Shillong, August 11: Amid subdued global signals and hawkish remarks from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), domestic equities continued their downward trend. Nifty faced selling pressure for the second consecutive day, ending with a 0.6% loss at 19,428 points, while Sensex dropped by 0.56% to 65,322.65 points.
As per IANS, Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Retail Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, noted that all sectors, except PSU bank and consumer durables, closed in the red. He also mentioned that despite the earnings season concluding as expected, market consolidation is anticipated due to a lack of significant triggers and uncertain global cues. Investors are expected to respond to India’s IIP data release on Friday.
Market caution is expected ahead of India’s forthcoming inflation data, predicted to rise in July due to elevated vegetable prices. The upcoming Independence Day holiday might contribute to subdued market activity.
Geojit Financial Services’ Head of Research, Vinod Nair, highlighted ongoing selling pressure in the domestic market, exacerbated by banking stocks reacting to RBI’s liquidity absorption measures. Concerns about inflation further dampened market sentiments, despite favorable results like the US CPI being lower than anticipated and the UK GDP surpassing estimates.
While most sectoral indices reported losses, Nifty PSU Bank outperformed with a 1.25% gain, as stated by Vaibhav Vidwani, Senior Research Analyst at Bonanza Portfolio. Notable gainers on the Nifty included HCL Technologies, Titan Company, Power Grid Corporation, UltraTech Cement, and Reliance Industries. Conversely, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, SBI Life Insurance, Divis Labs, and UPL were among the top losers.
