Stock Market Live: Nifty, Sensex Trade With Little Change; ICICI Bank, M&M, HDFC Bank Fall

CDSL Shares Hit Life High Post Bonus Share Issuance Approval

Shares of Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. hit an all-time high after the company announced approval for the issuance of bonus shares to the shareholders of the company in a 1:1 ratio, as per an exchange filing on Saturday.

Strides Pharma Gets Inspection Report From US FDA For Alathur Plant

• Strides Pharma Science received Establishment Inspection Report from the US Food and Drug Administration on GMP status for Alathur plant.

• US FDA determines inspection classification of Alathur plant as Voluntary Action Indicated

Alert: GMP stands for Good Manufacturing Practices

Source: Exchange filing

DCX Systems Hit 5% Upper Circuit After Bagging Orders Worth Rs 107.09 Crore

Shares of DCX Systems Ltd. was locked in 5% upper circuit as the company received multiple orders worth Rs 107.09 crore from domestic and overseas investors.

Techno Electric & Engineering Hits 5% Upper Circuit As It Teams Up With IndiGrid

Shares of Techno Electric & Engineering Ltd. hit a 5% upper circuit on Monday as the company entered into a pact with the IndiGrid Ltd. for inter state power transmission projects.

Veranda Learning Solutions Forays Into Middle East Markets

• Veranda Learning Solutions Ltd. forayed into Middle East via popular brand JK Shah Classes.

• The company is in pact with Jumeira University Connect for CA preparation course for UAE students.

Source: Exchange filing

Voltas Shows Strong Quarterly Growth; Jefferies And Nomura Positive, Kotak Cautious

Homegrown appliances company Voltas Ltd. posted a solid first-quarter performance for fiscal 2025, marked by notable growth in its unitary cooling products segment and a turnaround in the electro-mechanical projects division.

The scrip rose as much as 4.07% to Rs 1,597.65 apiece, the highest level since August 13, 2024. It pared gains to trade 2.57% higher at Rs 1,573.7 apiece, as of 10:00a.m. This compares to a 0.15% advance in the NSE Nifty 50 Index.

It has risen 60.99% on a year-to-date basis. Total traded volume so far in the day stood at 0.49 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 59.87.

Out of 40 analysts tracking the company, 19 maintain a 'buy' rating, 12 recommend a 'hold,' and 9 suggest 'sell,' according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month consensus price target implies an upside of 1.4%.

Voltas Shares Hit Record High After Profit More Than Doubles In Q1

Most Railway Stocks Advance On Monday

Adani Group Q1 FY25

• Ebitda up 32.9% to Rs 22,570 crore

• Adjusted Profit After Tax up 50.1% at Rs 10,279 crore

• Net debt to Ebitda at 2.2 times as on March 2024

• Emerging new businesses EBITDA up 70% to Rs 2,991 crore

• Q1 EBITDA up 32.9% to Rs 22,570 crore

• Q1 PAT up 50.1% at Rs 10,279 crore up 50.1% YoY

• Trailing-twelve-month EBITDA up 44.9% at Rs 79,180 crore

• Q1 EBITDA for Core infrastructure businesses accounted for 86% of total EBITDA

• EBITDA for Emerging infra businesses (New Energy, airports, and roads) under Adani Enterprises Ltd. Up 70% at Rs 2,991 crore

• Leverage (Net Debt to EBITDA) at 2.2x—multi-year low as on March 31st, 2024

Hindustan Zinc Slumps Over To Three-Month Low

Shares of Hindustan Zinc Ltd. extended their decline in Monday's session following the launch of an offer for sale by its parent company, Vedanta Ltd. The stock in the opening trade was down 6.13% trading at Rs 488.05.

Hindustan Zinc Falls To Three-Month Low As Vedanta Offloads Stake

Zomato Shares Hit Life High After 20% Target Price Upgrade From UBS

Shares of Zomato Ltd. surged over 6% after the company bagged a target price upgrade from UBS Global Research while it reiterated its Buy rating on the food aggregator platform.

Zomato Bans AI-Generated Food Images After Rise In Complaints, Refunds

IRCTC On Q1 Results

• It's not only execellent results, but also highest ever result for first quarter both in revenue and margin.

• All our segments have done well by growing in double digits.

• Tourism could not do well due to modal code of conduct and election declaration.

• Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp intends to recover performance in the tourism sector this (July–August) quickly.

Source: Sanjay Kumar Jain, chief managing director, IRCTC to NDTV Profit

IRCTC Q1 Results Review – Long Term Positive With Nav-Ratna: IDBI Capital

Ola Electric Surges To Record High And Crosses Rs 60,000 Crore In Market Cap

Shares of Ola Electric Mobility Ltd. continued its rally and hit its upper circuit limit for the fourth session out after it got listed

Ola Electric Hits Upper Circuit Again, Crosses Rs 60,000 Crore In Market Cap

JP Morgan on India Equity Strategy

• Recommend Buy in dips for Infra, Industrial and Manufacturing

• Limited government expenditure, demand fluctuations, rising competition were drag

• Near term market to remain range bound due to rising domestic headwinds and global market volatility

• Prefer long term capex story via Industrials, Real estate and financials

• Companies in Communications, Financials and real estate had upward revision in earnings

• Upgrade Consumer to overweight

• MSCI India consumer continue to underperform despite reasonable valuations

• Downgrade Autos to neutral

• Seeing moderation of demand for Passenger vehicles

• Two wheeler has positive demand outlook

• Overweight on Financials, despite subdued performance

• Financials are trading at significant discount

• Underweight on IT and Materials

Nifty, Sensex Open Higher As RIL, ITC, ONGC Lead

Indian benchmarks opened higher for two days in a row on Monday tracking gains in shares of Reliance Industries Ltd., ITC Ltd., and Oil and Natural Gas Corp.

As of 09:16 a.m., the NSE Nifty 50 was 87.05 points or 0.35% higher at 24,628.20, and the BSE Sensex was 216.06 points or 0.27% higher at 80,652.91.

"On the higher side the gap levels of 24,800 will be the key resistance followed by the round number of 25,000 levels." said Vikas Jain, head, research at Reliance Securities.

To confirm a pullback in price action, it is imperative to observe sustained follow-through momentum while maintaining a closing position above the 50-day average line, which is trading near 24,100, said Avdhut Bagkar technical and derivatives analyst, StoxBox.

ICICI Bank Ltd., Reliance Industries Ltd., ITC Ltd., NTPC Ltd., Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd. added to the index.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., HDFC Bank Ltd., and Tech Mahindra Ltd. weighed on the index.

On NSE, 10 sectors advanced, one declined, and one remained flat out of 12. The NSE Nifty Oil & Gas rose the most, while the NSE Nifty IT emerged as the worst performing sector in early trade.

Broader markets outperformed benchmark indices. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were trading 0.53% and 1.03% higher, respectively.

On BSE, 18 sectors advanced, and two declined out of 20. The BSE Oil and Gas rose the most to become the best performing sector. The BSE Auto declined the most.

Market breadth was skewed in favour of buyers. Around 2,403 stocks advanced, 710 stocks declined, and 133 stocks remained unchanged on BSE.

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Nifty, Sensex Trade Higher At Pre-Open

At pre-open, the NSE Nifty 50 was 0.39% or 95.20 points higher at 24,636.35, and the BSE Sensex was 0.30% or 241.45 points higher at 80,678.25.

Yield On The 10-Year Bond Opens Flat

• The yield on the 10-year bond opened flat at 6.87%.

• It closed at 6.86% on Friday.

Source: Bloomberg

Rupee Strengthens Against US Dollar

• Rupee strengthened by 6 paise to open at 83.89 against the US dollar.

• It closed at 83.95 on Friday.

Source: Bloomberg

Brokerages On Voltas

Kotak Securities

• Maintains sell with a target price of Rs. 1,100, which implied a downside of 28%)

• Robust volume growth but UCP margins disappoint

• UCP margins impacted on account of:

• Discounted sales

• Higher subvention costs

• Rising input and A&P spends

• Growth in UCP as expected but margins of 8.6% missed estimates of 10%

• Limited margin expansion and unchanged guidance on margins signifies intense competition

Note: Unitary Cooling Products

Nomura

• Nomura maintained a 'Buy' rating with a target price of Rs. 1,857, which implied a 20% upside.

• Q1 beat led by projects

• Margin tailwinds in place

• Raises UCP revenue growth for Voltas to 30% year on year in FY25E

• Voltas’ strategy to prioritize market share gain over margins is a step in the right direction

• Catalysts which should support a margin recovery:

• Price hikes, moderating commodity prices

• logistics savings from the Chennai plant ramp-up

• PLI incentives

• Maintains EBIT margin at 9%/10.5% for UCP

• Raises target P/E multiple to 50x (45x earlier)

Promoter Group Buys Additional Stake In Piramal Enterprises

• Promoter group acquires 0.27% stake in Piramal Enterprises Ltd.

• Promoter group's stake in company now stands at 46.30%.

Source: Exchange filing

Nomura On Impact Of Mineral Taxes On Indian Cement Industry

• It has a 'Buy' rating on Shree Cement, Ambuja Cement, The Ramco Cements

• The brokerage gave 'Neutral' rating on Nuvoco Vistas Corp, 'Reduce' on Dalmia Bharat

• Revenue collection from limestone significantly lower v/s coal, iron ore

• FY24 total duties collected on limestone less than Rs 5000 cr

• UltraTech Cement Ltd. is to pay Rs 4,400 crore in mineral taxes

• UltraTech Cement Ltd. is to pay Rs 370 crore annually for 12 years starting FY27

• Cash outflow to be similar for other players

• Tax imposition to increase raw material cost, lower Ebitda margins

• Believe companies can pass on increased costs

• Expect coal, iron ore mining firms to be impacted more than limestone miners

• Tata Steel, NMDC, Coal India to be impacted the most

• JSPL should have lower dues due to recent iron ore mine acquisition

Note: Retrospective taxation on minerals impact cement players since they mine limestone

Citi Research On India Equity

• Citi sees little upside in nifty, Recommends buy on dips

• NIFTY target at 25,000 vs earlier Jun’25 target of 24,400

• Analyzed 1QFY25 for BSE100 (ex OMC)

• Industrials and discretionary saw beats vs expectations on Ebitda and earnings

• Materials, Healthcare and Utilities saw strong earnings growth

• Staples, IT and Communication saw subdued growth.

• Tariff hikes should aid 2Q onwards for Communications

• Nifty earnings revision is now flattish vs. upwards revision earlier

• Although still tracking ahead of the long-term trend

Note: OMC stands for Oil Marketing Companies

Global Cues

• U.S. Dollar Index at 102.38

• U.S. 10-year bond yield at 3.89%

• Brent crude down 0.16% at $79.55 per barrel

• Nymex crude down 0.23% at $76.47 per barrel

• Bitcoin was down 1.87% at $58,708.91

• The GIFT Nifty was 0.20% or 49 points higher at 24,678.50 as of 08:26 a.m.

Money Market Update

The Indian rupee closed little changed against the US dollar on Friday amid an easing oil price, even as a widening trade deficit weighed on the local currency. New economic data that alleviated recessionary fears in the US and led to a global market recovery may support the rupee.

The rupee closed at Rs 83.94 against the US dollar, according to Bloomberg. It had closed at Rs 83.95 on Wednesday.

Vedanta To Exercise Oversubscription Option In Hindustan Zinc OFS, Adding 1.21 Crore Shares

F&O Cues

• Nifty August futures up by 1.75% to 24,585 at a premium of 44 points.

• Nifty August futures open interest down by 2%.

• Nifty Bank August futures up by 1.34% to 50,624 at a premium of 108 points.

• Nifty Bank August futures open interest down by 13%.

• Nifty Options Aug. 22 Expiry: Maximum call open interest at 25,000 and Maximum put open interest at 23,000.

• Bank Nifty Options Aug. 21 Expiry: Maximum call open Interest at 53,000 and maximum put open interest at 50,000.

• Securities in ban period: Aaarti Industries, Aditya Birla Fashion, Bandhan Bank, Biocon, Chambal Fertilizers, Granules, India Cements, India Mart Intermesh, LIC Housing Finance, Manappuram, NMDC, PEL, PNB, RBL Bank, Sail, and Sun TV.

Asia Steadies After Rally, Dollar Buoyant Before Jackson Hole

IPO offering

• Interarch Building Products: The company will offer its shares for bidding on Monday. The price band is set from Rs 850 to Rs 900 per share. The Rs 600.29 crore IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of Rs 200 crore and the rest of the offer for sale.

Block Deals

• Canara Bank: BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought 86.6 lakh shares (0.47%) at Rs 105.65 apiece, while Marshall Wace Investment Strategies: Eureka Fund sold 86.6 lakh shares (0.47%) at Rs 105.65 apiece.

• Ashapura Minechem: Griffin Growth Fund VCC bought 34.67 lakh shares (3.79%) at Rs 340 apiece, while LTS Investment Fund sold 34.67 lakh shares (3.79%) at Rs 340 apiece.

Bulk Deals

• Electronics Mart India: Karan Bajaj, Pavan Kumar Bajaj sold 1.50 crore shares (3.89%) each at Rs 229.77 apiece. On the other hand, Ftif – Templeton Asian Smaller Companies Fund bought 32.06 lakh shares (0.83%), Norges Bank – Government Pension Fund Global bought 67.35 lakh shares (1.75%) at Rs 230.75 apiece and SBI Mutual Fund bought 1.51 crore shares (3.92%) at Rs 229.75 apiece.

Electronics Mart India Promoters Sell Rs 689 Crore Stake To FTIF, SBI

Trading Tweaks

• Price band change from 10% to 5%: Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals.

• Price band change from 20% to 10%: OLA Electric Mobility,

• Ex/record dividend: Action Construction Equipment, Man Infraconstruction, Reliance Industries.

• Ex/record AGM: Action Construction Equipment, Latent View Analytics.

Stocks to Watch

• Escorts Kubota: The company has submitted an investment intent to the Uttar Pradesh government to acquire land in the state to set up a greenfield facility. The company intends to invest Rs 4,500 crore through direct and indirect investment in multiple phases. Annual production revenue is estimated at over Rs 10,000 crore at full capacity.

• Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta: Vedanta will exercise the oversubscription option for an additional 0.29% stake in the ongoing Offer for Sale. Vedanta’s total offer size now represents 1.51% of the company’s total stake.

• SBI and Punjab National Bank: The Karnataka state government has put the circular ordering all departments to close their accounts with the State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank on hold for 15 days. The banks have written to the government, requesting a 15-day period to resolve the matter.

• Jubilant Pharmova: The company’s unit, Jubilant Biosys, will add drug discovery and preclinical development capabilities. Capabilities to be added via a new company incorporated in France, which will acquire Pierre Fabre’s R&D Centre in the country. The company is to invest up to €14.4 million over seven years, including €4.4 million for an 80% stake in the new company.

• DCX Systems: The company gets Rs 107 crore orders from domestic and overseas customers.

• KPI Green Energy: The company raised Rs 100 crore via QIP and allotted 1.06 crore shares to QIBs at Rs 935 per share.

• Techno Electric & Engineering Company: The company partnered with IndiGrid to develop greenfield transmission projects.

• URJA Global: The company announced the pre-launch of its new high-speed electric scooter, CHETNA.

• Bata India: Anil Somani resigned as CFO effective Sept. 5.

• Mphasis: Aravind Viswanathan to replace Manish Dugar as CFO, effective immediately.

• Samvardhana Motherson International: The company incorporated a new unit in Abu Dhabi for auto component manufacturing.

• Tamilnad Mercantile Bank: The RBI approved the appointment of Salee Sukumaran Nair as MD and CEO for three years.

Escorts Kubota Plans To Invest Rs 4,500 Crore In Uttar Pradesh

GIFT Nifty Trades Near 24,700

Share indices in the Asia-Pacific region erased gains on Monday morning as market participants awaited the central banks' policy decisions from the region and the Jackson Hole event.

The US Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, will speak at the Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium, Friday, which investors will monitor for clues on the policy outlook.

The Nikkei 225 was 5.89 points or 0.02% lower at 38,056.78, and the KOSPI index was 5.77 points or 0.21% down at 2,691.46 as of 06:39 a.m.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.20% and 0.24% higher, respectively, on Friday. The Nasdaq composite ended 0.21% higher at 17,631.72.

Brent crude was trading 0.40% lower at $79.36 a barrel. Gold fell 0.34% to $2,499.50 an ounce.

The GIFT Nifty was trading 0.33%, or 88 points, higher at 24711.50.

Indian benchmark equity indices ended with weekly gains after two consecutive weeks of losses. Both the Nifty and Sensex recorded their highest closing since Aug. 2 on Friday as shares of financial and technology companies led the gains.

Only three out of the 50 Nifty stocks ended with losses, and 47 ended higher. Both the Nifty and Sensex closed at their highest levels since Aug. 2.

The Nifty ended 1.64%, or 396.80 points, higher at 24540.55, while the Sensex rose 1.68%, or 1,330.96 points, to end at 80436.84. Intraday, the Nifty rose 1.74% and the Sensex rose 1.79%.

Overseas investors snapped a three-session selling streak as they turned net buyers on Friday. Foreign portfolio investors mopped up equities worth Rs 766.5 crore, while domestic investors remained net buyers for the 10th consecutive session and mopped up stocks worth Rs 2,606.2 crore, according to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange.

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