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# Nifty ends with gains inspired by Powell’s September rate cut hint. Nifty IT index (+2.4%) leads from the front. India VIX 11.71

NIFTY (+97, 24968)
Sensex (+329, 81636)
Bank Nifty (-10, 55139)

1) Nifty reversed Friday’s massive loss but digging deeper bulls were still seen non-committed and waiting some big positive trigger.

2) Fed Chair Jerome Powell seems ready to cut interest rates this September but has said that he will still rely on incoming economic data about inflation and employment.

Powell has also acknowledged "GDP growth has slowed notably" this year.

3) RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Monday that the Reserve Bank of India will respond with policy measures if the 50 per cent US tariffs – which comes into effect from Wednesday – impacts domestic economic growth,

4) Technically speaking, Nifty’s immediate support seen at its 100 DMA at 24647 mark and then the biggest interweek/intermonth support still seen at 24336 mark (August 8th low).

Hurdles at Nifty 25150 and then at 25670 mark.

# Adv-Dec 32—18
# INDIA VIX 11.75 (+0.17%)
# NIFTY PCR (28th AUG) 0.78
# USD/INR Futures (Aug) (+0.05%, 87.57)

# SECTOR GAINERS:
NIFTY IT (+2.37%)
NIFTY REALTY (+0.75%)
NIFTY METAL (+0.65%)

# SECTORS LOSERS
NIFTY MEDIA (-1.67%)
NIFTY PSUBANKS (-0.25%)
NIFTY FMCG (-0.10%)

# TODAY’S MARKET RE-CAP:

1) Nifty (+0.39%) recovers most of its Friday’s losses and the gain came despite concerns of Trump’s tariff hikes on India emerge. Nifty continues to trade way below its 50 DMA (25018) and also below the psychological 25000 mark.

2) Bank Nifty (-0.02%) traded absolutely listless and most importantly was seen slightly underperforming. Bank Nifty’s new all-time-high continues to be at 57628.40 mark.

3) The market breadth (32:18) was in favor of bulls.

4) The Nifty Mid-cap (+0.12%) and Nifty Small-cap (-0.07%) indices too witnessed an uninspiring session.

5) Amongst sectoral indices ending in red were NIFY MEDIA (-1.87%), NIFTY PSU BANKS (-0.31%), NIFTY DEFENCE (-0.30%) while sectors ending in green were Nifty IT (+2.4%), NIFTY REALITY (+0.74%) and NIFTY METAL (+0.75%).

# Bottom-line: Nifty will look for fresh positive catalysts to move, Confirmation of strength only above 25250 mark.

# STOCKS IN SPOTLIGHT:

1) JK Paper Ltd (+13%) spiked and so did paper stocks like TNPL (+11%) on hopes of higher sales volume after govt imposed minimum import price to curb dumping cheap imports.
the government imposed a Minimum Import Price (MIP) on Virgin Multi-layer Paper Board (VMPB), a move aimed at curbing cheaper imports.

2) Eris Lifesciences (+1.17%) was consolidating with positive bias after the company said that its manufacturing unit at the company’s Ahmedabad campus has received approval from ANVISA, which is Brazil’s national health regulatory agency.

3) Safari Industries (India) (+7%) gained amidst value buying.

4) Titagarh Rail Systems (+0.44%) after the company said that it has received a letter of acceptance (LoA) for a Rs 91.12 crore order for the shell assembly for locomotives from the Banaras Locomotive Works.

5) JNK India (+2.01%) rebounded after the company announced that it has secured significant order from its promoter entity, JNK Global Co., Korea.

6) Mazagon Dock (1.88%) rises on reports of P-75(I) submarine talks nod. Media reports said the Ministry of Defence had authorised the company to start cost negotiations with Germany's Thyssenkrupp for the Rs 70,000-crore P-75(I) submarine project.

# BULLS OF THE DAY:
INFY (+3.08%)
TCS (+2.88%)
HCLTECH (+2.64%)
WIPRO (+2.32%)
HINDALCO (+1.79%)

# BEARS OF THE DAY:
ADANIENT (-0.95%)
APOLLOHOSP (-0.93%)
NESTLEIND (-0.87%)
BEL (-0.68%)
SBILIFE (-0.50%)

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