Wednesday 19 October 2016

Indices erase early gains; Nifty sustains above 8650 mark

The BSE Sensex ended with a loss of 66 points at 27,984. The BSE Sensex opened at 28,112 touched an intra-day high of 28,131 and low of 27,926.

The NSE Nifty closed with a loss of 19 points at 8,659. The NSE Nifty opened at 8,698 hit a high of 8,699 and low of 8,637.

Idea Cellular, BHEL, Tata Power, Wipro, Lupin, Gail, Adani Ports and Sun Pharma were among the gainers on NSE, whereas ITC, ICICI Bank, Hero MotoCorp, HUL, HDFC, Zee and Aurobindo Pharma were among the losers today.

The India VIX (Volatility) index gained by 0.51% to 14.6125. Out of 1,531 stocks traded on the NSE, 636 declined and 832 advanced today.

The rupee was trading up four paise at 66.68 per US dollar.

On the global front, Asian stocks closed on a mixed note. The Shanghai Composite index closed marginally higher after its GDP grew 6.7% in the year to September, precisely in line with forecasts, with tepid private investment compensated for by robust government spending and a heated property market. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slipped 0.38%, while Nikkei 225 gained by 0.21%.

European investors awaited the outcome of the latest regional central bank meeting. The FTSE 100 was trading lower by 0.10%. DAX and the CAC 40 are trading down higher by 0.13% respectively.

Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers hit 20% upper circuit at Rs 63.35 after the company posted its net profit stands at Rs 15 crore for the quarter ended September 30 on strong operational performance despite revenue degrowth.

Sun Pharmaceuticals rallied 1% to Rs 750. ICGEB and Sun Pharma announced their new collaboration for development of a dengue vaccine, targeted against all the four serotypes of Dengue virus that cause disease in humans.

IDBI Bank rose 4% after media reports said that four bidders were looking to acquire a part of the government’s stake in the lender. GIC of Singapore, Asian Development Bank, IFC and Commonwealth Development Corporation are eyeing stakes in IDBI Bank, reports added.

BHEL rallied 3.7% to Rs 141 after the company commissioned three power projects - Koldam HEP (4x200 MW) of NTPCBSE 0.17%, Parbati HEP Stage-III (4x130 MW) of NHPCBSE 0.59 % and Rampur HEP (6x68.67 MW) of SJVN. As per media reports, the Supreme Court allowed an appeal against Madras High Court's stay over construction of Ennore SEZ supercritical thermal power project.

L&T Technology Services advanced 0.45%. The company announced that it has secured a new multiyear, multi-million dollar contract with a large global semi-conductor company to provide verification support on their expansive portfolio of offerings and products.

Havells India tanked 4.7%. Havells India on Tuesday reported a 22% YoY jump in net profit to Rs 145 crore for the September quarter, as per new accounting standard Ind-AS.

Sterling Tools galloped 13% after the company informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will consider sub-division of the equity shares of the company on Nov 5.

Indian Oil Corporation gained 1.9% to Rs 326.90. CLSA has retained its buy rating on Indian Oil Corporation and raised target price by 20 per cent to Rs 810 from Rs 675.

Tata Power zoomed 3.5%. Tata Power has appointed three independent directors - Anjali Bansal, Vibha Padalkar and Sanjay Bhandarkar - on its board with effect from October 14, 2016.

Hatsun Agro Product Ltd gained 2%. The company is planning to invest around Rs 850 crore during the current fiscal year and next fiscal year, in order to set up two milk processing facilities, along with the expansion of existing facilities and marketing, as per media report.

Ceat dropped 3.3%. The company has introduced a new range of puncture-safe tyres for motorcycles, thereby creating a new segment.

A total of 105 stocks registered a fresh 52-week high in trade today, whereas nine stocks touched a new 52-week low on the NSE.

Nifty hovers around 8,650 mark

The domestic market opened flat on Wednesday after GST council proposed a 'four-slab structure,' with two standard goods and services tax rates of 12% and 18% during its meet on Tuesday.

At 12:39 PM, the S&P BSE Sensex is trading at 27,985 down 65 points, while NSE Nifty is trading at 8,664 down 14 points.

The BSE Mid-cap Index is trading down 0.03% at 13,540 whereas BSE Small-cap Index is trading up 0.65% at 13,365.

The Sensex pared gains after rallying over 50 points, while The Nifty turned choppy but was still trading above its crucial psychological support level of 8,650 levels.

GAIL, Wipro, Sun Pharma, Lupin, Axis Bank and ONGC are among the gainers, whereas ITC, ICICI Bank, M&M, Hero MotoCorp, and TCS are losing sheen on BSE.

Some buying activity is seen in pharma, oil & gas, power, consumer durables and energy sectors, while auto, realty, banking, IT, industrial and telecom are showing weakness on BSE.

The INDIA VIX is up 0.61% at 14.6275. Out of 1,878 stocks traded on the NSE, 605 declined, 915 advanced and 358 remained unchanged today.

A total of 72 stocks registered a fresh 52-week high in trades today, while six stocks touched a new 52-week low on the NSE.

The rupee opened higher by four paise at 66.68/$ as against the previous close of 66.72/$.

Asian markets to open flat after a superb rally yesterday which saw indices stage a sharp comeback. Strength in the US$ could see collateral selling in Japanese stocks as the "yen hits 103 to the US$. The undertone however seems to be bullish with the Brazilian 'Bovespa" index leading from the front & hitting new 52 week highs. The commodity/energy led index is seeing huge out-performance in the emerging market basket of indices & which yesterday saw China & India also comeback strongly. All eyes were on the Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) report.

Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 75.54 points to 18,161.94, the S&P 500 gained 13.1 points to 2,139.6 and the Nasdaq Composite added 44.01 points to 5,243.84. The S&P 500 posted 4 new 52-week highs and 3 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 47 new highs and 60 new lows.

Sensex, Nifty languish in red


Sensex crashes
The S&P BSE Sensex is trading at 28,015 down 35 points, while NSE Nifty is trading at 8,669 down mere nine points.

The BSE Mid-cap Index is trading up 0.11% at 13,559 whereas BSE Small-cap Index is trading up 0.38% at 13,329.

Sun Pharma, Wipro, Cipla, Lupin, RIL and ONGC are among the gainers, whereas ICICI Bank, ITC, Adani Ports, TCS, HUL and Bharti Airtel are losing sheen on BSE.

Some buying activity is seen in pharma, oil & gas, power, consumer durables and energy sectors, while auto, realty, banking, IT, industrial and telecom are showing weakness on BSE.

The INDIA VIX is down 0.91% at 14.4050. Out of 1,863 stocks traded on the NSE, 442 declined, 998 advanced and 423 remained unchanged today.

A total of 48 stocks registered a fresh 52-week high in trades today, while two stocks touched a new 52-week low on the NSE.

The rupee opened higher by four paise at 66.68/$ as against the previous close of 66.72/$.

A four-slab structure with two standard goods and services tax (GST) rates of 12% and 18% was proposed at the GST Council meeting on Tuesday. Expect action in sectors impacted by this move.

A clearance of stake sale by the government in around 20 entities is expected to be announced today. Buzz of MSCI rebalancing will also have an impact on stocks which are likely to be included and excluded. Endurance Technologies gets listed today. Oil futures rose after reports of a decline in U.S. crude supplies for the week ended Oct. 14.

Asian markets to open flat after a superb rally yesterday which saw indices stage a sharp comeback. Strength in the US$ could see collateral selling in Japanese stocks as the "yen hits 103 to the US$. The undertone however seems to be bullish with the Brazilian 'Bovespa" index leading from the front & hitting new 52 week highs. The commodity/energy led index is seeing huge out-performance in the emerging market basket of indices & which yesterday saw China & India also comeback strongly. All eyes were on the Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) report.

Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 75.54 points to 18,161.94, the S&P 500 gained 13.1 points to 2,139.6 and the Nasdaq Composite added 44.01 points to 5,243.84. The S&P 500 posted 4 new 52-week highs and 3 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 47 new highs and 60 new lows.