MARKET WRAP: Sensex climbs 147 pts as rupee firms; auto, metal stocks rally

Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty Auto index settled 2.2 per cent higher led by a rise in the share prices of Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra and Mahindra, and Tata Motors.

3:39 PM

Nifty Auto index ends 2.20% higher. Top gainers:

COMPANY	LATEST	PREV CLOSE	GAIN( )	GAIN(%)
HERO MOTOCORP	3329.35	3164.85	164.50	5.20
BAJAJ AUTO	2923.55	2783.10	140.45	5.05
MOTHERSON SUMI	303.15	290.70	12.45	4.28
M & M	973.70	934.95	38.75	4.14
TVS MOTOR CO.	589.85	569.70	20.15	3.54

3:37 PM

Nifty sectoral gainers and losers of the day

3:35 PM

BSE Sensex: Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, M&M among top gainers of the day

3:32 PM

Markets at close

The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 38,390, up 147 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 11,589, up 52 points.

3:15 PM

Iron ore output to rise 5% in FY19 on stable demand from infra, auto

Domestic iron ore production is projected to grow by five per cent in 2018-19, helped by a stable demand from the infrastructure and automobile industries. Apart from the anticipated growth in production, demand for iron ore inside the country will be met by the accumulated ore stocks at mine heads, chiefly in the states of Odisha and Jharkhand which between them account for 80 per cent of the piled up inventory. READ MORE

 

3:04 PM

State Bank of India says Anshula Kant appointed MD

Top lender State Bank of India said on Friday that the government had appointed Anshula Kant as the bank's managing director. READ MORE

2:46 PM

YES Bank hits over 4-month low; stock falls 5%

Shares of YES Bank hit an over four-month low of Rs 322 per share, down 5% on the BSE on the back of heavy volumes. The stock was the largest loser among the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 index READ MORE

2:30 PM

Two-fold jump in gold imports in August as traders replenish inventory

With the fall in gold prices internationally, jewellers and traders imported 100 tons gold in August to augment their inventories before falling rupee takes away the lower price advantage. However, the sudden jump in import has again raised current account deficit worries. READ MORE

2:14 PM

Motherson Sumi Systems gains 5% as board approves 1:2 bonus shares

Shares of Motherson Sumi Systems have surged 5% to Rs 306 per share on the BSE in the afternoon after the company said its board approved bonus shares in the ratio of 1:2 on completing 25 years of the listing of its equity shares on stock exchanges. READ MORE

2:01 PM

Market Check

Index	Current	Pt. Change	% Change
S&P BSE SENSEX	38,317.02	+74.21	+0.19
S&P BSE SENSEX 50	12,107.44	+36.78	+0.30
S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50	34,886.78	+409.48	+1.19
S&P BSE 100	11,874.70	+51.82	+0.44
S&P BSE Bharat 22 Index	3,660.88	+7.82	+0.21

1:45 PM

Data sharing woes impeding Sebi's several ongoing investigations

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is facing impediments with several ongoing investigations, on account of challenges around data sharing arrangements with other regulatory agencies. People in the know said several data requests made by Sebi in the past to other regulators, including the tax department and economic intelligence bureau, have not returned adequate responses. READ MORE

 

1:32 PM

OTT concerns to remain an overhang for Zee Entertainment; stock falls

The Zee Entertainment stock fell nearly 10 per cent intra-day on worries that its over-the-top (OTT) application Zee5 will weigh on margins.

 

Analysts at Morgan Stanley, in a report, indicated that intense competition in the OTT space — especially from deep pocketed international players Amazon and Netflix, as well as domestic players such as Reliance Jio — would require Zee to spend on high quality content, thus impacting margins. READ MORE

1:16 PM

Top gainers in BSE 500:

COMPANY	PRICE( )	CHG( )	CHG(%)
SUVEN LIFE SCIE.	314.10	33.65	12.00
TEJAS NETWORKS	310.50	33.20	11.97
JUBILANT LIFE	816.50	56.25	7.40
HIMADRI SPECIALT	130.50	8.80	7.23
AUROBINDO PHARMA	809.50	49.95	6.58

1:01 PM

Texmo Pipes zooms 67% in 4 days on order win worth Rs 813 million from L&T

Shares of Texmo Pipes & Products have surged 20% to Rs 39 per share, extending their past three days rally on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) after the company received order worth of Rs 813 million from Larsen & Toubro (L&T). The stock of plastic products company trading at its 52-week high has zoomed 67% in past four trading days from Rs 23.35 on Monday. READ MORE

12:45 PM

Brokerages gear up for longer trading hours and raise staff count

Brokerages have started gearing up for longer trading hours that come into effect from October 1. Most big brokers are adding manpower to service clients who want to avail longer trading hours. While smaller firms said they may not be able to add too much manpower, they will instead improve their digital offerings. READ MORE

12:29 PM

Zensar Technologies hits new high; turns ex-date for stock split

Zensar Technologies rallied 5% to Rs 352 on the BSE in intra-day trade today after the stock turned ex-date for stock split in the ratio of 5 for 1. The company fixed September 10, 2018 as record date for the stock split.
 

The board of directors of information technology firm at their meeting held on April 24, 2018 approved the sub-division of equity shares of the Company from one equity share of face value of Rs 10 each into five equity shares of Rs 2 each. READ MORE

12:15 PM

Aurobindo Pharma, Glenmark Pharma hit 52-week highs

Shares of Aurobindo Pharma and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals from the pharma sector hit their respective 52-week highs, while KPIT Technologies, Mindtree and Zensar Technologies from the information technology (IT) sector touched new highs on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday. READ MORE

12:00 PM

Markets at noon

Index	Current	Pt. Change	% Change
S&P BSE SENSEX	38,265.58	+22.77	+0.06
S&P BSE SENSEX 50	12,087.32	+16.66	+0.14
S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50	34,699.90	+222.60	+0.65
S&P BSE 100	11,848.31	+25.43	+0.22
S&P BSE Bharat 22 Index	3,650.00	-3.06	-0.08

11:45 AM

Thanks to Jio, RIL is catching up with Sensex after a decade-long slumber

 

Reliance Industries’ (RIL) recent gains are helping the companies catch up with the benchmark index, which it has trailed for much of the past decade.

 

As of Wednesday’s close, the firm’s shares had surged 135 per cent since it launched telecom services in 2016, nearly four times the advance in the S&P BSE Sensex, making it the best performer. READ MORE

11:30 AM

Nifty Auto index gains, up 1%

11:15 AM

IL&FS emergency board meet today to take a call on fundraising, assets sale

 

The board of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) has called an emergency meeting in Mumbai on Friday to take a call on fundraising, sale of assets, including road projects, and default by its subsidiary IL&FS Financial Services (IFIN) on commercial paper. The board might even look at reducing the premium on shares because some shareholders were not happy with high premium, said a source close to the development. READ MORE

11:00 AM

GCPL stock: Domestic volume, revenue growth prospects remain strong

 

Prior to the recent correction among scrips of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) due to valuation concerns, the stock of Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) had gained 56 per cent. This was on account of a strong June quarter performance and steps it was taking to boost volume revenue growth. In fact, GCPL has been registering better sales growth than many of its peers over the past two years.

 

The strong performance was also visible in the June quarter, the first (Q1) of this financial year. Net sales rose 12.7 per cent over last year to Rs 24.5 billion, led by 14 per cent domestic volume growth. Net profit increased 80 per cent to Rs 4.1 billion. READ MORE

10:45 AM

Sun Pharma falls 5% on reports of USFDA issues observations

 

Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries dipped 5% to Rs 641 on the BSE in early morning trade on Friday on profit booking after the media report suggested that the U.S. drug regulator issued six observations on the company’s plant located at Halol for inspections carried out during August 27-31.

 

Observations in the latest Form 483 point to issues relating to test procedures. Two analysts with an international brokerage, who also had access to the Form 483, indicated that the observations are not critical, and Sun Pharma will be able to resolve these issues soon, the BloombergQuint reported. READ MORE

10:30 AM

Aurobindo's US operations get growth boost

 

Aurobindo Pharma, one of the largest vertically-integrated pharmaceutical companies in the country, continues with it acquisition-led growth strategy, announcing yet another buy in the US. It is acquiring commercial operations and three manufacturing facilities from Sandoz Inc, which will help it become the second largest generic player in the US by number of prescriptions.

 

The acquired portfolio will include oral solids (70 per cent) and dermatology products (30 per cent). READ MORE

10:15 AM

Bajaj Auto gains 3% on plans to expand 3 wheeler & quadricycle capacity

 

Shares of Bajaj Auto were up by 3% at Rs 2,875 per share on the BSE in an otherwise weak market after the company announced its plan to expand 3 wheelers & quadricycle capacity to 1 million per year as Government announced an end to permits.

 

At the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) convention on Thursday, the Minister for Transport, Nitin Gadkari made a historic announcement moving to a "no-permit" regime for auto rickshaws powered by alternative fuels. READ MORE

10:00 AM

Market Check

Index	Current	Pt. Change	% Change
S&P BSE SENSEX	38,173.61	-69.20	-0.18
S&P BSE SENSEX 50	12,058.15	-12.51	-0.10
S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50	34,650.41	+173.11	+0.50
S&P BSE 100	11,821.22	-1.66	-0.01
S&P BSE Bharat 22 Index	3,647.01	-6.05	-0.17

9:45 AM

How rupee has been held hostage to a 70% surge in India's crude oil bill

 

Forget Turkey and Argentina. The Indian rupee’s real bugbear is the price of oil.

 

India’s currency had its worst month in three years in August as crude rallied on speculation sanctions on Iran will shrink global supplies. The crude import bill for the world’s fastest-growing oil user surged 76 percent in July from a year earlier to $10.2 billion. That pushed up the trade deficit to $18 billion, the most in five years. READ MORE

9:30 AM

10 years of global financial crisis: Growth, fiscal consolidation yet to return to pre-financial meltdown levels

 

How did the global financial crisis of September 2008 affect the Indian economy? Looking back at how the events unfolded 10 years ago, it becomes quite clear that no other single economic event in several past decades has had as huge an impact on India’s macroeconomic fundamentals as the global financial meltdown. Consider the following numbers.

 

The Centre’s fiscal deficit had been brought down to a very respectable level of 2.54 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2006-07.  READ MORE

9:22 AM

Nifty sectoral trend

9:19 AM

BSE Sensex opening gainers and losers