On Tuesday morning, major indexes on Wall Street experienced a downward trend as oil prices remained high due to falling hopes for a peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran. Additionally, government bond yields lingered near multi-year highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average registered a drop of 105.3 points at the outset, and both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite followed suit with declines.
Four Indian private lenders are accelerating dollar bond plans before August 31. They aim to raise $1.85 billion, taking advantage of a central bank swap facility. Kotak Mahindra Bank leads this effort, setting final price guidance for its issuance. Other banks like YES Bank, IDFC First Bank, and Federal Bank are also preparing offerings. This comes after ICICI Bank and Axis Bank successfully raised over $1 billion.
Sebi has barred merchant banker Corporate Capital Ventures from taking new assignments for one month due to multiple compliance lapses, including failing to update IPO track records, misleading office location disclosures, and neglecting mandatory NISM certifications for key management personnel.
On Tuesday, yields on longer-dated euro zone bonds surged to levels not seen in years. The increasing oil prices, spurred by diminishing expectations for a quick resolution to the conflict in Iran, intensified inflation worries throughout the markets. Consequently, investors are anticipating a quarter-point interest rate hike from the ECB, while apprehensions about fiscal stability in various nations add pressure on global bonds.
Jefferies retained its Buy rating on Belrise Industries and raised its target price to Rs 280, citing strong automotive orders, two-wheeler demand and expanding renewable energy and aerospace businesses. The brokerage expects robust earnings growth, though customer concentration and margins remain key risks.
Indian equities extended losses for a sixth session as geopolitical tensions and elevated crude prices weighed on sentiment. Nifty fell 0.55% and Sensex 0.63%, while IT, PSU banks and realty stocks declined. Analysts flagged 24,300 as Nifty’s immediate resistance.
India Exposition Mart has filed draft IPO papers with Sebi, comprising a fresh issue of up to 75 lakh shares and an offer for sale of 2.3 crore shares. The company plans to use Rs 63.8 crore for capital expenditure at India Expo Centre.
Global bond yields surged on Tuesday, with US, Japanese and German government borrowing costs hitting multi-year or multi-decade highs. Rising oil prices, inflation concerns, tighter Japanese monetary policy expectations and mounting fiscal pressures added to the bond market selloff, raising concerns over higher borrowing costs worldwide.
A San Francisco Fed research paper suggests that US monetary policy may be more accommodative than commonly assessed when measured against a medium-term estimate of the neutral interest rate. The finding adds a fresh dimension to the Fed’s policy debate, even as significant uncertainty around neutral-rate estimates remains.
Asian currencies strengthened modestly as a weaker US dollar and fading expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike supported emerging markets. However, rising oil prices amid Middle East tensions capped gains. Indonesia remained in focus ahead of Bank Indonesia’s policy decision, while Asian equities weakened amid broader risk aversion and energy concerns.
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