Asian share markets fell today after Wall Street slipped, as investors looked for fresh news with inflation worries continuing to weigh.

The Hang Seng and the Nikkei are trading lower by 1.2% and 0.9%, respectively. The Shanghai Composite is down 1%.

In US stock markets, Wall Street indices gave up early gains and ended lower as investors grew more nervous ahead of the third-quarter earnings reporting season.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.7% while the Nasdaq tanked 0.6%.

Back home, Indianshare markets have opened in green, defying global mood and the trend on SGX Nifty.

A total of 6 companies will post their September quarter earnings today including JTL Infra and G M Breweries.

The BSE Sensex is trading up by 102 points. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty is trading higher by 34 points.

Bajaj Auto is among the top gainers today. HCL Tech and Infosys, on the other hand, are among the top losers today.

The BSE Mid Cap index has opened up by 0.3%. The BSE Small Cap index is trading higher by 0.4%.

Sectoral indices are trading on a mixed note with stocks in the metal sector and healthcare sector witnessing buying interest.

Realty stocks and oil & gas stocks, on the other hand, are trading in red.

Shares of ICICI Securities and Schaeffler India hit their 52-week high today.

The rupee is trading at 75.43 against the US$.

Gold prices are trading up by 0.2% at Rs47,128 per 10 grams.

Crude oil prices fell for the first time in four days today, taking a breather after weeks of gains fuelled by a rebound in global demand that is contributing to energy shortages in economies from Europe to Asia.

In news from the retail sector, Avenue Supermarts is among the top buzzing stocks today.

Avenue Supermarts, the operator of hypermarkets chain D-Mart, entered the list of top 15 most valued companies as its marketcap topped Rs3 lakh crore-mark.

Stock of the company jumped over 7% yesterday to hit record high of Rs4,840.

Last month, Avenue Supermarts was the 16th largest in terms of marketcap, when it surpassed Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, and UltraTech Cement.

The reopening theme and recovery in the company's earnings combined with expected strong demand in festival are supporting the rally.

Last week, the company announced its provisional numbers for the September 2021 quarter. It said standalone revenue at Rs76.5 bn increased from Rs52.2 bn in the year-ago period.

The total number of stores as of September 2021 stood at 246.

Note that Avenue Supermarts was one of the less affected stocks during the March 2020 crash. The stock corrected nearly 30 percent between February-March 2020 and since then it is on a rising spree.

Avenue Supermarts share price has opened the day up by 1.3%.

Speaking of Avenue Supermarts, have a look at the chart below to see how the stock has performed in the past one year.

Over the last 30 days, shares are up 20%, and over the last one year, it is up 128.6%.

As of June 2021, the company promoters, i.e. Radhakishan Damani held 74.99% stake, while FIIs held 10.04%.

Moving on to news from the telecom sector, as per an article in The Economic Times, Aditya Birla group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla is considering infusing some of his own capital into Vodafone Idea.

Meanwhile, the Vodafone group may sell at least a part of its stake in tower firm Indus Towers and channel the proceeds into the loss-making telco.

This will be followed by external funding.

At present, UK's Vodafone Group Plc and the Aditya Birla group own 44.39% and 27.66%, respectively, in Vodafone Idea as its co-promoters. The Vodafone group owns 28.12% in Indus Towers.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Much of the funds will have to come in from external sources. KM Birla will put in some money, but not a significant sum while Vodafone is unlikely to pump in more money (from the UK group). Monetising the assets in Indus is really the plan.

The promoter infusion is likely to be much lesser than Rs100 bn.

Note that Vodafone Idea has been in talks with investors for raising funds for about a year. But it hasn't been able to close its planned Rs250 bn fundraise.

But the government's relief package which includes a four-year moratorium on AGR and spectrum payments, reduced bank guarantees and the option to convert statutory dues to government equity has reduced the burden.

Vodafone Idea share price has opened the day up by 1.6%.