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Inflation fears pull down markets

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It was a mixed trading week for the Indian markets as mid-cap and small-cap stocks saw some buying along with some sectors experiencing some gains. However, broader benchmark indices and large-cap stocks did see some selling pressure, as Nifty50 and Sensex ended the week marginally lower.

2 factors weighed in on the market selloff – inflation fears have started kicking in as June forecasts for inflation suggest that inflation will be above RBI’s target range for the 2nd straight month with prices of food and fuels rising. Moreover, global rating agency, Fitch Ratings, cut India’s growth forecast from 12.8% to 10% amid slow recovery post the second wave of Covid-19.

Anyway, before moving further ahead with some market updates, here’s a quote for the week…

Quote of the week

“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient.”

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Markets Update

Nifty50

15,689.80

0.21% ▼

Sensex

52,386.19

0.19% ▼

Nifty 500

13,527.95

0.25% ▲

Bank Nifty

35,071.95

0.75% ▲

The Big Picture

The India Services PMI measures the performance of the services sector and is based on data compiled from monthly surveys sent to 350 companies in the service sector. In June, the Services PMI declined to 41.2 from 46.4 in the previous month, and far above market expectations of 48. This is the fastest pace of contraction since June 2020.
Foreign Exchange Reserves in India increased to an all-time high of $610.01 billion on July 02 from $609.00 billion in the previous week.

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15 Indian banks have collaborated to form a company called IBBIC (Indian Banks’ Blockchain Infrastructure Co.)
It will use blockchain to process letters of credit (LCs) for domestic transactions.

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