Sensex adds 848 pts, ends at 49,581 on broad-based buying; Nifty Bank up 4%

Eight of the top 10 index contributors included names like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank

4:58 PM

TECH VIEW :: Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities

The short term trend of Nifty seems to have reversed up firmly, after a reasonable weakness of the last few sessions. Having placed at the crucial overhead resistance around 15000 levels, there is a possibility of volatility emerging or minor downward correction from the highs in the next few sessions and that is going to be a buy on dips opportunity in the market. Immediate support is placed at 14780 levels.

4:48 PM

MARKET CLOSING COMMENT :: Shrikant Chouhan, Executive Vice President, Equity Technical Research at Kotak Sec

On reports of a sharp decline in the Covid19 cases in India, we saw a smart recovery in the market. Financial sector did extremely well and the Bank- Nifty gained 1000 points over its previous closing and closed 4 per cent higher. As usual, we saw a strong surge in HDFC twins and Bajaj Twins, which helped the market move higher. After hitting the major support levels, the metal stocks bounced back sharply. The markets rallied throughout the day and closed at the highest point of the day. Tomorrow, if global markets support and domestic news flow continue to favor, then we would see 15000 or 15050 at the opening. On the other hand, any weak opening around 14870/14850  would be a buying opportunity in the market. The focus should be on financials, Auto and commodities stocks with a short term view.

 

 

4:40 PM

MARKET CLOSING COMMENT :: Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities

Indian benchmark equity indices rose on May 17 aided by upmoves in Banks, and Auto stocks. Nifty opened higher and kept rising through the day without any sizeable intra day correction. At close, the Nifty was up 245.40 points or 1.67% at 14923.20. This was the best single day gain in the index in more than a month.

 

Volumes on the NSE were in line with recent averages. Among sectors, Banks, Metals, Auto, Realty and Power were the main gainers while Telecom was the loser. 

 

Nifty rose sharply and ended almost at the intra day high. The next stop on the upside is 14966-15044 band. A breach of this band could lead to a challenge to the all time highs of the Nifty (15432). On falls 14824-14850 band could provide support. A healthy advance decline ratio suggests return of confidence of traders in the broader markets.

4:25 PM

MARKET CLOSING COMMENT :: Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services

Indian indices soared with solid gains led by banking, metal and auto stocks due to fall in infection cases. The market expects a rapid fall in daily reported Covid cases which helped to ease concerns over extended lockdowns and sharp correction in FY22 estimates. Banking stocks took a breather as it helped in soothing asset quality concerns

4:12 PM

MARKET RECAP :: S Ranganathan, Head of Research at LKP Securities

Bulls took centre stage today as the vaccination drive is expected to pick up momentum and the launch of the DRDO drug ignited the street as pivotals led by Banks saw support from Autos & Metals. In the broader market we did witness profit taking in Pharma stocks

4:00 PM

TECH VIEW :: Ashis Biswas, Head of Technical Research at CapitalVia Global Research

The market witnessed some decisive trends and an attempt to overcome the resistance level around the Nifty 50 Index level of 14950. While sustaining above 14950 is the key factor from a short-term perspective, staying above this level market to gain momentum and to open the gate for a movement till 15100-15200. The momentum indicators like RSI, MACD to recover after staying neutral to bearish in recent time.

3:51 PM

Broader market :: SmallCap index ends 1.6% higher led by Hester Biosciences, Quick Heal

3:50 PM

Broader market :: MidCap index ends mildly lower than Sensex

3:48 PM

NSE Snapshot :: Top Nifty50 gainers today

3:46 PM

Financials lift Sensex today; RIL, Infy too support

3:44 PM

Sectoral trends on the NSE :: All but pharma end in the green

3:41 PM

Sensex Heatmap

Top gainers: IndusInd Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank

Top losers: Bharti Airtel, Nestle India, L&T

3:34 PM

CLOSING BELL

The frontline S&P BSE Sensex zoomed 848 points to settle the day at 49,581 levels today lifted largely by financial counters.

 

On the NSE, the Nifty50 reclaimed the 14,900-mark and ended at 14,923 levels, up 245 points. About 39 of the 50 constituents ended the day in the green today including IndusInd Bank (up 7.5 per cent), SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, UPL, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, and Eicher Motors.

3:27 PM

Sterling and Wilson Solar extends fall amid margin concerns; stock dips 11%

Shares of Sterling and Wilson Solar continued to be under pressure in Monday's session, down 11 per cent at Rs 239.10 on the BSE, in an otherwise strong market, amid concerns that the recent one-off events have resulted in an unanticipated impact on the company’s operations and its margins.

 

The stock was quoting lower for the fifth straight trading day, having lost 22 per cent in the past one week. With last week’s decline, the stock has now corrected 30 per cent from its 52-week high level of Rs 343.50 touched on April 9, 2021. READ MORE

3:17 PM

SBI, HDFC Bank: Here is why bank stocks rallied up to 6% on Monday

Analysts attribute this sudden investor interest to the sector's recent underperformance and the resultant sectoral rotation. Over the past two weeks, only three bank stocks -- AU Small Finance Bank, RBL Bank, and SBI -- outperformed at the bourses, rising between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent on the NSE as against a 1.25 per cent rise in the frontline Nifty50 index, ACE Equity data show. READ MORE

3:08 PM

Second Covid wave will delay earnings recovery of India Inc: Moody's

India's ferocious second wave of coronavirus will delay earnings recovery of India Inc and the sharp rise in infections are likely to disrupt the numbers, ratings agency Moody's has said. However, Moody's sees limited impact of second wave lockdowns on economic activity so far. Moody's feels restrictions on movement and lockdowns in several parts of the country will lead to a weaker consumer sentiment and will hit housing and automobile sales. READ MORE

2:56 PM

MARKET CHECK :: Nifty tops 14,900

2:51 PM

STOCK UPDATE :: Bharti Airtel slips 2% ahead of March quarter results

2:43 PM

Sensex Heatmap | Top gainers & losers as index jumps over 700 points

2:35 PM

Are OMCs shifting to alternate day fuel price revision mechanism?

Oil marketing companies seem to be moving towards a revised fuel price revision mechanism, shifting to the practice of changing petrol and fuel rates every alternate day rather than undertaking changes on a daily basis. In the last few days, pump prices of petrol and diesel have been revised every alternate day but the practice had not helped consumers as even under this system prices have only moved up making the fuel dearer. READ MORE

2:18 PM

COMMODITY VIEW :: Gold bonds

RBI’s latest tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond(SGB) is starting from today for five days. Issue price for SGB Scheme 2021-22 is fixed at Rs 4,777 per gram, and a discount of Rs 50 per gram, less than the nominal value has been decided for the investors applying online. It is advised to invest in SGB or any other platform available like ETF or Digital gold based on one’s risk appetite.  Broader range on COMEX could be between $1820- 1880 and on the domestic front prices could hover in the range of Rs 47,750- 48,300.

- Navneet Damani, VP – Commodities Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services

2:08 PM

Cheviot Co zooms 20% as firm announces special dividend of Rs 175 per share

Cheviot Company reported an over seven-fold jumped in its net profit at Rs 25.68 crore for the quarter ended March 2021 (Q4FY21) as against Rs 3.50 crore in Q4FY20. Revenue from operations grew 37 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 156.88 crore from Rs 114.76 crore in the year-ago quarter.

 

Meanwhile, the rating agency Crisil, as part of its annual rating surveillance exercise, reaffirmed the long-term rating at A+/Stable and short term rating as A1+ on various borrowings of the company from banks and financial institutions. READ MORE

1:54 PM

MARKET CHECK

1:45 PM

Crypto exchanges draw attention of regulators over brand promotions

Cryptocurrency exchanges, which are into brand endorsements in the midst of an uncertain future for the industry, have drawn the attention of regulators and tax authorities. According to regulatory sources, the brand promotion could mislead retail investors as the legality of cryptocurrency itself is under the scrutiny of the central government. “These exchanges are self-regulated and do not come under any regulator or authority. READ MORE

1:34 PM

Four initial public offerings to raise Rs 4,000 crore in a few weeks

It is going to be a busy season again for the initial public offering (IPO) market. At least four deals worth a cumulative Rs 4,000 crore is expected to hit the market over the next 3-5 weeks, said investment banking sources.

 

These include companies that had earlier deferred their fundraising plans. Shyam Metalics, Dodla Dairy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospitals, and Clean Science and Technology are among the companies planning to tap the market.  READ MORE

1:18 PM

Gokaldas Exports zooms 16%, hits over 3-year high on strong Q4 results

Shares of Gokaldas Exports hit an over three-year high of Rs 122.5 apiece after they rallied 16 per cent in Monday's intra-day trade on the BSE after the company's profit after tax (PAT) jumped three-fold at Rs 16 crore for quarter ended March 2021 (Q4FY21) on the back of strong operational performance. It had posted PAT of Rs 6 crore in Q4FY20. The stock of the textiles company was trading at its highest level since January 2018. READ MORE

1:12 PM

China's factory output slows in April as bottlenecks crimp production

China's factories slowed their output growth in April and retail sales significantly missed expectations as officials warned of new problems affecting the recovery in the world's second-largest economy. While China's exporters are enjoying strong demand, global supply chain bottlenecks and rising raw materials costs have weighed on production, cooling the blistering economic recovery from last year's COVID-19 slump. READ MORE

1:05 PM

Mid-market view | CapitalVia Global Research

On the back of solid gains in heavyweight banking stocks and financial stocks like Bajaj Finserv, Indian equity benchmarks extended their gains in the morning session, with frontline gauges surpassing their critical levels. Sentiments got a boost as the number of coronavirus cases are on the decline in the country. The US market ended higher even after the concerns over the inflation rate. Asian markets were mostly trading in green, following the recovery in the global market. Nifty has traded positively after taking the support near the level of 14,600. If the market sustains the level of 14,800, we can expect the movement till the level of 15,000-15,050 in the coming week.

1:03 PM

March Quarter Results :: Colgate Palmolive declares dividend of Rs 38/sh

>> Ebitda: Rs 413.6 crore

>> Ebitda margin: 32.4%

12:59 PM

Colgate Q4 results

>> Revenue at Rs 1275.01 crore vs Rs 1062.35 crore YoY

 

>> PAT at Rs 314.66 crore vs Rs 204.15 crore YoY