The key equity indices traded with significant losses in the morning trade, as selling pressure in IT and private banking stocks weighed on investor sentiment. The Nifty tanked below the 23,150 mark. Private bank shares slipped after advancing for the previous trading session. At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, tumbled 627.84 points or 0.81% to 76,413.89. The Nifty 50 index slipped 167.80 points or 0.72% to 23,144.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.33% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.43%.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1,567 shares rose and 2,029 shares fell. A total of 172 shares were unchanged.
IPO Update:
The initial public offer of Stallion India Fluorochemicals received bids for 1,55,12,978 shares as against 20,13,44,880 shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 11:15 IST on 17 January 2025. The issue was subscribed 12.98 times.
The issue opened for bidding on 16 January 2025 and it will close on 20 January 2025. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 85 and Rs 95 per share. An investor can bid for a minimum of 165 equity shares and in multiples thereof.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty Private Bank index lost 2.48% to 23,606.40. The index added 2.79% in past trading sessions.
Axis Bank (down 5.24%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (down 2.35%), ICICI Bank (down 2.11%), RBL Bank (down 1.41%) and Federal Bank (down 1.32%), HDFC Bank (down 1.19%), IndusInd Bank (down 0.89%), IDFC First Bank (down 0.83%), Bandhan Bank (down 0.79%) and City Union Bank (down 0.37%) slipped.
Axis Bank slipped 5.24%. The bank's standalone net profit increased 3.83% to Rs 6,303.77 crore on 10.17% jump in total income to Rs 36,926.14 in Q3 FY25 over Q3 FY24.
Axis Bank's Q3 results, which fell short of analyst expectations across all key metrics, triggered downgrades. Key concerns included higher slippages driven by agriculture and unsecured loans, elevated credit costs remaining the highest among the top 5 banks, and the slowest deposit growth compared to peers. While Q3 earnings appeared in line due to lower operating expenses offsetting higher provisions, analysts anticipate some weakness in the stock price. A domestic brokerage noted a slight deterioration in asset quality, with sequential increases in slippages, although NPA ratios remained relatively stable.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Hatsun Agro Product dropped 7.43% after the company's net profit declined 28.7% to Rs 40.94 crore in Q3 FY25 as against Rs 57.40 crore posted in Q3 FY24. Revenue from operations rose 6.5% to Rs 2,009.75 crore during the quarter ended 31 December 2024.
LTIMindtree declined 2.27% after the company's consolidated net profit slipped 13.18% to Rs 1,086.7 crore in Q3 FY25 as compared with Rs 1,251.6 crore in Q2 FY25.
Global Markets:
Most Asian stocks advanced on Friday as investors parse a slew of economic data out of China.
China's economy grew by 5% year-on-year in 2024, with a notable upswing in the final quarter of the year. China's industrial production grew 6.2% year on year in December, government data showed on Friday. It compares to a 5.4% rise seen in the prior month. Meanwhile, Chinese retail sales rose 3.7% in December, accelerating sharply from the 3.0% rise seen in November.
Shares in Japan fell as the yen largely held onto gains from earlier in the week.
US markets weakened on Thursday after initial optimism surrounding softer-than-expected inflation data was tempered by robust retail sales and a resilient labor market. These data points suggested that the Federal Reserve may have more room to gradually slow down interest rate cuts.
The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to 5,937.33 points, while the NASDAQ Composite slid 0.9% to 19.338.29 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2% to 43,153.13 points.
US retail sales climbed by 0.4% in December, reaching $729.2 billion, according to the US Census Bureau's report on Thursday. This figure was lower than November's 0.8% increase.
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week but remained at levels consistent with a healthy labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended Jan. 11, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 256,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1% from 4.2% in November.
Investor attention also focused on the potential impact of President-elect Trump's policies, particularly his plans for increased trade tariffs.
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