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Informist, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025                                      Tel +91 (22) 6985-4000

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Equity Alert: Asian Paints falls 4?ter hitting 52-week high Thu

 

MUMBAI--1010 IST--Shares of Asian Paints fell over 4% to an intraday low of INR 2,802.20 Tuesday after hitting a 52-week high on Thursday. Stocks of the company have been down for two straight sessions, during which it has lost as much as 5%. The stock has risen 22% in the past two months, but has declined more than 2% since the start of December.

At 1010 IST, around 472,170 shares of the company have changed hands so far on the National Stock Exchange, fivefold higher than the 91,829 shares traded till the same time Monday. Shares of the company have risen more than 7% in the past 30 days but have lost more than 5% in the current week and were about 5% lower since last Tuesday. 

 

Of the 22 brokerage recommendations available on the stock with Informist, 10 have a 'buy' call with an average target price of INR 3,114. Six brokerages each have a 'hold' and a 'sell' rating on the stock with an average target price of INR 2,614 and 2,316, respectively. (Eshitva Prakash)

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Equity Alert: Mkt opens down amid weak global cues, caution ahead of US FOMC

 

MUMBAI--0955 IST--Domestic headline indices declined further after opening lower amid weak sentiment across global markets ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting outcome due Wesdnesday. Uncertainty over a potential India-US trade deal and persistent outflow of foreign institutional funds from indian equities continued to weigh on the market. 

 

While the US Federal Reserve is widely expected to trim its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point in the policy meeting starting Tuesday, there are concern on the trajectory of rate cut after this meeting, especially with chairman Jerome Powell's term nearing its end. 

 

At 0952 IST, the Nifty 50 was at 25746.90, down 213.65 points or 0.8%, and the BSE Sensex was at 84432.02, down 670.67 points or 0.8%. All broader market indices remained lower with small- and mid-cap indices down 1.4-1.5%. Similarly, all sectoral indices remained in the red, down 0.5-1.9%. The India VIX, or the volatility index, rose nearly 6% to 11.7775, indicating increased nervousness in the near term. The index rose for the second straight session after falling for four sessions in a row. 

 

Shares of rise exporting companies fell after US President Donald Trump Monday signalled imposing fresh tariffs on rice imports from India. Shares of LT Foods fell as much as 8% to INR 362.20, their lowest price in nearly seven months and those KRBL fell around 3% to INR 371.30, their lowest level in over a month. (Arya S. Biju)

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Equity Alert: Indices seen dn at open, likely to be volatile on expiry day

 

MUMBAI--0832 IST--India's headline indices are likely to open lower Tuesday amid weak sentiment across global markets ahead of US Federal Reserve's policy meeting outcome. These indices may remain in the negative territory and are likely to be volatile owing to the expiry of derivatives contracts. The movement in the rupee would be closely watched as the currency continues to hover near 90. While the Reserve Bank of India cutting interest rate did bring some cheer to the Street, it was short-lived as currency risks and delay in US-India trade deal weigh. 

 

The Nifty 50 is expected to open on a negative note and will likely move in the between 25800 points and 26200 points, said Mandar Bhojane, senior research analyst at Chola Securities. "Intraday resistance is likely near 26100, while strong support remains around 25850 levels...," he added.

 

The December contract of the GIFT Nifty indicates that indices will open flat. At 0753 IST, the contract was at 25967 points, up 19 points or 0.1%. Monday, the Nifty 50 closed at 25960.55 points, down 225.90 points or 0.9%. The 50-stock index closed lower after gaining for two sessions in a row. The index had breached the crucial support of 25900 points during Monday's session, however, it slightly came off lows towards the close, inching above the support. 

 

Monday, foreign institutional investors were net sellers and had sold INR 6.56 billion worth of Indian equities. Meanwhile, domestic investors continued to be net buyers and bought stocks worth INR 25.42 billion.

 

Overnight, US indices ended the session lower ahead of the outcome of US Federal Open Market Committee's policy meeting due Wednesday. The US Fed is widely expected to reduce the federal funds target rate by 25 basis points. In Asia, equity indices were lower in early trade, with indices in South Korea falling the most among its peers. These indices tracked the overnight losses in the US market. FTSE Singapore Strait Times and China's CSI 300 were slightly higher. (Gopika Balasubramanium)

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Equity Alert: Indices in Asia trade on mixed note; KOSPI down 0.5%

 

MUMBAI--0810 IST--Asian indices showed a mixed trend Tuesday, taking cues from the Wall Street. Market participants became more cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates at its meeting, due Wednesday.

 

"The low-hanging fruit from risk management cuts is likely over and US Fed Chair (Jerome) Powell's presser is likely to convey a more cautious approach going forward regarding additional policy recalibration," Prashant Newnaha, senior Asia-Pacific rates strategist at TD Securities, said.

 

Asian chip stocks wobbled after US President Donald Trump said the US will allow Nvidia's H200 processors to be exported to China and collect a 25?e on such sales, Reuters reported. South Korea's KOSPI, which closed higher for the previous two sessions, was lower Tuesday.

 

Japan's Nikkei 225 gained in opening trade but reversed the gains. Electronics and machinery stocks in the region helped the index to gain in early trade. Japan-based Kawasaki Heavy Industries rose nearly 5%. Electronics and semiconductor company in Japan, Tokyo Electron, rose over 1%. Investors will watch out for the economic data ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting next week.

 

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0807 IST:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
CSI 300 Index	4615.63	(-)0.13
Hang Seng Index	25598.93	(-)0.65
Nikkei 225 Day	50627.64	0.09
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	3385.48	0.03
KOSPI	4134.06	(-)0.50
FTSE Singapore Strait Times	4516.85	0.22
S&P/ASX 200 Index	8608.5	(-)0.30

 

(Arundathi A R)

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Equity Alert:  US indices end lower; S&P, Nasdaq snap four-day wining streak

 

MUMBAI--0725 IST--Benchmark equity indices in the US ended lower Monday as investors await key rate cut decisions by the US Federal Reserve in the policy meeting, due this week. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite indices snapped a four-day winning run.

 

Market participants priced in an over 87% chance of a 25-basis-point rate cut by the US Fed Reserve, which was higher than a 70% chance a month ago, according to CME FedWatch tool. "If you start to see rate cuts get pushed out further into [2026], then you [should] start to see, I think, more negative pressure on the market in the first half of the year," said Stephen Kolano, chief investment officer at Integrated Partners.

 

Gains in the 10-year treasury yield weighed on stock sentiment, CNBC reported. "The benchmark has moved up this month despite the likelihood that the Fed is going to cut this week as investors worried about the state of inflation in the new year and whether the central bank will be able to continue easing," according to the report.
 

Shares of US-based multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway were down over 1% after the company disclosed many leadership changes ahead of Warren Buffett's departure as chief executive officer.

 

However, technology stocks in the US gained during the session. Broadcom shares jumped almost 3% following the report that Microsoft is discussing designing custom chips with the chipmaker, CNBC reported. Confluent shares surged over 29?ter IBM said that it was going to acquire the company for a deal of $11 billion, CNBC reported. Shares of Nvidia rose nearly 2% and those of Micron Technology rose over 4%.

 

In individual stocks, Paramount Skydance is launching a $108.4 billion hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery garnered investor attention as it aimed to outbid Netflix, CNBC reported. Shares of Paramount Skydance rose over 9%.

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Monday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6846.51	(-)0.35
NASDAQ Composite	23545.90	(-)0.14
Dow Jones Industrial Average	47739.32	(-)0.45

 

(Arundathi A R)

 

US$1 = INR 89.97

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

 

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

All prices from National Stock Exchange, unless otherwise specified.

All percentage changes for share prices are rounded off to the nearest whole number; percentage changes for index values are rounded off to one decimal place.

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