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Equity Alert: Indices may open flat amid negative global cues, weak rupee

 

MUMBAI--0810 IST--Domestic headline indices are expected to open largely flat Thursday amid weak global cues and expectations that the domestic currency will remain under pressure despite the rebound it saw on Wednesday. The benchmark indices had been on a losing run for the past three sessions and lost 0.8-0.9% during this period. 

 

Overnight, all three major indices in the US fell, dragged down by artificial intelligence-related stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed 1.8% lower, while the S&P 500 was down 1.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5% ahead of the country's delayed inflation report set to be released later in the day. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones estimate the Consumer Price Index to rise 3.1% in the 12 months through November, after the October report was skipped due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Most Asian indices opened lower, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street. South Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei 225 were down over 1?ch in early trade. The two-day meeting of the Bank of Japan will start Thursday, with the central bank widely expected to increase its key interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75% Friday. Now, investors will focus on Governor Kazuo Ueda's press conference for guidance on the pace and limits of further policy normalisation by the apex bank. Market participants also await an address by US President Donald Trump.

 

The GIFT Nifty contracts suggest the Nifty 50 may open largely flat or with minor gains. At 0803 IST, the December contract of the GIFT Nifty was trading at 25889 points, over 70 points above the Nifty 50's close on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 ended at 25818.55 points on Wednesday, down 0.2%.

 

On Wednesday, the rupee appreciated against the dollar, after four straight sessions of record closing lows, as banks aggressively sold dollars on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India. However, the Indian unit is widely expected to remain under pressure until any progress in the India-US trade deal. (Arya S. Biju)

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Equity Alert: Asian indices open down on sell-off in AI stocks on Wall Street

 

MUMBAI--0805 IST--Asian indices opened lower, taking cues from the sell-off in technology stocks on the Wall Street. Market participants looked forward to the speech by US President Donald Trump, in which he is expected to speak about his accomplishments in his 11 months in office. The two-day monetary policy meeting of the Bank of Japan will commence Thursday where the central bank expected to raise interest rates to 0.75%, its highest level in 30 years. 

 

Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 1.14% and South Korea's KOSPI fell 1.15%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.14% and the mainland CSI 300 was down 0.28%. Shares of Chinese chipmaker MetaX Integrated Circuits fell 7?ter gaining nearly 700% in their market debut in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The company raised nearly $600 million in its initial public offering, CNBC reported.    

 

Australia's SP/ASX 200 Index declined 0.25%. Shares of Australian energy giant Woodside fell 1.84?ter the company announced that its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Meg O'Neill had resigned and accepted the role of CEO at British oil and gas major BP, CNBC reported. 

 

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0738 IST:

 

Level	Last	Change in %
Nikkei 225 Day	48594.18	(-)1.13
KOSPI	4012.44	(-)1.08
Hang Seng Index	25431.01	(-)0.15
TAIEX	27462.34	(-)0.23
S P/ ASX 200 INDEX	8558.2	(-)0.31
CSI 300 Index	4553.22	(-)0.58
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	3357.5	(-)0.35

     

(Adhithya Aji)

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Equity Alert: US indices end lower as AI stocks weigh, S&P 500 falls over 1%

 

MUMBAI--0735 IST--US indices ended lower Wednesday with the S&P 500 continuing its losing streak for the fourth session. The artificial intelligence stocks were the major drag on the indices after media reports said that the tech major Oracle lost its primary investor out of one of its data centre projects. The tech-heavy indices such as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite ended 1.16% and 1.18% lower, respectively.

 

Oracle's shares fell 5.4?ter its largest data centre partner Blue Owl Capital backed out of the $10 billion deal for its next facility because the former faces increased concern about its rising debt and artificial intelligence spending, Financial Times reported, citing sources. However, Orcale has denied the report and said it is moving forward with the project. Other technology stocks, such as chipmaker Broadcom and the heavyweight stock Nvidia lost 4?ch, CNBC reported.

 

Shares of Oracle and Broadcom incurred sizeable losses in December, a month that has seen investors move into value-oriented areas of the market such as financials. The stock of Oracle has declined more than 11% and Broadcom declined around 19% over the month, CNBC reported. 

 

Shares of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices lost more than 5% and Google's parent company Alphabet lost over 3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its losing streak for the fourth consecutive session, down 0.5%. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended lower Tuesday after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November jobs report, which showed that the unemployment rate rose to a four-year high 4.6%, raising concern about the US economy, as per the CNBC report.  

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Wednesday:

    

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6721.43	(-)1.16
NASDAQ Composite	22693.32	(-)1.81
Dow Jones Industrial Average	47885.97	(-)0.47

  

(Adhithya Aji)

 

US$1 = INR 90.38

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

 

Edited by Avishek Dutta

 

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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