Monday, 9 April 2018

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09 April  2018

The major indices of the Indian stock markets rallied on Monday and closed with small gains over Friday’s close, as the gains made earlier in the day were not sustained. On the NSE, there were 1,027 advances, 719 declines and 304 unchanged. The trends of the major indices in the course of Monday’s trading are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions 
 
Major Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)
IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Asian Paints, Mahindra and Mahindra, and ITC were the top gainers on the BSE. Top losers on the BSE were Infosys, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank. On the NSE, BPCL, Hindustan Petroleum and Hindalco led the gainers, while ZEE Entertainment Enterprises, Vedanta, Tata Motors were among the top losers so far.

Oil markets stabilised on Monday after having lost around 2% last Friday as concerns grew over the impact on global growth from an intensifying trade dispute between the United States and China, as well as increased U.S. drilling activity. Markets were also eyeing the situation in Syria after reports - denied by the Pentagon - that U.S. forces had struck a major air base there, according to Reuters. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Reliance Infrastructure has received a Rs1,081 crore purchase order from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for Common Services System, Structure & Components (SSC) package and allied civil works of Unit -3 and 4 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, a company statement said here on Monday. The contract entails design, engineering, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of SSC package and allied civil works on EPC basis. The project is to be commissioned in 56 months, the statement said. The contract value is inclusive of taxes and duties and also contains imported component of $23.2 million. EPC division of the infrastructure major has won the contract amidst competition from leading EPC players like BHEL, L&T, Tata Projects and BGR. The company’s shares closed at Rs451.55, up 1.02% on the NSE.

China on Monday hinted it won't push for fugitive Indian jeweller Nirav Modi's arrest, who is suspected to be in Hong Kong, saying the Chinese autonomous region has its own set of judicial rules and India can deal with the authorities directly. A special CBI court here on Sunday issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs)against diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in connection with Rs13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud. S & P Bankex closed at 28,106.36, up 0.90% on the BSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The CBI on Saturday questioned Rajiv Kocchar, brother-in-law of ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar, and Mahesh Chandra Pugalia, a close aide of Videocon Group chief Venugopal Dhoot in connection with a case relating to Rs 3,250 crore loan to the group in 2012. ICICI Bank shares closed at Rs283.00, up 0.84% on the NSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Saturday said that in a move to foil a repeat of the recent fraud, it has deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) for reconciliation of accounts. Addressing its customers through a FAQ document, the fraud-hit bank said: "PNB has already undertaken measures to strengthen internal audit control mechanisms. Additionally, the bank is also looking at technology interventions to enhance customer service and customer responsiveness...." "There is a move to improve audit systems by incorporating analytics and AI for reconciliation of accounts. Finacle 10 has been implemented and the bank is looking at leveraging additional features." On the recent fraud, PNB said that it has a "zero tolerance to unethical practices within the system". PNB shares closed at Rs105.10, up 2.89% on the NSE.

The earnings season begins next week with Infosys being the first large cap company to declare its quarterly numbers, the numbers will set the tone for the sector. The Q4 earnings result season will kick off from next week. IT major Infosys is expected to be the first blue-chip firm to come out with its Q4 result on April 13. Apart from the Q4 results, investors will look out for the upcoming macro-economic data points such as the IIP (Index of Industrial Production) and the Balance of Trade figures. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is slated to release the macro-economic data points of IIP and CPI (Consumer Price Index) on April 12. On the global front, fears over further imposition of trade protectionist measures between the US and China can unleash volatility.

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:
 
Asian Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)

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