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20-May-20261 min readvipin kumar

US 30-year yields hit 5.18% – A level not seen since the global financial crisis- Daily Market Update 20th May 2026

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The 30-year yield heavily influences fixed mortgage rates, raising concerns that elevated borrowing costs could cool the housing market, dampen household consumption and slow the broader U.S. economy. The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond surged to 5.18% on Tuesday, reaching its highest level since the eve of the 2007 global financial crisis.

Overview and Outlook

Global Stock Market Today

  • US equity markets settled on a negative note.
  • European equity markets ended on a flat note.
  • Most of Asian equity markets are trading lower.
  • GIFT Nifty is down by 150 points, Nifty futures is likely to open around 23400 levels.

 

News highlights from across the globe

  • US stocks fell for the third day, driven by rising bond yields and fear of inflation amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
  • Asian equity markets are trading lower on Wednesday amid geopolitical tensions with US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to resume strikes on Iran and rising bond yields.
  • Oil remained steady amid US President Donald Trump’s latest threat against Iran. Brent fell below $111 a barrel.

 

Important news updates from the domestic front

  • BPCL (Q4, QoQ) revenue down 0.3% at Rs 1.18 lakh crore versus Rs 1.19 lakh crore. EBITDA down 13.8% at Rs 10,061 crore versus Rs 11,677 crore. EBITDA margin at 8.5% versus 9.8%. Net profit down 57.7% at Rs 3,191 crore versus Rs 7,545 crore. Note: The company saw a one-time loss of Rs 4,349 crore in Q4.
  • Mankind Pharma (Q4, Cons YoY) revenue up 11.8% at Rs 3,443 crore versus Rs 3,079 crore. EBITDA up 36.1% at Rs 930 crore versus Rs 683 crore. EBITDA margin at 27.0% versus 22.2%.Net profit up 31.7% at Rs 554 crore versus Rs 421 crore. Note: The company appointed Satish Kumar Sharma as Whole-Time Director for 5 years and will invest Rs 500 crore more in arm Mankind Medicare.
  • ITC Hotels has acquired a 100% stake in Zuri Hotels and Resorts, absorbing it as a subsidiary effective today, for an enterprise value of Rs 205 crore. Separately, ITC acquired a 49.3% stake in Mother Sparsh Baby Care for Rs 30 crore.
  • Wipro has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Mindsprint Pte and its related arms, which represents the Olam Group’s IT and digital services business.
  • PG Electroplast received a warning letter from SEBI regarding a violation of insider trading norms.
  • Bharti Airtel has launched a new 5G service called ‘Priority Postpaid’, with plans ranging in price from Rs 449 to Rs 1,749.
  • JSW Energy will acquire a 10.7% stake in Toshiba JSW Power (TJPS) for a consideration of Rs 150 crore.
  • Himadri Speciality invested an additional AUD 2.56 million in Sicona via the subscription of CCNs, taking its total investment in the entity to AUD 16.75 million to date.
  • M&M Financial Services has approved the issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 2,200 crore.
  • IndusInd Bank clarified that it has received no summons from SEBI regarding an insider trading case, stating that reports of SEBI summoning a former top official and referencing the Company Secretary are unsubstantiated.
  • Paradeep Phosphates– The NCLAT has rejected the company’s appeal for an entry tax exemption order in Odisha. The company has currently deposited Rs 26 crore out of its total Rs 76 crore liability.
  • Zee Entertainment will invest up to Rs 100 crore in the Optionally Convertible Debentures (OCDs) of its arm, ZBullet Enterprises.
  • Godfrey Phillips has received an ad-hoc on-account payment worth Rs 100 crore from its insurance provider in relation to the recent fire incident at its Andhra plant.
  • Aditya Birla Capital has received the necessary RBI nod to officially carry on the business of factoring.
  • United Breweries has officially launched ‘Heineken Silver’ in the state of Haryana.
  • Sun Pharma Advanced’s licensing partner, Ocuvex, has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the US FDA regarding the new drug application for PDP-716, citing findings at the manufacturing facility.
  • Jio Financial Services has invested nearly Rs 5 crore into Jio Allianz General Insurance.
  • IDBI Bank has reappointed Jayakumar S Pillai as Deputy Managing Director for a one-year term starting June 12.

 

Nifty Overview & Outlook

The benchmark Nifty index traded sideways to settle on a flattish note at 23618 spot level, down 32 points from its previous closing value.

Broader markets outperformed the benchmark as Mid and Small cap indices rose 0.91% and 1.17%, respectively.

The majority of the sectoral indices tracked on the NSE ended in the green. Amongst them, Nifty IT was at the top of the tally, gaining over 3% on the back of a depreciating INR, followed by the lower-weightage Realty, Media, and Chemical indices, which gained over 1% each. On the flip side, the high-weightage Private Bank index was the worst performer, down around 1%.

Technically, the Nifty index has been consolidating in a slightly upward-sloping range (23300–23850 spot zone) for the past couple of trading sessions. Going ahead, a breakout on either side of the mentioned range could lead to an immediate short-term 400–500 point move in that direction. As long as the benchmark index is trading within the mentioned consolidation range, we suggest traders buy around the lower band and sell around the upper band of the channel with a strict SL, and also suggest adopting a stock- and sector-specific trading approach.

 

Derivatives Overview & Outlook

Yesterday, all major index futures remained almost unchanged on price as well as on open interest front barring Banknifty futures that added around 2% of open interest as short buildup.

Majority of F&O sectors settled on a positive note. Amongst them, Automobile, Capital Goods and Chemical stocks witnessed maximum addition of long position along with some short covering among Realty and Telecom stocks.

On options front, Nifty will start the last weekly series of May contract with maximum positions at 24000 CE and 23000 PE.

 

Institutional Trading Activity

Yesterday, FIIs sold stocks worth Rs 2457 Cr in the cash segment, sold index futures worth Rs 999 Cr and also sold stocks futures worth Rs 1879 Cr. DIIs were net buyers  in the cash segment to the tune of Rs 3802 Cr.

 

Nifty Futures, Banknifty Futures and Finnifty Futures Key Levels

Nifty – Resistances 23700-23800; Supports 23500-23400

Banknifty – Resistances 54000-54400; Supports 53200-52800

Finnifty – Resistances 25500-25600; Supports 25200- 25050

 

F&O stocks in ban today: KAYNES & SAIL

 

Important Results Today: ACE,  APOLLOHOSP, BOSCHLTD, GRASIM, IOLCP, JUBLFOOD, MOTHERSON & SAMMAANCAP.

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