Sensex drifts higher in early trade

Trading for the day began on a positive note as Asian stocks rose. At 9:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 51.08 points or 0.14% at 36,127.80.

The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.31%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.35%. Both these indices outperformed the Sensex.

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was positive. On the BSE, 1586 shares rose and 1064 shares fell. A total of 148 shares were unchanged.

Overseas, Asian stocks were trading higher after US President Donald Trump reported big progress in trade talks with his Chinese counterpart. US stocks halted a two-day rally on Friday as thin trading added to already-volatile markets ahead of the weekend.

Back home, Reliance Industries (RIL) rose 0.59%. RIL said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings ('RIIHL'), has entered into a binding agreement with Kanoda Energy Systems ('KESL') for acquisition of equity shares for a cash consideration not exceeding Rs 75 crore. The said investment upon completion will translate into 88% equity stake in KESL on a fully diluted basis. The total investment is likely to be completed by March 2020.

KESL is a renewable energy services company incorporated on 24 August 2007. It has presence in specialized fields of solar advisory, product design and technology validation and recently forayed into engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) and operation & maintenance (O&M) of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. The aforesaid investment will assist in the group's initiatives to use renewable energy sources. The announcement was made on Saturday, 29 December 2018.

Housing Development and Infrastructure (HDIL) jumped 5.6% to Rs 26.40. HDIL's board approved allotment of 2 crore warrants at an issue price of Rs 31.10 per warrant to Sarang Wadhawan, promoter of the company, upon receipt of minimum subscription amount. Consequently, as on date there is no change in the paid up equity share capital of the company. The announcement was made on Saturday, 29 December 2018.

Rane Holdings lost 1.58%. Rane Holdings is exercising the entire 3,65,630 warrants (convertible into equity shares) held in its subsidiary, Rane (Madras) (RML), the allotment committee of the board of directors of RML has at its meeting held on 28 December 2018 allotted equivalent number of equity shares i.e., 3,65,630 equity shares of Rs 10 each as fully paid-up, to Rane Holdings. The announcement was made on Friday, 28 December 2018.

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