Markets show volatility; Nifty hovers around 10,000, Sensex gains over 100 points; banks outperform
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Financial Major JP Morgan said that markets have been very off-base due to trade war fears.
Benchmark indices have shown a slight recovery post the global trade war buzz. NSE’s 50 share Nifty continues to hover around the 9,900-10,000 range. However, the markets remain volatile.
Nifty Midcap was off day’s high in intra-day trading but has recovered by 86 points. BSE’s Sensex recovered by gaining over 86 points and has reached above 32,600 levels as against its opening, which was 32,584.
The Nifty Bank index has surprisingly shown an improvement by gaining 4%. YES Bank, State Bank of India, Canara Bank and ICICI Bank have pulled up the index. State Bank of India, in the last two market sessions, had shown a weak performance.
The benchmark indices were pulled up by banks. IT, Pharma and oil marketing companies underperformed.
The global markets still remain to be affected by trade war fears. Asian markets are showing mixed signals. China’s Shanghai index has fallen by nearly 2% and Nikkei is showing recovery signals as the Japanese market has covered up recent losses by at least 0.5%.
Markets opened flat as Asian Markets were recovering from weak global cues and trade war fears. NSE’s Nifty opened below 10,000 levels at 9,994. While, BSE’s Sensex remained weak at 32,000 levels.
In world markets, Dow went down by 400 points, after it witnessed cuts of close to 6% last week.
Financial Major JP Morgan said that markets have been very off-base due to trade war fears. The markets may continue to show a weak performance today.
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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow