Asian share markets opened higher today as investors bet on economic recovery. The Nikkei is trading up by 0.6% while the Shanghai Composite is up 0.2%.
In US stock markets, Wall Street indices fluctuated not far from its record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.3%.
Back home, Indian share markets have opened on a positive note, following the trend on SGX Nifty.
Market participants are tracking Infosys share price and Wipro share price as these companies are slated to release their Q3 numbers today.
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The BSE Sensex is trading up by 223 points. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty is trading higher by 76 points.
The NSE Nifty reached another milestone yesterday. The index price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple reached an all-time high of 40x when it made an intra-day high of 14,590.65.
This is first time in 25 years that a benchmark index in India is trading at a P/E multiple of 40x or higher. The BSE Sensex had last traded at 40x or higher in October 1994.
Bharti Airtel is among the top gainers today. Bajaj Auto, on the other hand, is among the top losers today.
The BSE Mid Cap index has opened up by 0.4%. The BSE Small Cap index is trading up by 0.7%.
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Barring consumer durable stocks, all sectoral indices are trading on a positive note with stocks in the metal sector and telecom sector witnessing most of the buying interest.
The rupee is trading at 73.15 against the US$.
Gold prices are trading up by 0.7% at Rs 49,376 per 10 grams.
After posting gains of over 25% in 2020, gold prices have suffered wild swings from the start of this year.
After hitting a high of Rs 51,800 per 10 grams last Tuesday, gold futures on MCX fell to Rs 48,635 yesterday.
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Speaking of the precious yellow metal, in one of his videos, Vijay Bhambwani talks about why gold and silver prices crashed last week on Friday.
What does this event mean for the long-term trend in prices? Should traders change their bullish stance?
Vijay answers these questions in the below video. Tune in to find out more:
In news from the telecom sector, Bharti Airtel on Tuesday informed exchanges that it is initiating the process to revise its foreign investment limit, as notified to its depositories, to 100% with immediate effect.
"Further to our intimation dated January 21, 2020, we wish to inform you that in compliance of the FDI approval dated January 20, 2020 granted to the company by the Department of Telecommunications, the company has received approvals for its relevant downstream investments," it said in a statement.
Reports state that higher foreign investment limit can lead to an increase in Airtel's weight in the global indices, resulting in about US$ 600 - US$ 700 million of inflows.
Bharti Airtel share price has opened the day up by 4.7%.
In other news, Tata Communications is among the top buzzing stocks today.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala bought shares of Tata Communications in the December quarter of FY21, data available with BSE showed.
Data showed that Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's wife Rekha Jhunjhunwala held 3.2 million shares or a 1.12% stake in Tata Communications at the end of Q3FY21.
In September 2019, Rekha Jhunjhunwala had bought 1.97 million shares, or 0.7% stake in the company, at Rs 370 apiece. Companies are mandated to post names of shareholders having over 1% stake in the company.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who invests both, in his and his wife's name, holds stake in four other Tata Group firms, Tata Motors, Titan, Indian Hotel Company and Rallis India.
Besides Jhunjhunwala, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and mutual funds (MFs) have increased stake in the firm during the October-December quarter. FIIs have raised the stake to 17.65% in the December quarter from 17.56% at the end of September quarter.
Meanwhile, MFs' holding in the company stood at 0.41% in Q3FY21 as against 0.38% in Q2FY21. Promoter holding remained unchanged at 74.99%.
Tata Communications share price has opened the day down by 2.1%.
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Moving on to news from the financial markets, as per a leading financial daily, several pre-budget proposals for providing tax relief for Covid-19 treatment have come to the revenue department and these are being actively examined.
If the proposal is accepted, it may form a part of budget proposals for 2021-22.
The proposal is now being considered to include expenses made on Covid-19 treatment under the prescribed diseases category as per section 80DDB and therefore, qualify such expenditures for getting income tax deduction benefits.
How the above developments pan out remains to be seen. Meanwhile, we will keep you updated on the latest news from this space.
Speaking of the Budget, in his latest video for Fast Profits Daily, Vijay Bhambwani talks about the Union Budget 2021.
In the video, Vijay cover the sectors which would basically see the highest amount of expectation, buying and selling momentum.
Which stocks can you expect to move pre- and post-budget?
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Jan 13, 2021 10:36 AMEMAMI share price has hit a 52-week high. It is presently trading at Rs 491. BSE 500 Index is up by 0.4% at 19,292. Within the BSE 500, EMAMI (up 2.1%) and BAJAJ ELECTRICALS (up 12.7%) are among the top gainers, while top losers are SUZLON ENERGY and CORPORATION BANK.
Jan 13, 2021 10:18 AMBAJAJ ELECTRICALS share price is trading up by 10% and its current market price is Rs 795. The BSE CONSUMER DURABLES is down by 0.5%. The top gainers in the BSE CONSUMER DURABLES Index is BAJAJ ELECTRICALS (up 10.4%). The top losers are BLUE STAR (down 0.3%) and VIP INDUSTRIES (down 0.3%).
Jan 13, 2021 10:18 AMMRPL share price is trading up by 7% and its current market price is Rs 43. The BSE OIL & GAS is up by 2.2%. The top gainers in the BSE OIL & GAS Index are MRPL (up 6.5%) and BPCL (up 5.0%). The top losers are RELIANCE IND. (down 0.1%) and INDRAPRASTHA GAS (down 0.2%).
Jan 13, 2021 10:06 AMHUDCO share price is trading up by 12% and its current market price is Rs 48. The BSE 500 is up by 0.5%. The top gainers in the BSE 500 Index are HUDCO (up 11.7%) and TATA ELXSI (up 10.4%). The top losers are SRF and INFOSYS.
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