Benchmarks trade marginally higher in early deals

15 Sep 2021 Evaluate
Indian equity benchmarks have made positive start and are trading marginally higher in early deals on Wednesday despite weak cues from global markets. Sentiments got boost as India's exports rose by 45.76 per cent to USD 33.28 billion in August, as against USD 22.83 billion in the same month last year, according to commerce ministry data released. Further, some support alos came in on report that the Finance Ministry has permitted 11 states to borrow an additional amount of Rs 15,721 crore after these states achieved the capital expenditure target set for the June quarter. These states are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. There were some buzz in Agriculture  stocks as the Agriculture Ministry signed five MoUs with CISCO, Ninjacart, Jio Platforms, ITC and NCDEX e-Markets (NeML) to conduct pilot projects for promotion of digital technology and other best practices in the farm sector. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said modernisation of the agriculture sector will continue by infusing new technologies so that farmers can increase their income.

On the global front, Asian markets are mostly lower on Wednesday, following the broadly negative cues overnight from Wall Street, as traders are weighing the likely impact of the spread of the delta variant of coronavirus in the region and some other countries, particularly in the US, on the pace of economic recovery from the pandemic. US markets ended lower on Tuesday giving up gains earlier in the session after a better-than-feared inflation reading and falling back into their September doldrums. Back home, in scrip specific development, Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) continued their upward journey after ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Rare Enterprises and BofA Securities Europe SA bought shares of the company worth over Rs 225 crore through open market transactions on Tuesday.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 58356.20, up by 109.11 points or 0.19% after trading in a range of 58272.82 and 58388.99. There were 20 stocks advancing against 10 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index was up by 0.53%, while Small cap index up by 0.58%.

The gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Consumer Durables up by 1.57%, Oil & Gas up by 1.18%, Telecom up by 1.05%, Utilities up by 1.01% and Energy up by 0.80%, while Bankex down by 0.18% was the losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were Titan Co up by 3.15%, Bharti Airtel up by 1.40%, NTPC up by 1.29%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 0.91% and Bajaj Auto up by 0.75%. On the flip side, Axis Bank down by 0.87%, Tech Mahindra down by 0.69%, HDFC Bank down by 0.51%, HCL Tech. down by 0.38% and TCS down by 0.30% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, the Finance Ministry has permitted 11 states to borrow an additional amount of Rs 15,721 crore after these states achieved the capital expenditure target set for the June quarter. These states are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.

The Ministry stated ‘11 states...have achieved the target set by the Ministry of Finance for the capital expenditure in the 1st Quarter of 2021-22. As an incentive, these States have been granted permission by the Department of Expenditure to borrow an additional amount of Rs 15,721 crore.’ The additional open market borrowing permission granted is equivalent to 0.25 per cent of their Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP). Additional financial resources thus made available will help the States in pushing their capital expenditure further.

It said capital expenditure has a high multiplier effect, enhances the future productive capacity of the economy, and results in a higher rate of economic growth. Accordingly, out of the net borrowing ceiling (NBC) of 4 per cent of GSDP for the states for 2021-22, 0.50 per cent of GSDP was earmarked for incremental capital expenditure to be incurred by the States during 2021-22. The target for incremental capital expenditure for each state to qualify for this incremental borrowing was fixed by the Department of Expenditure.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 17415.60, up by 35.60 points or 0.20% after trading in a range of 17386.90 and 17421.50. There were 37 stocks advancing against 12 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were ONGC up by 4.60%, Titan Co up by 3.18%, Shree Cement up by 1.60%, Bharti Airtel up by 1.37% and NTPC up by 1.29%. On the flip side, Axis Bank down by 0.85%, Tech Mahindra down by 0.79%, HDFC Bank down by 0.53%, HCL Tech. down by 0.46% and TCS down by 0.31% were the top losers. 

Asian markets are trading mostly red; Nikkei 225 fell 149.13 points or 0.49% to 30,520.97, Straits Times dropped 25.72 points or 0.83% to 3,054.65, Taiwan Weighted declined 61.81 points or 0.35% to 17,373.09, Jakarta Composite fell 18.64 points or 0.30% to 6,110.46 and Hang Seng fell 28.84 points or 0.11% to 25,784.97, while Shanghai Composite was up by 7.34 points or 0.31% to 3,673.86 and KOSPI surged 9.66 points or 0.31% to 3,158.49. 

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