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Sensex plummets 2,000 points, Nifty below 9,500; 4 factors weighing on market

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Sensex plummets 2,000 points, Nifty below 9,500; 4 factors weighing on market
Overseas investors pulled out a net sum of Rs 24,776.36 crore from equities and Rs 13,199.54 crore from the debt segment between Mar 2-13, depositories data showed.
Kshitij Anand@kshanand


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A man reacts as he looks at a screen displaying the Sensex results outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building, Mumbai, March 12. REUTERS


Tracking sell-off in global equities, Indian market witnessed a knee-jerk reaction on March 16 pushing Sensex and Nifty50 below crucial support levels. The S&P BSE Sensex broke below 33,000 levels while the Nifty50 broke below 9,500 levels.

The Indian rupee opened lower by 15 paise at 74.06 per dollar versus on Monday against Friday's close 73.91.


On the sectoral front, selling pressure was seen in realty, metals, power, public sector and Bankex. The Nifty Bank fell nearly 5 percent or 12000 points in opening trade.


We have collated a list of top factors which could be weighing on markets:

Global trend remains weak:


After a swift rally seen in US markets on Friday, things were looking promising for a stable Monday morning. But, Asian markets were trading weak tracking sharp selloff in Dow Futures.

U.S. stock futures plunged 4.8% to hit their down limit before daybreak in Singapore. The dollar sank more than 2% against the yen, said a Reuters report.

Australia’s benchmark stock index fell 7 percent in the first quarter-hour of trade before paring some of the losses. New Zealand shares were down 3 percent. Japan’s Nikkei was flat and South Korea’s KOSPI was a shade weaker.

US Fed's emergency cut spooks investors:

The U.S. Federal Reserve and global central banks moved aggressively on Sunday to buttress a world economy unraveling rapidly amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the Fed slashing interest rates to near zero, said a Reuters report.

The US Fed slashed short-term rates to a target range of 0% to 0.25%, and announcing at least $700 billion in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities purchases in the coming weeks.

Depository institutions may borrow from this so-called discount window for periods as long as 90 days, pre-payable and renewable by the borrower on a daily basis.

“The Fed also said it would support U.S. banks that began to tap the capital and liquidity buffers they built up in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and would reduce reserve requirement ratios to 0% effective on March 26,” said the report.

Oil extends slide! Nears $30 a barrel

Crude Oil prices extended losses on Monday, slumping by more than $1 a barrel. Fall in crude oil prices suggests slowdown globally. Generally, an orderly decline in crude oil prices, which if occurs due to increased supply, is beneficial for the domestic economy, but in case of fears of a global slowdown it will result in a fall in equities as well.

"During the global financial crisis 2008, crude oil prices plunged nearly 70% in a span of seven months on demand concerns as the subprime crisis threatened the global economy and financial system," Praveen Singh, AVP, Fundamental Research – Commodities, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas told Moneycontrol.

"The sharp plunge in crude oil prices was mirrored in the global equities too as the common factor was the global slowdown. Thus, when it is the question of severe impact on the global economy, crude oil and wider markets can’t be seen separately," he said.

FPIs press panic button, withdraw Rs 37,976 cr:

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have withdrawn a whopping Rs 37,976 crore on a net basis from the Indian markets in March so far amid the coronavirus pandemic triggering fears of a global recession.

Overseas investors pulled out a net sum of Rs 24,776.36 crore from equities and Rs 13,199.54 crore from the debt segment between Mar 2-13, depositories data showed.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/b...500-4-factors-weighing-on-market-5036121.html
 
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If this situation persist in world markets then it'll lead to downfall of big companies which will lead to recession or even depression. But i hope that this won't happen.
 
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It's Sunday late evening here in North America. I suspect it will be a Bloody Monday this coming morning...
 
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