Daily Big Picture : Nifty Closes Below 11,000; Mahindra and Mahindra Falls on Disappointing July Sales

Today’s Action

Nifty, -1.2%; Sensex, -1.2%; Model Portfolio, -2.5%; Nifty Midcap, -1.1%; Smallcap, -1.2%

Daily Market Review

Market Status: “Downtrend” 

Nifty, after opening lower in the morning trade, extended its losses and hit a low of 10,881.00, the lowest since March. However, it recovered slightly toward the end and closed 0.9% off lows at 10,980.

Overnight, the U.S. Fed decided to cut the benchmark rates by 25bps, quoting concerns over weakening global economy and U.S. inflation. This was in line with expectations as the U.S. fund futures implied ~78% probability of a 25bps cut and a 22% probability of 50bps cut, before the meeting. The next key event to look out for is August 7, when RBI’s next monetary policy committee meeting decision will be announced.

Broad-based selling dragged all the sectors lower. Barring Nifty Auto (+0.1%), all the sectors closed in the red. Nifty Metal (-3.1%) was the top loser followed by Nifty Media (-3.1%), PSU Bank (-2.6%), and IT (-1.8%). The advance-decline ratio continued to be leaned toward decliners. Out of 2,092 stocks traded on the NSE, 1,187 declined, 575 advanced, and the rest remained unchanged.

On Tuesday, the market status was downgraded to a Downtrend. We recommend that investors trim positions, raising cash if possible, or keep a defensive approach by holding stocks that are resilient in falling market. Looking forward, we will shift the market to a Rally Attempt if Nifty establishes a bottom and stays above today’s low for two more sessions. From there on, we would prefer to see a follow-through day before shifting the market back to a Confirmed Uptrend.

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