Month: May 2020

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Financials, bank stocks lead Nifty Bank gaining 3%; check what’s contributing to Sensex’s up move today

Extending gains from the previous session, BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading nearly one per cent higher on Thursday mirroring the gains in Asian markets ahead of the expiry of futures and options contracts of May series. Sensex touched day’s high of 31,986, while the broader Nifty 50 index surpassed the 9,400-mark. Private bank stocks were the leading the rally today with index heavyweights such HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra and Axis Bank among the top index contributors. Among the top gainers were IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank. Larsen & Toubro (LT) and Kotak Mahindra Bank. The losers were led Infosys, ITC, TCS, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra. The broader market, mid-caps and small-caps, were also trading higher, as their sectoral indices on BSE gained 0.94 per cent and 1.20 per cent, respectively.

“The markets opened above the crucial 9350 level and we need to hope it stays above those levels for a couple of trading sessions. If we are successful in doing that, the Nifty50 should attempt 9700 levels in the June series itself. The support range of the market has now been upgraded to 9000 – 9050 levels,” said Manish Hathiramani, proprietary index trader and technical analyst, Deen Dayal Investments.

Nifty Bank index top sectoral gainer: Nifty Bank index surged nearly 3 per cent in trade led by gains in IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Bandhan Bank and RBL Bank. On the contrary, Nifty IT index was down over one per cent weighed down by Wipro, Infosys, HCL Tech and TCS.

Corporate earnings: Federal Bank, CEAT, Heidelbergcement India, Lupin, TVS Motors, IIFL Finance, Muthoot Capital Services, Radico Khaitan, Rain Industries, Tata Steel Long Products and Wendt (India) are among 24 companies are scheduled to announce their March quarter earnings.

Uflex shares jump 17%: Uflex share price surged 16.76 per cent to Rs 202.65 apiece on BSE in Thursday’s after the company in a press release said that it has developed a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Coverall ‘Flex Protect’ in joint collaboration with lIT-Delhi and INMAS, DRDO, Delhi.

Global markets: In overnight trade on Wall Street, US stock market indices rose as the further easing of lockdowns lifted optimism for an economic recovery. The Dow Jones rose 2.2 per cent, the S&P 500 gained 1.48 per cent, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.77 per cent.

FII and DII data: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 334.74 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs 2,408.85 crore on a net basis on Wednesday, according to the provisional data available on the NSE.

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Birla Corporation share price rockets 40% in two days, cement shares gain as demand picks up

Cement stocks rallied nearly 20 per cent in Wednesday’s trade as most of the countries eased coronavirus-led lockdown restrictions which is likely to provide a fillip to the construction activity. Birla Corporation share price soared 19.12 per cent to hit day’s high of Rs 580 apiece. The stock has gained nearly 40 per cent in two trading sessions. In less than 15 trading days, Birla Corporation share price has increased to Rs 580 from Rs 372.50. However, the stock hit its 52-week high of Rs 807.60 in February this year, since then Birla Corporation shares have climbed off over 28 per cent. Many brokerages have turned bullish on the stock with a ‘buy’ rating to it and upside of 20 per cent. “While revenues during the first lockdown were almost nil, manufacturing activities were allowed to resume production in a phased manner from April 20,” ICICI Direct Research said in a report.

Among other cement and cement products stocks, Dalmia Bharat shares surged 8 per cent, Anjani Portland Cement shares advanced 11.42 per cent, Shri Keshav Cements and Infra, and Keerthi Industries shares hit 5 per cent upper circuit each. While JK Lakshmi Cement shares were up 4 per cent. In comparison, S&P BSE Sensex was trading 1.09 per cent higher at 30,943. Last week, Birla Corporation reported a 52 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 194.73 crore in the quarter ended March 31. The cement company had clocked a profit of Rs 128.19 crore in the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal. “While FY21 would be adversely impacted due to COVID-19, the outlook for FY22E remains positive as upcoming capacities should drive market share gains,” Motilal Oswal said in its research report, maintaining a ‘buy’ rating to the stock with an upside of 20 per cent.

ICICI Direct Research is also bullish on the stock and has revised its target price with an upside of 5 per cent. “While the ongoing expansion may increase the debt burden in the medium term, the company’s healthy asset utilisations, healthy margin profile remain key positives, which will help the company to ride this medium-term challenges,” ICICI Direct Research said in its recent report. We upgrade the stock to BUY with a revised target price of Rs 610.

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JSPL, JSW Steel share prices rally up to 12%; metal stocks gain as more countries ease lockdown

Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) share price rallied over 12 per cent to Rs 108.70 apiece on BSE in Tuesday’s volatile session after the company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 305.62 crore in the quarter ended March 31. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 2,713.34 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year. The stock hit the day’s low of Rs 99.20 per share. Jindal Steel and Power share price has risen 75 per cent from its low of Rs 62.10 touched in April. While the stock is still 46 per cent down from its 52-week high of Rs 202.40 hit in the second month of the calendar year 2020. S&P BSE Metal index was ruling with upticks with all the constituents in green except Vedanta, as more economies are easing lockdown restrictions.

At 2.15 PM, Jindal Steel and Power was leading the pack of gainers with a growth of 11.51 per cent to Rs 107.50, followed by JSW Steel and NMDC, up 5.83 per cent and 3.52 per cent, respectively. Hindalco Industries share price was up 3.52 per cent, SAIL gained 2.20 per cent, Tata Steel advanced 2 per cent. While Coal India and National Aluminium were up 1.92 per cent and 1.67 per cent. On the flip side, Vedanta share price was down 0.73 per cent to Rs 88.45, the only stock trading in red in BSE metal index. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading 0.49 per cent down at 30,521.

The total income of Jindal Steel and Power during the fourth quarter of FY20 was down at Rs 8,835.23 crore as against Rs 10,158.95 crore in the same period a year ago. Total expenses, however, stood at Rs 8,355.48 crore during the quarter under review as compared to Rs 11,850.61 crore in the corresponding period of last year.

Research and brokerage firm Motilal Oswal in results flash, recommended the stock with ‘buy’ rating to it. From yesterday’s close of Rs 96.40, the stock will have to jump 38% to touch the target price of Rs 150 predicted by the brokerage firm. “JSPL’s 4QFY20 consolidated EBITDA of Rs 2,220 crore was up 22% QoQ due to higher steel prices in Indian and Oman operations,” Motilal Oswal said in a research report. “The beat on estimates was led primarily by higher-than-expected margins in Oman operations and lower raw material costs in standalone operations due to usage of Sarda mines’ inventory,” it added.

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RBI’s rate cut fails to lift Sensex, Nifty; check key factors behind today’s market fall

Halting the three-day rally, BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 ended in the red as the extension of the moratorium on loans by the Reserve Bank of India led to a sell-off in financial stocks. The 30-share Sensex fell 260 points or 0.84 per cent to end at 30,672, while the broader Nifty 50 index dropped 67 points or 0.74 per cent to close the session at 9,039. Axis Bank share price closed 5.65 per cent lower, while HDFC settled with 5 per cent loss. Similarly, Bajaj Finance was down 4.67 per cent and ICICI Bank dropped 4.32 per cent. “Before the extended weekend, Nifty successfully hold 9000 levels. On a weekly basis, it formed a bearish candle. Rising tensions between US and China will determine the trend for next week. There is a clear divergence between Nifty and Bank Nifty, it will be interesting to see how long remaining stocks in Nifty will continue to hold it above 9000,” said Vishal Wagh, Head of Research, Bonanza Portfolio Ltd.

RBI slashes repo rate by 4%: Reserve Bank of India decided to cut the repo rate by 40 bps from 4.4 per cent to 4 per cent to trim the impact of coronavirus on the economy. RBI MPC also said that it expects the GDP growth for this fiscal to remain in negative territory.

HDFC twins top drags: HDFC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Reliance Industries were among top index contributors towards today’s fall. On the contrary, M&M gained 4.30 per cent and was the top Sensex gainer. Infosys, Asian paints, UltraTech Cement, Tech Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki were among other gainers on the index.

Nifty Financial Services decline 3%: Most of the sectoral indices ended lower with up to 3.06 per cent decline. Nifty Financial Services dropped 272 points dragged by M&M Financial Services, Shriram Transport Finance and PFC.

Expectations for next week: Domestic equity markets will remain closed on Monday, May 25 on account of Eid ul-Fitr. “Market is encircled with negative news and the only thing that can really bring back confidence in these dark days is discovery of an anti-drug to fight COVID-19 and a vaccine to keep it away. The commentary from US CEOs, even the Fed Governor are all pointing towards the worst which may still be ahead of us. Therefore, Indian bourses going ahead will mirror their economic trajectory,” Jimeet Modi, Founder & CEO, SAMCO Securities & StockNote, said.

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