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Equity Alert:Asian indices up; CSI 300 dn as investors assess China CPI data

 

MUMBAI--0822 IST--Asian equity indices were higher in early trade Wednesday, barring the CSI 300, which was slightly lower. Investors will look at the latest economic data from China. The Australian index announced the departure of its Chief Executive Officer Helen Lofthouse, putting pressure on the stock. Markets in Japan were closed on account of a holiday. 

 

Growth in China's consumer inflation was lower than expected as the deflation in producer prices continued to persist. The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in Januray, below the forecast of 0.4% rise in a Reuters poll, CNBC reported. In December, CPI rose 0.8% and was at its highest level in almost three years. "Core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, jumped 0.8% from a year earlier, easing from the 1.2% in December," CNBC said. The country's Producer Price Index fell 1.4% on year, which was better than a fall of 1.5% estimated by analysts and moderated from a 1.9?ll in December as well.

 

Austraila's bourse operator ASX announced that its CEO Helen Lofthouse will step down in May, which prompted shares of the bourse operator to fall over 2%, Reuters reported. The bourse recently found itself in trouble with regulators as it sought to overhaul its trading technology. Shares of Commonwealth Bank of Australia rose nearly 8?ter it reported record earnings, held its market share, increased its loans, and increased its dividend. Shares of biotech company CSL fell over 6% and reached its lowest level in eight years after the company reported a fall in profit for the first half of the year and announced the retirement of its CEO Paul McKenzie, who is set to be replaced by Gordon Naylor as interim CEO.

 

Following are the levels of key Asian indices at 0818 IST:

 

INDEX	LEVEL	CHANGE IN %
CSI 300 Index	4717.76	(-)0.14
Hang Seng Index	27246.72	0.23
KOSPI	5344.96	0.82
Nikkei 225 Day	57650.54	2.28
TOPIX FIRST SECTION	3855.28	1.90
FTSE Singapore Straits Times	4968.05	0.08
S&P/ASX 200 Index	8995	1.44

 

(Akshat Saksena)

 

 

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Equity Alert: Benchmark indices may open higher for third straight session

 

MUMBAI--0830 IST--Benchmark indices are likely to open higher for the third consecutive session amid bullish investor sentiment after India and the US signed a framework for an interim trade agreement. The Nifty 50 will face resistance around 26000 points and a significant move above this level is likely to result in further gains, technical analysts said. Investors are set to react to a slew of Nifty 50 companies that detailed their earnings after market hours on Tuesday. 

 

The GIFT Nifty 50 indicates a higher start for the Nifty 50. At 0825 IST, the February contract of the GIFT Nifty was at 26058.50 points, up over 123 points from the Nifty 50's previous close. On Tuesday, the Nifty 50 index closed at 25935.15 points, up 67.85 points, or 0.3%, and the BSE Sensex closed at 84273.92, up 208.17 points, or 0.3%. 

 

Shares of defence companies will be in focus as media reports suggest that in a major overhaul of defence procurement rules, the government is set to tweak the old L1 formula and give extra credits to Indian companies and startups that focus on research and development and invest in owning intellectual property rights rather than just obtaining technology transfers. Procurement timelines will also be cut by up to 50% and these new rules are expected to be finalised by March, The Economic Times reported. 

 

Shares of Eicher Motors will be watched after the company reported a more than 21% increase in its consolidated net profit at INR 14.21 billion, surpassing analysts' estimates. Nuvama Institutional Equities has raised its target price on the stock 5% to INR 8,100 as the brokerage sees continuing sales growth and robust export momentum. Emkay Global Financial Services has raised its target price on the stock almost 9% to INR 7,500. Shares of Grasim Industries and Apollo Hospitals will also be watched after the two companies reported their December quarter earnings after market hours Tuesday. 

 

Shares of automobile maker Mahindra & Mahindra are set to react to the company's December quarter earnings later in the day. The company is expected to report double-digit year-on-year growth in its bottom line and top line, according to brokerages.

 

Overnight, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite closed lower, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a minor gain. Shares of financial services companies were hit Tuesday after tech platform Altruist launched a new artificial intelligence-powered tax planning tool, CNBC reported. Barring China's blue-chip CSI 300 index, all major indices in Asia were up in early trade Wednesday. (Eshitva Prakash)

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Equity Alert: Most US indices end lower; Dow Jones reaches record high

 

MUMBAI--0743 IST--Equity indices in the US ended lower Tuesday, barring the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, which ended slightly higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index reached record highs during the session. Shares of financial companies were hit after a new artificial intelligence tool threatens the sector. Investors assessed the US retail sales data ahead of the labour market report. 

 

Shares of Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab Corp., and LPL Financials fell 2-8?ter technology company Altruisit released a new AI-based tax planning tool, CNBC reported. "There seems to be a rotation into other areas that may be more insulated from that AI trade," Anthony Saglimbene, Ameriprise Financial's chief market strategist was reported as saying.

 

US retail sales stayed stagnant in December as households pulled back spending on motor vehicles and other big-ticket items. "The Commerce Department also revised down retail sales for October, suggesting consumer fatigue amid rising cost-of-living challenges that have been partly attributed to higher prices due to tariffs on imports," Reuters said. The retail data report, along with a marginal rise in business inventories, has led to economists downgrading their economic growth expectations for the December quarter. Shares of Walmart and Costco ended nearly 2% and 3% lower, respectively.

 

Investors hoped for a more dovish US Federal Reserve Bank with the probability of a rate cut rising to 36.9% from 32.2% Monday. Markets still expect the central bank to keep rates unchanged until the current Fed chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, is approved by the US Senate and takes over the position of US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The underwhelming retail data was described as "bad news is good news" especially for rate-sensitive sectors such as utilities and real estate, according to Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. 

 

Shares of Alphabet fell nearly 2% during the session after the company said it sold bonds worth $20 billion. This came as concerns over the amount of money spent on the AI boom continues to grow among investors, Reuters said. Meta, Alphabet, and Microsoft are set to collectively spend over hundreds of billion of dollars to come out ahead in the AI race.

 

Following are the closing levels of US indices Tuesday:  

 

Index	Level	Change in %
S&P 500	6941.81	(-)0.33
NASDAQ Composite	23102.47	(-)0.59
Dow Jones Industrial Average	50188.14	0.10

 

(Akshat Saksena)

 

US$1 = INR 90.58

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

 

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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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