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Weekly market: Market trend reverses to South after rising for 2 Weeks
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
| Market Commentary | | Market trend reverses to South after rising for 2 Weeks | Indian stock markets slumped nearly 2% in the week gone led by global chaos which raised concerns for India's growth. The Sensex fell 1.51% and the Nifty was down by 1.98%. |
Major Headlines for the week: Indian indices: Welcome to the 'Weekly Market Wrap' for Saturday, April 18, 2015 where key benchmark indices declined in a truncated trading week ended 17 April 2015, as worries mounted that Greece's debt troubles could trigger an exit for the country from the eurozone and possibly financial contagion. The recent rise in global crude oil prices also weighed on sentiment. The recent rise in global crude oil prices will raise concerns pertaining to India's fiscal deficit, current account deficit and fuel price inflation. The Sensex fell below the psychological 29,000 mark after regaining that mark at the start of the week. Key indices fell in three out of four sessions of the week. The S&P BSE Sensex declined 437.28 points or 1.51% to settle at 28,442.10. The 50-unit CNX Nifty dropped 174.35 points or 1.98% to settle at 8,606. The BSE Mid-Cap index shed 2.89%. The BSE Small-Cap index lost 1.89%. The fall in both these indcies was higher than Sensex's return in percentage terms. Weekly market trend from April 13, 2015 - April 17, 2015: April 13- Trading for the week started on a positive note. Telecom stocks and index heavyweight stocks led gains as key benchmark edged higher on the first trading session of the week on Monday. The Sensex rose 165.06 points or 0.57% to settle at 29,044.44 on that day, its highest closing level since 5 March 2015. April 14- The stock market remained closed on Tuesday, on account of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Jayanti. April 15- Pharma, telecom and realty stocks led losses for key benchmark indices on Wednesday. The Sensex dropped 244.75 points or 0.84% to settle at 28,799.69 on that day, its lowest closing level since 8 April 2015. April 16- Pharma and cement stocks led losses as key benchmark indices edged lower for the second straight trading session on Thursday. The Sensex fell 133.65 points or 0.46% to settle at 28,666.04 on that day, its lowest closing level since 7 April 2015. April 17- Key benchmark indices dropped on last trading session of the week on Friday, after disappointing Q4 result from IT major TCS. The Sensex fell 223.94 points or 0.78% to settle at 28,442.10, on that day, its lowest closing level since 7 April 2015. Global indices: All the global markets ended in the mixed zone where Shanghai Composite surged 6.27%, Hang Seng rose 1.40% while DAX100 fell 5.54%, CAC40 dropped 1.85% and FTSE 100 slipped 1.34% Sectoral and stock screening: All the sectors ended in the mixed zone where S&P BSE Oil&Gas rose 1.35%, S&P BSE Metal was up 0.44% and S&P BSE PSU surged 0.36% while S&P BSE Realty dropped 4.66%, S&P BSE HC was down 4.56% and S&P BSE IT slipped 4.06% | Looking at the 'A' group stocks, the top three gainers of the week were: Gujarat Gas up 19.42%, Bayer CropScience up 16.83% and Atul up 12.00% Top Losers: PMC Fincorp dipped 15.55%, MindTree dipped 15.25%, JustDial dipped 11.56% FII/MF activity: The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have been the net buyers of the Indian stocks to the tune of Rs136.55 crore as on April 16, 2015 and the domestic investors bought Indian shares worth a net of Rs45.7 crore as on April 13, 2015. | TOP MOVERS (GROUP A) |  | | | | | | Bayer CorpScience | 3,886.15 | 16.83 | | | | | | Just Dial | 1,169.70 | -11.56 | | | | | | FII/MF ACTIVITIES |  | | | | Gross purchase | 14,702 | 743 | | | | | | | | | | *Data as on April 16, 2015 **Data as on April 13, 2015 | | | Market Outlook for the coming week! In the coming week, the next batch of quarterly earnings of India Inc, proceedings of second half of budget session, macroeconomic data, trend in global markets, investment by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), the movement of rupee against the dollar and crude oil price movement will dictate trend on the bourses in the coming week. Stock-specific action will be seen as companies announce their earnings for the quarter ended 31 March 2015. Developments during the second part of budget session of Parliament will be closely watched. The second part of the budget session will start after a month-long recess from 20 April 2015 to conclude on 8 May 2015. On global front, Markit Economics will announce on Thursday, 23 April 2015, a preliminary reading of China's HSBC PMI index for April 2015, indicating health of China's manufacturing activity. Flash composite PMI indices for France, Germany and the euro zone for April 2015, will also be announced on that day. 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