Monday, 20 August 2018

Nifty, Sensex Headed Up – Monday closing report-The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions


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20 Aug 2018

I The major indices of the Indian stock market rallied and ended Monday with gains over last Friday’s close. On the NSE, there were 956 advances, 782 declines and 346 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


The key Indian equity indices of the S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 touched fresh record levels Monday, supported by firm global cues and a recovery in the domestic currency. Both the BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange touched new all-time highs of 38,281.70 points and 11,551.85 points, respectively, surpassing their previous benchmarks of 38,076.23 and 11,495.20 points. Buying activity was witnessed in capital goods, auto and oil and gas stocks. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

State Bank of India (SBI) has donated Rs2 crore for the Kerala flood victims and initiated several other ground-level measures in the deluged state, an official said on Saturday. The SBI has encouraged all its 270,000 staffers to contribute to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF), and the bank would contribute an equivalent amount. It also announced a waiver of fees and charges on services like loans for flood relief, duplicate passbooks, ATM cards, cheque books and EMI delays, besides making attempts to restore the working of branches and ATMs in the flood affected regions of the state. Besides, the SBI has decided to waive all charges on remittance to the CMDRF, penalty on non-maintenance of minimum account balance from proceeds of relief fund provided by the government and agencies and if already recovered, such charges would be refunded for customers in the state. State Bank of India shares closed at Rs307.60, up 1.82% on the NSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland received an order for 300 double decker buses from Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC). According to the Company, the order delivery will take place within eight months from now and the procurement has been made against a tender under "Indian Line of Credit". "Exports have been a strong focus for us to de-risk from cyclicality in Indian market and to globalize our product portfolio," Vinod K Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, was quoted as saying in a company statement. "This is a significant win for us and builds on the strong export growth we had last year." Ashok Leyland shares closed at Rs128.20, down 0.12% on the NSE.

Mining major Vedanta welcomed the Supreme Court's decision not to entertain Tamil Nadu government's plea against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order allowing the company access to the administrative unit inside its subsidiary Sterlite Copper's closed plant at Tuticorin. Directing the NGT earlier on Friday to take a final decision on the matter, the apex court also did not grant a stay on the proceedings of the case at the NGT challenging the smelter plant closure, as was sought by the Tamil Nadu government.  Vedanta shares closed at Rs221.65, up 3.00% on the NSE. The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions

Tanla Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Karix Mobile Pvt Ltd for a cash consideration of Rs340 crore. Karix is a leading Business Cloud Communications provider in India operating from four locations and serves over 1,500 enterprise clients. Tanla Solutions shares closed at Rs42.15, up 4.98% on the NSE.

Rupee movement and crude oil price movements along with inflow and outflow by the foreign and domestic players will dictate the trend of the market going ahead. The Indian rupee is expected to range from 69.50 to 70.50 against the US dollar in the coming week. In recent days, geo-political tensions between the US and Turkey, wider trade deficit, along with outflow of foreign funds have pulled the Indian rupee to fresh record intra-day and closing lows.

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: The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions
 
Major Indices (The Total Investment & Insurance Solutions)


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