周四早盘交易中,BSE Sensex指数下跌300点,跌幅0.4%,至一周多来的低点81234点,连续第三天下跌,汽车板块跌幅超过3%。Bajaj Auto股价下跌10.5%,创下2020年3月以来最糟糕的一天,此前节日销售增长预计低于预期。与此同时,Hero MotoCorp下跌5.0%,而Maruti Suzuki和Eicher Motors分别下跌2.7%和2.2%。由于缺乏催化剂和持续的外资外流,投资者将注意力重新转移到第二季度的财报季。包括Infosys、Wipro和Axis Bank在内的重量级公司将于今天晚些时候公布其盈利结果。交易员们还预计,在国内需求疲软的情况下,美国将公布一系列经济数据,以了解美联储的货币政策路径,以及周五中国第三季度的GDP数据。由于交易员关注盈利结果,华尔街隔夜反弹限制了下跌。
The BSE Sensex dropped 300 points, or 0.4%, to an over-one-week low of 81,234 in early deals on Thursday, retreating for the 3rd straight day, led by a decline in the auto sector, which fell over 3%. The declines were driven by Bajaj Auto, which slumped 10.5%, set for its worst day since March 2020, after festive season sales growth is expected to be below expectations. Meanwhile, Hero MotoCorp fell 5.0%, while Maruti Suzuki and Eicher Motors shrank 2.7% and 2.2% each. Investors shifted their focus back to the Q2 earnings season amid a lack of catalysts and continued foreign outflows. Heavyweight companies, including Infosys, Wipro, and Axis Bank, are set to announce their earnings results later today. Traders are also anticipating a slew of economic data from the US for clues about the Fed's monetary policy path, as well as China's Q3 GDP figures on Friday, amid weakening domestic demand. Limiting the falls was a rally on Wall Street overnight, as traders focused on earnings results.