The Sensex and Nifty closed near a 4-month low amid weakness in global markets and uncertainty about the outcome of US presidential elections which weighed on the sentiment.

The domestic market opened lower, the Nifty breached the crucial 8500 level for the first time since July 11.

Nifty closed with a  loss of 29 points at 8,485, while BSE Sensex ended with a loss of 97 points at 27,430.

On the economy front, the Centre and the states have managed a broad consensus on the tax rates under the goods and services tax (GST) after the Centre agreed to add an additional slab of 40% in the rate structure of this ambitious tax reform, as per media reports.

Among the Asian Markets, China’s Shanghai Composite closed in green, while the Japan’s Nikkei and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed lower by 1% respectively.

Ambuja Cements advanced 1% after the company reported a net profit of Rs 277 crore for the quarter-ended September, as against Rs 244 crore.

TTK Prestige dropped 8.7% after the company a net profit of Rs 35.6 crore for quarter-ended September, compared to Rs 38.60 crore. It saw net sales of Rs 883 crore for the three-month period, compared to Rs 746 crore YoY.

Hero MotoCorp gained 1.7%. Hero MotoCorp reported a 3.6% increase in sales at 663,153 units in October.

Strides Shasun Ltd soared 7.2%. The company said it and Mylan agreed to settle regulatory and general claims on the Agila transaction. After payment to Mylan, Strides to receive approximately $30 million from regulatory escrow.

TVS Motor Company slipped 2%. The company posted 12% increase in total sales at 308,690 units in October. The Chennai-based company sold 274,622 units in the same month last year.

IL&FS Engineering tanked 6.3% after the company reported a net loss of Rs 81 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 as against a net loss of Rs 82 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

European shares were trading flat ahead of Bank of England’s latest rate decision and fresh corporate earnings. The FTSE 100 was trading down. DAX and the CAC 40 were trading flat around 0.4% each.

The rupee was trading flat at 66.70 per US dollar.

Out of 1,412 stocks traded on the NSE, 1,015 declined and 354 advanced today.

Top 5 Nifty Gainers: ITC Ltd. (4.18%), Hind. Unilever (2.05%), NTPC (0.95%), ONGC  (0.86%) and Infosys Ltd. (0.82%).

Top 5 Nifty Losers: Sun Pharma (-4.46%), Dr. Reddys Lab (-4.39%), Lupin Ltd. (-3.91%), Maruti Suzuki (-1.70%) and Bharti Airtel (-1.28%)

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Stock market in India ended with sharp cuts on Wednesday tracking a weak trend in global markets ahead of the upcoming US presidential elections and caution on a possible rate-hike in the ongoing FOMC meet. However, the benchmarks fell sharply at the fag end of the day as selling pressure accentuated. The decline was led by oil & gas, pharma, energy, realty, banking, capital goods, auto and industrial stocks. Even the midcap and smallcap stocks were not spared.

Nifty closed with a loss of 108 points at 8,518, while BSE Sensex ended with a loss of 349 points at 27,572.

On the global front, Asian shares closed in red. The Nikkei 225 Average ended 1.8% lower. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai Composite closed 1% lower.

TajGVK Hotels & Resorts rallied 5.8% to Rs 128. The company reported net profit of Rs 3.4 crore for the quarter ended September 30. EBITDA increased by 39.5% yoy to Rs 15.7 crore while EBITDA margins increased by 526 bps yoy to 23.9% driven by operational efficiencies.

Zensar Technologies soared 12.6% after its U.K. unit bought London-based Foolproof along with its two wholly owned subsidiaries and one wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd climbed 3.5% on the BSE after the automaker’s sales grew 1% which included a 28% jump in exports for the month of October.

Bajaj Auto closed marginally lower after the company said that its domestic motorcycle sales rose 5% in the month of October 2016, at 212,997 units as against 202,042 units in the same month of last year.

MIC Electronics tumbled 10.5% to Rs 16.70 on BSE after consolidated net profit declined 71.6% to Rs 2 crore on 2% rise in net sales to Rs 54 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

Escorts slipped 1.8% on BSE after the company reported strong tractor sales in October 2016 over October 2015. Domestic tractor sales rose 52% to 8,859 units in October 2016 over October 2015. Export rose 270% to 111 units in October 2016 over October 2015.

Dabur India advanced 1.5% after the company announced plans to acquire the personal care business of CTL group in South Africa, as per media reports.The acquisition will mark Dabur’s entry into the South African personal care market, the company said in a statement.

MOIL rallied 4.7% to Rs 381. The company has increased prices of various grades of manganese ore for the October-December quarter effective from November 1, 2016. The prices have been increased by 30% on the existing prices of all Ferro Grades of ore, while prices have been increased by 25% on all grades of SMGR (Mn 30%) and SMGR Low (Mn 25%) on the prevailing prices.

Maithan Alloys tanked 13%. The company informed BSE that due to adverse market conditions, the production at the Kalyaneshwari Plant has been cut by 15 per cent with effect from October 31, 2016. Between July and October 2016, the cost of imported manganese ore, which accounts for the major cost of production has increased by 200%, imported coke by 80%, whereas the sales price of silico manganese, the finished product, has increased only by 30%.

The rupee was trading down six paise at 66.76 per US dollar.

Out of 1,477 stocks traded on the NSE, 1,212 declined and 238 advanced today.

Top 5 Nifty Gainers: Hero Motocorp (1.77%), BHEL (1.57%), L&T (1.29%), ITC Ltd. (0.86%) and Tata Steel (0.76%).

Top 5 Nifty Losers: ONGC (-2.47%), Asian Paints (-1.00%), NTPC (-0.83%), Sun Pharma (-0.76%) and Adani Ports & Sez (-0.67%)

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The Indian equity market closed down for a second straight session, as trading resumed after a public holiday. Sentiments were positive in the first half, thanks to upbeat core sector data and expansion in manufacturing PMI figures.

Appreciation in rupee against the US dollar aided buoyancy. However, things changed dramatically in the last one & half hour as Nifty surrendered all its intraday gains and closed flat at the end of day.

Nifty closed with a gain of a mere one point at 8,626, while BSE Sensex ended with a loss of 54 points at 27,877.

On the economy front, the Nikkei Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) a gauge of manufacturing performance, jumped to 54.4 in October from 52.1 in September, indicative of a robust improvement in manufacturing business conditions in the country. India’s core sectors grew 5% in September driven by strong growth in the steel and petroleum products sectors. The growth in the Index of Eight Core Industries is stronger than the 3.2% rise in August.

On the international front, the Bank of Japan said it would keep its deposit rate steady at -0.1%, and would continue to target a zero yield for 10-year Japan government bonds.

Tata Steel tops the list of Sensex gainers, with a rise of 33.7%. Besides Tata Steel, other metal stocks are up in positive territory, thanks to encouraging Chinese manufacturing sector activity in October. Vedanta tops the list of gainers in the Metal space, rising nearly 8% with strong results triggering hectic buying at the counter. Hindustan Zinc jumped 7.9%, while MOIL was up 9.9%.

Eicher Motors jumped 5.4% after the company reported a 33% increase in total sales in October 2016 at 59,127 units as against 44,522 units in the same month last year. During October 2016, the number of motorcycle units exported, increased by 95% to 748 units from 384 units in October 2015.

Maruti Suzuki dropped 0.35% to Rs 5,878 after its sales dipped in the month of October. The company sold 1,33,793 units in October compared to 1,34,209 vehicles in October 2015.

BGR Energy Systems soared 4.5% after the company was awarded the Balance of Plant (BoP) Contract from TANGEDCO for 1×800 MW North Chennai Thermal Power Project – Stage III. BGR Energy secured this contract in an International competitive bidding which witnessed stiff competition. The value of the contract is Rs 2,600 crore The contract completion period is 36 months from the date of award.

Allcargo Logistics rallied 3% to Rs 194 after the company said its Board will meet on November 7, 2016, to consider a proposal for buyback of the equity shares of the company.

Kitex Garments tanked 16% to Rs 428 on BSE after net profit fell 52.4% to Rs 12.92 crore on a 20.5% decline in net sales to Rs 95.55 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.
Bharti Infratel zoomed 2%. KKR and pension giant Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are in talks with Bharti Airtel to acquire a significant stake in its listed tower arm Bharti Infratel, as per media reports.

Ujaas Energy climbed 12% after the company said it received an order from the Airports Authority of India.

Heritage Foods slipped 4.6%. The company said it would acquire the dairy business of Reliance Retail through a slump sale. The company has executed a binding agreement for the acquisition. The proposed transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions and procedures that are customary for similar transactions, Heritage Foods said in a BSE filing.

Avanti Feeds gained 1% after the company reported its consolidated net revenue for Q2 FY17 was 34% higher YoY at Rs 713 crore. However, reported EBITDA fell by 11% YoY to Rs 56 crore and EBITDA margins shrank 397 bps YoY to 7.9%.

Ashok Leyland slipped 1.4%. The company posted total sales in October at 12,533 vehicles versus 9,803 vehicles last year. The company said October M&HCV sales were at 9,574 vehicles versus 7,176 vehicles last year. Its LCV sales stood at 2,959 vehicles compared to 2,627 vehicles last year.

The rupee was trading higher by five paise at 66.74 per US dollar.

Out of 1,550 stocks traded on the NSE, 890 declined and 600 advanced today.

Top 5 Nifty Gainers: M&M (3.10%), NTPC (1.13%) and Hind. Unilever (0.80%).

Top 5 Nifty Losers: SBI (-2.44%), GAIL (-2.24%), ONGC (-2.20%), Tata Motors (-1.96%) and Coal India (-1.76%)

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