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Sensex, Nifty Fall For Second Day As Trade War Looms

Sensex, Nifty Fall For Second Day As Trade War Looms
A screen displays a financial data graph. (Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg)
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The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of NSE Nifty 50 Index's performance in India fell 0.40 percent to 10,748 as of 6:52 a.m.

India's domestic air passenger traffic rose 3 percent (MoM)

Airline-wise market share in May:

  • SpiceJet market share at 12.3 percent
  • Indigo market share at 40.9 percent
  • Jet Airways market share at 15.2 percent
  • Air India market share at 12.8 percent

Source: DGCA

  • Relaxo Footwear: The Delhi-based footwear maker rose 2.3 percent to Rs 729. Trading volume was 48.4 times its 20-day average.
  • Blue Dart Express: The Mumbai-based courier service provider fell 1 percent to Rs 3,712. trading volume was 8.1 times its 20-day average.
  • Solar Industries: The Nagpur-based explosives maker fell 3.2 percent to Rs 1,137. Trading volume was 5.5 times its 20-day average.
  • Prestige Estates: The Bengaluru-based real estate developer fell 0.7 percent to Rs 267.25. Trading volume was 4.1 times its 20-day average.

Bharatiya Janata Party withdrew support from alliance with PDP government in Jammu & Kashmir.

BJP says:

  • Press freedom and freedom of speech is at risk in the valley
  • Shujaat Bukhari's killing is an example of fundamental right in danger
  • Fundamental rights of the citizens are under danger in the valley
  • Terrorism, violence and radicalisation have risen in the valley
  • Untenable to continue in alliance with PDP in Jammu & Kashmir
  • Party held a meeting earlier in the day over political situation in J&K

India will soon achieve fiscal deficit target of 3 percent of Gross Domestic Product, Subhash Chandra Garg, economic affairs secretary said while talking to media persons in New Delhi.

Key highlights:

  • No mature system yet to find startups and allow easy exit.
  • Very soon fiscal deficit will come down to 3 percent of GDP, next year itself or next to next year.
  • Fiscal management will continue on the same path without being put to any risks.
  • We are still capital positive, don't see widening of current account deficit as a risk.
  • We are in a good shape; capital account should be good enough.
  • Government needs to be vigilant on macro front.
  • Current account deficit of 2-2.5 percent not a worry.
  • Post demonetisation, there has been definite financialisation of economy which is visible
  • Private banking is doing reasonably well, NBFCs have emerged as major players in financial space
  • IBC has resolved 175 cases including big cases
  • Regulatory system in the country is evolving soundly

Shares of the Ahmedabad-based drugmaker rose as much as 2 percent to Rs 408.40 after Zydus Cadila received U.S. drug regulator's tetative approval for Tadalafil Tablets.

U.S. FDA has granted tentative approval to Zydu Cadila to market Tadalafil tablets. The drug is used to treat erectile dysfunction and symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate), Cadila Healthcare said in an exchange filing.

Shares of oil marketing companies were trading lower after Indian Oil cut petrol price by 8 paise per litre.

  • Hindustan Petroleum fell 3.2 percent
  • Indian Oil declined 2.9 percent
  • Bharat Petroleum slipped 2.9 percent

  • NBCC has 10 lakh shares change hands in a single block deal. Stock down 2.14 percent at Rs 84.40.
  • Buyers and sellers were not immediately known

    Source: Bloomberg

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Shares of the Bengaluru-based drugmaker rose as much as 3.5 percent to Rs 419.75 after it received U.S. drug regulator’s approval for Ketoconazole Tablets.

Strides Pharma Global Pte. Ltd. has received final approval for Ketoconazole Tablets USP, 200 mg from the U.S. FDA, Strides Shasun said in an exchange filing.

Ketoconazole Tablets is a generic version of Nizoral Tablets, 200 mg, of Janssen Pharmaceuticals and is used to treat serious fungal infections in the body, the filing added.

Rural market has been stronger than urban market for Maruti Suzuki, RC Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki told BloombergQuint in an interview.

Key highlights of the conversation:

  • Demand for cars to remain healthy moving forward.
  • Production for Baleno, Brezza has been ramped up significantly.
  • Waiting period for key models around 4-5 weeks.
  • Rural market expectation for growth is better on the back of good monsoon forecast.
  • NEXA Dealer Channel sales experience better than normal dealerships.
  • Electric cars, technology costs are higher.
  • Royalty on electric cars not yet finalised.
  • Expect royalty on existing cars to come down.
  • Diesel car sales are going down, petrol car sales higher.
  • Cost of owning diesel car higher than petrol car; don't see shift to diesel cars.

Shares of the Noida-based cable and broadband service provider fell as much as 4.4 percent to Rs 14.20 after its promoter Digital Satellite Media and Broadband sold 0.8 percent stake in the company.

Digital Satellite Media and Broadband sold 70.58 lakh shares at Rs 14.5 each while JSGG Infra Developers LLP bought 70.58 lakh shares, according to information available on stock exchanges.

Shares of the country's second largest private sector lender fell as much as 1.35 percent to Rs 289.05.

The bank's board has made changes to its top management and appointed ICICI Pru Life's Sandeep Bakshi as COO while its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Chanda Kochhar will go on leave till an independent probe into allegations of impropriety against her is completed.

Shares of the Hyderabad-based power infrastructure service company erased losses and rose as much as 2.65 percent to Rs 965.

The company has received work orders worth Rs 500 crore, Power Mech Projects said in an exchange filing.

Shares of the Mumbai-based glass products maker surged as much as 20 percent, the most in over 21 months, to Rs 1,064.15 after its board approved bonus issue of shares.

The board of directors approved bonus issue of shares in ratio of 3:1 that is its sharesholders will be issued three equity shares for every equity one share held, Borosil Glass Works said in an exchange filing.

The bonus shares are expected to be credited to shareholders' accounts by August 10.

Shares of the Goa-based chemical maker fell as much as 2.72 percent to Rs 654.80 after operations at its Paradeep facility were temporarily halted due to labour issues.

The stock has so far this year fallen 25 percent.

Shares of the Mumbai-based drugmaker rose as much as 3 percent to Rs 599.40 after the U.S. drug regulator approved its manufacturing facility in Monroe, North Carolina.

U.S. Food & Drug Administration provided its first supplemental Abbreviated New Drug Application (sANDA) approval for the company’s manufacturing facility in Monroe, North Carolina, the company said in an exchange filing.

The approval covers Atovaquone and Proguanil Hydrochloride Tablets, 250 MG/100 MG and 62.5 MG/25 MG, a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s Malarone, the exchange filing added.

Rally in midcap stocks has been put on hold by issue of auditors resigning from some companies, Jinesh Gopani of Axis Mutual Fund told BloombergQuint in an interview.

Key highlights of the conversation:

  • Deploying money at a slower rate in select pockets of the market
  • Midcap rally put on hold by issue of auditor resignation of some companies
  • Expect another rate hike and then decide based on inflation
  • Stated investing in technology stocks 6-7 months ago

Saswata Guha of Fitch ratings told BloombergQuint in an interview that appointing Sandeep Bakshi as the COO of ICICI Bank is a positive move.

Key highlights of the conversation:

  • Will wait for outcome of investigations.
  • New appointment is a positive move.
  • We were not happy with the ICICI Bank's board's management of the issue.
  • May not change much in terms of operational performance.

Who's Meeting Whom
  • PSP Projects to meet Wellington Management Co LLP and Redwood Investments LLC on June 19.
  • Shriram Commercial Vehicle Finance to meet Reliance Life, TCG Management and others on June 19.
  • Tata Steel to meet Anvil Wealth Management on June 19.

Insider Trades

  • Everest Kanto Cylinders promoter Puneet Khurana acquired 1.75 lakh shares on June 14.
  • Centrum Capital promoter BG Advisory Services LLP acquired 51,000 shares on June 14.
  • Mercator promoter Harish Kumar Mittal acquired 22,000 shares on June 15.
  • Vikas Eco Tech promoter Ketav Multicorp Pvt Ltd acquired 5 lakh shares on June 15.

(As reported on June 18)

Bulk Deals

Siti Networks

  • Promoter Digital Satellite Media and Broadband sold 70.58 lakh shares or 0.8 percent equity at Rs 14.5 each.
  • JSGG Infra Developers LLP bought 70.58 lakh shares or 0.8 percent equity at Rs 14.5 each.

CIL Nova Petrochemicals

  • Asia Investment Corporation Mauritius Ltd bought 1.70 lakh shares or 0.6 percent equity at Rs 29.94 each.

Trading Tweaks

  • McLeod Russel India buyback up to Rs 100 crore starts today.
  • Essel Propack last trading day before going ex-bonus.

F&O Cues

  • Nifty June futures ended at 10,789.6, with a discount of 10 points versus 3 points.
  • June series Nifty open interest (OI) up 1 percent and Bank Nifty OI up 3 percent.
  • India VIX ended at 12.3, up 2.5 percent.
  • Max OI for June series call at 11,000 strike price call option, OI at 46.8 lakh shares, up 8 percent.
  • Max OI for June series put shifts to 10,700 strike price put option, OI at 49.6 lakh shares, up 3 percent.

  • Goa Carbon says operations at Paradeep unit temporarily halted due to labour issues.
  • Glenmark: FDA approves first sANDA for Atovaquone and Proguanil tablets.
  • M&M says Gipp Aero, Aerostaff Australia cease to be units.
  • TCS: Reaffirms commitment to France with new Paris delivery centre.
  • ICICI Prudential Life: Names NS Kannan MD and CEO.
  • Titan sells its entire stake in Titan Time Products to Danlaw Technologies for Rs 18.5 crore.
  • Borosil Glass Work approves 3:1 bonus issue.
  • IDBI Bank hikes MCLR by 20 basis points across tenors.

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