|
Domestic bourses are expected to open flat today as trends on SGX Nifty indicate a flat opening for the index in India. Amid lack of any other key domestic trigger, investors might choose to stick to stock-specific moves.
Besides, they will also track the Covid-19 trends and vaccine related newsflow, the Rupee's trajectory and oil price movement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to today review the Covid-19 situation with the Chief Ministers. He will also discuss the rollout of the vaccine programme in the states.
Stocks of diagnostic and healthcare tests firms would be under investors' radar after the Maharashtra government on Monday said all air and rail passengers arriving from Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Goa need to carry Covid-19 test report before entering the state.
On Monday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 44077.15 up by 194.9 points or by 0.44 % and then NSE Nifty was at 12926.45 up by 67.4 points or by 0.52 %.
On the global front, U.S. stocks closed higher in a choppy session on Monday as hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine lifted economically sensitive sectors such as energy and industrials, but a pullback in megacap shares curbed gains on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.12%, the S&P 500 gained or 0.56% while the Nasdaq Composite added only 0.22%, underperforming as traders rotated away from big tech names.
Asian stocks opened higher on Tuesday as COVID-19 vaccine progress shored up global sentiment and U.S. President-elect Joe Biden was given the go-ahead to begin his White House transition.
S&P 500 was up 0.52% in early Asian trade while Japan’s Nikkei was 1.8% higher and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 1.11% stronger.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – State Bank of India 57538324.00, Tata Motors Ltd. 54566251.00, NTPC Ltd. 54262598.00, Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. 44111534.00, IndusInd Bank Ltd. 39219488.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 31.52 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 71073.22 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 547550 with a total turnover of Rs. 43807.57 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 1594679 with a total turnover of Rs. 122900.95 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 22717133 with a total turnover of Rs. 1850562.01 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 2078178 with a total turnover of Rs. 172755.28 Crore.
The FIIs on 23/11/2020 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 11087.12 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 554.51 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 7187.14 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 193.35 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. 3899.98 Crore and Rs. 361.16
|