Bourses continue northward journey in late afternoon session

11 Sep 2023 Evaluate

Following positive cues from European markets, the Indian equity benchmarks continued their northward journey in late afternoon session. Investors awaited India's retail inflation data for August and industrial output figures for July, due on tomorrow. Sector wise, pharmaceuticals industry remained in focused as Indian pharmaceuticals industry is expected to log in a revenue growth of 8-10 per cent in current fiscal aided by a steady domestic growth and increased exports to regulated markets, even as semi-regulated markets face headwinds. On the global front, Asian markets were trading mixed as investors braced for key U.S. and Chinese economic data due this week for directional cues. European markets were trading higher as investors braced for a slew of global data this week as well as the European Central Bank's rate decision due Thursday. 

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 66988.14, up by 389.23 points or 0.58% after trading in a range of 66735.84 and 67022.43. There were 28 stocks advancing against 2 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in green; the BSE Mid cap index gained 1.08%, while Small cap index was up by 0.69%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Telecom up by 2.51%, Utilities up by 1.99%, Power up by 1.61%, Auto up by 1.37% and PSU was up by 1.35%, while there were no losing sectoral indices on the BSE. 

The top gainers on the Sensex were Maruti Suzuki up by 1.88%, Axis Bank up by 1.67%, SBI up by 1.45%, Tata Motors up by 1.21% and Power Grid up by 1.16%. On the flip side, Bajaj Finance down by 0.37% and Indusind Bank down by 0.03% were the only losers.

Meanwhile, amid strong demand for utility models, industry body the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in its latest report has showed that passenger vehicle wholesales in India rose 9 per cent year-on-year to 3,59,228 units in August 2023 from 3,28,376 units in August 2022. 

As per the report, utility vehicle sales increased 34 per cent year-on-year to 1,81,825 units. However, passenger car dispatches declined 10 per cent to 1,20,031 units from 1,33,477 units in August 2022. Van wholesales also dipped 3.08% to 11,859 units from 12,236 units.

The SIAM data report further noted that three-wheeler sales rose 68.79% to 64,763 units in August as against 38,369 units in the same month last year, while two-wheeler dispatches increased 0.59% to 15,66,594 units from 15,57,429 units.

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 19956.10, up by 136.15 points or 0.69% after trading in a range of 19865.35 and 19961.60. There were 44 stocks advancing against 6 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were Adani Ports up by 6.75%, Adani Enterprises up by 3.56%, HDFC Life Insurance up by 2.37%, Apollo Hospital up by 2.34% and Hindalco up by 2.09%. On the flip side, Coal India down by 1.13%, ONGC down by 0.73%, Bajaj Finance down by 0.45%, Cipla down by 0.11% and Indusind Bank down by 0.08% were the top losers.

Asian markets were trading mixed; Shanghai Composite strengthened 26.06 points or 0.83% to 3,142.78, Jakarta Composite gained 20.37 points or 0.29% to 6,945.15, KOSPI increased 9.20 points or 0.36% to 2,556.88 and Straits Times was up by 5.06 points or 0.16% to 3,212.81. On the flip side, Hang Seng declined 105.62 points or 0.58% to 18,096.45, Nikkei 225 slipped 139.08 points or 0.43% to 32,467.76 and Taiwan Weighted was down by 143.07 points or 0.87% to 16,432.95.

European markets were trading higher; UK’s FTSE 100 increased 24.83 points or 0.33% to 7,503.02, France’s CAC rose 34.58 points or 0.48% to 7,275.35 and Germany’s DAX was up by 55.21 points or 0.35% to 15,795.51.

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