RBI Gets More Flexibility To Mop Up Surge In Liquidity
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expanding the tools at its disposal to suck out the surge of liquidity in the banking sector following the government’s decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
On Friday, the central bank said that the government has raised the limit for issuing market stabilization scheme (MSS) bonds to Rs 6 lakh crore compared to Rs 30,000 crore earlier.
HCC Approves Fresh Share Issue Under Debt Restructuring Scheme
Debt-ridden Hindustan Construction Company said its board has approved issuance of equity shares as well as optionally convertible debentures to lenders under the scheme for sustainable structuring of stressed assets (S4A).
Stocks of Hindustan Construction Company Ltd., Balkrishna Industries Ltd., and Engineers India Ltd., surged to their 52-week highs in trade today.
Hindustan Construction Company surged to its 52-week high of Rs 42.65 before giving up gains to trade lower by 0.6 percent. The stock has gained 53 percent over the last one year.
Balkrishna Industries too surged to an intraday high of Rs 1,280 before giving up gains to trade higher by 3.6 percent at Rs 1,231. The stock has gained almost 90 percent in the last one year.
Engineers India scaled its highest level in 12-months of Rs 304.30 but turned negative to trade lower by 1.7 percent at Rs 294. The stock has gained over 27 percent in the last 12-months.
On the other hand, Hero MotoCorp saw a 25 percent fall in sales for November. The company attributed the slump due to the demonetisation initiative undertaken by the Narendra Modi government.
Extending gains for the fourth session, the rupee appreciated by another 5 paise to 68.29 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on continued selling of the American currency by banks and exporters.
Forex dealers said the dollar's weakness against some currencies overseas led to the rupee upmove. However, a weak opening in domestic equity market restricted the gains in rupee, they said.
Yesterday, the domestic currency had gained 4 paise to end at one-week high of 68.34 against the resurgent dollar following robust macro-economic data even as crude prices jumped after the historic OPEC deal.
Oil prices were headed for its biggest weekly gain since August 2015 post a first supply cut deal in eight years by members of the OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). Investors are now focussed on how strictly will the deal be implemented.
Analysts at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are expecting oil prices to rally to as high as $60 per barrel.