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Sensex Ends Five-Day Losing Streak Led By Infosys, HDFC

Sensex Ends Five-Day Losing Streak Led By Infosys, HDFC
A trader monitors financial data on computer screens a trading floor. (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
8 years ago
Indian equity benchmark halted five-day losing streak, lead by the gain in index's heavyweights Infosys and HDFC.

Shares of the budget carrier operator snapped four-day decline and rose as much as 2.7 percent to Rs 1,248.30.

Pratt & Whitney will provide spare engines within 40 days to get all grounded Airbus SE A320neo aircraft at India’s IndiGo flying again, with the first delivery scheduled for Wednesday, Bloomberg reported, quoting people familiar with the matter.

The stock has returned 38.3 percent in the past 12-months, compared to 13.2 percent advance in Sensex.

Elpro International

  • Stock rose as much as 19.9 percent to Rs 49.55.
  • Trading volume was 11.7 times its 20-day average.

Gujarat State Petronet

  • Stock fell as much as 7.7 percent to Rs 173.65.
  • Trading volume was 6 times its 20-day average.

EIH Associated Hotels

  • Stock rose as much as 20 percent to Rs 552.60.
  • Trading volume was 5.1 times its 20-day average.

Dhanlaxmi Bank

  • Stock rose as much as 11.5 percent to Rs 23.85.
  • Trading volume ws 4.1 times its 20-day average.

Cipla Ltd. received eight observations regarding manufacturing practices at its Goa plant that contributes a quarter of the drugmaker’s sales in the U.S.

The facility of India’s second-largest pharma company by market value was inspected from Jan. 22 -25, according to a Form 483 issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a copy of which was obtained by BloombergQuint (More details here).

Shares of Cipla declined 0.9 percent to Rs 555.60 apiece.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Will close the year at 40 percent growth.
  • Expect growth story to continue for another year following operating leverage.
  • Expect cross margin efficiencies to go up.
  • Will turn cash positive in three years.
  • Will open multiple small format stores.
  • Brand tasty treat is a category that will help expand topline and margin growth.
  • Target 50-60 percent growth (YoY).
  • Hoping to reach a turnover of Rs 5000 crore next year.

  • Looking at dedicated freight corridor for growth.
  • Have identified Hyderabad and Bengaluru as areas of growth.
  • Will look at M&A activity if its strategic fit.
  • To spend Rs 700 crore capex in next 3-5 years.
  • Have a capex plans in order to develop business.
  • Expect 20-25 percent growth from contract logistics space going ahead.
  • Will see highest growth from contract logistics space.
  • Order book in project logistics space is healthy.
  • Consumption cycle in India remains very strong.
  • investment cycle in India has picked up.
  • Looking at a multi-modal logistics park in Jhajjar.
  • Will be developing logistics parks in the future.
  • Mundra facility did not deliver the right RoCE or profitability.
  • Growing upwards of 10 percent in MTO segment.
  • Growth in MTO segment outpacing the market.

Shares of Videocon Industries pared early losses and rallied as much as 3.8 percent to Rs 14.90. The company exited insurance business by selling its unit Videocon General Insurance Company Ltd.

Videocon Industries, which was holding 51.32 percent of the share capital of Liberty Videocon sold 26 percent to Diamond Dealtrade and the remaining 25.32 percent to Enam Securities, according to its stock exchange notification.

  • Prism Cement: About 28 lakh shares changed hands in three block deals.
  • Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

    Source: Bloomberg

Shares of the Binani Cement's parent were locked in upper circuit. UltraTech Cement, yesterday, agreed to issue a letter of comfort for its increased bid to the cement maker’s lenders for termination of insolvency proceedings at the Kolkata bench of the NCLT, according to its exchange filing.

Trading volume was 7.8 times its 30-day average. The stock declined 29.4 percent so far this year, compared to 3.1 percent decline in Sensex.

Shares of the hypermarket operator rose as much as 2.9 percent to Rs 544.95

The country’s central bank increased the company’s FII/FPI limit to 49 percent from 24 percent, according to its media statement.

The stock has returned 107 percent in the past 12 months, compared to 26.7 percent gain in Sensex.

Shares of the state-run lender extended decline for the second day and fell as much as 5.4 percent, the most in nearly two weeks to Rs 250.

The CBI today charged former Chairman and Managing Director RK Dubey and two of the then executive directors of the Canara Bank of cheating and forgery in the alleged loan default of over Rs 68 crore sanctioned in 2013, officials told PTI.

Trading volume was three times its 20-day average. The stock is 30 percent below the Bloomberg consensus one-year target price.

Sovereign bonds may gain today on a report that the government and RBI will meet next week to review raising foreign investment cap in government bonds. FII limit could be increased to 6-8 percent of total outstanding over about five years, and the increase is likely in phases, BTVI reported.

Later in the day, RBI will hold 220 billion rupees of 14-day term repo auction and 300 billion rupees of 7-day reverse repo auction.

Technicals, on the other hand, show that the dollar-rupee pair could trade toward the top of February range after the bullish close. The implied opening of forwards suggests onshore rupee may start trading around 65.23 today.

  • Bandhan Bank IPO subscribed 14.6 times on final day.
  • Hindustan Aeronautics IPO continues on day 3. The issue is subscribed 0.45 times.
  • Karda Construction IPO continues on day 3. The issue is subscribed 1.24 times.
  • Sandhar Technologies IPO continues on day 2. The issue is subscribed 0.02 times.

  • Igarashi Motors acquisition window for takeover from March 20 to April 4.

  • TD Power Systems: India Value Fund IV sold 6 lakh shares or 1.8 percent equity at Rs 201 each.
  • GSS Infotech: Elara India Opportunities Fund bought 1 lakh shares or 0.6 percent equity at Rs 67.5 each
  • Samtel Color: ICICI Bank Ltd A/c ICICI Treasury sold 4.29 lakh shares or 0.5 percent equity at Rs 0.45 each.
  • Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals: IDBI Bank sold 5.25 lakh shares or 1.9 percent equity at Rs 36.4 each.
  • Sintercom India:

    • India Max Investment Fund sold 8 lakh shares at Rs 73.97 each
    • Jagdish Master bought 7 lakh shares at Rs 74 each

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