Sensex jumps over 300 points in early trade
After starting on a weak note, equity benchmark Sensex rebounded over 300 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking gains in index heavyweights HDFC twins, Infosys, and ICICI Bank. The 30-share BSE index pared its initial losses and rebounded 313.14 points or 0.64 percent to 49,472.46, and the broader NSE Nifty advanced 99.80 points or 0.68 percent to 14,737.60.
Who were the top gainers and losers?
PowerGrid was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 2 percent, followed by M&M, NTPC, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, Dr. Reddy's, ICICI Bank, HDFC duo, and Infosys. On the other hand, Titan was the sole laggard.
Sensex had ended 1.74 percent lower in the previous session
In the previous session, the 30-share BSE index Sensex finished at 49,159.32, down 870.51 points or 1.74 percent, and the broader NSE Nifty sank 229.55 points or 1.54 percent to 14,637.80. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers in the capital market as they offloaded shares worth Rs. 931.66 crore on Monday, as per exchange data.
US and China are leading the global economic recovery
According to VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, a significant fundamental factor from the market perspective is that the US and China are leading the global economic recovery. This is likely to translate into earnings growth particularly in emerging markets like India. He noted that while rising COVID-19 cases is a concern, it is unlikely to have a major economic impact.
Small and midcap indices are rising more rapidly
"An important market trend in India is the outperformance of small-mid cap indices. While Nifty is up 4.7 percent YTD, the small and midcap indices are up by 14 percent and 15 percent, respectively. This outperformance may continue since there is more value," Vijayakumar said.
Brent crude trading at $62.68 per barrel
Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Seoul, and Tokyo were trading on a negative note in mid-session deals. US equities witnessed a sharp rebound with Dow and S&P 500 scaling fresh highs as investors continued to get comfort from a steady improvement in key economic data. Meanwhile, the global oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.85 percent higher at $62.68 per barrel.
