Sector Indices

Name Value Change %
BSE 100 9,304.31 [42.6] [0.5]
BSE 200 2,181.79 [8.3] [0.4]
BSE 500 6,825.15 [22.3] [0.3]
BSE AUTO 9,713.36 [22.2] [0.2]
BSE BANKEX 11,986.92 [81.7] [0.7]
BSE CD 6,168.83 [16.8] [0.3]
BSE CG 10,293.52 [28.0] [0.3]
 

Indecisive indices

India Infoline Research Team / 08:37 , Sep 03, 2010

While caution and optimism go hand in hand, they don’t seem to be traveling much far. Improved PMI data for the US and China has temporarily soothed frayed nerves but economic statistics have been inconsistent (not to mention GDP errors) as the world recovers from the ‘Great Recession’. We may continue to see intermittent bouts of declines and bounce backs for some time to come.

Indecision is the seedling of fear - Napoleon Hill 
 
While caution and optimism go hand in hand, they don’t seem to be traveling much far. Improved PMI data for the US and China has temporarily soothed frayed nerves but economic statistics have been inconsistent (not to mention GDP errors) as the world recovers from the ‘Great Recession’. We may continue to see intermittent bouts of declines and bounce backs for some time to come. 
 
We expect another day of sideways consolidation for India. The start will be higher but lackluster as global cues are indecisive. Individual stocks will continue to fly even as the main indices witness tepid movement.
 
Meanwhile, there are no major threats to India’s bright and beautiful story. The only worry is rich valuations, especially for large caps. At the same time opportunities abound outside the main indices.
 
We expect the out-performance of the small- and mid-cap indices to sustain a bit longer. US data on Thursday was mixed. Markets are looking forward to today’s non-farm payroll numbers to get a better sense of the ground reality in the US.

ADR/GDR      
  Latest (US$) Price % chg % Prem/Disc
Dr. Reddys 29.9 2.3 1.3
HDFC Bk 167.4 0.6 19.1
ICICI Bk 43.1 0.3 0.3
ITC 3.5 1.3 (0.2)
Infosys 59.8 0.1 1.4
Satyam 4.7 2.2 33.2
Ranbaxy 10.9 0.1 0.6
Reliance 40.3 (0.3) 0.5
Wipro 13.1 (0.1) 51.6
SBI 118.3 (1.7) 0.1
Tata Motors 22.4 2.5 3.1
Sterlite 14.0 1.5 306.2
L&T 39.7 1.1 0.7

Indian market   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Sensex 18,238 0.2 7.1 4.4
Nifty 5,486 0.3 7.4 5.5
BSE 100 2,343 0.3 8.3 7.5
BSE 200 7,423 0.4 8.9 8.5
CNX Midcap 8,861 0.9 12.9 19.2
BSE Smallcap 9,821 1.1 13.8 17.5
Developed market   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Dow Jones 10,320 0.5 0.6 (1.0)
Nasdaq 2,200 1.1 (4.5) (3.0)
S&P 500 1,090 0.9 (1.2) (2.2)
FTSE 5,371 0.1 3.1 (0.8)
CAC 3,631 0.2 2.1 (7.7)
DAX 6,084 (0.0) 0.5 2.1
Hang Seng* 20,897 0.1 5.6 (4.5)
Nikkei* 9,098 0.4 (8.2) (13.7)
S&P/ASX200* 4,541 0.2 1.2 (6.8)
* Markets are open



Emerging market   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Shanghai Comp 2,653 (0.1) 3.9 (19.1)
Brazil Bovespa 66,808 (0.4) 6.1 (2.6)
Mexico Bolsa 32,417 0.2 3.5 0.9
Kospi* 1,780 0.2 7.1 5.8
Micex 1,402 0.5 3.8 2.3
Taiwan* 7,815 1.2 6.2 (4.6)
Straits* 2,989 0.1 7.0 3.2
* Markets are open



Institutional activity  
(Rs cr) Cash F&O MTD YTD
FIIs 527 1,348 10,647 58,549
MFs 161 - (2,818) (15,168)
FIIs Prov. 82


MFs Prov. (118)


Commodities   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Crude (US$/bbl) 74.8 (0.3) 0.3 (5.7)
Gold (US$/oz) 1,250 (0.1) 3.6 14.0
Copper (US$/mt) 7,623 0.4 14.8 3.8
Aluminium (US$/mt) 2,120 1.7 8.6 (3.5)
Zinc (US$/mt) 2,145 2.0 21.2 (15.2)
Advance/Decline stocks        
(Nos) A B S Total
Adv 133 1,220 259 1,848
Dec 69 724 162 1,085
Unch 2 91 11 122
A/D ratio (x)* 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.7
*A/D excluding Unch



Trade value    
(Rs cr)   % chg
Cash NSE 13,337 (0.5)
Cash BSE 4,898 2.4
Total Cash 18,235 0.3
Delivery (%) 39.4 -
Derivatives 84,089 (8.8)
Currency   % change
  Last close 1 day 3 mth YTD
Rs/US$ 46.71 (0.2) 0.6 (0.4)
Rs/EUR 59.53 (0.5) (4.9) 11.9
US$/GBP 1.54 0.2 5.5 (4.6)
US$/EUR 1.28 0.1 5.5 (10.4)
Yen/US$ 84.35 0.1 9.9 10.3
Bond market    
  Last Close (%) Bps chg
10yr Gsec 7.97 0.03
Call rate 4.60 (0.50)