On Monday, the market may react positively to the Wall Street's Friday rally amid hopes for the beginning of rate-cut cycle next month. However, overall it could see a rangebound trading this week, with focus on the India and US GDP numbers, and any fresh update over the deadline for additional tariff approaching, according to experts.
All eyes now turn to the US Core PCE data, which is expected to rise 0.3 percent MoM in July, pushing the annual rate to 2.9 percent from 2.8 percent, further away from the Fed’s 2 percent target.
Given technical confirmations, Nifty Auto is well-positioned to continue its outperformance in the short term, barring any major market-wide disruptions, said Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities.
A 10% market upmove by year-end is possible but not a base case without help from global rates and a benign outcome on tariffs, said Nikunj Saraf of Choice Wealth.
In this month of August so far, FII sold equities worth Rs 25,751.02 crore and DII bought equities worth Rs 66,183.51 crore.
Overall, the Nifty 50 remain in the broad trading range with strong under-currents and will eventually move past the crucial resistance zone of 25,000-25,150 in the coming days, says Milan Vaishnav of Gemstone Equity.
According to Pramod Gubbi of Marcellus, the auto sector should be an obvious beneficiary and there will likely be demand pick up at the margin as lower GST will likely lower cost of ownership of vehicles.
Gold rate today: Yellow metal's October contracts on MCX opened at Rs 99,301 per 10 grams today.
Varun Lohchab of HDFC Securities believes that market valuations are currently fair and expects the Nifty to rise by approximately 10% from current levels.
After remaining net sellers in the last two session, the Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 1246 crore on August 20, while Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) also bought equities worth Rs 2546 crore on the same day.
Stocks to Watch, 22 August: Stocks like Hindustan Unilever, Wipro, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Hikal, GHV Infra Projects, Texmaco Rail and Engineering, Vedanta, Titagarh Rail Systems, and R Systems International will be in focus on August 22.
Gold rate today: Gold's October contracts on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) opened at Rs 99,159 per 10 grams today.
Oil prices gained slightly on Thursday as larger-than-expected declines crude oil and fuel inventories in the U.S., the world's biggest oil user, supported expectations for steady demand.
Given the current rich valuations, DSP MF’s Vinit Sambre believes markets have already priced in much of the positive news.
Stocks to Watch, 21 August: Stocks like Clean Science and Technology, Shanti Gold International, India Cements, RailTel Corporation of India, Jupiter Wagons, V-Guard Industries, Fortis Healthcare, Innova Captab, Poly Medicure, Enviro Infra Engineers, and Prostarm info Systems will be in focus on August 21.
Gold rate today: Yellow metal's October contracts on the MCX opened at Rs 98,742 per 10 grams today.
Oil steadied after a report signaled a decline in US stockpiles, while investors weighed the outlook for Ukraine-Russia truce talks.
Consumer services like hotel and travel, consumer discretionary and NBFCs could do well if consume demand picks up, says Rohit Sarin of Client Associates.
Stocks to Watch, 20 August: Stocks like One 97 Communications, Share India Securities, Lloyds Metals, Info Edge India, GNG Electronics, Aditya Infotech, Endurance Technologies, Regaal Resources, and Phoenix Mills will be in focus on August 20.
Gold rate today: Gold's October contracts on the MCX opened at Rs 99,466 per 10 grams today.
Oil prices slipped in early Asian trade on Tuesday as market participants contemplated planned three-way talks among Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. to end the war in Ukraine, which could lead to an end to sanctions on Russian crude.
The combination of GST rationalisation, a restructured tax regime, and the recent rate cuts can give demand a strong push. But more importantly, it sets the direction for the economy, said Anuj Jain of Green Portfolio PMS.
Stocks to Watch, 19 August: Stocks like BlueStone Jewellery, Aditya Infotech, Vedanta, Hindustan Zinc, Marine Electricals, All Time Plastics, Engineers India, GNG Electronics, Seamec, and Goldiam International will be in focus on August 19.
Gold rate today: Yellow metal's October contracts on MCX opened at Rs 99,960 per 10 grams today.
India’s fundamentals remain steady. Stronger corporate balance sheets, fiscal stability, and RBI’s liquidity support should aid a recovery, with earnings growth back in double digits over the next couple of years, said Chandraprakash Padiyar of Tata MF.