The domestic equity barometers traded sideways in mid-morning trade. The Nifty traded below the 20,000 level. IT shares witnessed some bit of profit booking.
The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 70.63 points or 0.11% to 67,291.76. The Nifty 50 index added 31.35 points or 0.16% to 20,024.55.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.61% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 0.18%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1595 shares rose and 1840 shares fell. A total of 148 shares were unchanged.
Economy:
India's retail inflation eased to 6.83% in August from 7.44% in July as vegetable prices cooled somewhat compared to the previous month, the National Statistical Office (NSO) data showed on Tuesday. On the other hand, India's industrial output grew by 5.7% in July from 3.8% in June.
IPO Update:
The initial public offer (IPO) of EMS received bids for 12.41 lakh shares as against 1.33 crore shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 12:21 IST on Wednesday (13 September 2023). The issue was subscribed 0.09 times.
The issue opened for bidding on Wednesday (13 September 2023) and it will close on Friday (15 September 2023). The price band of the IPO is fixed at Rs 983-1,035 per share. An investor can bid for a minimum of 14 equity shares and in multiples thereof.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty IT index fell 0.54% to 32,799.70. The index had advanced 1.73% in the past two sessions.
Persistent Systems (down 1.59%), Coforge (down 1.28%), L&T Technology Services (down 1.28%), Mphasis (down 1.04%) and HCL Technologies (down 0.96%) were the top losers.
Among the other losers were Tech Mahindra (down 0.9%), Infosys (down 0.51%), Tata Consultancy Services (down 0.33%), LTIMindtree (down 0.19%) and Wipro (down 0.09%).
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty PSU Bank index fell 0.61% to 4,709.20. The index has declined 2.98% in two sessions.
Punjab & Sind Bank (down 1.69%), UCO Bank (down 1.63%), Central Bank of India (down 1.33%), Bank of Maharashtra (down 1.22%) and Indian Overseas Bank (down 1.08%) were the top losers.
Among the other losers were Bank of Baroda (down 0.83%), State Bank of India (down 0.73%), Canara Bank (down 0.69%), Indian Bank (down 0.55%) and Bank of India (down 0.36%).
Stocks in Spotlight:
GE Power India added 3.92%. The company has received a purchase order for NOX Reduction order at Vedanta, Lanjigarh CGPP unit 3 x 30 MW. The base value of order is Rs 25 crores.
Waaree Renewable Technologies rose 0.43%. The company has received a letter of intent for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services in respect of setting up of a solar power project of 52.6 MWp capacity.
Tata Power Company shed 0.17%. Tata Power Solar Systems (TPSSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to offer easy financing to MSMEs for solar adoption.
Global Markets:
Asian stocks are trading lower on Wednesday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data, while Chinese property stocks logged strong gains as embattled developer Country Garden clinched more extensions on its debt payments.
US stocks ended lower on Tuesday as Oracle shares tumbled more than 13% after a weak forecast and surging oil prices deepened worries about persistent price pressures ahead of crucial inflation readings this week. Oracle shares dived to their lowest since June after the cloud-services provider forecast current-quarter revenue below targets and narrowly missed first-quarter expectations.
Investors are awaiting August consumer price index data due on Wednesday and producer prices reading scheduled for Thursday to gauge the outlook for U.S. interest rates. Investors will also monitor the European Central Bank's policy decision on Thursday, when it is seen holding rates after nine consecutive hikes.
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