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Sensex Drops Most In Two Weeks; Idea Cellular Loses 10% After Merger Nod

 Sensex Drops Most In Two Weeks; Idea Cellular Loses 10% After Merger Nod
Stock Prices Displayed at a Securities Exchange in Shanghai, China (Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg)
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Asian stocks fell, as a dearth of risk appetite greeted markets at the start of the week

Jay Thakkar, technical analyst at Anand Rathi expects the Nifty should remain in a range of 9,000-9,200 until the expiry.

He said the market look sideways to positive till 9,000 levels are not broken on a closing basis. “If it breaks above 9,200 then it may head to 9,400 and if it breaks below 9,000 then it may head to 8,700,” he told BloombergQuint in a phone conversation.

Thakkar is bullish on cement, I.T. and capital goods stocks. “In terms of stocks, I like Cadila and Havells right now,” he said.

  • Gains as much as 9.8 percent today, extending its winning streak to four sessions.
  • Up 13.2 percent the last four days.
  • Volumes at 35.6 times its previous 20-day average
  • Speciality chemicals manufacturer has a market cap of Rs 130 crore.

Shares of tyre companies rose between 1 to 3 percent on reports the commerce ministry will meet tyre companies to discuss anti-dumping duty on March 28.

The Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties, in its investigation, has found sufficient prima facie evidence of dumping of the tyres by Chinese companies, newswire PTI reported on Sunday.

Countries initiate anti-dumping probes to determine if the domestic industry has been hurt by a surge in below-cost imports.

Shares of Apollo Tyres and Goodyear India rose more than 2 percent each, MRF was up 1.2 percent, JK Tyre gained 2.9 percent while CEAT rose nearly 2 percent.

  • State Bank of India has 75 lakh shares change hands in a block deal
  • Reliance Industries has 12 percent equity change hands in four block deals
  • Magma Fincorp has 11.9 percent equity change hands in a block deal
  • Idea Cellular has 30 lakh shares change hands in a block deal
  • Trent has 92 lakh shares trade in a block deal
  • NCC has 52.2 lakh shares change hands in two block deals.
  • L&T Finance has 56 lakh shares change hands in a blocks

For more details on deal structure etc., click HERE

Pawan Munjal, Renu Munjal, Sumant Kant Munjal of promoter entity Brijmohan Lal Om Prakash Partnership Firm to transfer 8.97 percent stake to another promoter entity Bahadur Chand Investments

  • Transfer of shares to be carried out at prevailing market price on March 24, 2017
  • Acquisition price will not be higher than 25 percent premium to Rs 3,180 per share (i.e. Rs 3,975 per share)

The rupee strengthened by 9 paise to trade at 65.37 against the dollar in opening trade.

A weak dollar in overseas markets and selling of the U.S. currency by exporters and banks supported the rupee in opening trade, forex dealers said. Further, a higher opening in the domestic equity market and strong FII inflows influenced the rupee uptrend, they added.

On Friday, the rupee had lost 5 paise to end at 65.46 against the U.S. currency on dollar demand from importers and suspected RBI intervention, ending its four-day winning streak.

(PTI)

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  • Bharti Airtel close to buying Tikona’s spectrum (Mint)
  • India’s Sebi says diamond futures trading coming soon (PTI)

Good Morning!

The Singapore traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of Nifty’s performance in India, gained 0.2 percent to 9,146.

Asian stocks declined in early trade, as a dearth of risk appetite greeted markets at the start of the week. Hang Seng contracts were flat, while Japan’s stock market was closed Monday for a holiday. Meanwhile, the yen touched its strongest since February 28.

Global stocks are coming off their best week since January after central banks in the U.S. and China raised interest rates. Volatility remains low across markets from equities to currencies and fixed income as investors place faith in the emerging global economic recovery.

Oil prices held below $49 a barrel as the increase in U.S. drilling offset the prospect of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries extending an output-reduction deal and money managers cut bets on rising West Texas Intermediate crude by a record.

U.S. shale producers extended drilling expansion into a 10th month, Baker Hughes Inc. said. Meanwhile, bets on rising WTI crude were reduced by the most on record in data going back to 2006, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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