Markets Live: Sensex falls 156 points on Karnataka political crisis

Benchmark indices ended lower on Wednesday, as uncertainties around the composition of the next government in Karnataka dampened investor sentiment.

 

Also, weak macroeconomic data dampened domestic sentiment.

 

The benchmark BSE index closed down by 156.06 points or 0.44 percent at 35,387.88. The broader NSE index ended lower by 60.75 points or 0.56 per cent at 10,741.1.

Index for state-run banks ended 3.05 per cent lower, dragged by Punjab National Bank and Syndicate Bank Ltd, which closed down 12.04 per cent and 12.45 per cent, respectively.

 

Punjab National Bank on Tuesday had reported a record quarterly loss of Rs 13,417 crore ($1.98 billion) with analysts worried about the bank's growth prospects, while Syndicate Bank posted a loss of Rs 2,195 crore compared with a profit of Rs 104 crore last year.

 

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Benchmark indices continued to trade lower as doubts over the composition of the next government in Karnataka dampened investor risk appetite.

The Sensex was down 140.42 points or 0.4 per cent at 35,403.52 and the Nifty down 55.4 points or 0.51 per cent at 10,746.45.

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Karnataka political developments

Jockeying for power has begun in Karnataka after the fractured verdict in the Assembly polls, with contenders BJP and JD(S)-Congress combine today intensifying efforts to outmanoeuvre each other in the race for forming the government. Click here to read more

 

 

Benchmark indices continued to trade lower as doubts over the composition of the next government in Karnataka dampened investor risk appetite.

The Sensex was down 123.41 points or 0.35 per cent at 35,420.53 and the Nifty down 40.45 points or 0.37 per cent at 10,761.40.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party won 104 seats, falling marginally short of the 113 seats needed to form a government, while the Opposition Congress clinched 78.

 

The Congress said it was ready to let regional party Janata Dal (Secular), which stood third with 37 seats, to form a government to stop the Hindu nationalist BJP from taking power.

However, analysts say the outcome of Karnataka's election results only strengthens the BJP's re-election prospects in 2019, something the markets will be optimistic about.

“Markets are at very high levels and hence very volatile, so every event will be met with overreaction,” said Sudhakar Pattabiraman, head of research operations at William O'Neil's MarketSmith.

“Because of a few state elections coming up this year, expect markets to remain volatile but in the long term, things look extremely positive. There are strong indications that BJP will win the 2019 general elections.”

Domestic sentiment was also hit as the country's trade deficit widened to $13.72 billion in April from $13.25 billion a year ago.

 

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The Sensex recovered from intraday low of 35,241.63 owing to political developments in Karnataka.

BJP’s Karnataka unit chief B S Yeddyurappa today met the Governor Vajubhai Vala, and asked him to allow him to take oath as chief minister as the party had emerged the single largest party.

 

The Sensex was trading down by 38.87 points or 0.11 per cent at 35,505.07 and the Nifty down 24.8 points or 0.23 per cent at 10,77.05.

Top five Sensex gainers were HUL, Wipro, YES Bank, Tata Motors and IndusInd Bank, while the major losers were Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, Adani Ports, Reliance and L&T.

 

Yeddyurappa meets Governor

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The Sensex was trading down 167.82 points or 0.47 per cent at 35,376.12 and the Nifty down 57.5 points or 0.53 per cent at 10,744.35.

Weak global cues, political crisis in Karnataka and weak macroeconomic data dampened the investor sentiment.

 

Top five Sensex gainers were Wipro, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, HUL and YES Bank, while the major losers were ICICI Bank, Hero MotoCorp, SBI, Reliance and ONGC.

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Asian markets

Asian stock markets dipped after Pyongyang abruptly called off talks with Seoul, throwing a US-North Korean summit into doubt, while surging bond yields revived worries about faster U.S. interest rate hikes that could curb global demand.

 

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2 per cent as Pyongyang's move appeared to mark a break in months of warming ties between North and South Korea and with Washington. Click here to read more

 

 

Nifty gainers, losers

NSE sectoral indices

 

Sensex gainers, losers

BSE sectoral indices

 

Benchmark indices plunged 0.7 per cent in the morning trade due to weak global cues and prevailing uncertainty over government formation in Karnataka. Also, weak macroeconomic data dampened the domestic sentiment.

The 30-share BSE index Sensex was trading down 236.93 points or 0.67 per cent at 35,307.01 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty down 82.4 points or 0.76 per cent at 10,719.45.

Karnataka elections

The hair’s breadth distance between the BJP and a simple majority in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday prompted the Congress to join forces with the Janata Dal (Secular), a manoeuvre inviting counter-claims and assertions of victory by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah.

Yesterday, the gauge had soared more than 400 points intra-day after the BJP emerged as the single largest party in Karnataka. However, it gave up all gains to end modestly lower after the Congress unexpectedly stitched up a post-poll alliance with the JD(S) and staked claim to form the government.

Global markets were stumped after North Korea cancelled high-level talks with Seoul and threatened to call off the much anticipated summit with the US if it was pushed into unilaterally giving up its nuclear arsenal.

Back home, trade deficit widened to $13.7 billion in April, which further affected the trading sentiment.

Also, the first month of the current financial year has brought some bad news on the inflation front with both retail and producer inflation showing a surge raising the possibility of a policy rate hike by the Reserve Bank in the near future.

 

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The Sensex opened lower by 91.59 points at 35,452.35 against 35,543.94 and the Nifty down 55.25 points at 10,746.60 against 10,801.85 as uncertainty prevailed over government formation in Karnataka.

The hair’s breadth distance between the BJP and a simple majority in the Karnataka assembly on Tuesday prompted the Congress to join forces with the Janata Dal (Secular), a manoeuvre inviting counter-claims and assertions of victory by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah. Read more

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