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Benchmark indices seen up at open on better-than-expected GDP
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Equity Alert: Benchmark indices seen up at open on better-than-expected GDP
MUMBAI--0827 IST--Analysts expect India's headline indices to open slightly higher Monday, especially after the surprise growth in India's GDP during the September quarter. Automobile companies will be in focus during the session as they will release their wholesale sales numbers for November. The consensus is that there would be robust growth across segments, especially on the back of lower goods and services tax rates, affordability, interest rate cuts, strong rural demand, and availability of adequate finance.
"Gift Nifty is indicating a gap-up opening on the back of better than expected GDP numbers," Vipin Kumar, assistant vice president – technical and derivatives at Globe Capital Market, said. "We continue to uphold buy on dips trading approach on the domestic market..," he said. On Monday, the Nifty 50 index is likely to face resistance around 26300-26360 points intraday and find support at 26000-26100 points.
India's GDP expanded more than expected for the second quarter in a row, with growth rising to a six-quarter high of 8.2% in Jul-Sept, data from the statistics ministry showed Friday. This followed better-than-expected GDP growth in the June quarter at 7.8%.
On Friday, the Nifty 50 ended at 26202.95 points, down 12.60 points. The BSE Sensex closed at 85706.67 points, down 13.71 points. Last week, the indices had hit their respective record highs. The December contract of the GIFT Nifty indicated that indices are likely to open slightly higher Monday. At 0801 IST, the contract was at 26513.50 points, down 4 points. This was over 300 points higher than the Nifty 50's close Friday.
On Friday, foreign investors were net sellers of Indian equities and sold shares worth up to around INR 38 billion. Domestic investors continued to be net buyers and bought stocks worth INR 41.50 billion.
Investors will now track the monetary policy meeting of Reserve Bank of India later this week. Companies in rate cut-sensitive sectors such as banks, non-banking financial companies, automobile, real estate, and consumer goods will also be in focus this week. On Friday, indices in the US had ended higher in a shortened trading session after the Thanksgiving holiday. Asian indices were mixed in early trade Monday. Indices in Japan and Australia fell while those in China and South Korea rose. (Gopika Balasubramanium)
Equity Alert: US indices up Fri after Thanksgiving amid gains in tech stocks
MUMBAI--0750 IST--Benchmark equity indices in the US ended higher Friday for the fifth straight session on the back of gains in retail stocks and a recovery in technology stocks during a shortened session after Thanksgiving. Expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut key interest rates at its meeting in December also improved trader sentiment. All the three benchmark indices posted weekly gains, while the Nasdaq Composite ended with monthly losses.
"The mood is back to a bit more of a risk-on sentiment in that the market is now 80% to 85?rtain we're going to get a (Federal Reserve) rate cut in just a couple of short weeks," CNBC quoted Brian Mulberry, client portfolio manager at Zacks Investment Management, as saying.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell almost 1% in November amid concerns about expensive artificial intelligence and technology stock valuations, with traders taking profits and reducing exposure to these stocks.
Shares of Intel surged over 10% and were the S&P 500's top performers in the shortened trading session. The jump came after an analyst suggested that Intel could become a foundry supplier for Apple processors, bolstering rumours earlier in the year about a possible deal with the iPhone maker, Reuters reported. Among other technology companies, shares of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices rose 1.5% and those of Apple also rose.
Following recent dovish comments by several US Federal Reserve officials and media reports suggesting that White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett would be the next Fed chair, Fed fund futures traders are pricing in a higher chance of an interest rate cut by the US Fed. Traders are now pricing in an over 87% probability that the apex bank will cut key rates by quarter percentage points at its policy meeting in December, according to data from CME FedWatch tool. This prediction is higher than a week ago, when traders were pricing in a 71% chance of such a cut.
Following are the closing levels of US indices Friday:
| Index | Level | Change in % |
| S&P 500 | 6849.09 | 0.54 |
| NASDAQ Composite | 23365.69 | 0.65 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 47716.42 | 0.61 |
(Arundathi A R)
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US$1 = INR 89.46
IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT
Edited by Vandana Hingorani
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