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Equity Alert: Indices seen down for 4th session, volatile on monthly expiry

 

MUMBAI--0819 IST--Headline equity indices in India are likely to fall for the fourth consecutive session Tuesday, tracking overnight losses in the US indices, amid lack of positive triggers. Several factors such as the depreciating rupee, delay in a US-India trade deal, and foreign investment outflows continue to affect Indian equities.

 

The near-term outlook remains bleak as market participants expect some volatility on the expiry of the monthly contract of Nifty 50 derivatives. The Nifty 50 ended 0.4% lower on Monday at 25942.10 points. The GIFT Nifty's December contract suggests a negative start for the market as it is 23 points lower than the Nifty 50's previous close. 

 

The 50-stock index is expected to face strong resistance at 26000-26050 points and a sustained close above this level will open the path for the index to hit new record highs in the near term, analysts said. Immediate support for the index is pegged at 25875–25850 points, Vipin Kumaar, derivatives and technical analyst at Globe Capital Market, said.

 

Options data suggests a negative outlook for the Nifty 50, and also shows slightly oversold positions, which hints towards a sell-on-rise strategy for market participants, he said. Technical and derivative analysts expect a minor bounceback due to short-covering on Tuesday, especially if the index manages to hover above the 25900–25860 support band.

 

Benchmark indices on Wall Streetclosed lower on Monday as heavyweight information technology stocks retreated after last week's gains, which had pushed the S&P 500 to record highs. Asian markets were mostly negative Tuesday, after the IT selloff on Wall Street continued on fears of an artificial intelligence bubble.

 

Back home, Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality Ltd. is set to list on bourses Tuesday. The company has set the issue price at INR 114 per share.  (Simran Rede)

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Equity Alert: Asian indices down, tracking tech sell-off on Wall Street

 

MUMBAI--0815 IST--Asian equity indices were broadly lower, tracking a fall in technology stocks on Wall Street. Investors will look out for developments on China's military excercises around Taiwan. The Chinese military dispatched troops around the island on Monday. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was down for the second consecutive session, shedding 1% during this period. 

 

Shares of Softbank Group Corp. fell 2?fore paring some of the losses after the group announced a deal to buy data centre investment firm DigitalBridge for $4 billion as part of its artificial intelligence push, CNBC reported. Shares of DigitalBridge rose about 10?ter the announcement, the CNBC report said. The Taiwan weighted index was down, with major technology stocks such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co suffering losses. Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturng were down over 0.7% and those of Hon Hai Precision were down over 1%. 

 

Investors are expected to track minutes of the US central bank's December meeting, due in the early hours of Wednesday, India time. They will also track US home price data due late evening on Tuesday, India time. 

 

Following were the levels of key Asian indices at 0815 IST:

 

Level	Last	Change in %
IDX Composite	8605.449	(-)0.45
S P/ ASX 200 INDEX	8714.10	(-)0.13
TAIEX	28657.18	(-)0.53
SSE Composite Index	3962.2356	(-)0.08
Nikkei 225 Day	50428.31	(-)0.20
KOSPI	4212.96	(-)0.18
CSI 300 Index	4633.0242	(-)0.14

 

(Akshat Saksena)

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Equity Alert: US indices close lower Mon on fall in technology stocks

 

MUMBAI--0737 IST--US equity indices ended lower Monday due to a fall in technology stocks. This comes after the S&P 500 hit an all-time high of 6945.770 points on Friday after rising for five straight sessions, during which it gained over 3%. However, the index closed lower on Friday and Monday. Similarly, the Nasdaq Composite rose for five straight sessions before ending lower on Friday and Monday. 

 

Artificial intelligence stocks such as Nvidia, Palantir Technologies, Meta Platforms and Oracle suffered losses. Shares of Nvidia fell over 1%, after the 5% gains it saw last week, according to a report by CNBC. Palantir Technologies fell over 2% during the session and shares of Meta Platforms and Oracle fell around 1?ch. "Given this week's light economic calendar, internal momentum could be the main market storyline this week," said Chris Larkin, head of trading and investing at E-Trade from Morgan Stanley, according to the CNBC report. "If stocks are going to close out another year of double-digit gains on a high note, they'll likely need tech to do much of the heavy lifting," Larkin added. 

 

Shares of Tesla fell 3.3?ter hitting a record high the previous week, according to a Reuters report. The fall seen by the stock weighed on the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary (Sector). The S&P 500 Materials (Sector) fell due to a fall in prices of precious metals, with silver falling sharply after crossing $80 per ounce for the first time. Bank stocks pulled back after a strong rally this year, with shares of Citi Bank falling 1.9%. The stock has risen 68% this year after the bank took steps to address compliance issues. Energy stocks gained almost 1% due to a 2% rise in oil prices, according to a Reuters report. 

 

The market is in the middle of a Santa Claus rally, a period between the last five trading days of the year and the first two trading days of the new year, during which the S&P 500 has seen a gain of more than 1% on average since 1950 according to the Stock Trader's Almanac, CNBC reported. Investors will await minutes of the US central bank's December meeting, due in the early hours of Wednesday, India time.

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Monday:

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6905.74	(-)0.35
NASDAQ Composite	23474.349	(-)0.50
Dow Jones Industrial Average	48461.93	(-)0.51

 

(Akshat Saksena)

 

US$1 = INR 89.98

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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