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Sensex, Nifty Gain For A Second Session On Vaccine Optimism

Sensex, Nifty Gain For A Second Session On Vaccine Optimism
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The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 1.17% to 48,954.16 while the NSE Nifty 50 index gained 1.16% to 14,653.05. All 19 sector sub-indices compiled by BSE Ltd. advanced, led by a gauge of metal companies.

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A panel of the bank’s central board will meet April 28 to examine the status and decide on fundraising of as much as $2 billion via bonds, the State Bank of India said in a stock exchange filing.

The fund raising in 2021-22 can be in a single or multiple tranches and via a public or private placement of senior notes in U.S. dollar or any other convertible currency

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

  • Net income Rs 2,480 crore, up 85% y/y, estimate Rs 2,520 crore (Bloomberg Consensus)
  • Revenue Rs 6,730 crore, up 56% y/y, estimate Rs 6,460 crore
  • Total costs Rs 3,900 crore, up 30% y/y
  • Other income Rs 295 crore, down 37% y/y
  • Ebitda Rs 3,875 crore, up 98% y/y, estimate Rs 3,690 crore

Commentary

  • Sees FY22 metal output higher than a year ago
  • Sees FY22 project capex at $100 million
  • FY22 mined, finished metal output seen at 1.03 million-1.05 million tonnes each
  • FY22 saleable silver output seen at 720 tonnes
  • FY22 zinc cost of production seen below $1,000 per tonne

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.’s profit narrowed and earnings trailed estimates as a resurgent Covid-19 outbreak hit consumer demand in Asia’s third-largest economy.

Net income fell 9.3% to Rs 1,166 crore ($157 million) in the three months ended March 31, the unit of Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. said in a statement Tuesday. That’s less than the average analyst estimate of Rs 1,699 crore, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Revenue at Maruti Suzuki for the fourth quarter rose 32% year-on-year to Rs 24,113 crore.

Info Edge India Ltd. is higher for the eighth straight day, on track for the longest winning streak since the period ended Feb. 2, 2012.

The stock has gained a total of 8.3% during the streak while the Sensex increased 0.6%.

  • Trading volume was 53% below the 20-day average for this time of day.
  • The consensus price target is 9.6% lower than the current stock price, vs 31.6% higher for comparable companies.

  • HDFC Life options volume 4.1x the 20-day average, with 19,351 calls changing hands vs 7,638 puts
    • Stock down 3.4%, volume 2.6x the 20-day average for this time of day
  • Tech Mahindra options volume 3.5x the average, with 18,266 calls vs 9,522 puts
    • Stock was little changed, volume 1.8x the average
  • Hindalco options volume 2.7x the average, with 31,444 calls vs 9,795 puts
    • Stock up 4.7%, volume 1.8x the average
  • Axis Bank options volume 2.2x the average, with 47,194 calls vs 27,165 puts
    • Stock up 0.1%, volume 2.4x the average
  • Reliance Industries options volume 1.7x the average, with 139,979 calls vs 60,215 puts
    • Stock up 2.1%, volume 0.7x the average
  • Larsen options volume 1.7x the average, with 13,460 calls vs 9,744 puts
    • Stock up 2.7%, volume 0.8x the average

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CLSA

  • Maintains ‘outperform’ rating, raises target price from Rs 765 to Rs780.
  • HDFC Life has demonstrated industry-leading growth with a 17 % CAGR during FY19-21 vs private peers' growth of 9% CAGR, driven by margin-accretive product innovations in its long-term savings business
  • Expect HDFC Life to deliver a 19 % VNB CAGR in FY21-23 and while valuations are not cheap, it remains a steady compounder.
  • The company balanced its product mix, with the share of non-annuity non-PAR savings book down and a share of PAR up.
  • Protection book continues to be impacted by supply-side challenges

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ICICI Securities

  • Moderation in spend is not a big concern in an uncertain environment.
  • NIM has been supported by lower cost of debt, but lower yield was driven by lower revolver mix and RBI RE book with 15-16% interest rate
  • Incremental credit cost in Q4 was largely inline
  • Maintain 'Buy' with a target price of Rs 1,205

Motilal Oswal

  • Expect spends to pick up as retail spends have exceeded pre-Covid levels and corporate spends are also back at pre-Covid levels.
  • Estimate a loan book/earnings CAGR of 24%/60% over FY21-23E -- as a strong PCR of around 78%, coupled with additional management overlay provisions of Rs 297 crore, should keep credit costs in check
  • Maintain ‘Buy’ rating with a target price of Rs 1,200

  • Axis Bank down 2.8%
  • Bajaj Finance up 0.9%
  • Britannia down 0.5%
  • Maruti Suzuki down 0.3%
  • TVS Motor down 0.3%
  • HDFC AMC up 0.7%

“The recent news of various countries extending help to India in the Covid fight is further boosting the sentiment,” Ajit Mishra, vice president of research at Religare Broking Ltd. wrote in a note. “We remain cautiously optimistic as volatility is likely to remain high on the back of derivative expiry and upcoming earnings announcements.”

The U.S. announced Monday it would share its entire supply of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine with other countries and readied an aid package for India, as President Joe Biden pivots to ramp up U.S. pandemic assistance to the rest of the world.

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