Page 6 - Cement Stocks

Cement stocks under pressure as UltraTech announces Rs 12,866 cr capex plan

Shares of cement companies like UltraTech Cement, Dalmia Bharat, JK Cement, The Ramco Cements and Shree Cement were down in the range of 2 per cent to 6 per cent.

Stocks to Watch: LIC, Bata, AUSFB, Bharat Dynamics, REL, SBI Cards, HDFC Bk

Stocks to Watch Today: AU Small Finance Bank will be in focus as the company has set June 10 as the record date for the proposed 1:1 bonus issue.

Tata Steel, SAIL: Should you Buy or Sell them? Here's what charts suggest

Charts of steel stocks signal further downside, indicating a fall up to 20 per cent in select shares; cement counters indicate a wait-and-watch approach

Birla Corporation down 7%; stock hits 52-week low on growth worries

The management remained cautious over profitability of cement companies in the near future as it does not anticipate any relief in cost pressure.

Adani Enterprises hits new life-time high, stock up 5% on heavy volume

According to a Bloomberg report, Gautam Adani's conglomerate is in advanced talks to acquire Holcim Ltd.'s businesses in India.

Ambuja Cements hits over 3-month high; rallies 29% thus far in April

Holcim Ltd., the world's biggest cement maker, is considering a potential sale of businesses in India including Ambuja Cements.

ACC, Ambuja Cement, Grasim: Trading strategies for cement stocks

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: ACC, Mastek, PCBL, L&T Infotech, NBFCs, Sugar

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.

ACC, Grasim, India Cements can gain up to 12% post breakout, hint charts

Going ahead, charts indicate likely revival in investor sentiment with further uptick in prices.

Should investors buy cement stocks post recent market correction?

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 say cement stocks now attractive; price hikes to ease margin woes

Analysts believe current input cost headwinds are transitory as likely price hikes by companies will help aid margin pressures.

Cement shares in focus; Sagar Cements zooms 20%, UltraTech, Ambuja up 3%

Despite these ongoing cost related challenges, demand outlook is expected to stay healthy from long-term perspective

Input cost worries! ACC, Ambuja, UltraTech slip 3%; down heavily in a month

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.

Ambuja Cements, Nuvoco Vistas gain up to 6% on heavy volumes; here's why

Shares of state-owned construction & engineering company NBCC (India), meanwhile, soared 13 per cent to Rs 39 on the BSE

Demand recovery crucial to fill up cracks in cement sector

Dec qtr results were disappointing as costs escalated and volumes came under pressure

Chart Check: Ambuja, India Cements range-bound; UltraTech can gain up to 8%

Ambuja Cements, The Ramco Cements look weak on charts, while UltraTech Cement seems the best bet in the sector.

Market wrap: Sensex stages smart recovery, ends 12 pts down; Nifty holds 18,250

Mindtree dips 4% on profit booking after December quarter results; Aurobindo Pharma ends 5% down on US FDA warning letter for unit; India Cements gains 4%; hits highest level since January 2008

India Cement, ACC: Breakout in cement stocks signal up to 11% rise

Ambuja Cements and India Cements charts indicate breakout of 'Inverse Head and Shoulder' pattern, thus a bullish trend ahead.

Stocks to Watch: Indigo, ONGC, PNB, Tata Power, RInfra, FMCG, Cement shares

Analysts expect under-performance by FMCG shares to continue

Cement price likely to increase by Rs 15-20 per bag, says Crisil

The rise in price has been attributed to inputs commodity cost pressure such as coal and diesel supported by rising demand