A post result selloff in Infosys stock which is an index heavyweight pulled key benchmark indices lower. At 10:18 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 179.72 points or 0.64% at 27,762.39. The losses for the Nifty 50 index were lower in percentage terms than those for the Sensex. The Nifty was currently down 41 points or 0.48% at 8,524. The Sensex failed to hold the psychologically important 28,000 mark after moving past that mark in early trade.
The Sensex dropped 199.85 points or 0.72% at the day's low of 27,742.30 in morning trade, its lowest level since 12 July 2016. The barometer index rose 106.59 points or 0.38% at the day's high of 28,048.70 in early trade, its highest level since 17 August 2015. The Nifty fell 41.60 points or 0.49% at the day's low of 8,523.40 in morning trade. The index gained 29.80 points or 0.35% at the day's high of 8,594.80 in early trade, its highest level since 10 August 2015.
In overseas stock markets, Asian shares rose as better-than-expected economic data from China lifted risk sentiment that was already buoyant after Wall Street struck another record high overnight. China's economy grew 6.7% in the second quarter from a year earlier, steady from the first quarter and slightly better than expected as the government stepped up efforts to stabilise growth in the world's second-largest economy. US stocks extended their run into the record books yesterday, 14 July 2016, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 notched record closing highs. Stronger-than-expected results from large financial institutions, including J.P. Morgan Chase, as well as upbeat economic powered the climb.
In Europe, the Bank of England (BOE) left key rates unchanged at 0.5% after a monetary policy review yesterday, 14 July 2016. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at 375 billion. BOE said in a statement that the MPC is committed to taking whatever action is needed to support growth and to return inflation to the target over an appropriate horizon. To that end, most members of the committee expect monetary policy to be loosened at the next MPC meeting in August 2016. Committee members made initial assessments of the impact of UK's vote to leave the European Union on demand, supply and the exchange rate. According to the initial assessment, economic activity is likely to weaken in the near term. The precise size and nature of any stimulatory measures will be determined during the August forecast and Inflation Report round.
Closer home, the market breadth indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive in morning trade. On BSE, 998 shares fell and 862 shares rose. A total of 108 shares were unchanged. The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.33%. The index outperformed the Sensex. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently off 0.12%. The fall in this index was lower than the Sensex's decline in percentage terms.
Infosys lost 8.41% after consolidated net profit fell 4.5% to Rs 3436 crore on 1.40% increase in revenue to Rs 16782 crore in Q1 June 2016 over Q4 March 2016. The result was announced during trading hours today, 15 July 2016.
FMCG stocks gained. GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare (up 2.5%), Colgate-Palmolive (India) (up 0.83%), Dabur India (up 0.7%), Godrej Consumer Products (up 0.59%), Hindustan Unilever (up 1.37%), Marico (up 0.22%), Nestle India (up 0.29%), Tata Global Beverages (up 0.79%), Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care (up 0.06%) rose.
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