‘Global trends, macro data, earnings to drive market trends this week’

NEW DELHI: Global markets trends, inflation, release of industrial output data and quarterly earnings will dictate movement of the equity benchmarks this week, analysts said, adding that volatility might continue amid slew of announcements of macroeconomic data at the global level too.

Moreover, foreign fund movement, crude oil prices and trend in rupee would also act as major drivers for the equity market, they added.

“The direction of global equity markets along with movement in dollar index and crude oil prices will continue to dominate while inflation numbers of the USA on May 11 and inflation and IIP numbers of India on May 12 will also cause volatility in the market,” said Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd.

Meena said the last batch of fourth quarter earnings will have a stock-specific movement with SBI, Tata Motors, L&T, UPL, Tech Mahindra and Cipla are among the key results slated to be announced.

“This week, participants will first react to Reliance numbers which were announced post-market on Friday. Besides, developments on the RussiaUkraine front and performance of global markets will be on the radar.

“On the macroeconomic front, IIP (Index of Industrial Production) and CPI (Consumer Price Inflation) data are scheduled for May 12 and market will be eyeing these numbers to gauge the next possible move from the RBI,” said Ajit Mishra, VP Research, Religare Broking.

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 22.5 per cent rise in its net profit for the quarter ended March 2022 on the back of bumper oil refining margins, steady growth in telecom and digital services and strong momentum in the retail business.