«Overall we expect positive momentum to continue and markets to end the year on a buoyant note,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal.
Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:
STATE OF THE MARKETS
Stocks in F&O ban today
1) Hindustan Copper
2) Balrampur Chini Mills
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 were net sellers at Rs 855 crore on Monday. DIIs bought shares worth Rs 410 crore.
Rupee
The rupee started the new year on a weak note, depreciating by 5 paise to 83.21 against the US dollar amid a muted trend in domestic equities and dollar demand from importers.
FII data
The net long of FIIs reduced from Rs 84,089 crore on Friday to Rs 81,357 crore on Monday.