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Equity Alert: Asian indices open lower as investors await key economic data

 

MUMBAI--0815 IST--Asian equity indices fell in early trade Monday as investors await data releases and key central bank decisions this week. Japan's Nikkei fell over 1% as the country's central bank is expected to increase interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75%. South Korea's Kospi fell 1.40% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down nearly 1%. 

 

"We roll into the final week of trading for 2025 before many square off their books and call it a year," Reuters reported, quoting Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone Group Ltd. in Melbourne. "Some will have already done so," he added. The traders will focus on key economic data from China, including on the country's retail sales, fixed asset investment, and industrial output numbers for November. Investors will also await US economic data that was delayed by the government shutdown, including the jobs report for November and the monthly consumer price index, Reuters reported. 

 

On Monday, Japan released the 'Tanken' survey, which showed that business sentiment among big manufacturers hit a four-year-high, suggesting that the economy was weathering the hit from US tariffs, as per a Reuters report. The Tanken survey is conducted by the Bank of Japan and measures business sentiment among companies in the country.

 

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0810 IST:

    

Level	Last	Change in %
Nikkei 225 Day	50073.91	(-)1.50
TOPIX  FIRST SECTION	3417.52	(-)0.18
CSI 300 Index	4576.37	(-)0.10
KOSPI	4108.11	(-)1.42
SP/ASX 200 INDX	8643	(-)0.62
SSE Composite Index	3885.54	(-)0.10
TAIEX	27931.84	(-)0.94

 

 (Adhithya Aji)

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Equity Alert: Indices seen flat at open; global mkts see selling in AI stocks

 

MUMBAI--0808 IST--Benchmark equity indices are seen flat at open amid expectations of profit-booking at higher levels. Global cues are weak, with indices in Asia and the US in losses, which could push domestic investors to sell equities. 

 

Globally, equity indices were down due to a sell-off in artificial intelligence-related stocks, including Samsung Electronics, AMD, and Broadcom. Indices in the US closed 0.5-1.7% lower on Friday and most indices in Asia were down early on Monday. South Korea's Kospi was down 1.6% and indices in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong were down around 1?ch.

 

However, indices in India may not see a big sell-off as India does not offer any major AI-related opportunities. Analysts say the selling in global AI stocks may benefit India as foreign investors may look at the country as an opportunity to hedge against global AI trade.

 

GIFT Nifty contracts suggest the Nifty 50 may open either flat or with minor gains. At 0735 IST, the December contract of the GIFT Nifty was trading at 26058.50 points, just a few points above the Nifty 50's close last week. On Friday, the Nifty 50 closed at 26046.95 points, up 0.6%.

 

Sentiment among domestic analysts is positive after the Nifty 50 again crossed 26000 points after a brief period of selling. Technical analysts expect the Nifty 50 to face resistance around 26300 points this week. The index is likely to find support at 25850-25900 points. 

 

India's Consumer Price Index for November came in line with expectations, with year-on-year inflation at 0.7%. This was a signficant jump from the 0.25% inflation in October, largely due to an uptick in food prices and as the base effect faded.

 

Despite low inflation, there is still no consensus among economists on whether the Reserve Bank of India will cut interest rates in February. While low inflation of under 1% is positive for markets, analysts still expect the Nifty 50 to face selling pressure at higher levels amid looming risks, including the unwinding of the yen carry trade, further delay in the India-US trade deal, and elevated stock valuations.  (Anshul Choudhary)

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Equity Alert: US mkts end lower Fri on fall in tech stocks, inflation worries

 

MUMBAI--0739 IST--Benchmark indices in the US ended lower Friday with fall in technology stocks being a major drag and a rise in US Treasury yields adding pressure on the market after some policymakers speak out against easing of monetary policy by the central bank in the near future. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended more than 1% lower on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.51% lower. 

 

US Treasury yields rose Friday after a group of Federal Reserve officials, who had voted against an interest rate cute at the latest monetary policy meeting of the central bank, expressed their worries that inflation remains too high to warrant lower borrowing costs, Reuters reported. In the Nasdaq index, shares of Broadcom fell over 11% after the chipmaker warned of lower margins in future. This led to concerns about the profitability of surging artificial intelligence investments, as per the Reuters report. 

 

Technology major Oracle fell 4.5?ter the cloud software company's weak financial forecast. The stock was also under pressure due to a Bloomberg report saying the company's data centres for ChatGPT's OpenAI were being delayed. The company had denied the report. 

 

The Labour Department's report on non-farm payrolls, consumer inflation and retail sales data are due this week. These data can offer greater insight into the US economy after the October government shutdown, which led to a delay in the release of data that starved the investors. 

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Friday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S%P 500	6827.41	(-)1.07
NASDAQ Composite	23195.169	(-)1.69
Dow Jones Industrial Average	48458.05	(-)0.51

 

(Adhithya Aji)

 

US$1 = INR 90.42

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

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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