STATE OF THE MARKETS
Tech View: The technical setup remains positive as long as the index stays above 25,700, below which it may move back into consolidation.
India VIX: India VIX, which is a measure of the fear in the markets, fell 2.3% to settle at 11.36 levels.
MSCI’s index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was trading 0.8 per cent higher
Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.8%
Australia’s ASX 200 gained 0.68%
New Zealand’s DJ rose 0.15%
South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.51%
China’s Shanghai soared 1.20%
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged 1.69%
US equities
Dow Jones soared 1.12%
S&P 500 rose 1.07%
Nasdaq surged 1.37%
Dollar climbs 0.05%
The dollar index rose 0.14%
Euro was down to $1.16 USD
Pound edged lower to $1.33 USD
Yen was gained at 151.12 per dollar
Yuan exchanged hands at 7/11 against the greenback
Oil falls
Oil prices fell 0.24%
Brent crude futures were down 0.68%
Stocks in F&O ban today
1) Samman Capital
2) RBL Bank
Securities in the ban period under the F&O segment include companies in which the security has crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit.
FII/DII action
Foreign portfolio investors net bought shares worth Rs 790 crore on Monday. DIIs, meanwhile, were net buyers at Rs 2,485 crore.
Rupee
The rupee rose 9 paise to close at 87.93 against the US dollar on Monday, supported by foreign fund inflows and lower crude oil prices.