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Sensex, Nifty Close Higher; UPL Jumps On CLSA’s Bullish Outlook

 Sensex, Nifty Close Higher; UPL Jumps On CLSA’s Bullish Outlook
A man looks at a screen at the National Stock Exchange which launched its new logo for the new logo for the benchmark Nifty50 in Mumbai. (Source: PTI)
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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 options volume 3.7x the 20-day average, with 27,209 calls changing hands vs 7,001 puts
    • Stock up 5.5%, volume 2.7x the 20-day average for this time of day
  • Indian Oil options volume 2.4x the average, with 11,588 calls vs 2,570 puts
    • Stock up 3.7%, volume 1.6x the average
  • UltraTech Cement options volume 2.2x the average, with 14,299 calls vs 4,022 puts
    • Stock down 1.4%, volume 0.9x the average
  • UPL options volume 1.9x the average, with 18,684 calls vs 3,773 puts
    • Stock up 4.8%, volume 1.4x the average
  • NTPC options volume 1.6x the average, with 8,622 calls vs 1,894 puts
    • Stock up 1.5%, volume 0.9x the average
  • Divi's Labs options volume 1.6x the average, with 13,962 calls vs 3,053 puts
    • Stock up 3.7%, volume 0.9x the average
  • Nifty 50 options volume 0.3x the average, with 2.98 million calls vs 2.97 million puts; gauge up 0.9%
    • Cost of hedging as measured by the 90/110, one-month skew ranks in the 99th percentile over the past year
  • Nifty Bank index options volume 0.3x the average, with 4.54 million calls vs 4.02 million puts; gauge up 0.9%
    • 90/110, one-month skew in the 81st percentile
  • India VIX Index down 2.3%

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.
  • The stock was the best performer among its peers.

Analysts Cheer UltraTech Cement’s Cost Cuts, Volume Growth In Q4

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

Other Large Trade Alert

  • Trident has 3.47 million shares change hands.
  • Equitas Small Finance has 1.49 million shares change hands.
  • PNB Has 1.3 million shares change hands.

“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.

Investors Gird for Fallout as Indian States Lock Themselves Down

All You Need To Know Going Into Trade On May 10

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