1321: Marketbuzz Podcast with Kanishka Sarkar: Sensex, Nifty 50 likely to start in green after Fed Chair’s Jackson Hole speech

Welcome back to CNBC-TV18’s Marketbuzz Podcast. Here are all the latest developments from around the world ahead of the trading session of August 26

-The key crucial remark from the weekend is from US Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech. He said that the time has come for policy to adjust. The direction of travel is clear, and the timing and pace of rate cuts will depend on incoming data, evolving outlook and the balance of risks. This is exactly what the street wished to hear.

-While the reaction in the Indian markets will be seen on Monday, Powell's speech was definitely cheered by Wall Street. The Dow Jones rallied over 450 points, as did the S&P 500. The Nasdaq composite surged over 1.5%. All three benchmark indices ended the week with gains.

-Back home, this week will see the expiry of the August F&O series for the Nifty and Nifty Bank. The Nifty has been volatile this series but as of closing on Friday, the index is absolutely flat, just 10 points adrift of the July expiry close of 24,834. For the week gone by, both Nifty and the Nifty Bank ended with gains of a percent each.

-The latest round of the Nifty 50 rejig was also announced on Friday. Trent, the Tata Group multibagger, which is up 20 times from its Covid-19 lows, will be the latest entrant to the index, along with state-run Bharat Electronics. Both these names will replace Divi's Laboratories and LTIMindtree, which will be moved back to the Nifty Next 50 or the Nifty Junior index.

-In addition to the Nifty Rejig, announcements were also made for the latest addition to the FTSE All World Index. They include names like Bank of Maharashtra, Bharat Dynamics, Central Bank of India, Cochin Shipyard, Endurance Tech, Escorts Kubota, GE T&D India, Hitachi Energy India, HUDCO, IRB Infra, KEI Industries, Lloyds Metals, Motilal Oswal. Changes to be effective from September 23, 2024.

-Stocks to watch: Ambuja Cements, Transport Corporation of India, Alembic pharma, Prime Fresh, Karur Vysya Bank, Lemon Tree, FDC, Religare Enterprises, JSW Energy, and Zydus Life.

-On the global front, Asian stocks advanced this morning and the yen strengthened to a three-week high as investors took positions in anticipation of the Federal Reserve cutting US interest rates from next month. Shares in Australia and Hong Kong climbed on Monday, benefitting from Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, when he said the “time has come” to pivot to monetary easing.

-GIFTYNifty was higher this morning trading at a premium of nearly 60 pts from Nifty Futures Friday close, indicating a start in the green for the Indian market

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