Morning update for 20 November 2020

Indices at 10:00 am

▲ Nifty50 12,815 (+0.34%)  

▲ Sensex 43,753 (+0.35%)

▲ Nifty Midcap 100 18,953 (+0.80%)

▲ Nifty Smallcap 100 6,156 (+0.74%)

In the news

Gland Pharma

• Injectables maker, Gland Pharma debuted today with 13% gain over its issue price of ₹1,500 per share. The ₹6,480 crore IPO was oversubscribed two times. 
• It was the 12th IPO of this year, wherein all but one (UTI AMC) have delivered positive returns till date. 

GDP growth

• Oxford Economics, a global forecasting firm, has revised downwards its India growth forecast to an average 4.5% over 2020-25. Its pre-pandemic projection was at 6.5%.
• However, the firm believes that from 2021 onwards, India will be one of the most rapidly growing economies in the world.
• Meanwhile, rating agency Moody’s has lowered the FY21 GDP contraction rate to 10.6% (versus 11.5% earlier) citing positives from the stimulus measures announced by the government. 

US data surprises

• On one hand, higher than expected unemployment claims indicate that the US economy is slowing down and forcing more companies to cut jobs, during the pandemic.
• On the other hand, the US housing market is booming with sales of previously owned homes hitting a 15-year high. Low mortgage rates and preference for larger homes that double as office space are fueling the housing demand. 
• Amidst these contrasting data points, the Dow Jones index gained marginally (+0.1%). 

Sectoral indices

• Among the key sectoral indices, the Nifty Realty index is up 0.8% backed by a rise in Phoenix Ltd (+2.7%) and Godrej Properties (+1.5%). 
• PSU banks extended the fall after yesterday’s decline. The Nifty PSU Bank index is down 0.4% mainly due to a fall in SBI (-0.8%) and Bank of Baroda (-0.7%).

Global markets

• Key Asian markets showed mixed reactions to global cues. 
• Japan’s Nikkei 225 extended its decline from yesterday and is down 0.5% today. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is up 0.3% and China’s SSE Composite is nearly flat at +0.1%. 

Fact of the day

Astronauts on the International Space Station see 16 sunrises and sunsets everyday. 

Source: The Atlantic

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