Kaye gauges trade slightly in green; Sensex tad above 66,300 mark

22 Sep 2023 Evaluate

Indian equity benchmarks are trading with volatility but with marginal gains as traders opted to buy banking and PSU stocks. Some support also came in with reports that India’s inclusion in the JPMorgan Government Bond Index is positive, though short-term equity challenges may persist due to Foreign Portfolio Investors’ selling as the US dollar strengthens. Gains remained capped as traders remained concerned on echoing global uncertainties caused by the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance. Escalating diplomatic tensions between India and Canada also impacting sentiments in the markets. India temporarily suspended visa operations with Canada for an indefinite period due to alleged ‘security threats’ against diplomatic staff, amidst a diplomatic crisis that arose following the latter’s allegation that India is responsible for the killing of a Sikh activist.

The BSE Sensex is currently trading at 66313.95, up by 83.71 points or 0.13% after trading in a range of 66016.31 and 66417.95. There were 17 stocks advancing against 13 stocks declining on the index.

The broader indices were trading in red; the BSE Mid cap index slipped 0.14%, while Small cap index was down by 0.01%.

The top gaining sectoral indices on the BSE were Bankex up by 0.67%, PSU up by 0.62%, Capital Goods up by 0.35%, Auto up by 0.31% and Consumer Discretionary Goods & Services up by 0.14%, while Healthcare down by 1.31%, Consumer Durables down by 0.72%, Power down by 0.59%, Utilities down by 0.43% and Metal down by 0.39% were the top losing indices on BSE.

The top gainers on the Sensex were SBI up by 1.69%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.48%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 1.38%, Indusind Bank up by 1.31% and Maruti Suzuki up by 1.26%. On the flip side, Power Grid down by 1.96%, Wipro down by 1.77%, Sun Pharma down by 1.26%, Titan Company down by 0.83% and NTPC down by 0.80% were the top losers.

Meanwhile, Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh has said the figure that India's logistics cost is 13 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is probably not correct and as per initial indications, it would not exceed 10 per cent. Singh said they are in the process of conducting a fresh study, along with NCAER, to calculate India's logistics cost. 

The government is working on a framework to assess the logistics cost in the country and is expected to get a realistic estimate soon. At present, the government is going by certain estimates, which suggest that India's logistics cost stands at 13-14 per cent of the country's GDP.

He also said some PLI schemes are in the pipeline. The scheme for sectors like pharma and electronics are doing good. On startups, Singh said the government intends to bring out a policy for deep tech startups. On GST, he said the government does believe that GST requires rationalisation in many areas, not just in food processing but in many other areas. 

The CNX Nifty is currently trading at 19767.30, up by 24.95 points or 0.13% after trading in a range of 19664.30 and 19792.15. There were 26 stocks advancing against 24 stocks declining on the index.

The top gainers on Nifty were SBI up by 2.08%, HDFC Life Insurance up by 1.68%, Tech Mahindra up by 1.50%, Mahindra & Mahindra up by 1.47% and Indusind Bank up by 1.47%. On the flip side, Cipla down by 2.52%, Dr. Reddy's Lab down by 2.12%, Wipro down by 1.98%, Power Grid down by 1.59% and Sun Pharma down by 1.36% were the top losers.

Asian markets are trading mostly in green; Hang Seng advanced 158.71 points or 0.9% to 17,814.12, Jakarta Composite gained 37.39 points or 0.53% to 7,028.86, Taiwan Weighted strengthened 30.68 points or 0.19% to 16,347.35, Shanghai Composite added 22.58 points or 0.73% to 3,107.28 and Straits Times was up by 1.11 points or 0.03% to 3,203.92. On the other hand, Nikkei 225 slipped 94.16 points or 0.29% to 32,476.87 and KOSPI was down by 6.55 points or 0.26% to 2,508.42.

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