Pre-Session: Market may Open on Positive Note

21-Feb-18: Trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty could rise 12 points at the opening bell.

Overseas, Asian stocks were trading on a mixed note. Chinese markets will reopen tomorrow, 22 February 2018 after holidays. The US Federal Reserve will today, 21 February 2018 release minutes of its Jan. 30-31 meeting, Janet Yellen's last as chair, where officials kept the rate unchanged.

US stocks snapped a six-day winning streak yesterday, 20 February 2018 with the Dow and S&P 500 weighed down by a steep loss for Walmart as investors also watched climbing bond yields, which could make equities less attractive at current levels.

Back home, domestic stocks ended the volatile session of trade yesterday, 20 February 2018 with small losses amid subdued global stocks. The Sensex fell 71.07 points or 0.21% to settle at 33,703.59.

The trading activity on that day showed that the foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 850.35 crore yesterday, 20 February 2018, as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges. Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1437.24 crore yesterday, 20 February 2018, as per provisional data.

Among corporate news, Reliance Industries (RIL) and Eros International Media (Eros India) will be in spotlight. RIL and Eros International PLC (Eros) announced on 20 February 2018 that RIL, through a subsidiary, has agreed to subscribe to a 5% equity stake in NYSE listed Eros at a price of $15 per share, which represents an 18% premium to last closing price. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory and other approvals. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 20 February 2018.

Furthermore, RIL and Eros India announced that they have agreed to partner in India to jointly produce and consolidate content from across India. The parties will equally invest up to Rs 1000 crore in aggregate (approximately $150 million) to produce and acquire Indian films and digital originals across all languages.

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