Key benchmark indices declined sharply lower tracking weakness in other Asian shares. Turmoil in Asia had been widely expected after the failure of 11th-hour talks in Europe over the weekend raised the possibility of a Greek exit from the eurozone. The market breadth indicating the overall health of the market was weak. The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was currently down 505.95 points or 1.82% at 27,305.89.
Foreign portfolio investors sold shares worth a net Rs 203.74 crore on Friday, 26 June 2015, as per provisional data. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 234.21 crore on Friday, 26 June 2015, as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges.
In overseas markets, Asian shares were trading lower as investors brace for an increasingly likely Greek exit from the eurozone. Chinese bucked trend after China's central bank cut interest rates on Saturday and reduced the reserves that certain banks must hold. US stocks ended on a mixed note on Friday, 26 June 2015, with technology stocks posting a decline and the Dow rising with the help of Nike.
At 9:18 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 505.95 points or 1.82% at 27,305.89. The index fell 360.77 points at the day's high of 27,451.07 at the onset of trading session. The index fell 535.87 points at the day's low of 27,275.97 at the onset of trading session, its lowest level since 19 June 2015.
The CNX Nifty was down 148.55 points or 1.77% at 8,232.55. The index hit a high of 8,248.05 in intraday trade. The index hit a low of 8,217 in intraday trade, its lowest level since 19 June 2015.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was down 264.44 points or 2.47% at 10,421.67. The BSE Small-Cap index was down 256.35 points or 2.30% at 10,868.14. The decline in both these indices was higher than the Sensex's decline in percentage terms.
The market breadth indicating the overall health of the market was weak. On BSE, 1,032 shares fell and 140 shares rose. A total of 26 shares were unchanged.
Axis Bank fell 3.33% after the private sector bank on Friday, 26 June 2015, announced a reduction in its base rate by 10 basis points to 9.85% per annum from 9.95% with effect from 30 June 2015. Accordingly, the effective rate applicable to various fund based credit and credit limits which are linked to the bank's base rate will reduce by 10 basis points, Axis Bank said in a press release.
Dabur India was down 2.05% on turning ex-dividend today, 29 June 2015, for final dividend of Rs 0.75 per share for the year ended 31 March 2015 (FY 2015).
Havells India was down 3.95% on turning ex-dividend today, 29 June 2015, for final dividend of Rs 3 per share for the year ended 31 March 2015 (FY 2015).
Meanwhile, the weekly data released by the Ministry of Agriculture after trading hours on Friday, 26 June 2015, showed that the sowing of Kharif crops is gathering pace. The total sown area for Kharif crops as on 26 June 2015 stood at 165.62 lakh hectares compared with 134.18 lakh hectares at this time last year.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its daily monsoon update issued on Sunday, 28 June 2015, that the Southwest Monsoon has been vigorous over Bihar and active over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand and Kerala during past 24 hours ending at 8:30 IST on 28 June 2015, IMD said.
For the country as a whole, the cumulative rainfall during this year's monsoon season was 23% above the Long Period Average (LPA) until 27 June 2015. Region wise, the southwest monsoon was 39% above the LPA in Central India, 28% above the LPA in South Peninsula, 1% above the LPA in East & Northeast India and 33% above the LPA in Northwest India until 27 June 2015.
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.
Asian shares were trading lower as investors brace for an increasingly likely Greek exit from the eurozone. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan were down by 0.90% to 1.85%.
China's Shanghai Composite was up 0.30% after China's central bank cut interest rates on Saturday and reduced the reserves that certain banks must hold. The People's Bank of China (PBoC) cut the benchmark 1-year lending rate by a quarter percentage point to 4.85%, its four rate cut since November. The PBoC also lowered the reserve requirement ratio for some lenders by half of a percentage point.
Turmoil in Asia had been widely expected after the failure of 11th-hour talks in Europe over the weekend raised the possibility of a Greek exit from the eurozone.
Greece looks set to default on its debt repayment this week, forcing Athens to impose capital controls to halt bank runs. Greeks will today, 29 June 2015, find their savings blocked and their banks closed for a week following a weekend that has shaken Europe's single currency. The Athens Stock Exchange will not open today either.
Greece needs a deal to unlock new financing ahead of a 1.54 billion euro ($1.75 billion) debt payment due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) tomorrow, 30 June 2015. On the same day, Greece's international bailout expires. A default on its international creditors-the IMF and other eurozone governments-could force Greece into a messy exit from the euro.
Meanwhile, it was a mixed day for US stocks on Friday, 26 June 2015, with technology stocks posting a decline and the Dow rising with the help of Nike. The athletic apparel icon posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings, climbing almost 4.3% to close at $109.71. The stock's performance accounted for more than half of the Dow's advance.
US consumer sentiment rose to a final June reading of 96.1, reaching a five-month high after a decline in May, according to reports on the University of Michigan gauge. Market men had expected the final June figure to match a preliminary result of 94.6.
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