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Sensex, Nifty Register Longest Rally In Over Three Years

Sensex, Nifty Register Longest Rally In Over Three Years
Stock price information is reflected in a glass panel as a trader monitors financial data during the official opening of the stock trading floor. (Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg)
8 years ago
Stocks in Asia edged higher at the open on Tuesday as investors assessed early indications from America's corporate earnings season and traders awaited a slew of data on China's economy.

Indiabulls Ventures

  • Stock fell as much as 4.6 percent to Rs 362.80.
  • Trading volume was 4.8 times its 20-day average.

Puravankara

  • Stock rose as much as 11.3 percent to Rs 166.50.
  • Trading volume was 7 times its 20-day average.

EIH

  • Stock rose as much as 20 percent to Rs 206.75.
  • Trading volume was 6 times its 20-day average.

DCB Bank

  • Stock rose as much as 7.6 percent to Rs 204.60.
  • Trading volume was 12.3 times its 20-day average.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • We have completed NCLT procedure
  • Have sweetened the bid for Electro steel.
  • Have hiked offer by Rs 500 crore for Electrosteel Steel to Rs 5,000 crore.
  • Great pride for Vedanta Group to add value to assets like Electrosteel Steels.
  • Looking to complete the process to take over Electrosteel Steel very shortly.
  • Bankruptcy process for Electrosteel Steel was conducted by the government, agencies in a transparent process.
  • Will take all efforts to turnaround Electrosteel Steel.
  • Have turnaround various companies in the past as well.

Key Highlights:

  • Net profit at Rs 82.2 crore versus Rs 72.14 crore (YoY).
  • Revenue At Rs 420.6 crore versus Rs 402.2 crore (YoY).
  • Stock rose as much as 2.1 percent to Rs 1,990.

  • Net profit rose 93.5 percent to Rs 21.52 crore (YoY).
  • Revenue rose 48.6 percent to Rs 118.6 crore (YoY)
  • Shares of Muthoot Capital snapped 13 day gains the longest winning streak since 2006 and fell 2.6 percent to Rs 969, after the results announcement.

Shares of the tractor makers rallied today after IMD forecast stated that India’s monsoon rains, that water half of the country’s cultivated land, are expected to be normal for the third straight year.

  • Shares of M&M rose as much as 2.2 percent to Rs 819.10.
  • Shares of Escorts rose as much as 2.2 percent to Rs 944.50.
  • Shares of VST Tillers Tractors rose as much as 1.3 percent to Rs 2,798.90.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • RBI will definitely take relief measures to control the current situation
  • Difficult to predict by when can cash shortage could be resolved.
  • Upcoming elections, festival seasons and state government schemes few reasons for increased cash demand.
  • Mismatch in supply-demand of currency must have led to temporary cash shortage.

  • Aditya Birla Fashion: About 42 lakh shares changed hands in two block deals.
  • Jagran Prakashan: About 24.6 lakh shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

    Source: Bloomberg

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Do not see impact of rising crude oil prices on margins.
  • Targeting 15 percent volume growth over next two-to-three years.
  • Sharp rise in raw material prices pressurised costs.
  • Ebitda margin from pharma sector improving.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Total order in the last 10 days is close to Rs 5,000 crore excluding GST.
  • Order book is now more than Rs 8,000 crore.
  • Have enough orders to keep us busy for next two years.
  • Not looking for any more orders.
  • Margins to remain at similar levels.
  • No compromise on margin front.
  • Expect Ebitda level to improve from current levels of 7-8 percent.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Normal monsoon to enable farmers save more, thus accelerating growth for the company.
  • Expect to deliver 15 percent growth this year, of which 12 percent on volume growth and 3 percent from pricing.
  • Expect Ebitda margin around 18.5 percent.
  • Plans to launch two new products this year.

Lenders to ABG Shipyard Ltd. have rejected a resolution plan submitted by Liberty House UK for the second time, two people in the know confirmed. The Committee of Creditors rejected the bid unanimously at a meeting on Monday, these people said. (Click here to know more)

  • NTPC: About 10.3 crore shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • ITC: About 18 lakh shares changed hands in a block deal.
  • Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

    Source: Bloomberg

  • Indian equity benchmarks traded higher after a volatile start.
  • The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 0.3 percent to 34,402.90, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index rose as much as 0.3 percent to 10,557.55.
  • About 1,113 stocks advanced, and 485 stocks declined on NSE.

Shares of the state-run central transmission utility of India rose as much as 3.9 percent, most in six months, to Rs 207.1, extending a three-day gaining period.

Trading volume of the stock was 11 times the 20-day average. It was the top gainer on the S&P BSE Power Index.

The stock is 14 percent below the Bloomberg consensus one-year target price while the analyst consensus rating is equivalent to ‘buy’.

Around 83 percent of the analysts covering Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. have a ‘buy’rating on the stock, 14 percent have ‘hold’, and the rest recommend ‘sell’. The stock has returned 2.2 percent so far this year as compared to 5.9 percent decline in the power index.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Seeing around 37 percent growth from states like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu contributed least due to sand mining issues.
  • Clocked around 4 percent growth last year
  • Affordable housing, upcoming elections aiding to growth from Karnataka.
  • Demand primarily coming from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.
  • Q4 capacity utilisation rose to 70 percent.
  • Expect FY19 average pricing going up due to increasing cost pressures.
  • Expect to make more profits on better pricing going ahead.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Expect momentum for CV demand to continue moving ahead.
  • Higher Infra spending, road construction and decline in truck overloading aiding demand.
  • Oil and Gas, Logistics and FMCG sector are driving demand for trucks.
  • Economics for higher tonnage trucks have improved.
  • Auto ancillaries and vendors have been ramping up production to meet higher demand.
  • Order for Defence worth Rs 100 crores is one of its kind.
  • No point in getting market share via heavy discounting.

Key highlights from the conversation:

  • Big events like upcoming elections are the key to look for in markets.
  • Good monsoon to aid rural sector, increasing bets on same.
  • Have added technology, consumer and private sector banks to the portfolio
  • Maintaining position in auto space, will continue to buy on corrections.
  • IT sector remains decent till the time companies use margin for future growth.
  • domestic sector should continue doing well once earnings, rural economy pick up.

Shares of the real estate developer rose as much as 3.3 percent to Rs 568.

The construction company plans to invest Rs 500 crore for a residential project in GIFT City, Gujarat, according to its stock exchange notification.

The stock trades at 21.6 times its estimated forward earnings per share compared to 16.5 times for the two-year historical average., according to Bloomberg data

Shares of the telecom operator rose as much as 3.1 percent to Rs 73.50.

About 4.23 crore shares or 1 percent equity changed hands in two block deals, according to Bloomberg data. Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

Trading volume was 256.6 times its 20-day average. The stock declined 33 percent so far this year.

Investor appetite for rupee bonds will be tested today as state governments come to the market to raise Rs 88.50 billion by selling bonds. This is higher than the initial plan to raise Rs 68.5 billion. Important to note here that yield on the 10-year note is heading north again and climbed six basis points to 7.49 percent in the last session.

The only comfort investors can derive in this market is from the Met forecast of a nearly normal monsoon for the third year in a row. Yield may stay in a range of 7.45-7.52 percent in the session.

In the currency market, the dollar-rupee pair had little impact on U.S. decision to put India on a watch list for currency manipulation. The rupee fell 0.4 percent in the last session and is expected to open around the current levels of 65.45-65.50 a dollar. During the day, it may trade in a range of 65.30-65.60 a dollar.

  • Nifty PCR at 1.65 versus 1.63.
  • Nifty Bank PCR at 1.53 versus 1.45.

  • GSS Infotech: Nomura Singapore bought 1 lakh shares or 0.6 percent equity at Rs 61 each.
  • Majesco: Promoter Sudhakar Ram sold 1.50 lakh shares or 0.5 percent equity at Rs 520 each.
  • Goodluck India: Union KBC Equity Fund sold 2.35 lakh shares or 1 percent equity at Rs 86.74 each.
  • Teamlease Services

    • Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund bought 3 lakh shares or 1.8 percent equity at Rs 2,150 each.
    • Promoter HR Offshore Ventures PTE sold 1.70 lakh shares or 1 percent equity at Rs 2,150 each.
    • Promoter NED Consultants LLP sold 85,483 shares or 0.5 percent equity at Rs 2,150 each.

  • WS Industries proposed a one-time settlement with SBI and discussed settlement with Edelweiss Arc among others.
  • Sobha will invest Rs 500 crore for residential project in GIFT City, Gujarat.
  • Sterlite Technologies board to consider raising funds through issue of securities on April 25.
  • Omkar Specialty Chemicals says Bank of Baroda classified its loan account as NPA.
  • Bajaj Electricals bags orders worth Rs 3,578 crore for rural and urban electrification projects in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Reliance Communications says NCLAT to hear tower sale appeal on tower sale on April 18.
  • BlueStar signs up with Sands International and its partners for distribution of products in Saudi Arabia.
  • Goa Carbon resumes operations at Orissa plant which was shut for maintenance.
  • Adani Ports signs long term regasification pact with Indian Oil for Dhamra LNG Terminal.
  • Fortis Board to meet on April 19 to consider various offers received.
  • HDFC says AMC units FY18 total revenue up 18 percent (YoY) to Rs 1,867 crore, net profit up 31 percent to Rs 721 crore.
  • Alok Industries says resolution professional seeks liquidation.
  • Amtek Auto says submitted resolution plan with NCLT.
  • Religare Enterprises received order from HC stating that the long stop date under SPA cannot be extended further.
  • JM Financial unit acquires additional 8.78 lakh shares in Spandana.

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