This morning, there were no cues coming in from the US markets as they were shut for a holiday. However, Asian markets are in focus as China has cut its five-year loan prime rate by 10 basis points and one-year loan prime rate by 10 basis points to 3.55 percent. This comes in after the Chinese Central bank had cut key interest rates last week itself.Japanese stocks too are in focus as Berkshire Hathaway have raised stakes in five trading firms, all of them higher in trade right now.But if we look at the benchmarks or the headline index, like Hang Seng, is low in trade. SGX Nifty too is indicating that the start for our own markets could be in the negative, yet again, a 50-point downtick is what it is indicating. As far as our own markets are concerned there was an expectation of record highs. Nifty opened higher but saw profit booking from those levels, closed lower by 70 points.PSU Banking index, IT and financial services were the top gainers on Monday.

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20 Jun 2023