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Equity Alert: Market seen opening down as West Asia war keeps crude elevated

 

MUMBAI--0835 IST--Indices are expected to start the week lower as the war in West Asia continues to weigh on investor sentiment. Over the weekend, the US and Iran exchanged attacks, pushing crude oil prices higher to nearly $97 per barrel. Stronger-than-expected US jobs data have raised expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.

 

The Nifty 50 index is trading close to the support zone 23600-23800 of the past two-and-a-half-month consolidation phase, Vipin Kumar, senior technical and derivatives analyst at Globe Capital Market, said. A sustained move above 24000 is expected to lead the index towards 24200 and higher levels in the near term. "Hence, we suggest that traders maintain a stock and sector-specific trading approach as long as the index is hovering within this consolidation phase," Kumar said. 

 

Reports said Iran plans to announce a new 'exclusion zone' near the Strait of Hormuz, aimed at vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway. This comes after the US targeted three Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for Tehran's attack on US warships. Crude oil prices remained elevated as energy supply concerns persist due to the ongoing war. Data from Kpler revealed that shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level since May, despite the US claims that the Navy is escorting more ships through the waterway. 

 

The US Treasury yields rose after the jobs report, with the 2-year Treasury yield rising more than 4 basis points to 4.377% and reaching its highest level since January 2025 during the day. The 10-year Treasury yield settled at 4.78%, up 1 bp from Thursday. This follows the US employment report for August, which showed non-farm payrolls increased by 162,000 and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1%. Economists polled by Reuters expected job additions of 56,000. This reading has raised expectations of a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. 

 

Starting Monday, the exchanges have revised the pre-open framework to align it with the new closing auction system introduced in March. Under the new system, from 0905 IST to 0910 IST, no market orders can be placed or revised. The random closing mechanism will now take place between 0908 IST and 0910 IST, instead of 0907 IST. (Adhithya Aji) 

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Equity Alert: US indices end lower Fri after jobs data raises rate-hike risk

 

MUMBAI--0745 IST--Major US indices closed lower Friday, and Dow Jones futures fell further Monday after a better-than-expected August employment report raised the probability that the US Federal Reserve may hike interest rates at its monetary policy meeting later this month. US Treasury yields rose after the jobs report, with the 2-year Treasury yield rising more than 4 basis points to 4.377% and reaching its highest level since January 2025 during the day. The 10-year Treasury yield settled at 4.78%, up 1 bp from Thursday.

The US employment report for August showed that non-farm payrolls grew by 162,000 and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1%. Economists polled by the Dow Jones expected the rise at 53,000. "Net, net, the labor market is alive and well and generating thousands of new jobs to help keep economic growth squarely in the plus column," Chris Rupkey, chief economist at Fwdbonds, told CNBC. Financial markets were pricing a 58% possibility of a rate hike in the next Federal Reserve meeting, up from 49% on Thursday, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. 

 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was hit hardest among its peers and ended 0.5% lower Friday. Index heavyweights UnitedHealth Group and Microsoft Corp. were down nearly 1% and 2%, respectively. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 were down 0.3–0.4%. Shares of Tesla were down nearly 6?ter its Cybercab launch. Shares of Lululemon Athletica were down over 17?ter the company cut its full-year earnings forecast, according to a Reuters report. Semiconductor stocks outperformed in the region, while software and services were hit hardest, the report added.     

 

Index	Level	Change in %
Dow Jones Industrial Average	53414.25	(-)0.5
NASDAQ Composite	26506.99	(-)0.3
S&P 500	7718.60	(-)0.4

 

(Vidhi Thacker)

 

US$1 = INR 94.49

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Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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