KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Nifty Realty Hits Lowest Since Aug 25; Down 8% This Week
The Nifty Realty index fell for a fifth consecutive session today, logging a fall of around 8% this week. On Friday as of 11:38 a.m., all its constituents, except Brigade Enterprises, traded lower. Share price of Godrej Properties fell the most by 3.7%.
JioCinema Names Former YouTube India Head As CBO
JioCinema has appointed former YouTube India MD Ishan Chatterjee as Chief Business Officer, a company statement said adding that Chatterjee has taken charge of overall monetization for JioCinema.
Sept. Services PMI Falls To Lowest Since November 2023
India's services PMI fell to a 10-month low in September amid lower export orders. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business Activity Index fell from 60.9 in August to 57.7 in September, signaling a softer albeit still historically-robust rate of expansion. A figure above 50 denotes expansion.
Capital Small Finance Bank September Business Update
In September, Capital Small Finance Bank's gross advances were at Rs 6,718 crore vs Rs 5,866 crore previous year and gross NPA were at at 2.6% compared to 2.7% a quarter ago. Total Deposits in September rose to Rs 7,780 crore from Rs 7,000 crore.
Cyient DLM Share Price Erases Loss Announcing US-Based Company Acquisition
Cyient DLM Ltd.'s share price erased loss on Friday, after it informed the exchanges about acquiring US-based Altek Electronics Inc. to widen its reach in the North American markets, and diversify its client base. Altek Electronics is a prominent electronic manufacturing services company with its reach in medical, industrial, and healthcare sectors, Cyient DLM said in an exchange filing.
HG Infra Letter Of Acceptance Gets Cancelled
Rail Land Development Authority has cancelled LoA for commercial development on railway land In Rajasthan. The letter was for commercial development measuring 8034.10 Sqm for period of 60 years, an exchange filing said.
Bajaj Finance Share Price Dips As Analysts See Margin Decline
Shares of Bajaj Finance Ltd. fell over 3% on Friday as brokerages expect lower margins and moderate AUM growth in the second quarter of fiscal 2025. The stock had closed 3% lower in the previous trading session.
RIL Share Price Falls; Here's What Analysts Say
Probal Sen, vice president of ICICI Securities said that Reliance Industries' new energy business is moving behind in FY24 as against expectations. The goals in this business are complex, so it was always going to be challenging, he said adding that he doesn't think delays in new energy will impact stock's prospects at this point of time.
He also noted that capex is ramping up in new energy while momentum in retail businesshas been slowing down. Margin volatility in oil business is raising caution, according to Sen.
According to Deven Choksey, MD of DRChoksey FinServ Pvt. Ltd, one should look at RIL's business in two parts- industrial products and consumer centric segments. He believes that the company's retail businesses are cash accretive it is not seeing degrowth.
Oil and gas businesses are commodity based, he said and despite volatility, RIL's commodity business' profit margins have been stable
The stock is falling because of market technicals, according to Choksey.
Diffusion Engineers Share Price Lists At 15% Premium Over IPO Price
Diffusion Engineers Ltd.'s shares listed on the National Stock Exchange on Thursday at Rs 193.50 apiece, a premium of 15.18% over the issue price of Rs 168 apiece. The stock listed at Rs 188 per share on the BSE, marking a premium of 11.9%.
Vedanta Share Price Falls As Steel Production Down In Q2
Vedanta Ltd.'s share price declined as its steel production fell 7% year-on-year to 652,000 tonnes in the first half of financial year 2024–25. Maintenance in an Oxygen plant, and debottlenecking of steel melting shop in the second quarter impacted the steel production, the company said in the exchange filing.
Avenue Supermarts Share Price Down After Q2 Update
Avenue Supermarts Ltd. is navigating the challenges of quick commerce competition while contending with a slowdown in growth and store additions. In its second quarter update on Thursday, the operator of DMart reported a sharp slowdown in same-store sales growth, falling short of pre-second-quarter targets.
HDFC Bank Gross Advances Up 1.3% QoQ To Rs 25.2 Lakh Crore; Share Price Falls
HDFC Bank's gross advances for the quarter ended September witnessed a rise of 1.3% on quarter to Rs 25.2 lakh crore, according to provisional numbers disclosed to exchanges. On a year-on-year basis, India's largest private sector's gross advances grew 7%.
India VIX Jumps 5% As Nifty, Sensex Fall
India's fear gauge index rose as the markets continued their downtrend and amid rising tensions in the middle east.
Nifty, Sensex Erase Losses After Lower Open As Infosys, TCS Share Prices Rise: Stock Market Open
Benchmark equity indices erased losses after a lower open as shares of Infosys and TCS led gains. However, they slipped again as shares of Reliance and ICICI Bank weighed on them.
At pre-open, both Nifty and Senses were down 0.3% at 25181.90 and 82244.97 points respectively.
In a report SBI Securities said that currently, 25080-25060 will act as an important support and till 25060 holds, "we can see index move towards 25380-25400," he said. "A surge above 25400, index can move towards 25535-25555 zone. On breakdown & sustenance below 25060, further correction up to 24820-24800 will be on the cards."
Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd., Bajaj Finance Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., and Nestle India Ltd. dragged the Nifty.
While those of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd., HCL Tech Ltd., ITC Ltd., and Bharti Airtel Ltd. capped the fall.
Nifty IT outperformed the sectoral indices and rose 0.4%.
Nifty, Sensex Lower At Pre-Open: Share Market Update
At pre-open, both Nifty and Senses were down 0.3% at 25181.90 and 82244.97 points respectively. According to Vikas Jain, Reliance Securities head of research NIFTY-50 has witnessed a vertical fall from its inside range, and we could expect some bounce from the support of 25,050 levels which is the 50-day average and round number support. "The first bout of resistance would be at the previous support range of 25,550 followed by 25,800 being the gap levels on the higher side."
Yield On The 10-Year Bond Opens Flat
The yield on the 10-year bond opened flat at 6.79% after it closed at 6.78% on Thursday.
Source: Bloomberg
Rupee Strengthens Against US Dollar
The rupee strengthened by 2 paise to open 83.95 against the US dollar after it closed at 83.97 on Thursday.
Source: Bloomberg
Swiggy IPO: Shareholders Approve Increasing Fresh Issue Size To Rs 5,000 Crore
Swiggy's shareholders on Thursday gave their nod to increase the fresh issue component of its initial public offering to Rs 5,000 crore from the current Rs 3,750 crore, according to people in the know.
The clearance would mean that Swiggy can now raise an additional Rs 1,250 crore if it wishes to. The offer-for-sale component will continue to be worth Rs 6,664 crore, for which investors are selling 18.5 crore shares.
Angel One September Business Update
In its business update for the month of September, the company said its average client funding book grew by 6% month on month to Rs 4,089 crore and client base grew 3.2% month-on-month to Rs 2.7 crore. Its gross client acquisition in September was up 5.8% MoM at 9.5 lakh.
Diffusion Engineers Share To List On Exchanges
Diffusion Engineers share price will debut on the stock exchanges on Friday. The company is engaged in welding equipment manufacturers and suppliers. The Rs 158 crore IPO has been subscribed 114.49 times on the final day. The bids were led by non-institutional investors (207.6 times), qualified institutional investors (95.74 times), retail investors (85.61 times), and a portion reserved for employees (95.03 times).
Stocks To Watch
Shares of Bajaj Housing Finance, Bajaj Finance, M&M Finance, Avenue Supermarts and Bank Of Baroda will react to their business updates released after market hours on Thursday.
Those of BSE are likely to fall as it will discontinue its weekly index derivatives contracts on Sensex 50 effective from Nov. 14 and Bankex effective Nov. 18.
Mahindra and Mahindra will also remain in focus after its arm launched Mahindra ‘ZEO’ 4W SCV starting from Rs 7.52 lakh.
Ola Electric Mobility has introduced the "BOSS—Biggest Ola Season Sale," featuring the S1 portfolio starting at Rs 49,999, along with festive offers of up to Rs 40,000.
JTL Industries share price are expected to rise as its board approved share split and Sundaram-Clayton share price will move after it opened QIP, setting floor price at Rs 2,320.78 per share.
Stock Market Live: Morgan Stanley, Citi Research On Bajaj Finance Share Price
Morgan Stanley maintained an 'overweight' rating on the stock with a target price Rs. 9,000, which implied a 21% upside. It said healthy loan growth is above estimates. The brokerage expects the company to grow at 27.3% in financial year 2024–25 and new customer acquisition is better than target set by it. The brokerage expects Q2FY25 to be weak due to higher credit costs and lower margins and credit costs to be at 210 basis points and 185 bps for H2FY25. It expects management to raise credit cost guidance from the current 175-185bp.
Citi Research has also maintained a 'buy' with target price of Rs 8,257, implying 11% upside. It said AUM growth moderated on expected lines and new loans booked fell QoQ on an elevated base. It expects margins to come off by 14bps QoQ and credit costs expected to be elevated at 2%. The brokerage expects credit cost guidance to be increased.
Stock Market Live: Citi Research On India Equity Strategy
According to Citi, Chinese equities have caught up with India, both are up 19% current year to date. It said that India’s outperformance is significant and the country's valuation premium is significant to emerging markets/China. Around rate cuts, India benefited from a strong FII inflows environment and higher share of China in incremental EM inflows can happen if the rally sustains. Overall, it sees conducive environment for EM inflows reduce likelihood of significant FII outflows from India and said strong macro/growth outlook along with resilient domestic inflows have been a major driver of Indian equities.
The brokerage remains constructive and recommends buying any dips. It is overweight on domestic-focused sectors including banks, telecom, healthcare.
Gold Prices Rise On Safe-Haven Demand
Gold prices were steady in Asian trade hours Friday as the demand for the safe-haven increased due to geopolitical tension in the West Asia. The spot gold was trading 0.11% higher at $2,658.93 as of 07:25 a.m.
The commodity rose despite a rise in the dollar index and US Treasury yields as potential of a war between Israel and Iran poured water on traders' risk appetite.
The price of the precious metal rose 0.16% higher at $2,663.00 on Thursday.
US Market Close: Stock Indices End Lower
US stocks closed lower on Thursday after data showed weekly jobless claims increased more than projected and tensions remained high in the Middle East. The S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq Composite ended 0.17% and 0.04% lower, respectively on Thursday. The Down Jones Industrial Average ended 0.44% lower. Investors now await September payroll report to be released later Friday.
Asia Market Update: Nikkei, Kospi Up; Australia Benchmark Falls
Indices in Asia were mixed tracking the US markets ahead of US non-farm payroll data, due later today. At 7:04 a.m., Japan's Nikkei traded flat, erasing early gains at 38,550.80, South Korea's Kospi was at 2,576.70, up 0.59%, and Australia's S&P ASX fell more than 1% to 8112.60.
Oil Update: Crude Oil Futures Trade Flat After Jumping 5% Thursday
WTI Crude oil November futures traded flat at $73.72 a barrel as of 6:58 a.m. after surging over 5% on Thursday amid geopolitical tensions in the middle east and December futures contract of Brent crude was trading flat at $77.64 a barrel. The markets feared that Israel could strike Iran’s oil industry in retaliation for Tehran’s ballistic missile attack this week.
GIFT Nifty Trades Near 25,400
The GIFT Nifty was trading 5.50 points lower at 25,428.00 as of 06:36 a.m. Among the shares prices that will be in focus on Friday are Bajaj Finance, M&M, Ola Electric, and Avenue Supermarts.
On Thursday, the Nifty 50 ended 546.80 points or 2.12% lower at 25,250.10, and the Sensex ended 1,769.19 points or 2.10% down at 82,497.10.
Overseas investors saw their highest single-day selling in 2024, while domestic institutional investors recorded peak buying as NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex plunged, following the Securities and Exchange Board of India's curbs on futures trading and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Foreign portfolio investors remained net sellers for the fourth session and offloaded stocks worth Rs 15,243.27 crore and domestic institutional investors remained net buyers for the eighth consecutive session and bought equities worth Rs 12,913.96 crore, the NSE data showed.
The Indian rupee weakened by 15 paise to close at 83.97 against the US dollar.
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