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Benchmark indices ar trading lower on negative global cues and as Rupee hit its record low of 69.53 per dollar

Asian also slipped as a fresh fall in the Turkish lira fueled demand for safe havens.
Japan’s Nikkei lost 0.95 per cent and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.3 per cent as bourses across the region turned red.

Much of the early action was in currencies with the euro gapping lower as the Turkish lira took another slide to all-time lows around 7.2400 at one stage.
 
Back home, data, quarterly earnings and global cues are expected to influence the stock markets’ trajectory in this holiday-shortened week ahead. The stock are closed on Wednesday for Independence Day.

On macro front, data for the month of July would be announced on Tuesday.Progress of monsoon, currency movement and crude oil prices would also be tracked by market participants.

Meanwhile, industrial output recorded a five-month high growth of 7% in June as production of consumer durables and capital goods picked up pace ahead of the festive season. The data was announced post market hours on Friday.

Stock specific action will continue as Tata Steel, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, and Oil India among others are scheduled to announce their results this week.

will also be in focus after Paresh Sukthankar resigned as its Deputy Managing Director on Friday without citing any reasons.

(With inputs from Reuters)

First Published: Mon, August 13 2018. 08:15 IST