Tag: equity
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Easing Indo-Pak tensions aid Sensex to snap losing streak
Mumbai : Signs of easing Indo-Pak tensions and expectations of a breakthrough in US-China trade talks buoyed the Indian equity market on Friday, snapping a three-day losing streak. Additionally, expectations of a further lending rate cut by the RBI to prop-up growth and healthy buying in small and mid-cap stocks, supported the upward movement of…
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Equity indices end lower as RBI’s policy fails to cheer investors
Mumbai : Broadly negative global cues as well as disappointment over the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy announcement dragged the key Indian equity indices to end in the red for the second straight day on Wednesday. According to market observers, caution over initial signs on re-emergence of trade tension between the US and China subdued the…
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Low crude oil prices, fund flows fuel equity market’s rise (Market Review)
By Ravi Dutta Mishra and Rohit Vaid, Mumbai : A slide in global crude oil prices, along with a healthy influx of foreign funds and a strengthened rupee buoyed the Indian equity market indices during the just-concluded week. In addition, healthy macro-economic inflation and trade data as well as credit rating agency Fitch affirming India’s…
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Equity indices slip on global cues; Sensex down over 460 points
Mumbai : Broadly negative global markets, along with outflow of foreign funds and a marginal rise in crude oil prices, dragged the key domestic equity indices into the red on Friday. In addition, mixed quarterly earning results combined with heavy selling pressure in IT, auto and consumer durable stocks eroded investors’ risk-taking appetite. Index-wise, the…
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Q2 results, fund flows to dictate equity market movements (Market Outlook)
By Rohit Vaid, Mumbai : The second-quarter earnings result season, along with the direction of foreign fund flows and macro-economic data points, are expected to determine the trajectory of key Indian equity indices next week. Market analysts said that crude oil prices coupled with rupee’s strength against the US dollar will also influence the market…
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Trade tensions, rupee depress equity indices; banking stocks down
Mumbai : Latest global trade protectionist measures, along with high crude oil prices and a depreciation in rupee’s value, dragged the Indian equity market in the red for a second consecutive session on Tuesday. Sector-wise, heavy selling pressure was witnessed in the interest sensitive stocks like banking, auto and capital goods. Index-wise, the wider NSE…
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Global cues, weak rupee subdue equity indices over 1%
Mumbai : Amid negative global cues along with a depreciating rupee, the key equity indices closed over a per cent lower on Monday after two consecutive positive sessions. Reports that the US might impose fresh tariffs on China weighed down the global market sentiments. Further, weakening of the rupee during the day, despite the government…
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Measures to support rupee to steer equity indices (Market Outlook)
By Rohit Vaid, Mumbai : The Central government’s measures to arrest the drastic fall in rupee are expected to steer the equity market trajectory next week. In addition, market observers opined that high crude oil prices along with global cues on trade protectionist measures will impact investors’ risk-taking appetite. However, a positive reaction is expected…
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Rupee recovery, lower inflation push key equity indices higher
Mumbai : A recovery in the Indian rupee’s value along with broadly positive global cues and a slower rise in wholesale price inflation for August pushed the Indian equity indices higher on Friday. Consequently, the S&P BSE Sensex was up by 0.99 per cent and the NSE’s Nifty5O ended 1.28 per cent up from its…
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Trade war dynamics, macro-data to drive equity indices (Market Outlook)
By Rohit Vaid, Mumbai : The upcoming macro-economic data points on industrial production and inflation, along with the escalation in US-China trade war, are expected to determine the trajectory of key Indian equity indices next week. According to market observers, factors such as global crude oil prices, combined with the rupee’s movement against the US…