Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices Highlights: Indian equity markets ended higher on Monday, supported by index heavyweights like Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance and Maruti Suzuki. The BSE Sensex ended 465 points or 0.80% up at 58,853, while NSE Nifty 50 settled 127 points or 0.73% higher at 17,525. Indian rupee ended lower by 19 paise at 79.65 per dollar against Friday’s close of 79.24. In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices edged 0.3% higher each. Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index slipped 0.4%, followed by the Nifty IT index (down 0.02%). All other indices clocked gains.
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Indian equity markets ended higher on Monday, supported by index heavyweights like Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance and Maruti Suzuki. The BSE Sensex ended 465 points or 0.80% up at 58,853, while NSE Nifty 50 settled 127 points or 0.73% higher at 17,525.
"Indian rupee depreciated on positive Dollar and recovery in crude oil prices. However, positive domestic markets and FII inflows cushioned the downside. FII inflows on Friday stood at Rs. 1.605 crores. US Dollar surged on upbeat jobs data. US Non-Farm Payrolls added 5,28,000 jobs in July compared to 3,98,000 jobs in June and expectations of 2,50,00. US unemployment rate declined to 3.5% in July compared to 3.6% jobs in June. Employment in US back to pre-covid levels. We expect Rupee to trade on a negative note on strong Dollar and geopolitical tensions as China escalated military drills over Vietnam. Strong jobs data may be positive for US Dollar is it raises expectations of an aggressive rate hike by Federal Reserve. However, foreign fund flows may support Rupee at lower levels. USDINR spot price is expected to trade in a range of Rs 78.50 to Rs 80.50 in next couple of sessions."
~Anuj Choudhary - Research Analyst, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas
Domestic stock markets have begun the week with gains as Sensex and Nifty 50 rose higher on Monday. S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.70% to sit at 58,800 while the NSE Nifty 50 index was comfortably above 17,500. Meanwhile, India VIX, was up in the green, breaching 19 levels. Some analysts have now started questioning the valuations of domestic markets after the recent rally since Foreign Institutional Investors started pumping in money. A stock-specific strategy is something that many would advise in such a scenario. Chartists at Prabhudas Lilladher have narrowed down three gas stocks that they believe could help investors pocket gains.
"Birlasoft’s $148.6m revenue (up 1.5% q/q, 16% y/y) was in line with the industry though it faced delays in ramp-ups of two deals. New TCV ($112m, TTM up 7% y/y) held up well despite the company’s greater exposure to discretionary sectors/service lines. The 14.7% EBITDA margin was down 127bps y/y on lower utilisation and higher onsite work. Headcount addition inched up q/q and attrition cooled. Slight cut to our estimates, with new target of Rs445 (19x FY24), a ~40% discount to LTI. Retaining a Buy"
~Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers
WTI crude oil prices starts sluggish for the new week and is trading around $88.30 down 0.8% during morning European session, following a 10% weekly decline for the week ending August 5. The overnight trade data from China showed imports of oil rose mere 0.9% to 8.83mbpd in July from 47 months low level of June amid destocking activity and slow domestic demand recovery. Last week the US job market posted robust hiring number of 528K for July, signalling strong chance of US economy avoiding the recession but not the slowdown. US market has now fully restored jobs to the pre-pandemic level. However Gasoline demand surprisingly remains weak during the peak summer driving season in US despite continuous decline in gasoline prices at pumps. Supply remains tight from the OPEC members amid limited spare capacity, which remains the biggest support for higher crude oil price forecast. For the day prices are likely to remain sideways to lower bias amid lack of economic data, WTI holds strong support at $85 while upside rally to face resistance at $92-$94.
~Mohammed Imran, Research Analyst, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas
Bajaj Finserv shares hit over three-month high of Rs 15,584, up 3 per cent on the BSE. The stock extended its gain after the company approved 1:1 bonus issue and 1:5 stock split in July.
Net profit went down 18% at Rs 1,072.4 crore against Rs 1,307 crore (YoY).
Revenue was up 20.6% at Rs 4,638 crore against Rs 3,845 crore (YoY).
EBITDA was down 31% at Rs 1,809 crore against Rs 2,620 crore (YoY).
Margin at 38.9% against 57.5% (YoY).
Benchmark indices extended the gains and trading at day's high level. The Sensex was up 497.70 points or 0.85% at 58885.63, and the Nifty was up 137.10 points or 0.79% at 17534.60.
HDFC Bank has raised its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) by 5 – 10 basis points (bps) across loan tenors, with effect from August 8. IDFC First Bank has also revised its MCLR upwards by 5-15 bps across loan tenors, The interest rate hike comes after the six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) hiked the benchmark repo rate by another 50 bps to 5.40 per cent last week.
Zensar Technologies down nearly 8 per cent is the top loser among the BSE 500 stocks so far. It is followed by Sudarshan Chemicals, Shipping Corporation of India, Brightcom Group and HPCL.
Brent crude futures had risen 81 cents, or 0.9%, to $95.73 a barrel by 0638 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $89.76 a barrel, up 75 cents, or 0.8%
Nykaa share price rose on Monday after the internet company reported 33% on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 4.55 crore in quarter ended 30 June 2022, as against net profit of Rs 3.42 crore in Q1FY22. (FSN E-Commerce Ventures) Nykaa’s revenue from operations jumped 41% on-year to Rs 1,148.42 crore in Q1FY23. While the stock has risen 1.5% in the last one month, Nykaa shares are still down 44% from its life-time high of Rs 2,573.70, hit on 26 November 2021. Despite the strong performance in April-June quarter, analysts remain sceptical and have mixed views on the stock. Nykaa shares were quoting at Rs Rs 1,414 apiece, up 1.31% on NSE intraday.
Hindustan Aeronautics and JSW Energy have zoomed over 7 per cent each and were the top gainers among the BSE 500 stocks so far. Aegis Logistics, BASF India and Paytm were some of the other major gainers
Nifty Bank index rose nearly 1 per cent led by the IDFC First Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank
Indian Overseas Bank reported 20% on-year growth in standalone profit at Rs 392.2 crore for the quarter ended June FY23 quarter supported by lower provisions. Net interest income grew by 17.2% YoY to Rs 1,753.8 crore for the June FY23 quarter. Indian Overseas Bank was quoting at Rs 17.85, up Rs 0.05, or 0.28 percent on the BSE.
BSE Auto index rose 0.7 percent led by the UNO Media, M&M, TI Industries
Benchmark indices were trading at day's high with Nifty above 17500. The Sensex was up 478.11 points or 0.82% at 58866.04, and the Nifty was up 129 points or 0.74% at 17526.50.
Nifty Metal index added 1 percent led by the Welspun Corp, Hindalco, Adani Enterprises
Abirami Financial Services, Andhra Paper, Aditya Vision, Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries, CSL Finance, Easy Fincorp, Finotex Chemical, Gensol Engineering, Grindwell Norton, Hindustan Aeronautics, Kaycee Industries, Lemon Tree Hotels, Vedant Fashions, Metro Brands, The Pheonix Mills, Rama Steel Tubes, Sanmit Infra, Tata Elxsi, TVS Motor Co, Welspun Enterprises were among the stocks that hit 52-week high on BSE intraday. Meanwhile Alembic Pharma, Birla Tyres, Coral Laboratories, Future Retail, Jetmall Spices and Masala, Kwality Pharmaceuticals, Majestic Research Services and Solutions were among scrips at fresh lows.
Benchmark indices were holding on the gains with Nifty around 17450. The Sensex was up 289.35 points or 0.50% at 58677.28, and the Nifty was up 76 points or 0.44% at 17473.50.
Reliance Industries (RIL) sees its green energy business emerging as a growth engine for the company in the next 5-7 years, Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani told shareholders in the company’s annual report for 2021-22 (FY22). Reliance had last year announced a Rs 75,000-crore investment over three years as part of its new energy push. RIL led gains on Sensex in intraday trade.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) share price tumbled 4.75% on Monday, days after the company reported a net loss of Rs 6,291 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Analysts noted that the loss reported by the company was owing to retail fuel prices being kept frozen leading to marketing loss. The stock was trading at a low of Rs 320 per share on Monday, extending its 16% decline so far this year. However, analysts are mixed in their outlook for BPCL despite the loss. While some are advising investors to give up and sell the stock some are still bullish on the scrip.
Tata Motors Sunday said its subsidiary Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd (TPEML) has signed a Unit Transfer Agreement (UTA) for the acquisition of Ford India’s manufacturing plant at Sanand in Gujarat for Rs 725.7 crore. As part of the agreement, Tata Motors will get entire land and buildings, vehicle manufacturing plant along with machinery and equipment situated therein, the Mumbai-based auto major said in a late-night notification to the stock exchanges. Ford India will continue to operate its powertrain manufacturing facility by leasing back the land and buildings of the powertrain manufacturing plant from Tata Passenger Electric Mobility on mutually agreed terms, Tata Motors said.
Asian markets turn mixed; Hong Kong's Hang Seng index extends fall
Nifty likely to find support at around 17160 while 17500 is likely to act as resistance on the upside. Bank Nifty likely to find support at 37400 while 38200 is likely to act as resistance.
~IIFL Securities
- BASF India Limited has a buy at range 2900 - 2842. Holding period is 3 to 4 weeks.
- Oracle Financial Services Software Limited has a buy at range 3360 - 3294. Holding period is 3 to 4 weeks.
- IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited has a buy at range 245 – 240. Holding period is 3 to 4 weeks.
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited has a buy at range 570 - 560. Holding period is 3 to 4 weeks.
Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL): BUY
The stock has witnessed a decent pullback from the support zone of 670 levels and moving above the significant 50EMA level of 768 has shown prominent strength with upside movement anticipated in the coming days. With the chart looking attractive, we suggest to buy this stock for an upside target 980 keeping the stop loss of 740.
Indraprastha Gas (IGL): BUY
The stock has maintained the support zone near the trendline support of 343 levels and witnessing a consolidation phase with improvement in the indicators. We suggest to buy and accumulate this stock for an upside target of 410 keeping the stop loss near 330 levels.
GUJ GAS: BUY
The stock has taken support near the trendline zone of 400 levels and indicated a decent pullback to witness some consolidation near 440-450 zone with overall trend remaining intact. We suggest to buy this stock for an upside target of 540 keeping the stop loss near 405.
HAL share price jumped 5% intraday on strong business outlook. In the year 2022-23, defense budgets and revenues for defense contractors are expected to remain largely stable or increase, as military programs continue to be critical to national defense
Benchmark indices trading firmly in green. Sensex is up 274.30 points or 0.47% at 58662.23, and the Nifty up 64.70 points or 0.37% at 17462.20.
Gold prices edged lower after solid U.S. jobs report last week boosted the prospect of aggressive interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, lifting the dollar and Treasury yields. Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,772.27 per ounce, as of 0303 GMT, after dropping 1% in the previous session. U.S. gold futures eased 0.1% to $1,790.