Market Live Updates Today: Trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative opening for the index in India with an 88 points loss.
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The BSE Sensex declined 49.96 points to 52,104.17 on February 16 while the Nifty50 fell 1.20 points to 15,313.50. According to pivot charts, the key support levels for the Nifty are placed at 15,226.53, followed by 15,139.57. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 15,416.13 and 15,518.77.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 63.82 points, or 0.2%, to 31,522.22, the S&P 500 lost 2.25 points, or 0.06%, to 3,932.58 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 47.98 points, or 0.34%, to 14,047.50.
Asian Markets
Asian markets pointed to a mixed open on Wednesday, as investors juggle the prospects for an economic comeback and additional stimulus with continued pandemic concerns.
Live Updates
- 17 Feb 2021 8:49 AM IST
FMCG industry grows 7.3% in October-December, rural sales up 14.2%: Nielsen
The FMCG industry in India has recorded a value growth of 7.3 percent in October-December quarter helped by consumption-led recovery during the festive period and increase in sales from traditional as well as organised trade, according to data analytics firm Nielsen.
The metro market witnessed "significant recovery", while rural India, which is performing well after a quick recovery from the pandemic, continued to be "buoyant" and witnessed double-digit growth during the quarter under review.
- 17 Feb 2021 8:49 AM IST
Focus on infrastructure spending in Budget 2021 expected to boost petrochemicals demand: Govt
The government on Tuesday said it expects more demand for petrochemicals like polymers and speciality chemicals in the country due to increased emphasis on infrastructure spending in the Budget 2021-22.
Increased spending on infrastructure development in sectors like agriculture, healthcare and automobiles will result in increased demand for petrochemicals, according to an official statement.
- 17 Feb 2021 8:48 AM IST
India's GDP to contract 1% in December quarter, says BofA
Against the majority view of a rebound in the growth numbers for the December quarter, the house economists at the Wall Street brokerage Bank of America Securities on Tuesday penciled in a 1 percent contraction in India's GDP for the third quarter.
On an average, economists at almost all the rating agencies and brokerages have forecast 0.4-0.7 percent positive growth for the economy that has contracted a record high 23.9 percent in the first quarter and 7.5 percent in the second quarter of the current fiscal.
