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Sensex, Nifty Post First Gains Of 2017 

Sensex, Nifty Post First Gains Of 2017 
Bronze bull statue stands near BSE (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
9 years ago
Sensex, Nifty Post First Gains Of 2017 

Weak macros failed to dent markets’ enthusiasm, as November figures were expected to be on the weaker side, and with budget announcement expected in just a month, sentiment remained positive. However, with U.S. market back after holidays, global cues will have more weightage in the coming days especially with jobs data scheduled this week.”
Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services 

GTN Industries: Extends Gains For Second Day

  • Rallies as much as 17 percent today after gaining 19.85 percent yesterday
  • Rises over 39 percent in two sessions
  • Volumes at 7.6 times previous 20-day moving average
  • Vertically integrated textile company; market cap of Rs 32 crore

Top Gainers

  • Snowman Logistics (+5.7% to Rs 54.7)
  • Transport Corporation of India (+6.5% to Rs 156)
  • Patel Integrated Logistics (+6% to Rs 79)
  • Gati Ltd. (+5.8% to Rs 123.5)
  • Container Corp of India (+3% to Rs 1,175)
  • VRL Logistics (+2.6% to Rs 265)

A Bloomberg survey shows that India's GDP grew at less than 7 percent compared to an early estimate from government advisors of as much as 7.75 percent. For bond bulls, the surprise good news is that the government has cut its FY17 borrowing by Rs 18,000 crore, which will help maintain the positive momentum and yields are bound to fall.

In currencies, the dollar has retreated from its New Year rally and Asians currencies like the won are trading stronger. The rupee, which declined in the last session could recover some lost ground today.

Reports on Sunday showed China’s official factory gauge stabilised near a post-2012 high while services remained robust, capping a year of steady improvement in both indicators. A private factory gauge released Tuesday also came in better than anticipated. Swaps contracts show expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates twice this year, after increasing them once in each of the past two years.

Back home, impact of the note ban seems to be weighing on industrial output with core sector growth decelerating to 4.9 percent in November 2016 as against 6.6 percent in the previous month. However, on an annual basis, the eight core sectors reported healthy growth over November 2015 figure of 0.6 percent.

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