MARKET WRAP: Sensex slips 215 points, HDFC Bank falls 3%; Realty stocks hit
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Benchmark indices ended lower on Monday led by losses in banking sector and real estate sector.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 35,012, down 215 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,628, down 68 points. HDFC Bank was among the yop losers, slipping over 3 per cent to Rs 2,045 levels. Realty stocks came under selling pressure with the Nifty Realty index ended over 3 per cent lower. HDIL, Phoenix Limited, Prestige, Indiabulls Real Estate and Brigade Enterprises were among the top losers that slipped up to 4 per cent.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 35,012, down 215 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,628, down 68 points. HDFC Bank was among the yop losers, slipping over 3 per cent to Rs 2,045 levels. Realty stocks came under selling pressure with the Nifty Realty index ended over 3 per cent lower. HDIL, Phoenix Limited, Prestige, Indiabulls Real Estate and Brigade Enterprises were among the top losers that slipped up to 4 per cent.
Meanwhile, foreign investors pulled out a massive Rs 297.14 billion from the capital markets in May, making it the biggest outflow in 18 months, primarily due to a surge in global crude prices. This comes following an outflow of Rs 155.61 billion from the capital markets (equity and debt) in April. Prior to that, foreign investors had pumped in Rs 26.62 billion in March.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares rose to their highest in two-and-a-half-weeks on Monday as strong US jobs data offset worries that tariff wars between the United States and the rest of the world could retard global economic growth. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 1 per cent to a high last seen on May 17, while Japan's Nikkei rose 1.3 per cent.
RBI POLICY PREVIEW
RBI POLICY PREVIEW
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is getting poised to raise interest rates for the first time since January 2014, analysts say - the question is whether this will happen on Wednesday or in August.
The anticipated increase could put a dent in growth, which has recovered after blows from the November 2016 demonetisation and the bumpy July 2017 launch of a national goods and services tax. India reported stellar 7.7 annual per cent growth for the quarter ended March 31. But the key concern of the central bank, which has long kept the repo rate at 6 per cent, is the inflation rate, which is widely expected to climb further.
(with Reuters inputs)
3:44 PM
Nifty Bank index ends 1.63% lower. Top losers:
| COMPANY | LATEST | PREV CLOSE | LOSS() | LOSS(%) |
| BANK OF BARODA | 131.55 | 136.95 | -5.40 | -3.94 |
| IDFC BANK | 39.15 | 40.75 | -1.60 | -3.93 |
| HDFC BANK | 2046.20 | 2110.60 | -64.40 | -3.05 |
| FEDERAL BANK | 81.20 | 83.00 | -1.80 | -2.17 |
| ST BK OF INDIA | 263.00 | 266.70 | -3.70 | -1.39 |
3:39 PM
Nifty sectoral losers of the day
3:36 PM
BSE Sensex: Dr Reddy's, Infosys among top gainers of the day, HDFC Bank top loser
3:32 PM
Market at close
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 35,012, down 215 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,628, down 68 points.
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2:29 PM
Stocks at 52-week low
» More on 52 Week Low
| COMPANY | PRICE() | 52 WK LOW | CHG() | CHG(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABAN OFFSHORE | 128.60 | 128.60 | -7.90 | -5.79 |
| ADANI POWER | 18.70 | 18.60 | -0.90 | -4.59 |
| AJANTA PHARMA | 933.45 | 925.05 | -7.25 | -0.77 |
| ALLCARGO LOGIST. | 112.40 | 112.00 | -5.25 | -4.46 |
| AMBUJA CEM. | 201.00 | 200.75 | -2.40 | -1.18 |
2:28 PM
Centrum on La Opala
We maintain our Buy on La Opala with target price of Rs353 and value the company on our conservative Adj. OCF/EV yield based methodology. We believe the company would continue to post strong double digit volume growth in the opalware segment on the back of affordable pricing and significant under penetration of the category.
Further announcement of setting of new plant at a cost of Rs1.35bn would help the company increase capacity from current 25K MT to 37K MT which we believe would be utilised over ~2.5 years and the commercial production would start from Sep’19. Further the management would aggressively spend on advertising in FY19 with a budget of Rs120-150mn against spend of mere Rs40mn in FY18 which would help the brand given aggressive competition.
We maintain our Buy on La Opala with target price of Rs353 and value the company on our conservative Adj. OCF/EV yield based methodology. We believe the company would continue to post strong double digit volume growth in the opalware segment on the back of affordable pricing and significant under penetration of the category.
Further announcement of setting of new plant at a cost of Rs1.35bn would help the company increase capacity from current 25K MT to 37K MT which we believe would be utilised over ~2.5 years and the commercial production would start from Sep’19. Further the management would aggressively spend on advertising in FY19 with a budget of Rs120-150mn against spend of mere Rs40mn in FY18 which would help the brand given aggressive competition.
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First Published: Jun 04 2018 | 3:30 PM IST