INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Spooked by trade war worries, a sinking rupee and rise in crude oil prices, Dalal Street investors joined their global peers in a
Although, the bulls made a comeback on Friday, the week belonged to the bears
Equity benchmarks Sensex shed 0.74 per cent during the week to end at 35,423 while NSE's Nifty bled 1 per cent to settle at 10,714.
Here
are key factors that Dalal Street will track in the coming weekTrade Tariffs: Import tariffs announced by the US President Donald Trump on
Chinese products will come into effect on July 6
Earlier in June, Trump laid out a list of more than 800 strategically important imports from China that would be subject to a 25 per cent
tariff starting on July 6, including cars
Canada has also vowed to impose retaliatory tariffs on US imports from July 1
Rupee: The domestic unit touched its nadir in the week gone by
Service, RBI's efforts to tighten the availability of rupees in the market and halt a slide in the currency may squeeze profitability of
months on shrinking stockpiles and supply disruptions from Canada to Libya
Macro data: India's manufacturing sector data for June is slated to release on Monday
The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell from 51.6 in April to 51.2 in May
Services sector data for June will be unveiled on Wednesday
Services activity witnessed a slowdown in May as the Nikkei India Services Business Activity Index fell to 49.6 from 51.4 in April.
Auto
stocks: Shares of auto companies will be in focus as the automakers will start releasing sales numbers for June from Sunday
Auto companies continued to register robust sales in May, driven by rural demand and government's infra push
Maruti Suzuki India, a leader in passenger vehicles, sold a total of 172,512 units in May, an increase of 26 per cent while Tata Motors
registered a strong growth of 58 per cent YoY at 54,295 units, against 34,461 units
Hyundai Motor India registered 7.14 per cent growth in sales to 45,008 units.
Stock-specific actions: Last week saw some big-ticket
developments in individual names
The life insurer is expected to invest Rs 10,000-13,000 crore in tranches in the state-run lender
In addition, state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) sold its entire stake in ratings firm Icra for a consideration of Rs 109 crore
New kids on the block: Shares of RITES and Fine Organic Industries will list on the bourses on Monday
Initial public offerings of both the companies, which ran from June 20 to June 22, saw huge investor demand
While Railways consultancy firm RITES' public offer was subscribed a mega 67 times, Fine Organics issue was subscribed nearly 9 times.
Tech
factors: The Nifty50 index on Friday settled above its 50-day moving average
short-term moving averages in the 10,730-10,750 range
The same can be confirmed with a close above 10,785 by Monday, said Mazhar Mohammad of Chartviewindia.in.
However, VK Sharma, Head - Private
Client Group Capital Markets Strategy, HDFC Securities, believes it would be too early to define it as a bullish trend reversal
Traders should only take aggressive longs once Nifty closes above 10,850, Sharma advises.
US jobs data: Investors across the globe will keep
an eye on the US jobs data for June, which is scheduled to be released on July 6
The US economy continued to add jobs at a solid pace in May, with nonfarm payrolls rising 223,000 and the unemployment rate falling to an
18-year low of 3.8 per cent.
