Index heavyweight Reliance Industries rose today after the firm reopened retail fuel outlets. Banking and FMCG stocks gained. But realty stocks fell. The market breadth turned weak, easing from a strong breadth in early trade.
The market recovered after falling into the red for a brief period in early trade. The market extended gains later. The market pared gains after hitting a one-month high in afternoon trade. Market pared gains from the day's high in mid-afternoon trade. The market may remain on Thursday, 26 November 2009, as traders roll over positions in the derivative segment from November 2009 series to December 2009 series ahead of the expiry of the near-month November 2009 contracts on Thursday.
Rollover in Nifty futures was about 54% at the end of Tuesday's (24 November 2009) trading. Rollover in Min Nifty futures was about 33%. The market wide rollover was about 48%. In individual stocks, Hindustan Unilever, Maruti Suzuki, Power Grid Corporation, Reliance Power and Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel), have witnessed high rollover
Concerns that a glut in share sales may suck liquidity from the secondary market pulled the market off the higher level. Morgan Stanley expects Indian firms to raise roughly $70 billion through share sales over the next three years, Morgan Stanley's India country head Narayan Ramachandran said at an investment summit on Wednesday, 25 November 2009. Stake sales in state-run firms will account for $10-$15 billion of that, Ramachandran said. The upcoming auction of third-generation mobile spectrum will also spur potentially billions of dollars in equity raising, although not necessarily from the public markets, he said.
Indian companies have raised about $18 billion in equity thus far this year to repay high-cost debt or to fund expansion plans. Last year, Indian firms raised $7.2 billion in equity.
Meanwhile, the finance ministry on Tuesday constituted a working group to suggest ways of rationalising existing regulations relating to foreign portfolio investments, in order to encourage foreign investment into the country. The group will review the legal and regulatory framework to simplify rules related to overseas investment in the form of foreign institutional investment (FII), foreign venture capital investment (FVCI), private equity and NRI investment, according to notification issued by the finance ministry
The panel will further study arrangements relating to use of participatory notes (PN) and suggest any changes required to increase transparency. The review of the way PNs are being used is to ensure appropriate know-your-client (KYC) norms are in place. This, however, is unlikely to lead to any fresh restrictions on PNs, reports suggest.
The committee, which will submit its report within four months, will identify challenges in meeting the financing needs of the lndian economy through the foreign investment. It will suggest specific short, medium and long term legal, regulatory and other policy changes.
The group will further revisit the role of transaction taxes. Capital market transactions are subject to Securities Transaction Tax (STT) and also a 15% short-term capital gains tax. There is debate in the policy establishment as to whether the STT should be continued and whether ordinary income and capital gains need to be taxed at different rates.
Meanwhile, trade minister Anand Sharma said on Wednesday that the government has no plan to further liberalise foreign investment in retail sector. India, currently, does not permit foreign direct investment (FDI) in multiple-brand retailers, restricting global firms like Wal-Mart Stores and Carrefour from selling directly to customers in the country. Foreign holding in single-branded retailers is capped at 51 %.
Banks need to buffer their capital base and upgrade risk management systems, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor D Subbarao said on Wednesday. The government can absorb nearly $100 billion of dollars in capital inflows, nearly double what is expected this year, before it needs to take strong restrictive measures, C. Rangarajan, chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council said on Tuesday. Economic growth was picking up, and should hit 7 to 8% in the fiscal year starting March 2010, he said, adding the biggest worry over the next few months was rising inflation.
Rangarajan he expects inflation at around 6.5% at the end of the fiscal year. He said the the government needed to aim for 4% inflation or less to be compatible with other economies. Any initial curbs on capital inflows would be on speculative funds in sectors such as real estate and borrowing abroad to spend at home, he said. The first step was likely to be an increase in the cash reserve ratio for banks, rather than an increase in interest rates, he said. And while monetary policy could be changed, fiscal stimulus would remain in place this fiscal year.
Rangarajan said he expected growth of 7-8% in 2009/10, helped by the stimulus. But the government would have to rein in a widening fiscal deficit and withdraw some spending measures. He said he does believe that the process of fiscal consolidation must begin next year.
Brazil and Taiwan have taken steps to curb hot money inflows, and other governments are keeping a watchful eye on inflows, wary that they could fuel asset price bubbles. The IMF's chief economist on Monday warned of bubbles in emerging markets on uncontrolable capital movements, which was echoed by the Asian Development Bank on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama sought to reassure Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting US ties with India even as his administration has set India's rivals, China and Pakistan, as key priorities. Obama and Singh told a joint news conference they were committed to completing a 2005 civil nuclear agreement that would open up India's potential $150 billion market in power plants.
The United States and India will establish a new economic partnership which US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will help formally launch in India early next year, the White House said on Tuesday. The new partnership aims to strengthen economic ties between the two nations and echoes the strategic economic dialogue Washington established with China in 2006.
European shares rose on Wednesday after losses in the previous session, as a revised US growth forecast for 2010 by the Federal Reserve boosted stocks, with miners featuring among the top gainers. The key benchmark indices in France, Germany and UK rose by between 0.68% to 0.83%.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has been able to prevent deflation in Europe due to its 'solid anchoring' of expectations on price stability, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Wednesday. Trichet also said that economic improvement has not been rapid, when considering unemployment data. The UK economy contracted slightly less than initially estimated in the third quarter, official figures showed Wednesday. Gross domestic product in the third quarter contracted 0.3% from the second quarter and was 5.1% weaker than in the third quarter of last year, the Office for National Statistics said.
Asian markets rose on Wednesday on expectations for stronger economic growth. The key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan rose by between 0.34% to 2.07%. But, Indonesia's Jakarta Composite fell 0.42%.
Japan's exports fell at the slowest pace in a year in October 2009. Shipments abroad slid 23.2% from a year earlier in October, compared with a 30.6% decline in September, the Finance Ministry said today in Tokyo.
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Hirohide Yamaguchi said on Wednesday that the world economy is recovering after a sharp downturn but has yet to fully emerge from the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
Trading in US index futures indicated Dow could gain 43 points at the opening bell on Wednesday, 25 November 2009.
US markets declined but ended off their lows on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised its forecast for 2010. Fed minutes indicated that Federal Reserve officials are confident the US economic recovery will be durable, but do not see employment or inflation picking up soon. The Dow was down 17.24 points, or 0.2%, to 10,433.71. The S&P 500 index slipped 0.59 points, or 0.1%, to 1,105.65, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 6.83 points, or 0.3%, to 2,169.18. Earlier, the Dow was down nearly 100 points after a report showed the economy grew less than expected in the third quarter and HP issued a cautious outlook.
In US economic news, Q3 GDP was revised to a 2.8% growth rate, lower than the initial reading of 3.5%. In other data, the conference board's gauge of consumer confidence rose to 49.5 in November 2009 from 48.7 in October 2009. And home prices improved for a fifth straight month in September 2009.
The Fed projected the economy will shrink 0.1% to 0.4% this year and grow by 2.5% to 3.3% in 2010. That compares to June's prediction of a contraction of 1% to 1.5% in 2009 and a gain of 2.1% to 3.3% next year.
Swift interest rate hikes aimed at containing inflation in product and asset prices could cause another downturn in the slowly recovering economies of the United States and Europe, the head of the World Bank Robert Zoellick said.
As per provisional figures, the BSE 30-share Sensex was up 67.18 points or 0.39% to 17198.26. The Sensex rose 159.40 points at the day's high of 17290.48, in afternoon trade, its highest since 20 October 2009. The Sensex fell 6.93 points at the day's low of 17,124.15 in early trade.
The S&P CNX Nifty was up 20.50 points or 0.4% to 5,111.05 as per provisional figures. It hit a high of 5,138, its highest since 20 October 2009.
BSE clocked a turnover of Rs 4742 crore, lower than Rs 4780.35 crore on Tuesday, 24 November 2009.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative compared to strong breadth in early trade. On BSE, 1243 shares advanced as compared with 1513 that declined. A total of 76 shares remained unchanged.
From the 30 share Sensex pack, 16 rose and rest fell.
The BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.1% and the BSE Small-cap index fell 0.12%
Energy major Reliance Industries (RIL) rose 0.78% to Rs 2193.10. But the stock came off the day's high of Rs 2225.90. RIL has reportedly reopened 900 gas stations, which were shut down when state-run oil marketing firms were selling heavily subsidised fuel. RIL has revived more than half its network of petrol pumps that were shut.
As per recent reports, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked Reliance Industries (RIL) why the company should not be barred from accessing the stock markets under rules governing fraudulent and unfair trade practices. The amendment (dated 8 October 2009) to the original show cause notice issued in April 2009 by the regulator's investigation department further asks why directions should not be issued to bar the company from buying, selling and dealing in any security, directly or indirectly. The notice was issued in the matter relating to alleged insider trading in the shares of the now-defunct Reliance Petroleum, which had since merged with RIL.
RIL on Sunday, 22 November 2009, said it has put a bid to acquire bankrupt chemicals maker LyondellBasell Industries. RIL said that it had submitted a preliminary non-binding offer to acquire, for cash, a controlling interest in Rotterdam, Netherlands-based LyondellBasell.
RIL also said it is "reviewing a number of global opportunities for growth in its core business," including LyondellBasell. The conglomerate said its offer is "preliminary and subject to customary conditions, including conduct of due diligence, documentation and receipt of creditor support."
Meanwhile, RIL plans an aggressive exploration campaign, investments in petrochemicals and overseas acquisitions as India's top company by market capitalisation prepares itself for the next phase of growth. The company will work towards attaining global scale for its conventional energy platform petrochemicals, refining and oil and gas exploration and invest in its new businesses such as retailing and alternative energy, chairman Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual meeting of shareholders on 17 November 2009.
RIL has set 27 November 2009 as the record date for a liberal 1:1 bonus share issue.
Rate sensitive realty shares reversed early gains as the RBI, late last month, raised the provisioning requirements for loans to commercial real estate from 0.4% to 1% at a regular monetary policy review. Indiabulls Real Estate, DLF, Omaxe, Sobha Developers, fell by between 0.61% to 4.37%.
Unitech fell 2.06% on equity dilution worries following reports the company has sought approval from the Department of Industrial Policy and Planning and the Reserve Bank of India to raise $700 million through foreign currency convertible bonds.
The latest RBI move will result in increase in borrowing costs for realty firms which depend heavily on borrowing. In view of large increase in credit to the commercial real estate sector over the last one year and the extent of restructured advances in this sector, it would be prudent to build cushion against likely non-performing assets (NPAs), the central bank said in its quarterly policy review.
Meanwhile, the government reportedly is considering a proposal to do away with the three-year lock-in stipulation for repatriation of foreign investments in real estate projects, in a move to ease foreign direct investment norms in the real estate sector.
Bank shares rose on hopes for financial sector reforms. India's largest bank by net profit State Bank of India (SBI) rose 0.79%. State Bank of India said on 9 November 2009 said it had entered into an agreement with T. Rowe Price to sell a 6.5% holding each in UTI Asset Management Company and UTI Trustee Company. State Bank currently holds 25% in each of the companies and after the sale its holding would be reduced to 18.5%, it said in a statement.
SBI announced on 6 November 2009 it has revised downwards interest rates on deposits by 25-50 basis points for a few maturities effective from 9 November 2009.
India's second largest private sector bank by net profit HDFC Bank rose 1.46% even as its ADR fell 1.04% on Tuesday.
But, India's largest private sector bank by net profit ICICI Bank fell 0.68% as its ADR fell 2.67% on Tuesday. The bank said on Saturday 20 November 2009 it raised $750 million (about Rs 3,500 crore) through an overseas bond issue, at an yield of 5.5%.
India's largest dedicated home loan lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) fell 0.19%. The lender announced on 13 November 2009 it has agreed to acquire approximately 41% in the fully diluted equity share capital of Credila Financial Services from DSP Merrill Lynch Capital.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on 8 November 2009, financial reforms, such as building up a domestic bond market and expanding foreign investment in sectors like insurance, would be pushed forward.
Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Usha Thorat said on Monday 16 November 2009 the central bank will soon issue guidelines on provisioning for bad loans by banks
Banks and co-operatives have reportedly disbursed farm loans to the tune of Rs 1.38 lakh crore in the first half of 2009-10, meeting over 42% of the target set by the government for the whole financial year.
FMCG stocks rose on bargain hunting. ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Marico, and Nestle India rose by between 0.13% to 1.93%.
Infosys Technologies India's No. 2 software exporter by sales rose 0.33% after Chief Financial Officer V. Balakrishnan said today that the company is focused on small acquisitions to boost growth and does not expect pricing to improve in the near term. Pricing will likely remain stable until demand increases, he said.
Sugar shares rose on reports sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh have offered higher prices to growers, raising hopes that protesting farmers would start selling cane. Bajaj Hindustan, Balrampur Chini Mills, Shree Renuka Sugars rose by between 0.3% to 4.47%. Stormy protests by farmers had disrupted parliament last week and delayed cane crushing in the the state, which can further squeeze supplies in the world's biggest consumer of the sweetener.
Surana Telecom & Power gained 2.50% after the company's board approved demerger of solar business of the company into Surana Ventures.
JSW Steel rose 2.15% on reports the company may sell as much as 40% in its upcoming 10 million tonnes steel unit in West Bengal to its new Japanese partner JFE.
Southern Ispat & Energy was locked at 10% upper limit at Rs 34.90, after the company said its board will meet on 30 November 2009 to consider acquiring new mining assets and a steel plant. Other Stories 4 Tata Steel drops 3% in choppy market (24-Nov 15:48 Hrs IST)
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US markets declined but ended off their lows on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised its forecast for 2010. Fed minutes indicated that Federal Reserve officials are confident the US economic recovery will be durable, but do not see employment or inflation picking up soon. The Dow was down 17.24 points, or 0.2%, to 10,433.71. The S&P 500 index slipped 0.59 points, or 0.1%, to 1,105.65, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 6.83 points, or 0.3%, to 2,169.18. Earlier, the Dow was down nearly 100 points after a report showed the economy grew less than expected in the third quarter and HP issued a cautious outlook.
In US economic news, Q3 GDP was revised to a 2.8% growth rate, lower than the initial reading of 3.5%. In other data, the conference board's gauge of consumer confidence rose to 49.5 in November 2009 from 48.7 in October 2009. And home prices improved for a fifth straight month in September 2009.
The Fed projected the economy will shrink 0.1% to 0.4% this year and grow by 2.5% to 3.3% in 2010. That compares to June's prediction of a contraction of 1% to 1.5% in 2009 and a gain of 2.1% to 3.3% next year.
Swift interest rate hikes aimed at containing inflation in product and asset prices could cause another downturn in the slowly recovering economies of the United States and Europe, the head of the World Bank Robert Zoellick said.
As per provisional figures, the BSE 30-share Sensex was up 67.18 points or 0.39% to 17198.26. The Sensex rose 159.40 points at the day's high of 17290.48, in afternoon trade, its highest since 20 October 2009. The Sensex fell 6.93 points at the day's low of 17,124.15 in early trade.
The S&P CNX Nifty was up 20.50 points or 0.4% to 5,111.05 as per provisional figures. It hit a high of 5,138, its highest since 20 October 2009.
BSE clocked a turnover of Rs 4742 crore, lower than Rs 4780.35 crore on Tuesday, 24 November 2009.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative compared to strong breadth in early trade. On BSE, 1243 shares advanced as compared with 1513 that declined. A total of 76 shares remained unchanged.
From the 30 share Sensex pack, 16 rose and rest fell.
The BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.1% and the BSE Small-cap index fell 0.12%
Energy major Reliance Industries (RIL) rose 0.78% to Rs 2193.10. But the stock came off the day's high of Rs 2225.90. RIL has reportedly reopened 900 gas stations, which were shut down when state-run oil marketing firms were selling heavily subsidised fuel. RIL has revived more than half its network of petrol pumps that were shut.
As per recent reports, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked Reliance Industries (RIL) why the company should not be barred from accessing the stock markets under rules governing fraudulent and unfair trade practices. The amendment (dated 8 October 2009) to the original show cause notice issued in April 2009 by the regulator's investigation department further asks why directions should not be issued to bar the company from buying, selling and dealing in any security, directly or indirectly. The notice was issued in the matter relating to alleged insider trading in the shares of the now-defunct Reliance Petroleum, which had since merged with RIL.
RIL on Sunday, 22 November 2009, said it has put a bid to acquire bankrupt chemicals maker LyondellBasell Industries. RIL said that it had submitted a preliminary non-binding offer to acquire, for cash, a controlling interest in Rotterdam, Netherlands-based LyondellBasell.
RIL also said it is "reviewing a number of global opportunities for growth in its core business," including LyondellBasell. The conglomerate said its offer is "preliminary and subject to customary conditions, including conduct of due diligence, documentation and receipt of creditor support."
Meanwhile, RIL plans an aggressive exploration campaign, investments in petrochemicals and overseas acquisitions as India's top company by market capitalisation prepares itself for the next phase of growth. The company will work towards attaining global scale for its conventional energy platform petrochemicals, refining and oil and gas exploration and invest in its new businesses such as retailing and alternative energy, chairman Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual meeting of shareholders on 17 November 2009.
RIL has set 27 November 2009 as the record date for a liberal 1:1 bonus share issue.
Rate sensitive realty shares reversed early gains as the RBI, late last month, raised the provisioning requirements for loans to commercial real estate from 0.4% to 1% at a regular monetary policy review. Indiabulls Real Estate, DLF, Omaxe, Sobha Developers, fell by between 0.61% to 4.37%.
Unitech fell 2.06% on equity dilution worries following reports the company has sought approval from the Department of Industrial Policy and Planning and the Reserve Bank of India to raise $700 million through foreign currency convertible bonds.
The latest RBI move will result in increase in borrowing costs for realty firms which depend heavily on borrowing. In view of large increase in credit to the commercial real estate sector over the last one year and the extent of restructured advances in this sector, it would be prudent to build cushion against likely non-performing assets (NPAs), the central bank said in its quarterly policy review.
Meanwhile, the government reportedly is considering a proposal to do away with the three-year lock-in stipulation for repatriation of foreign investments in real estate projects, in a move to ease foreign direct investment norms in the real estate sector.
Bank shares rose on hopes for financial sector reforms. India's largest bank by net profit State Bank of India (SBI) rose 0.79%. State Bank of India said on 9 November 2009 said it had entered into an agreement with T. Rowe Price to sell a 6.5% holding each in UTI Asset Management Company and UTI Trustee Company. State Bank currently holds 25% in each of the companies and after the sale its holding would be reduced to 18.5%, it said in a statement.
SBI announced on 6 November 2009 it has revised downwards interest rates on deposits by 25-50 basis points for a few maturities effective from 9 November 2009.
India's second largest private sector bank by net profit HDFC Bank rose 1.46% even as its ADR fell 1.04% on Tuesday.
But, India's largest private sector bank by net profit ICICI Bank fell 0.68% as its ADR fell 2.67% on Tuesday. The bank said on Saturday 20 November 2009 it raised $750 million (about Rs 3,500 crore) through an overseas bond issue, at an yield of 5.5%.
India's largest dedicated home loan lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) fell 0.19%. The lender announced on 13 November 2009 it has agreed to acquire approximately 41% in the fully diluted equity share capital of Credila Financial Services from DSP Merrill Lynch Capital.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on 8 November 2009, financial reforms, such as building up a domestic bond market and expanding foreign investment in sectors like insurance, would be pushed forward.
Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Usha Thorat said on Monday 16 November 2009 the central bank will soon issue guidelines on provisioning for bad loans by banks
Banks and co-operatives have reportedly disbursed farm loans to the tune of Rs 1.38 lakh crore in the first half of 2009-10, meeting over 42% of the target set by the government for the whole financial year.
FMCG stocks rose on bargain hunting. ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Marico, and Nestle India rose by between 0.13% to 1.93%.
Infosys Technologies India's No. 2 software exporter by sales rose 0.33% after Chief Financial Officer V. Balakrishnan said today that the company is focused on small acquisitions to boost growth and does not expect pricing to improve in the near term. Pricing will likely remain stable until demand increases, he said.
Sugar shares rose on reports sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh have offered higher prices to growers, raising hopes that protesting farmers would start selling cane. Bajaj Hindustan, Balrampur Chini Mills, Shree Renuka Sugars rose by between 0.3% to 4.47%. Stormy protests by farmers had disrupted parliament last week and delayed cane crushing in the the state, which can further squeeze supplies in the world's biggest consumer of the sweetener.
Surana Telecom & Power gained 2.50% after the company's board approved demerger of solar business of the company into Surana Ventures.
JSW Steel rose 2.15% on reports the company may sell as much as 40% in its upcoming 10 million tonnes steel unit in West Bengal to its new Japanese partner JFE.
Southern Ispat & Energy was locked at 10% upper limit at Rs 34.90, after the company said its board will meet on 30 November 2009 to consider acquiring new mining assets and a steel plant. Other Stories 4 Tata Steel drops 3% in choppy market (24-Nov 15:48 Hrs IST)
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