Sensex gains 462 pts, Nifty ends around 15,700

24 Jun 2022 , 03:44 PM

The key equity barometers closed with strong gains on Friday, rising for the second straight day. Global stock markets jumped amid cooling commodity prices. The lower commodity prices are expected to help the manufacturing sector by easing their input costs. It will also help control overall inflation. The Nifty closed near 15,700 level after hitting the days low of 15,619.45 in early afternoon trade. Barring the IT index, all the sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the green. As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, up 462.26 points or 0.88% to 52,727.98. The Nifty 50 index gained 142.60 points or 0.92% to 15,699.25. The broader market outperformed the benchmarks. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.53% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.60%. The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,392 shares rose and 915 shares fell. A total of 141 shares were unchanged. Weather Update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday, 23 June 2022, said that the Southwest Monsoon is likely to cover the entire country by 6 July 2022 as against the normal date of 8 July 2022. As on date, the Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) continues to pass through Porbandar and Vadodara in Gujarat, Shivpuri and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh and Churk in Uttar Pradesh. Southwest monsoon is likely to cover remaining parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, entire Bihar and some parts of northwest India towards the end of the week, IMD said in a statement. Buzzing Index: The Nifty Bank index rose 1.49% to 33,628.80. The index added 2.93% in two trading sessions. Bank of Baroda (up 3.63%), IDFC First Bank (up 3.19%), Bandhan Bank (up 3.18%), Federal Bank (up 2.82%) and IndusInd Bank (up 2.68%) ICICI Bank (up 1.97%), HDFC Bank (up 1.4%), Punjab National Bank (up 1.2%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 0.81%) and Axis Bank (up 0.73%) advanced. Canara Bank advanced 2.34% after the bank said that its board has approved the capital raising plan for the financial year 2022-23 amounting up to Rs 9000 crore by way of debt instruments (additional tier I / tier II bonds). As per the capital raising plan, the board has approved raising upto Rs 5500 crore through basel III compliant additional tier I bonds and another Rs 3500 crore through basel III compliant additional tier II bonds during the FY 2022-23. The proposal is subject to market conditions and necessary approvals. Jammu & Kashmir Bank rose 1.41% after the meeting of the board of directors of the bank is scheduled on 28 June 2022 to consider the raising of capital (Tier I/Tier II) during the financial year 2022-23. Stocks in Spotlight: Tata Motors rose 0.54%. On Thursday, 23 June 2022 a video went viral showing one of the companys electric cars caught fire. The video showed firefighters trying to extinguish the fire in a Nexon electric vehicle (EV) in a suburb of Mumbai. As per the media reports, the Central Government on Thursday ordered a probe into a fire incident involving a Tata Motors electric vehicle. According to reports, the governments Defence Research and Development Organisation would lead the probe. Responding to the incident, the largest manufacturer of electric cars said in a statement, A detailed investigation is currently being conducted to ascertain the facts of the recent isolated thermal incident that is doing the rounds on social media. We will share a detailed response after our complete investigation. We remain committed to the safety of our vehicles and their users. This is a first incident after more than 30,000 EVs have cumulatively covered over 100 million km across the country in nearly 4 years. Hero MotoCorp advanced 3.35%. The two-wheeler major will make an upward revision in the ex-showroom prices of its motorcycles and scooters, with effect from 1 July 2022. The price revision will be up to Rs. 3000. The exact quantum of increase will be subject to the specific model and market. The price revision has been necessitated to partially offset the steadily growing overall cost inflation, including commodity prices. ONGC gained 1.97% after ONGC Videsh (OVL), the wholly owned subsidiary and overseas arm of ONGC, has made an oil discovery in the recently drilled well, Urraca-IX, in CPO-5 block, Llanos Basin, Colombia. ONGC Videsh holds 70% participating interest (PI) in the block along with operatorship, remaining 30% is held by partner Geopark. NTPC rose 0.40% to Rs 135.80. The state-run power major on Friday declared commercial operation of last part capacity of 35 megawatt (MW) out of 92 MW Kayamkulam Floating Solar PV project at Kayamkulam, Kerala. As per the regulatory filing, the project was declared on commercial operation with effect from 00:00 hrs of 24 June 2022. Aurionpro Solutions gained 2.76% to Rs 264.35 after the company said it won an order from the Government of Rajasthan to further expand the 3D City platform in the City of Jaipur. 3D City platform, creates digital twin of the city and has transformed the way urban planners approach planning and development of the cities. Aurionpro announced that the Government of Rajasthan through RajCom Info Services, has now expanded the coverage of the project and has placed an additional order to cover more parts of the city of Jaipur on 3D City platform. Suven Life Sciences fell 0.46%. The compnays board approved raising upto Rs 400 crore by issuing equity shares on right basis. The board has also approved increase in the authorized share capital from Rs 20 crore divided into 20 crore equity shares of Rs 1 each to Rs 30 crore divided into 30 crore equity shares of Rs 1 each and consequential alteration in the memorandum of association of the company, subject to the approval of shareholders of the company. Global Markets: The Dow Jones index futures were up 190 points, indicating a positive opening in the US stocks today. Shares in Europe and Asia rose across the board on Friday, as investors are now hopeful that rising consumer prices will be brought under control as commodities prices pulled back sharply. U.K. retail sales fell 0.5% month-on-month in May, while Aprils monthly rise in sales was revised down sharply from 1.4% to 0.4%. Core consumer prices in Japan rose 2.1% for the month of May compared to a year earlier, in line with estimates. Thats above the Bank of Japans target of 2% inflation. Wall Streets main indexes posted solid gains on Thursday, fuelled by strong performance from defensive and tech shares that outweighed declines for economically sensitive groups as worries persisted about a potential recession. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday reiterated that the central bank is strongly committed to bringing down inflation, as he spoke on monetary policy for a second day before Congress. He also noted that a recession is a possibility, a fear that has continued to weigh on Wall Street. The largest US banks on Thursday easily cleared the Federal Reserves annual health check. The results of the Feds annual stress test exercise showed the banks have enough capital to weather a severe economic downturn and paves the way for them to issue share buybacks and pay dividends. On Thursday, the Labor Department said U.S. weekly jobless claims fell 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 229,000 for the week ended June 18, showing the labor market remains tight. 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