Trends in the SGX Nifty indicate a positive opening for the broader index in India after bloodbath on Monday. As of 8:10 am, the SGX Nifty stood at 17,247 levels, up 68-odd points.
Among individual stocks, shares of Lupin will be in focus after the USFDA successfully completed inspection of Pune research centre without any observations.
Besides, shares of Gail (India) will be tracked after it declared Rs 4 per share interim dividend.
Meanwhile, India's headline retail inflation rate edged down to 6.44 percent in February from January's three-month high of 6.52 percent, data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation on March 13 showed.
On Monday, the 30-share benchmark index ended at 58237.85 down by -897.28 points or by -1.52 % and then NSE Nifty was at 17154.3 down by -258.6 points or by -1.49 %.
On the global front, sliding bank shares dragged Wall Street down on Monday with investors worried about contagion from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, but trade was choppy and the Nasdaq composite actually ended higher as some sectors benefited from hopes the Federal Reserve could ease up on interest rates hikes.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 90.5 points, or 0.28 percent, to 31,819.14, the S&P 500 lost 5.83 points, or 0.15 percent, to 3,855.76 and the Nasdaq Composite added 49.96 points, or 0.45 percent, to 11,188.84.
Asia-Pacific markets tumbled on Tuesday in a volatile session, after sharp losses seen overnight on Wall Street as investors grappled with the fallout of failed banks in the US, including Silicon Valley Bank.
In Japan, the Topix led gains and fell 3.2 percent and the Nikkei 225 fell 2.3 percent as shares of Softbank Group fell as much as 3.4 percent to its lowest point since October last year in Asia’s morning trade. South Korea’s Kospi also fell by 2.2 percent. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 slid 1.9 percent, largely led by losses in the banking sector.
Back home, Top traded Volumes on NSE Nifty – Tata Steel Ltd. 34552596.00, ICICI Bank Ltd. 16413159.00, State Bank of India 14373729.00, NTPC Ltd. 13669178.00, HDFC Bank Ltd. 13221775.00,
On NSE, total number of shares traded was 24.56 Crore and total turnover stood at Rs. 48639.03 Crore.
On NSE Future and Options, total number of contracts traded in index futures was 633453 with a total turnover of Rs. 59411.09 Crore. Along with this total number of contracts traded in stock futures were 852663 with a total turnover of Rs. 55775.04 Crore. Total numbers of contracts for index options were 233691238 with a total turnover of Rs. 20884485.90 Crore. and total numbers of contracts for stock options were 3288671 with a total turnover of Rs. 221977.42 Crore.
The FIIs on 13/03/2023 stood as net buyer in equity and debt. Gross equity purchased stood at Rs. 5160.35 Crore and gross debt purchased stood at Rs. 123.57 Crore, while the gross equity sold stood at Rs. 6924.71 Crore and gross debt sold stood at Rs. 858.10 Crore. Therefore, the net investment of equity and debt reported were Rs. -1764.36 Crore and Rs. -734.53