Indian Markets Poised for a Tepid Start Amid Global Uncertainty and Crude Surge

🌍 Global Market Recap ✅ US indices closed sharply lower on June 10: Dow fell 1.87% to 49,918, S&P 500 dropped 1.62% to 7,267, and Nasdaq declined 1.98% to 25,170. ✅ European markets also edged down: FTSE slipped 0.15%, CAC down 0.51%, and DAX lost 0.64%. ⚡ Commodities saw a notable rise: • Brent crude jumped 2.47% to $95.40/barrel • WTI crude gained 2.89% to $92.63/barrel • Gold hovered near ₹4,063/oz, Silver around ₹63.15/kg 🇮🇳 Indian Market Snapshot 📈 Sensex closed marginally higher at 73,983 (+64 pts, +0.09%) on June 10. 📉 Nifty 50 slipped 27 points to 23,215 (-0.12%). 🚦 GIFT Nifty signals a weak start today, down 150–188 points near 23,052. 🔍 What’s driving the pressure? • Escalation in US–Iran tensions • Sharp crude price spike • Weak US inflation data triggering risk-off sentiment • Continued Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) selling • FIIs remained net sellers at ₹2,125 crore • Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) stepped in as net buyers with ₹3,124 crore

📌 Stocks in Focus Today • Reliance Industries: New AI-enabled data centre in partnership with Meta • HDFC Bank: Range-bound trading with profit booking seen • Bharti Airtel & Vodafone Idea: Spectrum charge relief granted by Bombay High Court • NLC India: Government’s Offer for Sale (OFS) of up to 3% stake • Zoho Corp: Launch of indigenously designed server hardware 📊 Options Market Sentiment • Nifty Put-Call Ratio (PCR) at ~0.82 indicates dominance of call writing, reflecting a bearish bias • Key support levels: 23,000–23,100 • Resistance zones: 23,450–23,500 🏦 RBI Policy & Economic Outlook • Repo rate steady at 5.25% • GDP growth forecast trimmed to 6.6% from 6.9% • Inflation projection raised to 5.1% from 4.6% 🔑 Implications: • RBI’s hawkish stance dampens hopes for near-term rate cuts • Rising crude prices and a weakening rupee add inflationary pressures • Market eyes a potential rate hike cycle starting October if inflation remains elevated