MARKET WRAP: Sensex slips 175 pts as rupee falls; Tata Motors falls 13%
Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty Auto index fell 2.6 per cent led by a sharp fall in Tata Motors.
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The benchmark indices ended around 0.5 per cent lower on Tuesday after the rupee hit a fresh low of 74.27 against the US dollar and the Asian shares hit 17-month lows.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 34,299, down 175 points, while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,301, down 47 points.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 34,299, down 175 points, while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,301, down 47 points.
During the day, rupee erased its initial gains to hit a new record low of 74.27 against the US dollar on Tuesday after Brent crude breached the $84 a barrel-mark again and the American currency strengthened overseas. READ MORE
Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty Auto index fell 2.6 per cent led by a sharp fall in Tata Motors. The Nifty FMCG index, too, fell 2 per cent dragged by ITC.
Among the sectoral indices, the Nifty Auto index fell 2.6 per cent led by a sharp fall in Tata Motors. The Nifty FMCG index, too, fell 2 per cent dragged by ITC.
Tata Motors hits near 7-year low
Shares of Tata Motors hit a near seven-year low of Rs 170.65 per share, down 19.8 per cent on the BSE in intraday trade on Tuesday, after the company-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Monday, reported a 12.3% year on year (YoY) decline in global sales at 57,114 units in September, hit by lower demand in China. The stock was trading at its lowest level since December 19, 2011, on the BSE. It eventually settled 13 per cent lower at Rs 184 on the BSE.
Investor sentiment was also dampened after the company announced the shutdown of its West Midland plant for two weeks due to weak global demand.
Shares of Tata Motors hit a near seven-year low of Rs 170.65 per share, down 19.8 per cent on the BSE in intraday trade on Tuesday, after the company-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Monday, reported a 12.3% year on year (YoY) decline in global sales at 57,114 units in September, hit by lower demand in China. The stock was trading at its lowest level since December 19, 2011, on the BSE. It eventually settled 13 per cent lower at Rs 184 on the BSE.
Investor sentiment was also dampened after the company announced the shutdown of its West Midland plant for two weeks due to weak global demand.
Global Markets
Asian shares hit 17-month lows on Tuesday as China allowed its currency to slip past a psychological bulwark amid recent losses in domestic share markets, a shift that pressured other emerging currencies.
The IMF added to the malaise by cutting forecasts of global growth for both this year and next, including downgrades to the outlook for the United States, China and Europe.
The IMF added to the malaise by cutting forecasts of global growth for both this year and next, including downgrades to the outlook for the United States, China and Europe.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan went flat after ending Monday at its lowest point since May last year. Japan's Nikkei fell 1.3 per cent, hurt in part by a rise in the safe-harbour yen.
(with wire inputs)
3:43 PM
Sectoral trends on NSE
3:37 PM
S&P BSE Sensex: Top gainers and losers
3:34 PM
MARKET AT CLOSE
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 175 points down at 34,299.47 while NSE's Nifty50 index dropped 47 points to settle at 10,301.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 175 points down at 34,299.47 while NSE's Nifty50 index dropped 47 points to settle at 10,301.
3:19 PM
NEWS ALERT International Energy Agency warns oil market is entering the red zone: News Reports
3:16 PM
Gold nudges up on risk aversion amid China worries
Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday as risk appetite fell, with Asian stocks slipping to 17-month lows amid concerns over a potential slowdown in China's economic growth.
Spot gold was up 0.2 per cent at $1,189.58 an ounce. On Monday, it fell 1.2 per cent, its biggest one-day percentage fall since Aug. 15, and also touched a more than one-week low of $1,183.19. US gold futures rose 0.4 per cent to $1,193.0 an ounce. READ MORE
3:00 PM
Govt denies media reports that OMCs might skip dividend payment this year
EconomiC Affairs Secretary S C Garg said in a Twitter post on Tuesday that media reports claiming state-run oil marketing companies might skip dividend payments to government were false. Some TV channels had earlier in the day reported citing sources that Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) were likely to skip their dividend payout for 2018-19, causing a hit of Rs 80-100 billion. Read More
2:46 PM
Nifty Metal index trades over 2% higher
2:30 PM
Are pipe companies a good investment idea?
Shares of pipe companies Supreme Industries, Astral Poly Technik and Finolex Industries rose on Tuesday after the global brokerage firm Jefferies initiated the coverage on them with a 'buy' rating. Shares of Astral Poly Technik climbed as much as 1.75 per cent in the intraday trade while those of Supreme Industries and Finolex Industries surged 2.60 per cent and 1.68 per cent, respectively. Read More
2:14 PM
National Housing Bank raises cap on refinancing to Rs 300 billion
The National Housing Bank (NHB) on Monday enhanced the limit to refinance eligible housing finance institutions to Rs 300 billion for 2018-19 in the wake of the present liquidity position of the sector. For the present financial year, between July 2018 and June 2019, the NHB had initially set the refinance target at Rs 240 million. This refinancing is a “credit flow” to the housing finance companies facing liquidity crunch following a series of defaults by group of companies of IL&FS Ltd. Read More
2:02 PM
Market Check
(Source: BSE)
| Index | Current | Pt. Change | % Change |
| S&P BSE SENSEX | 34,379.88 | -94.50 | -0.27 |
| S&P BSE SENSEX 50 | 10,791.39 | -33.93 | -0.31 |
| S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50 | 29,609.18 | -273.36 | -0.91 |
| S&P BSE 100 | 10,507.32 | -42.27 | -0.40 |
| S&P BSE Bharat 22 Index | 3,221.50 | -18.81 | -0.58 |
(Source: BSE)
1:49 PM
IL&FS crisis: Microfinance sector likely to take a hit on cash crunch
Growth in the microfinance sector might get constrained due to lack of capital, as banks have stared becoming selective in lending and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) face liquidity squeeze following the IL&FS crisis. While bigger Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) depend upon banks and money market to raise funds, mid and smaller MFIs depend on non-banking finance companies.
The series of defaults by Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) and its lending arm on financial instruments almost freezed the financing of NBFCs. READ MORE
1:40 PM
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1:26 PM
WEB EXCLUSIVE Foreign brokerages turn cautious on Indian equities
Foreign brokerages such as Nomura, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse have turned cautious on Indian equities. In his recent co-authored report, Saion Mukherjee, head of India equity research at Nomura says he expects the markets to slide further from the current levels.
“The market valuations have corrected significantly from 18.8x at the peak in August 2018 to 16.1x one-year forward earnings currently. The valuations were stretched, given the rise in yields since the start of the year. To a large extent, the recent market fall has corrected the excesses in valuations. However, they are still not attractive enough and further 5 – 10 per cent downside in the near term cannot be ruled out,” Mukherjee wrote in a co-authored report with Neelotpal Sahu and Sanjay Kadam. READ MORE
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1:13 PM
Rupee hits record low of 74.26/$
NEWS ALERT
Rupee hits record low of 74.26/$
1:00 PM
While the non-banking financial companies are in a bear grip, the stock of PNB Housing Finance bucked the trend, gaining 5.8 per cent in Monday’s trading session. Raising external commercial borrowings (ECBs) of $200 million, or Rs 14.7 billion, and liquidity position updates given by the company supported the sentiment for the stock. READ MORE
Amid bear grip around NBFCs, liquidity concerns recede for PNB Housing
While the non-banking financial companies are in a bear grip, the stock of PNB Housing Finance bucked the trend, gaining 5.8 per cent in Monday’s trading session. Raising external commercial borrowings (ECBs) of $200 million, or Rs 14.7 billion, and liquidity position updates given by the company supported the sentiment for the stock. READ MORE
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First Published: Oct 09 2018 | 8:06 AM IST
