scorecardresearchMarket Wrap: Sensex, Nifty end 4% lower this week; investors lose nearly

Market Wrap: Sensex, Nifty end 4% lower this week; investors lose nearly 14 lakh crore in a week

Updated: 13 May 2022, 04:28 PM IST
TL;DR.

  • Sensex opened 635 points higher at 53,565.74 and jumped 855 points in intraday trade to 53,785.71 but the final hour of trade witnessed a fresh wave of selling which dragged the market 275 points lower to 52,654.89.

On a weekly basis, Sensex and Nifty fell almost 4 percent each while the BSE Midcap and smallcap indices fell 6 percent and 7 percent respectively. Photo Credit: Pixabay

On a weekly basis, Sensex and Nifty fell almost 4 percent each while the BSE Midcap and smallcap indices fell 6 percent and 7 percent respectively. Photo Credit: Pixabay

Erasing all gains of the day, the market benchmarks the Sensex and the Nifty ended in the red on May 13, extending the losing streak into the sixth consecutive session as concerns over inflation and aggressive rate hikes linger.

India's retail inflation in April surged to an eight-year high of 7.79 percent, aggravating fears that the RBI will hike rates more aggressively in its next policy meet in June. The US inflation print has also come above the estimates which can result in a more aggressive hike by the US Fed which will increase the pace of capital outflow by FIIs from the Indian market.

Sensex opened 635 points higher at 53,565.74 and jumped 855 points in intraday trade to 53,785.71 but the final hour of trade witnessed a fresh wave of selling which dragged the market 275 points lower to 52,654.89.

The 30-share index eventually closed 137 points, or 0.26 percent, lower at 52,793.62 with 15 stocks in the green and 15 in the red.

Some analysts pointed out that the market did not see a crash as high domestic inflation data failed to spook investors since the recent selloff has already absorbed the ongoing uncertainties in the market.

Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services underscored domestic market witnessed a rebound as buyers took the recent correction to their advantage following the trend of the global market. However, the weakness seen in the banking sector triggered a late selloff.

Shares of Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra, HUL, ITC, Titan and Reliance Industries ended as the top gainers in the Sensex index. On the other hand, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank and Maruti ended as the top laggards in the index.

Mid and smallcaps witnessed decent buying today and both indices outperformed the benchmark. BSE Midcap index closed 0.79 percent higher while the smallcap index gained 1.28 percent.

Among the sectors, the BSE Auto index rose 2.47 percent while industrials, healthcare, FMCG, consumer discretionary goods & services and consumer durables indices rose over a percent each.

On the flip side, power, metal, utilities and telecom indices fell more than 2 percent each.

On a weekly basis, Sensex and Nifty fell almost 4 percent each while the BSE Midcap and smallcap indices fell 6 percent and 7 percent respectively.

"Global headwinds are currently weighing on the sentiment and the domestic factors are also not very encouraging. The fresh selling pressure in the banking pack is further adding to the negativity. We thus reiterate our negative view and suggest continuing with the “sell on the rise” approach. Since most sectors are reeling under pressure, participants should align their positions accordingly and avoid contrarian bets," said Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, Religare Broking.

The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to 241.4 lakh crore from 255.2 lakh crore on May 6, making investors poorer by 13.8 lakh crore in a week.

“Global and domestic equity markets saw a sharp decline this week as investors are worried about growth expectations amid elevated inflation levels. FIIs continued their selling of Indian equities this week. Rising bond yields, high inflation levels and monetary policy tightening action by central banks globally will weigh on near-term sentiments which could keep markets volatile. Stock-specific action will continue due to the ongoing result season,” said Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research (Retail), Kotak Securities.

Crude oil prices rose again as the Brent Crude traded near the $110 a barrel mark while the rupee ended 2 paise lower at 77.45 per dollar.

Disclaimer: The views and recommendations made above are those of individual analysts or broking companies and not of MintGenie.

Article
Economy and financial markets: A love-hate relationship
First Published: 13 May 2022, 04:28 PM IST