MARKET WRAP: Indices rally for 5th straight day, Sensex ends 187 pts higher

All that happened in the markets today

Extending its gaining streak into the fifth straight session, the domestic stock market ended in the green on Tuesday, supported by buying in financial and IT counters. 

The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 36,675, up 187 points or 0.51 per cent with Bajaj Finance (up around 8 per cent) being the top gainer and Power Grid (down 3 per cent) the biggest loser.

NSE's Nifty closed at 10,799.65 points, up 36 points or 0.33 per cent.

Financial stocks rallied up to 20 per cent on the BSE after Bajaj Finance said its assets under management (AUM) under moratorium declined from 27 per cent, at the end of April 2020, to about 15.5 per cent at the end of June 2020. Bandhan Bank, too, reported healthy loan and deposit growth in the April-June quarter on a yearly basis despite nationwide Covid-19-induced lockdown. READ MORE
 

Shares of IT companies also gained in the trade ahead of the announcement of their June quarter (Q1FY20) results. Tata Consultancy Services will kickoff the earnings season by announcing its numbers on Thursday, July 9. The Nifty IT index rose over 2 per cent to 15,785 levels. 

In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index gained 0.58 per cent while the S&P BSE SmallCap index added 0.57 per cent.

Global stocks

The Chinese share market extended its positive run on Tuesday, in line with the mainland government’s push for a stronger market, while the rest of the region turned cautious on equities. 

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan see-sawed during the local session and was down 0.2 per cent, after it briefly traded in positive territory.

Eurpean shares fell as surging US coronavirus cases and forecasts for a deeper-than-feared recession in the euro zone dimmed optimism around a post-pandemic rebound.

In commodities, oil prices declined amid concerns that a surge in new coronavirus cases, especially in the United States, will hamper any recovery in fuel demand.

(With inputs from Reuters)

4:05 PM

MARKET COMMENT:: Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services

Benchmark indices were volatile in trading today, after swinging from losses to end the day flat, with a positive bias. This was in spite of negative global cues, due to renewed uncertainty regarding economic recovery and delay in a complete opening up of economies from lockdowns. These uncertainties regarding the sustainability of the market rally were visible in the Indian markets also but were offset by gains in IT and Financials Index. Any impact seen on momentum, which has been driving the market along with liquidity, can lead to nervousness in the markets, and investors are advised to watch out for the same.

3:43 PM

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3:42 PM

MARKET AT COSE:: Gainers and losers on the S&P BSE Sensex

3:36 PM

CLOSING BELL

The S&P BSE Sensex gained 187 points or 0.51 per cent to settle at 36,674.52 levels while NSE's Nifty ended at 10,799.65, up 36 points or 0.33 per cent. 

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