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Nifty Ends Volatile Day Slightly Higher; Metals Shine, Autos Stall

 Nifty Ends Volatile Day Slightly Higher; Metals Shine, Autos Stall
Petting the stock market bull (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
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Biocon, SIS may react as the companies reported quarterly results after the market closed Wednesday. Bajaj Auto, Hindustan Unilever, Titan, Ambuja Cements, Exide are among the companies scheduled to report earnings Thursday. Foreign investors sold net Rs 1,110 crore of stocks on Tuesday, according to the NSDL website.

Twelve out of the 19 sector sub-indices compiled by BSE Ltd. declined, led by a gauge of automobile makers. On the flip side, the S&P BSE Metal index was the star of the trading day, up 5.2%. (read more about it here)

Investors were buoyed by plans for another round of stimulus in the U.S. and the Fed’s pledge to keep interest rates lower, raised the prospect of more inflows into emerging markets. Sentiment toward local companies also improved as the nation’s biggest conglomerate to global giants stepped in to help ease India’s coronavirus crisis.

Bank of Maharashtra reported net income for the fourth quarter of Rs 165 crore vs. Rs 57.57 crore YoY.

  • Gross non-performing assets 7.23% vs. 7.69% QoQ
  • Provisions Rs 1,310 crore vs. Rs 250 crore QoQ
  • Interest income Rs 3,100 crore, +10% YoY
  • Interest expense Rs 1,710 crore, -3.9% YoY
  • Other income Rs 1240 crore vs. Rs 390 crore YoY

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  • Bajaj Finserv options volume 2.6x the 20-day average, with 15,477 calls changing hands vs 5,792 puts
    • Stock up 5.8%, volume 2.3x the 20-day average for this time of day
  • Hindustan Unilever options volume 1.8x the average, with 29,048 calls vs 9,335 puts
    • Stock up 0.7%, volume 1.1x the average
  • Bajaj Finance options volume 1.8x the average, with 52,995 calls vs 30,438 puts
    • Stock up 3.7%, volume 2.1x the average
  • Nifty 50 options volume 1.5x the average, with 12.4 million calls vs 12.4 million puts; gauge up 0.2%
    • Cost of hedging as measured by the 90/110, one-month skew ranks in the 95th percentile over the past year
  • India VIX Index up 3.1%

Bajaj Finance Q4 Review - Long Term Prospects Intact: ICICI Direct

Read the full earnings report here

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Sterlite Tech reported net income for the fourth quarter that beat the average analyst estimate.

  • Net income Rs 124 crore, +54% y/y, estimate Rs 113 crore (range Rs 100 crore to Rs 124 crore) (Bloomberg consensus)
  • Revenue Rs 1,480 crore, +28% y/y, estimate Rs 1,472 crore (range Rs 1,410 crore to Rs 1,554 crore)
  • Other income Rs 16.45 crore
  • Total costs Rs 1,330 crore, +23% y/y
  • Ebitda Rs 273 crore, +21% y/y, estimate Rs 2.65 crore (range Rs 250 crore to Rs 283 crore)
  • Dividend per share Rs 2
  • Order book of more than Rs 10,700 crore

“No news is good news as far as the market is concerned because it means the Fed will remain accommodative for the near future,” says Kunal Sodhani, assistant vice president, global trading center at Shinhan Bank

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Sentiment toward local companies also improved as the nation’s biggest conglomerate to global giants stepped in to help ease India’s coronavirus crisis.

The market breadth was firmly tilted in favour of the bulls. About 1,592 stocks advanced, 563 declined while 105 remained unchanged on the BSE Ltd.

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