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Weekly-market: Profit booking drag markets lower for 2nd week
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Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
| Market Commentary | | Profit booking drag markets lower for 2nd week | The Indian markets fall for the second week in row owing to profit booking ahead of the mega initial public offering of Coal India |
Major news for the week: - August index of industrial production comes in at 5.6%
- Inflation at 8.62% in September
- Foreign direct investment inflows down 60% in August
- Infosys Technologies consolidated Q2 net jumps 13% yoy
- Bombay High Court gives nod for RNRL and R-Power merger
The Indian markets were under bear grip for the second consecutive week as the markets slipped from the 33-month high on the back of profit booking. Investors booked profits to make a room for investment in the initial public offering (IPO) of Coal India, which is set to open on Monday, October 18, 2010 for subscription. The Coal India IPO is billed as the country's largest issue ever. The markets were one day up and down another in this week. Rising inflation worries weighed on the investor sentiment as India?s inflation rose to 8.62% in September 2010 as against 8.5% seen in the previous month and food inflation inched higher to 16.37% for the week ended October 02, 2010 as against 16.24% seen in the previous week. The index of industrial production (IIP) numbers were also disappointing at 5.6% in August as compared to 15.2% seen in the previous month and 10.6% a year ago. Appreciation of rupee was also a major concern as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that it might intervene in the currency markets to shield exporters. The Indian currency gained by 5.2% in the past 30 days as global investors this year poured a record $23 billion into Indian markets and $10 billion in rupee debt to profit from an economy growing at an annual pace exceeding 8%. Information Technology (IT) bellwether Infosys Technologies on Friday (October 15 2010), reported strong results. The company also raised its earnings as well revenue forecast for the year ended March 2011, in both dollar and rupee terms at the time of announcing the results. During the week, the Sensex swung by 764 points and the Nifty by 234 points. The Sensex and the Nifty scaled its 33-month high level of 20855 and 6284 respectively. However, the indices failed to sustain those levels at the end of the week. Wrapping the week, the Sensex shut lower by 125 points or 0.67%, at 20125 and the Nifty closed down by 41 points or 0.67% at 6063. On the global front, the Sensex underperformed its global peers for the second consecutive week. The world stocks rose on expectation that the US Federal Reserve and other central banks will step in to boost the economy. Shanghai Composite was the major gainer for the third straight week, up by 8.49%. Hang Seng and Dax 100 ended the week with gains of over 3% each. The Sensex and Japan?s Nikkei were the only indices that ended the week with losses of 0.62% and 0.92% respectively. Of the 13 sector indices, ten closed lower while three ended higher. Among gainers, BSE Metal surged the most by 0.58%, while BSE Auto and BSE IT rose by 0.53% and 0.37% respectively. Among losers, BSE Power slid by 2.18%, followed by BSE Capital Goods (CG) that declined by 2.12% and BSE Consumer Durables (CD) fell by 1.82%.
| | Looking into 'A' group stocks, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers was the topper, up by 28.77%, followed by Vijaya Bank that surged by 17.06% and National Fertilizers gained by 8.66%. On the flip side, Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone slid by 10.55%, followed by Zee Entertainment that fell by 7.85% and Pipavav Shipyard declined by 7.70%. The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) persisted their buying activity in this week, as they bought Indian shares worth a net of Rs8,613.60 crore as compared to net buy of Rs8,839.4 crore seen in the previous week. The domestic investors sold the Indian stocks worth a net of Rs1,348.50 crore as against net sell of Rs1,100.90 crore seen in the previous week. In the upcoming week, Q2FY2011 results will continue to flow and set the tone for domestic markets in the near-term. The stock specific action will be seen in Larsen & Toubro, | TOP MOVERS (GROUP A) |  | | | | | | | National Fertilisers | 129.30 | 8.66 | | | Mundra Port | 161.90 | -10.55 | | Zee Entertainment | 270.05 | -7.85 | | Pipavav Shipyard | 76.70 | -7.70 | | | | | | FII/MF ACTIVITIES* |  | | | | Gross purchase | 22,451 | 2,191 | | | Net investment | 8,613 | -1,348 | | | | | | | | *As on October 14, 2010 | | | | Housing Development Finance Corporation, HDFC Bank, ACC, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Bajaj Auto and Bank of India, as the companies will declare their Q2 results in the next week. The developments across the globe and foreign fund flows will also play a vital role in deciding the course of the markets. |
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