Indian Indices Witness Selling, Passenger Vehicles Sales Data, and Top Cues in Focus Today

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India share markets witnessed selling pressure yesterday and ended their session deep in the red.

At the closing bell yesterday, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 267 points (down 0.7%) and the NSE Nifty closed down by 98 points (down 0.9%).

Sectoral indices ended on a negative note with stocks in the metal sector and capital goods sector witnessing most of the selling pressure.

The BSE Mid Cap index ended the day down 1.3%, while the BSE Small Cap index ended the day down 1.4%.

Note that the decline in small-cap segment has been sharper since the Union Budget, with the BSE Smallcap index hitting its lowest level since February 2017.

But Richa Agarwal says this fall currently offers the best bargains to the market.

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Top Stocks in Focus Today

From the engineering sector, CG Power and Industrial share price will be in focus today. The company of the company plunged as much as 20% yesterday to hit an all-time low of Rs 11.80.

The selling pressure came as the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has ordered an inspection into the affairs of the company after reports of financial wrongdoings came into the light.

On Monday, shares of the company fell 20% after the company in a regulatory filing said that an internal probe uncovered some irregularities in the financial statements of the company.

From the realty sector, market participants will be tracking Oberoi Realty share price and Capacite Infraprojects share price today.

Shares of the companies witnessed selling pressure after the income Tax (IT) Department carried out searches for suspicious transactions, including alleged purchase from dubious entities.

Capacite Infraprojects is Oberoi Realty group's biggest vendor.

As per the news, clarification has been sought by stock exchanges on the development and the companies are yet to respond.

HDIL share price will also be in focus today. The stock of the company slumped 20% yesterday, its biggest daily percentage loss since October 10, 2008. The selling pressure came as the debt-ridden real estate firm has been admitted under the provisions of insolvency bankruptcy code passed by the National Company law Tribunal (NCLT) pursuant to an application filed by the Bank of India.

Retail Sales of Passenger Vehicles Drop in July

Moving on to the news from the automobiles sector... According to automobile dealers' body, federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), retail sales of passenger vehicles (PVs) dropped by 11% to 2,43,183 units in July 2019 as compared to 2,74,772 units the same period last year.

The drop in PV sales was mainly on account of weak demand across the country.

Two-wheeler sales declined by 5%, while commercial vehicle sales dropped by 14%. However, three-wheeler sales saw an increase of 3%.

Total sales across categories declined by 6% to 16,54,535 units in July as against 17,59,219 units.

As per the report, consumer sentiment and overall demand continued to be quite weak across all segments and most geographies. FADA represents over 15,000 automobile dealers who run around 25,000 dealerships across the country.

Reports state that many dealers who have recently entered the auto industry are finding it difficult to manage their repayment obligations. Banking industry experts estimate the total outstanding loans to automobile dealers to be in the range of Rs 700-800 billion.

Crude Oil Witnesses Buying on Inventory Drawdown

In the news from the commodity space, crude oil prices rose above US$ 60 a barrel for the first time in over a week amid data that showed a larger-than-expected drawdown in US crude inventories.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a crude oil inventory draw of 3.45 million barrels for the week ending August 15, compared to analyst expectations of a 1.889-million barrel draw.

The inventory build this week compares to last week's surprise build of 3.7 million barrels, according to API data.

Oil prices rose on the back of above announcement but ongoing worries about a global economic recession capped gains.

Note that crude oil has been witnessing volatility lately amid weekly declines in US inventories and rising geopolitical tensions between Iran and other countries.

Meanwhile, volatility is also seen on the back of ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

How this all pans out remains to be seen.

To know more about crude oil and the recent developments in this space, you can read Vijay Bhambwani's recent article here: Message of the Markets - What is Crude Oil Indicating?

And to know what's moving the Indian stock markets today, check out the most recent share market updates here.

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