Tag: Sensex

  • Stocks In Spotlight 27 June 2024: Five Stocks To Track Today | Markets News

    New Delhi: Markets settled at their fresh all-time high levels on Wednesday. Sensex rallied 620.73 points or 0.80 percent to end at new closing peak of 78,674.25 while Nifty surged 147.50 points or 0.62 percent to close at 23,868.80.

    Hrishikesh Yedve, AVP Technical and Derivatives Research at Asit C. Mehta Investment Interrmediates Ltd said, “The domestic benchmark index, Nifty, opened on a flat note and after initial dip index has witnessed strong buying interest. Consequently, the index achieved a new record high of 23,889.90, ultimately concluding the day positively at 23,868.80. Technically, the index broke out of the short-term consolidation zone of 23,330-23,670 in yesterday’s session, and today it found support near the breakout point of 22,670. Based on this breakout, the rally may extend towards the 24,000 level. Therefore, it is advisable to adopt a buy-on-dips strategy for Nifty. On the downside, 23,670 will serve as immediate support for the index”.

    Meanwhile, ahead of the market opening today, as per Zeebiz Bharti Airtel, Titan, LTIMindtree, LTTS, Bharti Hexacom, are a couple of stocks that will likely be in focus today.

    1. LTIMindtree

    LTIMindtree has informed the regulator that AM Naik, Non-Executive Chairman of the Company will relinquish his office. Further, the Board of Directors at its meeting has approved appointment of SN Subrahmanyan, Non-Executive Vice-Chairman, as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company with effect from June 27, 2024.

    2. Titan

    Titan stock will trade ex-dividend today. The Board of Directors at its meeting held on 3rd May 2024 recommended a Dividend of 1100 percent at Rs 11.00 per Equity Share of Rs 1 each for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024.

    3. Bharti Airtel

    Airtel has said that it has acquired 97 MHz spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100MHz frequency bands through the auction for Rs 6857 crore Spectrum secured for 20 Years. Airtel added that it has successfully renewed spectrum that was expiring in 2024 along with additional spectrum purchase to bolster its mid band holding across the key circles.

    4. Telecom Stocks: Bharti Hexacom 

    Bharti Hexacom Ltd, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has acquired 15 MHz with an outlay of Rs 1,001 crore.

    5. Supreme Petrochem

    Supreme Petrochem shares are slated to trade ex-dividend on Thursday.  The company has recommended  final dividend rate of Rs  7.

  • Stocks In Spotlight 26 June 2024: Five Stocks To Track Today | Markets News

    New Delhi: Sensex crossed the historic 78,000 level for the first time while Nifty also breached the 23,600 mark on Tuesday.

    “Nifty has finally surpassed the 23,600 hurdle after two weeks of consolidation, reaching a new record high. We maintain a positive outlook on the index, now targeting the next milestone of 24,000. We believe the current buoyancy in banking, coupled with notable strength in IT, will dictate the trend, while other sectors may contribute on a rotational basis. Traders should align their positions accordingly and avoid a contrarian approach,” said Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd.

    Meanwhile, ahead of the market opening today, as per Zeebiz HAL, Bharat Dynamics, Mazagon Dock, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, are a couple of stocks that will likely be in focus today.

    1. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited 

    Mahindra Finance has announced that Vivek Karve, Chief Financial Officer of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited and Financial Services Sector has tendered his resignation from the services of the Company to pursue personal, social and professional interests beyond a full-time employment.

    2. Bharat Dynamics

    Orders in pipeline in next 2-3 years is at Rs 200 crore, taking total order book as on 31 march 2024 to Rs 1,9434
    Crore. It added new orders received in FY 2023-24 is at Rs 1,793 crore.

    3. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

    Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has approved the proposal for grant of Navratna status to Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.

    4. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)

    The Board of Directors of the Company in its meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday, the 26th June, 2024 will consider, inter-alia, the recommendation of final dividend for the financial year 2023-24.

    5. NTPC Ltd

    The Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled to meet on 29 June, to consider and approve issue of secured/ unsecured, redeemable, taxable/tax-free, cumulative/noncumulative, non-convertible debentures upto Rs.12,000 Crore, subject to approval of shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

  • Stocks In Spotlight 25 June 2024: Five Stocks To Track Today | Markets News

    New Delhi: Sensex and Nifty finished higher on Monday. BSE Sensex closed 131.18 points, or 0.17 percent, higher at 77,341.08 while the Nifty jumped 36.75 points, or 0.16 percent, to settle at 23,537.85.

    “Nifty opened gap down on Monday, influenced by global cues. After an initial knee-jerk reaction, the index recovered and traded in a narrow range. Finally, Nifty settled on positive note at 23,538. Technically, since last couple of weeks, the index is consolidating in the band of 23,330-23,670. Thus, for fresh bullish momentum, index need to sustain above 23,670-23,700 zone. If it manages to sustain above 23,700, the rally could extend towards 24,000 levels. On the downside, 23,300 will act as strong support for the index,” said Hrishikesh Yedve, AVP Technical and Derivatives Research at Asit C. Mehta Investment Interrmediates Ltd.

    Meanwhile, ahead of the market opening today, as per Zeebiz, Amara Raja, Tata Elxsi, Voltas, ixigo, Sun Pharma, are a couple of stocks that will likely be in focus today.

    1. Amara Raja

    Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd (ARACT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd (ARE&M), one of India’s leading battery manufacturers, has signed a technical licensing agreement with GIB EnergyX Slovakia s.r.o., a subsidiary of Gotion High-Tech Co Ltd. As part of the agreement GIB EnergyX will license Gotion’s world class LFP technology for lithium-ion cells to ARACT.  

    2. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

    Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited has informed the regulators that it has successfully completed the merger of Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd with its subsidiary. As part of this merger, Sun Pharma acquired all outstanding ordinary shares of Taro other than the shares already held by Sun Pharma or its affiliates. As a result of the merger, Taro is now a private company and wholly-owned by Sun Pharma. Sun Pharma has been the majority shareholder of Taro since 2010.

    3. Tata Elxsi

    Tata Elxsi shares are scheduled to trade ex-dividend today. The company’s Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of 700% at Rs 70 per equity share of Rs 10 each, for the financial year 2023-24, subject to tax.

    4. Tata Group Stocks -Voltas

    Shares of Voltas Ltd will trade ex-dividend today. The Board of Directors had at their Meeting held in May recommended a dividend of 550% at Rs 5.50 per Equity Share of Re 1 each for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.

    5. Ixigo

    Le Travenues Technology Ltd, which operates travel booking platform ixigo, announced an expansion of its exclusive partnership with PhonePe, India’s leading fintech platform for offering flight & bus bookings on the PhonePe app in addition to its existing train partnership. ixigo will exclusively power these travel booking options on PhonePe, integrating services from ixigo Flights for flight bookings, AbhiBus for bus bookings as well as expanding its prior partnership with ConfirmTkt for train bookings, the company said.

  • Stocks In Spotlight 24 June 2024: Five Stocks To Track Today | Markets News

    New Delhi: Markets closed lower on Friday amidst a volatile session, coming down from a 6-straight-day winning round. The BSE, Sensex closed 269 points or 0.35 percent lower at 77,209 while Nifty closed 65 points lower at 23,501. 

    “The Bank Nifty index opened with a gap-up note but was unable to sustain higher levels. As a result, Bank Nifty settled the day at on a negative note at 51,661. Technically, on a daily scale, the Bank Nifty has formed bearish engulfing candlestick pattern. As per this pattern, 51,935 will act as resistance. However, index managed to sustain above the previous barrier of 51,134. Thus, 51,100–51,000 will act as immediate support for the index. Thus, we expect Bank Nifty to consolidate in the range of 51,000–52,000 in the short term,” Hrishikesh Yedve, AVP Technical and Derivatives Research at Asit C. Mehta Investment Interrmediates Ltd has said.

    Meanwhile, ahead of the market opening today, as per Zeebiz, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, Tata Steel, Vedanta, MCX, ONGC/IOC are a couple of stocks that will likely be in focus today.


    1. Tata Steel

    Tata Steel workers are going on strike for the first time in 40 years. Of the 4,500 Tata Steel employees in Port Talbot and Llanwern, 1,366 Unite members were balloted, 857 voted and of those 468 members voted for industrial action including strike action.

    In a statement Tata Steel spokesperson said, “We are extremely disappointed by Unite’s unilateral decision to call strike action. Our existing steelmaking assets are near the end of their life, are operationally unstable and causing unsustainable losses of £1 million a day. This is why preparations to close the blast furnaces and associated plants in Port Talbot are unchanged.”


    2. Vedanta

    As per media reports Vedanta Resources is contemplating a 2.5% stake sale through a block deal in the Indian listed firm Vedanta Ltd through block deals in the next few days. The promoter group is looking to sell 9 crore shares to raise Rs 4,000 crore, although a Vedanta spokesperson, has denied any such reports of stake sale.


    3. MCX

    Leading bourse Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has said that it has shortlisted names of candidates for the post of MD & CEO and will now proceed to obtain regulatory approval for the appointment.

    4. ONGC/IOC

    ONGC and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a small-scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant near Madhya Prades’s Hatta Gas Field in the Vindhyan Basin. The company said that the establishment of the Hatta LNG plant will significantly enhance the Vindhyan Basin’s status, upgrading it from a Category II to a Category I Basin.

    5. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

    Ujjivan Small Finance Bank its investor presentation gave FY25 guidance stating that the bank looks Gross loan book growth @ 20 percent, Credit cost 1.7 percent, Net Interest Margin nine percent, Return on equity (RoE) 20 percent. It said that deposit growth is in line with gross loan book growth.

  • Top Stocks On D-Street: Sun Pharma, Hindustan Zinc, Bajaj Consumer Among 7 Stocks Lead Today’s Market Focus | Markets News

    New Delhi: The Indian stock markets ended lower on Friday after a volatile session impacted by profit booking and poor performance in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. The Sensex declined by 269 points and closed at 77,209 (down 0.35 per cent), while the Nifty fell by 65 points, ending at 23,501.

    Today on D-Street, LTI Mindtree, Hindustan Zinc, and Bajaj Consumer were among the seven stocks that grabbed attention. According to Zeebiz, here the the list of stock that made headline today:

    –  Bajaj Consumer

    Bajaj Consumer shares rose by over 2 per cent, closing at Rs 268.1. This increase followed the company’s announcement of July 2 as the record date for its buyback through the tender offer route. (Also Read: Beware! Claiming False HRA While Filing ITR Could Cost You THIS Much: Check Here)

    – RailTel Corporation 

    RailTel Corporation shares surged nearly 10 per cent, closing at Rs 476.20, driven by a significant increase in trading volume. (Also Read: Gold Surges Rs 800; Silver Rallies Rs 1,400)

    – Sun Pharma

    Sun Pharma shares fell by 0.4 per cent, closing at Rs 1,464.50. This decline came after the company signed a non-exclusive patent licensing agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company to commercialize the novel gastrointestinal drug, Vonoprazan, in India.

    – Hindustan Zinc

     Hindustan Zinc shares climbed by over 2 per cent, closing at Rs 662. This gain came after the company signed an MoU with US-based AEsir Technologies to develop Zinc batteries.

    – Zomato

    Zomato shares closed down by over 1 per cent, settling at Rs 194.1. Despite this, Bernstein maintained its ‘buy’ rating on the stock, setting a target price of Rs 230 per share.

    – LTIMindtree 

    LTIMindtree shares rose by over 1 per cent, closing at Rs 5,113.25. This increase came as the broader IT sector saw gains following Accenture’s release of its Q3FY24 results.

    – HPCL 

    HPCL shares dropped over 2 per cent to Rs 342.15 as trading commenced ex-bonus today. Additionally, today marks the record date for the company’s 1:2 bonus share issuance.

  • Stocks In Spotlight 21 June 2024: Five Stocks To Track Today | Markets News

    New Delhi: Markets rallied for the sixth straight session on Thursday, with benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty zooming to all time fresh peaks. Sensex surged 141.34 points or 0.18 percent to finish at a new record closing of 77,478.93 while Nifty scaled 51 points or 0.22 percent to close at 23,567. 

    Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd said, “On the benchmark front, the Nifty index closed at 23,581, up 0.30%. Sectorally, realty, metal, and private banking finished in the green, while Pharma, PSU Bank, and Auto sectors lagged. Broader indices also edged higher, both gaining over half a percent.”

    “Looking ahead, a decisive close above 23,600 in Nifty could trigger fresh upward momentum, potentially pushing the index to 24,000 levels. On the downside, 23,400 is expected to act as strong support. Besides banking and IT, themes like sugar, fertilizers and chemical are showing good traction on the expected lines. Traders should align their positions accordingly,” he added.

    Meanwhile, ahead of the market opening today, as per Zeebiz, HDFC Life, Tata Motors, JM Financial, HPCL, BPCL are a couple of stocks that will likely be in focus today.


    HDFC Life

    HDFC Life Insurance shares are set to trade ex-dividend today. In the company’s Board meeting held on April 18, 2024, it had recommended a final dividend of Rs 2 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each for FY 2023-24, subject to approval of the shareholders. The record date for payment of final dividend is Friday, 21 June 2024.


    Tata Motors

    Tata Motors has announced the launch of Tata Motors Fleet Verse – a comprehensive and innovative digital marketplace for Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles. The platform offers features like new vehicle discovery, configuration, acquisition, financing, and is future-proofed to include a range of additional services and features, making Fleet Verse a one-stop digital destination for all commercial vehicle needs.

    JM Financial

    Securities Exchange SEBI has directed the Company to not take any new mandate as lead manager in public issue of debt securities up to March 31, 2025 or such further date as may be specified by SEBI.
     

    HPCL

    HPCL’s shares are scheduled to trade ex-bonus today. The company has recommended Bonus Issue Proportion @ 1 share for every 2 Shares held.


    BPCL

    BPCL’s shares are scheduled to trade ex-bonus tomorrow (June 22). The Board has recommended issue of Bonus Shares in the ratio of 1:1 i.e. one new bonus equity share of Rs 10 each for every one existing equity shares of Rs 10. 
    It has recommended a final dividend of Rs 21 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 each (pre-bonus), which translates into final dividend of Rs 10.5 per equity share of face value of Rs 10 per equity share) (post-bonus).

  • Stocks In Spotlight 20 June 2024: Five Stocks To Track Today | Markets News

    New Delhi: Markets ended on a flat note on Wednesday. The BSE Sensex zoomed 36.45 points or 0.05 percent to closing at a new peak of 77,337.59 while the NSE Nifty closed 41.90 points or 0.18 percent lower at 23,516.

    Neeraj Sharma, AVP Technical and Derivatives Research at Asit C. Mehta Investment Interrmediates Ltd commented, “Domestic benchmark index Nifty50 touched new highs for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, boosted by banking, IT sectors and favourable global cues. Finally, Nifty lost all gains and ended the day on a negative note at 23,516 levels. Technically, on a daily basis, the index sustained above the breakout of last week’s consolidation range of 23,000 to 23,500 levels, indicating strength. According to this latest breakout, the index may test 23,800-24,000 levels in the near future. Thus, a buy-on-dips strategy should be used in the Nifty, with support at 23,330.”

    Meanwhile, ahead of the market opening today, as per Zeebiz, Sun Pharma, Coal India, Raymond and Larsen & Toubro are a couple of stocks that will likely be in focus today.


    1. Sun Pharma

    Sun Pharma’s Dadra Facility Receives Warning Letter From US FDA. In a regulatory filing Sun Pharma has informed that  The Warning Letter summarizes violations with respect to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations. The contents of the Warning Letter shall be made public by the USFDA in due course, it added.

    2. Larsen & Toubro

    L&T shares are turning ex-dividend today (June 20). Earlier, the firm announced that the Board of Directors of the Company has recommended a final dividend of Rs 28 per share for FY 2023-24, in addition to the special dividend of Rs 6 per share paid during the year, thus making the total dividend Rs 34 per share.

    3. Coal India Limited 

    CIL had yesterday informed the regulators that in a bid to tap the latent coal reserves of some of its closed and discontinued underground mines has awarded 23 such mines on revenue sharing model to successful bidders of the private sector. The cumulative peak rated capacity of is 34.14 million tonnes/year (MT/Y) while the total extractable reserves are estimated at 635 MT. 

    4. Infra stocks

    State-owned NHAI is looking to offer 15 road projects worth Rs 44,000 crore covering 937 km during the current financial year under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode, news agency PTI has reported.

    5. Indian Oil 

    Indian Oil and GPS Renewables Pvt. Ltd have announced to form Joint Venture for Sustainable Energy Solutions. This association will pave the way for the formation of a 50:50 joint venture company dedicated to advancing biofuel adoption across the country, IOC said in a regulatory filing.

  • Sensex, Nifty At All-Time High As Inflation Cools This Week | Markets News

    New Delhi: Indian stock markets closed at an all-time high in the last week. This is the second consecutive week when Indian frontline indices Sensex and Nifty made a new all-time high of 77,145 and 23,490 respectively. 

    In the last week that ended on June 14, Sensex closed at 76,992, up 299 points or 0.39 per cent, and Nifty settled at 23,465, up 175 or 0.75 per cent. Data released by the government on Wednesday showed that the retail inflation rate has fallen to 4.75 per cent in May, which was 4.83 per cent in April. (Also Read: Advance Tax First Instalment Payment: Find Out Who Has To Pay, Consequences Of Missing Payment)

    During the week, Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have invested Rs 2,030 crore and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have invested Rs 6,293 crore. Smallcap and midcap shares have attracted more investors than largecap during this period. BSE Smallcap Index rallied 5 per cent and BSE Midcap Index surged 4.4 per cent during the week. (Also Read: EPF Withdrawal Update: EPFO Discontinues Covid-19 Advance Facility – Check Details)

    In smallcap, EIH Associated Hotels, Reliance Power, PTC Industries, Avantel, HCC, GTL Infrastructure, Wardwizard Innovation and Mobility, Honda India Power Products, Home First Finance Company India, Paras Defense and Space Technology, and Asian Granito India gained more than 25 per cent.

    In midcap, Endurance Technologies, LIC Housing Finance, Scheffler India, Oil India, Max Healthcare Institute, Samvardhan Motherson International, Honeywell Automation, Oracle Financial Services Software, and New India Assurance were top gainers. Among the sector indices, the Capital Goods Index surged 6.4 per cent, the Realty Index rallied 5.4 per cent, the Telecom Index shot up by 4 per cent and the Oil and Gas Index gained 3.5 per cent.

  • Stock Markets Gain 3 Per Cent As Political Stability Returns | Markets News

    New Delhi: In a week full of political surprises, the Indian Indices saw high volatility but ended up gaining more than 3 per cent, buoyed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s return for the record third term and RBI’s monetary policy announcements. The BSE Sensex hit a fresh all-time high of 76,795.31 while the Nifty reached a record high of 23,338.70.

    On Friday, the Sensex surged 2,732 points or 3.69 per cent to close at 76,693.36. On the other hand, Nifty went up 759 points or 3.37 per cent to end at 23,290. The investors’ losses prior to the new government’s formation moves were almost recovered in just three trading sessions, at more than Rs 28 lakh crore. (Also Read: Sensex Touches All-Time High, Nifty Up 2% On Announcement Of PM Modi Taking Oath)

    The BSE Small-cap index surged 3 per cent and Mid-cap Index also went up 3 per cent during the week. The large-cap Index saw 3 per cent rise. The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold equities worth Rs 13,718.42 crore. On the other hand, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought equities worth Rs 5,578.71 crore. (Also Read: BSE Denies Technical Glitch On June 4 Causing Mutual Fund To Lose Money On Election Day)

    According to market experts, the Nifty moved up significantly after a flat closing in the previous trading session. Going forward, the market remains a buy on dips as long as 23,000 is not broken. “On the higher end, the index might move towards 23500-23600. On the lower end, profit booking might occur only below 23000,” said Rupak De, senior technical analyst, LKP Securities.

    Bank Nifty has also shown bullish momentum, taking support near its 10-day moving average and forming a bullish engulfing candle on the daily chart. It closed near its resistance level, indicating strong buying interest. The key resistance level for Bank Nifty is 50,500, while 49,200 will act as crucial support, said experts. The rupee also traded strong, appreciating by Rs 0.11 to close at 83.40 against the dollar.

    This strength is attributed to ongoing capital market gains and a continued buying spree following the general election, with the market showing confidence in the NDA 3.0 government maintaining economic stability, the experts noted.

  • Sensex Touches All-Time High, Nifty Up 2% On Announcement Of PM Modi Taking Oath | Markets News

    New Delhi: Indian markets continued their upward trend and Sensex touched all-time high after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Friday that it would keep policy rates unchanged at 6.5 percent and it became clear that Narendra Modi will again take oath as Prime Minister of India.

    The BSE Sensex touched an all-time high, while the Nifty 50 index closed positively at 23,267.75, marking a gain of 446.35 points or 1.96 percent, and hitting a high of 23,320.20. The Sensex followed suit, closing at 76,693.36, up by 1,618.85 points or 2.16 percent. (Also Read: India’s Forex Reserves At Historic High Of $651.5 Bn, CAD To Dip: RBI)

    “At the RBI MPC meeting earlier today, the benchmark interest rate was left unchanged, as expected, with a continued focus on inflation. U.S. jobless claims data came in at 229,000, slightly above the expected 220,000. Later today, investors will focus on the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls and Unemployment Rate data for further insights into Federal Reserve actions” said Shrikant Chouhan, Head equity Research, Kotak Securities (Also Read: RBI Announces UPI Lite Integration With E-Mandate Framework; Now You Can Autofill Your UPI Lite Balance)

    Top performers in the Nifty 50 included M&M, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, and Infosys, whereas SBI Life Insurance and Tata Consumer Products experienced losses. Across sectors, all indices showed gains, with the IT sector leading with a 3.37% increase, followed by the Auto, Oil & Gas, Metal, and Realty sectors, each up by more than 2 percent.

    During the Monetary Policy announcement, the RBI also revised upwards its FY25 gross domestic product (GDP) forecast to 7.2 percent from the previous 7 percent, boosting investor confidence in Indian markets.

    “The anticipation of stability within the coalition government at the center, coupled with the RBI’s upward revision of its growth forecast for FY25 to 7.2%, fuelled a broad-based rally in the domestic market. The Indian market surpassed its previous record high set on exit-poll day and reached a fresh peak. Though the last mile towards the inflation target remains sticky, investors are expecting the MPC to be one step closer to the easing cycle” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

    In the broader market, the BSE SmallCap rose by 2.16 per cent, while the BSE MidCap climbed by 1.20 per cent. European shares, on the other hand, opened slightly lower, with the Stoxx 600 index down by 0.1 per cent. Despite this, technology stocks saw gains, while real estate and insurance stocks faced losses due to the European Central Bank’s cautious approach towards rate cuts.