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Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
Eight Sensex biggies such as Reliance, L&T, BHEL, SBI and ICICI Bank are among the worst hit.
Rate sensitive sectors were among the top gainers with Tata Motors and ICICI Bank leading the gains on the Sensex.
Few top honchos of India Inc did very well in 2014.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
The Hinduja Group, Mukesh Ambani, Murugappa, and the Adani groups were the other gainers in the Modi regime, while Naveen Jindal and Sun Pharma groups saw the most erosion in their m-cap in the last five years, reports Krishna Kant.
India's $121 billion troubled debt pile, over $100 billion of which is on the books of state-owned banks, has come under close scrutiny from prosecutors, the media and politicians
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 286 points to close at 24,539 and the Nifty50 lost 100 points to end at 7,456.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
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Further, investors turned cautious ahead of fourth quarter earnings from Infosys while worries about Greece also dampened sentiment. Meanwhile, rating agency Moody's today said emerging economies in Asia Pacific region, including India, have a high degree of immunity to external shocks, but will face challenges when the US Federal Reserve begins raising interest rates. The 30-share Sensex dropped 155 points to end at 27,735 and the 50-share Nifty shed 31 points to close at 8,398. MARKET VIEW "The last 6 out of 7 days, we have witnessed an extreme bout of selling in the key indices and stocks. Every rise getting sold and Bulls coerced to give in recently, with key supports breached. Today, was no different day, where volatility was extreme. We believe that the approach to the market remains cautious. If the indices break the previous low and close below that (i.e. 8270), then it could trigger a short term correction. Else, this could very well be termed as a bounce off the support levels. However, for a new trend to begin, Banknifty has to break 19000 levels. " said Kunal Bothra, Head -Advisory, LKP. ECONOMY The clarification from the Indian government that it would honor tax treaties while making a demand of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) at the effective rate of 20 per cent came as a relief for favorable treaty nations. But, dilemma still hangs over funds from other nations whose treaties do not grant an exemption from capital gains. The first monsoon forecast by the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) has predicted below normal rainfall during the season for the second straight year in 2015 primarily due to the build-up of El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean. Disruptions in the normal rainfall is likely to put further pressure on the agriculture sector which is already reeling under the impact of unseasonal rains that have damaged crops in parts of country and may lead to higher food inflation making further rate-cuts by Reserve Bank of India less likely. KEY STOCKS On the sectoral front, BSE Healthcare, Auto, Capital Gods, Oil & Gas, Realty and Power indices are trading lower up to 1%. However, BSE Consumer Durables and Metal indices are trading higher by 1% each. Metal stocks ended firm in today's trade after Bank of America-Merrill Lynch said the sector's return on equity will double by FY17 end. The research house reinstated coverage on Indian steel makers, with "buy" ratings on Tata Steel, SAIL, JSW and Jindal Steel and Power. Tata Steel gained 5%. Vedanta (earlier known as Sesa Sterlite) climbed nearly 0.5% and Hindalco was up 0.2%. Coal India advanced 1.3% after Brokerage firm CLSA maintained its 'buy' rating on the stock. YES Bank ended higher by 7% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on back of heavy volumes after the private sector lender said that its board approved a proposal to increase foreign institutional investor (FII)/foreign portfolio investors (FPI) limit to 74% from the existing limit of 49% of the paid-up share capital. According to media reports, Maruti Suzuki has plans of launching a series of new cars for the Indian market in 2015. Unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, the Maruti Suzuki YRA model will be named as 'Fronx' for the Indian market. The stock was up 1%. TCS ended the session with marginal gains after the company teams up with Solace Systems team to deliver digital Reimagination solutions and services. Select IT shares remained under pressure for the seventh straight session over concerns about quarterly earnings. Infosys shed over 0.7% ahead of the quarterly earnings due tomorrow and Wipro lost nearly 2%. According to reports, M&M is planning to invest Rs 2,500 crore in expaniding its existing auto manufacturing facility in Telangana., which will increase its capacity to 1.5 lakh vehicles per year. The stock slipped over 1%. On the concern of poor monsoons ahead of the June-to-September monsoon season, auto, financials and FMCG stocks ended lower. ITC was down 0.3%, Tata Motors lost over 2%, Hero motocorp shed 1%, HUL slipped 0.6%, SBI dropped 2.4%, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank dipped 0.3% each. HDFC Bank lost 0.4%. HDFC Bank posted a 20.6% rise in net profit in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015 due to a higher loan growth. The bank had a net profit to Rs 2806.91 crore for Q4 compared to Rs 2,326.52 crore in same quarter previous fiscal. The number of new launches in residential real estate has come down by 55 per cent in the first quarter this year owing to subdued sales, according to a report. From the realty pack, Unitech, IB Realty, Godrej, Anantraj, HDIL and NBCC were down up to 2%. In the broader market, BSE Midcap index outperformed the peers and was up 0.6%. However, BSE Smallcap index lost 0.2%. Market breadth ended lower with 1,434 declines versus 1,377 advances. Read more on: Nifty ' Sensex ' Nse ' Bse ' Maruti ' Tcs ' Infosys ' Yes Bank ' Hdfc Bank ' Tata Steel Read More Sensex drops 189 points to end below 28,000 Provisionally, the 30-share Sensex ended down 189 points at 27,701 and the 50-share Nifty shed 39 points to close at 8,391 Add to My Page Tiny URL Recommended for you Monthly SIP Investments Invest as low as Rs 1000pm in Top SIPs in just 2mins. Start a ZipSip. www.myuniverse.co.in/ZipSip Luxury 2 & 3 BHK Mumbai Pay 10 lacs now, Rest on Possession 63 Storey Twin Towers in Kandivali lovealpine.com/Special-Offer Ads by Google Advertisements Prof. Mikkel Draebye explains the importance of corporate entrepreneurship. 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Ashoka Buildcon dips after pricing QIP issue at discount The board has approved issue of 2.84 crore shares to Qualified Institutional Buyers at Rs 175.80 per share Cardamom rises by 0.4% as demand picks up Speculators created fresh positions at prevailing levels, taking positive cues from spot market on pick up in demand Crude palm oil falls by 0.1% on sluggish demand speculators indulged in reducing positions due to subdued demand in spot market The 30-share Sensex dropped 155 points to end at 27,735 and the 50-share Nifty shed 31 points to close at 8,398.
Factories are shutting down owing to a shortage of labour and raw materials, and a lack of logistical support amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic.
Sajjan Jindal, vice-chairman and managing director of JSW Steel and one of West Bengal's most valued investors, said that he would have compensated unwilling farmers with double the land 800 acres next door in return for land for the Tata Motors factory at Singur.
Terming the home loans package of PSU banks highly inadequate, Assocham President Sajjan Jindal demanded that the government peg the interest rate on housing loans up to Rs 30 lakh at 6% and at 8.5% for loans above this amount.
The Finance Ministry has called a meeting of heads of public sector banks to clear stalled projects.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
Once Bhushan Steel is into its fold, Tata Steel will increase its capacity from 12.7 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 18.3 mtpa
The government is auctioning 42 coal mines among 204 coal blocks.
More and more domestic companies are setting up business process outsourcing units in district headquarters, tier-III cities and non-IT clusters to save on real estate costs and stem attrition rates.
Elaborating on this theme, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pointed out that if the power sector had not been opened up through reforms initiated in 2003, India would still have been in darkness.
This is expected to help the promoters to retain their current holding of about 42 per cent, post the stake sale to JFE. The company declined to comment.
In the long run, the decision could bring clearer rules to a sector that has failed to provide India with enough power because it has been so hamstrung by confusion and scandals over concessions allegedly handed to government cronies.
India's gold drought in Olympics maybe a regular feature now, but would the situation change at the Beijing games if more fiscal sops are given to industrialists to promote sports?
According to technical analysts, the Nifty could trade in the range between 7,400 and 7,700.
Despite Covid downturn, CEO salaries went up by an average of 19% in FY21.
Jindal Steel has acquired mining rights in Chile for $52 million.
No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.
At 9:58 am, the Nifty was trading at 3573 up 4 points and the Sensex was trading at 12393 up 26 points.
Broader markets broke the winning streak and ended lower, underperforming the benchmark indices
Programme will create world's largest energy saving certificate-trading platform.
Essar group, Bhushan Steel and JSW group likely to be impacted by changes
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