Gold gains as dollar eases; focus on US-China talks

Gold gained on Thursday, supported by an easing dollar as investors awaited progress on the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade negotiations after reports showed that both sides were nearing a deal.

Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,291.89 per ounce as of 0332 GMT. U.S. gold futures firmed 0.1 percent at $1,296.90 an ounce.

"One of the key issues would be the China-U.S. trade negotiations. There is a lot of optimism around the idea that we will see a peaceful resolution and some agreement really soon," said Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist, CMC Markets.

"However, if the trade talks drag out we could see further support for gold because of its implications for growth."

Gold is often seen as a safe investment during times of financial and political uncertainties.

A pause in the equities rally also helped the bullion. Asian shares held near an eight-month peak as investors awaited developments on trade talks.

Negotiations between the United States and China made "good headway" last week in Beijing and the two sides aim to bridge differences during talks this week, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said.

The dollar was trading near one-week low posted in the previous session after data showed U.S. services sector activity hit a more than 19-month low in March and private payrolls grew less than expected.

Market participants are now awaiting the U.S. nonfarm payrolls data, due on Friday, as it would offer insights on the strength of the U.S. economy.

A weak payrolls data could further weigh on the U.S. unit, making dollar denominated metals cheaper for investors holding other currencies.

Holdings in the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, also fell for a third consecutive session on Wednesday. Holdings were at their lowest level since Dec. 17 at 24.57 million ounces.

Among other precious metals, spot platinum rose the most in more-than-two-years in the previous session to touch its highest level since end-June 2018 at $879.03 an ounce.

The auto-catalyst metal was down 0.2 percent at $872.93 an ounce on Thursday, while its sister metal palladium was up 0.3 percent at $1,409.15.

Silver dipped 0.3 percent to $15.09 per ounce.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/gold-gains-as-dollar-eases-focus-on-us-china-talks-3760881.html

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Indices begin April series firm, Nifty above 11,600; Vodafone Idea gains 14%

Market Opens: It is a strong start for the April F&O series on Friday with Nifty above 11,600 level.

At 09:18 hrs IST, the Sensex is up 171.30 points or 0.44% at 38717.02, and the Nifty up 49.60 points or 0.43% at 11619.60.  About 592 shares have advanced, 203 shares declined, and 50 shares are unchanged. 

The gainers are IOC, Indiabulls Housing, Hindalco, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, RIL, BPCL, Can Fin Homes, Vodafone Idea, Jet Airways, PFC, REC while losers include Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Eicher Motors, SBI life and Motherson Sumi.

All the sectoral indices are trading in green led by metal, energy, infra, IT, pharma and auto.

Rupee Opens: The Indian rupee gained in the early trade on Friday. It opened higher by 10 paise at 69.24 per dollar versus previous close 69.34.

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Larsen & Toubro gains after hydrocarbon engineering division bags order

Larsen & Toubro shares gained nearly a percent in the morning trade on March 26 after its hydrocarbon engineering division bagged an order in Oman.

The stock was quoting at Rs 1,381.75, up Rs 4.55, or 0.33 percent on the BSE, at 1012 hours IST.

"The wholly-owned subsidiary L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited has won a large order from Tawfiq Coke Products-Oman," the engineering and construction major said in its exchange filing.

The contract scope includes the selection of technology licensor, FEED & EPC for a 2 x 225,000 TPA plant of calcined coke from green pet coke.

"This award will further reinforce L&T's operations in Oman and provide an opportunity to contribute to the expansion of industrial facilities in Sohar," the company said.

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Nifty may consolidate ahead of March expiry; HDFC Bank, ICICI, SBI top bets

Since the index is already up for 12-13 trading sessions, one should wait for some price and time correction to take place to initiate fresh long positions, Arun Kumar, Market Strategist, Reliance Securities, said in an interview with Moneycontrol’s Kshitij Anand.

Q) What is fuelling a rally in Nifty Bank and near-term target? Any stocks particularly in that index which are still looking attractive after recent rally?

A) The sharp breakout of NiftyBank index seen on March 5, 2019, triggered bullish signals on a near-term basis. On March 7, the Bank index surpassed its high of 27,754 recorded on January 9, 2019, on a closing basis.

This move confirmed the breakout and attracted long-term participation. Stocks, especially Axis Bank and ICICI Bank, improved the bullish sentiments with their sharp rallies.

Since the index is already up for 12-13 trading sessions, one should wait for some price and time correction to take place to initiate fresh long positions.

HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI and Axis Bank may be considered for going long, post the corrective action.

Q) Mid and small-cap stocks which have been hitting 52-week highs on consistently. Are they still worth looking at?

A) The NSE Midcap Index has consolidated around its long-term average for the past eight trading sessions and the index has moved up significantly after testing its 200-week moving average over the past five weeks.

Whereas, NSE Small-cap Index has been hovering just below its 200-DMA for the past nine trading sessions. It trades just below its 200-week moving average.

From a relative strength perspective (RSI), NSE Small-cap index displays better strength. Considering the behaviour of these indices against the benchmark, one must be very selective and trade in qualitative stocks.

Q) How is Nifty looking on charts ahead of the March F&O expiry?

A) The NSE Nifty50 Index is stretched on the near-term basis and may consolidate ahead of the expiry. Since the index is positive on a medium-term basis, we expect any corrective action to be limited. Ideally, it should hold above 11,250 on closing basis during next week to maintain its positive momentum.

Q) How are Airline stocks such as IndiGo, SpiceJet, and Jet Airways looking on charts?

A) IndiGo continues to rule the roost as the leader in this pack. It is the outperformer. The stock has scope to retain its leadership on a medium-term basis.

SpiceJet comes in as the second-best stock to trade and based on the setups it could generate positive returns on a medium-term basis.

However, Jet Airways has underperformed and there are no immediate signs of reversing this trend.

Disclaimer: The views and investment tips expressed by investment experts on Moneycontrol.com are their own, and not that of the website or its management. Moneycontrol.com advises users to check with certified experts before taking any investment decisions.

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PNB climbs 3% after Nirav Modi's arrest in London

Punjab National Bank shares rallied 3 percent to close at Rs 93.55 on March 20 after reports of fugitive Nirav Modi getting arrested in London.

Modi, along with Mehul Choksi, is accused in Rs 14,000 crore fraud involving Punjab National Bank.

According to news agency PTI, the arrest came days after a London court issued an arrest warrant against him in response to a request by the Enforcement Directorate for his extradition in a money laundering case.

He will be produced at the Westminster magistrates' court on March 20.

The ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are investigating Modi, his uncle Mehul Choksi and others for alleged money laundering and corruption to perpetrate the alleged scam in the Brady House branch of the PNB in Mumbai that was unearthed in early 2018.

The stock lost nearly 70 percent from January 2018 to September 2018, followed by recovery in October 2018.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/pnb-climbs-3-after-nirav-modis-arrest-in-london-3673241.html

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Nifty forms bearish candle; consolidation likely but 11,383 crucial for bulls

The Nifty50 took a breather on March 14 and closed flat after witnessing a rally in previous three consecutive sessions. The broader markets also barely changed against its previous close.

The index remained in a range of 30 points for major part of the session and formed bearish candle on the daily charts as closing is way below its opening price.

Considering breather after a three-day rally indicates that there could be some more consolidation in the coming session, but the major downside is unlikely, experts said, adding 11,383 is crucial level for bulls.

The Nifty50 after positive opening at 11,382.50 traded higher for nearly one hour and hit an intraday high of 11,383.45 after RBI's latest statement on liquidity infusion in the system. But the index failed to sustain those gains and hit a day's low of 11,313.75. The index remained rangebound for major part of the session and closed at 11,343.30, up 1.60 points.

"Nifty50 registered a bearish candle on intraday charts, suggesting that market hit a pause mode for time being," Mazhar Mohammad, Chief Strategist – Technical Research & Trading Advisory at Chartviewindia.in told Moneycontrol.

He said, in next trading session if Nifty slips below 11,313 then it shall attract further selling pressure for the day which may then hint at a short term top around March 14 high of 11,383. In such a scenario initial target shall be in the zone of 11,227–11,180, he added.

As twin momentum oscillators, which usually have higher accuracy in catching short term turning points are on sell mode, he advised traders to refrain from maintaining or creating fresh long positions at this juncture.

India VIX moved down by 0.98 percent to 15.12. VIX has been hovering near to 15 but it has recently declined from higher zones which is supporting the overall bullish stance, experts said, adding option band signifies a shift in higher trading range in between 11,150 to 11,450 zones.

On Option front, maximum Put open interest (OI) is at 11,000 followed by 11,200 strike while maximum Call OI is at 11,500 followed by 11,400 strike.

Put writing is at 11,300 followed by 11,200 strike while Call writing is at 11,400 followed by 11,500 strike.

"On immediate basis Nifty index has to continue to hold above 11,280 to extend its upmove towards 11,400-11,450 while on the downside support exists at 11,280 then 11,222," Chandan Taparia, Associate Vice President | Analyst-Derivatives at Motilal Oswal Financial Services said.

Bank Nifty opened positive and hit a fresh life-time high of 29,070, however, it failed to hold above 29,000 and slipped marginally towards 28,800. It later recovered from lower levels but formed a bearish candle on the daily scale. The index closed 38.80 points higher at 28,923.10.

"Now it has to continue to hold above 28,688 to extend its momentum towards new life-time high of 29,000 then 29,250 while on the downside major support exists at 28,500 then 28,388," Chandan Taparia said.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/technical-view-nifty-forms-bearish-candle-consolidation-likely-but-11383-crucial-for-bulls-3647341.html

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Indices off day's high, Nifty trades flat; Power Grid Corp falls 3%

Market opens: It is a firm start for the Indian indices on Thursday morning with Nifty around 11,370 level.

The Sensex is up 131.80 points at 37883.97, while Nifty is up 32.80 points or 0.29% at 11374.50. About 566 shares have advanced, 268 shares declined, and 56 shares are unchanged. 

DHFL gained 5 percent, followed by Lemon Tree, Lupin, Zee Ent, Indianbulls Housing, HCL Tech, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Infosys are among the major gainers on the indices, while losers include Power Grid, BPCL, Tata Motors, Adani Ports and HPCL.

Among the sectors, FMCG, infra and energy are trading marginally lower, while IT, metal, pharma, and auto witnessing buying interest.

Rupee Opens: The Indian rupee opened lower by 14 paise at 69.67 per dollar on Thursday versus previous close 69.53.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/stock-market-live-updates-bse-nse-nifty-around-indices-off-days-high-nifty-trades-flat-power-grid-corp-slumps-3-3644301.html

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Investor wealth up Rs 8 lk cr in March as FII inflows get a boost, Street expects Modi return

The benchmark index, S&P BSE Sensex, fell for nine consecutive days last month from February 7 to 19. Given the somber sentiment on the Street at that time, no one could have thought that the index would rally 2,248 points in the next 14 sessions.

Thanks to the strong rally in past few sessions, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed companies rose by Rs 12 lakh crore as on March 12 to Rs 148.20 lakh crore from Rs 136.24 lakh crore as recorded on February 19 when the index made a bottom of 35,287.

In March alone, m-cap of BSE-listed companies has risen by Rs 7.79 lakh crore.

Both Sensex and Nifty have risen above their crucial resistance levels to hit 6-month highs, thanks to liquidity push from foreign institutional investors (FIIs), and expectations of Modi 2.0 in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections to be held from April 11 to May 19.

“Before the Pulwama attack, there was uncertainty about the formation of next government. The way government has handled the situation increased the probability of BJP coming back to power,” Rusmik Oza, Head of Fundamental Research, Kotak Securities told Moneycontrol.

“Market is sensing a BJP victory after the Pulwama event and developments that have taken place since then. In the last three months, activity in emerging markets has improved with improved flows,” he said.

One big factor that is pushing the market higher is massive liquidity push seen from foreign institutional investors (FIIs) so far in March and February. FIIs have poured a little over Rs 10,000 crore in Indian equities till March 12.

FPIs were net buyers (equity and debt) in February as well as January 2019 for Rs 13,564 crore and Rs 127 crore, respectively. Experts feel that with FII flows resuming and domestic investors getting comfortable with the political developments, a host of beaten-down largecaps, mid and smallcaps are doing catch-up now.

“FIIs are continuously buying quality names that we saw in recent block deals of Kotak Bank, Wipro, etc. With stability in INR and supportive macros and micros can expect similar or better flow in the near term,” Yogesh Mehta, VP, Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Securities told Moneycontrol.

“Lower inflation, lower interest rates, stronger rupee and stable crude prices are the support for India’s economy whereas global markets are worrisome over the growth slowing down, Brexit and tariff war between US and China, which indicates Indian markets are decoupled due to the election in the centre stage,” he said.

Mehta further added that the recent air strike in Balakot has increased the popularity of Modi and markets have started projecting better performance of the ruling party in the coming election.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/investor-wealth-up-rs-8-lk-cr-in-march-as-fii-inflows-get-a-boost-street-expects-modi-return-3636791.html

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Nifty forms bullish candle for second day in a row, profit booking likely

The Nifty50 after strong opening continued its run throughout the session and closed at highest levels in last six months on Tuesday. Strong global cues and FII flow lifted sentiment.

The index closed above 11,300 levels and formed bullish candle on the daily charts for second consecutive session.

The index has managed to cross 11,118 and 11,180 zones in last two sessions and supports are gradually shifting higher with the higher pace of buying momentum, but as it entered into overbought zone, there could be some profit booking in coming sessions, experts said.

The Nifty50 after opening sharply higher at 11,231.35 gained more strength as the day progressed and hit an intraday high of 11,320.40. The index closed 133.20 points or 1.19 percent higher at 11,301.20, the highest level since September 17, 2018.

"Nifty50 registered yet another day of gap up opening with strong bullish candle for second session in a row to continue its march towards northern direction as it cleared near term critical hurdles one after the other. Once a consolidation breakout happens it becomes quite natural to register this kind of sustainable upswings for couple of sessions," Mazhar Mohammad, Chief Strategist – Technical Research & Trading Advisory, Chartviewindia.in told Moneycontrol.

He said, however, as Nifty50 is nearing its logical resistance levels on the back of strong rally it may undergo some profit booking as it nears 11,400 levels.

Besides, this sharp upmove appears to have brought the indices into overbought zone on lower time frame charts making a case for some cooling off in the near term, he added.

On the down sides, Tuesday's gap zone of 11,227–11,180 can be considered as critical support going forward below which short term trend shall come under pressure, according to Mazhar.

For the time being, he advised traders to consider booking profits as Nifty heads towards 11,400 levels.

India VIX closed higher after the declines of last seven trading sessions. It was moved up by 1.33 percent to 15.09 levels.

On Option front, maximum Put open interest (OI) is at 11,000 followed by 10,700 strike while maximum Call OI is at 11,400 followed by 11,500 strike.

Meaningful Put writing is at 11,200 followed by 11,300 strike while Call unwinding is at all the immediate strikes with minor Call writing at 11,350 strike.

Experts said Option band signifies a shift in higher trading range in between 11,150 to 11,450 zones.

"Nifty index surpassed its resistance trend line of the sideways channel and closed above the same with the formation of bullish candle on daily scale which indicates bullish bias. Now it has to continue to hold above 11,200 zone to extend its gains towards 11,400-11,450 zones," Chandan Taparia, Associate Vice President | Analyst-Derivatives at Motilal Oswal Financial Services said.

Overall setup and momentum is positive and a follow up could continue its extended momentum while immediate support exists at 11,200 then 11,118 zones, he added.

Bank Nifty rallied by more than 450 points and made a new life-time high towards 28,488 mark by crossing previous high of 28,388 zones.

It closed at 28,443.70, up 477.05 points and formed a bullish candle on daily scale which indicates that bulls are holding tight grip in the market with fresh breakout.

"Now it has to continue to hold above 28,150 zones to extend its momentum towards new life time high of 28,750-28,800 zones while on the downside major support exists at 28,000 then 27,750 levels," Chandan said.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/technical-view-nifty-forms-bullish-candle-for-second-day-in-a-row-profit-booking-likely-3637471.html


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Nifty above 11,250, Sensex gains 300 pts; HDFC Life falls 4%

Market Opens: Indian indices continued its upward momentum on the second day on Tuesday with Nifty opened above 11,200 level.

The Sensex is up 291.67 points at 37345.77, while Nifty is up 80.50 points at 11248.50. About 759 shares have advanced, 129 shares declined, and 24 shares are unchanged. 

RIL, Tata Motors, IOC, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Dabur, Ashok Leyland, Union Bank, IOB, Coal India, HDFC Bank, Gail, Grasim Industries are among major gainers on the indices, while losers are Bharti Airtel, Bharti Infratel and HDFC Standard Life.

All the sectoral indices are trading higher led by energy, infra and metal.

Rupee Opens: The Indian rupee opened higher by 13 paise at 69.75 per dollar on Tuesday versus Monday's close 69.88.

Source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/stock-market-live-updates-bse-nse-nifty-above-11250-sensex-gains-300-pts-hdfc-life-falls-4-3634311.html


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Nifty ends above 11,150, Sensex gains 382 pts; metal stocks outperform

Market at close: Indices ended on strong note on Monday as bulls took charge of the Dalal Street with Sensex closed above 37,000, while Nifty finished above 11,150 mark.

The Sensex was up 382.67 points at 37054.10, while Nifty was up 132.60 points at 11168. About 1735 shares have advanced, 911 shares declined, and 163 shares are unchanged. 

Bharti Airtel, HPCL, BPCL, Eicher Motors and Bharti Infratel were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers include NTPC, Zee Entertainment, TCS, Tech Mahindra and HCL Tech.

Except IT index, all other sectoral indices ended in green led by auto, energy, infra, metal, PSU bank, pharma and FMCG.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/closing-bell-nifty-ends-above-11150-sensex-gains-382-pts-metal-stocks-outperform-3629741.html

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Nifty above 11,100, Sensex gains 200 pts; ONGC jumps 2%

Market opens: It is a positive start for the indices on Monday with Nifty inching towards 11,100 mark.

The Sensex is up 212.54 points at 36883.97, while Nifty up 68.90 points at 11104.30. About 739 shares have advanced, 208 shares declined, and 53 shares are unchanged. 

Sadbhav Infra, GMR Infra, Jet Airways, Dilip Buildcon, SBI, ONGC, IOC, Titan, Dr Reddy’s Lab, Bharti Infratel, JSW Steel, Hero Moto, are some of the gainers on the indices, while lowers are Kotak Mahindra Bank, CG Power, Reliance Infra, TCS, Nalco and REC.

All the sectoral indices are trading in green.

Rupee Opens: The Indian rupee gained in the early trade on Monday. It has opened higher by 14 paise at 70.01 per dollar versus previous close 70.15.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/market-live-sgx-nifty-indicates-flat-start-for-indian-indices-3629741.html

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Closing bell: Nifty holds 11,000 on a rangebound day, Sensex marginally lower

The market closed off its lows amid rangebound session due to lack of cues.

The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 53.99 points at 36,671.43 and the Nifty50 fell 22.80 points to 11,035.40.

Tata Motors, Wipro, HCL Technologies, Tata Steel, Hindalco and Maruti Suzuki were down 1-4 percent while Bajaj Auto and Eicher Motors gained over a percent each.

The broader markets also ended in the red. Nifty Midcap index was down 0.2 percent.

Arvind was down 5 percent, but its subsidiary Arvind Fashions rallied 5 percent on day 1.

Dish TV, Jain Irrigation, Firstsource and Reliance Infrastructure were down 2-4 percent. However, Granules India, Gujarat Gas, Just Dial, ICICI Prudential and Reliance Nippon gained 3-7 percent.

Source:https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/closing-bell-nifty-holds-11000-on-a-rangebound-day-sensex-marginally-lower-3622361.html

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