Rupee Close:
Indian rupee closed lower at 82.86 per dollar against previous close of 82.76.
Market Close: Benchmark indices ended lower for the second consecutive session on December 16.
Dow, Nasdaq futures down 1% each
Nifty Auto index slipped 1 percent dragged by M&M, Ashok Leyland, Sona BLW Precision Forgings
BSE Realty index fell 1 percent dragged by Prestige Estate, Sobha, Oberoi Realty
Himatsingka Seide to raise Rs 608 crore via equity, NCDsHimatsingka Seide approved issuance of securities in one or more tranches, worth up to USD 13 million or Rs 108 crore, and issuance of non-convertible debentures up to Rs 500 crore, to identified investors.
BSE Information Technology index declined 1 percent dragged by Cerebra Integrated Technologies, Affle (India), Xelpmoc Design and Tech
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Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research (Retail), Kotak Securities:
Most major sectors lost on a week-on week basis with BSE IT, Bank FMCG, BSE Consumer Durable, BSE Auto, BSE Reality, BSE Power and Nifty Pharma losing the most. Even Bank Nifty was down around 1%. While one key sector which gained was BSE Oil and Gas.
Within the Nifty Index, ONGC (+5.4%), IndusInd Bank (+2.4%) and Bajaj Finance (+2%) gained the most and Titan Company (-4.7%), Asian Paints (-4.4%) and ICICI Bank (-3.0%) lost the most. Both, DIIs and FPIs were net Buyers in the past five trading sessions.
Markets going ahead may be dominated by global news flows and steps taken by different governments to tackle their economy.
On the economy front, domestic November CPI inflation, at 5.88% (October: 6.77%), saw a sharp decline, led by a steep sequential fall in food prices, while core inflation remained steady at 6.3%. Meanwhile, October IIP contracted sharply by 4% (September: +3.5%).
In global markets, on Wednesday, Federal Reserve’s raised benchmark interest rate by 50 basis point to a target range between 4.25% and 4.5% — the highest rate in 15 years. The central bank said it would continue hiking rates through 2023 to 5.1%, a larger figure than previously expected. There was announcement by ECB and comments by its president, Christine Lagarde, as she stressed that “significant” further rate rises at a “steady pace” were still to come.
Market at 3 PMBenchmark indices extended the losses and are trading near day’s low levels with Nifty below 18300.The Sensex was down 409.23 points or 0.66% at 61389.80, and the Nifty was down 132.70 points or 0.72% at 18282.20. About 1227 shares have advanced, 2031 shares declined, and 102 shares are unchanged.
Nifty Pharma index fell 1 percent dragged by Glenmark Pharma, Gland Pharma, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
