«FMCG and contrarian plays like gold are offering some refuge. Other than the premium valuation no fundamental issue is noticed to drawback the long-term growth image of domestic midcaps,» said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.
Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:
STATE OF THE MARKETS
Stocks in F&O ban today
1) ZEE
2) ABFRL
3) Manappuram
4) RBL Bank
5) SAIL
6) Tata Chemicals
7) Hindustan Copper
8) Nalco
9) PEL
Securities in the ban period under the F&O segment include companies in which the security has crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit
FII/DII action
Foreign portfolio investors turn net sellers at Rs 4,595 crore after five days of buying. Domestic institutional investors bought shares worth Rs 9,093 crore.
Rupee
The rupee declined 1 paisa to settle at 82.81 against the US dollar on Wednesday, tracking a broad-based selloff in domestic markets and foreign capital outflows.
FII data
The net short of FIIs reduced from Rs 30,301 crore on Tuesday to Rs 43,820 crore on