Ambuja Cement is exhibits a positive bias, and is likely to further gains on follow-up buying; whereas other cement stocks need to overcome major hurdles.
Stocks to watch today: Shares of brokerage firms Angel One and ICICI Securities are also likely to be in focus ahead of the corporate earnings on Wednesday.
Going ahead, charts indicate likely revival in investor sentiment with further uptick in prices.
The commodity price rise has begun weighing on most sectors. One such industry is cement, which is facing the heat of high input costs. Given the uncertainty, how can investors play the theme?
Analysts believe current input cost headwinds are transitory as likely price hikes by companies will help aid margin pressures.
Despite these ongoing cost related challenges, demand outlook is expected to stay healthy from long-term perspective
Apart from higher coal/petcoke prices, the recent increase in crude prices/ocean freight rates may further put pressure on operating costs for the cement industry.
Shares of state-owned construction & engineering company NBCC (India), meanwhile, soared 13 per cent to Rs 39 on the BSE
Dec qtr results were disappointing as costs escalated and volumes came under pressure
Ambuja Cements, The Ramco Cements look weak on charts, while UltraTech Cement seems the best bet in the sector.
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Ambuja Cements and India Cements charts indicate breakout of 'Inverse Head and Shoulder' pattern, thus a bullish trend ahead.
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The rise in price has been attributed to inputs commodity cost pressure such as coal and diesel supported by rising demand
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The present scenario hints a strong momentum in the cement stocks, wherein shares of ACC, Grasim and UltraTech Cement are claiming new uncharted territory with firm volumes
The company is witnessing strong demand from various infrastructure constructions such as highway construction, railways, metro rail, irrigation projects, airports and urban housing market