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Sensex, Nifty End Lower On F&O Expiry Day

Sensex, Nifty End Lower On F&O Expiry Day
A trader monitors financial data on computer screens on the trading floor. (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
7 years ago
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Sadbhav Engineering

  • Stock rose as much as 9.4 percent to Rs 192.
  • Trading volume was almost triple its 20-day average.

Minda Corp

  • Stock rose as much as 8.9 percent to Rs 150.
  • Trading volume was more than quadruple its 20-day average.

Odisha Cement

  • Stock fell as much as 10.4 percent to Rs 1,088.
  • Trading volume was more than 19 times its 20-day average.

Rain Industries

  • Stock fell as much as 8 percent to Rs 90.
  • Trading volume was more than triple its 20-day average.

Shares of Swan Energy extended decline for the second consecutive trading session and fell as much as 6.8 percent to Rs 117.05.

The stock declined 37 percent in the past 12 months compared to a 5.4 percent gain in the Sensex.

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Nifty’s 10,800 call option contract was among the most active Nifty option contracts on National Stock Exchange.

Premium on the contract fell 68.89 percent to Rs 15.40. Over 25 lakh shares were added to the open interest which stood at over 46 lakh shares.

  • Bandhan Bank: About 40 lakh shares changed hands in two block deals.
  • BHEL: About 27.8 lakh shares changed hands in a single block.
  • Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

    Source: Bloomberg

Shares of the state-run lender rose as much as 0.7 percent to Rs 72.

The bank reduced its MCLR by ten basis points across various tenors with effect from March 1. The one month MCLR stands at 8.1 percent and one year MCLR at 8.45 percent. The lender stated that base rate at 9.25 percent remains unchanged.

The stock had declined 1.8 percent in the past five days and fell 7.3 percent in the past 30 days.

Shares of Tata Metaliks rose as much as 3.8 percent to Rs 614.

The company to increase DI pipe capacity by 2 LTPA (lakh tonne per annum) and hot metal capacity by 0.7 LTPA, according to its statement on the exchanges. The capacity will be expanded by March 2022 with an investment of Rs 555 crore.

Besides, the board also approved issuance of 29 lakh equity shares and 36 lakh convertible warrants to promoter – Tata Steel – on preferential basis.

If shares and warrants issued at yesterday’s closing price, then company would raise close to Rs 380 crore, according to BloombergQuint calculation. Upon conversion of warrants, promoter holding in the company would increase to 60.3 percent from current 50.1 percent.

Shares of Wipro fell for the second consecutive trading session and declined as much as 1.3 percent to Rs 369.55.

The Bengaluru-based software developer plans to sell Workday and Cornerstone to Alight for up to $110 million, according to its stock exchange filing.

Trading volume was quadruple its 20-day average, Bloomberg data showed. The stock traded at 19 times its estimated earnings per share for the coming year.

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F&O Cues
  • Nifty February futures closed trading at 10809, premium of three points.
  • Max OI for February series at 11,000 Call, OI at 49. 1 lakh shares.
  • Max OI for February series at 10,400 Put, OI at 30.3 lakh shares.

Stocks In F&O Ban

In Ban

  • Adani Enterprises
  • Adani Power
  • Reliance Power

Out of Ban

  • IDBI
  • Jet Airways

Put-Call Ratio

  • Nifty PCR at 1.37 versus 1.4.
  • Bank Nifty PCR at 1.08 versus 1.18.

Credit Suisse on NBFCs

  • Real estate sector NPAs are likely to rise in March quarter due to lack of funding from NBFCs.
  • Developers are saddled with inventory of more than 40 months of sales in most markets.
  • Cash flow constraints, incremental credit from NBFCs have started pushing up NPA levels.
  • Remain cautious on Indiabulls Housing, Edelweiss, L&T Finance and Yes Bank.

CLSA on Vodafone Idea

  • Maintained ‘Sell’ with a price target of Rs 27.
  • Rights issue will fund for two years; Leverage will still be out of control.
  • Strategic shift from pan-India operator to being regional and focused operator to aid.
  • Going regional can cut debt by 25 percent, boost Ebitda by 20 percent in the next financial year.

Nomura on Infosys

  • Maintained ‘Neutral’ with a price target of Rs 680.
  • Seen material margin declines; outlook remains weak.
  • Reasons:- investments in sales and digital, localisation and one-off wage reset to counter high attrition.
  • Believe supply side issues are not restricted to Infosys but a sector-wide issue.

HSBC on Oil and Gas

  • City gas licensing now complete; IOC, BPCL, GAIL and HPCL key winners.
  • Regulatory focus shifts to streamlining pipeline tariffs.
  • GAIL is key winner of increasing share of gas in energy mix.

Suprajit Engineering

  • First State Asia Pacific Fund acquired 23.25 lakh shares or 1.66 percent equity at Rs 190 each.
  • Smallcap World Fund sold 26.5 lakh shares or 1.89 percent equity at Rs 190 each.

Vishal Fabrics

  • Polus Global Fund sold 2.33 lakh shares or 0.53 percent equity at Rs 299 each.
  • Veena Investments acquired 2.33 lakh shares or 0.53 percent equity at Rs 299 each.

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London Metal Exchange
  • Nickel halted a two-day decline, ended 0.73 percent.
  • Copper rallied for the fourth consecutive session, ended 0.2 percent higher.
  • Aluminium ended higher for the second day, up 0.58 percent.
  • Lead ended higher for the sixth day, up 2.1 percent.
  • Tin ended lower for the second day, down 0.37 percent.
  • Copper ended lower for the second day, up 0.18 percent.

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