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Sensex, Nifty Decline For Second Straight Day Dragged By Banks

Sensex, Nifty Decline For Second Straight Day Dragged By Banks
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8 years ago
Asian stocks opened higher on Monday after U.S. jobs data bolstered optimism in the world's largest economy, all but firming an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve later this month.

  • Yes Bank has 20 lakh shares change hands in a block. Stock up 0.04 percent at Rs 342.80.
  • Buyers and sellers were not immediately known

    Source: Bloomberg

  • SAIL: The Delhi-based government owned steel maker rose as much as 5.5 percent to Rs 76. International brokerage has upgraded the stock to 'neutral' from 'sell' and also raised its target price to Rs 83 from Rs 50.
  • Anant Raj: The Delhi-based real estate developer surged as much as 11.44 percent to Rs 45.30. The board has considered a proposal for realign and reorganize certain business activities of the company to have better focus and faster execution of projects, Anant Raj said in an exchange filing.
  • Dr Reddy's Labs: The Hyderabad-based drugmaker rose as much as 4.5 percent to Rs 2,027.90 after U.S. FDA completed inspection at its Srikakulam plant with no observations.
  • Pfizer: The Mumbai-based drugmaker rallied for ninth day in a row, posting its longest winning streak since December 2013, and rose as much as 3.3 percent to Rs 2,650.

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Shares of the Chandigarh-based steel wheel rim maker surged as much as 7.2 percent to Rs 1,410 after it bagged an export order from the U.S. truck and trailer aftermarket.

SSWL has bagged an export order from U.S. truck and trailer aftermarket for supply of approximately 9,500 truck wheels which will be shipped from its Chennai plant later this month, the company said in an exchange filing.

The total order is valued at Rs $4,25,000.

  • JBF Industries: The Mumbai-based textile products maker fell as much as 5 percent to Rs 82.10. Trading volume was 55.5 times its 20-day average.
  • VRL Logistics: The Hubli-based logistics service provider fell as much as 2.7 percent to Rs 360.55. Trading volume was 13.4 times its 20-day average.
  • Bhushan Steel: The Delhi-based steel maker fell as much as 4.92 percent to Rs 42.50. Trading volume was 7.9 times its 20-day average.
  • Indoco Remedies: The Mumbai-based generic drug maker fell as much as 2.56 percent to Rs 194.65. Trading volume was 7.6 times its 20-day average.

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Shares of the Hoshiarpur-based auto parts maker rose as much as 3.91 percent to Rs 528 after HDFC MF acquired additional 0.46 percent equity in GNA Axles.

Shares of the Mumbai-based e-governance service provider were locked in a 5 percent upper circuit at Rs 35.90 for second day in a row.

Baron Emerging Markets Fund bought 72.67 lakh shares or 0.7 percent equity at Rs 34.08 each in the Friday's session.

Shares of the country’s largest private lender fell as much as 2.5 percent, the most since April 23, to Rs 2,058.

Global funds can increase their stake in the Mumbai-based bank by 1.68 percent or 4.3 crore shares, according to NSDL data. At present, they hold 72.3 percent of HDFC Bank, right under the cap of 74 percent for lenders.

Trading volume was 43.7 times the 20-day average, Bloomberg data showed. The stock is trading 10 percent below the Bloomberg consensus one-year target price.

JM Financial expects a significant rebound in corporate facing banks in the current and the next financial year, its Head of Institutional Equity Research, Suhas Harinarayanan told BloombergQuint in an interaction.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Headline numbers for the recent earnings season were bad.
  • Believe March quarter was the worst since Q2FY17 concerning "beats" and "misses".
  • Positively surprised by margin beat by consumer companies.
  • Electrical consumer durable companies have reported a good set of earnings.
  • Bullish on NBFCs and private financials.

  • Indian equity benchmarks erased early gains and were dragged lower, led by HDFC Bank.
  • The S&P BSE Sensex Index fell as much as 0.4 percent to 35,089 and The NSE Nifty 50 Index fell as much as 0.5 percent to 10,648.20.
  • The market breadth was tilted in favour of sellers. About 1,213 stocks declined and 394 shares advanced in NSE.

Shares of the business consulting service provider rose as much as 1.6 percent to hit a record high at Rs 290.40.

About 10.5 lakh shares changed hands in a block deal on BSE, according to Bloomberg report. Buyers and sellers were not known immediately. The stock returned 59 percent so far this year and gained 151 percent in the past 12 months.

Shares of the country’s largest two-wheeler maker swung between gains and losses and traded at Rs 3,618 as of 9:50 a.m. The company’s sales in May rose 11 percent over the year-ago month to 7.06 lakh units, according to its exchange filing.

Trading volume was 2.1 times its 20-day average. The stock fell 0.2 percent last month, compared to 1.1 percent advance in Sensex.

Nifty is expected to touch 12,000-mark if oil corrects to $70 a barrel, Manish Sonthalia, head of equities - PMC at Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company told BloombergQuint in an interaction.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Except for corporate banks, earnings were decent in March quarter.
  • Market is looking more positive now as oil is off highs.
  • Not seeing too much probability of a rate hike at the moment.
  • Markets already factoring in 50 basis points hike this year, as of now expect a status quo.
  • Mid Cap correction on account of SEBI reclassification.
  • Have seen some volume uptick for consumer companies.
  • Inflationary environment works well for staples.
  • Expect more haircuts in banking space going forward.

Shares of the drugmaker rose as much as 3.8 percent to Rs 2,013.85. The U.S drug regulator concluded inspection at the pharmaceutical company's Srikakulam Plant with no observations.

The stock was the best performer on Nifty. Dr. Reddy’s Lab trades at 35.1 times trailing 12-month earnings per share and 22 times its estimates for the coming year, according to Bloomberg data.

  • Yes Bank: About 26.2 lakh shares changed hands in a single block.
  • Zee Entertainment: About 12.6 lakh shares changed hands in a single block
  • Hindalco: About 13 lakh shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • Intellect Design: About 10.8 lakh shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • Bajaj Finance: About 10.3 lakh shares traded in a block in pre-market.
  • Vedanta: About 11 lakh shares traded in a block in pre-market.
  • Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

    Source: Bloomberg

  • Reliance Naval, Prakash Industries and Water Base placed under Additional Surveleince Measure by BSE.
  • Atlanta circuit filter revised to 10 percent.
  • Shree Renuka Sugar acquisition window open from today to 15 June.
  • Delta Corp, Trent, Thermax, Bliss GVS Pharma, V Mart, Cyient, IEX limit reached for FII investment.

  • Just Dial: Ishana Capital bought 4.25 lakh shares or 0.6 percent equity at Rs 583.12 each.
  • Vakrangee: Baron Emerging Markets Fund bought 72.67 lakh shares or 0.7 percent equity at Rs 34.08 each.
  • Balrampur Chini: State Street EM Fund sold 13.33 lakh shares or 0.6 percent equity at Rs 73.43 each.

  • West Texas Intermediate crude was flat at $65.81 a barrel. It lost 1.8 percent Friday.
  • Brent crude traded 0.3 percent lower at $76.57 a barrel.
  • Gold was little changed at $1,293.11 an ounce.
  • Aluminium ended 0.9 percent higher at $2,318 per MT.

Here are some key events coming up this week:

  • Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, kicks off Monday. The company is expected to unveil projects such as new versions of iPhone and Mac operating systems.
  • Australia retail sales are due Monday as well as Indonesia CPI.
  • Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy decision is out Tuesday.
  • Tesla holds its annual shareholder meeting also Tuesday.
  • U.S. ISM non-manufacturing index out Tuesday. Growth at U.S. service industries probably improved in May for the first time in four months, indicating the economy is strengthening after a first-quarter slowdown, economists forecast.
  • Reserve Bank of India rate decision on Wednesday.
  • U.S. trade balance and Australia GDP also out on Wednesday.
  • On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with U.S. President Trump at the White House to discuss the planned U.S. summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
  • Also on Thursday, euro-zone GDP, Australia trade.
  • Turkey rate decision is due on Thursday.
  • Group of Seven Leaders’ Summit starts in Quebec Friday through to June 9.

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