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Sensex, Nifty End At One-Week Low As Metal Rally Cools

Sensex, Nifty End At One-Week Low As Metal Rally Cools
Pedestrians look up at an electronic ticker board showing a budget news report outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
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The S&P BSE Sensex lost 1% to 48,690.80 while the NSE Nifty 50 Index declined 1% to 14,696.50. Except for the S&P BSE Auto Index, all other 18 sector-indices compiled by BSE Ltd. declined, led by a gauge of metal companies.

UPL reported net income for the fourth quarter that missed the average analyst estimate.

  • Net income Rs 1,060 crore, +72% YoY, estimate Rs 1078 crore
  • Revenue Rs 12,800 crore, +15% YoY, estimate Rs 12,016 crore
  • Total costs Rs 11,140 crore, +11% YoY
  • Other income Rs 49 lakh vs. Rs 21 lakh YoY
  • Dividend per share Rs 10

Asian Paints reported net income for the fourth quarter that beat the average analyst estimate.

  • Net income Rs 852 crore, +84% YoY, estimate Rs 826 crore
  • Revenue Rs 6,650 crore, +43% YoY, estimate Rs 6,008 crore
  • Total costs Rs 5,580 crore, +40% YoY
  • Other income Rs 75.41 lakh, +35% YoY
  • Raw material costs Rs 3,440 crore, +42% YoY
  • Dividend per share Rs 14.50

COMMENTARY AND CONTEXT

  • Domestic Decorative business delivered registered 48% volume growth in the quarter
  • Says huge inflationary trend in raw material prices worrying; impact on co.'s profitability negated with some work on sourcing and cost optimization
  • Q4 profit before depreciation, interest, tax and other income increased 53.4% to Rs 1,318 crore

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  • Power Grid options volume 4.6x the 20-day average, with 21,689 calls changing hands vs 3,383 puts
    • Stock up 1.9%, volume 2.5x the 20-day average for this time of day
  • NTPC options volume 3.5x the average, with 26,144 calls vs 6,032 puts
    • Stock up 2.1%, volume 2.5x the average
  • ONGC options volume 2.3x the average, with 13,886 calls vs 3,968 puts
    • Stock down 1.1%, volume 1.3x the average
  • Larsen options volume 2x the average, with 25,099 calls vs 6,179 puts
    • Stock up 1.3%, volume 1.2x the average
  • Tata Motors options volume 2x the average, with 55,216 calls vs 16,615 puts
    • Stock up 4.3%, volume 1.1x the average
  • Indian Oil options volume 1.9x the average, with 13,651 calls vs 2,812 puts
    • Stock up 1%, volume 1.5x the average
  • Coal India options volume 1.7x the average, with 18,371 calls vs 6,739 puts
    • Stock up 0.8%, volume 2.2x the average

The Indian rupee is poised to decline by the most in almost a month amid lingering concerns over the deadly impact of coronavirus that threatens to weigh on the nation’s economy.

  • USD/INR up 0.2%, set for the biggest rise since April 19, at 73.4575
  • The second, deadlier wave of virus infections is likely to cause rupee weakness till Sept., according to Bloomberg Economics’ forecasting model
    • Latest flareup is expected to drive capital outflows, weaken growth, raise inflation and economic uncertainty
    • Trade patterns will also add adverse seasonal pressures on currency till Sept.
    • Expects rupee to drop to 77/USD by Sept.
  • Rupee came off day’s lows as foreign banks sold with stock inflows expected from MSCI Index rebalancing, says Amit Pabari, managing director at CR Forex
  • Sovereign bonds are steady ahead of a report that’s likely to show consumer-price inflation eased last month
  • CPI probably rose 4.10% y/y in April, compared with a 5.52% gain in March, according to a Bloomberg survey
  • 10-year yields little changed at 6.01%; FX and bond markets are shut Thursday for a holiday

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NLC India Ltd. rose gained for a fifth straight session with trading volume was 74 times the average for this time of day. The stock was the best performer among its peers.

  • Trading volume was 30.6 million shares, 74 times the 20-day average of 414,767 shares for this time of day.
  • The relative strength index on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.

The Sensex has surged about 90% from its March 2020 low, boosted by foreign inflows of $23.3 billion last year and optimism that stimulus measures will help engineer a strong economic revival.

The market “is completely ignoring the present situation,” said Samir Rachh, who oversees Rs 13,000 crore ($1.8 billion) of assets at Nippon India Mutual Fund in Mumbai. Recent gains have been “driven by a huge amount of liquidity,” he said. [Reads more on it here]

MSCI announced changes to its global standard indexes under its quarterly index review, effective at the close on May 27.

  • Additions: Adani Enterprises, Adani Total Gas, Adani Transmission, Bharat Electronics, Cholamandalam Inv & Fin, SBI Cards and Payment
  • Deletion: Zee Entertainment

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