IT stocks were down this morning on back of Donald Trump commenting that he will not allow Americans to be replaced by foreign workers. Demonetisation back home is a distress for many sectors. Mukul Kochhar of Investec Capital says that demonetisation & Trump victory are the two factors playing out in markets.
With banks closed for three consecutive days from today and ATMs in the city still not functioning to full capacity, the ongoing cash crisis may escalate further leaving residents high and dry for want of cash during the weekend.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, K Ullas Kamath, Joint MD and CFO of Jyothy Laboratories said, growth is still not there in the wholesale market.
Hit by demonetisation Indian textile major Raymond has seen 30 percent decline in demand over 3-4 weeks, said CEO Sanjay Behl.
The demonetisation move is impacting various segments of the society. The tourists coming to India are also feeling the pinch of the cash crunch.
Joining the crusade against the currency ban, Mitra said the government was not prepared to implement this scheme. Due to the cash clean-up, informal sector in all states is in deep trouble, he said.
In wake of the government's move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing temporary difficulties for making payments but are coping with the fall out of demonetisation.
In conversation with CNBC-TV18, Ravi Shankar Prasad, IT Minister, said the demonetisation drive is a transformative programme to make India more honest.
This wedding season has lost its shine with the roll-out of the demonetisation scheme. The sector is hit hard as majority of the transaction is in cash.
Kevin Lee of CNBC-TV18 is at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market in Navi Mumbai to give a ground check on the impact of government's cash clean up drive.
In what is being popularly called a surgical strike against black money, last evening Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes which were in circulation.