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Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 — are likely to make a muted start on August 11, as optimism over moderating U.S. inflation offset near-term domestic price concerns. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.05 percent at 19,550 at 8:15 am. In the overnight session in the US, Wall Street equities edged higher after data showed that US consumer price inflation mod...

The markets staged a smart recovery in the last hour of trade on Wednesday and the Nifty 50 managed to reclaim 19,600.  The Nifty gained around 61-odd points, the Nifty Bank slipped, but the midcap index gained.  Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought after nine consecutive sessions of selling, which is definitely a positive. FIIs net bought around Rs 644 crore in the cash market on Wednesd...

Marketbuzz Podcast with Ekta Batra: Sensex and Nifty 50 likely to open marginally higher Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 — are likely to open marginally higher on August 9 after China's consumer prices logged a smaller-than-expected fall in July, ahead of U.S. inflation data and Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) policy decision due this week. The Indian rupee is expected to struggle at...

The Nifty 50 and Sensex on Monday, were higher, but the Nifty bank slipped, while the midcap index rose. It was largely a mixed session, but both benchmark indices did build on Friday's gains. Today, one key factor to watch out for is the foreign institutional investor (FII) flows. FIIs have net sold for eight consecutive sessions since July 27. On Monday, they net sold around Rs 1,893 crore and t...

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 —  are set for a muted start on August 7, tracking Asian peers, on caution ahead of US and China inflation data as well as the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy decision due later this week. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.09 percent at 19,607.50, as of 7:56 am. On Friday, the market snapped its three day losing str...

Indian shares are set to open marginally higher on August 4, tracking Asian peers on hopes of measures to support economic recovery in China. GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.16 percent at 19,483, as of 8:13 am IST. Both the Nifty 50 and Sensex slid two percent each over the last two sessions as Fitch's downgrade of the United States' credit rating dampened sentiment. In terms...

There has been a significant sell off overnight as far as global equity markets are concerned.  Day before yesterday, post equity market closing, rating agency Fitch downgraded its rating on the US market. Equity markets across the globe saw a risk of sell off and this is also weighing in on the market sentiment today morning. On Wednesday, Dow Jones was down almost 1 percent, while S&P 500 wa...

There has been a siginificant development overnight that will keep equity and markets on edge throughout today's trading session. Rating agency Fitch has downgraded the US long-term rating to an AA plus from an AAA stance that they had earlier. And as far a the US finances are concerned, they have highlighted that there is a deterioration.  They have also called off significant risks that the US e...

We are starting August on a positive note, given that global markets have now rebounded very sharply from the 2023 lows.  Most global equity markets managed to end July with strong gains. US indices too ended July with strong gains on Monday. When it comes to the US markets, the outperformance of midc and smallcap index has been quite stark. For instance, the smallcap index Russell 2000 ended July...

We are starting the week with positive cues as far as the global markets are concerned. Equity markets have continued to remain quite resilient despite all the worries. Cues from global markets were very strong on Friday, with Nasdaq up almost 2 percent. However, in the Indian markets, the joker in the pack continued to emain crude oil prices, which gained further traction. Both benchmark titles,...

The markets witnessed a rough ride on the F&O series expiry day on Thursday, however the June expiry itself was a positive close. The Sensex fell around 40-odd points, Nifty 50 corrected over 100-odd points, the Nifty Bank index fell near 1 percent, while the midcap index outperformed and ended in the green. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold a large amount in Thursday's trading s...

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 — are set to open marginally higher on July 27 after the US Federal Reserve hiked rates by 25 basis points as expected and reiterated its data-dependent approach to further policy tightening. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.10 percent at 20,004 as of 8:12 am. Asian markets are holding up in the green despite the flat clos...

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 are likely to open marginally higher on July 26, ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision and key corporate earnings. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.13 percent at 19,882 as of 8:02 am. On July 25, the Nifty 50 consolidated closed with minor gains. The blue chip index has overall corrected from the high...

It was a choppy start to the week on Monday, with the markets ending largely lower in what was a muted session. The Nifty breached 19,700, the Nifty Bank slipped and the midcap index ended over 50 points lower. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold for the second consecutive day, but it was a marginal sell figure which came in from the high to around Rs 83-odd crore. Domestic institution...

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 — are set to open lower on July 24, tracking Asian peers, amid caution ahead of key corporate earnings and central bank meetings due later this week. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was down 0.11 percent at 19,744, as of 8:03 am. On Friday, it seemed as though earnings set the tone in terms of the markets. The banks and the mid ga...

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 — are set to open little changed on July 21, on caution after data from the US reignited concerns of a prolonged high-interest regime, while investors awaited key domestic earnings. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.09 percent at 19,876.5, as of 8:12 a.m. IST. Both the Nifty 50 and Sensex hit fresh highs for the fifth strai...

Indian shares are set to open little changed on July 20, ahead of the demerger of Reliance Industries' financial services business and quarterly results from several top Nifty 50 firms, amid improved global cues. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was down 0.02 percent at 19,837, as of 7:59 a.m. IST. Both the Nifty 50 and Sensex hit fresh highs for the fourth session in a row on...

The global set up is positive today morning, The Dow Jones gained 1 percent for the seventh day in a row. The Asian market picture is broadly higher. The Nikkei is up more than a percent, the Taiwan, South Korean markets are also in the green. But Hang Sang continues to remain under pressure. As the economic data from China over the weekend has been downbeat, it is putting pressure on the growth e...

The GIFT Nifty is suggesting a higher start to today’s trading session. The momentum has firmly been in the hands of the bulls. Yesterday, both the Nifty and Sensex scaled another record high session. New day, new records. Yesterday, 19,700 was taken out with ease in the last one hour of trade. Meanwhile, flows appear to be fairly muted. The FIIs bought Rs 73 crore, while the DIIs net bought Rs 64...

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 — are likely to open little changed on July 16 after hitting record highs in the last trading session on July 14. This on the hopes of the US Federal Reserve pausing its rate hiking cycle while weak China data remained an overhang. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.09 percent at 19,636.5 as of 8:11 a.m. HDFC Bank will annou...

Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 are likely to open higher on July 14 even as there seems to be some slight worry given the selling pressure seen in the last hour of the trading session yesterday. The pullback was quite significant with the last session selling pressure taking the Nifty 50 lower quite significantly. The Nifty 50 ended near the flat line. As far as the global industries...

The US market rally extended as the June CPI data was a lot softer than what analysts were anticipating. This has reduced chances of significant rate hikes as far as the US fed is concerned, which led to a rally in equity markets. The NASDAQ popped over a percent in yesterday's trading session. Even the European indices ended with strong gains yesterday.  However, crude oil prices too gain further...

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 — are set to open little changed on July 12, with investors eyeing both domestic and US inflation data for June as the quarterly results season kicks off. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was down 0.01 percent at 19,535.50, as of 8:00 am. All eyes are on India's inflation print, due after market hours. A Reuters poll of economists...

Well, we're actually looking at quite a positive set of overnight cues, both from the US as well as the European markets. Asian markets too are in the green and the GIFT Nifty is also trading in the green, indicating a positive start for our own markets today morning. Overnight, most US markets ended in the green. Dow Jones ended over 0.6 percnet higher and US indices managed to snap a three-day l...

Indian markets continue to be an outlier as far as global equity markets are concerned. While most of the global equity markets are seeing a pullback from the recent record rally that's been set worldwide in equity markets, Indian markets continue to display their strength even in the week gone. In the week gone by, the US markets ended with cuts on Friday, while the European markets ended with ga...