Sep 21 2023, 15:04
The Sensex at sharp decline for 4 lakh crore:
The Sensex, India's headline equity index, has experienced a sharp decline, losing over 1,600 points in just three days
This has resulted in investors losing approximately Rs 4 lakh crore. The market capitalization of all companies listed on the BSE has also fallen to Rs 319.5 lakh crore.
The Sensex, India's headline equity index, has experienced a sharp decline, losing over 1,600 points in just three days. This has resulted in investors losing approximately Rs 4 lakh crore. The market capitalization of all companies listed on the BSE has also fallen to Rs 319.5 lakh crore.
Sensex lost 242 points on Monday, 796 points on Wednesday and over 600 points on Thursday, taking the total loss to 1532 points this week. The market was shut on Tuesday to mark Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
All companies listed on BSE has also fallen to Rs 319.5 lakh crore, taking the total investor wealth erosion to Rs 3.9 lakh crore.
Last night, the US Federal Reserve didn't opt for an interest rate hike but projected one more 25-basis-point rate hike this year and 50 bps of rate cuts in 2024, versus 100 bps of 2024 cuts in June projections.
"We believe that high-interest rates are not good for the markets. Both the yields and markets cannot stay at an elevated level for too long. Either one will break down. Given that Fed is resolute in its stand it could be the markets which break down first," said Apurva Sheth of SAMCO Securities.
Rising US bond yields, stronger USD and elevated energy prices – all are ingredients for a bad recipe for Asian stocks, Nomura analysts say.
"Going forward, we expect the Nifty to undergo a healthy retracement of three-week rally (19200-20200) wherein key support is placed at 19600, ICICI Securities said.
source:et
Sep 21 2023, 17:21