Volatility continued as key benchmark indices recovered from lower level in mid-morning trade after erasing a lion's portion of initial gains in morning trade. The 50-unit CNX Nifty was currently trading above the psychological 8,000 mark, having alternately moved above and below that mark in intraday trade so far. Earlier, the Nifty had fallen below the psychological 8,000 mark in morning trade after moving past that mark in early trade. The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was currently up 152.52 points or 0.58% at 26,577.82. The market breadth indicating the overall health of the market was strong. In overseas markets, Asian stocks edged lower as Greece's talks with lenders to avert a default ended with no agreement.
Pharma stocks gained on weak rupee. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals rose after the company said it received US drug regulator's approval for an extended-cycle oral contraceptive drug. IT stocks edged higher on a weak rupee.
On macro front, index of industrial production (IIP) rose at an accelerated pace of 4.1% in April 2015 over a year ago compared with the revised growth of 2.5% in March 2015. Inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) moved up slightly to 5.01% in May 2015 from 4.87% in April 2015. Both IIP and CPI data was announced after market hours on Friday, 12 June 2015.
Meanwhile, the weekly data released by the Ministry of Agriculture after trading hours on Friday, 12 June 2015, showed that the total sown area for Kharif crops as on 12 June 2015 stands at 75.10 lakh hectares, which is lower than 82.87 lakh hectares at this time last year. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its daily monsoon update yesterday, 14 June 2015, that the southwest monsoon has further advanced into some parts of north Arabian Sea & Gujarat region; remaining parts of Maharashtra; some parts of Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Chhattisgarh, south Odisha and northwest Bay of Bengal.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 670.96 crore during the previous trading session on Friday, 12 June 2015, as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 705.58 crore on Friday, 12 June 2015, as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges
In overseas markets, Asian stocks edged lower as Greece's talks with lenders to avert a default ended with no agreement. US stocks dropped during the previous trading session on Friday, 12 June 2015, on fears about possible Greek default.
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At 11:17 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 152.52 points or 0.58% at 26,577.82. The index jumped 189 points at the day's high of 26,614.30 in morning trade, its highest level since 11 June 2015. The index fell 117.46 points at the day's low of 26,307.84 at the onset of the trading session.
The CNX Nifty was up 35.65 points or 0.45% at 8,018.55. The index hit a high of 8,034.60 in intraday trade, its highest level since 11 June 2015. The index hit a low of 7,944.85 in intraday trade.
The market breadth indicating the overall health of the market was strong. On BSE, 1,232 shares rose and 805 shares fell. A total of 95 shares were unchanged.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was up 51.67 points or 0.51% at 10,173.61, underperforming the Sensex. The BSE Small-Cap index was up 82.90 points or 0.78% at 10,656.68, outperforming the Sensex.
Pharma stocks gained on a weak rupee. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (up 1.75%), Aurobindo Pharma (up 0.04%), Cipla (up 0.4%), Lupin (up 0.01%), Strides Arcolab (up 1.14%), Wockhardt (up 0.93%), Dr Reddy's Laboratories (up 0.19%), Divi's Laboratories (up 0.03%), and Cadila Healthcare (up 0.69%) gained. Weakness in rupee could boost sales of pharma companies in rupee terms as pharma firms derive substantial revenue from exports.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals rose after the company announced that its US-based unit, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA, was granted final approval by the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for the extended-cycle oral contraceptive, Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets USP, 0.15 mg/0.03 mg, the AB-rated generic version of Seasonale by Teva Women's Health. The stock rose 1.2%. The announcement was made before trading hours today, 15 June 2015.
Seasonale is indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives as a method of contraception. According to IMS Health sales data for the 12 month period ending April 2015, the Seasonale market achieved annual sales of approximately $53.7 million in the US, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said in a statement.
In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged lower against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 64.115 compared with its close of 64.065 during the previous trading session.
IT stocks rose on a weak rupee. Tech Mahindra (up 0.09%), HCL Technologies (up 2.54%), and Wipro (up 1.5%) edged higher. A weak rupee boosts revenue of IT firms in rupee terms as the sector derives a lion's share of revenue from exports.
TCS declined 0.19%. With respect to news titled "US opens probe against TCS, Infosys for H1-B visa violations", TCS clarified during market hours that it maintains rigorous internal controls to ensure it is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements related to US immigration laws including those related to H-1B visas.
Infosys gained 0.44%. With regard to news item titled "TCS, Infosys face US probe for H-1B visa violations", Infosys after market hours on Friday, 12 June 2015, said in a clarification that it has not received any notification or intimation with respect to H-1B visa violations. Infosys also stated that it is committed to complying with US immigration laws. The US Department of Labor (DOL) regularly selects a percentage of visa and labor condition applications for extra scrutiny in this industry, and the company works closely with the DOL to assist DOL in this activity in the ordinary course of its business, Infosys said. Infosys said it has received no indication of any broader investigation of the company's visa practices.
In the global commodities market, Brent crude futures extended previous session's losses as high production offset strong refinery runs. Brent for July settlement was down 32 cents at $63.55 a barrel. The contract had fallen $1.24 or 1.9% a barrel to settle at $63.87 a barrel during the previous trading session. Near month July contract expires today, 15 June 2015. Brent for August settlement was down 27 cents at $64.37 a barrel.
The decline in global crude oil prices and deregulation of diesel price announced by the Indian government in October 2014 will help reduce the government's fuel subsidy burden and help contain its fiscal deficit. The slide in global crude oil prices will also help India in containing its current account deficit and fuel price inflation. However, a weakness in rupee against the dollar will restrict the benefit of falling global crude oil prices to that extent. A weak rupee raises the cost of imports. India imports 80% of its crude oil requirement.
On macro front, index of industrial production (IIP) rose at an accelerated pace of 4.1% in April 2015 over a year ago compared with the revised growth of 2.5% in March 2015. The IIP growth for March 2015 has been scaled up to 2.5% in the first revision compared with 2.1% reported provisionally. Meanwhile, the growth in January 2015 has been revised slightly upwards to 2.83% in the second and final revision compared with 2.77% at the first revision and 2.55% released provisionally.
Inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) moved up slightly to 5.01% in May 2015 from 4.87% in April 2015. An increase in inflation for transportation and communication contributed to the rise in overall CPI inflation, while food items inflation declined restructuring the increase in overall CPI inflation in May 2015.
The corresponding provisional inflation rate for rural area was 5.5% and urban area 4.4% in May 2015 as against 5.3% and 4.4% in April 2015. The core CPI inflation rose to 4.4% in May 2015 from 4% in April 2015 and 3.9% in March 2015. The data on both IIP and CPI was announced after market hours on Friday, 12 June 2015.
Meanwhile, the weekly data released by the Ministry of Agriculture after trading hours on Friday, 12 June 2015, showed that the total sown area for Kharif crops as on 12 June 2015 stands at 75.10 lakh hectares, which is lower than 82.87 lakh hectares at this time last year.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its daily monsoon update yesterday, 14 June 2015, that the southwest monsoon has further advanced into some parts of north Arabian Sea & Gujarat region; remaining parts of Maharashtra; some parts of Saurashtra and Madhya Pradesh, some more parts of Chhattisgarh, south Odisha and northwest Bay of Bengal. The IMD said that conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of north Arabian Sea, Gujarat state, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha; remaining parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, northwest Bay of Bengal and West Bengal and some parts of Jharkhand and Bihar during next 3 days. The Southwest Monsoon has been vigorous over West Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana and active over Arunachal Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, East Madhya Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, Marathawada, Vidarbha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Kerala during past 24 hours, the weather office said.
For the country as a whole, the cumulative rainfall during this year's monsoon season was 5% above the Long Period Average (LPA) until 13 June 2015. Region wise, the southwest monsoon was 22% above the LPA in East & Northeast India, 10% below the LPA in Northwest India, 6% below the LPA in Central India and 4% below the LPA in South Peninsula.
The June-September southwest monsoon is critical for the country's agriculture because a considerable part of the country's farmland is dependent on the rains for irrigation.
Meanwhile, data on the first installment of advance tax payment by corporate taxpayers may provide cues on likely Q1 June 2015 corporate earnings. Companies have to pay 15% of the full year's estimated tax liability as the first installment of the advance tax on or before 15 June every year.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, 12 June 2015, issued final guidelines for introduction of 6-year and 13-year cash settled interest rate futures (IRF) on Government of India Securities with residual maturity of 4-8 years and 11-15 years respectively. The RBI also expanded the residual maturity for the existing 10-year cash settled IRF from 9-11 years to 8-11 years. This would provide market participants greater choice and flexibility to hedge their interest rate risk across different tenors, the RBI said in a press release.
In overseas markets, Asian stocks edged lower today, 15 June 2015, after Greece's talks with lenders to avert a default ended with no agreement. Key benchmark indices in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea shed by 0.4% to 1.29%.
US stocks dropped during the previous trading session on Friday, 12 June 2015, on fears about possible Greek default.
A two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to review US monetary policy will start tomorrow, 16 June 2015. The FOMC meeting is being keenly watched for further indication of the timing of an expected rate hike by the US central bank later this calendar year.
In Europe, talks on ending a deadlock between Greece and its international creditors reportedly broke up in failure on Sunday, 14 June 2015, with European leaders venting their frustration as Athens stumbled closer towards a debt default that threatens its future in the euro. European Union officials blamed the collapse of the talks on Athens, which it said had failed to offer any new concessions to secure funding it needs to repay 1.6 billion euros ($1.79 billion) to the International Monetary Fund by the end of this month.
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