“The Q3 season has begun with big IT names and this week we will react to earnings of some major names, including
, , , and .
“On the global front, the US market will remain shut on Monday on account of Martin Luther King Jr Day. However, we will have lots of macro numbers from the US, Europe and China. Apart from this, movement in crude oil prices, US bond yields and the dollar index will be other important factors,” said Santosh Meena, Head of Research,
.
HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a 19.9 per cent jump in its net profit to Rs 12,698 crore for the third quarter ended December 2022, helped by a healthy rise in core income.
“Going ahead, earnings and global cues will largely dictate the trend. On the macroeconomic front, we have Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation data scheduled on January 16. On the earnings front, banking stocks will largely be in focus. First, markets will react to HDFC Bank’s number. In the following sessions, participants will be eyeing IndusInd Bank,
and results,” said Ajit Mishra, VP – Technical Research, Broking Ltd.
Last week, the 30-share BSE benchmark climbed 360.81 points or 0.60 per cent.
On the last week’s trend, Meena said, selling by foreign institutional investors (FII), where they sold equities approximately Rs 10,000 crore, markets, was the highlight of the week. FII fund inflow is a crucial variable in determining the market’s future course, he added. Other major earnings this week are from , and .
“Going ahead, with IT earnings out of the way, investors will now focus on the earnings of financials,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at
. on Friday posted a 2.8 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit for the December quarter at about Rs 3,053 crore. Shares of will also be in focus on Monday.
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