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Sensex, Nifty Clock Best Two-Day Rally In Nearly Three Weeks

 Sensex, Nifty Clock Best Two-Day Rally In Nearly Three Weeks
A financial trader monitors data on computer screens on the trading floor. (Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg)
7 years ago
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Ashoka Buildcon

  • Stock rose as much as 11 percent to Rs 124.25.
  • Trading volume was almost triple its 20-day average.

IndoStar Capital Finance

  • Stock rose as much as 9.1 percent to Rs 349.70.
  • Trading volume was more than quadruple its 20-day average.

Just Dial

  • Stock rose as much as 8.1 percent to Rs 513.85.
  • Trading volume was nearly double its 20-day average.

Relaxo Footwears

  • Stock fell as much as 2.6 percent to Rs 728.10.
  • Trading volume was almost 40 times its 20-day average.

Shares of the automotive components manufacturer fell as much as 4.4 percent to Rs 214 after the company swung to loss in December quarter.

Key Earnings Highlights (Q4 CY18, YoY)

  • Revenue up 9.5 percent to Rs 614.9 crore.
  • Net loss of Rs 89.5 crore versus net profit of Rs 14.6 crore.
  • Ebitda up 17 percent to Rs 69.4 crore.
  • Margin at 11.3 percent versus 10.6 percent.
  • Exceptional loss of Rs 128.6 crore.

About 25 lakh shares of NALCO changed hands in a block deal, Bloomberg data showed. Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

Shares of the biscuit maker rose as much as 3 percent to Rs 3,010.

Brokerage and research firm Credit Suisse upgraded the company’s stock rating to ‘Outperform’ from ‘Neutral’. It also raised price target to Rs 3,400.

Here’s what Credit Suisse had to say:

  • Expect Britannia to gain as the government stimulus for rural consumption starts boosting consumption.
  • Distribution expansion focus on Hindi belt, premium biscuits will aid market share gains.
  • Britannia well positioned to gain share within biscuits.

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

Premium on the contract dropped 23.15 percent to Rs 7.80. Over 15.59 lakh shares were added to the open interest which stood at over 30 lakh shares.

Ashok Leyland Ltd. expects about 20 percent industry growth in the next financial year on the back of pre-buying ahead of BSVI emission norms, its Chief Financial Officer Gopal Mahadevan told BloombergQuint in an interaction.

Key Highlights From The Conversation:

  • December quarter numbers were low not only for us, but also for the industry.
  • Base Effect and higher growth in the first half of the current financial year impacted December quarter results.
  • Axle Load norms, insurance costs and NBFC Liquidity issues also impacted the truck demand.
  • The company would be pursuing both market share and profitability.
  • Industry actually grew during previous emission norm changes.
  • Light Commercial Vehicle business is highly accretive to Ashok Leyland’s margin.
  • Ashok Leyland has turned around Hinduja Foundry business as well.
  • LCV is a big opportunity for the export markets for the company.

About 11.5 lakh shares Edelweiss Financial Services changed hands in a block deal on NSE, according to Bloomberg data. Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

Shares of the pharmaceutical company fluctuated between gains and losses to trade a little changed at Rs 2,525.10.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories said it has re-launched the generic version of blockbuster drug Suboxone in the U.S. markets. (more details here)

The stock traded at 19.6 times its estimated forward earnings per share compared to a 21.4 times for the two-year historical average, Bloomberg data showed.

F&O Cues
  • Nifty February futures closed trading at 10752, premium of 16 points.
  • Max open interest for Feb. 28 series at 11,000 Call (open interest at 39.9 lakh shares).
  • Max open interest for Feb. 28 series at 10,400 Put (open interest at 31.7 lakh shares).

Stocks In F&O Ban

In Ban:

  • Adani Enterprises
  • IDBI
  • Jet Airways
  • Reliance Power
  • PC Jeweller
  • Reliance Infrastructure

New in Ban

  • Kaveri Seed
  • Reliance Capital

Put-Call Ratio

  • Nifty PCR at 1.3 versus 1.12.
  • Bank Nifty PCR at 1.26 versus 0.96.

BQEdge | Why Britannia’s Stock May Have Lost Some Of Its Crunch

  • Music Broadcast record date for share split from Rs 10 to Rs 2 per share.
  • Monte Carlo Fashions ex-date for share buyback.

Wonderla Holidays

  • Steinberg India Emerging Opportunities Fund acquired 6.27 lakh shares or 1.11 percent equity at Rs 270 each.
  • Promoter Sheela Kochouseph sold 7 lakh shares or 1.24 percent equity at Rs 270 each.

Responsive Industries

  • Stream Value Fund acquired 42.85 lakh shares or 1.61 percent equity at Rs 90 each.
  • Passage to India Master Fund sold 42.85 lakh shares or 1.61 percent equity at Rs 90 each.

Mahindra CIE Automotive (Q4 Calendar Year 2018 Standalone, YoY)

  • Revenue up 9.5 percent to Rs 614.9 crore.
  • Net loss of Rs 89.5 crore versus net profit of Rs 14.6 crore.
  • Ebitda up 17 percent to Rs 69.4 crore.
  • Margin at 11.3 percent versus 10.6 percent.
  • Exceptional loss of Rs 128.6 crore.

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