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Sensex rises 291 points, Nifty tops 24,100: 5 key drivers behind the market rally
Sensex rose 291 to 77094, Nifty gained 90 to 24102, led by HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Infosys, with IT and pharma stocks like Cipla outperforming
Trust MF CIO sees revival in corporate cycle, stays bullish on mid and smallcaps
Mihir Vora, Chief Investment Officer at Trust Mutual Fund, remains bullish on renewable energy, with a preference for solar, and is betting on transmission and distribution companies as well as commercial clean energy suppliers catering to sectors such as data centres.
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty trades 90 pts higher; Reliance Ind in focus
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty Bank, which saw some profit booking on Friday after a rally of nearly 3,000 points, continues to remain the index which could do the heavy lifting. It continues to remain in the 57,000 - 58,000 range and also managed to defend the support level of 57,500 last Friday.
ICICI Prudential's Anand Shah favours manufacturing, consumer services despite inflation risks
Anand Shah, CIO-PMS & AIF at ICICI Prudential AMC, believes manufacturing-focused mid- and small-cap companies are well placed to benefit from stronger earnings growth, rupee depreciation and a gradual shift towards domestic production. He remains overweight on consumer services, private banks, asset managers and insurance firms, while expecting telecom industry profitability to improve over time through tariff hikes. Shah also warned that inflation risks from energy and food prices could weigh on consumption.
Nifty June futures trade at a premium
HDFC Bank, Reliance Inds and L&T were top traded contracts
Mcap of 8 most valued firms surges by ₹1.90 trn, ICICI Bank shines
The combined market valuation of eight of the top-10 most valued firms surged by Rs 1.90 lakh crore last week, with ICICI Bank stealing the show, in tandem with a rally in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 1,284.61 points, or 1.73 per cent, and the NSE Nifty surged 256.2 points, or 1 per cent. "Indian equity markets ended a volatile week on a strong note, snapping a two-week losing streak amid improving global sentiment and supportive measures from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) aimed at attracting foreign currency inflows," Ajit Mishra, SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd, said. Investor confidence improved on optimism surrounding a potential USIran peace deal, which raised hopes of easing geopolitical tensions and stabilising energy markets, he added. From the top-10 pack, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro and Hindustan Unilever were the winners, while Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Nifty June futures trade at a premium
HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries were the top traded contracts.
INR pares initial losses and settles largely unchanged
The Indian rupee was largely flat and settled almost unchanged at Rs 95.43 per dollar, down just 2 paise on Wednesday, amid likely intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to curb excessive volatility and prevent a further slide in the domestic unit. Rupee pared its initial losses as crude oil prices and the US dollar index retreated from their elevated levels. Indian shares gave up early gains to end little changed on Wednesday as investors weighed rising U.S.-Iran tensions and awaited key U.S. inflation data later in the day for fresh insights into market expectations for future interest rates in the face of rising energy-driven inflation risks. The BSE Sensex ended the day at 73,983.18, up by 64.42 points (0.09%), while the NSE Nifty 50 settled at 23,214.95, slipping by 27.15 points (-0.12%).
Nifty June futures trade at a premium
HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank were the top traded contracts.
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty trades lower; Jefferies initiates 'buy' for Meesho
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty though, dragged by HDFC Bank and IT on Tuesday, would be hopeful that both put their hand up and enable a breakout for the index as well. A factor that bulls will take heart from is that Reliance Industries snapped a nine-day losing streak on Tuesday and if that rebounds from lower levels, it will be a big boost to the index.
Nifty Outlook for June 10: Two things that need to fall in place for the index to breakout
For Wednesday's midweek session, Tuesday's high of 23,279 will become the first level to cross for the bulls before an attempt is made to sustain above 23,300 levels. At this juncture, with the underperformance of IT, HDFC Bank and the volatile moves seen in Reliance Industries, 23,500 appears distant.
ICICI Bank pips Reliance Industries to become second-largest weighted stock in Nifty 50 despite smaller market cap - Mint
ICICI Bank pips Reliance Industries to become second-largest weighted stock in Nifty 50 despite smaller market capMint