Week Gone by 14.02.2025: Sensex and Nifty decline for the second consecutive week; broader market lags behind.

Equity indices faced selling pressure this week after U.S. President Trump announced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, impacting Indian exports and causing trade concerns. The Indian rupee hit a record low, keeping investor sentiment cautious amid ongoing trade talks.

For the week ended 14 February 2025, the S&P BSE Sensex fell 1,926.9 points or 2.4% to settle at 75,939.2. The Nifty 50 index dropped 646.5 points or 2.7% to settle at 22,929.2.?

The BSE Mid-Cap index dropped 6.8% to close at 39,731.7. The BSE Small-Cap index slumped 8.14% to end at 45,411.2.

Economy: India's forex reserves raised USD 1.05 billion to USD 630.6 billion for the week ended January 31, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had increased by USD 5.5 billion to USD 629.5 billion. This is the second consecutive week of an increase in the reserves, which have otherwise been on a declining trend for the last few weeks due to revaluation along with possible forex market interventions by RBI to help reduce volatility in the rupee, as stated by the Governor in the RBI monetary policy meeting.

India’s retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased to a five-month low of 4.3% in January 2025, mainly due to lower food prices, according to official data released on Wednesday. CPI-based retail inflation was 5.2% in December and 5.1% in January 2024.

U.K. economy grew by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, ahead of expectations for a 0.1% contraction, according to a preliminary estimate from the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics. China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.5% in January compared to the same month last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This marks a rise from the 0.1% gain recorded in December.

In United States, the CPI increased by 0.5% month-over-month while the core CPI rose by 0.4%. These results fueled concerns about persistent inflationary pressures. Analysts pointed to the "upside surprise" in the CPI report, noting that it contradicted earlier forecasts of moderating inflation. The producer price index (PPI) for January rose 0.4% month-on-month, exceeding forecasts. On an annual basis, PPI held steady at 3.5%.

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Japan's Q4 GDP growth rate will be released on 17 February 2025, followed by Japan's balance of trade data for January on 19 February 2025. On the same day, the US building permits data for January will also be announced.

Japan's preliminary Q4 GDP growth rate (quarter-over-quarter) is scheduled for Monday, 17 February 2025. Japan's GDP Growth Rate QoQ Prel Q4 will release on Monday, 17 February 2025. Japan's GDP expanded by 0.3% qoq in Q3 2024, above flash data and market forecasts of 0.2%.

Japan's balance of trade data for January will release on Wednesday, 19 February 2025. Japan’s trade surplus soared to JPY 130.9 billion in December 2024 from JPY 32.3 billion in the same month a year earlier, beating market estimates of a deficit of JPY 55 billion.

US Building Permits preliminary data for January 2025 is scheduled for Wednesday, 19 February 2025. Building permits in the United States decreased by 0.7% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.4 million in December of 2024, final data showed.

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