Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Nifty, Sensex on course to head higher – Tuesday closing report-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


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13 March  2018

I had mentioned in Monday’s closing report that Nifty, Sensex were headed for more gains. The major indices of the Indian stock markets went up in the morning session and then gave up most of its gains and ended flat compared to Monday’s close. On the NSE, there were 1,062 advances, 452 declines and 63 unchanged. The trends of the major indices in the course Tuesday’s trading are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
 
Major Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)


A sudden sell-off in stocks of IT (information technology) majors like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys pulled the BSE Sensex index lower by over 180 points during the afternoon trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, TCS scrip plunged over 5% on announcements of block deals on both the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE). Yesterday Tata Sons sold $1.25 billion of its stake in the company.

Earlier during the day, macro-economic data, along with buying in banking, consumer durables, oil and gas and healthcare stocks had lifted the key Indian equity indices. The BSE Sensex reclaimed the 34,000-mark in the course.

Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) has invested Rs2,649 crore in Bharti Telecom, the promoter company of Airtel. As per the deal, shares have been allotted to Singapore International Investments Private Ltd, an affiliate of Singtel, Bharti Airtel said in regulatory filing to the BSE. This transaction concludes the investment process that Bharti Airtel had announced on February 5. With this investment, "Singtel's total stake (along with its affiliates) in Bharti Telecom has increased to 48.90%," the filing said, adding that, Bharti Enterprises continues to hold over 50% stake in the company. Previously, Singtel held 47.17% in Bharti Telecom. This investment comes after two years of Singtel's participation in Bharti Telecom's Right Issue of Rs2,500 crore, which was completed in February 2016. Bharti Airtel shares closed at Rs427.90, up 1.70% on the BSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

A day after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directed the grounding of 11 A320neo aircraft, budget carrier Indigo cancelled 47 flights on various routes, according to the information available on the airline's website, while GoAir had to cancel some flights originating out of eight centres. While accepting that there were cancellations of flights, the company said that passengers were given the option to either choose another flight at no additional cost or cancel their booking and get a full refund. In an official statement on Tuesday, the airline said: "IndiGo has cancelled certain flights due to the grounding of our aircraft further to the DGCA directions which has been issued in the interest of safety. While we understand that this may cause inconvenience to some of our passengers, given that we have multiple flights to the same destination, we are proactively re-accommodating all our affected passengers on other flights." Inter Globe Aviation shares closed at Rs1,301.60, up 1.98% on the NSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The top gainers and top losers of the major indices are given in the table below:
 
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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