Shares of UPL Ltd. jumped as much as 7.2%, the most since March 30, after broking firm CLSA said the fertiliser maker is in for a positive surprise.
Favourable macro conditions and peer commentary point to a strong FY22 for UPL, according to CLSA. "2021 is set to continued improvement in spending on agricultural inputs, driven by better agronomic conditions, rising crop prices, a rebound in demand from China, and better farm sentiment."
UPL will report its earnings on May 12.
Trading volume was more than double the 20-day average for this time of day.
Trading in the company's call options totalled 26,712 contracts, compared with the average of 8,722 over the past 20 days. Trading in the company's put options totalled 5,434 contracts, compared with the average of 3,370 over the same period.
Average price target: Rs 705.29 (5.4% upside from current price)
Coal India Ltd. rose 5.3%. Trading in the company's call options was triple the average. Trading volume was quadruple the average for this time of day.
The shares increased to Rs 144.10, higher than any close since March 16, from Rs 136.85.
Passenger vehicle registrations in April were 208,883 units, compared with 279,745 units in March, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations.
April commercial vehicle registrations 51,436 units, 23.7% lower m/m
April motorcycles, scooters registrations 865,134 units, -27.6% m/m
April tractor registrations 38,285 units, -44.6% m/m
April total vehicle registrations 1.19 million units, -28.2% m/m
FADA expects May sales to be sluggish as most of the states have announced an extension of lockdown until the end of the month
“We believe the market could be very volatile depending on how the Covid-19 situation evolves but any deep correction is quite unlikely, making this phase a ‘vulnerability phase’ within the overall bull market context,” analysts led by Amit Sachdeva, at HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Pvt. wrote in a note. Vaccine drives and the overall trend of active cases will be key catalysts for the market, they added.