Stocks started the day strong with the Sensex and the Nifty acquiring close to 5%in the preliminary minutes of trading.
The rally, nevertheless, was short-lived as sellers overwhelmed the marketplace soon pushing the indices into the red.
On the other hand, the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is beginning to show as governments throughout the world battle to prop up their economies.
Join us as we cover the top company stories through the day.
2: 00 PM
Stock exchange upgrade: Stocks leap back up to recover gains
The benchmark stock indices are up 4%at the minute, reclaiming a significant share of the gains lost in the morning.
The Sensex has actually gotten over 1,00 0 points while the Nifty is trading around 7,900 The Nifty is expected to face some resistance around the 8,00 0 area.
On The Other Hand, Bloomberg has an important story on the lack of trades in the Indian bond market today during the opening minutes.
India’s bond market was quiet for 32 minutes after trading began. It’s an indication that it’s cracking under stress from the virus. https://t.co/ZikM2WOij9
— Bloomberg Asia (@BloombergAsia) March 24, 2020
1: 30 PM
Industry bodies wish for government help to handle crisis
As the government prepares its stimulus strategy to take on the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for state assistance keeps getting louder.
Reuters reports: “India’s small and mid-sized business (SMEs) will have a hard time for survival if the federal government does not follow worldwide equivalents in providing financial backing to those acutely affected by the coronavirus break out, industry bodies said.
Labour-intensive SMES, which use over a 100 countless India’s urban population, “need instant financial relief and credit flow to keep their labor force and vital plant and equipment running,” stated Ravi Sehgal, head of the Engineering Export Promotion Council of India – a trade body with 13,00 0 member companies of which 60%are SMEs, making it one of India’s most significant SME voices.
” India being the fifth-largest economy in the world can not be discovered lagging far behind in taking due correcting action,” said Niranjan Hiranandani, head of ASSOCHAM, an umbrella organisation representing over 250 chambers of commerce and trade associations and indirectly 450,00 0 member companies.
India requires financial and financial stimulus “to secure organisations from going bankrupt,” he stated.”
1: 00 PM
Finance Minister to address media at 2 PM
Even as we are preparing an economic plan to assist us through the Corona lockdown (on top priority, to be revealed quickly) I will deal with the media at 2pm today, specifically on statutory and regulatory compliance matters. Via video conference. @FinMinIndia @PIB_India @ANI @PTI_News
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) March 24, 2020
12: 30 PM
Japan’s main bank loses billions on ETFs, might deal with annual loss
The Bank of Japan, which has actually been directly purchasing stock ETFs to inject fresh liquidity into the economy for rather some time now, is set to deal with losses after this month’s market rout.
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