The Dow rallied on Monday to a one-month high, while the Nasdaq fell over 1% as investors rotated out of AI-linked stocks, betting on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this year. Nvidia slid 6.68% for a third session due to profit taking in the semiconductor bellwether after last week's sharp rise made it the world's most valuable company.
India's current account balance recorded a surplus for the first time since April-June 2021, aided by lower merchandise trade deficit and higher services exports. India's current account balance recorded a surplus of $5.7 billion (0.6% of GDP) during January-March 2024 quarter, as against a deficit of $8.7 billion (1% of GDP) in the preceding quarter and $1.3 billion (0.2% of GDP) in the same quarter a year ago. For the full year, India’s current account deficit moderated to $23.2 billion (0.7% of GDP) during FY24 from $67 billion (2% of GDP) during the previous year on the back of a lower merchandise trade deficit.
Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed higher on Tuesday, even as U.S. Big Tech stocks sold off in favor of other sectors such as banking and energy.
Nifty ended marginally higher in a volatile session after a lower opening on June 24. At close, Nifty was up 0.16% or 36.8 points at 23537.8. Nifty formed a bullish piercing line pattern on daily charts. However, the small range and falling turnover does not support the bullish outcome. In the near term Nifty could face resistance in the 23570-23667 band while 23290 could offer support.