Post Session: Quick Review

07 Jul 2021 Evaluate
Indian equity benchmarks ended the volatile day of trade in green terrain on Wednesday with frontline gauges settling above their crucial 52,000 (Sensex) and 15,850 (Nifty) levels. Markets started the day on cautious note as traders remained cautious on report that India recorded a spike of 43,957 new infections, taking the total caseload to 30,662,896, according to Worldometer. Additional pessimism came from report that, goods and services tax collections fell below the Rs 1-trillion mark for the first time in nine month in June to a 10-month low, as economic activity got disrupted due to the second Covid-19 wave. However, markets turned optimistic in later part of the day as traders took some encouragement with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s statement that India is coming out of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and it will witness a strong economic recovery and contribute to being an engine of growth for the global economy. 

Sentiments got a boost as government brought Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) under the Finance Ministry in order to better control public sector enterprises as it looks to privatize them. Earlier, the DPE came under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. It monitors the performance of PSUs, dividend, capex performance, possibility of buyback of shares, and pay packages of the staff, among others. Traders also took a note of another private report stated that India's hiring rate has recovered moderately from 10 per cent in April to 35 per cent in May 2021, but the aftermath of the second COVID-19 wave has left professionals in India increasingly vulnerable to the economic uncertainty.

Firm opening in European counters too aided sentiments with all the European counters were trading in green as investors moved further away from expecting the Federal Reserve to curb pandemic support for financial markets. Back home, aviation stocks remained in focus as credit rating agency ICRA in its report said domestic air passenger traffic was back to the growth trajectory in June amid the falling number of COVID-19 cases in the country with around three million passengers flying on local routes in the previous month as against around two million in May. Tyre industry’s stocks remained in focus with ratings agency ICRA’s report stated that after two years of contraction, the Indian tyre industry's demand is poised to grow by 13-15 per cent in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) segment and 7-9 per cent in the replacement market segment this fiscal.

The BSE Sensex ended at 53054.76, up by 193.58 points or 0.37% after trading in a range of 52751.76 and 53105.41. There were 21 stocks advancing against 9 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The broader indices ended in green; the BSE Mid cap index gained 0.62%, while Small cap index was up by 0.51%. (Provisional)

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Metal up by 2.31%, Realty up by 1.91%, Basic Materials up by 1.48%, Capital Goods up by 0.92%and Industrials was up by 0.65%, while Consumer Durables down by 0.86%, Energy down by 0.50%, Oil & Gas down by 0.32%, Auto down by 0.31% and Utilities down by 0.23% were the top losing indices on BSE. (Provisional)

The top gainers on the Sensex were Tata Steel up by 4.91%, Bajaj Finserv up by 2.03%, HDFC up by 1.48%, Nestle up by 1.26% and Asian Paints up by 1.24%. On the flip side, Titan Co down by 2.12%, Maruti Suzuki down by 0.96%, Reliance Industries down by 0.61%, Bajaj Finance down by 0.15% and Tech Mahindra down by 0.15% were the top losers. (Provisional)

Meanwhile, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection slipped below Rs 1 lakh crore in June for the first time in eight months as the second wave of the Covid pandemic and the resultant lockdowns hit businesses and the economy. At Rs 92,849 crore, GST collection is the lowest in 10 months since August 2020, when it was Rs 86,449 crore.

The GST collections in June 2021 are primarily for supplies made in May -- a month when most states were under different levels of lockdown, reducing business activity. The gross GST revenue collected in the month of June 2021 is Rs 92,849 crore, of which Central GST is Rs 16,424 crore, State GST is Rs 20,397, Integrated GST is Rs 49,079 crore (including Rs 25,762 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 6,949 crore (including Rs 809 crore collected on import of goods). The mop-up in June 2021 is 2 per cent higher than Rs 90,917 crore collected in June 2020.

GST collection had remained above the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for eight months in a row and was Rs 1.02 lakh crore in May. However, the collection in June 2021 dropped below Rs 1 lakh crore. The GST collection for June 2021 is related to the business transactions made during May 2021. During May 2021, most of the states/UTs were under either complete or partial lockdown due to COVID.

The CNX Nifty ended at 15879.65, up by 61.40 points or 0.39% after trading in a range of 15779.70 and 15893.55. There were 32 stocks advancing against 18 stocks declining on the index. (Provisional)

The top gainers on Nifty were Tata Steel up by 4.40%, JSW Steel up by 2.56%, Bajaj Finserv up by 2.34%, Hindalco up by 2.15% and UPL up by 1.69%. On the flip side, Titan Company down by 2.02%, ONGC down by 1.32%, Maruti Suzuki down by 0.87%, SBI Life Insurance down by 0.86% and Shree Cement down by 0.80% were the top losers. (Provisional)

European markets were trading higher, UK’s FTSE 100 increased 49.75 points or 0.70% to 7,150.63, France’s CAC increased 15.44 points or 0.24% to 6,522.92 and Germany’s DAX was up by 129.36 points or 0.83% to 15,640.74.

Asian markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting for more clues on the US central bank's monetary policy outlook. Japanese shares ended down with worries over a resurgence of Covid-19 infections ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, while yen's firmness against the US dollar also weighed on markets. South Korean shares ended lower as the country reported its second-highest number of daily new Covid-19 cases ever. South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said the government would consider tougher social distancing rules if transmissions continued to grow over the next couple of days. However, Chinese shares ended higher after Beijing stepped up supervision of Chinese firms listed overseas.

Asian Indices

Last Trade           

Change in Points

Change in %    

Shanghai Composite

3,553.72
23.46
0.66

Hang Seng

27,960.62
-112.24
-0.40

Jakarta Composite

6,044.04
-3.07
-0.05

KLSE Composite

1,530.15

-1.48

-0.10

Nikkei 225

28,366.95
-276.26
-0.96

Straits Times

3,141.60
-48.99
-1.54

KOSPI Composite

3,285.34
-19.87
-0.60

Taiwan Weighted

17,850.69
-62.38
-0.35



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