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The non-banking finance company rose as much as 9.7% on heavy volumes.
- Trading volume was 38.4 million shares, double the 20-day average of 16.9 million shares for this time of day.
- Trading in the company's call options totalled 26,012 contracts, compared with the average of 11,578 over the past 20 days. Trading in the company's put options totalled 6,721 contracts, compared with the average of 3,383 over the same period.
- The relative strength index on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.
- Indiabulls Housing trades at 9.1 times its estimated earnings per share for the coming year. It trades at 8.9 times trailing EPS.
- Analysts have two buy, no hold, and one sell recommendations on the stock.
- The price target of Rs 185 represents a 25% decrease from the last price
- Grasim options volume 2.9x the 20-day average, with 22,997 calls changing hands vs 4,436 puts
- Stock up 2.9%, volume 1.1x the 20-day average for this time of day
- ONGC options volume 2.5x the average, with 27,757 calls vs 7,189 puts
- Stock up 2.5%, volume 2.2x the average
- Bajaj Finserv options volume 1.7x the average, with 9,407 calls vs 2,401 puts
- Stock up 2.4%, volume 0.9x the average
- Nifty 50 options volume 0.4x the average, with 3.55 million calls vs 3.41 million puts; gauge down 0.2%
- Cost of hedging as measured by the 90/110, one-month skew ranks in the 97th percentile over the past year
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State-run Bank of Maharashtra and Indian Overseas Bank surged after The New Indian Express newspaper reported the lenders may have been shortlisted as candidates for privatization.
- Government think tank Niti Ayog Thursday submitted recommendations on candidates for bank privatization to the panel handling the divestment plan, the report said, quoting a senior financial ministry official it didn’t name
Spandana shares jump as much as 19.7% to the highest intraday level since Jan. 15 after a Moneycontrol report that a proposed deal for Axis Bank to acquire small-cap lender has been in the works for some time.
The micro-finance lender is exploring a complete sale, according to website reports, citing people it didn’t identify.
Axis Bank expects the deal to help reduce its priority sector lending costs, expand customer base and give opportunities to cross-sell products and services.
Shares of hotel and travel companies advanced after the central bank announced a liquidity window of Rs 15,000 crore ($2 billion) to allow banks to provide lending support to the two sectors hit by the pandemic.
- EIH +7.4% -- highest since mid-March
- Indian Hotels Co. +5%
- Thomas Cook India +5%
- Lemon Tree Hotels +4%
- Mahindra Holidays+3.7%
- SpiceJet +2.3%
Bharat Forge reported net income for the fourth quarter that beat the average analyst estimate.
- Net income Rs 205 crore vs. loss Rs 73.30 crore YoY, estimate Rs 145 crore (Bloomberg Consensus)
- Revenue Rs 1,307 crore, +49% YoY, estimate Rs 1,200 crore
- Total costs Rs 1,060 crore, +18% YoY
- Other income Rs 31.96 crore
- Dividend per share Rs 2
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Most Asian stocks fell Friday after Wall Street sagged amid robust U.S. economic data that stoked concerns about a pullback in central bank stimulus. Treasury yields and the dollar held advances.
Shares edged back in Japan, China and Hong Kong, but posted modest gains in Australia. India’s SGX Nifty 50 Index futures for June delivery fell 0.1% to 15,678.50, while MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost 0.4%. The NSE Nifty 50 Index added 0.7% Thursday to 15,690.35.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures slipped after the gauges fell overnight, though they came off lows on signs President Joe Biden may be willing to compromise on corporate taxes. Strong U.S. jobs data and record service-sector growth underscored the recovery from the pandemic.
China’s markets are digesting Biden’s order amending a ban on U.S. investment in Chinese companies.
Gold remained lower after coming under pressure as yields and the dollar pushed higher, while the rally in crude oil has stalled. Meme stocks including AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. had another volatile U.S. session. Bitcoin fell after a cryptic Elon Musk tweet hinting at a split with the token.
Back home, Gujarat Petronet, Quess Corp, Nilkamal may react as the companies reported quarterly results after the market closed Thursday. Punjab National Bank, Bharat Forge, Bank of India, Jubilant Pharmova are among the companies scheduled to report earnings Friday. Foreign investors bought net Rs 1,090 crore of stocks on June 2, according to the NSDL website.
India’s central bank to announce its 2nd bi-monthly monetary policy for FY22 at 10 a.m. RBI policymakers will likely maintain interest rates at a record low for a sixth straight meeting, while retaining their dovish bias for as long as needed to revive the economy from the pandemic. The Reserve Bank of India’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee will keep the benchmark repurchase rate at 4% Friday, according to all 44 economists surveyed by Bloomberg as of Thursday afternoon.
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