Nifty holds 5450 amid volatility; auto, realty, FMCG gain

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The US markets looked cautious post week economic data and ahead of government jobs report today in a low volume trade day. Weaker initial jobless claim report created confusion as ADP Employment suggested better-than-expected jobs environment a day ago.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 5 points at 10675. The Nasdaq was down 10.5 points at 2293 and S&P 500 down 1.5 points at 1126. Trading volume on the NYSE totaled a pathetic 875 million shares.

Commodities

CRB Commodity Index was down 0.5%

Natural gas was down 2.8% at USD 4.61 per MMBtu

Crude Oil fell 0.6% at USD 82 a barrel

Gold was up 0.3% at USD 1199.3/ounce

Silver was up 0.2% at USD 18.32/ounce

Grain gained 7.3% at USD 8.11 per bushel amid reports that Russia, which produces some 8% of the world's wheat, will ban exports of grains in August

F&O cues:

Futures Open Int was up by Rs 1050 crore

Options Open Int was up by Rs 4685 crore

Nifty Futures add 3 lakh shares in Open Int

Nifty Futures at 10-point premium

Nifty Open Int PCR at 1.38 versus 1.34

Nifty Puts add 53 lakh shares in Open Int

Nifty Calls add 24 lakh shares in Open Int

Nifty 5300 Put adds 10 lakh shares in Open Int

Nifty 5100 Put adds 8.7 lakh shares in Open Int

Nifty 5500 Put adds 6.7 lakh shares in Open Int

Nifty 5600 Call adds 11.5 lakh shares in Open Int

Stock Futures add 2.5 crore shares in Open Int