Private Banks, Reliance Industries, Infosys take Sensex to new high
Posted on 1st April 2019 |
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A sharp rally in three private sector banks – HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank – that have gained over 10 per cent each from their August 29, 2018 level helped the benchmark index S&P BSE Sensex breeze past the 39,000 mark and hit a new high on Monday. The benchmark index surpassed its previous high of 38,990 recorded on August 29, 2018 in intra-day deals.
The Nifty50, too, breached the 11,700 level for the first time since September 2018 to hit an intra-day high of 11,716.
Besides these three private sector banks, Reliance Industries (RIL), Infosys, Bajaj Auto, Asian Paints, HCL Technologies, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and State Bank of India (SBI) have gained in the range of 4 to 9 per cent from their August 2018 levels and helped the 30-share index record a new high on Monday.
“There is more steam left and I feel the S&P BSE Sensex can hit 40,000 levels before the election results are known in May. The optimism stems from the strong foreign flows that we are getting. India now seems to be an attractive investment destination for foreigners amid slowing global growth,” says G Chokkalingam, founder and managing director, Equinomics Research.
Among sectors, most analysts remain bullish on the banking space despite the recent run-up and suggest investors stay put with large private sector banks and good quality public sector plays.
A pick up in industrial activity that will spur corporate loans, aggressive recognition of bad assets and improving recovery that will help boost asset quality, softening credit costs that is likely to propel return ratios and burgeoning share of retail term deposits which is likely to provide long-term stability to the source of funds are the factors working in favour of private sector banks, say analysts at Edelweiss Research. Axis Bank and ICICI Bank are their preferred picks in this segment.
Meanwhile, 17 out of 31 stocks that comprise the S&P BSE Sensex are still trading below their August 29, 2018 levels, shows data. Tata Motors, Tata Motors DVRs, Mahindra & Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki India have lost over 25 per each on the BSE during this period.
Autos, analysts say, are under pressure with respect to their monthly sales numbers. At the same time, the inventory levels are also on the higher side, which they feel, will take some time to get cleared. However, with improving liquidity and decreasing rates, there could be support coming over the next few months.
"The stocks may remain sideways for short-to-medium term. In this weakness, it would be an opportune time to invest for longer term, as the fantastic consumption engine of India is likely to remain strong for long-term," says Vaibhav Sanghavi, co-chief executive officer, Avendus Capital Public Markets Alternate Strategies.
Analysts at Nomura expect demand recovery in the auto segment to be back-ended in the second half of financial year 2019 - 20 (H2FY20) on the back of an economic growth recovery, election uncertainty getting over and pre-buying ahead of BS-6 norms from April 2020.
"Maruti Suzuki remains our long-term top pick in the sector, followed by Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M). In the auto component segment, we like Minda Industries," wrote Kapil Singh and Siddhartha Bera of Nomura in a recent report. |
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Bharti Airtel defers Q2 results till Nov 14 over ambiguity on AGR verdict
Posted on 29th October 2019 |
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Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has postponed its second-quarter earnings report to mid-November, as the wireless operator sought clarity on the court ruling asking telecom firms to cough up overdue payments to the government.
Shares of the company, which was expected to release its quarterly numbers later in the day, dropped 3.3 per cent in early trade. |
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Rupee slips 8 paise vs US dollar in early trade amid drop in oil prices
Posted on 7th October 2019 |
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The rupee on Monday opened eight paise lower at 70.96 against the US dollar amid drop in crude oil prices and rise in Asian equities. The domestic unit on Friday closed almost flat at 70.88 against after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a widely expected move cut key interest rates by 0.25 percentage point. On a weekly basis, the local unit slumped by 32 paise. |
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LIC pips private insurers in first-year premium growth during April-August
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In the first five months of the current financial year, first-year premiums of life insurance companies grew by 39.84% (year-on-year) at Rs 1.05 lakh crore as compared to Rs 75,588.35 crore in April-August of 2018-19. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) continued to grow at a faster pace compared to private insurance players, shows the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). |
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Apollo Hospitals rules out further stake sale
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL) has ruled out further dilution of promoters’ stake in the company. The company also said its Rs 1,337-crore stake sale of Apollo Munich Health Insurance with mortgage major HDFC will be concluded by October. Following these stake sales, the promoters’ pledged position will come down from a high of 76% to 54% by October and eventually to 20% by November or December, company sources said here. |
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World trusts India on Kashmir, not us: Pakistan minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In a major embarrassment for Pakistan and its Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country's Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah, a retired brigadier, said the international community didn't believe Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir; instead it is India whose version is trusted. |
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