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HDFC Twins Help Sensex, Nifty Post Best Single-Day Gains In A Month

HDFC Twins Help Sensex, Nifty Post Best Single-Day Gains In A Month
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) logo is displayed in front of a bronze bull statue at the Bombay Stock Exchange. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
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The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of NSE Nifty 50 Index's performance in India rose 0.42 percent to 10,659 as of 6:27 a.m.

  • Adani Ports has 54 lakh shares or 6.3 percent equity change hands in multiple blocks. Stock up 5.8 percent at Rs 395.
  • Buyers and sellers were not immediately known

    Source: Bloomberg

  • IDFC Bank has 96 lakh shares change hands in multiple blocks. Stock up 1.25 percent at Rs 40.55.
  • Buyers and sellers were not immediately known

    Source: Bloomberg

Mishra Dhatu: The Hyderabad-based metal manufacturer rose 5 percent to Rs 143.25 after it reported March quarter earnings.

Key earnings highlights:

  • Revenue up 14 percent at Rs 311 crore versus Rs 272.5 crore
  • Net profit up 72 percent at Rs 77.5 crore versus Rs 45 crore
  • Ebitda up 62 percent at Rs 116 crore versus Rs 71.5 crore
  • Margin at 37.3 percent versus 26.2 percent

ONGC: The state-run oil explorer rose as much as 3.65 percent to Rs 176.25. CLSA has maintained buy on the stock for target price of Rs 240.

Orient Cement: The Hyderabad-based cement maker rose as much as 13.47 percent, the most in nearly four months, to Rs 139.45 after it terminated an agreement to acquire two Jaypee group entities.

Take Solution: The Chennai-based healthcare service provider rose 3.76 percent to record high of Rs 244.50 on the back of heavy volumes. Trading volume was 2.8 times its 20-day average.

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Economy is expected to grow at 6.5 percent growth this financial year, Tanvee Gupta Jain, India economist at UBS Securities told BloombergQuint in an interview.

Key highlights of the conversation:

  • Data shows consumer demand is doing well
  • Private capex will take at least 18 months to pick up
  • Getting mixed signals in rural demand
  • Imports are likely to remain elevated
  • Keeping a close watch on oil prices, expecting 25 basis points rate hike in August
  • Will closely watch RBI dividend data
  • Don't have confirmation of RBI paying additional dividend till now

  • Nava Bharat Ventures: The Hyderabad-based power producer fell 5.5 percent to Rs 144.75. Trading volume was 54 times its 20-day average.
  • GE T&D: The Noida-based power transmission and distribution equipment maker rose 5 percent to Rs 327.15. Trading volume was 10.8 times its 20-day average.
  • Sundram Fasteners: The Chennai-based fastener equipment maker rose 5.8 percent to Rs 622. Trading volume was 11.1 times its 20-day average.
  • CG Power and Industrial Solutions: The Mumbai-based electrical power equipment maker fell 13 percent to Rs 66.50. Trading volume was 8.6 times its 20-day average.

Shares of the Kolkata-based infrastructure construction company fell as much as 7.8 percent to Rs 506.

The company informed exchanges that auditors failed to conclude the audit of the financial statement for the year ended March 2018.

Shares of the Chennai-based infrastructure construction company rose as much as 15.68 percent, the most in over a year, to Rs 112.85 after its profit more than doubled in March quarter.

Key earning highlights:

  • Net profit rises 2.2 times to Rs 32.37 crore versus Rs 14.23 crore (YoY)
  • Revenue up 6 percent at Rs 1,118 crore versus Rs 1,110 crore (YoY)

Shares of the Mumbai-based credit rating agency fell as much as 7 percent, the most June 2016, to Rs 1,735 after Sundaram MF - Select Midcap Fund sold stake in the company.

Block deal highlights:

  • McGraw-Hill Asian Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd bought 6.32 lakh shares or 0.9 percent equity at Rs 1,849.66 per share.
  • Sundaram MF - Select Midcap Fund sold 5.12 lakh shares or 0.7 percent equity at Rs 1,850 per share.

Shares of the state-run oil explorer rose as much as 3.2 percent to Rs 179.60 after it reported March quarter earnings post market hours yesterday.

Key earnings highlights:

  • Revenue up 4 percent at Rs 23,970 crore versus Rs 22,996 crore (QoQ)
  • Net profit up 18 percent at Rs 5,915 crore versus Rs 5,015 crore (QoQ)
  • Ebitda down 23 percent at Rs 8,346.5 crore versus Rs 10,867 crore (QoQ)
  • Margin at 34.8 percent versus 47.3 percent (QoQ)
  • Meanwhile brokerages have maintained their buy call on the stock.

CLSA in a note said:

  • Maintained ‘Buy’; raised price target to Rs 240 from Rs 225.
  • Ebitda and net profit miss due to higher Opex and larger exploration write-offs.
  • Subsidy risk rises but OVL and Rajasthan JV to benefit from higher crude prices.
  • Attractive risk-reward; Stock pricing Brent at $53 per barrel.

Motilal Oswal in a note said:

  • Maintained ‘Buy’ with a price target of Rs 218.
  • Ebitda below estimate led by marginally lower realization and higher opex.
  • Net profit growth led by higher other income.
  • Expect gas production to increase 10-15 percent annually.
  • Rising crude oil price may result in subsidy sharing.

Shares of the Hyderabad-based cement maker rose as much as 13.47 percent, the most in nearly four months, to Rs 139.45.

Orient Cement has terminated the agreement to acquire two entities, Bhilai Jaypee Cement and Nigrie Cement Grinding Unit, from Jaypee group firms for a total consideration of Rs 1,946 crore.

Shares of the country's largest private sector lender rose as much as 4.48 percent to record high of Rs 2,126 following sharp surge in HDFC Bank ADR shares overnight.

HDFC Bank shares will be opened for FII buying starting tomorrow. Macquarie estimates that buying by foreign investors in HDFC Bank shares could be in excess of $1 billion.

Shares of the country's second largest private sector lender by assets fell as much as 1.68 percent to Rs 280.10.

ICICI Bank aftermarket hours yesterday said it will conduct an independent enquiry into whistleblower’s complaint about alleged impropriety by its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Chanda Kochhar.

  • Rupee opened higher at 67.40 per dollar against yesterday's close of 67.44.

All eyes will be on the growth data for the January-March quarter which is due after market hours today. As per a Bloomberg survey, growth in the fourth quarter was 7.4 percent.

While this makes India one of the fastest growing major economies, the sustainability of the trend is in question in light of the currency depreciation and the risk of higher inflation.

Sovereign bonds may see some relief after the global risk sentiment improved. Yield on the 10-year benchmark bond may ease a bit and trade in a range of 7.72-7.80 percent.

In the currency market, implied opening from forwards suggest the pair could open at 67.54. We could see the dollar consolidate at the end of the month, but any fresh bout of risk aversion could weaken the rupee again. Traders see a range of 67.30-67.80 in the day.

On ONGC

Motilal Oswal

  • Maintained ‘Buy’ with a price target of Rs 218.
  • Ebitda below estimate led by marginally lower realization and higher opex.
  • Net profit growth led by higher other income.
  • Expect gas production to increase 10-15 percent annually.
  • Rising crude oil price may result in subsidy sharing.

CLSA

  • Maintained ‘Buy’; raised price target to Rs 240 from Rs 225.
  • Ebitda and net profit miss due to higher Opex and larger exploration write-offs.
  • Subsidy risk rises but OVL and Rajasthan JV to benefit from higher crude prices.
  • Attractive risk-reward; Stock pricing Brent at $53 per barrel.

CLSA on Torrent Pharma

  • Maintained ‘Buy’; cut price target to Rs 1,610 from Rs 1,650.
  • March quarter’s Ebitda was impacted by one-time expense related to Unichem acquisition.
  • U.S. sales have bottomed and Europe remains strong.
  • Expect Indian growth to pick-up in 2018-19.
  • Remain positive due to strengthening of Indian franchise.

  • India fiscal deficit in rupees for April-March period
  • India FY18 GDP growth expected at 6.7 percent versus 6.6 percent
  • GDP for quarter ended March expected at 7.4 percent versus 7.2 percent
  • GVA for quarter ended March expected at 7.2 percent versus 6.7 percent

Insider Trades
  • Bombay Rayon promoter AAA United BV sold 1.22 lakh shares from May 9 – 24.
  • Laurus Labs promoters bought 2.26 lakh shares on May 24.

(As reported on May 30)

Who's Meeting Whom

  • M&M Financial to meet Tantallon India Fund and Temasek Holdings Advisors on May 31 and June 1.
  • Eicher Motors to meet Catamaran, Rondure Global and Grandeur Peak Global from May 31 – June 1.
  • CRISIL to meet Sundaram MF on May 31.

Bulk Deals

CRISIL

  • McGraw-Hill Asian Holdings Singapore Pte Ltd bought 6.32 lakh shares or 0.9 percent equity at Rs 1,849.66 per share.
  • Sundaram MF - Select Midcap Fund sold 5.12 lakh shares or 0.7 percent equity at Rs 1,850 per share.

Sirca Paints

  • Elara India Opportunities Fund sold 3.76 lakh shares at Rs 164.12 per share.

Trading Tweaks

  • TCS ex-date for 1:1 bonus. F&O lot size revised to 500
  • Hatsun Agro Product trades ex-rights basis
  • Ruchi Soya circuit filter revised to 5 percent

F&O Cues

  • Nifty May futures closed at 10,604.5, discount of 9.8 points versus 17.4 points.
  • Nifty June Futures closed flat at 10,614 to spot Nifty versus discount of 5 points.
  • Nifty rollover at 42.4 percent, Bank Nifty Rollover at 52.6 percent.
  • All series- Nifty open interest (OI) up 4 percent and Bank Nifty OI up 5 percent.
  • India VIX ended 13.4, up 2.6 percent.
  • Max OI for May series call at 10,800 strike price call option, OI at 51 lakh, down 9 percent.
  • Max OI for May series put at 10,500 strike price put option, OI at 57.9 lakh, up 16 percent.

V-Guard Industries (Q4 YoY)

  • Net sales up 7.9 percent at Rs 658 crore versus Rs 610 crore
  • Net Profit down 29 percent at Rs 27.6 crore versus Rs 39 crore
  • Ebitda down 34 percent at Rs 37.4 crore versus Rs 56.7 crore
  • Margin at 5.7 percent versus 9.3 percent

Infibeam Q4 QoQ

  • Revenue up 12 percent at Rs 239.5 crore versus Rs 213.5 crore
  • Net profit down 12 percent at Rs 22 crore versus Rs 25 crore
  • EBIT down 35 percent at Rs 19.5 crore versus Rs 30 crore
  • Margin at 8.1 percent versus 14.1 percent

McLeod Russel (Q4 YoY)

  • Revenue flat at Rs 378 crore versus Rs 377 crore
  • Net loss of Rs 142 crore versus net loss of Rs 108 crore
  • Ebitda loss of Rs 268 crore versus Ebitda loss of Rs 214 crore

  • HDFC Bank ADR shares surged 8.6 percent as new FII limit monitoring system and closure of FII trading window, lift shares of HDFC Bank ADR.
  • KNR Construction wins HAM order worth Rs 1,144.5 crore
  • Infibeam approves raising up to Rs 2,000 crore
  • Punj Lloyd approves restructuring of outstanding credit facilities
  • Ultratech says Binani Cement lenders panel approves resolution plan
  • Granules India launched generic Methylergonovine tablets in partnership with Hikma
  • Jamna Auto in pact with U.K.’s Tinsley Bridge for technology and technical assistance
  • Can Fin Homes to consider fund raising proposals on June 2

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