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Research Periodic Report Indian Equity Markets Surge Over 3% as Suzlon, PNC Infratech, and IRB Infrastructure Lead Gains Amid Positive Poll Predictions and Economic Indicators and more.

Indian Equity Markets Surge Over 3% as Suzlon, PNC Infratech, and IRB Infrastructure Lead Gains Amid Positive Poll Predictions and Economic Indicators and more.

Written by - Fisdom Research

June 3, 2024 4 minutes

Technical Overview – Nifty 50

A remarkable day for the benchmark index, with an 808-point gap-up opening in today’s session. The benchmark index has risen significantly, reaching a fresh all-time high of 23,239 points. The index has broken the upward channel and remained over 23,200. The index has created a lengthy lower shadow candle at ATH. Momentum indicator RSI (14) flipped from 50 to 67 levels. 

On-balance volume, a volume indicator, has found support around its 50-month moving average. INDIA VIX fell nearly 15%, suggesting a decline in premiums and a decline in fear.

The index has risen with a large gap and the index may suffer strong volatility swings as a result of the election results; 23,050 and 22,825 are support levels to watch out for, while 23,350 and 23,500 might act as resistance.

Technical Overview – Bank Nifty

The BANK NIFTY index finished at 50,980 points, up 1996 points, or 4.07% on the day. 

It was quite a remarkable day for the banking index, which reached 51,000 levels. The index climbed nearly 2000 points in a single trading session. The index has broken the upside wedge formation and formed a large, towering pin-bar candlestick. A strong day for the index, outperforming the benchmark index. 

Momentum Indicator RSI (14) has breached a consolidation zone and is presently nearing 67 levels on a weekly basis. 

The index may suffer strong volatility swings as a result of the election results; support levels to watch for include 50,050 and 49,500. Resistance levels can be seen at 51,500 and 52,000.

Indian markets:

  • Indian equity markets surged more than 3 percent on June 3 as Dalal Street celebrated exit polls predicting a significant win for the BJP-led NDA for the third consecutive term.
  • Contributing to the rally were better-than-expected GDP data, the early onset of the monsoon, higher GST collections, and positive global markets.
  • All sectoral indices ended in the green, with capital goods, PSU Bank, oil & gas, power, and realty sectors up 5-8 percent.
  • The BSE midcap index rose 3.5 percent, while the smallcap index added 2 percent.

Global Markets:

  • India’s stock markets hit record highs on Monday, leading gains in Asian markets, following a private survey indicating that China’s manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in nearly two years.
  • India’s Nifty 50 index and the S&P BSE Sensex each rose by 3%, buoyed by exit polls over the weekend projecting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance are set for a rare third consecutive term in power. 
  • Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 1.77%, and mainland China’s CSI 300 closed 0.25% higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 increased by 1.13%, while the broader Topix index rose 0.9%.
  • In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 added 0.77%.
  • South Korea’s Kospi climbed 1.74%, with the smaller-cap Kosdaq rising 0.56%.

Stocks in Spotlight

  • Suzlon shares jumped 5 percent after international brokerage Morgan Stanley assigned an ‘overweight’ rating to Suzlon Energy, with a target price of Rs 58.5 per share. This indicates a 22 percent upside, as Suzlon is well positioned to benefit from the shift towards greener, cleaner energy.
  • Shares of PNC Infratech climbed over 5 percent after the company informed exchanges that its subsidiary, PNC Kanpur Highways Ltd, received a payment of Rs 390.62 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as part of a settlement agreement.
  • IRB Infrastructure shares surged over 10 percent following reports that the government is likely to increase road toll charges by 3 to 5 percent, after putting the annual increase on hold in April due to the general elections, according to CNBC TV-18.

News from the IPO world🌐

  • Hero FinCorp approves Rs 4,000 crore fundraise via IPO
  • Kronox Lab Sciences IPO booked 11x on strong demand from retail, NII investors
  • Canara Bank starts IPO process to take Canara HSBC Life public

Daily Leader board:

Sectoral Performance

Top SectorsDay change (%)
NIFTY PSU BANK8.4
NIFTY OIL & GAS6.8
NIFTY REALTY6.0
NIFTY BANK4.1
NIFTY FINANCIAL SERVICES4.0

Advance Decline Ratio

Advance/DeclinesDay change (%)
Advances2346
Decline1615
Unchanged154

Numbers to track

Indices NameLatest% 1D% YTD
Dow Jones (US)38,6861.5 %2.6 %
10 Year Gsec India7.0(0.6) %(1.5) %
WTI Crude (USD/bbl)77(2.8) %9.4 %
Gold (INR/10g)71,570(0.2) %7.0 %
USD/INR83.330.0 %0.4 %

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