IANS | 29 Nov, 2023
The BSE market cap's ascent to the $4 trillion-mark signals the start
of a fresh momentum in the stock market, Satish Menon, Executive
Director at Geojit Financial Services, said on Wednesday.
The
stock market is rallying due to solid Q2 earnings and a drop in crude
oil prices. Domestic liquidity has provided support to the market, but
the lack of foreign fund inflows due to high US bond yields has been a
hindrance, Menon said.
Fortunately, interest rates in the US have
peaked, and the dollar index is declining, which is expected to attract
foreign institutional investors (FIIs) into the Indian equity market,
he added.
The consistent decline in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
over the past four months has also sent out a positive signal to the
market. Despite the strong fundamentals, there may be some volatility in
the market leading up to the state election results which are due on
December 3, Menon said.
Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP
Securities, said the BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices experienced a
sustained rally as Sensex broke out of its consolidation range and BSE
Bankex recovered from its losses.
The relentless ascent in the
midcap and smallcap segments propelled the respective indices into
uncharted territory, where target prices would be determined using
Fibonacci extension.
The sentiment remains bullish as the recent
breakout in Sensex is bolstering the broader market, which appeared
somewhat fragile or risky a few days ago. Going forward, the uptrend is
likely to continue in the mid and smallcap space, with periodic dips
providing opportunities to buy in, he said.