Domestic stock markets on November 19, 2024 showed some bounce back after consistent selling pressure at the beginning of this week.
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Stock markets across the country remained closed on Wednesday on account of the assembly elections in Maharashtra.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) observed a trading holiday to facilitate voting in Mumbai and other parts of the State.

According to the BSE trading holiday list, markets were closed for all Equity Segment, Equity Derivative Segment, and SLB Segment.

The holiday was announced earlier in accordance with the Maharashtra government’s declaration of a public holiday for election day. Normal trading will resume on Thursday, November 21.

Domestic stock markets yesterday showed some bounce back after consistent selling pressure at the beginning of this week.

Market experts noted that the Indian indices bounced back because of the oversold conditions in the market. However, foreign investors are still net sellers. On Tuesday, the foreign investors sold stocks worth ₹3,411.73 crores, while domestic investors (DIIs) bought equities worth ₹2,783.89 crores.

Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market Expert stated “The causes of the downtrend in Indian stocks are still very much present…FPI selling (though at a reducing intensity), downgrades to corporate earnings, slower economic growth and high real interest rates which are proving a drag on growth impulses. The bounce in the Indian markets needs to be seen as a bounce from oversold zones. Maybe foreign selling is abating, we will know that in a few days’ time. We are going up in consonance with Asian markets”.

In the Asian markets on Wednesday, mixed trends were visible. Except for South Korea’s KOSPI index and the Jakarta Composite, all other indices were trading with losses at the time of filing this report. The markets of Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan were trading with a decline.

Indian stock indices returned to the green zone on Tuesday after having traded lower for the past seven consecutive sessions.

Sensex closed at 77,578.38 points, up 239.38 points or 0.31%, while Nifty closed at 23,518.50 points, up 64.70 points or 0.28%.

Nifty Auto, Media, Realty, and Consumer Durables were the top movers in the sectoral space, while Metal, PSU Bank, and Oil and Gas were the losers, NSE data showed.

Rising for the fourth straight session on Friday, the BSE benchmark ended 33.02 points or 0.04% higher at 81,086.21. File.
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Monday (August 26, 2024) following a rally in the U.S. peers and foreign fund inflows.

Markets began the trade on an optimistic note following the U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s recent speech at the Jackson Hole meeting, where he said that time has come for loosening of policy, indicating possible rate cuts in September.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 312.33 points to 81,398.54 in early trade. The NSE Nifty rallied 94.15 points to 24,917.30.

Among the 30 Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Power Grid, HDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance were the biggest gainers.

ITC, Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement and Adani Ports were among the laggards.

In Asian markets, Hong Kong quoted in the positive territory while Seoul, Tokyo and Shanghai traded lower.

The US markets ended with significant gains on Friday.

“The Fed chief Powell’s clear message of the beginning of the rate cutting cycle will impart further resilience to the ongoing global rally in stock markets,” said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth ₹1,944.48 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.61% to $79.50 a barrel.

Jerome Powell’s dovish speech at Jackson Hole, where he hinted at a potential rate cut in September has reignited investor optimism, Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said.

Rising for the fourth straight session on Friday, the BSE benchmark ended 33.02 points or 0.04% higher at 81,086.21. The NSE Nifty edged up 11.65 points or 0.05% to close at 24,823.15, registering gains for the seventh session in a row.