The Rs 4,633-crore Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) initial public offer (IPO) is set to open for subscription on Monday, January 18, 2021, in the price band of Rs 25-26 apiece. At the upper end of the price band, IRFC would raise Rs 4,455 crore, and at the lower end, Rs 4,633 crore. The anchor book will open today (Friday, January 15, 2021) and will be allocated up to 60 per cent of the portion reserved for QIBs, to build investor confidence on the IPO.
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“The resistance patch of 14600-14650 has been very effective. The markets are finding it difficult to move up. We need to get past 14700 in order to resume this uptrend. If the market manages to cross that level, the index should go up to levels closer to 15000. On the flip side, if we break the support of 14350, we can drop to 14000,” said Manish Hathiramani, Proprietary Index Trader and Technical Analyst, Deen Dayal Investments.
As the domestic equities trading at record highs with the optimism of vaccine roll-out, investors might look for some profit-taking ahead Union Budget which will be presented on Feb 1st. If so happens, then we might see the USDINR pair moving close to 73.30-73.50 region. Also, intervention from RBI’s end as witnessed yesterday shall further accelerate this move and could cap the gains around 72.80 levels, if any due to persistent foreign inflows. As the near term range of the USDINR pair is confined between 73.00-73.50 levels, one can buy on dips between 73.00-73.10 levels and near term exposures can be targeted to be sold near 73.40-73.50 levels.: Amit Pabari, managing director, CR Forex Advisors
Broader markets were outperforming benchmarks on Friday. Nifty Midcap 50 index was up 0.42% while the smallcap 50 index gained 0.62%. Volatility inched higher.
Sensex opened flat with a negative bias on Friday morning only to soon start dancing between gains and losses. Nifty was hovering around 14,600.
Indian markets are likely to open with a flat to negative bias amid mixed global cues as optimism surrounding additional relief package by the newly elected US president was negated by the higher than expected initial jobless claims data.
~ ICICI Securities
Sensex closed Friday’s pre-open session up 76 points while Nifty 50 was seen slipping 1.25 points as it gave up 14,600.
Nifty was nearing 14,600 in pre-open on Friday but was still trading with gains. Sensex was up more than 100 points.
Nifty gained to surged to test 14,700 in pre open, while S&P BSE Sensex zoomed nearly 100 points.
“The underlying trend of Nifty remains range-bound with positive bias. There is a possibility of further upside and new high formation above 14653 levels in the next couple of sessions, but one needs to be cautious about sharp profit booking from the new highs in the next 1-2 sessions. Immediate support is placed at 14460 levels,” said Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.
Nifty futures were trading weak in early trade on Friday, down 54,50 points or 0.37 per cent on Singaporean Exchange, hinting at a gap-down down start for BSE Sensex and Nifty 50. Corporate earning, oil prices, COVID-19 vaccine rollout, rupee movement and other global cues are likely to sway the market today. Besides, Budget session will start from January 29, 2021, and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2021 on February 1.
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Call Open Interest (OI) is maximum at 15000 strike with 24.34 lakh contracts, this is followed by 13.90 lakh contracts at 14000 strike.
For the January series, most Put OI is placed at 14000 strike with 30.56 lakh contracts, followed by 21.21 lakh contracts at 13500 strike.
“US stocks edged lower overnight as investors await the details of the incoming Biden administration’s plans for a new coronavirus relief package. After many dovish comments, US Federal Reserve’s chair Powell finished on an optimistic note, saying there are many reasons to think the economy could recover and do well, saying it could be back to pre-virus economic peak reasonably soon. Still, US equities were slightly weaker as investors continue to fret over rising US yields US10Y yields which reversed yesterday’s losses,” said Stephen Innes, Chief Global Market Strategist at Axi.
HCL Technologies, PVR: A total of 16 companies including HCL Tech, PVR Ltd, Shoppers Stop, L&T Finance Holdings, Hathway Cable and Aditya Birla Money, among others are scheduled to announce their October-December quarter earnings later in the day today.
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The market valuation of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) crossed Rs 12 lakh crore-mark at close of trade on Thursday, helped by a rally in its share price. TCS topped the gainers’ chart on Sensex, rising 2.89 per cent to close at Rs 3,250.15 on the BSE. During the day, it jumped 3.42 per cent to a record high of Rs 3,267.
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MSCI on Thursday said it would revise Bharti Airtel’s weight owing to the change in its Foreign inevitable limit earlier this month. MSCI said the changes would come as a part of its index review in February. Bharti Airtel’s foreign investable limit has been revised to 100% from 49% earlier.
