Indian Indices Trade in the Red; Metal Sector Down 2%

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After opening the day on a flat note, share markets in India witnessed selling pressure and are presently trading in the red. Sectoral indices are trading on a negative note with stocks in the metal sector and FMCG sector witnessing maximum selling pressure.

The BSE Sensex is trading down 142 points (down 0.5%) and the NSE Nifty is trading down by 39 points (down 0.4%). The BSE Mid Cap index is trading flat, while the BSE Small Cap index is trading up by 0.1%. The rupee is trading at 64.30 to the US$.

Indian share markets are trading on a volatile note today. While the indices started their day near life-time highs, they witnessed selling pressure thereafter.

A weakened rupee, sell-off in commodity markets, and select index heavyweights such as ITC, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and HDFC have led to the volatility seen above.

Apart from that, news of Coal India considering to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the news of aviation ministry auctioning airport contracts to private players has intensified the activity seen in the Indian stock markets.

Among all this volatility and uncertainty, we'd like to remind of you to stick to the value investing approach i.e. to focus on the fundamentals and long term moats of companies and not fall for the frenzy seen in the stock markets.

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In the news from the banking sector, President Pranab Mukherjee approved the ordinance facilitating amendment in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The ordinance deals with the banking sector's non-performing loans and will pave the way for a new framework to deal with the non-performing asset (NPA) menace currently plaguing the banking industry.

The new ordinance is expected to give more power to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tackle mounting bad loans.

Earlier this week the Union Cabinet approved promulgation of an ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act for resolution of the NPA crisis.

The RBI India and the government may soon initiate a joint action plan to resolve stressed assets in the banking sector that involves pushing state-run firms to take over some failing assets and allowing banks to take necessary haircuts through overseeing committees (OCs).

Although, RBI through earlier measures like strategic debt restructuring was trying to solve this very issue of rising NPAs. The current move will allow RBI to act as a mediator between the banks and defaulters to solve the issue of bad loans.

India is going through a severe bad loan problem. Major banks have reported poor numbers in the recent earnings season.

The problem of bad loans is indeed quite severe and when we compare it with other global peers it looks daunting.

Out of the ten major economies facing NPA problems, India is ranked seventh.

The overhang of bad debts has not only hit the bank's profitability, but has also restricted their loan book growth.

The current push by the government and the RBI would go a long way to solve the crisis the country's lenders now find themselves in. A significant reduction in the number of NPAs will help banks grant new loans and spur the investment cycle.

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