Key benchmark indices cut losses after extending fall to hit fresh intraday low in mid-afternoon trade. At 14:22 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 116.54 points or 0.44% at 26,280.23. The Nifty 50 index was currently down 38.75 points or 0.48% at 8,071.85. Global markets fell as investors' maintained caution ahead of the outcome of US Federal Reserve's policy meeting tomorrow, 15 June 2016. Back home, data showing rise in wholesale and consumer price inflation has quashed hopes of announcement of cut in policy rates by the Reserve Bank of India in its next policy meeting in August.
The Sensex rose 88.68 points or 0.33% at the day's high of 26,485.45 at onset of the day's trading session. The index dropped 131.96 points or 0.5% at the day's low of 26,264.81 in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty rose 24.35 points or 0.3% at the day's high of 8,134.95 at onset of the day's trading session. The index fell 41.10 points or 0.5% at the day's high of 8,069.50 in mid-afternoon trade.
In overseas markets, European stocks edged lower and most Asian stocks settled lower following a lower finish in US stocks overnight as investors looked ahead to central bank meetings in the US and Japan. The US Federal Open Market Committee will begin its two-day meeting today, 14 June 2016 while the Bank of Japan will start its two-day meeting tomorrow, 15 June 2016. US stocks declined yesterday, 13 June 2016 as investors turned increasingly jittery ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting and a looming vote on 23 June 2016 on Britain's membership in the European Union.
Closer home, the market breadth indicating the overall health of the market was positive. On BSE, 1,432 shares gained and 1,029 shares declined. A total of 149 shares were unchanged. The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently off 0.22%. The fall in the index was lower than Sensex's decline in percentage terms. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.23%, outperforming the Sensex.
Capital goods stocks were mostly lower. L&T (down 0.38%), Siemens (down 0.39%) and Thermax (down 1.61%), BEML (down 0.25%), Bharat Electronics (down 0.74%) fell. ABB India (up 0.44%), Punj Lloyd (up 0.5%) and Crompton Greaves (up 3.9%) rose.
Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) was up 0.58% after the company's announcement that it has successfully commissioned a 195 megawatts thermal power generation unit for a customer in Bihar. Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) has commissioned the remaining 195 megawatts (MW) of the two-stage 390 MW Muzaffarpur thermal power station of Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam (KBUNL), a joint venture of NTPC and BSPGCL. Bhel is the leading supplier of coal-based main plant equipment to NTPC and its joint ventures, with an over 80% share in their installed capacity.
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FMCG stocks were mostly lower. Tata Global Beverages (down 1.01%), Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (down 0.35%), Marico (down 1.01%), Godrej Consumer Products (down 1.31%), Hindustan Unilever (down 1.38%), GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare (down 1.31%), Colgate-Palmolive (India) (down 0.21%) declined. Dabur India (up 1.14%), Britannia Industries (up 0.09%), Nestle India (up 0.25%), Jyothy Laboratories (up 0.48%), Bajaj Corp (up 0.24%) rose.
Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation rose 5.2% after the company said that the Department of Fertilizers will release about Rs 484.75 crore outstanding subsidy payment to the company. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 13 June 2016. In a regulatory filing, Deepak Fertilisers informed that that the ministry has been withholding subsidy claims due to the company in accordance with applicable Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme of the Government of India since June 2014 amounting to Rs 795 crore as on 31 March 2016. The company had since challenged the said withholding before the Bombay High Court and the department has now informed commencing the release of all subsidy arrears except an amount of Rs 310.52 crore in the interim. This part withholding is already under court's purview for final award.
Rajesh Exports rose 0.54% after the board of directors of the company in the meeting held yesterday, 13 June 2016, approved to make acquisition(s) in the Middle East. The proposal was approved to strengthen the backward integration of the company and to strengthen the domestic and global presence of the company in gold business. The board of directors has further authorized Rajesh Mehta, the chairman of the company, to take all the necessary steps to complete the acquisition. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 13 June 2016.
Havells India rose 0.36% after the company said that it will increase its stake in Bangalore-based Promptec Renewable Energy Solutions to 70% for an undisclosed sum. Havells India currently holds 51% stake in the Bangalore-based entity. Promptec Renewable Energy is engaged in marketing and manufacturing of LED products including street lighting, office lighting and solar lighting. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 13 June 2016. Man Industries (India) was up 0.93% after the company commissioned an indigenously developed hydraulic JCO press at its Gujarat plant. Man Industries (India) said that the augmented facility at its Gujarat plant will open new market for the company's high margin line pipes across the globe. The company further said that it has created a distinct edge over other industry peers by joining the elite league of a few line pipe players in niche sector across the globe, having capability to manufacture high grade steel line pipes in low diameter with high wall thickness with diameters up to 56" and thicknesses up to 55.0 mm.
On the macro front, latest data released by government today, 14 June 2016 showed that the inflation based on wholesale price index (WPI) rose 0.79% in May, after rising 0.34% in April. Meanwhile, March WPI inflation has been revised lower to negative 0.45% from negative 0.85% as reported earlier. Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 2.34% compared to a build up rate of 1.08% in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Meanwhile, data released by the government after market hours yesterday, 13 June 2016 showed that the all-India general consumer prices index (CPI) inflation increased to 21-months high of 5.76% in May 2016, recording rise for second straight month. The CPI inflation had stood at 5.47% in April 2016. The corresponding provisional inflation rate for rural area was 6.45% and urban area 4.89% in May 2016 as against 6.17% and 4.68% in April 2016. However, the core CPI inflation declined to 4.49% in May 2016 from 4.71% in April 2016.
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