Sensex, Nifty Little Changed In Early Trade

RTTNews | 731 days ago
Sensex, Nifty Little Changed In Early Trade

(RTTNews) - Indian shares were little changed on Thursday, as the dollar surged and U.S. Treasury yields hit their highest in nearly nine months on worries about U.S. fiscal position and after the release of strong ADP private sector employment data.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was down 7 points at 65,775 while the broader NSE Nifty index was up 10 points at 19,536.

ONGC, HDFC Life, Hindalco, UPL and Titan fell 1-2 percent in the Nifty pack, while Bajaj Auto, NTPC and Sun Pharma were up 2-3 percent.

HPCL fell 2 percent despite its Q1 profit beating estimates.

InterGlobe Aviation dropped 3 percent even as it swung to black in the quarter ended June.

Vedanta plunged nearly 7 percent on news that a promoter entity is selling 4.3 percent stake in the company.

Titan Company declined 2 percent after reporting a 4 percent fall in Q1 profit.

Godrej Properties slumped 5 percent despite quarterly profit surging three-fold.

Indian Overseas Bank edged up slightly on reporting a 28 percent rise in first-quarter net profit.

Bharti Airtel was down half a percent ahead of its earnings release.

Gujarat Gas tumbled 3.7 percent after Q1 profit missed Street estimates.

Delta Corp plummeted 4.5 percent after the GST Council decided to go ahead with the levy of 28 percent GST on the face value of chips bought at casinos and the bet amount for online games.

read more
U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Sees Further Downside In June

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Sees Further Downside In June

The Commerce Department released a report on Friday unexpectedly showing a continued decrease by U.S. construction spending in the month of June. The report said construction spending fell by 0.4 percent to an annual rate of $2.136 trillion in June after sliding by 0.5 percent to a revised rate of $2.144 trillion in May.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Improves Marginally Less Than Previously Estimated In July

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Improves Marginally Less Than Previously Estimated In July

Revised data released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. improved marginally less than previously estimated in the month of July. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index for July was downwardly revised to 61.7 from a preliminary reading of 61.8. Economists had expected the index to be upwardly revised to 62.0.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
U.S. Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Dips To Nine-Month Low In July

U.S. Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Dips To Nine-Month Low In July

Manufacturing activity in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted at a slightly faster rate in the month of July, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Friday. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI edged down to 48.0 in July after inching up to 49.0 in June with a reading below 50 indicating contraction.
RTTNews | 2 days ago
Eurozone Inflation Steady At 2% ECB Target

Eurozone Inflation Steady At 2% ECB Target

Euro area consumer price inflation was unchanged at the European Central Bank's 2 percent target in July, easing the pressure for more easing. The harmonized index of consumer prices increased 2.0 percent year-on-year in July, the same rate of increase as seen in June. Inflation was forecast to ease marginally to 1.9 percent.
RTTNews | 2 days ago