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Indian equities started off on a cautious note today(17th Dec.2021) amid the acceleration of bond-buying programmes by various central banks to fight off inflation and suck excess liquidity out of the system. After the US Fed, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of Japan have decided to hasten the asset purchase programmes. That apart, the Bank of England became the first global central bank on Thursday to raise the interest rate by 25 basis points. Against this backdrop, the S&P BSE or 0.08 percent. It's NSE counterpart Nifty50, too, quoted at 17,221 levels, down 27 points in early deals. In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices dipped 0.33 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. Read more

The current market sentiment is uncertain and may provide opportunities in major stocks. Here are five bank stocks that look good on the technical charts for a 10 percent upside in one month. 1. State Bank of India Likely target: Rs 530 Upside potential: 8% The shares of the banking major took support at its 50-day moving average (DMA), located at Rs 479 recently. As long as this support is defended, the positive bias may help resume an upward momentum towards Rs 530, its next major hurdle, according to the daily chart. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) has reached near the zero line and if shows a similar reversal like stock price, the direction and leadership may show an aggressive bullish sentiment. Read more

Two state-run banks shortlisted by the NITI Aayog-Central Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)-may be privatised by the Centre, according to the sources. The report further added that the Bank of India could be a potential candidate for privatisation too. NITI Aayog had submitted the names of the two state-run banks and one general insurer to the committee of secretaries on disinvestment. The announcement regarding the privatisation of these banks was made in the Union Budget of 2021-22. The proposal is being vetted by DIPAM and the department of financial services, according to the sources. The Centre has budgeted a target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore from stake sale in the current fiscal. It also aims to conclude the privatisation of Air India, BPCL, and Shipping Corporation the process for which has already started in the current fiscal.

There is a growing risk of liquidation of gold in India caused by a lockdown-triggered collapse in economic growth, wrote Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies. The potential for forced selling in gold, Wood believes, could come from central banks given the dramatic fiscal deterioration being suffered by many countries. India, he said, is at risk given its substantial gold holdings. “Another potential seller is Saudi Arabia where fiscal pressures caused a draconian threefold increase in the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 15 percent and the suspension of cost of living allowances,” Wood said. Read more