Special Report
08–APR -2019
Global markets at a glance The benchmark S&P 500 stock index edged higher, nearing a six-month high on Thursday, with losses in technology stocks countered by gains in Boeing Co and Facebook Inc as investors waited for more clarity on the US-China trade talks.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 166.5 points, or 0.64 percent, to 26,384.63, the S&P 500 gained 5.99 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,879.39 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.77 points, or 0.05 percent, to 7,891.78. Asian share markets consolidated weekly gains on Friday as Sino-US talks dragged on with no concrete conclusions, while caution ahead of US payrolls and a holiday in China and Hong Kong dampened volatility.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was little changed and near its highest since the end of August. Japan’s Nikkei added 0.1 percent, to be 2.6 percent firmer for the week. E -Mini futures for the S&P 500 edged up 0.04 percent.Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for the broader index in India, a rise of 18.5 points or 0.16 percent. Nifty futures were trading around 10,703-level on the Singaporean Exchange. Oil prices fell on Friday, with Brent slipping away from the USD 70 mark after briefly rising above that level in the previous session, as traders fretted about progress in US-China talks to end a trade war. PREVIOUS DAY ROUNDOFF Indian equity markets closed lower for the second day in a row. RBI announced a repo rate cut by 25bps on the expected lines, bringing the rates back at 6% after a period of 1 year.Nifty & Bank Nifty index closed ~0.4% & 0.8% lower respectively as across the board profit booking was seen in major heavyweights.Tata Motors was the top index loser, gaining ~2% as open interest soared higher, hinting a formation of continued long positions in the April series. Market breadth ended in the favour of the declines with adv a nce / de c li ne r a tio clo s i ng at 2 : 3 x. Index stats The Market was very volatile in last session. The sartorial in dices performed as follow; Commodities[-3.7pts], Consumption[+23.40pts],PSE[-9.30pts],CPSE [+6.80pts],Energy[-138.08pts],FMCG[+29.7pts],Auto [+55.70pts],Pharma[+83.10pts],IT[-218.8pts],Metal[13.10pts],Realty[-0.20pts], Fin Serv sector[-7.10pts].
World Indices Index
Value
% Change
DJI
26424
+0.15
S&P500
2892
+0.46
NASDAQ
7938
+0.59
FTSE100
7446
+0.61
21789 30064
-0.08 +0.43
NIKKEI HANG SENG
Top Gainers Company
CMP
Change
% Chg
Tata Steel
549.3
18.65
3.51
UltraTechCement
4,190.40
110.45
2.71
Bajaj Finance
3,114.20
74.75
2.46
191.7
4.5
2.4
20,980.30
490.75
2.4
CMP
Change
% Chg
2,994.05 196.3 317.05 411.5 2,618.40
-47.75 -3.05 -4.75 -5.8 -18.8
-1.57 -1.53 -1.48 -1.39 -0.71
Vedanta Eicher Motors
Top Losers Company
Britannia Power Grid Corp SBI Zee Entertain Hero Motocorp
Stocks at 52 Week’s HIGH Symbol
Prev. Close
Change
%Chg
BALAXI
46.05
2.15
4.9
BILENERGY
3.9
0.15
4
CREDITACC
567.9
-6.75
-1.21
FMGOETZE
599
27.55
4.86
2,058.80
28.8
1.43
HDFC
Stocks at 52 Week’s LOW Symbol
Prev. Close
Change
%Chg
CANDC
10.55
-0.55
-4.95
COX&KINGS
131.05
-1.15
-0.86
DNAMEDIA EXCEL GENESYS
1.05 1.3 88
0.05 -0.05 -3.85
4.55 -3.7 -4.11
Indian Indices Company
CMP
Change
% Chg
NIFTY
11666
+68
+0.59
SENSEX
38862
+177.51
+0.46
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