The US-based investment firm has also lowered the Nifty target to 9,600 for June 2021, expecting substantial downward revisions to corporate earning
The fall, analysts say, has been on concerns that the financial industry has will be the worst hit among sectors, given the disruptions to the country's economic activity caused by Covid-19 outbreak.
Increments, on the other hand, are likely be shelved altogether considering the bleak outlook for fundraising in FY21
Such curtailed hours, in which bond and currency markets operated between 10 am and 2 pm, from 9 am to 5 pm in normal times, were in force till April 17
Sectorally, barring Nifty IT and Nifty FMCG, all the sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the green
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The fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company surpassed its previous high of Rs 17,521 hit on April 8, 2020.
For investment, buy in the range of 7,000-10,000 Nifty level - buy 5% at the 10,000 level; raise to 10% at 9,500; to 15% at 9,000; and then keep adding gradually at lower levels
Thus far in April, the company has won three 'large' and one 'significant' and 'major' contracts in India and abroad
The rupee opened weak at 76.75 at the interbank forex market and then fell further to hit an all-time low of 76.80, down 36 paise over its last close.
IndusInd Bank's stock price has rallied 87 per cent from its 52-week low level of Rs 235.55, touched on March 20, 2020
Infosys was trading nearly 4 per cent lower at Rs 614.75 while Tech Mahindra was down over 3 per cent
The stock was trading close to its all-time high level of Rs 359, touched in September 2018
Negative convergence may lead to severe selling pressure and the price may stay weak for a month to a year.
Net sales (revenue), according to Centrum Broking, is expected to see 1.5 per cent sequential growth at Rs 40,436.9 crore.
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Tech giant Tata Consultancy Services is scheduled to release its March quarter numbers and analysts see some erosion in the company's revenue due to the nationwide lockdown
Among large banks, the brokerage sees ICICI Bank's PAT declining 49 per cent QoQ to Rs 2,100 crore in Q4FY20, followed by a 68 per cent sequential decline in Axis Bank's PAT at Rs 564.6 crore.
In the absence of clarity, NBFCs are staring at huge repayment obligations at a time when their liquidity cover is declining
US growth remains crucial for earnings upgrades, while licensing deals can help reduce both, costs and debt