DSIJ Mindshare

At 11 am on Monday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply post US market’s reaction to the newly-arisen fear of aggressive rate hike by Federal Reserve.   

 Indices witnessed a sharp recovery towards the end as Nifty closed 12 points higher at 17,956. Sensex jumped 37 points while the broader indices such as Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap also inched higher by 0.19 per cent & 0.16 per cent, respectively.  

Indices roared on Wednesday as Nifty closed above the 17,900 level. It soared 0.67 per cent while Sensex jumped 417 points.

The shares in Asia Pacific markets were seen gaining as Japan’s export data for July came out better at 19 per cent, beating the analysts’ estimates. Nikkei Composite is trading higher by 1.17 per cent whereas China’s Shanghai Composite is trading flat, owing to good earnings results by food giant Meituan. Bank of New Zealand has increased its lending rate by 50 basis points to 3 per cent in order to curb inflation. 

Indices closed the week on a higher note as Nifty rose 0.22 per cent to end at 17,700 while Sensex jumped 130 points. Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap advanced 0.73 per cent & 0.25 per cent, respectively.