Electronic board indicating the latest stock figures are reflected in a glass facade at the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) in Mumbai, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
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Apr 30, 2021
Back home, Titan, Ambuja Cements, Dalmia Bharat, Exide, Persistent Systems, Shriram Transport, L&T Finance, Coromandel, AU Small Finance may react as the companies reported quarterly results after the market closed Thursday. Reliance, IndusInd Bank, Marico, Yes Bank, Ajanta Pharma are among the companies scheduled to report earnings Friday. Foreign investors bought net Rs 913 crore of stocks on Wednesday, according to NSDL website.
Shares of the lender dropped after it reported a spike in its non-performing assets.
Its asset quality worsened as the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) spiked to 4.25% of gross advances as of March 31, from 1.68% in the same period last year.
Net NPAs or bad loans also soared to 2.18% from 0.81%.
Company says the magnitude and reach of the ongoing second wave in India is concerning
“The extent and duration of the underlying impact on business environment and consumption is also uncertain at this time, but we expect a clearer picture to emerge in May,” Marico said of the Indian business
Holds its medium-term aspiration of delivering 8%-10% domestic volume growth and 13%-15% revenue growth
Would be comfortable maintaining its threshold operating margin of 19% plus over the medium term
Operating margins, however, will be lower in the immediate near term, given the unprecedented input cost pressure and Covid-related disruption, especially in 1Q
Marico sees FY22 capex at Rs 125 crore to Rs 150 crore
Indian bonds advance after the central bank announced Operation Twist for next week. Traders are awaiting the results of Rs 26,000 crore ($3.5 billion) of the government-bond auction later on Friday for cues on the trajectory of yields.
10-year yields fell 2bps to 6.04%; down 13bps so far this month, most since October
RBI will conduct 100b rupees ($1.35b) of Operation Twist-style special open-market operation on May 6, it said after close of markets Thursday
USD/INR steady at 74.0350; the rupee is set to drop about 1.2% this month, its steepest depreciation against the dollar since March last year
Ten of 19 sector sub-indexes compiled by BSE Ltd. fell, led by a gauge of lenders. The market breadth was skewed in favour of the bulls. About 1,225 stocks advanced, 926 declined and 103 remained unchanged in early morning trade.
India reported 3,86,452 new infections and 3,498 deaths on Friday The country has confirmed 18.7 million Covid-19 cases in total and over 2,08,330 deaths. The resurgence of the virus has forced a number of countries including Australia to ban flights from India, while the U.S. government has asked its citizens to leave as soon as possible.