SEBI Details Policy Initiatives On Investor Charters
- Publishing disposal status of investors’ grievances received in SEBI Complaints Redress System monthly.
- Amendments regarding Investor Protection Fund, providing an electronic interface for processing investor’s queries, complaints etc.
- Examining the possibility of introducing alternate dispute resolution mechanism in various agreements between the regulated entities and their clients.
Source: SEBI press release
- 1 Sugar Production Between October & January Rises 6% YoY; Sugar Stocks Advance
- 2 Tata Motors Jumps The Most In Two Weeks Amid Reports Of Acceleration In EVs Production
- 3 Analyst Actions: Whirlpool India
- 4 Ultratech Climbs As Q3 Net Income, Revenue Exceed Analyst Estimates
- 5 Benchmark Government Bonds Drop To 2-Year Low On Higher U.S. Yields
- 6 HDFC Bank Declines As Analysts Express Concerns Over Slow Margin Growth
- 7 Hero MotoCorp Logs The Biggest Intraday Gain In A Year
- 8 HCL Technologies Slips The Most In 22 Months
- 9 HCL Tech – Mixed Q3; FY23 Acceleration, Margin Expansion Likely
- 10 WPI Inflation Falls To 13.6% In December
- 11 Behind The Scenes: Why India’s Bad Bank Plan Has Been Thrown Into Turmoil
- 12 Opening Bell: Sensex, Nifty Open Higher; HCL Technologies Sheds 6%
- 13 VA Tech Wabag Wins $100 Million Order In Dubai From Green EPC
- 14 Government Bonds Could Extend Losses After Weak Auction
- 15 Glenmark Pharma Gets Tentative U.S. FDA Nod For Regadenoson Injection
- 16 RattanIndia Unit Cocoblu Ties Up With Amazon Seller Services
- 17 DCB Bank Approves Appointment Of Rupa Devi Singh As Non-Executive (Part-Time) Chairman
- 18 Tata Motors Plans To Make 50,000 EVs In FY23
- 19 In Focus: Units Of Unilever, GSK Amid Potential Consumer Deal Updates
Sugar Production Between October & January Rises 6% YoY; Sugar Stocks Advance
Tata Motors Jumps The Most In Two Weeks Amid Reports Of Acceleration In EVs Production
Shares of Tata Motors Ltd. rose as much as 3.33%, the biggest intraday gain in two weeks, to Rs 526.9 apiece amid reports that the company planned to ramp up the production of electric vehicles.
- The company is expected to manufacture 50,000 EVs in FY2023 and has sounded out vendors.
- The company intends to raise production to 1.25-1.5 lakh units in the following two fiscals, according to a report by The Economic Times, quoting people aware of the matter.
- EV business could generate Rs 5,000 crore for Tata Motors in FY23 if it achieves the target, according to the report.
- Trading volume on the stock was nearly two times of 30-day average volume, at this time of the day.
Source: News Reports, Bloomberg
Analyst Actions: Whirlpool India
- Whirlpool India raised to ‘hold’ from ‘sell’ at Investec; price target set at Rs 2,020
Source: Bloomberg
Ultratech Climbs As Q3 Net Income, Revenue Exceed Analyst Estimates
Shares of Ultratech Cement Ltd. advanced the most in intraday trade in two weeks after reporting revenue and net profit for the December quarter above the average analyst estimate.
However the Q3 operational performance misses Bloomberg consensus by a huge margin.
Ultratech Cement Q3FY22 (Consolidated, YoY)
- Revenues up 5.9 % at Rs 12,984.93 crore vs Rs 12,262 crore (Bloomberg consensus estimate of Rs 12,904.5 crore)
- Net profit up 7.8% at Rs 1,707.72 crore vs Rs 1,584.34 crore (Estimate of Rs 1,493.3 crore)
- Ebitda down 23% at Rs 2,419.38 crore vs Rs 3,142.15 crore ( Estimate of Rs 2,731.8 crore)
- Margins at 18.6% vs 25.6%
- Of the 45 analysts tracking the company, 39 maintained ‘buy’, four maintained ‘hold’ and two maintained ‘sell’ recommendations. The overall consensus price of analysts tracked by Bloomberg implied an upside of 11%.
Source: Bloomberg, Exchange Filing.
- India Oct. 1, 2021-Jan. 15, 2022 sugar output rises 6% YoY to 15.14 million tonnes, according to Indian Sugar Mills Association
- Output from top grower Uttar Pradesh fell while production in No. 2 grower Maharashtra rose.
Source: ISMA
Benchmark Government Bonds Drop To 2-Year Low On Higher U.S. Yields
India’s benchmark government bonds dropped to a two-year low as higher U.S. yields and crude oil prices hurt market sentiment.
- 10-year yields rose as much as 6bps to 6.64%, highest since Jan. 22, 2020; yield on 6.54% 2032 bond climbed 5bps to 6.61%
- USD/INR rose 0.2% to 74.2962
Source: Bloomberg
HDFC Bank Declines As Analysts Express Concerns Over Slow Margin Growth
Shares of HDFC Bank declined nearly 1.5% in intraday trade to Rs 1,522.85 apiece after analysts expressed concerns over tepid growth in margin.
- The lender saw its earnings rise 18% YoY in Q3, while total advances rose 16.5%.
- HDFC Bank’s asset quality metric have held strong, according to analysts
Source: Exchange filing, Brokerage notes, Bloomberg
Hero MotoCorp Logs The Biggest Intraday Gain In A Year
- The company approved Rs 420 crore additional investment in Ather Energy, as it intensified its EV push.
- Hero MotoCorp’s shareholding will rise from the current 34.8% in Ather, after this investment.
- The stock was the top gainer in NSE Nifty Auto index.
- Of the 49 analysts tracking the company, 31 maintained ‘buy’, 14 maintained ‘hold’ and four maintained ‘sell’ recommendations. The overall consensus price of analysts tracked by Bloomberg implied an upside of 15.2%.
- The relative strength index on the stock was 74, suggesting it may be overbought.
- Trading volume on the stock was 13 times the 30-day average volume, for this time of the day.
Source: Exchange Filing, Bloomberg
HCL Technologies Slips The Most In 22 Months
- HCL Technologies reported Q3 earnings on Friday, in which the revenue rose meeting estimates while margins continue to remain under pressure.
- This is the steepest intraday decline for the stock since March 23, 2020
- Of the 51 analysts tracking the company, 42 maintained ‘buy’, seven maintained ‘hold’ and two maintained ‘sell’ recommendations. The overall consensus price of analysts tracked by Bloomberg implied an upside of 16.3%. Trading volume on the stock was nearly six times the 30-day average volume, for this time of the day.
Source: Exchange filing, Brokerage notes, Bloomberg
HCL Tech – Mixed Q3; FY23 Acceleration, Margin Expansion Likely
HCL Technologies Ltd. in Q3 FY22 delivered stellar constant currency QoQ revenue growth of 7.6% (highest in 12 years), exceeding our estimate of 5% and beating its Indian tier-I peers as well.
With license deals that slipped into Q3 FY22 (~$20 million, 600 basis points QoQ) and seasonal tailwinds, products and platforms business (13.5% of revenue) led the growth with 24.5% CC QoQ while the services business (86.5% of revenue) grew by 5.3% CC QoQ, driven by acceleration in cloud transformation, application modernisation, engineering and research and development services.
But, the sour part was Ebit margin, which at 19% was lower than our estimate of 19.9%, primarily due to greater-than-expected margin compression in services.
Salary hikes, seasonal leave-related costs, retention/recruitment of talent and transition costs were the major drags, leading HCL Tech to 190 bps Ebit drop QoQ.
WPI Inflation Falls To 13.6% In December
India’s wholesale inflation eased from its record high as a fall in prices of manufactured products, fuel and power offset costlier vegetables.
Primary food inflation spiked to an unpleasant 23-month high of 9.6% in December 2021, reflecting the unfavourable base particularly for vegetables, Nayar said.
- Inflation in manufactured products—the largest component of the index—stood at 10.62% compared with 11.92% in November.
- Year-on-year, primary articles inflation stood at 13.4% compared with 10.34% in the previous month.
- Inflation in food articles was at 9.56% against 4.9% in the previous month.
- Vegetables inflation stood at 31.56% compared with 3.9% in November.
- Inflation in non-food articles was at 19% against 13.8% in November.
- Fuel and power inflation stood at 32.3% against 39.8% in November.
Behind The Scenes: Why India’s Bad Bank Plan Has Been Thrown Into Turmoil
A last-minute change in strategy, backstage bickering and a lack of direction. After being years in the making, India’s plan to set up a bad bank has been thrown into turmoil just months before it was set to become operational.
The National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd, announced formally as part of the budget speech in February 2021, is expected to take over Rs 2 lakh crore worth bad debt, freeing up bank capital tied to these loans. Work on the organisation has been underway since the announcement and it was expected that the first set of transactions by the bad bank would happen before March 31, 2022. The government even agreed to give a guarantee of up to Rs 30,600 crore, in case the NARCL was unable to achieve the planned recovery. Later in October, the Reserve Bank of India gave an ARC license to NARCL to start operations.
Opening Bell: Sensex, Nifty Open Higher; HCL Technologies Sheds 6%
India’s stock benchmarks opened higher, aided by gains in energy, auto and oil and gas stocks were offset by losses in consumer durables stocks.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.17% to 61,329.57. The NSE Nifty 50 advanced by similar magnitude to 18,301.85.
The S&P BSE MidCap almost mirrored its larger peers while S&P BSE SmallCap outperformed Sensex and Nifty, adding over 0.5%. Twelve of the 19 sectoral indices compiled by BSE Ltd. advanced with S&P BSE Auto rising over 1%.
The market breadth was skewed in the favour of bulls. About 2,050 stocks advanced, 891 declined and 117 remained unchanged.
VA Tech Wabag Wins $100 Million Order In Dubai From Green EPC
- VA Tech Wabag Ltd. bagged an order worth $100 million towards engineering and procurement activities related to desalination project in city of Dubai in UAE.
- The order was secured from Green EPC, a subsidiary of Ultico FZC, the water technology firm said in an exchange filing
Source: Exchange Filing
Government Bonds Could Extend Losses After Weak Auction
Indian government bonds may slip further after a weak auction on Friday. Higher U.S. yields and crude oil prices could also hurt sentiment.
- 10-year yields rose 2bps to 6.58% on Friday
- USD/INR rose 0.4% to 74.1537 on Friday
- Global funds sold net Rs 1,600 crore of India stocks Friday: NSE.
- They bought Rs 239 crore of sovereign bonds under limits available to foreign investors, and added Rs 37 crore of corporate debt.
- State-run banks sold Rs 145 crore of sovereign bonds on Jan. 14: CCIL data. Foreign banks bought Rs 1,780 crore of bonds.
Source: Bloomberg
Glenmark Pharma Gets Tentative U.S. FDA Nod For Regadenoson Injection
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has received tentative nod by U.S. FDA for an injection given to prepare patients to test for coronary artery disease.
- Regadenoson injection, 0.4 mg/5 mL, single-dose pre-filled syringe is a generic version of Lexiscan injection, which had an annual sales of $659.9 million, according to IQVIA.
Source: Exchange filing
RattanIndia Unit Cocoblu Ties Up With Amazon Seller Services
- RattanIndia Enterprises Ltd.’s subsidiary Cocoblu Retail Ltd. entered into an agreement with Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd. to be an online seller, the company said in an exchange filing.
- Cocoblu is ready to commence operations on Amazon India marketplace, the company added.
Source: Exchange filing
DCB Bank Approves Appointment Of Rupa Devi Singh As Non-Executive (Part-Time) Chairman
DCB Bank has approved the appointment Rupa Devi Singh as Non-Executive (Part-Time) Chairman. The lenders awaits the approval from regulatory authorities and shareholders of the bank before the appointment becomes effective.
Source: Exchange Filing
Tata Motors Plans To Make 50,000 EVs In FY23
Tata Motors: The auto major reported a 2 per cent year-on-year increase at 2,85,445 units in group global wholesales, Jaguar Land Rover, for the third quarter of FY22. Global wholesales of all Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in Q3 FY22 were at 1,02,772 units, higher by 14 per cent over Q3 FY21.
In Focus: Units Of Unilever, GSK Amid Potential Consumer Deal Updates
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NSE Nifty Auto Index Up 2%
India’s stock benchmarks advanced, aided by gains in auto, power, utility and realty stocks. The NSE Nifty 50 closed above 18,300 for the first time in three months.
This is the sixth session out of the previous seven sessions in which the Sensex and Nifty have risen.
The Sensex rose 0.14% to 61,308.91. The Nifty advanced by 0.29% to 18,308.10.
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. had the largest increase, rising 5.1%. Today, 34 of 50 shares rose, while 16 fell.
The S&P BSE MidCap almost mirrored its larger peers while S&P BSE SmallCap outperformed Sensex and Nifty, rising 0.61%. Sixteen of the 19 sectoral indices compiled by BSE Ltd. advanced with S&P BSE Auto adding nearly 2%.
The market breadth was skewed in the favour of bulls. About 2,297 stocks advanced, 1,305 declined and 137 remained unchanged.
“Markets are currently witnessing time-wise correction and likely to resume the trend soon. Meanwhile, participants should focus more on risk management citing a rise in volatility due to the earnings”, Ajit Mishra, VP – Research, Religare Broking Ltd. wrote in a note and reiterated preference for IT, metal, realty and pharma pack while pegging the banking sector to see further consolidation.