Bears ruled the roost for the third day in a row today, pulling the
Sensex down 338 points. The barometer index has tanked 621 points
in the last three trading sessions. Weak global markets triggered
fall on the domestic bourses today. The market remained weak
throughout the trading session.
Banking stocks declined ahead of the weekly inflation data. Power
stocks fell Index heavyweight Reliance Industries (RIL), Reliance
Infrastructure fell more than 4% each. Tata Power Company and ONGC
fell more than 3.5% each. The market breadth was weak.
Asian markets ended down on continued worries about the credit
crisis after Lehman Brothers failed to announce any firm deals to
raise desperately needed capital after posting record quarterly
loss on Wednesday, 10 September 2008. US markets ended with modest
gains on Wednesday, 10 September 2008.
The BSE 30-share Sensex lost 338.32 points or 2.31% to 14,324.29.
At the day's low of 14,265.38 hit in late trade, the Sensex fell
397.23 points. At the day's high of 14,557.33 hit in early trade,
the Sensex fell 105.28 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty slipped 109.95 points or 2.5% to 4,290.30.
The BSE Sensex has shed 620.68 points in the past three trading
sessions from a recent high of 14,944.97 on 8 September 2008. The
barometer index is down 5,962.7 points or 29.39% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6,882.48 points or 32.45% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
Nifty September 2008 futures were at 4300.35, at a premium of 10.05
points as compared to spot closing of 4290.30.
BSE clocked a turnover of Rs 4776 crore, compared to Wednesday's Rs
5,185.84 crore. NSE's futures & options (F&O) segment turnover was
Rs 50,366.39 crore, which was lower than Rs 52,717.79 crore on
Wednesday, 10 September 2008.
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1,786 shares declining as
compared to 853 that advanced. 75 remained unchanged.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 28 declined while the rest gained.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was down 1.08% to 5,647.41 and BSE Small-Cap
index fell 1.22% to 6,818.93.
BSE Oil & Gas index (down 3.39% to 9,339.74), BSE Power index (down
2.97% to 2,576.42), BSE Realty index (down 2.48% to 4,875.83), BSE
Capital Goods index (down 2.39% to 11,941) underperformed Sensex.
BSE IT index (down 0.91% to 3,990.44), BSE Auto index (down 0.97%
to 3,961.44), BSE FMCG index (down 1.19% to 2,211.48), BSE
HealthCare index (down 1.4% to 4,182.23), BSE Metal index (down
1.45% to 10,991.79), BSE Bankex (down 1.57% to 7,210.66), BSE Teck
index (down 1.71% to 3,045.40), BSE Consumer Durables index (down
1.8% to 3,622.46) and BSE PSU index (down 2.15% to 6,740.25)
outperformed Sensex.
India's largest private sector firm in terms of market
capitalization and oil refiner Reliance Industries fell 4.13% to Rs
1,997.60 extending losses for the second straight day, spooked by
reports the Prime Minister's Office may recommend levy of export
tax or ban petroleum exports from its refineries in Jamnagar.
Banking pivotals fell ahead of inflation data to be announced by
the government after market hours today, 11 September 2008. ICICI
Bank (down 2.01% to Rs 686.45), State Bank of India (down 1.7% to
Rs 1,538.45) and HDFC Bank (down 1.9% to Rs 1,252.70) edged lower.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed.
Reliance Infrastructure (down 4.15% to Rs 992), Tata Power Company
(down 3.53% to Rs 1,012.10), Reliance Power (down 0.68% to Rs
168.60) edged lower.
National Thermal Power Corporation fell 2.67% to Rs 173.45. The
company today, 11 September 2008, said it has formed a joint
venture company with Bihar State Electricity Board under the name
Nabinagar Power Generating Company for setting-up of a coal based
power project having capacity of 1980 megawatt.
ONGC (down 3.82% to Rs 1,035.45), DLF (down 3.28% to Rs 485.55),
Jaiprakash Associates (down 3.25% to Rs 162.35), Mahindrs &
Mahindra (down 3% to Rs 560.15) edged lower from the Sensex pack.
Tata Consultancy Services, India's top software services exporter
fell 1.77% to Rs 836.10. The company said on Wednesday it will
partner with Swedish defence and aerospace group Saab for an
aeronautical design and development centre.
Bharti Airtel, India's biggest cellular services provider in terms
of market capitalisation, fell 4.4% to Rs 776.20. Bharti Airtel
launched a venture fund today with an initial Rs 200 crore ($44
million) to promote content and technology development.
Sterlite Industries fell 1.01% to Rs 502.75. From a recent high of
Rs 622.35 on 8 September 2008 the stock had plunged 18.38% to Rs
507.90 on 10 September 2008 after the Vedanta group on Tuesday, 9
September 2008 announced a restructuring to simplify its corporate
structure into three commodity-focused groups: copper and
zinc-lead, aluminium-energy and iron ore.
IFCI clocked the highest volume of 1.52 crore shares on BSE. Tata
Teleservices (Maharashtra) (1 crore shares), Reliance Natural
Resources (86.99 lakh shares), Austral Coke Projects (67.31 lakh
shares) and Reliance Petroleum (67.2 lakh shares) were the other
volume toppers in that order.
Reliance Industries clocked the highest turnover of Rs 478.91 crore
on BSE. Reliance Capital (Rs 240.70 crore), ICICI Bank (Rs 165.73
crore), Austral Coke Projects (Rs 162.14 crore) and Larsen & Toubro
(Rs 145.88 crore) were the other turnover toppers in that order.
European markets edged lower today, 11 September 2008. France's CAC
40, Germany's DAX and UK's FTSE 100 were down by between 0.78% to
1.15%.
Asian markets were trading lower today, 11 September 2008. China's
Shanghai Composite, Japan's Nikkei, Hong Kong's Hang Seng, Taiwan's
Taiwan Weighted, Singapore's Straits Times, and South Korea's Seoul
Composite were down between 1.48% to 3.34%.
US markets finished with modest gains on Wednesday, 10 September
2008 after rallying earlier on a drop in oil prices. The
nervousness was due to investor worries about financial shares like
Lehman Brothers. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 38.19
points, or 0.34%, to 11,268.92. The S&P 500 index advanced 7.53
points, or 0.61%, to 1,232.04, and the Nasdaq Composite index added
18.89 points, or 0.85%, to 2,228.70.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Post Market Report:10/09/2008
Weak global markets weighed heavily on the domestic bourse pulling
the BSE Sensex down 238.15 points. Nevertheless, the key benchmark
indices cut losses in late trade led by recovery in banking stocks.
Volatility was high
Metal shares were the chief casualty of the day with Sterlite
Industries plunging over 11% and Tata Steel sliding 5%. Index
heavyweight Reliance Industries dropped little under 3%. The market
breadth was extremely weak.
US stocks slumped on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 as financial shares
sold off on worries about Lehman Brothers' ability to raise
much-needed cash. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 280.01
points, or 2.43%, to 11,230.73. The S&P 500 index fell 43.28
points, or 3.41%, to 1,224.51, and the Nasdaq Composite index
declined 59.95 points, or 2.64%, to 2,209.81.
European markets which opened after Indian market were subdued. Key
benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were down by between
0.50% and 1.17%.
Asian markets which opened before Indian market were mixed today,
10 September 2008. Key benchmark indices in Japan, Hong Kong,
Singapore were down by between 0.44% and 2.40%. Indices in China,
South Korea, and Taiwan rose between 0.23% and 0.72%.
The BSE 30-share Sensex slipped 238.15 points or 1.6%, to settle at
14,662.61. It opened 188.23 points lower at 14,717.53. At the day's
low of 14,609.83 hit in late trade, the Sensex lost 290.93 points.
At the day's high of 14,866.32 hit in mid-morning trade, the Sensex
fell 34.44 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty slipped 68.45 points or 1.53% at 4400.25. Nifty
September 2008 futures were at 4415.30, at a premium of 15.05
points as compared to spot closing. NSE's futures & options (F&O)
segment turnover was Rs 52,717.79 crore, which was higher than Rs
43,958.71 crore on Tuesday, 9 September 2008.
The BSE Sensex is down 5624.38 points or 27.72% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6554.16 points or 30.85% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
Reliance Power was down 0.03% to Rs 169.35. The stock replaced Dr
Reddy's Labs in Nifty index from today. Dr Reddy's Labs slipped
1.97% to Rs 567.05.
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1716 shares declining as
compared to 944 that advanced. 77 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 5152 crore on BSE as
compared to Rs 4,587.35 crore on Tuesday, 9 September 2008.
The BSE Mid-cap index fell 1.20% at 5,708.93 and the BSE Small-cap
index slipped 0.88% to 6,903.42
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 21 declined while the rest
advanced.
The BSE Metal index lost the most among the sectoral indices on
BSE, sliding 5.48% to 11,154 weighed by steep fall in Sterlite
Industries. Aluminium and copper maker Sterlite Industries tanked
11.76% to Rs 508 after plunging 7.50% to Rs 575.70 yesterday, 9
September 2008. It was the top loser from the Sensex pack. The
Sterlite ADR tumbled 16.23% yesterday, 9 September 2008 on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the Vedanta group on Tuesday, 9
September 2008 announced a restructuring to simplify its corporate
structure into three commodity-focused groups: copper and
zinc-lead, aluminium-energy and iron ore.
As per the restructuring scheme, which will be effective from April
2009, Sterlite will demerge its aluminium and energy businesses to
Madras Aluminium Company (Malco) to be simultaneously renamed
Sterlite Aluminium. Vedanta will transfer its 79.4% equity interest
in Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) to Sterlite.
Malco will issue seven shares of Rs 2 each to the shareholders of
Sterlite for every four shares of Rs 2 each held by them. Sterlite
will issue one share of Rs 2 each to Malco shareholders for every
51 shares of Rs 2 each held by them.
Madras Aluminium Company (Malco) was down 5.72% to Rs 201.95 on
26.87 lakh shares
Worlds sixth largest steel producer by capacity Tata Steel plunged
5.10% to Rs 535.60.
Other metal stocks JSW Steel (down 7.43% to Rs 662), Jindal Steel &
Power (down 7.97% to Rs 1656.70), Sesa Goa (down 3.73% to Rs 142),
Hindustan Zinc (down 3.57% to Rs 529.75), and Steel Authority of
India (down 6.40% to Rs 140.30), slumped.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) lost 2.93% to Rs 2080 on 9.70
lakh shares. The stock came off its day's high of Rs 2135 hit in
early trade. As per reports, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) may
recommend levy of export tax or even ban petroleum product exports
from Reliance's export oriented refineries in Jamnagar. The BSE Oil
& Gas index slipped 2.18% to 9,667.38.
Banking shares staged a comeback in late trade. The Bankex slipped
0.58% to 7,325.35. India's largest private sector bank in terms of
net profit ICICI Bank was down 1.52% to Rs 702, off day's low of Rs
686.60. HDFC Bank, India's second largest private sector bank in
terms of net profit was down 0.62% to Rs 1285.05, off day's low of
Rs 1250.10. India's largest state run bank in terms of net assets
State Bank of India rose 0.35% to Rs 1566 after sliding to a low of
Rs 1534.35.
Capital goods heavyweights slipped, leading a 1.07% fall to
12,233.80 in BSE Capital Goods index. India's largest power
equipment maker by sales, Bharat Heavy Electricals declined 1.95%
to Rs 1712.90. The company on Tuesday, 9 September 2008, said it
won a contract worth Rs 2,200 crore for setting up a combined cycle
power plant in Tripura on turnkey basis.
India's largest engineering & construction firm by outstanding
order book position Larsen & Toubro fell 0.97% to Rs 2710. Larsen &
Tobro today, 10 September 2008, said it had received an order worth
$160 million from Brazil's Petrobras
Telecom pivotals were also subdued. India's second largest cellular
services provider in terms of market capitalisation Reliance
Communications (RCom) slipped 0.68% to Rs 402.50. As per recent
reports, RCom's subsidiary Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired
a majority stake in the US-based cricket webcasting portal, Willow
TV, for an undisclosed amount.
Bharti Airtel, the country's largest cellular services provider in
terms of market capitalisation declined 3.04% to Rs 811
Reliance Infrastructure (down 3.17% to Rs 1037), Tata Power (down
3.54% to Rs 1048), and Jaiprakash Associates (down 2.44% to Rs
167.60), edged lower from Sensex pack.
North India's largest cement maker by sales ACC gained 1.30% to Rs
604.45 and was the top gainer from Sensex pack.
Real estate heavyweights slipped with the BSE Realty index sliding
1.52% to 4,999.99. DLF, the country's largest realty company by
market capitalisation slipped 0.19% to Rs 502.90. On Monday, 8
September 2008, the company received a clearance from the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to go ahead with a
buyback plan. In July 2008, DLF had announced its Rs 1,100-crore
plan to buy back shares from existing shareholders at a price not
exceeding Rs 600 a share.
Unitech, the country's second largest realty company by market
capitalisation, fell 2.55% to Rs 158.45.
Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's top drug maker by sales fell 0.32% to
Rs 455. The Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to
acquire an additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company
ended on 4 September 2008.
IT pivotals were mixed despite the rupee sliding past the 45 mark
per dollar today, 10 September 2008. India's second largest
software services exporter Infosys Technologies rose 0.68% to Rs
1758.95. The stock came off day's low of Rs 1726.
Other IT pivotals Satyam Computer Services (down 0.79% to Rs
421.65), Wipro (down 0.24% to Rs 433.10), and TCS (down 1.98% to Rs
849.05), edged lower. IT firms derive a lion's share of revenue by
way of exports and therefore fall in the domestic currency benefits
the IT sector.
Austral Coke & Projects topped the turnover chart on BSE with a
turnover of Rs 275.65 crore followed by Sterlite Industries (Rs
212.85 crore), Reliance Industries (Rs 204.30 crore), Reliance
Capital (Rs 184.30 crore) and ICICI Bank (Rs 159.60 crore), in that
order.
IFCI led the volumes chart on BSE clocking volumes of 2.12 crore
shares followed by Reliance Natural Resources (93.55 lakh shares),
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) (72.60 lakh shares), Reliance Power
(46.75 lakh shares) and Sterlite Industries (40.65 lakh shares), in
that order.
SEL Manufacturing Company plunged 8.35% to Rs 215.65. The company
said it would set up a technical textile park in Himachal Pradesh.
The company made this announcement during trading hours today, 10
September 2008.
Usher Agro surged 12.05% to Rs 192 after company entered into a
memorandum of understanding with Satake Corporation, Japan for
expansion of rice milling capacity by another 1 million tonne. The
company announced the expansion plans during market hours today, 10
September 2008.
Hydro S&S Industries galloped 20% to Rs 41.45 after the company
said its board will meet on 16 September 2008 to consider buyback
of equity shares. The company made this announcement after trading
hours on Tuesday, 9 September 2008.
Madras Cements gained 4.16% to Rs 2620.10 after the company's board
fixed 10 October 2008 as the record date for 1:1 bonus issue and
10-for-1 stock split. The company fixed the record date after
trading hours on Tuesday, 9 September 2008.
the BSE Sensex down 238.15 points. Nevertheless, the key benchmark
indices cut losses in late trade led by recovery in banking stocks.
Volatility was high
Metal shares were the chief casualty of the day with Sterlite
Industries plunging over 11% and Tata Steel sliding 5%. Index
heavyweight Reliance Industries dropped little under 3%. The market
breadth was extremely weak.
US stocks slumped on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 as financial shares
sold off on worries about Lehman Brothers' ability to raise
much-needed cash. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 280.01
points, or 2.43%, to 11,230.73. The S&P 500 index fell 43.28
points, or 3.41%, to 1,224.51, and the Nasdaq Composite index
declined 59.95 points, or 2.64%, to 2,209.81.
European markets which opened after Indian market were subdued. Key
benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were down by between
0.50% and 1.17%.
Asian markets which opened before Indian market were mixed today,
10 September 2008. Key benchmark indices in Japan, Hong Kong,
Singapore were down by between 0.44% and 2.40%. Indices in China,
South Korea, and Taiwan rose between 0.23% and 0.72%.
The BSE 30-share Sensex slipped 238.15 points or 1.6%, to settle at
14,662.61. It opened 188.23 points lower at 14,717.53. At the day's
low of 14,609.83 hit in late trade, the Sensex lost 290.93 points.
At the day's high of 14,866.32 hit in mid-morning trade, the Sensex
fell 34.44 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty slipped 68.45 points or 1.53% at 4400.25. Nifty
September 2008 futures were at 4415.30, at a premium of 15.05
points as compared to spot closing. NSE's futures & options (F&O)
segment turnover was Rs 52,717.79 crore, which was higher than Rs
43,958.71 crore on Tuesday, 9 September 2008.
The BSE Sensex is down 5624.38 points or 27.72% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6554.16 points or 30.85% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
Reliance Power was down 0.03% to Rs 169.35. The stock replaced Dr
Reddy's Labs in Nifty index from today. Dr Reddy's Labs slipped
1.97% to Rs 567.05.
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1716 shares declining as
compared to 944 that advanced. 77 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 5152 crore on BSE as
compared to Rs 4,587.35 crore on Tuesday, 9 September 2008.
The BSE Mid-cap index fell 1.20% at 5,708.93 and the BSE Small-cap
index slipped 0.88% to 6,903.42
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 21 declined while the rest
advanced.
The BSE Metal index lost the most among the sectoral indices on
BSE, sliding 5.48% to 11,154 weighed by steep fall in Sterlite
Industries. Aluminium and copper maker Sterlite Industries tanked
11.76% to Rs 508 after plunging 7.50% to Rs 575.70 yesterday, 9
September 2008. It was the top loser from the Sensex pack. The
Sterlite ADR tumbled 16.23% yesterday, 9 September 2008 on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after the Vedanta group on Tuesday, 9
September 2008 announced a restructuring to simplify its corporate
structure into three commodity-focused groups: copper and
zinc-lead, aluminium-energy and iron ore.
As per the restructuring scheme, which will be effective from April
2009, Sterlite will demerge its aluminium and energy businesses to
Madras Aluminium Company (Malco) to be simultaneously renamed
Sterlite Aluminium. Vedanta will transfer its 79.4% equity interest
in Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) to Sterlite.
Malco will issue seven shares of Rs 2 each to the shareholders of
Sterlite for every four shares of Rs 2 each held by them. Sterlite
will issue one share of Rs 2 each to Malco shareholders for every
51 shares of Rs 2 each held by them.
Madras Aluminium Company (Malco) was down 5.72% to Rs 201.95 on
26.87 lakh shares
Worlds sixth largest steel producer by capacity Tata Steel plunged
5.10% to Rs 535.60.
Other metal stocks JSW Steel (down 7.43% to Rs 662), Jindal Steel &
Power (down 7.97% to Rs 1656.70), Sesa Goa (down 3.73% to Rs 142),
Hindustan Zinc (down 3.57% to Rs 529.75), and Steel Authority of
India (down 6.40% to Rs 140.30), slumped.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) lost 2.93% to Rs 2080 on 9.70
lakh shares. The stock came off its day's high of Rs 2135 hit in
early trade. As per reports, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) may
recommend levy of export tax or even ban petroleum product exports
from Reliance's export oriented refineries in Jamnagar. The BSE Oil
& Gas index slipped 2.18% to 9,667.38.
Banking shares staged a comeback in late trade. The Bankex slipped
0.58% to 7,325.35. India's largest private sector bank in terms of
net profit ICICI Bank was down 1.52% to Rs 702, off day's low of Rs
686.60. HDFC Bank, India's second largest private sector bank in
terms of net profit was down 0.62% to Rs 1285.05, off day's low of
Rs 1250.10. India's largest state run bank in terms of net assets
State Bank of India rose 0.35% to Rs 1566 after sliding to a low of
Rs 1534.35.
Capital goods heavyweights slipped, leading a 1.07% fall to
12,233.80 in BSE Capital Goods index. India's largest power
equipment maker by sales, Bharat Heavy Electricals declined 1.95%
to Rs 1712.90. The company on Tuesday, 9 September 2008, said it
won a contract worth Rs 2,200 crore for setting up a combined cycle
power plant in Tripura on turnkey basis.
India's largest engineering & construction firm by outstanding
order book position Larsen & Toubro fell 0.97% to Rs 2710. Larsen &
Tobro today, 10 September 2008, said it had received an order worth
$160 million from Brazil's Petrobras
Telecom pivotals were also subdued. India's second largest cellular
services provider in terms of market capitalisation Reliance
Communications (RCom) slipped 0.68% to Rs 402.50. As per recent
reports, RCom's subsidiary Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired
a majority stake in the US-based cricket webcasting portal, Willow
TV, for an undisclosed amount.
Bharti Airtel, the country's largest cellular services provider in
terms of market capitalisation declined 3.04% to Rs 811
Reliance Infrastructure (down 3.17% to Rs 1037), Tata Power (down
3.54% to Rs 1048), and Jaiprakash Associates (down 2.44% to Rs
167.60), edged lower from Sensex pack.
North India's largest cement maker by sales ACC gained 1.30% to Rs
604.45 and was the top gainer from Sensex pack.
Real estate heavyweights slipped with the BSE Realty index sliding
1.52% to 4,999.99. DLF, the country's largest realty company by
market capitalisation slipped 0.19% to Rs 502.90. On Monday, 8
September 2008, the company received a clearance from the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to go ahead with a
buyback plan. In July 2008, DLF had announced its Rs 1,100-crore
plan to buy back shares from existing shareholders at a price not
exceeding Rs 600 a share.
Unitech, the country's second largest realty company by market
capitalisation, fell 2.55% to Rs 158.45.
Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's top drug maker by sales fell 0.32% to
Rs 455. The Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to
acquire an additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company
ended on 4 September 2008.
IT pivotals were mixed despite the rupee sliding past the 45 mark
per dollar today, 10 September 2008. India's second largest
software services exporter Infosys Technologies rose 0.68% to Rs
1758.95. The stock came off day's low of Rs 1726.
Other IT pivotals Satyam Computer Services (down 0.79% to Rs
421.65), Wipro (down 0.24% to Rs 433.10), and TCS (down 1.98% to Rs
849.05), edged lower. IT firms derive a lion's share of revenue by
way of exports and therefore fall in the domestic currency benefits
the IT sector.
Austral Coke & Projects topped the turnover chart on BSE with a
turnover of Rs 275.65 crore followed by Sterlite Industries (Rs
212.85 crore), Reliance Industries (Rs 204.30 crore), Reliance
Capital (Rs 184.30 crore) and ICICI Bank (Rs 159.60 crore), in that
order.
IFCI led the volumes chart on BSE clocking volumes of 2.12 crore
shares followed by Reliance Natural Resources (93.55 lakh shares),
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) (72.60 lakh shares), Reliance Power
(46.75 lakh shares) and Sterlite Industries (40.65 lakh shares), in
that order.
SEL Manufacturing Company plunged 8.35% to Rs 215.65. The company
said it would set up a technical textile park in Himachal Pradesh.
The company made this announcement during trading hours today, 10
September 2008.
Usher Agro surged 12.05% to Rs 192 after company entered into a
memorandum of understanding with Satake Corporation, Japan for
expansion of rice milling capacity by another 1 million tonne. The
company announced the expansion plans during market hours today, 10
September 2008.
Hydro S&S Industries galloped 20% to Rs 41.45 after the company
said its board will meet on 16 September 2008 to consider buyback
of equity shares. The company made this announcement after trading
hours on Tuesday, 9 September 2008.
Madras Cements gained 4.16% to Rs 2620.10 after the company's board
fixed 10 October 2008 as the record date for 1:1 bonus issue and
10-for-1 stock split. The company fixed the record date after
trading hours on Tuesday, 9 September 2008.
Market opens on a weak note; Sterlite Industries tumbles
Key benchmark indices opened lower today, 10 September 2008, on
weak cues from global markets. The BSE 30-share Sensex was down
144.81 points. The market breadth was negative. Sterlite Industries
tumbled over 6%. Banking shares were under pressure.
US stocks slumped on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 as financial shares
sold off on worries about Lehman Brothers' ability to raise
much-needed cash. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 280.01
points, or 2.43%, to 11,230.73. The S&P 500 index fell 43.28
points, or 3.41%, to 1,224.51, and the Nasdaq Composite index
declined 59.95 points, or 2.64%, to 2,209.81.
Asian markets were mixed today, 10 September 2008. Key benchmark
indices in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, were down by between 0.75%
and 1.52%. Indices in China, South Korea, and Taiwan rose between
0.04% and 1.06%.
At 10:25 IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 144.81 points or
0.97% to 14,755.39. It opened 188.23 points lower at 14,717.53,
which is also its day's low so far. At the day's high of 14,836.82
hit in early trade, the Sensex fell 63.94 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty slipped 42.40 points or 0.95% to 4,426.3
The market breadth was negative on BSE with 836 shares declining as
compared to 678 that advanced. 59 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 623 crore.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 23 declined while the rest gained.
India's largest aluminium and copper maker by sales Sterlite
Industries tanked 6.39% to Rs 539 tracking sharp fall in its ADR
which tumbled 16.23% yesterday, 9 September 2008 on the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE). The counter saw high volumes of 8.27 lakh
shares. It was the top loser from the Sensex pack.
The company yesterday, 9 September 2008 said its parent Vedanta
Resources PLC has approved a restructuring program of the group's
businesses. Under the scheme, Sterlite will demerge its aluminium
and energy businesses to Madras Aluminium which will be later
renamed Sterlite Aluminum. Sterlite Industries shareholders would
get seven shares in Madras Aluminium for every four shares held as
part of a restructuring.
Banking shares were under pressure. ICICI Bank (down 2.22% to Rs
696.80), State Bank of India (down 0.55% to Rs 1552.10), and HDFC
Bank (down 1.47% to Rs 1273.05), slipped.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) declined 1.35% to Rs 2114 on
1.03 lakh shares.
Mahindra & Mahindra (down 1.04% to Rs 576.20), Tata Motors (down
0.81% to Rs 417), and NPTC (down 0.72% to Rs 178.30), edged lower
from the Sensex pack.
Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's top drug maker by sales rose 1.25% to
Rs 462.10 and was the top gainer among the Sensex pack. The
Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to acquire an
additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company ended on 4
September 2008.
Wipro (up 1.12% to Rs 439), DLF (up 0.67% to Rs 507.20), and ACC
(up 0.43% to Rs 599.25), edged higher from Sensex pack.
Meanwhile the central bank governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on
Tuesday, 9 September 2008 that India's inflation is showing signs
of moderating but it is too early to conclude whether this is a
trend and signaled that he would wait and see before taking any
fresh steps.
US crude for October 2008 delivery rose 52 cents at $103.78 a
barrel today, 10 September 2008, after the Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) surprised traders with a deal
to effectively cut production by just over 500,000 barrels per day
(bpd). US crude for October 2008 delivery had touched a 5-month low
of $103.72 yesterday, 9 September 2008.
Back home, key benchmark indices ended a choppy session lower on
Tuesday, 9 September 2008, weighed by weak Asian markets. The BSE
30-share Sensex declined 44.21 points or 0.3%, to settle at
14,900.76 and the S&P CNX Nifty slipped 13.6 points or 0.3%, to
4468.70, on that day.
weak cues from global markets. The BSE 30-share Sensex was down
144.81 points. The market breadth was negative. Sterlite Industries
tumbled over 6%. Banking shares were under pressure.
US stocks slumped on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 as financial shares
sold off on worries about Lehman Brothers' ability to raise
much-needed cash. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 280.01
points, or 2.43%, to 11,230.73. The S&P 500 index fell 43.28
points, or 3.41%, to 1,224.51, and the Nasdaq Composite index
declined 59.95 points, or 2.64%, to 2,209.81.
Asian markets were mixed today, 10 September 2008. Key benchmark
indices in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, were down by between 0.75%
and 1.52%. Indices in China, South Korea, and Taiwan rose between
0.04% and 1.06%.
At 10:25 IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 144.81 points or
0.97% to 14,755.39. It opened 188.23 points lower at 14,717.53,
which is also its day's low so far. At the day's high of 14,836.82
hit in early trade, the Sensex fell 63.94 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty slipped 42.40 points or 0.95% to 4,426.3
The market breadth was negative on BSE with 836 shares declining as
compared to 678 that advanced. 59 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 623 crore.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 23 declined while the rest gained.
India's largest aluminium and copper maker by sales Sterlite
Industries tanked 6.39% to Rs 539 tracking sharp fall in its ADR
which tumbled 16.23% yesterday, 9 September 2008 on the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE). The counter saw high volumes of 8.27 lakh
shares. It was the top loser from the Sensex pack.
The company yesterday, 9 September 2008 said its parent Vedanta
Resources PLC has approved a restructuring program of the group's
businesses. Under the scheme, Sterlite will demerge its aluminium
and energy businesses to Madras Aluminium which will be later
renamed Sterlite Aluminum. Sterlite Industries shareholders would
get seven shares in Madras Aluminium for every four shares held as
part of a restructuring.
Banking shares were under pressure. ICICI Bank (down 2.22% to Rs
696.80), State Bank of India (down 0.55% to Rs 1552.10), and HDFC
Bank (down 1.47% to Rs 1273.05), slipped.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) declined 1.35% to Rs 2114 on
1.03 lakh shares.
Mahindra & Mahindra (down 1.04% to Rs 576.20), Tata Motors (down
0.81% to Rs 417), and NPTC (down 0.72% to Rs 178.30), edged lower
from the Sensex pack.
Ranbaxy Laboratories, India's top drug maker by sales rose 1.25% to
Rs 462.10 and was the top gainer among the Sensex pack. The
Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to acquire an
additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company ended on 4
September 2008.
Wipro (up 1.12% to Rs 439), DLF (up 0.67% to Rs 507.20), and ACC
(up 0.43% to Rs 599.25), edged higher from Sensex pack.
Meanwhile the central bank governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on
Tuesday, 9 September 2008 that India's inflation is showing signs
of moderating but it is too early to conclude whether this is a
trend and signaled that he would wait and see before taking any
fresh steps.
US crude for October 2008 delivery rose 52 cents at $103.78 a
barrel today, 10 September 2008, after the Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) surprised traders with a deal
to effectively cut production by just over 500,000 barrels per day
(bpd). US crude for October 2008 delivery had touched a 5-month low
of $103.72 yesterday, 9 September 2008.
Back home, key benchmark indices ended a choppy session lower on
Tuesday, 9 September 2008, weighed by weak Asian markets. The BSE
30-share Sensex declined 44.21 points or 0.3%, to settle at
14,900.76 and the S&P CNX Nifty slipped 13.6 points or 0.3%, to
4468.70, on that day.
Pre Market Report 10/09/2008
Key benchmark indices are likely to open lower today, 10 September 2008 on weak cues from global markets. Volatility is likely to remain high.
Meanwhile the Central bank governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 that India's inflation is showing signs of moderating but it is too early to conclude whether this is a trend and signaled that he would wait and see before taking any fresh steps.
US crude for October 2008 delivery rose 52 cents at $103.78 a barrel today, 10 September 2008 after organisation of petroleum exporting countries surprised traders with a deal to effectively cut production by just over 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from July 2008 levels.
Most Asian markets were trading lower today, 10 September 2008, tracking losses on the Wall Street. China's Shanghai Composite plunged 1.93% or 41.35 points at 2,104.43, Japan's Nikkei slipped 1.06% or 131.11 points at 12,269.54, Hong Kong's Hang Seng tumbled 2.12% or 435.31 points at 20,055.80, Singapore's Straits Times fell 1.01% or 26.94 points at 2,646.27, South Korea's Seoul Composite was down 0.02% or 0.35 points at 1,454.15. However, Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted gained 0.79% or 50.51 points at 6,475.28
US stocks slumped on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 as financial shares sold off on worries about Lehman Brothers' ability to raise much-needed cash. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 280.01 points, or 2.43%, to 11,230.73. The S&P 500 index fell 43.28 points, or 3.41%, to 1,224.51, and the Nasdaq Composite index declined 59.95 points, or 2.64%, to 2,209.81.
Back home, key benchmark indices ended a choppy session lower on Tuesday, 9 September 2008, weighed by weak Asian markets. The BSE 30-share Sensex declined 44.21 points or 0.3%, to settle at 14,900.76 and the S&P CNX Nifty slipped 13.6 points or 0.3%, to 4468.70, on that day.
The BSE Sensex is down 5386.23 points or 26.55% in the calendar year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007. It is 6306.01 points or 29.73% away from its all-time high of 21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net equity sellers worth Rs 391.53 crore while mutual funds bought shares worth Rs 106.27 crore on Tuesday, 9 September 2008, according to provisional data on NSE.
FIIs were net buyers of Rs 33.39 crore in the futures & options segment on Tuesday, 9 September 2008. They were net buyers of index futures to the tune of Rs 450.28 crore and bought index options worth Rs 43.99 crore. They were net sellers of stock futures to the tune of Rs 577.41 crore and bought stock options worth Rs 49.75 crore.
Meanwhile the Central bank governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 that India's inflation is showing signs of moderating but it is too early to conclude whether this is a trend and signaled that he would wait and see before taking any fresh steps.
US crude for October 2008 delivery rose 52 cents at $103.78 a barrel today, 10 September 2008 after organisation of petroleum exporting countries surprised traders with a deal to effectively cut production by just over 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from July 2008 levels.
Most Asian markets were trading lower today, 10 September 2008, tracking losses on the Wall Street. China's Shanghai Composite plunged 1.93% or 41.35 points at 2,104.43, Japan's Nikkei slipped 1.06% or 131.11 points at 12,269.54, Hong Kong's Hang Seng tumbled 2.12% or 435.31 points at 20,055.80, Singapore's Straits Times fell 1.01% or 26.94 points at 2,646.27, South Korea's Seoul Composite was down 0.02% or 0.35 points at 1,454.15. However, Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted gained 0.79% or 50.51 points at 6,475.28
US stocks slumped on Tuesday, 9 September 2008 as financial shares sold off on worries about Lehman Brothers' ability to raise much-needed cash. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 280.01 points, or 2.43%, to 11,230.73. The S&P 500 index fell 43.28 points, or 3.41%, to 1,224.51, and the Nasdaq Composite index declined 59.95 points, or 2.64%, to 2,209.81.
Back home, key benchmark indices ended a choppy session lower on Tuesday, 9 September 2008, weighed by weak Asian markets. The BSE 30-share Sensex declined 44.21 points or 0.3%, to settle at 14,900.76 and the S&P CNX Nifty slipped 13.6 points or 0.3%, to 4468.70, on that day.
The BSE Sensex is down 5386.23 points or 26.55% in the calendar year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007. It is 6306.01 points or 29.73% away from its all-time high of 21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net equity sellers worth Rs 391.53 crore while mutual funds bought shares worth Rs 106.27 crore on Tuesday, 9 September 2008, according to provisional data on NSE.
FIIs were net buyers of Rs 33.39 crore in the futures & options segment on Tuesday, 9 September 2008. They were net buyers of index futures to the tune of Rs 450.28 crore and bought index options worth Rs 43.99 crore. They were net sellers of stock futures to the tune of Rs 577.41 crore and bought stock options worth Rs 49.75 crore.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Post Market Report:09/09/2008
Key benchmark indices ended a choppy session lower weighed down by
weak Asian markets. The BSE 30-share Sensex declined 44.21 points.
Firm European markets triggered a sharp recovery in afternoon
trade, lifting the Sensex to positive zone but the market once
again slipped into the red on fresh selling at higher level. The
market breadth was negative.
Sterlite Industries tumbled 8%. Tata Motors was under pressure
throughout the day, sliding around 4%. On the positive side Bharti
Airtel and Maruti Suzuki India added over 2% each. Telecom pivotals
were in demand. Capital goods heavyweights saw divergent trend.
Refinery and sugar stocks bucked weak market trend.
European markets, which opened after Indian markets were trading
higher. Key benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France rose
between 0.39% and 1.24%.
Asian stocks dropped. Key benchmark indices in Japan, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea were down by between 0.93% and
3.51%. However China's Shanghai Composite rose 0.11%.
The BSE 30-share Sensex declined 44.21 points or 0.3%, to settle at
14,900.76. It opened 130.64 points lower at 14,814.33. At the day's
high of 14,998.32 hit in mid-afternoon trade, the Sensex gained
53.35 points. At the day's low of 14,714.92 hit in early trade, the
Sensex lost 230.05 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty slipped 13.6 points or 0.3%, to end at 4468.70.
Nifty September 2008 futures were at 4481, at a premium of 12.30
points as compared to spot closing.
The BSE Sensex is down 5386.23 points or 26.55% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6306.01 points or 29.73% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
The market breadth was negative on BSE with 1464 shares declining
as compared to 1181 that advanced. 69 remained unchanged.
The BSE Mid-cap index fell 0.72% at 5,778.20 and BSE Small-cap
index declined 0.26% to 6,964.61
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 4550 crore as compared to
Rs 4,505.75 crore yesterday, 8 September 2008. NSE's futures &
options (F&O) segment turnover was Rs 43,958.71 crore, which was
lower than Rs 45,977.53 crore on Monday, 8 September 2008.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 20 declined while the rest gained.
Metal stocks suffered the most among the sectoral indices on BSE
led by Sterlite Industries. India's largest aluminium and copper
maker by sales plunged 8.07% to Rs 572.15 on 23.05 lakh shares. It
was the top loser from Sensex pack. Sterlite Industries today said
its parent company, Vedanta Resources PLC approved a restructuring
program of the group's businesses. Under the scheme, Sterlite will
demerge its aluminium and energy businesses to Madras Aluminium
which will be later renamed Sterlite Aluminum. Sterlite Industries
shareholders would get seven shares in Madras Aluminium for every
four shares held as part of a restructuring. The BSE Metal index
lost 1.78% to 11,801.18.
Madras Aluminium jumped 20% to Rs 219 on high volumes of 49.41 lakh
shares.
India's top truck maker by sales Tata Motors lost 3.80% to Rs
419.90. The stock slipped after the company said on Monday, 8
September 2008, that the suspension of work at the Nano plant will
continue due to limited clarity on the outcome of Sunday's talks
between the State government and the leadership of the just ended
Trinamool Congress-led agitation outside the Singur site.
Ranbaxy, India's top drug maker by sales fell 2.91% to Rs 450.90,
after striking day's high of Rs 480. The Japanese drug maker
Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to acquire an additional 20% stake at
Rs 737 a share in the company ended on 4 September 2008.
Capital goods heavyweights saw divergent trend. The BSE Capital
Goods index fell 0.46% to 12,366.39. India's largest power
equipment maker by sales, Bharat Heavy Electricals declined 2.49%
to Rs 1746 despite reports the company has won a contract worth Rs
2,200 crore for setting up a combined cycle power plant in Tripura
on turnkey basis.
India's largest engineering & construction firm by outstanding
order book position Larsen & Toubro rose 0.09% to Rs 2739.85, after
touching day's low of Rs 2691.25
Real estate shares were subdued. The BSE Realty index fell 1.16% at
5,077.16. DLF, the country's largest realty company by market
capitalisation fell 1.36% to Rs 505.10. On Monday, 8 September
2008, the company received a clearance from the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to go ahead with a buyback plan. In
July 2008, DLF had announced its Rs 1,100-crore plan to buy back
shares from existing shareholders at a price not exceeding Rs 600 a
share.
Unitech, the country's largest listed realty company, fell 0.46% to
Rs 162.50
India's largest private sector bank by net profit ICICI Bank shed
0.74% to Rs 715.45. Other banking shares State Bank of India (down
2.16% to Rs 1557.10), and HDFC Bank (down 0.67% to Rs 1292),
slipped. The Bankex lost 1.28% to 7,368.33.
India's second largest software services exporter Infosys
Technologies fell 0.08% to Rs 1747.10. The stock came off day's low
of Rs 1700. HCL Technologies may reportedly counter bid Infosys for
acquiring the UK-based SAP consultant Axon. According to reports,
HCL may make an offer in the range of 690 pence per share for Axon
compared to Infosys' offer of 600 pence per share
Tata Power Company (down 1.69% to Rs 1082.30), and Mahindra &
Mahindra (down 1.42% to Rs 582), edged lower from the Sensex pack.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) was down 0.11% to Rs 2129.70
on 8.11 lakh shares. The stock moved in a range of Rs 2086.15 and
Rs 2156.40 during the day.
India's top small car maker by sales Maruti Suzuki India gained
2.36% to Rs 710 on 1.79 lakh shares. It was the top gainer from
Sensex pack.
Telecom shares were in demand. India's second largest cellular
services provider in terms of market capitalisation Reliance
Communications (RCom) advanced 1.57% to Rs 404.80. As per recent
reports, RCom's subsidiary Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired
a majority stake in the US-based cricket webcasting portal, Willow
TV, for an undisclosed amount.
Bharti Airtel, the country's largest cellular services provider in
terms of market capitalisation rose 2.15% to Rs 837
India's largest oil exploration company by market capitalisation
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) rose 0.25% to Rs 1102. As
per reports the company's wholly-owned subsidiary ONGC Videsh (OVL)
has bid for a 20% stake in the Angolan Block 32, which is owned by
a consortium of firms led by French firm Total Exploration and
Production Angola. The Angolan Block 32 reportedly has 1.5 billion
barrels of oil reserves, the production of which is slated to start
in 2012.
Reliance Infrastructure (up 1.24% to Rs 1071.50), Grasim (up 0.41%
to Rs 2020) and TCS (up 1.40% to Rs 866.90) gained from Sensex
pack.
Resurgere Mines & Minerals was the top traded counter on BSE with
turnover of Rs Rs 262.80 crore followed by Austral Coke & Projects
(Rs 239.50 crore), Reliance Industries (Rs 172.35 crore), Reliance
Capital (Rs 155.25 crore) and Gokul Refoils (Rs 153.85 crore), in
that order.
IFCI led the volumes chart on BSE notching volumes of 2.15 crore
shares followed by Austral Coke & Projects (1.06 crore shares),
Resurgere Mines & Minerals (86.50 lakh shares), Reliance Natural
Resources (74.15 lakh shares) and Reliance Power (58 lakh shares),
in that order.
Refinery stocks gained on drop in oil prices. Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation (up 5.70% to Rs 245.55), Bharat Petroleum Corporation
(up 2.26% to Rs 353), and Indian Oil Corporation (up 0.10% to Rs
432.90), rose. US crude for October 2008 delivery fell $1.18 to
$105.16 a barrel today, 9 September 2008. It hit a five-month low
of $104.70 a barrel yesterday, 8 September 2008.
Sugar stocks were in demand after the Supreme Court in an interim
order on Monday, 8 September 2008, asked sugar mills in Uttar
Pradesh (UP) to pay yo all outstanding cane arrears to growers for
the 2007-08 crushing season at the rate of Rs 110 for a quintal
within the next four weeks. Balrampur Chini Mills (up 3.31% to Rs
95.10), Shree Renuka Sugars (up 1.33% to Rs 121.75), and Bajaj
Hindustan (up 0.91% to Rs 172.30), gained.
This is lower than the State Advised price of Rs 125 for a quintal
fixed by the UP government for the current season.
Tech Mahindra rose 2.84% at Rs 796.10 on reports the firm bagged a
$250 million, 7-year contract from a North Amercian telecom
services firm. It has also won a smaller, 3-year deal from a
Kuwait-based telecom firm for under $10 million. Revenues from both
contracts will start flowing in from the last quarter of the
current financial year, the reports added.
Idea Cellular rose 2.72% to Rs 85.10. The company has fixed 6
October 2008, as the closing date for its open offer for an
additional 20% stake in Spice Communications. The offer opens on 17
September 2008.
Punj Lloyd slipped 1.36% to Rs 304.50. The company said its
Singapore unit Punj Lloyd Pte has bagged an order worth Rs 167
crore from FWP, Singapore to carry out select mechanical work on
Jurong Island, Singapore. The company made this announcement during
trading hours today, 9 September 2008.
Ramco Systems jumped 6.80% to Rs 106 after the company said on
Monday, 8 September 2008, its board will meet on 11 September 2008
to consider certain changes in the proposed rights issue to raise
up to Rs 173 crore.
weak Asian markets. The BSE 30-share Sensex declined 44.21 points.
Firm European markets triggered a sharp recovery in afternoon
trade, lifting the Sensex to positive zone but the market once
again slipped into the red on fresh selling at higher level. The
market breadth was negative.
Sterlite Industries tumbled 8%. Tata Motors was under pressure
throughout the day, sliding around 4%. On the positive side Bharti
Airtel and Maruti Suzuki India added over 2% each. Telecom pivotals
were in demand. Capital goods heavyweights saw divergent trend.
Refinery and sugar stocks bucked weak market trend.
European markets, which opened after Indian markets were trading
higher. Key benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France rose
between 0.39% and 1.24%.
Asian stocks dropped. Key benchmark indices in Japan, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea were down by between 0.93% and
3.51%. However China's Shanghai Composite rose 0.11%.
The BSE 30-share Sensex declined 44.21 points or 0.3%, to settle at
14,900.76. It opened 130.64 points lower at 14,814.33. At the day's
high of 14,998.32 hit in mid-afternoon trade, the Sensex gained
53.35 points. At the day's low of 14,714.92 hit in early trade, the
Sensex lost 230.05 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty slipped 13.6 points or 0.3%, to end at 4468.70.
Nifty September 2008 futures were at 4481, at a premium of 12.30
points as compared to spot closing.
The BSE Sensex is down 5386.23 points or 26.55% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6306.01 points or 29.73% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
The market breadth was negative on BSE with 1464 shares declining
as compared to 1181 that advanced. 69 remained unchanged.
The BSE Mid-cap index fell 0.72% at 5,778.20 and BSE Small-cap
index declined 0.26% to 6,964.61
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 4550 crore as compared to
Rs 4,505.75 crore yesterday, 8 September 2008. NSE's futures &
options (F&O) segment turnover was Rs 43,958.71 crore, which was
lower than Rs 45,977.53 crore on Monday, 8 September 2008.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 20 declined while the rest gained.
Metal stocks suffered the most among the sectoral indices on BSE
led by Sterlite Industries. India's largest aluminium and copper
maker by sales plunged 8.07% to Rs 572.15 on 23.05 lakh shares. It
was the top loser from Sensex pack. Sterlite Industries today said
its parent company, Vedanta Resources PLC approved a restructuring
program of the group's businesses. Under the scheme, Sterlite will
demerge its aluminium and energy businesses to Madras Aluminium
which will be later renamed Sterlite Aluminum. Sterlite Industries
shareholders would get seven shares in Madras Aluminium for every
four shares held as part of a restructuring. The BSE Metal index
lost 1.78% to 11,801.18.
Madras Aluminium jumped 20% to Rs 219 on high volumes of 49.41 lakh
shares.
India's top truck maker by sales Tata Motors lost 3.80% to Rs
419.90. The stock slipped after the company said on Monday, 8
September 2008, that the suspension of work at the Nano plant will
continue due to limited clarity on the outcome of Sunday's talks
between the State government and the leadership of the just ended
Trinamool Congress-led agitation outside the Singur site.
Ranbaxy, India's top drug maker by sales fell 2.91% to Rs 450.90,
after striking day's high of Rs 480. The Japanese drug maker
Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to acquire an additional 20% stake at
Rs 737 a share in the company ended on 4 September 2008.
Capital goods heavyweights saw divergent trend. The BSE Capital
Goods index fell 0.46% to 12,366.39. India's largest power
equipment maker by sales, Bharat Heavy Electricals declined 2.49%
to Rs 1746 despite reports the company has won a contract worth Rs
2,200 crore for setting up a combined cycle power plant in Tripura
on turnkey basis.
India's largest engineering & construction firm by outstanding
order book position Larsen & Toubro rose 0.09% to Rs 2739.85, after
touching day's low of Rs 2691.25
Real estate shares were subdued. The BSE Realty index fell 1.16% at
5,077.16. DLF, the country's largest realty company by market
capitalisation fell 1.36% to Rs 505.10. On Monday, 8 September
2008, the company received a clearance from the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to go ahead with a buyback plan. In
July 2008, DLF had announced its Rs 1,100-crore plan to buy back
shares from existing shareholders at a price not exceeding Rs 600 a
share.
Unitech, the country's largest listed realty company, fell 0.46% to
Rs 162.50
India's largest private sector bank by net profit ICICI Bank shed
0.74% to Rs 715.45. Other banking shares State Bank of India (down
2.16% to Rs 1557.10), and HDFC Bank (down 0.67% to Rs 1292),
slipped. The Bankex lost 1.28% to 7,368.33.
India's second largest software services exporter Infosys
Technologies fell 0.08% to Rs 1747.10. The stock came off day's low
of Rs 1700. HCL Technologies may reportedly counter bid Infosys for
acquiring the UK-based SAP consultant Axon. According to reports,
HCL may make an offer in the range of 690 pence per share for Axon
compared to Infosys' offer of 600 pence per share
Tata Power Company (down 1.69% to Rs 1082.30), and Mahindra &
Mahindra (down 1.42% to Rs 582), edged lower from the Sensex pack.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) was down 0.11% to Rs 2129.70
on 8.11 lakh shares. The stock moved in a range of Rs 2086.15 and
Rs 2156.40 during the day.
India's top small car maker by sales Maruti Suzuki India gained
2.36% to Rs 710 on 1.79 lakh shares. It was the top gainer from
Sensex pack.
Telecom shares were in demand. India's second largest cellular
services provider in terms of market capitalisation Reliance
Communications (RCom) advanced 1.57% to Rs 404.80. As per recent
reports, RCom's subsidiary Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired
a majority stake in the US-based cricket webcasting portal, Willow
TV, for an undisclosed amount.
Bharti Airtel, the country's largest cellular services provider in
terms of market capitalisation rose 2.15% to Rs 837
India's largest oil exploration company by market capitalisation
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) rose 0.25% to Rs 1102. As
per reports the company's wholly-owned subsidiary ONGC Videsh (OVL)
has bid for a 20% stake in the Angolan Block 32, which is owned by
a consortium of firms led by French firm Total Exploration and
Production Angola. The Angolan Block 32 reportedly has 1.5 billion
barrels of oil reserves, the production of which is slated to start
in 2012.
Reliance Infrastructure (up 1.24% to Rs 1071.50), Grasim (up 0.41%
to Rs 2020) and TCS (up 1.40% to Rs 866.90) gained from Sensex
pack.
Resurgere Mines & Minerals was the top traded counter on BSE with
turnover of Rs Rs 262.80 crore followed by Austral Coke & Projects
(Rs 239.50 crore), Reliance Industries (Rs 172.35 crore), Reliance
Capital (Rs 155.25 crore) and Gokul Refoils (Rs 153.85 crore), in
that order.
IFCI led the volumes chart on BSE notching volumes of 2.15 crore
shares followed by Austral Coke & Projects (1.06 crore shares),
Resurgere Mines & Minerals (86.50 lakh shares), Reliance Natural
Resources (74.15 lakh shares) and Reliance Power (58 lakh shares),
in that order.
Refinery stocks gained on drop in oil prices. Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation (up 5.70% to Rs 245.55), Bharat Petroleum Corporation
(up 2.26% to Rs 353), and Indian Oil Corporation (up 0.10% to Rs
432.90), rose. US crude for October 2008 delivery fell $1.18 to
$105.16 a barrel today, 9 September 2008. It hit a five-month low
of $104.70 a barrel yesterday, 8 September 2008.
Sugar stocks were in demand after the Supreme Court in an interim
order on Monday, 8 September 2008, asked sugar mills in Uttar
Pradesh (UP) to pay yo all outstanding cane arrears to growers for
the 2007-08 crushing season at the rate of Rs 110 for a quintal
within the next four weeks. Balrampur Chini Mills (up 3.31% to Rs
95.10), Shree Renuka Sugars (up 1.33% to Rs 121.75), and Bajaj
Hindustan (up 0.91% to Rs 172.30), gained.
This is lower than the State Advised price of Rs 125 for a quintal
fixed by the UP government for the current season.
Tech Mahindra rose 2.84% at Rs 796.10 on reports the firm bagged a
$250 million, 7-year contract from a North Amercian telecom
services firm. It has also won a smaller, 3-year deal from a
Kuwait-based telecom firm for under $10 million. Revenues from both
contracts will start flowing in from the last quarter of the
current financial year, the reports added.
Idea Cellular rose 2.72% to Rs 85.10. The company has fixed 6
October 2008, as the closing date for its open offer for an
additional 20% stake in Spice Communications. The offer opens on 17
September 2008.
Punj Lloyd slipped 1.36% to Rs 304.50. The company said its
Singapore unit Punj Lloyd Pte has bagged an order worth Rs 167
crore from FWP, Singapore to carry out select mechanical work on
Jurong Island, Singapore. The company made this announcement during
trading hours today, 9 September 2008.
Ramco Systems jumped 6.80% to Rs 106 after the company said on
Monday, 8 September 2008, its board will meet on 11 September 2008
to consider certain changes in the proposed rights issue to raise
up to Rs 173 crore.
OIL expects SEBI clearance for IPO by this week
OIL expects SEBI clearance for IPO by this week
State-run Oil India (OIL) on Monday said it expects to receive Sebi clearance for its maiden public offering within this week or the next, a top official told said here.
"After filing the DRHP last December, we have given a letter to Sebi highlighting the recent developments. We expect to get its approval either this week or the next week," OIL Chairman and Managing Dierector M R Pasrija told the media.
The Government owns 98.13 per cent stake in OIL and the remaining is with the employees and others. Post-issue, Government's stake would come down to 78.5 per cent.
The company will dilute 10 per cent stake to public through IPO, 10 per cent again for oil marketing companies like IOC, HPCL and BPCL at IPO price.
State-run Oil India (OIL) on Monday said it expects to receive Sebi clearance for its maiden public offering within this week or the next, a top official told said here.
"After filing the DRHP last December, we have given a letter to Sebi highlighting the recent developments. We expect to get its approval either this week or the next week," OIL Chairman and Managing Dierector M R Pasrija told the media.
The Government owns 98.13 per cent stake in OIL and the remaining is with the employees and others. Post-issue, Government's stake would come down to 78.5 per cent.
The company will dilute 10 per cent stake to public through IPO, 10 per cent again for oil marketing companies like IOC, HPCL and BPCL at IPO price.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Post Market Report:07/09/2008
Sep 8,2008 4:42:00 PM
Market cheers NSG nod for nuclear trade with India
Key benchmark indices surged today after the 45-nations Nuclear
Supplier Group (NSG) on Saturday, 6 September 2008, lifted a
34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with India. The BSE 30-share
Sensex jumped 461.14 points. Strong Asian and European markets
supported domestic bourses.
The market, however, gave up some of the strong gains in late
trade. Both the key benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and S&P CNX
Nifty fell below their respective psychologically important levels
of 15,000 and 4,500, after topping those levels earlier in the day.
The market breadth was strong. All the 30 Sensex stocks were in
green. Sterlite Industries surged over 6%. Probable nuclear deal
beneficiaries were the flavor of the day. Banking and financial
shares also surged.
Stocks rose across the globe after the US government on Sunday, 7
September 2008 took over mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac to limit extensive damage of the financial crisis. US
futures jumped. In Asia, key benchmark indices in Japan, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea were up by between 3.88% and 5.57%.
However, China's Shanghai Composite was down 2.68%
In Europe, key benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were up
by between 3.57% and 4.67%.
The BSE 30-share Sensex jumped 461.14 points or 3.18% at 14,944.97.
It opened 554.23 points higher at 15,034.06 and surged to strike an
intra-day high of 15,107.01 in early trade. At the day's high, the
Sensex gained 623.18 points. At the day's low of 14,917.06 hit in
late trade, the Sensex rose 433.23 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty jumped 130 points or 2.99%, to settle at 4482.30.
Nifty September 2008 futures were at 4510, at a premium of 27.70
points as compared to spot closing. NSE's futures & options (F&O)
segment turnover was Rs 45,977.53 crore, which was lower than Rs
46,868.19 crore on Friday, 5 September 2008.
The BSE Sensex is down 5342.02 points or 26.33% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6261.80 points or 29.53% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
The NSG's acceptance of the US proposal to drop a ban on nuclear
trade with India will now put the Indo-US nuclear deal on the fast
track. The approval came after almost three days of meeting in
Vienna, lifting a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with India.
The NSG meet was called to minimise any damage to the
Non-Proliferation Treaty, which India has not joined.
However, the nuclear deal still needs to be ratified by the US
Congress before it could take force. The Congress must act before
adjourning in late September 2008 for US presidential elections. If
that does not happen, the deal could be left to an uncertain fate
under a new US administration that takes office next year.
The market breadth was strong on BSE with 1656 shares advancing as
compared to 1040 that declined. 63 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 4485 crore as compared to
Rs 4,815.43 crore on Friday, 5 September 2008.
The BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.15% to 5,819.89 and the BSE Small-Cap
index gained 1.12% to 6,982.77. Both these indices underperformed
the Sensex.
India's top copper manufacturer in terms of sales, Sterlite
Industries jumped 6.16% to Rs 624 on 5.79 lakh shares. It was the
top gainer from Sensex pack
Banking and financial shares vaulted buoyed by the bailout of US
mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ICICI Bank (up 4.65% to
Rs 719), HDFC Bank (up 4.43% to Rs 1302.70), State Bank of India
(up 4.84% to Rs 1592.05), and Housing Development Finance
Corporation (up 4.12% to Rs 2375) surged.
Potential nuclear deal beneficiaries rallied. India's largest
private sector power generation firm by sales, Reliance
Infrastructure jumped 4.17% to Rs 1058.20. The company had earlier
announced plans to invest Rs 12,000- crore in nuclear power
capacity. It plans to install 2000 megawatt of nuclear power
capacity.
India's largest engineering & construction company by order book
position Larsen & Toubro gained 4.54% to Rs 2735.15. Bharat Heavy
Electricals, the nation's largest capital goods maker by sales
surged 2.90% to Rs 1782. The company supplies up to 500 megawatt of
equipment to Nuclear Power Corporation.
India's largest power generation company by sales, National Thermal
Power Corporation surged 4.50% to Rs 181.25. The company signed a
memorandum of understanding with Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation to formulate a long-term strategy for renewable energy
projects. The company made this announcement after trading hours on
Friday, 5 September 2008.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) advanced 2.19% to Rs 2125 on
7.30 lakh shares.
Telecom pivotals were in demand on renewed buying interest. India's
second largest cellular services provider in terms of market
capitalisation Reliance Communications (RCom) advanced 1.03% to Rs
398, off day's high of Rs 415. RCom's subsidiary Reliance Big
Entertainment reportedly acquired a majority stake in the US-based
cricket webcasting portal, Willow TV, for an undisclosed amount.
India's largest cellular services provider in terms of market
capitalisation Bharti Airtel rose 1.54% to Rs 817.25
Ranbaxy, India's top drug maker by sales gained 3.61% to Rs 466.60,
after striking day's low of Rs 438.05. The Japanese drug maker
Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to acquire an additional 20% stake at
Rs 737 a share in the company ended on 4 September 2008.
IT pivotals advanced on fresh buying. Infosys Technologies (up
2.09% to Rs 1748.60), Satyam Computer Services (up 3.29% to Rs
429.50), Wipro (up 1.11% to Rs 431), and TCS (up 1.78% to Rs
853.10), logged gains.
Auto shares gained. India's top truck maker by sales Tata Motors
rose 4.30% to Rs 438 on reports of stalemate over acquisition of
land for the company's project at Singur ended on Sunday, 7
September 2008 following two rounds of discussions between West
Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Trinamool
Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
But Tata Motors, which had suspended work at the site, said on
Monday, 8 September 2008, it would not start work until it was
confident of smooth operations and the continued viability of the
project.
Mahindra & Mahindra (up 0.61% to Rs 585.50), and Maruti Suzuki
India (up 0.92% to Rs 686), rose from auto pack.
Austral Coke & Projects topped the turnover chart on BSE with a
turnover of Rs 186.08 crore followed by Reliance Capital (Rs 173.60
crore), Reliance Industries (Rs 156.79 crore), Larsen & Toubro (Rs
156.01 crore) and Resurgere Mines & Minerals (Rs 149.25 crore), in
that order.
Reliance Natural Resources topped volumes on BSE notching volumes
of 93.22 lakh shares followed by Austral Coke & Projects (90.18
lakh shares), IFCI (80.24 lakh shares), Reliance Power (57.72 lakh
shares) and Karuturi Global (51.05 lakh shares), in that order.
Among the non-Sensex potential nuclear deal benefeciaries, Areva
T&D gained 3.08% to Rs 1675. Alstom Projects India surged 6.47% to
Rs 422.20. The company makes nuclear reactors and rotors.
Hindustan Construction Company jumped 7.58% to Rs 104.35. The
company has constructed four nuclear power projects in India. It is
an engineering procurement and construction contractor for nuclear
projects.
Walchandnagar Industries galloped 13.70% to Rs 302.45. It makes
critical equipment for India's nuclear power facilities.
Refinery shares declined as crude oil prices rose. Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation (down 1.31% to Rs 233.30), Bharat Petroleum
Corporation (down 3.90% to Rs 344), and Indian Oil Corporation
(down 2.92% to Rs 433.55), slipped.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October
2008 rose $2.37 to $108.60 per barrel today, 8 September 2008 on
worries hurricane Ike will threaten production facilities in the
oil-rich US Gulf Coast.
Cambridge Technology Enterprises was locked at 10% upper limit at
Rs 61.05 after the company said on Monday, 8 September 2008, its
board has approved the acquisition of US based Protege Software
Services Inc. The company made this announcement before trading
hours today, 8 September 2008.
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises India jumped 20% to Rs 281.15 after
the company said on Monday, 8 September 2008, it has bagged two
orders aggregating Rs 304 crore from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation.
The company made this announcement during trading hours today, 8
September 2008.
Hotel Leela Venture rose 3.26% to Rs 34.85 on reports the firm
plans adding seven new luxury hotels in the next three to five
years. The company will invest Rs 2,000-crore to add 2,000 rooms at
these new hotels.
Pratibha Industries surged 5.44% to Rs 284.90 after the company
said on Monday, 8 September 2008, it has secured a contract worth
Rs 44.75 crore from Delhi Jal Board for water transmission program.
The government is working on 32 reform laws, 21 of them in the area
of economy and finance, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said in an
interview to a German newspaper published on Monday, 8 September
2008. The government expects its coalition allies to support much
of its planned economic reform legislation, Nath told the
Handelsblatt daily.
Market cheers NSG nod for nuclear trade with India
Key benchmark indices surged today after the 45-nations Nuclear
Supplier Group (NSG) on Saturday, 6 September 2008, lifted a
34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with India. The BSE 30-share
Sensex jumped 461.14 points. Strong Asian and European markets
supported domestic bourses.
The market, however, gave up some of the strong gains in late
trade. Both the key benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and S&P CNX
Nifty fell below their respective psychologically important levels
of 15,000 and 4,500, after topping those levels earlier in the day.
The market breadth was strong. All the 30 Sensex stocks were in
green. Sterlite Industries surged over 6%. Probable nuclear deal
beneficiaries were the flavor of the day. Banking and financial
shares also surged.
Stocks rose across the globe after the US government on Sunday, 7
September 2008 took over mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac to limit extensive damage of the financial crisis. US
futures jumped. In Asia, key benchmark indices in Japan, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea were up by between 3.88% and 5.57%.
However, China's Shanghai Composite was down 2.68%
In Europe, key benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were up
by between 3.57% and 4.67%.
The BSE 30-share Sensex jumped 461.14 points or 3.18% at 14,944.97.
It opened 554.23 points higher at 15,034.06 and surged to strike an
intra-day high of 15,107.01 in early trade. At the day's high, the
Sensex gained 623.18 points. At the day's low of 14,917.06 hit in
late trade, the Sensex rose 433.23 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty jumped 130 points or 2.99%, to settle at 4482.30.
Nifty September 2008 futures were at 4510, at a premium of 27.70
points as compared to spot closing. NSE's futures & options (F&O)
segment turnover was Rs 45,977.53 crore, which was lower than Rs
46,868.19 crore on Friday, 5 September 2008.
The BSE Sensex is down 5342.02 points or 26.33% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6261.80 points or 29.53% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
The NSG's acceptance of the US proposal to drop a ban on nuclear
trade with India will now put the Indo-US nuclear deal on the fast
track. The approval came after almost three days of meeting in
Vienna, lifting a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with India.
The NSG meet was called to minimise any damage to the
Non-Proliferation Treaty, which India has not joined.
However, the nuclear deal still needs to be ratified by the US
Congress before it could take force. The Congress must act before
adjourning in late September 2008 for US presidential elections. If
that does not happen, the deal could be left to an uncertain fate
under a new US administration that takes office next year.
The market breadth was strong on BSE with 1656 shares advancing as
compared to 1040 that declined. 63 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 4485 crore as compared to
Rs 4,815.43 crore on Friday, 5 September 2008.
The BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.15% to 5,819.89 and the BSE Small-Cap
index gained 1.12% to 6,982.77. Both these indices underperformed
the Sensex.
India's top copper manufacturer in terms of sales, Sterlite
Industries jumped 6.16% to Rs 624 on 5.79 lakh shares. It was the
top gainer from Sensex pack
Banking and financial shares vaulted buoyed by the bailout of US
mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ICICI Bank (up 4.65% to
Rs 719), HDFC Bank (up 4.43% to Rs 1302.70), State Bank of India
(up 4.84% to Rs 1592.05), and Housing Development Finance
Corporation (up 4.12% to Rs 2375) surged.
Potential nuclear deal beneficiaries rallied. India's largest
private sector power generation firm by sales, Reliance
Infrastructure jumped 4.17% to Rs 1058.20. The company had earlier
announced plans to invest Rs 12,000- crore in nuclear power
capacity. It plans to install 2000 megawatt of nuclear power
capacity.
India's largest engineering & construction company by order book
position Larsen & Toubro gained 4.54% to Rs 2735.15. Bharat Heavy
Electricals, the nation's largest capital goods maker by sales
surged 2.90% to Rs 1782. The company supplies up to 500 megawatt of
equipment to Nuclear Power Corporation.
India's largest power generation company by sales, National Thermal
Power Corporation surged 4.50% to Rs 181.25. The company signed a
memorandum of understanding with Swiss Agency for Development and
Cooperation to formulate a long-term strategy for renewable energy
projects. The company made this announcement after trading hours on
Friday, 5 September 2008.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) advanced 2.19% to Rs 2125 on
7.30 lakh shares.
Telecom pivotals were in demand on renewed buying interest. India's
second largest cellular services provider in terms of market
capitalisation Reliance Communications (RCom) advanced 1.03% to Rs
398, off day's high of Rs 415. RCom's subsidiary Reliance Big
Entertainment reportedly acquired a majority stake in the US-based
cricket webcasting portal, Willow TV, for an undisclosed amount.
India's largest cellular services provider in terms of market
capitalisation Bharti Airtel rose 1.54% to Rs 817.25
Ranbaxy, India's top drug maker by sales gained 3.61% to Rs 466.60,
after striking day's low of Rs 438.05. The Japanese drug maker
Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to acquire an additional 20% stake at
Rs 737 a share in the company ended on 4 September 2008.
IT pivotals advanced on fresh buying. Infosys Technologies (up
2.09% to Rs 1748.60), Satyam Computer Services (up 3.29% to Rs
429.50), Wipro (up 1.11% to Rs 431), and TCS (up 1.78% to Rs
853.10), logged gains.
Auto shares gained. India's top truck maker by sales Tata Motors
rose 4.30% to Rs 438 on reports of stalemate over acquisition of
land for the company's project at Singur ended on Sunday, 7
September 2008 following two rounds of discussions between West
Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Trinamool
Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
But Tata Motors, which had suspended work at the site, said on
Monday, 8 September 2008, it would not start work until it was
confident of smooth operations and the continued viability of the
project.
Mahindra & Mahindra (up 0.61% to Rs 585.50), and Maruti Suzuki
India (up 0.92% to Rs 686), rose from auto pack.
Austral Coke & Projects topped the turnover chart on BSE with a
turnover of Rs 186.08 crore followed by Reliance Capital (Rs 173.60
crore), Reliance Industries (Rs 156.79 crore), Larsen & Toubro (Rs
156.01 crore) and Resurgere Mines & Minerals (Rs 149.25 crore), in
that order.
Reliance Natural Resources topped volumes on BSE notching volumes
of 93.22 lakh shares followed by Austral Coke & Projects (90.18
lakh shares), IFCI (80.24 lakh shares), Reliance Power (57.72 lakh
shares) and Karuturi Global (51.05 lakh shares), in that order.
Among the non-Sensex potential nuclear deal benefeciaries, Areva
T&D gained 3.08% to Rs 1675. Alstom Projects India surged 6.47% to
Rs 422.20. The company makes nuclear reactors and rotors.
Hindustan Construction Company jumped 7.58% to Rs 104.35. The
company has constructed four nuclear power projects in India. It is
an engineering procurement and construction contractor for nuclear
projects.
Walchandnagar Industries galloped 13.70% to Rs 302.45. It makes
critical equipment for India's nuclear power facilities.
Refinery shares declined as crude oil prices rose. Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation (down 1.31% to Rs 233.30), Bharat Petroleum
Corporation (down 3.90% to Rs 344), and Indian Oil Corporation
(down 2.92% to Rs 433.55), slipped.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October
2008 rose $2.37 to $108.60 per barrel today, 8 September 2008 on
worries hurricane Ike will threaten production facilities in the
oil-rich US Gulf Coast.
Cambridge Technology Enterprises was locked at 10% upper limit at
Rs 61.05 after the company said on Monday, 8 September 2008, its
board has approved the acquisition of US based Protege Software
Services Inc. The company made this announcement before trading
hours today, 8 September 2008.
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises India jumped 20% to Rs 281.15 after
the company said on Monday, 8 September 2008, it has bagged two
orders aggregating Rs 304 crore from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation.
The company made this announcement during trading hours today, 8
September 2008.
Hotel Leela Venture rose 3.26% to Rs 34.85 on reports the firm
plans adding seven new luxury hotels in the next three to five
years. The company will invest Rs 2,000-crore to add 2,000 rooms at
these new hotels.
Pratibha Industries surged 5.44% to Rs 284.90 after the company
said on Monday, 8 September 2008, it has secured a contract worth
Rs 44.75 crore from Delhi Jal Board for water transmission program.
The government is working on 32 reform laws, 21 of them in the area
of economy and finance, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said in an
interview to a German newspaper published on Monday, 8 September
2008. The government expects its coalition allies to support much
of its planned economic reform legislation, Nath told the
Handelsblatt daily.
Pre Market Report 08/09/2008
Key benchmark indices are geared for a sharp upward gap opening after the 45-nation Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) on Saturday, 6 September 2008 reached a consensus on the crucial Indo-US nuke deal agreeing on a clean waiver for India. Boosted by the deal, the SGX Nifty surged 190.50 points to 4,558.50 in opening trade. Global cues were mixed. Crude oil gained over $2 per barrel.
The NSG's acceptance of the US proposal to drop the ban on nuclear trade will now put the Indo-US nuclear deal on the fast track. The approval came after almost three days of meeting in Vienna, ending a three-decade-long ban on India buying materials related to nuclear energy. The NSG meet was called to minimise any damage to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which India has not joined.
However, the nuclear deal still needs to be ratified by the US Congress before it could take force. The Congress must act before adjourning in late September 2008 for US presidential elections. If that does not happen then the deal could be left to an uncertain fate under a new US administration that takes office next year.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October 2008 rose $2.37 to $108.60 per barrel today, 8 September 2008 on worries hurricane Ike will threaten production facilities in the oil-rich US Gulf Coast.
Most Asian markets were trading firm today, 8 September 2008. Japan's Nikkei gained 3.59% or 438.04 points at 12,650.27, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 3.99% or 795.86 points at 20,729.14, Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted advanced 5.28% or 333.24 points at 6,640.52, Singapore's Straits Times surged 3.57% or 91.87 points at 2,666.08, South Korea's Seoul Composite added 4.40% or 61.82 points at 1,466.2. However, China's Shanghai Composite was down 0.27% or 6.01 points at 2,196.43
US markets ended mixed on Friday, 5 September 2008 after financial shares rebounded on hopes that concrete measures would be taken to rescue mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrial average roe 32.73 points, or 0.29%, to 11,220.96. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 5.48 points, or 0.44%, to 1,242.31. However the Nasdaq composite index slid 3.16 points, or 0.14%, to 2,255.88.
Back home, intense selling in index pivotals ever since the opening bell tracking weak global markets led a sell-off on the bourses on Friday, 5 September 2008. The BSE 30-share Sensex lost 415.27 points or 2.79% to 14,483.83 and the S&P CNX Nifty declined 95.45 points or 2.15%, to settle at 4352.30.
Gains led by a sharp fall in oil price were erased by setback in global equities and domestic political concerns. The Sensex lost 80.70 points or 0.55% to 14,483.83 and the S&P CNX Nifty lost 7.70 points or 0.17% to 4352.30 in the week ended Friday, 5 September 2008.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net equity sellers worth Rs 1857 crore while mutual funds purchased shares worth Rs 484.77 crore on Friday, 5 September 2008, according to provisional data on NSE.
FIIs were net sellers of Rs 949.97 crore in the futures & options segment on Friday, 5 September 2008. They were net sellers of index futures to the tune of Rs 632.74 crore and purchased index options worth Rs 345.37 crore. They were net sellers of stock futures to the tune of Rs 743.27 crore and bought stock options worth Rs 80.68 crore.
The NSG's acceptance of the US proposal to drop the ban on nuclear trade will now put the Indo-US nuclear deal on the fast track. The approval came after almost three days of meeting in Vienna, ending a three-decade-long ban on India buying materials related to nuclear energy. The NSG meet was called to minimise any damage to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which India has not joined.
However, the nuclear deal still needs to be ratified by the US Congress before it could take force. The Congress must act before adjourning in late September 2008 for US presidential elections. If that does not happen then the deal could be left to an uncertain fate under a new US administration that takes office next year.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October 2008 rose $2.37 to $108.60 per barrel today, 8 September 2008 on worries hurricane Ike will threaten production facilities in the oil-rich US Gulf Coast.
Most Asian markets were trading firm today, 8 September 2008. Japan's Nikkei gained 3.59% or 438.04 points at 12,650.27, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 3.99% or 795.86 points at 20,729.14, Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted advanced 5.28% or 333.24 points at 6,640.52, Singapore's Straits Times surged 3.57% or 91.87 points at 2,666.08, South Korea's Seoul Composite added 4.40% or 61.82 points at 1,466.2. However, China's Shanghai Composite was down 0.27% or 6.01 points at 2,196.43
US markets ended mixed on Friday, 5 September 2008 after financial shares rebounded on hopes that concrete measures would be taken to rescue mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Dow Jones industrial average roe 32.73 points, or 0.29%, to 11,220.96. The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 5.48 points, or 0.44%, to 1,242.31. However the Nasdaq composite index slid 3.16 points, or 0.14%, to 2,255.88.
Back home, intense selling in index pivotals ever since the opening bell tracking weak global markets led a sell-off on the bourses on Friday, 5 September 2008. The BSE 30-share Sensex lost 415.27 points or 2.79% to 14,483.83 and the S&P CNX Nifty declined 95.45 points or 2.15%, to settle at 4352.30.
Gains led by a sharp fall in oil price were erased by setback in global equities and domestic political concerns. The Sensex lost 80.70 points or 0.55% to 14,483.83 and the S&P CNX Nifty lost 7.70 points or 0.17% to 4352.30 in the week ended Friday, 5 September 2008.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net equity sellers worth Rs 1857 crore while mutual funds purchased shares worth Rs 484.77 crore on Friday, 5 September 2008, according to provisional data on NSE.
FIIs were net sellers of Rs 949.97 crore in the futures & options segment on Friday, 5 September 2008. They were net sellers of index futures to the tune of Rs 632.74 crore and purchased index options worth Rs 345.37 crore. They were net sellers of stock futures to the tune of Rs 743.27 crore and bought stock options worth Rs 80.68 crore.
Tips for 8th Sep 2008
PIVOTS NIFTY FUT;4324SUPPORT : 4289 – 4251- 4195 RESIS:4382 – 4441 – 4476 - 4511
NIFTY WEEKLY trading range in 4160-4545
BUY ABAN ABOVE 2307 TGT 2353>2416 STOPLOSS 2279
Buy FIRST LEASING COMPANY CMP :49.55 Buy above 49.75, Target : 54-56 Stop Loss : 47
BUY APIL 402 TGT 411>423 STOPLOSS 396
BUY NTPC ABOVE 174 TGT 181>185STOPLOSS 171
Buy MUKTA ARTS - CMP : 97.10, Buy above 97.50, Target : 106, Stop Loss : 94
RPOWER BUY ABV 164.15SL162.25 T166.50/169.50
SELL ESSAROIL BELOW199 TGT 193 >187 STOPLOSS 204
Buy Sonata Software Target of 37~39
NIFTY WEEKLY trading range in 4160-4545
BUY ABAN ABOVE 2307 TGT 2353>2416 STOPLOSS 2279
Buy FIRST LEASING COMPANY CMP :49.55 Buy above 49.75, Target : 54-56 Stop Loss : 47
BUY APIL 402 TGT 411>423 STOPLOSS 396
BUY NTPC ABOVE 174 TGT 181>185STOPLOSS 171
Buy MUKTA ARTS - CMP : 97.10, Buy above 97.50, Target : 106, Stop Loss : 94
RPOWER BUY ABV 164.15SL162.25 T166.50/169.50
SELL ESSAROIL BELOW199 TGT 193 >187 STOPLOSS 204
Buy Sonata Software Target of 37~39
Sunday, September 7, 2008
DLF, Bharti, ONGC, Cairn India enter DJ BRIC 50 index
NEW DELHI: Real estate giant DLF, telecom major Bharti Airtel and energy firms ONGC and Cairn India have made their way to the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index, a blue-chip index measuring performance of 50 largest and most liquid companies in Brazil, Russia, India and China.
The new entrants would replace four other Indian firms -- realty firm Unitech, Tata Motors, TCS and Satyam Computer -- on the investible index, global index major Dow Jones Indexes said in a statement.
The changes are part of the regular annual review of the index and would be effective as of the open of trading on September 22.
Other Indian companies on the index include RIL, L&T, ICICI Bank, Infosys, SBI, RCOM, Tata Steel, HDFC, BHEL, Suzlon and ITC.
Besides four Indian companies, other new components of the index would include three from Brazil -- BM&F Bovespa S/A Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros, Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais-CEMIG, Metalurgica Gerdau S/A Pref, two Chinese entities -- China COSCO Holdings Company Limited and China Communications Construction Co Ltd -- and Russia's Surgutneftegaz JSC.
The 10 companies exiting the index include Brazil's Banco Santander S/A Pref, Companhia de Gas de Sao Paulo Ord and Light S/A Ord, China's Jiangxi Copper Company and Trina Solar Limited ADS and Russia's Mobile Telesystems.
The float-adjusted market capitalisation of the reconstituted Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index has increased to $920 billion from $852 billion as of September 2.
The number of components in the index is fixed at 15 each for Brazil, India and China and five components for Russia to reflect the size of each market in the index.
The new entrants would replace four other Indian firms -- realty firm Unitech, Tata Motors, TCS and Satyam Computer -- on the investible index, global index major Dow Jones Indexes said in a statement.
The changes are part of the regular annual review of the index and would be effective as of the open of trading on September 22.
Other Indian companies on the index include RIL, L&T, ICICI Bank, Infosys, SBI, RCOM, Tata Steel, HDFC, BHEL, Suzlon and ITC.
Besides four Indian companies, other new components of the index would include three from Brazil -- BM&F Bovespa S/A Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros, Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais-CEMIG, Metalurgica Gerdau S/A Pref, two Chinese entities -- China COSCO Holdings Company Limited and China Communications Construction Co Ltd -- and Russia's Surgutneftegaz JSC.
The 10 companies exiting the index include Brazil's Banco Santander S/A Pref, Companhia de Gas de Sao Paulo Ord and Light S/A Ord, China's Jiangxi Copper Company and Trina Solar Limited ADS and Russia's Mobile Telesystems.
The float-adjusted market capitalisation of the reconstituted Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index has increased to $920 billion from $852 billion as of September 2.
The number of components in the index is fixed at 15 each for Brazil, India and China and five components for Russia to reflect the size of each market in the index.
Companies those will show movement on 8th because of Indo-US Nuclear Deal
ABB
Alstom Projects India
Areva T&D India
BHEL
Crompton Greaves
Gammon India
HCC
L&T
NTPC
Reliance Infrastructure
Rolta
Tata Power
Walchandnagar Industries
Alstom Projects India
Areva T&D India
BHEL
Crompton Greaves
Gammon India
HCC
L&T
NTPC
Reliance Infrastructure
Rolta
Tata Power
Walchandnagar Industries
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Only two PSU issues in IPO desert
NEW DELHI: Despite all the hoopla over disinvestment picking up pace following the Left’s withdrawal of support to the UPA government, only two public sector companies may get listed during 2008-09. These two companies are NHPC and Oil India.
Plans were afoot to list around 15 public sector companies, including heavyweights such as BSNL, RITES, Coal India and Cochin Shipyard, but public offers of most of these companies are stuck for various reasons. According to government sources, the plans for listing many PSUs have been deferred due to reasons ranging from no or little requirement for raising capital, corporate governance issues and possible protests from employee unions.
“The government is all for listing of public sector units as it unlocks tremendous value and creates good corporate governance. The companies, however, need to clear regulatory and internal hurdles,” a senior official in department of disinvestment (DoD) said. The department has informally conveyed to some PSUs not to go ahead and file the prospectus, and instead do a reality check first. Taking a cue from the BSNL IPO fiasco, the government has also asked PSUs to gauge employee sentiments before starting IPO procedures.
“The government has set no targets on how many PSUs will be listed this year. We’ve conveyed to the PSUs that they should only come out with an IPO if there is a need for fresh capital. They need to review whether the issue will add to profitability. RITES, for example, is not going for an IPO since it does not require more capital now,” the official said.
The government has also asked the PSUs to create an understanding among its employees so that there is no problem at the time of filing the draft red herring prospectus. “There have been issues in the past when the process has been stalled because of opposition from the employees,” the official said.
Earlier, the government had asked the PSUs to expedite the process of appointing independent directors on their board to meet Securities Exchange Board of India’s listing norms. Both Oil India and NHPC had to file their prospectus again because they didn’t have the required number of independent directors.
Source: economictimes
Plans were afoot to list around 15 public sector companies, including heavyweights such as BSNL, RITES, Coal India and Cochin Shipyard, but public offers of most of these companies are stuck for various reasons. According to government sources, the plans for listing many PSUs have been deferred due to reasons ranging from no or little requirement for raising capital, corporate governance issues and possible protests from employee unions.
“The government is all for listing of public sector units as it unlocks tremendous value and creates good corporate governance. The companies, however, need to clear regulatory and internal hurdles,” a senior official in department of disinvestment (DoD) said. The department has informally conveyed to some PSUs not to go ahead and file the prospectus, and instead do a reality check first. Taking a cue from the BSNL IPO fiasco, the government has also asked PSUs to gauge employee sentiments before starting IPO procedures.
“The government has set no targets on how many PSUs will be listed this year. We’ve conveyed to the PSUs that they should only come out with an IPO if there is a need for fresh capital. They need to review whether the issue will add to profitability. RITES, for example, is not going for an IPO since it does not require more capital now,” the official said.
The government has also asked the PSUs to create an understanding among its employees so that there is no problem at the time of filing the draft red herring prospectus. “There have been issues in the past when the process has been stalled because of opposition from the employees,” the official said.
Earlier, the government had asked the PSUs to expedite the process of appointing independent directors on their board to meet Securities Exchange Board of India’s listing norms. Both Oil India and NHPC had to file their prospectus again because they didn’t have the required number of independent directors.
Source: economictimes
High-dividend yield stocks aren't the best bets always
MUMBAI: Though perceived as a safe haven when the market slips into a bear phase, high-dividend yield stocks cannot always be considered as good investment bets, feel analysts. While dividend yield has improved significantly for many companies amid market downtrend since January, analysts are sceptical about sustainability of high rate of dividends due to an impending slowdown in earnings’ growth. They feel there is a risk of making capital loss if a high-dividend yield company is unable to sustain its performance.
Leading stock broking firm India Infoline has identified 25 companies from different industries in the list of BSE-500 companies, as top dividend yield stocks. Fifteen of them, however, have reported a decline in earnings in April-June quarter, prompting the brokerage to take a negative view on fundamentals of most of them.
The analysis covered companies such as Indiabulls Real Estate, Ambuja Cements, Canara Bank, MTNL, Bajaj Auto, ACC, HCL Technologies, Tata Motors, Castrol India, Syndicate Bank, Ashok Leyland, Chennai Petro, Bongaigaon Refinery, Varun Ship, Andhra Bank, HCL Infosys, Wyeth, Bank of Maharashtra, Wochardt, Vijaya Bank, Allahabad Bank, Royal Orchid, GIC, Ador Welding and Mirc Electronics. These companies have offered dividend yield between 3.5% (Tata Motors) and 8.9% (Bongaigaon Refinery) calculated as percentage of dividend per share (annual) to the current market price.
“A majority of the sample companies belong to sectors such as financials, auto, cement, realty and IT, where our fundamental view is negative. Barring IT, all other industries are cyclicals facing difficult business conditions due to slowing economic activity,” said the brokerage in its report.
Ambareesh Baliga of Karvy Stock Broking agrees that one should not take investment decisions simply on the basis of dividend yield. “Investors need to study prospects of a company before taking any investment call. As dividend yield is based on the past performance, it is hardly an indication of the future profitability and sustainability of dividend,” he said.
Historically, high-dividend yield stocks have never given good capital appreciation, according to an analyst with a leading brokerage firm. While investors expect companies to pay good dividends, they, however, are mostly concerned about capital appreciation, which mainly depends on factors such as growth potential, quality of management, industry prospects, domestic and global economic conditions. Given the current economic scenario, investors should not invest in companies with high debt or large capex plans even if dividend yields are attractive, says the analyst.
While analysts generally do not favour investing in high-dividend yield stocks, some of them want investors to take sector-specific approach rather than picking up specific stocks. They advise investors to take shelter in sectors that are less sensitive to interest rate because of low debt. “Defensive sectors like FMCG, pharma and also IT look good as they are expected to cushion investor portfolio against the fall in other sectors,” said Mr Baliga.
Source : economictimes
Leading stock broking firm India Infoline has identified 25 companies from different industries in the list of BSE-500 companies, as top dividend yield stocks. Fifteen of them, however, have reported a decline in earnings in April-June quarter, prompting the brokerage to take a negative view on fundamentals of most of them.
The analysis covered companies such as Indiabulls Real Estate, Ambuja Cements, Canara Bank, MTNL, Bajaj Auto, ACC, HCL Technologies, Tata Motors, Castrol India, Syndicate Bank, Ashok Leyland, Chennai Petro, Bongaigaon Refinery, Varun Ship, Andhra Bank, HCL Infosys, Wyeth, Bank of Maharashtra, Wochardt, Vijaya Bank, Allahabad Bank, Royal Orchid, GIC, Ador Welding and Mirc Electronics. These companies have offered dividend yield between 3.5% (Tata Motors) and 8.9% (Bongaigaon Refinery) calculated as percentage of dividend per share (annual) to the current market price.
“A majority of the sample companies belong to sectors such as financials, auto, cement, realty and IT, where our fundamental view is negative. Barring IT, all other industries are cyclicals facing difficult business conditions due to slowing economic activity,” said the brokerage in its report.
Ambareesh Baliga of Karvy Stock Broking agrees that one should not take investment decisions simply on the basis of dividend yield. “Investors need to study prospects of a company before taking any investment call. As dividend yield is based on the past performance, it is hardly an indication of the future profitability and sustainability of dividend,” he said.
Historically, high-dividend yield stocks have never given good capital appreciation, according to an analyst with a leading brokerage firm. While investors expect companies to pay good dividends, they, however, are mostly concerned about capital appreciation, which mainly depends on factors such as growth potential, quality of management, industry prospects, domestic and global economic conditions. Given the current economic scenario, investors should not invest in companies with high debt or large capex plans even if dividend yields are attractive, says the analyst.
While analysts generally do not favour investing in high-dividend yield stocks, some of them want investors to take sector-specific approach rather than picking up specific stocks. They advise investors to take shelter in sectors that are less sensitive to interest rate because of low debt. “Defensive sectors like FMCG, pharma and also IT look good as they are expected to cushion investor portfolio against the fall in other sectors,” said Mr Baliga.
Source : economictimes
Friday, September 5, 2008
Post Market Report:05/09/2008
Intense selling in index pivotals ever since the opening bell led a
sell-off on the bourses today. The BSE 30-share Sensex fell 415.27
points. Recovery from lower level in afternoon trade proved
short-lived. Trading was choppy. Weak global markets weighed on the
domestic bourses.
The market breadth was weak. Shares from realty and IT pack were
the worst hit in today's slide. Index heavyweight Reliance
Industries shed over 3%. Ranbaxy Laboratories tumbled close to 9%.
However, shares of state-run oil marketing companies and aviation
firms bucked the weak market trend.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased
while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation,
however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7%
towards the year ending March 2009.
The opposition BJP on Thursday, 4 September 2008 accused Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh of misleading Parliament and the country on
the nuclear deal issue and demanded the resignation of the Manmohan
Singh government. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said in view of
the gross breach of privilege of both the Houses of Parliament, an
immediate session of Parliament should be convened within the
shortest possible time to enable BJP to move a privilege motion
against the Prime Minister if the UPA did not quit.
The BJP made the demands in the wake of the disclosure of
correspondence between the Bush administration and US Congress that
the Indo-US nuclear pact would be off if India conducted a nuclear
test.
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is reportedly inching towards
forging a consensus on clearing a waiver to India for nuclear
commerce, a decision that can take the Indo-US nuclear deal
forward. The United States said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, 45
nations were making headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on
nuclear trade with India after Washington reworked a draft for the
move to ease proliferation fears. The two-day meeting of NSG ends
today, 5 September 2008.
The BSE 30-share Sensex fell fell 415.27 points or 2.79% to
14,483.83. It opened 330.09 points lower at 14,569.01. At the day's
low of 14,438.59 hit in afternoon trade, the Sensex lost 460.51
points. At the day's high of 14,601.39 hit in early afternoon
trade, the Sensex fell 297.71 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty declined 95.45 points or 2.15%, to settle at
4352.30. Nifty September 2008 futures were at 4368, a premium of
15.70 over spot closing.
The BSE Sensex is down 5803.16 points or 28.60% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6722.94 points or 31.70% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1613 shares declining as
compared to 1017 that advanced. 86 remained unchanged.
The BSE Mid-Cap index declined 1.29% to 5,753.72 and the BSE
Small-Cap index fell 0.99% to 6,905.22. Both these indices
outperformed the Sensex.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 4790 crore as compared to
Rs 5,485.53 crore yesterday, 4 September 2008. Turnover in NSE's
futures & options segment rose to Rs 46868.19 crore from Rs 46290.5
crore yesterday, 4 September 2008.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 27 declined while the rest gained.
India's top drug maker by sales, Ranbaxy Laboratories tumbled 9.20%
to Rs 448.15 on 15.29 lakh shares. It was the top loser from Sensex
pack. The Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to
acquire an additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company
ended yesterday, 4 September 2008.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) slumped 3.24% to Rs 2083 on
13.47 lakh shares. The stock moved in a range of Rs 2067.05 and Rs
2120 during the day.
Auto stocks rebounded from day's low. India's top truck maker by
sales, Tata Motors lost 1.84% to Rs 420.90, off day's low of Rs
417. A crucial meeting will be held in Kolkata today, 5 September
2008, between representatives of the West Bengal government and
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the standoff over
land acquisition for the company's small car project at Singur.
Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said on Thursday, the company will
do everything it can to roll out its super-cheap Nano car as close
to the planned October 2008 launch timeline as possible.
India's top small car maker by sales, Maruti Suzuki India was down
0.28% to Rs 682, off day's low of Rs 654.20. Mahindra & Mahindra,
the country's largest tractor manufacturer by sales shed 0.39% to
Rs 584.05, off day's low of Rs 570. The BSE Auto index skid by
1.43% to 3,983.05.
Frontline IT stocks were under selling pressure. Infosys (down
4.42% to Rs 1710.50), Wipro (down 4.37% to Rs 428.50), TCS (down
0.55% to Rs 839.50), and Satyam Computer Services (down 3.55% to Rs
417.50), edged lower. The BSE IT index lost 3.52% to 3,941.74
Telecom heavyweights declined. India's largest listed cellular
services provider by sales Bharti Airtel lost 3.10% to Rs 801.
Reliance Communications, the country's second largest listed
cellular services provider by sales fell 1.20% to Rs 392.70
Real estate stocks declined. DLF (down 5.60% to Rs 493.50), Unitech
(down 4.93% to Rs 157), Indiabulls Real Estate (down 3.06% to Rs
280.50), Parsvnath Developers (down 0.77% to Rs 122.50), and Akruti
City (down 6.77% to Rs 897), slipped from the realty pack. The BSE
Realty index slumped 4.17% to 4,979.26, and was the top loser among
the sectoral indices on BSE.
Steel stocks declined on reports they have slashed prices by up to
Rs 2,000 per tonne in the spot market with effect from 1 September
2008, in the wake of a slump in steel prices globally. Tata Steel
(down 3.74% to Rs 560.55), JSW Steel (down 3.55% to Rs 705), Ispat
Industries (down 1.02% to Rs 24.35), and Jindal Steel & Power (down
5.06% to Rs 1800.15), declined.
India's top power equipment maker in terms of sales, Bharat Heavy
Electricals declined 2.28% to Rs 1725 on reports the company would
sign a pact on Saturday, 6 September 2008, with Heavy Engineering
Corporation, Ranchi to set up a joint venture foundry forge company
Banking shares declined on fresh selling despite softening of
inflation for a second week in a row. ICICI Bank (down 4.21% to Rs
688), State Bank of India (down 0.99% to Rs 1520), and HDFC Bank
(down 4.43% to Rs 1246.20), slipped. The Bankex lost 3.52% at
7,172.85.
India's second largest private sector power generation company by
sales Tata Power Company was down 1.39% to Rs 1072.90. The company
said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, it has acquired 11.4% stake in
Australia's Geodynamics for Rs 165 crore.
Jaiprakash Associates (down 5.46% to Rs 167.10), HDFC (down 5.98%
to Rs 2276.05), edged lower from the Sensex pack.
India's largest FMCG company by sales, Hindustan Unilever gained
1.62% to Rs 244.75 on 2.95 lakh shares. It was the top gainer from
the Sensex pack. The stock recovered from the day's low of Rs 236.
India's largest oil exploration company by market capitalisation
ONGC recovered from day's low of Rs 1040.20. It closed with gain of
0.29% to Rs 1072. As per reports, the company's wholly owned
overseas unit ONGC Videsh is in talks to acquire Canada's
Tanganyika Oil Co for about $1.2-1.5 billion. Tanganyika is listed
on the Stockholm bourse and has production and exploration assets
in Egypt and Syria.
Reliance Industries topped the turnover chart on BSE with a
turnover of Rs 281 crore followed by Reliance Capital (Rs 260.80
crore), Austral Coke & Projects (Rs 254.80 crore), State Bank of
India (Rs 157 crore) and Reliance Infrastructure (Rs 133.35 crore),
in that order.
Austral Coke & Projects topped volumes on BSE notching volumes of
1.21 crore shares followed by Reliance Natural Resources (96.75
lakh shares), IFCI (50.60 lakh shares), Chambal Fertilisers (45.80
lakh shares) and Reliance Petroleum (43.90 lakh shares), in that
order.
Shares of PSU OMCs advanced on fresh buying. Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation (up 5.17% to Rs 238.05), Bharat Petroleum Corporation
(up 8.76% to Rs 358.25), and Indian Oil Corporation (up 1.80% to Rs
444.40), surged
Airline shares jumped. Deccan Aviation (up 3.30% to Rs 89.30), Jet
Airways (up 2.89% to Rs 544.40), edged higher
Orbit Corporation rose 0.88% to Rs 307.80 after the Supreme Court
on Thursday cleared a Maharashtra development control rule allowing
realtors to enjoy floor space index of 3-7 times, allowing them to
build more vertically.
Alembic spurted 6.08% to Rs 44.50 after 20.50 lakh shares, or 1.4%
of the company's equity changed hands in a block deal on the NSE at
Rs 42 each.
Aban Offshore surged 3.19% to Rs 2,285.70. On 1 September 2008, the
company's step-down overseas unit Venture Drilling AS won 18-month
contract from Maersk Oil Angola at an operating day rate of 495,000
million.
US crude was down $1.51 to $106.38 a barrel, at the lowest level
since 4 April 2008, on flagging US demand and the stronger dollar.
European markets, which opened after Indian markets, were subdued.
Key benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were down by
between 1.06% and 1.34%.
Fears about economic growth and a 3% slump in US stocks on
Thursday, 4 September 2008, sent Asian shares sprawling today, 5
September 2008. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan,
South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were down by between 1.55% to
3.29%.
sell-off on the bourses today. The BSE 30-share Sensex fell 415.27
points. Recovery from lower level in afternoon trade proved
short-lived. Trading was choppy. Weak global markets weighed on the
domestic bourses.
The market breadth was weak. Shares from realty and IT pack were
the worst hit in today's slide. Index heavyweight Reliance
Industries shed over 3%. Ranbaxy Laboratories tumbled close to 9%.
However, shares of state-run oil marketing companies and aviation
firms bucked the weak market trend.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased
while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation,
however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7%
towards the year ending March 2009.
The opposition BJP on Thursday, 4 September 2008 accused Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh of misleading Parliament and the country on
the nuclear deal issue and demanded the resignation of the Manmohan
Singh government. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said in view of
the gross breach of privilege of both the Houses of Parliament, an
immediate session of Parliament should be convened within the
shortest possible time to enable BJP to move a privilege motion
against the Prime Minister if the UPA did not quit.
The BJP made the demands in the wake of the disclosure of
correspondence between the Bush administration and US Congress that
the Indo-US nuclear pact would be off if India conducted a nuclear
test.
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is reportedly inching towards
forging a consensus on clearing a waiver to India for nuclear
commerce, a decision that can take the Indo-US nuclear deal
forward. The United States said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, 45
nations were making headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on
nuclear trade with India after Washington reworked a draft for the
move to ease proliferation fears. The two-day meeting of NSG ends
today, 5 September 2008.
The BSE 30-share Sensex fell fell 415.27 points or 2.79% to
14,483.83. It opened 330.09 points lower at 14,569.01. At the day's
low of 14,438.59 hit in afternoon trade, the Sensex lost 460.51
points. At the day's high of 14,601.39 hit in early afternoon
trade, the Sensex fell 297.71 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty declined 95.45 points or 2.15%, to settle at
4352.30. Nifty September 2008 futures were at 4368, a premium of
15.70 over spot closing.
The BSE Sensex is down 5803.16 points or 28.60% in the calendar
year 2008 so far from its close of 20,286.99 on 31 December 2007.
It is 6722.94 points or 31.70% away from its all-time high of
21,206.77 struck on 10 January 2008.
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1613 shares declining as
compared to 1017 that advanced. 86 remained unchanged.
The BSE Mid-Cap index declined 1.29% to 5,753.72 and the BSE
Small-Cap index fell 0.99% to 6,905.22. Both these indices
outperformed the Sensex.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 4790 crore as compared to
Rs 5,485.53 crore yesterday, 4 September 2008. Turnover in NSE's
futures & options segment rose to Rs 46868.19 crore from Rs 46290.5
crore yesterday, 4 September 2008.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 27 declined while the rest gained.
India's top drug maker by sales, Ranbaxy Laboratories tumbled 9.20%
to Rs 448.15 on 15.29 lakh shares. It was the top loser from Sensex
pack. The Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to
acquire an additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company
ended yesterday, 4 September 2008.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) slumped 3.24% to Rs 2083 on
13.47 lakh shares. The stock moved in a range of Rs 2067.05 and Rs
2120 during the day.
Auto stocks rebounded from day's low. India's top truck maker by
sales, Tata Motors lost 1.84% to Rs 420.90, off day's low of Rs
417. A crucial meeting will be held in Kolkata today, 5 September
2008, between representatives of the West Bengal government and
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the standoff over
land acquisition for the company's small car project at Singur.
Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said on Thursday, the company will
do everything it can to roll out its super-cheap Nano car as close
to the planned October 2008 launch timeline as possible.
India's top small car maker by sales, Maruti Suzuki India was down
0.28% to Rs 682, off day's low of Rs 654.20. Mahindra & Mahindra,
the country's largest tractor manufacturer by sales shed 0.39% to
Rs 584.05, off day's low of Rs 570. The BSE Auto index skid by
1.43% to 3,983.05.
Frontline IT stocks were under selling pressure. Infosys (down
4.42% to Rs 1710.50), Wipro (down 4.37% to Rs 428.50), TCS (down
0.55% to Rs 839.50), and Satyam Computer Services (down 3.55% to Rs
417.50), edged lower. The BSE IT index lost 3.52% to 3,941.74
Telecom heavyweights declined. India's largest listed cellular
services provider by sales Bharti Airtel lost 3.10% to Rs 801.
Reliance Communications, the country's second largest listed
cellular services provider by sales fell 1.20% to Rs 392.70
Real estate stocks declined. DLF (down 5.60% to Rs 493.50), Unitech
(down 4.93% to Rs 157), Indiabulls Real Estate (down 3.06% to Rs
280.50), Parsvnath Developers (down 0.77% to Rs 122.50), and Akruti
City (down 6.77% to Rs 897), slipped from the realty pack. The BSE
Realty index slumped 4.17% to 4,979.26, and was the top loser among
the sectoral indices on BSE.
Steel stocks declined on reports they have slashed prices by up to
Rs 2,000 per tonne in the spot market with effect from 1 September
2008, in the wake of a slump in steel prices globally. Tata Steel
(down 3.74% to Rs 560.55), JSW Steel (down 3.55% to Rs 705), Ispat
Industries (down 1.02% to Rs 24.35), and Jindal Steel & Power (down
5.06% to Rs 1800.15), declined.
India's top power equipment maker in terms of sales, Bharat Heavy
Electricals declined 2.28% to Rs 1725 on reports the company would
sign a pact on Saturday, 6 September 2008, with Heavy Engineering
Corporation, Ranchi to set up a joint venture foundry forge company
Banking shares declined on fresh selling despite softening of
inflation for a second week in a row. ICICI Bank (down 4.21% to Rs
688), State Bank of India (down 0.99% to Rs 1520), and HDFC Bank
(down 4.43% to Rs 1246.20), slipped. The Bankex lost 3.52% at
7,172.85.
India's second largest private sector power generation company by
sales Tata Power Company was down 1.39% to Rs 1072.90. The company
said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, it has acquired 11.4% stake in
Australia's Geodynamics for Rs 165 crore.
Jaiprakash Associates (down 5.46% to Rs 167.10), HDFC (down 5.98%
to Rs 2276.05), edged lower from the Sensex pack.
India's largest FMCG company by sales, Hindustan Unilever gained
1.62% to Rs 244.75 on 2.95 lakh shares. It was the top gainer from
the Sensex pack. The stock recovered from the day's low of Rs 236.
India's largest oil exploration company by market capitalisation
ONGC recovered from day's low of Rs 1040.20. It closed with gain of
0.29% to Rs 1072. As per reports, the company's wholly owned
overseas unit ONGC Videsh is in talks to acquire Canada's
Tanganyika Oil Co for about $1.2-1.5 billion. Tanganyika is listed
on the Stockholm bourse and has production and exploration assets
in Egypt and Syria.
Reliance Industries topped the turnover chart on BSE with a
turnover of Rs 281 crore followed by Reliance Capital (Rs 260.80
crore), Austral Coke & Projects (Rs 254.80 crore), State Bank of
India (Rs 157 crore) and Reliance Infrastructure (Rs 133.35 crore),
in that order.
Austral Coke & Projects topped volumes on BSE notching volumes of
1.21 crore shares followed by Reliance Natural Resources (96.75
lakh shares), IFCI (50.60 lakh shares), Chambal Fertilisers (45.80
lakh shares) and Reliance Petroleum (43.90 lakh shares), in that
order.
Shares of PSU OMCs advanced on fresh buying. Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation (up 5.17% to Rs 238.05), Bharat Petroleum Corporation
(up 8.76% to Rs 358.25), and Indian Oil Corporation (up 1.80% to Rs
444.40), surged
Airline shares jumped. Deccan Aviation (up 3.30% to Rs 89.30), Jet
Airways (up 2.89% to Rs 544.40), edged higher
Orbit Corporation rose 0.88% to Rs 307.80 after the Supreme Court
on Thursday cleared a Maharashtra development control rule allowing
realtors to enjoy floor space index of 3-7 times, allowing them to
build more vertically.
Alembic spurted 6.08% to Rs 44.50 after 20.50 lakh shares, or 1.4%
of the company's equity changed hands in a block deal on the NSE at
Rs 42 each.
Aban Offshore surged 3.19% to Rs 2,285.70. On 1 September 2008, the
company's step-down overseas unit Venture Drilling AS won 18-month
contract from Maersk Oil Angola at an operating day rate of 495,000
million.
US crude was down $1.51 to $106.38 a barrel, at the lowest level
since 4 April 2008, on flagging US demand and the stronger dollar.
European markets, which opened after Indian markets, were subdued.
Key benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were down by
between 1.06% and 1.34%.
Fears about economic growth and a 3% slump in US stocks on
Thursday, 4 September 2008, sent Asian shares sprawling today, 5
September 2008. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan,
South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were down by between 1.55% to
3.29%.
Market cuts losses
Recovery in pivotals led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries
(RIL) pulled the market off lower level in afternoon trade. The BSE
30-share Sensex was down 334.19 points. TCS and Tata Power regained
positive zone. However, Ranbaxy Laboratories plunged around 6%. The
market breadth was weak. Trading was choppy. Global cues were weak.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased
while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation,
however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7%
towards the year ending March 2009.
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is reportedly inching towards
forging a consensus on clearing a waiver to India for nuclear
commerce, a decision that can take the Indo-US nuclear deal
forward. The United States said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, 45
nations were making headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on
nuclear trade with India after Washington reworked a draft for the
move to ease proliferation fears. The two-day meeting of NSG ends
today, 5 September 2008.
The opposition BJP on Thursday, 4 September 2008, accused Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh of misleading Parliament and the country on
the nuclear deal issue and demanded the resignation of the Manmohan
Singh government. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said in view of
the gross breach of privilege of both the Houses of Parliament, an
immediate session of Parliament should be convened within the
shortest possible time to enable BJP to move a privilege motion
against the Prime Minister if the UPA did not quit.
The BJP made the demands in the wake of the disclosure of
correspondence between the Bush administration and US Congress that
the Indo-US nuclear pact would be off if India conducted a nuclear
test.
At 13:25 IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 334.19 points or
2.24% to 14,563.47. It opened 330.09 points lower at 14,569.01. At
the day's low of 14,438.59 hit in early afternoon trade, the Sensex
lost 460.51 points. At the day's high of 14,593.93 hit in
mid-morning trade, the Sensex fell 305.17 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty declined 77.75 points or 1.76% to 4,369.55
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1536 shares declining as
compared to 907 that advanced. 82 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 2705 crore by 13:30 IST as
compared to Rs 2022 crore by 12:30 IST.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 28 declined.
India's largest software services exporter TCS gained 0.22% to Rs
846 on 1.01 lakh shares. It was the top gainer from the Sensex
pack. The stock recovered from the day's low of Rs 815.
India's second largest private sector power generation firm by
sales Tata Power rose 0.18% to Rs 1090.10, off session's low of Rs
1055.
India's top drug maker by sales, Ranbaxy Laboratories tumbled 6.41%
to Rs 461.90 on 6.71 lakh shares. It was the top loser from Sensex
pack. The Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to
acquire an additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company
ended yesterday, 4 September 2008.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) slumped 3.20% to Rs 2084 on
8.09 lakh shares. The stock moved in a range of Rs 2068 and Rs
2120.
India's top truck maker by sales, Tata Motors lost 2.40% to Rs
418.50. A crucial meeting will be held in Kolkata today, 5
September 2008, between representatives of the West Bengal
government and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the
standoff over land acquisition for the company's small car project
at Singur.
Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said on Thursday, the company will
do everything it can to roll out its super-cheap Nano car as close
to the planned October 2008 launch timeline as possible.
India's largest oil exploration company by market capitalisation
ONGC lost 0.41% to Rs 1064.50. As per reports, the company's wholly
owned overseas unit ONGC Videsh is in talks to acquire Canada's
Tanganyika Oil Co for about $1.2-1.5 billion. Tanganyika is listed
on the Stockholm bourse and has production and exploration assets
in Egypt and Syria.
Jaiprakash Associates (down 4.67% to Rs 168.60), HDFC (down 5.04%
to Rs 2299.50), and ICICI Bank (down 3.65% to Rs 692.05), Infosys
Technologies (down 3.26% to Rs 1731), edged lower from the Sensex
pack.
IFGL Refractories rose 1.90% to Rs 51 after the company said on
Friday, 5 September 2008, it has set up a modern facility for
manufacturing bio ceramics, in which orbital implants are also
manufactured. The company made this announcement during trading
hours today, 5 September 2008.
Orbit Corporation surged 3.90% to Rs 317 after the Supreme Court on
Thursday cleared a Maharashtra development control rule allowing
realtors to enjoy floor space index of 3-7 times, allowing them to
build more vertically.
Patel Engineering rose 0.65% to Rs 416.90 on reports the company is
close to acquiring a coal mine in Indonesia for Rs 100 crore.
US crude for October 2008 delivery rose 1 cent to $107.90 a barrel
today, 5 September 2008 on the Nymex.
European markets which opened after Indian markets were subdued in
opening trade. Key benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were
down by between 0.38% and 0.78%.
(RIL) pulled the market off lower level in afternoon trade. The BSE
30-share Sensex was down 334.19 points. TCS and Tata Power regained
positive zone. However, Ranbaxy Laboratories plunged around 6%. The
market breadth was weak. Trading was choppy. Global cues were weak.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased
while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation,
however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7%
towards the year ending March 2009.
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is reportedly inching towards
forging a consensus on clearing a waiver to India for nuclear
commerce, a decision that can take the Indo-US nuclear deal
forward. The United States said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, 45
nations were making headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on
nuclear trade with India after Washington reworked a draft for the
move to ease proliferation fears. The two-day meeting of NSG ends
today, 5 September 2008.
The opposition BJP on Thursday, 4 September 2008, accused Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh of misleading Parliament and the country on
the nuclear deal issue and demanded the resignation of the Manmohan
Singh government. Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said in view of
the gross breach of privilege of both the Houses of Parliament, an
immediate session of Parliament should be convened within the
shortest possible time to enable BJP to move a privilege motion
against the Prime Minister if the UPA did not quit.
The BJP made the demands in the wake of the disclosure of
correspondence between the Bush administration and US Congress that
the Indo-US nuclear pact would be off if India conducted a nuclear
test.
At 13:25 IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 334.19 points or
2.24% to 14,563.47. It opened 330.09 points lower at 14,569.01. At
the day's low of 14,438.59 hit in early afternoon trade, the Sensex
lost 460.51 points. At the day's high of 14,593.93 hit in
mid-morning trade, the Sensex fell 305.17 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty declined 77.75 points or 1.76% to 4,369.55
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1536 shares declining as
compared to 907 that advanced. 82 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 2705 crore by 13:30 IST as
compared to Rs 2022 crore by 12:30 IST.
Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 28 declined.
India's largest software services exporter TCS gained 0.22% to Rs
846 on 1.01 lakh shares. It was the top gainer from the Sensex
pack. The stock recovered from the day's low of Rs 815.
India's second largest private sector power generation firm by
sales Tata Power rose 0.18% to Rs 1090.10, off session's low of Rs
1055.
India's top drug maker by sales, Ranbaxy Laboratories tumbled 6.41%
to Rs 461.90 on 6.71 lakh shares. It was the top loser from Sensex
pack. The Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to
acquire an additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company
ended yesterday, 4 September 2008.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) slumped 3.20% to Rs 2084 on
8.09 lakh shares. The stock moved in a range of Rs 2068 and Rs
2120.
India's top truck maker by sales, Tata Motors lost 2.40% to Rs
418.50. A crucial meeting will be held in Kolkata today, 5
September 2008, between representatives of the West Bengal
government and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the
standoff over land acquisition for the company's small car project
at Singur.
Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said on Thursday, the company will
do everything it can to roll out its super-cheap Nano car as close
to the planned October 2008 launch timeline as possible.
India's largest oil exploration company by market capitalisation
ONGC lost 0.41% to Rs 1064.50. As per reports, the company's wholly
owned overseas unit ONGC Videsh is in talks to acquire Canada's
Tanganyika Oil Co for about $1.2-1.5 billion. Tanganyika is listed
on the Stockholm bourse and has production and exploration assets
in Egypt and Syria.
Jaiprakash Associates (down 4.67% to Rs 168.60), HDFC (down 5.04%
to Rs 2299.50), and ICICI Bank (down 3.65% to Rs 692.05), Infosys
Technologies (down 3.26% to Rs 1731), edged lower from the Sensex
pack.
IFGL Refractories rose 1.90% to Rs 51 after the company said on
Friday, 5 September 2008, it has set up a modern facility for
manufacturing bio ceramics, in which orbital implants are also
manufactured. The company made this announcement during trading
hours today, 5 September 2008.
Orbit Corporation surged 3.90% to Rs 317 after the Supreme Court on
Thursday cleared a Maharashtra development control rule allowing
realtors to enjoy floor space index of 3-7 times, allowing them to
build more vertically.
Patel Engineering rose 0.65% to Rs 416.90 on reports the company is
close to acquiring a coal mine in Indonesia for Rs 100 crore.
US crude for October 2008 delivery rose 1 cent to $107.90 a barrel
today, 5 September 2008 on the Nymex.
European markets which opened after Indian markets were subdued in
opening trade. Key benchmark indices in UK, Germany and France were
down by between 0.38% and 0.78%.
all 30-Sensex stocks in red
Fresh selling in index pivotals led by Reliance Industries (RIL)
pulled key benchmark indices to day's low in early afternoon trade.
The BSE 30-share Sensex was down 437.49 points. Trading was choppy.
Weak global equities weighed on the domestic bourses.
Realty shares cracked. Jaiprakash Associates slumped close to 6%.
All the 30 Sensex stocks were in the red. The market breadth was
weak.
Fears about economic growth and a 3% slump in US stocks on
Thursday, 4 September 2008, sent Asian shares sprawling today, 5
September 2008. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan,
South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were down by between 1.55% to
3.14%.
Wall Street suffered its steepest decline in more than two months
on Thursday, 4 September 2008, after weekly government data showed
an unexpected jump in the number of filings for jobless benefits,
souring the mood before Friday's (5 September 2008)'s jobs report
for August 2008, which is expected to show the eighth consecutive
decline, with 75,000 jobs lost.
At 12:25 IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 437.49 points or
2.94% to 14,461.61. It opened 330.09 points lower at 14,569.01. At
the day's low of 14,438.59 hit in early afternoon trade, the Sensex
lost 460.51 points. At the day's high of 14,593.93 hit in
mid-morning trade, the Sensex fell 305.17 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty declined 111.30 points or 2.49% to 4,336.80
The BSE Mid-Cap index declined 1.29% to 5,754 and the BSE Small-Cap
index fell 0.81% to 6,917.64. Both these indices outperformed the
Sensex.
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1505 shares declining as
compared to 766 that advanced. 83 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 2022 crore by 12:30 IST as
compared to Rs 1319 crore by 11:30 IST.
Jaiprakash Associates, the country's top dam builder lost 5.74% to
Rs 166.60 on 13.76 lakh shares. It was the top loser from Sensex
pack.
Real estate stocks declined. DLF (down 3.30% to Rs 505.50), Unitech
(down 3% to Rs 160.20), Indiabulls Real Estate (down 4.75% to Rs
275.60), Parsvnath Developers (down 0.36% to Rs 123), and Akruti
City (down 5.52% to Rs 909), slipped from the realty pack.
India's top power equipment maker in terms of sales, Bharat Heavy
Electricals declined 2.17% to Rs 1727.80 on reports the company
would sign a pact on Saturday, 6 September 2008, with Heavy
Engineering Corporation, Ranchi to set up a joint venture foundry
forge company.
India's top truck maker by sales, Tata Motors lost 2.40% to Rs
418.50. A crucial meeting will be held in Kolkata today, 5
September 2008, between representatives of the West Bengal
government and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the
standoff over land acquisition for the company's small car project
at Singur.
Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said on Thursday, the company will
do everything it can to roll out its super-cheap Nano car as close
to the planned October 2008 launch timeline as possible.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) slumped 3.70% to Rs 2073 on
6.54 lakh shares. The stock moved in a range of Rs 2068 and Rs
2120.
India's top drug maker by sales, Ranbaxy Laboratories shed 2.95% to
Rs 479. The Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to
acquire an additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company
ended yesterday, 4 September 2008.
Wipro (down 4.64% to Rs 427.40), Maruti Suzuki India (down 4.10% to
Rs 655.85), Infosys Technologies (down 3.62% to Rs 1724.80), and
ICICI Bank (down 3.97% to Rs 689.75), edged lower from the Sensex
pack.
Austral Coke & Projects was the top traded counter on BSE with
turnover of Rs 145.36 crore followed by Reliance Industries (Rs
138.36 crore) and Reliance Industries (Rs 131.95 crore), in that
order.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased
while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation,
however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7%
towards the year ending March 2009.
pulled key benchmark indices to day's low in early afternoon trade.
The BSE 30-share Sensex was down 437.49 points. Trading was choppy.
Weak global equities weighed on the domestic bourses.
Realty shares cracked. Jaiprakash Associates slumped close to 6%.
All the 30 Sensex stocks were in the red. The market breadth was
weak.
Fears about economic growth and a 3% slump in US stocks on
Thursday, 4 September 2008, sent Asian shares sprawling today, 5
September 2008. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan,
South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were down by between 1.55% to
3.14%.
Wall Street suffered its steepest decline in more than two months
on Thursday, 4 September 2008, after weekly government data showed
an unexpected jump in the number of filings for jobless benefits,
souring the mood before Friday's (5 September 2008)'s jobs report
for August 2008, which is expected to show the eighth consecutive
decline, with 75,000 jobs lost.
At 12:25 IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 437.49 points or
2.94% to 14,461.61. It opened 330.09 points lower at 14,569.01. At
the day's low of 14,438.59 hit in early afternoon trade, the Sensex
lost 460.51 points. At the day's high of 14,593.93 hit in
mid-morning trade, the Sensex fell 305.17 points.
The S&P CNX Nifty declined 111.30 points or 2.49% to 4,336.80
The BSE Mid-Cap index declined 1.29% to 5,754 and the BSE Small-Cap
index fell 0.81% to 6,917.64. Both these indices outperformed the
Sensex.
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1505 shares declining as
compared to 766 that advanced. 83 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 2022 crore by 12:30 IST as
compared to Rs 1319 crore by 11:30 IST.
Jaiprakash Associates, the country's top dam builder lost 5.74% to
Rs 166.60 on 13.76 lakh shares. It was the top loser from Sensex
pack.
Real estate stocks declined. DLF (down 3.30% to Rs 505.50), Unitech
(down 3% to Rs 160.20), Indiabulls Real Estate (down 4.75% to Rs
275.60), Parsvnath Developers (down 0.36% to Rs 123), and Akruti
City (down 5.52% to Rs 909), slipped from the realty pack.
India's top power equipment maker in terms of sales, Bharat Heavy
Electricals declined 2.17% to Rs 1727.80 on reports the company
would sign a pact on Saturday, 6 September 2008, with Heavy
Engineering Corporation, Ranchi to set up a joint venture foundry
forge company.
India's top truck maker by sales, Tata Motors lost 2.40% to Rs
418.50. A crucial meeting will be held in Kolkata today, 5
September 2008, between representatives of the West Bengal
government and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the
standoff over land acquisition for the company's small car project
at Singur.
Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said on Thursday, the company will
do everything it can to roll out its super-cheap Nano car as close
to the planned October 2008 launch timeline as possible.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) slumped 3.70% to Rs 2073 on
6.54 lakh shares. The stock moved in a range of Rs 2068 and Rs
2120.
India's top drug maker by sales, Ranbaxy Laboratories shed 2.95% to
Rs 479. The Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo's open offer to
acquire an additional 20% stake at Rs 737 a share in the company
ended yesterday, 4 September 2008.
Wipro (down 4.64% to Rs 427.40), Maruti Suzuki India (down 4.10% to
Rs 655.85), Infosys Technologies (down 3.62% to Rs 1724.80), and
ICICI Bank (down 3.97% to Rs 689.75), edged lower from the Sensex
pack.
Austral Coke & Projects was the top traded counter on BSE with
turnover of Rs 145.36 crore followed by Reliance Industries (Rs
138.36 crore) and Reliance Industries (Rs 131.95 crore), in that
order.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased
while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation,
however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7%
towards the year ending March 2009.
Market plunges in opening trade on weak global cues
Key benchmark indices opened with sharp downward gap on weak global
cues. The BSE 30-share Sensex was down 333.54 points. All the 30
Sensex stocks were in the red. The market breadth was weak. Banking
shares slipped. Index heavyweight Reliance Industries shed 3%.
Sterlite Industries, Jaiprakash Associates and Infosys Technologies
lost close to 3% each.
Fears about economic growth and a 3% slump in US stocks on
Thursday, 4 September 2008, sent Asian shares sprawling today, 5
September 2008. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan,
South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were down by between 1.28% to
2.85%.
Wall Street suffered its steepest decline in more than two months
on Thursday, 4 September 2008, after weekly government data showed
an unexpected jump in the number of filings for jobless benefits,
souring the mood before Friday's (5 September 2008)'s jobs report
for August 2008, which is expected to show the eighth consecutive
decline, with 75,000 jobs lost.
At 10:25 IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 333.54 points or
2.24% to 14,565.56. It opened 330.09 points lower at 14,569.01 and
slipped to strike an intra-day low of 14,513.44 in early trade. At
the day's low, the Sensex lost 385.66 points. At the day's high of
14,590.61, the Sensex fell 308.49 points in early trade.
The S&P CNX Nifty declined 87.85 points or 1.98% to 4,359.90
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1028 shares declining as
compared to 433 that advanced. 47 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 637 crore.
India's largest copper manufacturer Sterlite Industries lost 3.63%
to Rs 590.85 on 71,786 shares. It was the top loser from Sensex
pack.
Jaiprakash Associates (down 3.25% to Rs 171), Infosys (down 3.04%
to Rs 1735), and Maruti Suzuki India (down 2.85% to Rs 664.40),
edged lower from Sensex pack.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) slumped 3.01% to Rs 2087.90
on 2.39 lakh shares.
Banking shares declined on fresh selling despite softening in
inflation rate for a second week in a row. ICICI Bank (down 2.76%
to Rs 698.40), State Bank of India (down 2.04% to Rs 1504), and
HDFC Bank (down 2.98% to Rs 1265), slipped.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased
while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation,
however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7%
towards the year ending March 2009.
Among the side counters, Sona Koya Steerings (up 16.30% to Rs
20.70), Ceat (up 6.39% to Rs 81.55), and Orbit Corporation (up
6.36% to Rs 324.50), surged
Weak global cues had pulled Sensex down 150.76 points or 1% to
14,899.10, on Thursday, 4 September 2008. As per provisional data
released by the stock exchanges, foreign funds sold shares worth a
net Rs 603.28 crore on Thursday. Domestic funds bought shares worth
a net Rs 431.11 crore.
Meanwhiles, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is reportedly inching
towards forging a consensus on clearing a waiver to India for
nuclear commerce, a decision that can take the Indo-US nuclear deal
forward. The United States said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, 45
nations were making headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on
nuclear trade with India after Washington reworked a draft for the
move to ease proliferation fears. The two-day meeting of NSG ends
today, 5 September 2008.
cues. The BSE 30-share Sensex was down 333.54 points. All the 30
Sensex stocks were in the red. The market breadth was weak. Banking
shares slipped. Index heavyweight Reliance Industries shed 3%.
Sterlite Industries, Jaiprakash Associates and Infosys Technologies
lost close to 3% each.
Fears about economic growth and a 3% slump in US stocks on
Thursday, 4 September 2008, sent Asian shares sprawling today, 5
September 2008. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan,
South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were down by between 1.28% to
2.85%.
Wall Street suffered its steepest decline in more than two months
on Thursday, 4 September 2008, after weekly government data showed
an unexpected jump in the number of filings for jobless benefits,
souring the mood before Friday's (5 September 2008)'s jobs report
for August 2008, which is expected to show the eighth consecutive
decline, with 75,000 jobs lost.
At 10:25 IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 333.54 points or
2.24% to 14,565.56. It opened 330.09 points lower at 14,569.01 and
slipped to strike an intra-day low of 14,513.44 in early trade. At
the day's low, the Sensex lost 385.66 points. At the day's high of
14,590.61, the Sensex fell 308.49 points in early trade.
The S&P CNX Nifty declined 87.85 points or 1.98% to 4,359.90
The market breadth was weak on BSE with 1028 shares declining as
compared to 433 that advanced. 47 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 637 crore.
India's largest copper manufacturer Sterlite Industries lost 3.63%
to Rs 590.85 on 71,786 shares. It was the top loser from Sensex
pack.
Jaiprakash Associates (down 3.25% to Rs 171), Infosys (down 3.04%
to Rs 1735), and Maruti Suzuki India (down 2.85% to Rs 664.40),
edged lower from Sensex pack.
India's largest private sector firm by market capitalization and
oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) slumped 3.01% to Rs 2087.90
on 2.39 lakh shares.
Banking shares declined on fresh selling despite softening in
inflation rate for a second week in a row. ICICI Bank (down 2.76%
to Rs 698.40), State Bank of India (down 2.04% to Rs 1504), and
HDFC Bank (down 2.98% to Rs 1265), slipped.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008,
lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the
government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008
showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased
while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation,
however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7%
towards the year ending March 2009.
Among the side counters, Sona Koya Steerings (up 16.30% to Rs
20.70), Ceat (up 6.39% to Rs 81.55), and Orbit Corporation (up
6.36% to Rs 324.50), surged
Weak global cues had pulled Sensex down 150.76 points or 1% to
14,899.10, on Thursday, 4 September 2008. As per provisional data
released by the stock exchanges, foreign funds sold shares worth a
net Rs 603.28 crore on Thursday. Domestic funds bought shares worth
a net Rs 431.11 crore.
Meanwhiles, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is reportedly inching
towards forging a consensus on clearing a waiver to India for
nuclear commerce, a decision that can take the Indo-US nuclear deal
forward. The United States said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, 45
nations were making headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on
nuclear trade with India after Washington reworked a draft for the
move to ease proliferation fears. The two-day meeting of NSG ends
today, 5 September 2008.
Tech Mahindra may see action
As per reports, a clutch of private equity players are interested in acquiring UK telecom major British Telecom's stake in Tech Mahindra. British Telecom currently holds over 31% in the venture and is learnt to be keen on retaining 10% in the venture, post-transaction, given that it has committed $2 billion in business to Tech Mahindra, reports suggest.
Opto Circuits India said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, its board has deferred the decision of raising additional funds and will consider the same at the appropriate time.
A crucial meeting will be held in Kolkata today,5 September 2008, between representatives of the West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the standoff over land acquisition for the Tata Motors's small car project at Singur. Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said said on Thursday, the company will do everything it can to roll out its super-cheap Nano car as close to the planned October 2008 launch timeline as possible.
Tata Power has bought an 11.4% equity stake in Australia's Geodynamics, a geothermal energy company, for A$44.1 million (about Rs 165 crore). The transaction, which will see Tata Power buy 29.4 million equity shares for A$1.50 a share, will bolster the Mumbai-based power company's presence in renewable energy space.
In a statement to the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, Geodynamics said the purchase includes an unquoted placement option exercisable at A$2.25 per share for every tw
o shares issued — 14.7 million options — expiring on February 28, 2009.
Source: Capital Market
Opto Circuits India said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, its board has deferred the decision of raising additional funds and will consider the same at the appropriate time.
A crucial meeting will be held in Kolkata today,5 September 2008, between representatives of the West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the standoff over land acquisition for the Tata Motors's small car project at Singur. Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said said on Thursday, the company will do everything it can to roll out its super-cheap Nano car as close to the planned October 2008 launch timeline as possible.
Tata Power has bought an 11.4% equity stake in Australia's Geodynamics, a geothermal energy company, for A$44.1 million (about Rs 165 crore). The transaction, which will see Tata Power buy 29.4 million equity shares for A$1.50 a share, will bolster the Mumbai-based power company's presence in renewable energy space.
In a statement to the Australian stock exchange on Thursday, Geodynamics said the purchase includes an unquoted placement option exercisable at A$2.25 per share for every tw
o shares issued — 14.7 million options — expiring on February 28, 2009.
Source: Capital Market
Pre Market Report 05/09/2008
Market may drift lower on weak global cues
Weakness in global markets may continue to weigh on the domestic bourses for a second day in a row today, 5 September 2008. However, the downside may be capped on data showing softening of inflation for a second straight week and on reports that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was inching towards forging a consensus on clearing a waiver to India for nuclear commerce, a decision that can take the Indo-US nuclear deal forward.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008, lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008 showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation, however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7% towards the year ending March 2009.
The United States said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, 45 nations were making headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on nuclear trade with India after Washington reworked a draft for the move to ease proliferation fears. The two-day meeting of NSG ends today, 5 September 2008.
Fears about economic growth and a 3% slump in US stocks on Thursday, 4 September 2008, sent Asian shares sprawling on Friday, 5 September 2008 and investors sought safe-haven bonds and unwound currency carry trades, lifting the yen to a 13-month high versus the euro. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were down by between 0.95% to 2.61%.
Wall Street suffered its steepest decline in more than two months on Thursday, 4 September 2008, after weekly government data showed an unexpected jump in the number of filings for jobless benefits, souring the mood before Friday's (5 September 2008)'s jobs report for August 2008, which is expected to show the eighth consecutive decline, with 75,000 jobs lost.
Weak global cues had pulled Sensex down 150.76 points or 1% to 14,899.10, on Thursday, 4 September 2008. As per provisional data released by the stock exchanges, foreign funds sold shares worth a net Rs 603.28 crore on Thursdays. Domestic funds bought shares worth a net Rs 431.11 crore.
Weakness in global markets may continue to weigh on the domestic bourses for a second day in a row today, 5 September 2008. However, the downside may be capped on data showing softening of inflation for a second straight week and on reports that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was inching towards forging a consensus on clearing a waiver to India for nuclear commerce, a decision that can take the Indo-US nuclear deal forward.
Annual inflation rose 12.34% in the year through 23 August 2008, lower than previous week's 12.40% rise, data released by the government after trading hours on Thursday, 4 September 2008 showed. Food prices for staples like lentils and vegetables eased while fuel prices remained flat, the data showed. Inflation, however, remains far above central bank's target level of 7% towards the year ending March 2009.
The United States said on Thursday, 4 September 2008, 45 nations were making headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on nuclear trade with India after Washington reworked a draft for the move to ease proliferation fears. The two-day meeting of NSG ends today, 5 September 2008.
Fears about economic growth and a 3% slump in US stocks on Thursday, 4 September 2008, sent Asian shares sprawling on Friday, 5 September 2008 and investors sought safe-haven bonds and unwound currency carry trades, lifting the yen to a 13-month high versus the euro. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan were down by between 0.95% to 2.61%.
Wall Street suffered its steepest decline in more than two months on Thursday, 4 September 2008, after weekly government data showed an unexpected jump in the number of filings for jobless benefits, souring the mood before Friday's (5 September 2008)'s jobs report for August 2008, which is expected to show the eighth consecutive decline, with 75,000 jobs lost.
Weak global cues had pulled Sensex down 150.76 points or 1% to 14,899.10, on Thursday, 4 September 2008. As per provisional data released by the stock exchanges, foreign funds sold shares worth a net Rs 603.28 crore on Thursdays. Domestic funds bought shares worth a net Rs 431.11 crore.
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