Green Shoots
Comparison of indices – closing 17th January 20 vs 10th January 20
Nifty50 continues the upward march closing +0.7%. above last Friday’s closing. Midcap gained 3.9% and Smallcap gained 3.7%. Amongst sectoral and thematic indices, Realty +4.0%, FMCG +3.3% and Auto +2.4% made handsome gains. Bank -1.7% closed weaker.
Market Updates:
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CPI at 7.35% in December – highest in 5 years – India’s retail inflation – CPI – jumped to an over five-year high of 7.35% in December 2019. The CPI was 2.11% in December 2018 and 5.54% in November 2019. The previous high in retail inflation was witnessed at 7.39% in July 2014.
- Real estate – improved sentiments – A survey done by Knight Frank-FICCI-Naredco has found that India’s real estate sector sentiments have improved in Q3-FY20 and turned positive after two quarters on account of several measures taken by the government and the RBI to boost demand.
- Banks credit up by 7.57%, deposits rise by 9.77%: RBI – RBI data shows that banks credit rose by 7.57% to Rs 100.44 lakh crore from 93.37 lakh crore, while deposits grew by 9.77% to Rs 132.10 lakh crore from 120.33 lakh crore, compared to similar fortnight last year.
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