Tuesday 16 July 2013

Pre-market: Markets to open lower on weak Asian cues

Stock markets are expected to open lower, amid weak Asian cues, on account of profit taking after rising to over 1-month high on Monday.

In a move to check the currency's volatility, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to lower rupee liquidity in the system by capping the liquidity adjustment facility at (LAF) Rs 75,000 crore from Wednesday.

RBI has also decided to conduct open-market sales of government securities worth Rs 12,000 crore on July 18 which will further suck rupee liquidity out of the system.

At 8:30AM IST, SGX Nifty was down 101 points at 5930.

According to the technical charts “Huge built-up was seen in 5800-6000 puts but with IV's remaining at higher levels despite markets going up, we believe its blend of both long and short formation. ”.

Meanwhile Asian shares rose in early trades after lower-than-expected retail sales in US raised hopes that the Federal Reserve will continue with its stimulus.

US retail sales increased 0.4 percent last month, half of the rise economists polled by Reuters had forecast, according to US government released on Monday

Among the key Asian indices, Japan’s Nikkei was up 1% to 14,633, Singapore’s Straits Times gained 0.4% to 3,250 in the opening deals.

Overnight, US stocks rallied on expectations of stimulus.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 19.96 points, or 0.13 percent, to 15,484.26, a record closing high. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 2.31 points, or 0.14 percent, to finish at 1,682.50, also a record. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 7.41 points, or 0.21 percent, to end at 3,607.49 - its highest close since September 2000.

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