India’s service sector continues to grow during Feb, PMI eases to 60.6
India's service sector continued to grow during February as positive demand trends supported sales and business activity, according to a recent survey.
The key highlights of this week are going to be the Interim budget, the US Federal policy decision and quarterly earnings.
The analysts are also keen on the stock market as these developments are going to be the major drivers for stock markets which may also see some consolidation this week.
It is anticipated that the market is likely to consolidate further ahead of the US Fed interest rate decision where the Fed is expected to maintain status quo and give some hint with regards to rate cut timeline.
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Focus will also be on the trading activity of foreign investors and global trends for further cues. The two key developments to look for in the domestic as well as the international market will be the Interim Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, and the Federal Open Market Committee meeting which is to be held on January 30 and 31.
Notably, from the macroeconomic front, the PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) data for the manufacturing sector is scheduled to be announced on Thursday.
Also, the BoE (Bank of England) monetary policy is also due, coupled with a few key economic data releases which might keep markets volatile.
This week, Adani Green Energy, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Maruti Suzuki India, Titan and InterGlobe Aviation will announce their quarterly earnings.
A recent report by Axis Securities has said with the budget being interim in nature, no big-bang announcements are expected. ”Rather, we expect the budget to focus more on retaining the roadmap of growth with some flavour of populism,” it added.
Last week, the BSE benchmark fell by 982.56 points or 1.37per cent, and the Nifty declined 269.8 points or 1.24 per cent.
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