyers in both equity and debt segment. In equity segment, the gross
buying was of Rs 10533.10 crore against gross selling of Rs 8021.42 crore,
while in the debt segment, the gross purchase was of Rs 1837.45 crore against
gross selling of Rs 690.88 crore. Besides, in the hybrid segment, the gross
buying was of Rs 5.55 crore against gross selling of Rs 308.99 crore.
The US markets ended higher on
Friday as President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders reached a tentative
deal to raise the debt limit. Asian markets are trading mostly in green on
Monday tracing gains on Wall Street. Indian markets ended higher for the second
consecutive session on Friday, starting the June series on a positive note,
helped by gains in heavyweight RIL and buying across sectors. Today, markets
are likely to get gap-up opening after the US reached a tentative deal over the
weekend to raise the debt ceiling, which will likely avert a looming default.
Foreign fund inflows likely to aid domestic sentiments. Foreign Portfolio
Investors (FPIs) have pumped Rs 37,316 crore in Indian equities in May so far,
primarily due to strong macroeconomic fundamentals and reasonable valuation of
stocks. This is the highest investment by FPIs in the last six months. Besides,
foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 350.15 crore,
while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) purchased shares worth Rs 1840.98
crore on May 26, provisional data from the National Stock Exchange showed. Some
support will come as Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said enabling policies and
grassroot initiatives of the Modi-led government have led to social and
economic transformation of the country since 2014, and the nation is all set to
become the fourth largest economy in the world within two years. Additional
support will come as World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende said
India is expected to clock the highest growth among the world's big economies
this year and the country's economy is witnessing the famous snowball effect
that will lead to more investments and more jobs. Traders may take note of
report that domestic rating agency Icra expects GDP growth in January-March
period of 2022-23 at 4.9 per cent, a modest step-up from the 4.4 per cent
recorded in preceding quarters, driven by the services sector. However, there
may come cautiousness as Chairman of the CII Committee on EXIM Sanjay Budhia
said economic recession in Germany is likely to impact India's exports from
various sectors like chemicals, machinery, apparel and electronics to the
European nation. Traders may be concerned as RBI said India's foreign exchange
reserves dropped by $6.052 billion to $593.477 billion during the week ended
May 19. There will be some reaction in infrastructure related stocks with
report that as many as 384 infrastructure projects, each entailing an
investment of Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns of more than
Rs 4.66 lakh crore in January-March quarter.
Support
and Resistance: NSE (Nifty) and BSE (Sensex)
Index
|
Previous close
|
Support
|
Resistance
|
NSE
Nifty
|
18,499.35
|
18,385.49
|
18,560.89
|
BSE
Sensex
|
62,501.69
|
62,098.93
|
62,717.15
|
Nifty Top volumes
Stock
|
Volume
|
Previous close (Rs)
|
Support (Rs)
|
Resistance (Rs)
|
(in Lacs)
|
Tata
Steel
|
283.62
|
106.45
|
105.35
|
107.15
|
Oil
& Natural Gas Corporation
|
148.74
|
164.00
|
161.74
|
166.84
|
HDFC
Bank
|
133.18
|
1617.00
|
1606.50
|
1623.25
|
ITC
|
129.96
|
443.95
|
440.71
|
445.96
|
ICICI
Bank
|
109.57
|
950.50
|
939.89
|
956.79
|
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