Stocks To Watch: Dish TV, Punjab National Bank, Raymond
The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of Nifty 50’s performance in India
- Dish TV to transfer Videocon’s infra support undertaking to subsidiary Dish Infra
- Somany Ceramics to set up a manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh
- Rajasthan government signs joint venture pact with HPCL for Barmer refinery
- Earnings to watch: Aarti Drugs, Castex Technologies and V-Mart Retail
The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of Nifty 50 Index’s performance in India was little changed at 9,848.
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Here are the stocks to watch out for in today’s session:
- IndusInd Bank: Cuts savings deposit rates by 100 basis points
- Punjab National Bank: Slashes interest rates by 50 basis points to 3.5 percent on savings accounts up to Rs 50 lakh
- ICICI Lombard General: Expects SEBI nod for IPO in 2-3 weeks
- Rajasthan Government: Signs joint venture pact with HPCL for Barmer refinery
- IIFL AMC: Buys 2.59 percent in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management
- BSE, NSE to suspend trading in United Breweries Holdings from September 8 on account of “non-compliance with financial results and non- payment of fine for two consecutive quarters".
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Other Corporate Announcements
- Dish TV: To transfer Videocon’s infra support undertaking to subsidiary Dish Infra Services subject to shareholders approval
- Somany Ceramics: To set up a manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh
- Raymond: Raymond acquires stake in JK Ansell joint venture in sexual wellness business for Rs 19.30 crore and sells the glove business to Pacific Dunlop for Rs 11.3 crore
- Mindtree: Buyback starts on August 18 and end on September 1
- UFO Moviez: Company meets Centrum, Quantum Securities and Premji Investment
Manaksia Industries
- To set up a subsidiary in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for manufacturing of packaging products for an investment of $200,000
- To set up a subsidiary in Georgia for medical business, metals, edible items for an investment of $200,000
Today’s Nifty Call
Bulk Deal
Huhtamaki PPL
- HDFC MF sold 37.80 lakh shares or 5 percent stake at Rs 230 each
- NT Asian Discovery Fund bought 34.54 lakh shares or 4.6 percent stake at Rs 230 each
Standard Chartered PLC
- Credit Suisse First Boston (Singapore) sold 1.24 lakh shares at Rs 59 each
- Citigroup Global Markets Mauritius bought 1.24 lakh shares at Rs 59 each
Aarvee Denim: DEG - Deutsche Investitions sold 17.62 lakh shares or 7.5 percent stake at Rs 29.62 each (average)
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F&O Setup
- Nifty Futures added 13.9 lakh shares in open interest, premium down to 5 points from 8 points earlier
- Bank Nifty Futures shed 1 lakh shares in open interest
- Max Call open interest at 10,000 at 53.6 lakh shares
- Max Put open interest at 9,800 at 64 lakh shares
- Call strikes 9800, 10000 see unwinding of open interest
- Put strikes 9800 and 9900 see open interest addition
F&O Ban
- Fortis Healthcare
- HDIL
- India Bulls Real Estate
- Jaiprakash Associates
- JSW Energy
Active Stock Futures
- Hexaware sees open interest addition of 24 percent on long side
- BEML sees open interest addition of 22 percent on long side
- Apollo Hospital sees open interest addition of 13 percent on short side
- Motherson Sumi sees open interest addition of 12 percent on short side
- HDFC sees open interest addition of 12 percent on long side
- Berger Paints sees open interest addition of 11 percent on short side
- Coal India sees open interest addition of 10 percent on long side
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Earnings Reaction To Watch
Dish TV (Q1, YoY)
- Revenue down 5.1 percent to Rs 738.9 crore
- EBITDA down 23 percent to Rs 201.2 crore
- EBITDA margins narrowed to 27.2 percent from 33.5 percent
- Net Loss of Rs 11.67 crore from net profit of Rs 37.68 crore
Eris Lifesciences (Q1, YoY)
- Revenue up 1.5 percent to Rs 185.2 crore
- EBITDA down 3 percent to Rs 71.4 crore
- Margins narrowed to 38.6 percent from 40.4 percent
- Net profit up 13.5 percent to Rs 70.8 crore
Apcotex Industries (Q1, YoY)
- Revenue down 12.9 percent to Rs 132 crore
- EBITDA down 19.8 percent to Rs 8.5 crore
- Margin narrowed to 6.4 percent from 9.1 percent
- Net profit down 37.5 percent to Rs 5 crore
Talbros Engineering (Q1, YoY)
- Revenue up 20.5 percent to Rs 50 crore
- EBITDA up 88.5 percent to Rs 4.9 crore
- Margin expanded to 10.7 percent from 8.5 percent
- Net profit up 60 percent to Rs 2 crore
Aspinwall and Company (Q1, YoY)
- Revenue up 43.5 percent to Rs 61 crore
- Net profit at Rs 5 crore from Rs 40 lakh net loss
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Media Reports
- SpiceJet: Deposits Rs 329 crore in dispute with Kalanithi Maran. (Mint)
- Axis Bank: Offers EMI waivers on home loans of upto Rs 30 lakh. (Mint)
- NCC: Eyes over 10 percent topline growth. (Business Line)
- DLF: DLF-GIC deal for 40 percent stake in DLF rental arm enters final lap. (Financial Express)
- L&T: Delivers two interceptor ships to Indian coast guard. (Financial Express)
- Bharti Airtel: To hold shareholders, creditors meet in September on Telenor merger deal. (PTI)
Brokerage Radar
- Yes Bank: Goldman Sachs maintained a 'Buy' rating with price target of Rs 1,875
- AU Small Finance: Citi initiated coverage with 'neutral' rating and price target of Rs 600
- KNR Construction: Nomura retains 'Buy' on the stock with price target hiked to Rs 287 from Rs 227
Dish TV
- Motilal Oswal maintained 'Buy' on the stock with price target of Rs 106
- IDFC Securities retained its 'Neutral' stance with price target cut to Rs 92 from Rs 95
- CLSA reiterated its 'Buy' rating with price target cut to Rs 97 from Rs 112
- Goldman Sachs maintained its 'Neutral' rating with price target of Rs 80
Coal India emerged as the most generous Nifty 50 company in 2016-17. @soumeet_sarkar reports.https://t.co/zUFHxbwPrQ pic.twitter.com/TlWM49vYyw
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