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Markets gain despite fiscal deficit concerns

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The backbone of any economy is its banking sector. The growth of an economy almost always means that the banking sector has also undergone significant developments. However, India might be an exception here. Read on for more.. 👇

Matter of Fact

India may have grown to become the world’s 5th largest economy, yet its banking sector has little to celebrate - India has only one bank in the global list of top 100 banks - the SBI! Click To Tweet

Markets Update

Nifty50

10,607.40

2.16% ▲

Sensex

36,021.40

2.42% ▲

Nifty500

8,696.25

1.60% ▲

Bank Nifty

21,852.40

1.21% ▲

Shrugging off concerns around border dispute between India and China, benchmark indices closed the week in green.

The Big Picture

India’s fiscal deficit widened to ₹4.66 trillion in April-May 2020-21 from ₹3.66 trillion in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. That was equivalent to 58.6% of the government’s budget estimate for this financial year
India’s current account posted a USD 0.6 billion surplus in the first quarter of 2020, compared to a USD 4.6 billion deficit a year earlier
Infrastructure output in India fell 23.4% year-on-year in May of 2020
India Manufacturing PMI increased to 47.2 in June 2020 from 30.8 in the previous month
The Services PMI increased to 33.7 in June 2020 from the second-lowest reading of 12.6 in the previous month, and above market expectations of 22.3

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Investing Insights

Inflation – A handy guide

Inflation is the rate of increase or decrease in prices over a specific period of time. It indicates how much more expensive or cheaper a particular set of goods or services has become over a certain period, like a quarter or a year.

Inflation is one of the most widely talked about terms in the world of finance and economics. That being said, the cause and effects of it might not fully be understood by everyone. We try to explain everything about inflation and its various forms. Read it here.

Naveen K R

Senior Director, Windmill Capital | The content in this article is purely the author’s personal opinion and is for informational and educational purposes only. It should not be construed as professional financial advice and nor to be construed as an offer to buy /sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy / sell any security or financial products. The views and opinions stated in the content belong to the author. Windmill Capital Private Limited does not uphold nor promote any of the views / opinions. | Windmill Capital Private Limited is a SEBI registered research analyst (Regn. No. INH200007645)

Inflation – A handy guide

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