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☆ Indian shares snap four-day losing streak; Nifty 50 back above 18,000
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose for the first time in five days in a low-volume session on Monday, with the benchmark Nifty 50 reclaiming the key 18,000 level, as risk assets were boosted after mixed U.S. data bolstered bets of smaller Federal Reserve rate hikes. The Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) closed 1.17% higher at 18,014.60, and the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) gained 1.20% to 60,566.42, marking their biggest daily gain since Nov. 24. The Nifty fell 3.3% in the previous four sessions, slipping below the psychologically key 18,000 mark on Friday. Forty of the Nifty 50 constituents advanced, as did most of the major sectoral indexes. Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Eileen SorengOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Indian shares snap four-day losing run in low-volume session
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose for the first time in five days in a low-volume session on Monday, with the rebound helped by mixed U.S. data that bolstered bets of smaller interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) was up 1.08% at 17,999.85 by midday, and the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) gained 1.08% to 60,494.09. The Nifty fell 3.3% in the previous four sessions and dropped below the psychologically key 18,0000 mark on Friday. Banking stocks also rose with (.NSEBANK) and (.NIFTYPSU) rising over 1% and 3% respectively. Index heavyweight Larsen and Toubro (LART.NS) advanced 1.95% after bagging orders worth 10 billion rupees and 25 billion rupees.

☆ Indian shares open lower on Fed rate hike fears, China COVID-19 woes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Indian shares opened lower in broad-based declines on Friday after robust U.S. economic data revived concerns over higher interest rates, while a surge in COVID-19 infections in China also dampened risk appetite. The Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) was down 0.78% at 17,988 as of 9:30 a.m. IST, dropping below the 18,000 mark for the first time since Nov. 10. Reuters GraphicsChina is expecting a peak in COVID-19 infections within a week, a health official said, sparking concerns across the world. The one exception was the pharma index, <.NIPHARM>, which rose 1.36% on news that India is ready to step up exports of fever medicines to China. Asian markets also declined after the slide in U.S. shares, with the MSCI Asia ex Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) falling 0.94%.

☆ Indian shares slip on COVID-19, inflation worries
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Indian shares slipped on Thursday, with declines seen across most sectors after monetary policy minutes revealed strong concerns about elevated inflation, while fears about rising COVID-19 cases in China weighed on sentiment. India's health minister on Wednesday said the pandemic was "not over yet" given "the rising cases of COVID-19 in some countries". Asian markets also advanced after the bounce in U.S. shares, with the MSCI Asia ex Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rising 1.49%. India's retail inflation eased below the RBI's upper tolerance limit of 6% for the first time in 2022 in November, but core inflation stayed above 6%. Khemka also said the remarks from the RBI minutes were "consistent with the central bank's adherence to tackling inflation".

☆ Indian shares dip on weak global cues; autos, FMCG stocks slide
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Indian shares opened lower on Tuesday on fears of a recession in the U.S. and a surge in COVID-19 cases in China, which has offset optimism over loosening strict pandemic restrictions. Barring Adani Enterprises (ADEL.NS) and State Bank of India (SBI.NS), all the other 48 constituents in Nifty 50 logged losses. All the major sectoral indices declined with auto (.NIFTYAUTO), FMCG (.NIFTYFMCG), information technology (.NIFTYIT) and metal (.NIFTYMET) stocks shedding over 0.5%. Asian markets declined on weak cues, such as a surge in new COVID-19 infections in China and weak macroeconomic indicators, with MSCI Asia ex Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) falling 0.54%. ($1 = 82.7200 Indian rupees)Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane VenkatramanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Indian shares set to rise on China recovery hopes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Indian shares are set to open higher on Monday on hopes of demand recovery in China, even as concerns of global recession linger. Asian markets rebounded after a mixed start on hopes of demand recovery in China, with the MSCI Asia ex Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rising 0.3%. Reports say that China planned to increase flights to encourage the recovery of its air transport market. Foreign institutional investors sold 19.75 billion rupees ($238.80 million) worth of equities on a net basis on Friday, while domestic investors bought 15.42 billion rupees ($186.44 million) of shares, as per provisional NSE data. ** Dilip Buildcon (DIBL.NS): Co gets order worth 16.47 billion rupees.

☆ Indian shares set for weak open on U.S. recession fears, hawkish cenbanks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Indian shares are set to open lower on Friday, on recession fears in the U.S. and hawkish commentary by major central banks, following their U.S. counterpart. Adding to the woes of Indian markets could be the crude prices, which looked poised to end the week higher after projections of a demand revival. Foreign institutional investors sold 7.11 billion rupees ($85.81 million) worth of equities on a net basis on Thursday, while domestic investors bought 2.61 billion rupees of shares, as per provisional NSE data. ** Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL.NS): Co approves proposal to borrow up to 100 billion rupees in a private placement. ($1 = 82.8600 Indian rupees)Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann ThoppilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Indian shares tipped to fall ahead of Nov inflation data
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Indian shares were set to fall on Monday, as traders braced for local retail inflation data, due later in the day, and a flurry of interest rate decisions by major central banks this week. India consumer price inflation for November likely cooled to a nine-month low of 6.40%, according to a Reuters poll. U.S. consumer inflation data for November, scheduled to be released on Tuesday, would also be keenly watched. read moreForeign institutional investors sold 1.58 billion rupees ($19.16 million) worth of equities on a net basis on Friday, while domestic investors bought 5.02 billion rupees ($60.88 million) worth of shares, as per provisional NSE data. ** PSP Projects (PSPP.NS): Co received a letter of intent for project worth 1.22 billion rupees from Nila Spaces.

BENGALURU, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Indian shares reversed early gains on Friday, dragged by information technology stocks, after HCL Technologies warned of a potential slowdown in client spending in the industry's key U.S. markets as recession fears weighed. read moreAll the top losers in the Nifty 50 index were information technology stocks, with HCL Tech, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Wipro and TCS, leading the decline. Most of the other sectors, however, gained as an overnight slide in oil prices and the easing of China's COVID-19 curbs limited losses. The Nifty PSU (.NIFTYPSU) index rose over 1%, on course to advance for the seventh day in a row, if gains hold. Oil prices stabilised, but still hovered around 2022 lows, after slipping for the fifth day in a row on Thursday.

☆ Indian shares set to fall for third day on Fed rate-hike worries
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Indian shares were set to dip for a third straight session on Thursday, as concerns over a possible U.S. recession and the pace of the Federal Reserve's rate hikes dampened sentiment. India's NSE stock futures listed on the Singapore exchange were down 0.07% at 18,658.50 as of 8:05 a.m. IST. U.S. worker productivity data for the third quarter beat forecasts on Wednesday, muddying a debate on the trajectory of Fed's rate hikes. Foreign institutional investors sold a net 12.42 billion rupees ($151.09 million) worth of equities on Wednesday, while domestic investors bought net 3.89 billion rupees ($47.32 million) worth of shares, as per provisional NSE data. read more** Axis Bank : Lender to raise up to 120 billion Indian rupees through sale of Basel III compliant Tier-II bonds.

☆ Indian shares unchanged ahead of RBI policy decision
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Indian shares had a muted open on Wednesday, ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India, though investors will focus on the outlook the central bank provides on its fight against domestic inflation. The RBI is widely expected to raise rates by a smaller 35 basis points (bps), after three back-to-back 50-bps moves to tame stubbornly high inflation. The Nifty and Sensex have climbed 9% each since the last RBI rate hike on September 30. The sustainability of the drop in crude prices is also uncertain. "A likely smaller rate hike will signal a mix of cautiousness and comfort while keeping all options open for the February policy depending on the conditions," Suvodeep Rakshit, chief economist at Kotak Instituitonal Equities, wrote in a pre-monetary policy note.

☆ Foreign inflows in Indian equities jump in Nov as stocks hit new highs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Bharath Rajeswaran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought Indian stocks worth 362.38 billion rupees ($4.4 billion) in November, marking the second best month of overseas inflows into equities this year, data from the National Securities Depository Ltd showed. The surge in inflows comes at a time when Indian shares rose to record highs. Last month's foreign inflows into stocks trailed only those in August, when FPIs purchased 512.05 billion rupees. The Nifty Bank index (.NSEBANK) added 4.66%, while the Nifty FMCG (.NIFTYFMCG) index rose 2.8% in November. Nagaonkar added that foreign fund inflows could further rise on hopes of moderation in the Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle.

☆ Indian shares slip as oil jumps on easing China COVID curbs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Indian shares dipped at open on Monday, as oil prices jumped following China's unwinding of COVID-19 restrictions, while investors awaited the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy decision due later in the week. Oil prices rose after OPEC+ held its output targets in its meeting on Sunday and easing China curbs offered hopes of a rebound in fuel demand. Rise in oil prices is a negative for oil-importing countries like India, where crude oil constitutes the most in the country's import bill. Nifty Metal index was the top sectoral gainer, adding 1.11%, led by Hindalco (HALC.NS), National Aluminium (NALU.NS). Indian markets are also focused on the central bank's monetary policy decision, which is due on Wednesday.

☆ Indian shares set to rise after Powell hints at slower hikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Indian shares are set to open higher on Thursday, tracking the sharp uptick in global equities after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at slowing the pace of interest rate hikes "as soon as December." India's NSE stock futures listed on the Singapore exchange were up 0.40% at 18,991.50 as of 07:30 a.m IST. Data on Wednesday showed the Indian economy logged 6.2% annual growth rate in July-September after double-digit expansion in the previous quarter. Foreign institutional investors bought net of 90.10 billion Indian rupees ($1.11 billion) equities on Wednesday, while domestic investors sold 40.56 billion rupees worth of shares, as per provisional NSE data. Stocks To Watch:** Apollo Hospitals (APLH.NS): Company approved issue of non-convertible debentures worth 1.05 billion rupees.

☆ Indian shares set to open lower after Wall Street slide
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Indian stocks were on Tuesday set to ease from all-time highs hit in the previous session, following an overnight slide in Wall Street on worries about China's COVID-19 management and as oil prices pared losses. U.S. crude rose 1.3% to $77.24 per barrel, while Brent crude trimmed losses to close above $83 per barrel. Foreign institutional investors bought net of 9.36 billion rupees ($114.65 million) equities on Monday, while domestic investors purchased 879.3 million rupees ($10.66 million) worth of shares, as per provisional NSE data. Stocks To Watch:** NDTV (NDTV.NS): NDTV said an entity backed by its founders had issued shares to a unit of Adani Group. ($1 = 81.6400 Indian rupees)Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann ThoppilOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ India's Nifty 50 hits record high as oil firms jump
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasBENGALURU, Nov 28 (Reuters) - India's blue-chip Nifty 50 stock index hit a record high on Monday, hours after the benchmark Sensex also hit an all-time high, boosted by oil marketing companies as crude prices slid on demand concerns due to protests in China over COVID-19 curbs. The NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) jumped 0.53% to an all-time high of 18,611.05, breaking a record it held since Oct. 19, 2021. Earlier in the day, the S&P BSE Sensex index (.BSESN) rose 0.61% to an all-time high of 62,674.49. Those concerns also caused a slide in oil prices as China is a top importer. The gains in Indian oil companies were led by Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), India's most valuable company, which surged 3.64%.

☆ Indian shares set to open lower on China COVID woes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Foreign institutional investors bought a net 3.69 billion rupees ($45.17 million) worth of equities on Friday, while domestic investors sold a net 2.96 billion rupees ($36.24 million) worth of shares, as per provisional NSE data. ** Larsen & Toubro Financial Holdings (LTFH.NS): Completed divestment of its mutual fund business to HSBC Asset Management (India) and received 34.84 billion rupees. The company also realised surplus cash balance of 7.65 billion rupees in L&T Investment Management. ** VA Tech Wabag (VATE.NS): Signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank towards raising 2 billion rupees through unlisted non-convertible debentures. ($1 = 81.6850 Indian rupees)Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.VOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Indian shares subdued on divergent rate hike views
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Indian stocks opened marginally lower on Friday, after the benchmarks closed at record highs in the previous session, with investors digesting conflicting signals from global central banks on the interest rate environment. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) opened down 0.18% to 62,164.65, while the NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) fell 0.14% to 18,459.00. The European Central Bank's equivalent of Federal Reserve rate-setting committee's minutes that came out on Thursday showed that the room for slowing down the pace of interest rate adjustments remained limited, in contrast to the U.S. central bank's assessment. Nifty IT index (.NIFTYIT) lost 0.4%, with seven of the 10 constituents falling in today's session. The Nifty Midcap 100 (.NIFMDCP100) and Nifty SmallCap 100 (.NIFTYSMCP100) indexes outperformed larger peers, rising 0.33% and 0.47%, respectively.

☆ Indian shares edge up on UltraTech Cement boost
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indian equity benchmarks edged higher on Tuesday, after declining for three straight sessions, buoyed by gains in top cement producer UltraTech Cement (ULTC.NS). The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) rose 0.11% to 61,212.36, while the NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) gained 0.08% to 18,175.10. UltraTech Cement (ULTC.NS) led gains on the Nifty, rising as much a 2.4% to a near three-week high, while its parent Grasim Industries (GRAS.NS) advanced 2.1%. Indian markets are likely to be range-bound and not follow global cues ahead of state elections due in December, said AK Prabhakar, Head of Research, IDBI Capital. Foreign institutional investors sold 15.94 billion Indian rupees ($195.11 million) worth of equities on Monday, while domestic investors bought 12.63 billion rupees ($154.59 million) of shares, per provisional NSE data.

☆ Indian shares open lower, weighed down by China, rate worries
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Nov 21 (Reuters) - India's shares opened lower on Monday, dragged down by auto, IT and consumer stocks, while the likelihood of tighter U.S. monetary policy and worsening COVID-19 infection numbers in China weighed on sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) shed 0.57% to 61,309.82 as of 0348 GMT, while the NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) lost 0.51% to 18,214.45. The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) fell 1.25%Oil prices hovered at two-month lows, in part due to concerns over China's demand. Foreign institutional investors sold 7.51 billion Indian rupees ($91.79 million)($92 million) worth of equities on Friday, while domestic investors bought 8.90 billion rupees ($109 million) of shares, per provisional NSE data. ($1 = 81.8200 Indian rupees)Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'SouzaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Indian shares down on concerns over Fed's rate posture
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Praveen Paramasivam | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Indian shares slipped on Thursday, mirroring the weakness in Asian peers, amid growing signs that the Federal Reserve might not temper its aggressive monetary policy anytime soon. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific shares ex-Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) slid a steeper 1.47%, with analysts pinning the smaller drop in local equities to India's fiscal health and economic growth prospects. San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly even said a pause was off the table. The Fed's stance could trigger "bouts of volatility," said Prashanth Tapse, vice president of research at Mehta Equities. "Traders are not uncomfortable with the high valuation of Indian markets, hence periodic profit-taking will continue."

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