Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Nifty, Sensex Headed Lower? – Wednesday closing report-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


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27 June 2018

I had mentioned in Tuesday’s closing report that Nifty, Sensex were low on volatility. Would it last? The major indices of the Indian stock markets suffered a correction on Wednesday and closed with losses over Tuesday’s close. On the NSE, there were 273 advances, 1,490 declines and 300 unchanged. The trends of the major indices in the course of Wednesday’s trading are given in the table below:

Negative global cues, including rise in crude oil prices and escalating trade war concerns, pulled the key Indian equity indices deep into the red on Wednesday. Major global indices traded in the negative territory during the day. In the domestic market, analysts said, oil and gas, capital goods, auto and banking stocks witnessed selling pressure.

Airline major Jet Airways on Wednesday announced discounts up to 25% on select domestic routes and up to 30% on its international flights. The offer is available on tickets booked during June 26-30 and would be applicable for travel from July 11, the airline said in a statement. "Jet Airways is offering guests discounts up to 30 per cent on their international travel using the airline's vast network, with immediate effect," it said. It added: "Guests travelling to Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Bangkok, Dammam, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuwait, London, Manchester, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah and Singapore can enjoy substantial discounts on their premiere and Economy class bookings." In the case of travel to Manchester, however, the offer would be valid from November 5, 2018, the statement said. Further, "on select domestic routes, the airline will also offer 'Economy' guests discount of up to 25% applicable on tickets booked within the sale period until June 30, 2018," it said. The five-day fare sale would be applicable for guests booking "both one-way and/or return journeys". Jet Airways share closed at Rs351.90, down 6.25% on the NSE.

State-run lender Allahabad Bank is looking at a recovery of around Rs5,500 crore in the current fiscal, an official said on Wednesday. The bank has submitted a roadmap to the Centre and if everything goes "well and smooth" as per its projections, it was likely to come out of prompt corrective action (PCA), imposed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), by March 2020, the official said. "We are expecting Rs3,000 crore recovery through resolution in NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) in the entire financial year, another Rs2,000 crore through normal recovery process and Rs400-500 crore through asset sales," Allahabad Bank Executive Director N.K. Sahoo said. "We have recently recovered around Rs1,300 crore from the resolution of Bhushan Steel and Electrosteel Steels," he added. The bank has an outstanding exposure of Rs4,000 crore in several accounts referred to NCLT including Uttam Galva, Alok Industries, Essar Steel, he said, adding that it was hopeful of recovering from these accounts in the current fiscal. The bank may have to take a hair-cut upto 50%-60% in these accounts, he added. Allahabad Bank shares closed at Rs41.25, down 0.72% on the NSE.

HCL Technologies on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Germany-based IT (information technology) and engineering services provider H&D International Group for an undisclosed sum. H&D International Group is one of the largest IT service providers in the German automotive industry and operates in over 20 locations globally. The acquisition will help HCL gain significant front office and delivery capabilities in Germany and further enhance the company's domain expertise in the global automotive sector. "Germany is a critical market for HCL as we continue to expand our business in Europe. We feel the German market is at an inflection point and it is the right time for HCL to expand and make significant investments here," Ashish Gupta, Corporate Vice President at HCL Technologies, said in a statement. Wolfsburg-based H&D specialises in IT infrastructure, application services particularly in R&D IT, shop-floor IT and industry 4.0 solutions and has extensive expertise in SAP, computer-aided technologies (CAx), engineering services and customer-specific product development. “By combining H'D's delivery capabilities with those of HCL, we have an unprecedented opportunity to add tremendous value to the services we provide to support our clients' IT transformation ambitions," said Bernhard Honigsberg, CEO of the H&D International Group. H&D's existing delivery centre in Gifhorn will become part of HCL's global delivery footprint and will focus on IT and engineering services both in Germany and globally. HCL Technologies shares closed at Rs922.00, up 1.27% on the NSE.

Cigarette-to-FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) major ITC Ltd said it would seek shareholders' approval to re-appoint its non-executive chairman YC Deveshwar for another two years from 2020 to 2022, given the increasing size and complexity of the diversified conglomerate. "...given the increasing size and complexity of the organisation, the Committee and the Board are of the view that it would be in the best interest of the Company for Y.C. Deveshwar to continue in his capacity as Chairman for some more time," said notice for its 107th Annual General Meeting to be held here next month. ITC shares closed at Rs263.00, down 0.68% on the NSE.

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


The closing values of the major Asian indices are given in the table below:
 
Major Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)

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