Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Nifty, Sensex Getting Overbought – Tuesday closing report-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

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9 January  2018

I had mentioned in Monday’s closing report that Nifty, Sensex were headed higher. The major indices of the Indian stock markets closed with minor gains over Monday’s close.  On the NSE, there were 588 advances, 879 declines and 19 unchanged. The trends of the major indices in the course of Tuesday’s trading are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
 
Major Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)
The Nifty50 touched a fresh intra-day high of 10,659.15 points. The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 34,431 points, closed at a new high of 34,443.19 points -- up 90.40 points or 0.26% -- from its previous session's close. The Sensex scaled a fresh intra-day high of 34,488.03 points.

Leading cab aggregator Ola and ICICI Bank signed a MoU to bring forth a range of integrated offers for their customers and driver partners. "This alliance will provide increased convenience to customers on both the platforms as well as hundreds of thousands of driver partners," Bhavish Aggarwal, Co-Founder and CEO of Ola, said in a statement. Through this alliance, both brands will bring together their respective technology platforms to offer Ola booking facility on ICICI Bank's mobile banking platforms. It will enable ICICI Bank customers to seamlessly book an Ola and pay the fare by using the bank's mobile banking applications; 'iMobile' and 'Pockets'. ICICI Bank shares closed at Rs312.60, down 0.57% on the NSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The Coal India board on Tuesday approved a non-coking coal price hike for both power and non-power consumers. The price increase is expected to push the miner's revenue up by Rs1,956 crore for the remaining period of the current fiscal. The price revision is effective from Tuesday and the projected incremental annual revenue would be Rs6,421 crore. Coal India shares closed at Rs304.05, up 5.76% on the NSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Low-cost carrier IndiGo said that it will commence daily direct flights from Chennai and Bengaluru to Colombo from January 20. "Both corporate and leisure passengers travelling to and from Colombo will get the opportunity to experience on-time, affordable and a hassle-free travel experience that IndiGo is synonymous with," the airline said in a statement. Interglobe Aviation shares closed at Rs1,227.10, up 0.18% on the NSE.

State-run Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has announced its plans to set off its accumulated losses with funds from its share premium account. In a release late on Monday, IOB said it intends using Rs7,650 crore in its share premium account to write off its accumulated losses worth Rs6,978.94 crore. The decision, approved by the bank board last week, will now be put to vote at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on January 30. The bank’s shares closed on Tuesday at Rs23.95 (no change from Monday’s close) on the NSE.

Dry cell batteries maker Eveready Industries India Ltd (EIIL) said it is entering into the confectionery business with its brand "Jollies" and is also hoping to become a major player in the market in the next 3-5 years. According to it, the confectionery market is estimated at over Rs9,000 crore and in the first phase, the brand will be launched in the fruit chew segment which is estimated to be around Rs400 crore. "The segment is growing at a rapid pace. The company believes that the fast growing fruit chew segment will double in the next 3-4 years and expects to become a significant player in this segment by making this under-penetrated category available across urban and rural India through its robust deep distribution network," it said in a statement. The company is working on an asset light model and hopes it can add significant turnover and profitability with entry into this segment. Company's Managing Director Amritanshu Khaitan said "The brand is the first step to scale up our FMCG portfolio of products. We believe that priced at Re.1, Jollies fruit chew will be an attractive offering to Indian consumers who prefer healthier choices." According to him, candies are a mass market product and can be carried in the Eveready vans reaching a million outlets. The company’s shares closed at Rs444.85, up 0.24% on the NSE.

The top gainers and top losers of the major indices are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
 
Top Gainer (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)
The closing values of the major Asian indices are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
Asian Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)



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