Sensex Index Swings as India Investors Mull Outlook for Stocks
Bloomberg
Published Feb 17, 2020 15:24
Updated Feb 17, 2020 17:06
Sensex Index Swings as India Investors Mull Outlook for Stocks
(Bloomberg) -- India’s stock benchmark swung between gains and losses as investors mulled the outlook for riskier assets in an economy set for its weakest expansion in 11 years.
The S&P BSE Sensex Index was little changed at 41,270.37 as of 9:43 a.m. in Mumbai after rising as much as 0.4% and falling as much as 0.3%. The NSE Nifty 50 Index was also flat after swinging between the same range.
India’s central bank this week starts long-term repo operations to inject $14 billion into the financial system as part of measures aimed at lowering corporate borrowing costs.
Strategist View
Slow domestic growth will be an “overhang” on markets, said Abhimanyu Sofat, head of research at IIFL Securities Ltd. “It will require central bankers to stimulate the economy.”
The Numbers
- Fourteen of the 19 sector indexes compiled by BSE Ltd. fell, led by a gauge of oil and gas stocks
- Oil and Natural Gas Corp. had the largest drop on the Sensex, falling 2.9% after reporting quarterly profit slid by half; Titan Co. gained the most, rising 2%
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- Vodafone (LON:VOD) India Venture Assessing Amount to Pay After Court Order
- India’s Plan To Merge State Banks May Be Delayed, Standard Says
- Indian Banks Lured by 14-Year Low Borrowing Costs Binge on Bonds
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