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Market Opens: Indian indices opened on positive note on May 17 with Nifty above 14700 amid better global cues.
At 09:16 IST, the Sensex was up 264.38 points or 0.54% at 48996.93, and the Nifty was up 76 points or 0.52% at 14753.80. About 1296 shares have advanced, 264 shares declined, and 75 shares are unchanged.
Ajit Mishra, VP – Research, Religare Broking:
In absence of any major event, participants will be closely eyeing the performance of global indices, US bond yields, movement of rupee against the US dollar and crude oil prices. Needless to say, COVID-related updates and progress of the vaccine drive will also be in focus.
In case of further decline, Nifty would find support around 14,300-14,400 zone while 15,000 continue to act as the crucial hurdle. The broader indices, which have been consistently outperforming, may also see some profit-taking. Thus, we advise maintaining extra caution in the selection of stocks and managing overnight risk.
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ICICI Direct:
Indian markets are likely to see a gap up opening on the back of strong global cues and declining daily Covid-19 cases in the country. However, global news flows and sector specific development will be key monitorables. US markets ended higher on gains mainly in technology stocks amid value buying and release of macroeconomic data.
Market at pre-open: Benchmark indices are trading higher in the pre-opening session.
At 09:02 IST, the Sensex was up 267.46 points or 0.55% at 49000.01, and the Nifty was up 74.10 points or 0.50% at 14
India’s forex reserves up by $1.444 billion to $589.465 billion
The country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $1.444 billion to $589.465 billion in the week ended May 7, 2021, RBI data showed.
In the previous week ended April 30, 2021, the reserves had risen by $3.913 billion to $588.02 billion. The reserves had touched a lifetime high of $590.185 billion in the week ended January 29, 2021.
FII and DII data
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net sold shares worth Rs 2,607.85 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) net bought shares worth Rs 613.26 crore in the Indian equity market on May 14, as per provisional data available on the NSE.
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Japan April wholesale prices jump
Japan’s wholesale prices rose in April at their fastest annual pace in six and a half years, data showed on Monday, a sign that rising energy and commodities costs were pinching corporate margins.
