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Sensex, Nifty Snaps Four-Day Winning Streak

Sensex, Nifty Snaps Four-Day Winning Streak
Traders work at a securities exchange in Mumbai, India. (Photographer: Adeel Halim/Bloomberg)
8 years ago
Indian equity benchmarks snapped four-day gains after fluctuating between gains and losses all through the trading session. Gains in Hindalco industries and ONGC was countered by losses in Dr. Reddy's Lamoratories.The S&P BSE Sensex Index fell 0.2 percent to 33,777 after 18 out of 31 stocks ended lower. The NSE Nifty 50 Index also fell 0.2 percent to 10,463. Both the indices had touched new record intraday highs.

  • MTNL: About 12 lakh shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • Motherson Sumi: About 80 lakh shared changed hands in three block deals.
  • Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

    Source: Bloomberg

Shares of the Mumbai-based commercial bank snapped four-day gains and fell as much as 5.4 percent, the most in over one-and-a-half month to Rs 171.45.

The country’s central bank has placed the lender under corrective action framework, according to a stock exchange notification.

The stock has returned 66.3 percent so far this year, compared to 28.9 percent advance in the country's benchmark Sensex.

The Delhi High Court dismissed budget airline IndiGo’s petition against partially shifting its operations from Terminal 1 of the Delhi International Airport to the newly made Terminal 2. The high court however, did extend the deadline to shift its operations to February from Jan. 4.

Shares of the budget carrier erased gains and traded a little changed at Rs 1,161.85 after the announcement.

Astron Paper and Board Mill Ltd.’s initial public offer was subscribed 31.48 times on the final day as of 2 p.m., according to data provided by Axis Capital.

Day 4 Subscription (As of 2:00 p.m.)

  • Overall: 31.48 times
  • Qualified institutional buyers: 16.95 times
  • Non-Institutional Investors: 20.62 times
  • Retail investors: 57.11 times
  • Employees: 2.06 times

Shanti Gears

  • Stock rose 20 percent, its daily upper limit to Rs 176.90.
  • Trading volume was 46.8 times its 20-day average.

MTNL

  • Stock rose as much as 18.7 percent to Rs 25.40.
  • Trading volume was 26.2 times its 20-day average.

Hester Biosciences

  • Stock rose as much as 20.1 percent to Rs 1,819.05.
  • Trading volume was 12.5 times its 20-day average.

Kirloskar Brothers

  • Stock rose as much as 15 percent to Rs 322.
  • Trading volume was 10.1 times its 20-day average.

  • Have an internal target of Rs 60,000 crore disbursements this year.
  • Actively participating in overseas operations.
  • Have successfully bid for overseas operations recently.
  • Expect improvement in Discom’s financial health in the near future.
  • Have restructured projects like Prakash Industries, will reflect in the balance sheet by next year.

Shares of the private lender rose as much as 1.1 percent to hit a new record at Rs 1,905 after its board approved to raise Rs 24,000 crore, according to its stock exchange notification.

The company plans to raise Rs 15,500 crore by selling shares and the remaining Rs 8,500 crore by issuing preferential shares to founder HDFC, the statement added.

  • Shares of Bharti Airtel fell as much as 1 percent to Rs 531.05.
  • Bharti Airtel also approved an agreement with Tata Teleservices Maharashtra.
  • Bharti Airtel to give one share for 2014 Tata Teleservices Maharashtra shares.
  • Meanwhile, shares of Tata Teleservices Maharashtra swung between gains and losses.

Shares of Strides Shasun rose as much as 2 percent, the most in over a week to Rs 811. The pharmaceutical company plans to acquire 55 percent stake in South Africa-based Trinity Pharma for a cash consideration of Rs 27.5 crore, according to its stock exchange notification.

The deal gives access to the pipeline of 110 product dossiers of Trinity Pharma, the statement added.

The stock trades at 17.2 times estimated forward earnings per share, compared to 18.8 times its two-year historical average. It has returned a negative of 24.5 percent so far this year.

Shares of the drug maker rose as much as 12.5 percent, the most in nearly three weeks to Rs 28.30, after it received a green signal from U.S. drug regulator for its drug - Montelukast Sodium, used to treat asthma.

The stock has returned 32.7 percent so far this year, compared to 28.6 percent advance in the country's benchmark Sensex.

  • Petronet LNG: About 51 lakh shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • HDFC Bank: About 15.7 lakh shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • Siti Networks: About 1.2 crore shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • Buyers and sellers were not known immediately .

    Source: Bloomberg

  • Astron Paper and Board Mill subscribed 12.4 times on final day.

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