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20 July 2008

Stock Analysis from BusinessLine

STOCKS: Sanghvi Movers: Buy
Investors with a two-three year perspective can consider taking exposure to the stock of Sanghvi Movers, an established player in the business of renting out cranes.

STOCKS: Bajaj Auto: Hold
Shareholders can continue to hold the Bajaj Auto stock. Better domestic sales volumes in the first quarter, robust export growth and planned launches in the executive segment may positively impact the near-medium term ...

STOCKS: HCC: BuyA strong order pipeline, improved profit margins, benefits from recent business restructuring and removal of uncertainty surrounding the unique Bandra-Worli Sealink project, provide better visibility to the earnings growth of Hindustan ...

STOCKS: Shree Renuka Sugars: Buy
The domestic sugar cycle is set to enter a favourable phase for producers, with output expected to decline sharply over the next two years, lending support to sugar prices. ...

INCOME TAX: Tax liabilities on futures and options
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Index Outlook
FINANCIAL MARKETS: The long and short of rupee futures
INSIGHT: Why oil is on the boil
MUTUAL FUNDS: Franklin India Prima Fund: Switch

IPOS: Vishal Information Technologies - IPO: Avoid
STOCK MARKETS: Politics of the market
DERIVATIVES MARKETS: Nifty future at critical juncture
ECONOMY: Winding down
STOCK MARKETS: Baskets of X / STOCK MARKETS: Bull's Eye

Source: BL

19 July 2008

VC, PE updates

VCCircle.com

Citi In Talks With Oman Investment Corporation For HDFC Stake Sale: Report
RCOM, MTN Call Off Talks; Decision Mutual
Soma Networks Gets $51 Million From India Knowledge Fund, Others
Rabobank Announces First Closure Of $100-M Food & Agri Fund
Government May Quash Press Note 1; Will Help Foreign Partners

Essar Global To Invest Rs 590 Crore In Truck Maker Asia MotorWorks
Exit Time: Murugappa Sells 47% In Parryware To JV Partner For $176M
Siva Cries Foul Over Maxis’ Plans To Sell Aircel Stake
Forum Synergies To Raise $150 Million SME Fund
Khaleeji Commercial Bank Announces $430M Fund For Logistics City In Mumbai

Deepak Parekh Says Enough Takers For Citi Stake In HDFC
Unitech Raises $300 Million Real Estate Fund From Abroad
Avendus Gets Rs 100 Crore From Dubai’s Eastgate Capital
GE Commercial Finance Invests Rs 100 Crore In Controls & Switchgear
South Indian Franchisee Of Pizza Hut, KFC Topping Up A Deal With New Silk Route

Parsvnath Picks Up 38% In Sabeer Bhatia’s Nanocity In Haryana

PE Funding Plans: Warburg-CGH, Balaji Telefilms, Sona Autocomp, Microqual

After The Spice Sale, Modis Hit Capital Market With Cellebrum

Capt. Gopinath Seeks $50 Million For His Cargo Venture

The $52-Billion InBev-Anheuser-Busch Deal To Shake Up India’s Beer Duopoly

UK’s Imperial Energy Confirms ONGC’s $2B-Interest

Bupa Asia-Pacific Picks Up 26% In Health Insurance JV With Max

R-ADAG’s Cement Foray: Who Could Be Their Targets?

Tata’s PE Plans: $200-300 Million Fund Each For Tech, Mid-Caps

Can KP Singh Bring Back The Magic With DLF Share Buyback?

Source: Vccircle.com

Reliance Communications-MTN mutually end tie-up talks

Reliance Communications-MTN mutually end tie-up talks

Reliance Communications and South Africa's MTN on Friday mutually ended tie-up talks after Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) on Thursday started arbitration proceedings against younger brother Anil's RCom to thwart the latter’s merger with Africa’s largest telco. RCom said that it is unable to presently conclude the deal due to regulatory issues. The No. 2 mobile carrier in the country has been in exclusive talks with MTN since late May to create a top-10 global telecoms group spanning about two dozen countries. But a claim by elder brother Mukesh of first right of refusal on Reliance Communications shares had complicated prospects for a deal.

The dispute took a fresh turn on Thursday when Mukesh, who runs RIL started arbitration proceedings on the share claim. However, Reliance Communications investors on Friday shrugged off the latest twist in a family squabble clouding the group. A 45-day exclusivity period between RCom and MTN expired earlier this month and an extension was due to end on Monday. The talks have been overshadowed by the dispute and whether MTN would risk striking a deal which could then be beholden to India's judicial system.

MTN Deal: Bharti may be open to fresh talks
Airtel rings in lowest capex
ADAG & Bharti gearing for massive on air war
MTN saga: Tale of Ambanis and Sunil Mittal

Source: ET

18 July 2008

Results: Satyam, Wipro, JPAsso, Cipla, IDFC, Guj.Nre.Coke, GEshipping, Chennai Petro, All.Bk etc

Market rejoices host of good news; Sensex up 4%

Market rejoices host of good news; Sensex up 4%

Investors had enough reasons to turn bullish on Friday and build on the gains of previous session. They not only covered short positions in interest sensitive sectors, but made fresh purchases in select blue chips.

After market hours on Thursday, government data showed India’s inflation for the week ended July 5 had risen to 11.91 per cent, higher from previous week's 11.89 per cent. The figure came as a surprise for the market which was expecting it around 12 per cent. Add to this, a statement from the Department of Economic Affairs that inflation had ‘stabilised’ was morale booster.
Mood in US financial market, which has been under pressure due to credit crisis, turned positive after lender JP Morgan Chase announced better than expected results.

US stocks rallied overnight also as oil prices dropped sharply. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1.85 per cent, Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 1.20 per cent, and Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 1.20 per cent.

Steep fall in crude oil prices, a major concern for global economies, further strengthened sentiment. Oil hovered above $130 per barrel on Friday, after correcting more than 10 per cent in just three days from the record high of $147.27 on July 11. Rally in European markets also gave investors a chance to build on. FTSE 100 was higher by 1 per cent, DAX 30 up 1.79 per cent and CAC 40 added 0.79 per cent.

“Oil prices have come down and inflation figures were on expected lines. So far companies have announced good quarterly results. Many market participants have discounted outcome of vote of confidence and feel that the government will be able to scrape through. These all factors led to rally in the market,” said Rahul Sanghvi, institutional sales, Kantilal Chhaganlal Securities.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 13635.40, up 523.55 points or 3.99 per cent. It touched a high of 13684.27 and low of 13093.34. National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 4092.25, up 3.67 per cent or 145.05 points. The broader index touched a high of 4,110.55 and low of 3,926.30.

“Selling by FIIs has reduced a bit and local mutual funds have initiated buying in blue chips like Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies. Valuations of most stocks look attractive at current levels,” Sanghvi added. Tier II and III stocks under performed the benchmarks as BSE Midcap Index closed 1.63 per cent high at 5239.39 and BSE Smallcap Index ended 1.08 per cent up 6,455.89.

Biggest Sensex gainers were ICICI Bank (12.46%), HDFC (10.13%), Jaiprakash Associates (8.86%), HDFC Bank (7.54%), Bharti Airtel (7.5%) and DLF (6.51%). Losers comprised Satyam Computer (-7.5%), Wipro (-4.42%), Ranbaxy Laboratories (3.72%), Tata Steel (3.38%) and Infosys Technologies (1.51%). Market breadth on BSE showed 1,608 advances and 985 declines, while on NSE, there were 849 gainers and 349 losers.
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Market consolidates, though Nifty July discount widens
Sensex surges 523 points on heavy buying
Citi gives buy rating on Colgate Palmolive
JM Finnacial starts coverage on ITC
Wall St closes mixed on Citigroup

IDFC net up 20 pc at Rs 216.71 cr
Jaiprakash Associates Q1 net up 9% at Rs 127 cr
Gujarat NRE Coke Q1 net at Rs 94.4 cr
India's M3 growth at 20.5% in two weeks to July 4
India's forex reserves at $308.520 billion on July 11

MF AUM could account for 20% of GDP in 5 yrs

Oil Below $130, US stocks end higher

US stocks end higher on oil price fall

Index Value: 11,446.66
Change: + 207.38 (1.85%)
Prev Close: 11,239.28
Day's Range: 11209.56 - 11446.66
52wk Range: 10,732.00 - 14,280.00

Wall Street shot higher on Thursday, extending its rally into a second session as tumbling energy prices bolstered an already upbeat mood that followed stronger-than-expected quarterly reports from big names like JPMorgan Chase and United Technologies. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 200 points, bringing their two-day advance to more than 480. Investors got a double dose of good news after weeks of angst about the economy. Light, sweet crude fell $5.31 to settle at $129.29 a barrel; oil has dropped more than $15 in just the past three sessions. And early on Thursday, three components of the Dow industrials, JPMorgan Chase & Co, United Technologies Corp and Coca-Cola Co, issued comments that generally indicated that their businesses are holding up despite sometimes difficult economic conditions. The reports let investors put aside some of their worst fears about the economy. Still, Wall Street has had some up periods in the past few months as optimism grew, only to fall back into a downturn as worries about the financial sector and the economy have welled back up.

"The sentiment has just been so negative that even a whiff of positive news is driving the markets," said Kevin Dorwin, principal at wealth management firm Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough in San Francisco. "Oil the key factor right now because inflation has been on the top of investors' minds and a reduction in the price of oil signals that perhaps inflation will not get out of hand. That's very positive for both the stock and bond markets." Beyond oil, natural gas prices also fell sharply Thursday after the Energy Department said domestic stockpiles rose last week, signaling a drop in demand. While levels remain below those of recent years natural gas fell 86.1 cents to settle at $10.537 per 1,000 cubic feet. A sustained drop in energy costs would be welcome news for nearly all parts of the economy. Consumers have been hard-pressed by higher fuel and food costs. Wall Street is worried they will pare their spending on discretionary items to make room in their budgets for the higher-priced necessities.

A pullback could be troublesome as consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity. But the declines in energy and profit reports from marquee names left investors in an acquisitive mood again Thursday. The Dow rose 207.38, or 1.85 percent, to 11,446.66. The Dow on Wednesday surged 276 points after oil fell and Wells Fargo & Co. posted better-than-expected earnings. The 4.4 percent advance over two days was the Dow's best two-day percentage gain since October 2002 and the point increase gave the blue chips their best back-to-back point gain since late November last year. Broader stock indicators also rose Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 14.96, or 1.20 percent, to 1,260.32, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 27.45, or 1.20 percent, to 2,312.30. Advancing issues outpaced decliners by nearly 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.96 billion shares compared with 1.73 billion shares traded Wednesday. Bond prices showed steep declines as investors turned away from the safety of government debt. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, jumped to 4.01 percent from 3.94 percent late on Wednesday. The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices rose. Continued...Next >>
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Dow Logs Best 2-Day Gain Since 2002
Oil Prices Settle Below $130 in Volatile Trading
Microsoft's $4.3 Billion Profit Falls Short; Shares Slide
Google Earnings Miss Expectations; Shares Drop
IBM Profit Rises 22%, Topping Expectations

Source: CNBC, ET

17 July 2008

Results: Biocon, Polaris, ICIIndia Etc

Sensex 556 pts up, Inflation Stays at 11.91

Inflation shoots up to 11.91%

The annual inflation rate climbed to 11.91 per cent for the first time in more than 13 years in early July, driven by higher costs of commodities and strong demand in the economy. This is a quarter per cent jump week on week. The fuel, power and light were up 0.9 per cent while primary articles were down 0.1 per cent. Fruit and vegetable prices were down 1 per cent with other food articles seeing a 0.2 per cent dip. It would be the 22nd consecutive week that the inflation rate has been above 5.5 per cent, the central bank's target for the end of the fiscal year in March 2009.

According to a research report by Standard & Poor's, world CPI inflation - which was 2.4 per cent in 2002 - rose to 3.3 per cent in 2007 and is now projected to hover around 5.2 per cent in 2008. Region-wise, CPI inflation is projected to remain 3.4 per cent this year in European Union and 3.2 per cent in Eurozone. In 2002, the inflation figures were 2.1 per cent for both the regions. Likewise, CPI inflation is projected to remain this year at 4.8 and 3.2 per cent in the US and the UK, respectively, and 8.8 per cent in the emerging markets. The highest inflation is projected at 15.3 per cent in the CIS counties and at 12.8 per cent in the Middle East & North Africa.
More :http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Inflation_shoots_up_to_1191/articleshow/3246282.cms

Invest during inflation? Tips for investments World inflation
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Equities end higher on easing in crude oil

Bolstered by positive global cues and receding crude oil prices, equities in India snapped their week-long losing streak to end sharply higher om Thursday. Investors covered short positions and also made fresh purchase at lower levels.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty settled 130.5 points or 3.42 per cent higher at 3947.20. The index touched a high of 3968.75 and a low of 3823.15 intra day. Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended up 536.05 points or 4.26 per cent at 13,111.85 after swinging in a range of 13,150.35 and 12,843.79.

The BSE Mid-cap Index ended up 1.39 per cent at 5,155.34 and the BSE Small-cap Index was 0.99 per cent higher at 6,387.12. “Market was in an oversold territory and we witnessed a technical bounce-back. Another factor that lifted the positive sentiment was cooling of crude oil prices,” said Arpit Agrawal, head of research, Arihant Capital Markets. Traders covered positions in over-beaten interest-sensitive sectors like banking and real estate. Buying was also seen in capital goods stocks. Steel counters sulked on fear of government initiative to cap prices. Market discounted inflation, which was expected to be above 12 per cent. “Market will remain volatile till vote of confidence is passed.

Otherwise, fundamentally things have not changed much,” Agrawal added. Biggest Sensex gainers were HDFC (9.78%), Maruti Suzuki (9.46%), Jaiprakash Associates (9.19%), DLF (8.44%), Larsen & Toubro (7.49%) and State Bank of India (7.75%). Losers comprised Ranbaxy Laboratories (-3.93%) and Tata Steel (-2.92%). Market breadth remained positive through the day. On BSE, 1,536 advances outnumbered 1,081 declines. In Europe, stocks were buoyant cheering crude’s fall. The FTSE 100 was up 2.34 per cent, DAX 30 rose 2.33 per cent and CAC 40 added 2.76 per cent.

Oil prices fell on concerns slowing US economic growth would hurt crude demand. Light sweet crude forAugust delivery, dipped 42 cents to $134.18 per barrel. Friday, market will cheer a marginal rise in domestic inflation to 11.91 per cent in the week to July 5 from 11.89 per cent in the previous week. Finance Ministry’s statement that inflation has stabilized will further lift investor sentiment.
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Other top news:
Biocon among world's top 20 biotechnology company
Unitech gets Rs 740 cr from Lehman
GSPC to invest $ 1 bn in KG basin
Oil slumps $6 to $134 on surprise rise in US inventories
Now, Shah Rukh, Aamir, Abhishek make it to Forbes list
Aviva plans foray into asset management business

Source: ET

16 July 2008

TCS Q1 net up 5 per cent, lags forecast

Country's top software exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), narrowly missed forecasts with a 5 per cent rise in quarterly profit, as a global credit turmoil crimped outsourcing deals from its big financial clients.

Tata Consultancy, which provides services such as consulting, system integration and back-office outsourcing, said on Wednesday net profit rose to Rs 1,244 crore ($289 million) in its first quarter ended June from Rs 1,186 crore reported a year ago under US accounting rules.

A poll had forecast a net profit of Rs 1,251 crore for Tata Consultancy, whose clients include General Electric, Lloyds TSB Group, French insurer AXA SA and Qantas Airways. Ahead of the result, shares in Tata Consultancy, which the market values at about $17 billion, ended nearly 3 per cent down at Rs 727.35 in BSE that fell 0.79 per cent.

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Other Qtr Results:

Container Corporation Of India net profit rises 7.88% in the June 2008 quarterSales rise 5.71% to Rs 822.84 crore

Mindtree reports net loss of Rs 12.96 crore in the June 2008 quarter

ABC Bearings net profit rises 33.01% in the June 2008 quarter

Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals net profit declines 61.43% in the June 2008 quarter

State Bank of Mysore net profit declines 80.34% in the June 2008 quarter

Mysore Paper Mills net profit rises 9284.62% in the June 2008 quarter

SKF India net profit declines 10.04% in the June 2008 quarter

Timken India net profit rises 44.16% in the June 2008 quarter

Housing Development Finance Corporation net profit rises 25.56% in the June 2008 quarter

Power Finance Corporation net profit declines 4.00% in the June 2008 quarter