Friday 1 June 2018

Nifty, Sensex May Trend Higher – Weekly closing report-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


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1 June 2018

I had mentioned in last week’s closing report that Nifty, Sensex might try to head higher.  The major indices of the Indian stock markets were volatile during the week and closed on Friday with small weekly gains over last Friday’s close. The trends of the major indices in the course of the week’s trading are given in the table below: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


The major indices of the Indian stock markets rallied on Monday and closed with gains over Friday’s close. On the NSE, there were 1,260 advances, 493 declines and 311 unchanged. Buying was observed in capital goods, banking and oil and gas stocks. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Ratings agency ICRA downgraded the Airline major Jet Airways' credit rankings to junk status on the back of a net loss reported for 2017-18. The airline's long term rating assigned to "Long term Loans" and "Non-Convertible Debentures" was revised to lCRA BB+ (negative outlook) from ICRA BBB- (negative outlook). BB+ Rating is just below the investment grade rating of BBB-. It is considered as highest junk rating. According to a BSE filing made on Monday, the company said that ICRA has revised its short term rating to "ICRA A4+" from "ICRA A3".

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Monday said here that the government will take necessary steps to permanently shut down the copper smelter plant of Vedanta Ltd, popularly known as Sterlite Copper.

National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) on Sunday said it is preparing a game-changing business model that will bring an additional Rs935 crore net profit to the company. The development of Utkal D and Utkal E coal mines at Angul is expected to be completed by 2019-20 and 2022-23 respectively. During the 2017-18 financial year, the company achieved the highest net profit in the last 10 years of Rs1,342 crore against Rs669 crore in the previous year. In the fourth quarter, the company has earned a net profit of Rs257.06 crore.

The major indices of the Indian stock markets were up in the morning but suffered a correction on Tuesday and closed with losses over Monday’s close. On the NSE, there were 783 advances, 953 declines and 315 unchanged.

Weak global cues and profit booking by investors depressed the key equity indices on Tuesday. Selling pressure was witnessed in banking, consumer durables and healthcare stocks. However, buying in the capital goods, auto and oil and gas stocks arrested further decline.

In a second successive blow to Vedanta Ltd, the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT) cancelled in "larger public interest" the land allotted in Thoothukudi for the expansion of Sterlite Copper's smelting plant. In its letter to Vedanta, the SIPCOT cited the public protests against the plant's expansion on grounds of increased pollution and expressed concerns over pollution caused by the first smelter plant. The government agency said the price of 342.22 acres deposited will be refunded as per the norms.

Energy exploration and production major Oil India’s net profit during the quarter under review rose to Rs866.50 crore from Rs19.31 crore reported for the corresponding period of 2016-17. In terms of financial year, Oil India reported a rise of 72.27% in its 2017-18 net profit, which increased to Rs2,667.93 crore from Rs1,548.68 crore earned in the previous fiscal. "Crude Oil price realisation increased by $8.36 per BBL to $55.72 per BBL in FY 2017-18 as compared to $47.36 per BBL during FY 2016-17," Oil India said in a statement. The company proposed a final dividend of Re1 per share for FY 2017-18 on post-bonus equity share capital.  This was in addition to the Interim Dividend of Rs14 per share paid earlier on pre-bonus equity share capital.

The major indices of the Indian stock markets were range-bound on Wednesday and closed with small losses over Tuesday’s close. On the NSE, there were 743 advances, 983 declines and 324 unchanged.

Moody's Investors Service report on Wednesday has cut India's GDP growth forecast to 7.3% in 2018, from previous forecast of 7.5% due to higher oil prices and tighter financial conditions. "The Indian economy is in cyclical recovery led by both investment and consumption. However, higher oil prices and tighter financial conditions will weigh on the pace of acceleration. We expect GDP growth of about 7.3% in 2018, down from our previous forecast of 7.5%," the report said. It, however, kept growth expectation for 2019 unchanged at 7.5%.

Mahindra and Mahindra reported a rise of more than 70% in its standalone net profit for the fourth quarter of 2017-18. According to the company, its standalone net profit during the quarter under review increased to Rs1,059 crore from Rs622 crore reported for the corresponding period of 2016-17. In terms of the financial year, M&M's net profit rose 19.57% in its standalone net profit to Rs4,356 crore from Rs3,643 crore earned during the previous fiscal. The Board of Directors recommended a post bonus dividend of Rs7.50 (150%) per share of face value Rs5. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The major indices of the Indian stock markets rallied on Thursday and closed with gains over Wednesday’s close. On the NSE, there were 639 advances, 1,090 declines and 323 unchanged. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Predictions of normal southwest monsoon rains and expectations of an improved gross domestic product data due later in the day pushed the key Indian equity indices higher on Thursday. According to market analysts, buying was witnessed in the oil and gas and banking stocks.

ICICI Bank's Board of Directors have decided to institute a "comprehensive enquiry" to look into an anonymous whistle blower's complaint alleging that Bank's MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar had not adhered to provisions relating to "code of conduct" of the bank. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached a wind farm in Rajasthan valued Rs58.80 crore in connection with its ongoing probe in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud involving diamantaire Nirav Modi.

Tech giant IBM announced that its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Enterprise Marketing Cloud services will now be available from its local Cloud Data Centre in India, thus allowing its customers in the country host their data locally.

On Friday, the major indices of the Indian stock markets were range-bound and closed with small losses over Thursday’s close. On the NSE, there were 431 advances, 1,309 declines and 312 unchanged.

Two and three wheeler maker TVS Motor Company Ltd on Friday said it closed last month with 10% sales growth. In a statement the company said it sold 309,865 units last month, up from 282,007 units sold in May 2017. According to the company, two-wheelers registered a growth of 8.2% with sales increasing from 275,426 units in May 2017 to 298,135 units in May 2018. The three-wheelers of the company grew by 78.2%, an increase from 6,581 units in May 2017 to 11,730 units registered in May 2018. The company’s shares closed at Rs597.45, up 1.72% on the NSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached properties worth Rs4,700 crore in a Rs5,000-crore bank fraud case involving Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company Sterling Biotech. An ED official told IANS, the agency has attached properties of the Sterling Biotech in Mumbai and Ahmedabad under the sections of Prevention of Money laundering Act, (PMLA), 2002. The ED action comes after the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) FIR. The CBI has booked Sterling Biotech, its directors Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara, Dipti Chetan Sandesara, Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit, Nitin Jayantilal Sandesara and Vilas Joshi, Chartered Accountant Hemant Hathi, Anup Prakash Garg and some unidentified persons in connection with the alleged bank fraud. Sterling Biotech had taken loans of over Rs5,000 crore from a consortium of banks led by Andhra Bank which had turned into non-performing assets. Total pending dues of the group companies were Rs5,383 crore as on December 31, 2016, said the CBI FIR. The ED said that during the probe, it found that "certain entries" in a diary seized by the Income Tax Department in 2011 showed cash payments amounting to Rs 1.52 crore made to one "Garg, Director, Andhra Bank" between 2008 and 2009 by the Sandesara brothers. The company’s shares last traded at Rs1.45 and trading has been suspended by the BSE for penal reasons.The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Weekly Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)



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