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Equity Alert: Indices rise again after slight dip post open, defence cos dn

 

MUMBAI--1100 IST--Headline equity indices rose again after being choppy in the first half hour of trade Monday. They had briefly slipped into the red before recovering from the day's losses. Optimism in the global markets after renewed hopes of a federal rate cut which likely aided information technology stocks led to the rise in indices. However, the threat of a weakening rupee likely soured the investor sentiment. Investors have been selling shares of defence companies since open.  

 

At 1105 IST, the Nifty 50 was at 26105.50 points, up 37.35 points or 0.1%. The Sensex was at 85352.03 points, up 120.11 points or 0.1%. Heavyweights HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and Infosys prevented the 50-stock index from slipping into losses.
 

The Nifty IT Index was the best performing sectoral index and was up over 1%. The index was up after two straight sessions of losses. Shares of large-cap companies Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, and HCL Technologies were up 1-3%. Mid- and small-cap companies such as Coforge, Mphasis, and Persistent Technologies also traded slightly higher. Tata Consultancy Services, however, traded largely flat. The US appeals court issued an adverse ruling against the company in a matter related to the payment of $194.23 million in damages to Computer Sciences Corp., earlier known as DXC Technology Co. 

 

Hindustan Aeronautics was down nearly 4% and was the worst performer in the Nifty 200 after one of the company's Tejas fighter planes crashed during an air show in Dubai. Other defence companies traded lower as well with Data Patterns (India), Cochin Shipyard and BEML down 2-3%.  (Akshat Saksena)

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Equity Alert: Benchmark indices rise on positive global cues; IT stocks gain

MUMBAI—0950 IST--Domestic benchmark equity indices opened higher Monday, mainly driven by gains in information technology stocks. The indices mirrored gains in other Asian indices at open, which rose tracking gains in the US market on late Friday. US indices had opened higher on the back of improved possibilities of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. However, these indices were choppy later and even slipped into the red briefly, but rose again. 

 

At 1010 IST, the Nifty 50 was at 26120.10 points, up 51.95 points, or 0.2%. The BSE Sensex was at 85375.95 points, up 144.03 points, or 0.2%. Barring the Nifty Smallcap 250 and the Nifty Smallcap 100 indices, all other broader market indices opened higher.

 

IT stocks were the biggest gainers in the Nifty 50. The Nifty IT was up over 1%, with all its constituents opening higher in the early trade. Largecaps such as Infosys, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra and Wipro were the top gainers, up over 1-2%. 

 

Investors were bullish on state-owned banks in early trade and the Nifty PSU Bank gained 0.6%. The index had hit a record high of 8624.80 points last week following reports that the finance ministry was working on a strategy for the next round of mergers among PSU banks. Canara Bank, Bank Of India, UCO Bank traded over 1?ch. Metal stocks also rose in early trade, with the Nifty Metal up 0.2%.

 

Among stocks, H.G. Infra Engineering was up nearly 4%, after it has been declared the lowest bidder by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp. for a project that involves design and construction of an elevated metro viaduct. The company had placed the bid jointly with Kalpataru Projects International. ITI's shares were up 10% in early trade. The stock is up after six straight sessions of losses and had fallen 8% during this period. (Arundathi A R)

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Equity Alert: Most Asian mkts up on renewed optimism of US rate cut in Dec

 

MUMBAI--0821 IST--Most equity indices in Asia were higher in early trade Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street Friday. South Korea's KOSPI led the gains, while indices in mainland China were slightly lower. Traders were optimistic due to renewed hopes of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve after dovish remarks by the New York Federal Reserve president. The stock market in Japan is closed on Monday for a public holiday. 

 

US Fed policymaker John Williams Friday said that interest rates could fall in the near term, boosting the likelihood of further ease in monetary policy in December. "We expect another Fed cut in December, followed by two more moves in March and June 2026 that take the funds rate to 3-3.25%," Jan Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was quoted by CNBC as saying. Fed funds futures are currently pricing in a 69% chance of a 25-basis point rate cut, a sharp increase from the 44% likelihood priced in a week ago, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

 

South Korea's Kospi was up 1% and technology players took the early lead. Shares of Samsung Electronics rose 3.6% and Samsung Electro-Mechanics jumped 5%. Investment company SK Square rose a little over 5%. 

 

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1%. Shares of logistics group Qube rose 18?ter Macquarie Asset Management made an offer of around $7.49 billion to acquire the company, CNBC reported. Shares of BHP were higher in early trade after the world's biggest listed miner said it had dropped plans for a potential tie-up with Anglo American following initial talks with the London-listed rival's board, Mint reported. Shares of its peers Rio Tinto and Fortescue rose 2% and 1.4%, respectively, and the broader mining sub-index was 1% higher.

 

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0806 IST:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
CSI 300 Index	4448.26	(-)0.12
Hang Seng Index	25540.33	1.27
KOSPI	3892.60	1.02
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	4480.97	0.26
S&P/ASX 200 Index	8502.00	1.02

 

(Eshitva Prakash)

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Equity Alert: Indices likely to open higher, Nifty 50 may hit record high soon

 

MUMBAI--0759 IST--Although expectations of the Nifty 50 hitting a record high remain intact, the market could see some softness in the coming sessions on slight profit-booking and concerns about a weak rupee. On Monday, benchmark equity indices are likely to open a tad higher, supported by positive global cues and early gains across Asian markets. This week, investors will continue to track developments on the US-India trade deal and GDP data for the September quarter from the statistics ministry on Friday.

 

"Gift Nifty is indicating a positive open for the benchmark domestic markets," Vipin Kumar, assistant vice president – technical and derivatives at Globe Capital Market, said. "Despite a profit taking last Friday, the chart structure for Nifty (50) index is strong, and we are hopeful of a new high in the near term," he said while adding, "However, a close below 26000 spot levels might lead it towards a fresh round of consolidation in the 26250-25750 spot zone."

 

The November contract of the GIFT Nifty indicated that indices are likely to open higher Monday. At 0749 IST, the contract was at 26160.50 points, down 30 points from its previous close. The index was around 92 points higher than the Nifty 50's close Friday. The 50-stock index had closed at 26068.15 points on Friday, down 124 points or 0.5%. The BSE Sensex closed at 85231.92 points, down 400.76 points or 0.5%.

 

On Friday, foreign investors turned net sellers in the Indian stock market and offloaded shares worth INR 17.66 billion. Domestic investors continued to be net buyers and bought stocks worth INR 13.62 billion.

 

US benchmark indices closed higher Friday as bets of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Open Market Committee in December increased after a voting member hinted that the rate-setting committee could still trim rates without jeopardising the inflation goal. Asian indices were also higher in early trade Monday, tracking the gains in the US market. (Gopika Balasubramanium)

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Equity Alert: US indices end higher Fri after Fed official's rate cut views

 

MUMBAI--0756 IST--Equity indices in the US ended higher Friday as chances of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve rebounded after dovish remarks by New York Fed President John Williams John Williams. A higher-than-expected unemployment rate Thursday also boosted bets of a rate cut at the apex bank's meeting in December. Recent jitters around artificial intelligence-related stocks weighed on benchmark indices on a weekly basis.  

 

"I view monetary policy as being modestly restrictive, although somewhat less so than before our recent actions," Williams was quoted by CNBC. "Therefore, I still see room for a further adjustment in the near term to the target range for the federal funds rate to move the stance of policy closer to the range of neutral, thereby maintaining the balance between the achievement of our two goals." 

 

While Williams said the US Fed could still cut rates in the near term, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan said they should be left on hold while the central bank assesses the effect of current rates on the economy. "Part of the reason for the move today is that Williams was seen as one of the hawkish leans, so the market could perceive it representing someone stepping over the line towards the dovish point of view," Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird, was quoted as saying by Reuters.

 

Amid the rate cut optimism, the US unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in September, the highest level in four years, against 4.3% in August, according to data from the US Labour Department. This cemented the US Fed's efforts to tighten the labour market, one of its measures to keep inflation under control. Fed funds futures are currently pricing in a 69% chance of a 25-basis-point rate cut, a sharp increase from the 44% likelihood a week ago, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.

 

The three major US equity indices were sharply lower last week. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell almost 2% on week. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index fell 2.7% last week.

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Friday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6602.99	0.98
NASDAQ Composite	22273.08	0.88
Dow Jones Industrial Average	46245.41	1.08

 

(Eshitva Prakash)

 

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US$1 = INR 89.18

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Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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