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17th May, 2013 : Late spurt keeps Sensex, Nifty positive

The Indian equity market extended its rally for the fourth straight session even though the global rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed BBB- rating for India with a negative outlook. Capital goods stocks which were underperformers in the current rally staged a comeback. Market buzz is that the government may kick-start  activities to push …

13th May, 2013 : April deficit shocks, mkt shivers

After hitting a new calendar year high and surging past the 6100 mark in Saturday’s special trading session, profit-booking gripped the Nifty. It fell sharply in trade today registering its biggest intra-day percentage fall since May 8, 2012. Higher-than expected trade deficit numbers for April was all that the markets needed to free fall – …

3rd May, 2013 : Hawkish RBI; bearish market

We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope — Martin Luther King, Jr. Some disappointment was always on the cards especially after the RBI released its Macroeconomic  and Monetary Developments report in 2012-13. Friday turned out to be more of a damp squib with the Reserve Bank of India turning out a token …

23rd April, 2013 : Market cautious ahead of expiry

After rallying for five straight trading sessions, the markets took a breather on Tuesday. After opening on a flat note, the markets remained under pressure throughout the day. However, a sudden bout of buying in the last hour of trade lifted the benchmark indices from the day’s lows. But it was barely sufficient for the …

5th April, 2013 : Sell-off continues; Sensex, Nifty lie low

The crack gets bigger and bigger for the Indian equity markets as the downfall further extended to third straight trading session on Friday. Reports stated that continues offloading by the India-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) further dragged the benchmark indices lower. These funds were reportedly facing strong redemption pressure. The NSE Nifty has now dropped over …

4th April, 2013 : Thursday – Nifty ends below 200-DMA

The Indian equity market further cracked on Thursday extending its downfall to the second straight trading session. The Nifty has now dropped ~170 points in last two trading session. The benchmark indices witnessed accelerated selling pressure after the Nifty breached the 200 Day Moving Average third time in the past six trading session. The index …