Sensex Today Live Updates : Sensex up 100pts, Nifty at 23,450; IT stocks top drag, broader markets outperform

Sensex Today Live : Swiss Military Consumer Goods today announced that it has acquired a 1.21 acre land parcel in Faridabad, Haryana, for ₹29.53 crore, to build a manufacturing facility.

The manufacturing facility will produce luggage and travel gear for both, the domestic and international markets, the company said in an exchange filing.

Sensex Today Live : Harshil Agrotech today announced that its board has allotted 40 million convertible warrants on a preferential basis to raise ₹44 crore.

Sensex Today Live : Rallis India today announced that it has received two tax demand notices from the Joint Commissioner State Tax, Patna for FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19, for a total amount of ₹25,34,061.

The company, in an exchange filing, said, “The Company has received two demand orders on June 13, 2024, from the Office of the Joint Commissioner State-Tax, Patliputra Circle, Patna, for FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19 of ₹13,07,941 (including interest of Rs. 6,15,964 and penalty of Rs. 73,239), and ₹12,26,120 (including interest of Rs. 4,20,504 and penalty of ₹73,232), respectively, for disallowance of GST Input Tax Credit claimed on sales return”.

Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices were trading higher on Friday, despite weak signals from global markets that were weighed down by lengthening hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

At 2 pm, Sensex was up 94.14 points, or 0.12%, at 76,905.04 and Nifty was up 38 points, or 0.16%, at 23,436.90.

Sensex Today Live : RailTel Corporation of India today announced that it has received a work order worth ₹24,14,95,932 (including tax), from the Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation.

Sensex Today Live : ideaForge Technology today announced that it has allotted 1,678 equity shares towards ESOPs.

The company, in an exchange filing, said, “We wish to inform you that the Executive Committee of the Board of the ideaForge Technology Limited on June 14, 2024 has approved the allotment of 1,678 Equity Shares having face value of Rs. 10 each towards the exercise of vested stock options under the ideaForge Employees Stock Option Scheme, 2018”.

“Post allotment, the paid-up capital of the company stands increased from ₹42,88,83,220 comprising of 4,28,88,322 equity shares of Rs. 10 each fully paid-up to ₹42,89,00,000 comprising of 4,28,90,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each fully paid–up,” it added.

Sensex Today Live : TTK Prestige CMP ₹751

Target ₹902 (12 Months)

Return 20%

We revised our target price to ₹902 (earlier ₹950) and maintain Buy rating considering the positive demand outlook.

Revenue grew by 2% YoY in Q4FY24 (-8% YoY in exports & 3%YoY in domestic). Exports were impacted due to inflationary pressure.

Gross margin improved by a 100bps, aided by reduction in input prices, however, operating margin declined by 70bps YoY to 12.4% due to higher other expenses.

The recently acquired modular kitchen business (Ultrafresh) has recorded a sale of ₹31 crore in FY24 ( ₹23 crore YoY) and has a total of 147 studios now vs 142 YoY.

Decreasing inflation will improve discretionary spending, while strong growth in real estate and the GOI’s push for affordable housing are expected to improve demand for kitchen appliances, positive for TTK.

Expect Revenue/EBITDA/PAT to grow at 9%/17%/17% CAGR over FY24-FY26E. We value TTK at 41x FY26E EPS.

Sensex Today Live : Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals today announced the launch of four new energy saving B2C lighting products, that are LED Star GlazeNXT, Zappy Anti-Mosquito Racquet, Versa Emergency Lantern, and Powerbox Swirlo range of Extension Boards in 6A & 16A.

Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices were trading higher on Friday, despite weak signals from global markets that were weighed down by lengthening hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

At 1 pm, Sensex was up 124.36 points, or 0.16%, at 76,935.26 and Nifty was up 45.50 points, or 0.19%, at 23,444.40.

Sensex Today Live : On Friday, 31 May, the BSE Sensex, India’s leading stock market index, closed slightly above 73,961 points, just below the record high of 75,418 set on 23 May. Following the weekend, the market reopened on Monday, 3 June, with the Sensex surging to a new record high of approximately 76,469.

This surge was influenced by the events of the weekend. The final phase of the Lok Sabha elections took place on Saturday, 1 June. Post-election, television channels released their exit polls. The majority predicted a significant victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), forecasting between 350-400 seats, well above the 272 needed for a clear majority. This political optimism likely contributed to the Sensex’s record-breaking performance. (Read the full story here.)

Sensex Today Live : Zydus Lifesciences today announced that it has received tentative approval from the US FDA to market Azilsartan Medoxomil and Chlorthalidone Tablets, 40 mg/12.5 mg and 40 mg/25 mg .

Azilsartan and chlorthalidone is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) and a thiazide like diuretic combination product indicated for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension), to lower blood pressure, the company said in an exchange filing. The drug will be manufactured at the group’s formulation manufacturing facility in Ahmedabad SEZ – II, India.

Azilsartan Medoxomil and Chlorthalidone Tablets had annual sales of $77.9 million in the United States, the company added.

Sensex Today Live : Transformers and Rectifiers (India) today announced that it has completed the fund raise of ₹500 crore through the issue of 7,518,796 equity shares.

Sensex Today Live : Wholesale inflation jumped to a 14-month high of 2.61% in May, due to an increase in the prices of food items, crude petroleum and natural gas, mineral oils, and other manufacturing.

WPI inflation was at 1.26% in April, and 0.53% in March.

Sensex Today Live : Barring IT and Media indices, all other sectoral indices were trading in the green.

The consumer durables and auto indices were the top sectoral gainers, while the FMCG index was also under pressure.

Sensex Today Live : The broader market was trading in the green, with the BSE SmallCap gaining 1.03% and the BSE MidCap climbing 0.82%. 

Sensex Today Live : 16 of the 50 stocks on the Nifty 50 were trading in the red. Tech Mahindra, HCLTech, Wipro, TCS, and Dr Reddy’s were the top drags, while Adani Ports & SEZ, Mahindra & Mahindra, Shriram Finance, Grasim Industries, and Bajaj Auto, were the top gainers. 

Sensex Today Live : Nearly half of the 30 stocks on the BSE Sensex were trading in the red. HCLTech, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Wipro, and NTPC, were the top drags, while Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, and Asian Paints, were the top gainers.

Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices were trading higher on Friday, despite weak signals from global markets that were weighed down by lengthening hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

At 12 pm, Sensex was up 115.05 points, or 0.15%, at 76,925.95 and Nifty was up 46.60 points, or 0.2%, at 23,445.50.

Sensex Today Live : ICICI Bank today announced that it has allotted 1.52 million shares in ESOPs.

The company, in an exchange filing, said, “This is to inform you that ICICI Bank has allotted 1,523,831 equity shares of face value of ₹2 each on June 14, 2024 under the ICICI Bank Employees Stock Option Scheme-2000″.

Sensex Today Live : Allcargo Gati today announced that Pirojshaw Aspi Sarkari, currently serving as the MD and CEO of the company, will retire from the position, but continue on the board of the company as a non-executive director and facilitate the transition of the new CEO, once identified.

In an exchange filing, the company said, “Pirojshaw Aspi Sarkari, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Gati Express & Supply Chain Private Limited (Material Subsidiary of the Company) being Senior Management Personnel of the Company, shall retire/superannuate from the aforesaid position with effect from, Saturday, November 30, 2024. Further he will continue to hold the position of Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director on the Board of the Company (ie) Allcargo Gati Limited. He shall facilitate transition of his responsibilities as CEO of the subsidiary company to the new person who shall take this position and is being identified by the committee of the board”.

Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices were trading higher on Friday, tracking weak signals from global markets that were weighed down by lengthening hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

At 11 am, Sensex was up 83.52 points, or 0.11%, at 76,894.42 and Nifty was up 39.60 points, or 0.17%, at 23,438.50.

Sensex Today Live : MosChip Technologies today announced that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, (MeitY), has approved its application under Government of India’s Semiconductor Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme for the development of a smart energy meter IC for India and overseas markets.

The DLI scheme aims to offer financial incentives as well as design infrastructure support across various stages of development and deployment of semiconductor design(s) for Integrated Circuits (ICs), Chipsets, System on Chips (SoCs), Systems & IP Cores and semiconductor linked design(s) over a period of five years, the company said in an exchange filing.

MosChip’s application for the development of a smart energy meter IC was evaluated by CDAC on behalf of MeitY and approved reimbursement on completion of development milestones, the company added.

Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices were trading in the green but were muted on Friday, tracking weak signals from global markets that were weighed down by lengthening hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

At 10 am, Sensex was up 36 points, or 0.05%, at 76,846.90 and Nifty was up 21.35 points, or 0.09%, at 23,420.25.

Sensex Today Live : In May, sectoral and thematic funds saw a net inflow of over ₹19,000 crore, as per the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). Almost half of this sum, ₹9,500 crore, was invested in HDFC Mutual Fund’s new offering, the HDFC Manufacturing Fund.

However, HDFC MF isn’t the only one capitalizing on this trend. Other fund houses have also recently launched manufacturing funds. Baroda BNP Paribas MF and Mahindra Manulife MF introduced their manufacturing funds on June 10 and at the end of last month, respectively. Furthermore, Motilal Oswal MF and Invesco India MF have submitted applications to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for their own manufacturing funds. (Read the full story here.)

Sensex Today Live : Lemon Tree Hotels today announced the opening of Keys Lite by Lemon Tree Hotels, at Urban Square, in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

The ninth property of the group in the state of Rajasthan, this property is being operated under the franchise division of Lemon Tree Hotels, the company said in an exchange filing.

The hotel, located next to the Urban Square Mall, has 68 well-appointed rooms, of which 34 are open as part of phase I of the launch, and the remaining 34 will open as part of phase II.

Sensex Today Live : The realty, consumer durables, oil & gas, and healthcare indices were the top sectoral gainers, while the IT, bank, financial services, auto, and metal indices were trading in the red.

The FMCG and pharama indices were muted.

Sensex Today Live : The broader market was outperforming the bechmark indices, with the BSE SmallCap gaining 0.55% and the BSE MidCap climbing 0.48%.

Sensex Today Live : 17 out of the 50 stocks on the Nifty 50 were trading in the green. Grasim Industries, Shriram Finance, Hindustan Unilever, Eicher Motors, and Britannia Industries were the top gainers, while Tech Mahindra, JSW Steel, HCLTech, NTPC, and Wipro, were the top drags. 

Sensex Today Live : Only eight stocks out of the 30 on the BSE Sensex were trading in the green. Titan, Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Hindustan Unilever and Mahindra & Mahindra, were the top gainers, while Tech Mahindra, JSW Steel, HCLTech, NTPC, and Bajaj Finserv, were the top drags. 

Sensex Today Live : The board of the Bengaluru-based real estate firm on June 13 approved raising funds up to ₹1,000 crore through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP).

Sensex Today Live : The company announced on Thursday that it will acquire a 67.5% stake in Hyderabad-based Sapala Organics for ₹229.5 crore. The company has entered into a definitive agreement for the investment.

Sensex Today Live : The company expects the average pricing of its residential launches for FY25 to be ₹10,000/sq. ft. The company has launched its premium-luxury mixed-use project, Brigade Icon, on Chennai’s iconic Mount Road. The 38-storey structure is expected to be among the tallest buildings in Chennai upon completion.

Sensex Today Live : The company has signed an MOU with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for collaboration in metro railway system projects, including rolling stock, depot management, station management, and maintenance of railway infrastructure.

Sensex Today Live : The company, owned by Adani Group, announced on June 13 that it will acquire a 100% stake in Penna Cement Industries Ltd (PCIL) for an enterprise value of ₹10,422 crore. The acquisition, expected to be completed within 3-4 months, is part of Adani’s goal to achieve a capacity of 140 million tonne per annum (MTPA) by 2028. The acquisition will be funded through internal accruals and will help Ambuja expand its market presence in South India.

Sensex Today Live : “BankNifty has been in consolidation for the past 4 sessions finding resistance near 50,200 zone with support maintained near 49,500 levels and a decisive breach above 50,200 is much needed to trigger for further fresh upward move for initial target of 51,000 level.

Bankex also witnessing resistance near 0.786% retracement level of 57,200 zone remained rangebound closing on a flat note with overall bias maintained positive till the levels of 56,000 is sustained. The index would have the resistance barrier near 57,200 levels which needs to be breached for further continuation of the upward move.

BankNifty would have the daily range of 49,500-50,200 levels, with Bankex support at 56,200 and resistance at 57,200 levels.”

–Vaishali Parekh, Vice President – Technical Research, Prabhudas Lilladher

Sensex Today Live : “Nifty has witnessed a sluggish and gradual rise during the last 4 sessions finding resistance near the 23,400-23,450 zone with some profit booking witnessed in the second half of the trading session. The index has got the near-term support zone near 23,200 zone and a decisive close above 23,400 shall trigger for further rise for next target of 23,800 level.

Sensex oscillated between the 77,200 and 76,700 zone during the intraday session with fluctuations witnessed and would need a decisive breach above the important hurdle at 77,200 zone of for the overall bias to improve. The support for the day is seen at 76,400/23,150 levels while the resistance would be seen at 77,300/23,550 levels.”

–Vaishali Parekh, Vice President – Technical Research, Prabhudas Lilladher

Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices opened in the green on Friday, despite muted cues from global markets that were weighed down by lengthening hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.

At opening bell, Sensex was up 99.09 points, or 0.13%, at 76,909.99 and Nifty was up 25.20 points, or 0.11%, at 23,424.10.

“In the near-term the market is likely to be range bound since there are no major triggers till the budget. Since the valuations are high, particularly in the broader market, any significant up move will invite selling from the FIIs. If the market trends down DIIs and retail investors will pursue a buy on dips strategy that has worked very well in this market. Sustained flows into mutual funds, particularly through the SIP route, and the retail investor’s eagerness to buy any dip will keep the market resilient. Investors should now take a medium to long-term view and remain invested in the market focusing on fairly valued largecaps.”

–Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services.

Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices were mildly up at pre-open on Friday, despite muted cues from global markets that were weighed down by lengthening hopes of a rate cyt by the US Federal Reserve.

Sensex was up 101.48 points, or 0.13%, at 76,912.38 and Nifty was up 66.05 points, or 0.28%, at 23,464.95 during pre-open.

“Yesterday’s session saw Nifty reach a new record high of 23,481.05 and Sensex peak at 77,145.45. Nifty’s crucial support is at 22,950 with its 200 DMA at 21,226. Investors anticipate consolidation amid uncertainties, awaiting India’s FY25 Budget announcement and the Federal Reserve’s next rate cut. Positive news includes the US 10-year Treasury yield dropping below 4.27%. Key stocks in focus are L&T, securing a major order from ONGC, and sugar stocks potentially benefiting from an MSP increase. Preferred trades are Nifty and Bank Nifty buys at CMP with specific target zones. Top stock pick is TITAN, recommended for its momentum play.”

–Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd

Sensex Today Live : India’s benchmark stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are anticipated to have a subdued start on Friday due to mixed signals from international markets. The Gift Nifty trends also suggest a steady opening for the Indian index, currently trading around the 23,400 mark.

On Thursday, both Sensex and Nifty 50 ended on a positive note, with Nifty closing near the 23,400 level. The Sensex rose by 204.33 points to close at 76,810.90, and the Nifty 50 increased by 75.95 points (0.33%) to end at 23,398.90.

Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities, noted that the market has been moving sideways in the past four sessions, forming a small negative candle on the daily chart. Despite this, the larger positive pattern of higher tops and bottoms remains intact. He added that while the short-term trend of Nifty remains range-bound with a positive bias, similar sideways movements at higher tops have previously led to a downward correction from the highs. (Read the full story here.)

Sensex Today Live : Indian equity indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are projected to start off subdued on Friday due to mixed signals from global markets. While Asian markets are mostly down, the US market closed mixed with tech stocks gaining amidst weak economic data.

On Thursday, both Sensex and Nifty 50 closed higher, reaching new record highs during the session, driven by positive domestic and global influences. The Sensex rose by 204.33 points (0.27%) to close at 76,810.90, and the Nifty 50 increased by 75.95 points (0.33%) to end at 23,398.90.

Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities, noted that although Nifty continues to hit new highs daily, it struggles to maintain these gains. He predicts that Nifty may oscillate between 23,297 and 23,481 in the near term. (Read the full story here.)

Sensex Today Live : Indian benchmark indices were expected to open on a muted note with a positive bias as global markets weighed the timeline for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.

In India, Gift Nifty futures were trading at 23,419, marginally ahead of Nifty 50’s Thursday close of 23,399, indicating a muted but positive start for markets in India.

Asian stocks fell on Friday as investors pondered the outlook for U.S. rates after the Federal Reserve tempered its rate-cut views even as inflation came in softer than expected, while the yen was shaky before the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting.

The dollar was hovering near a one-month high on the back of the hawkish tone from the Fed this week, while political uncertainty in Europe kept the euro under pressure.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.48% lower. Chinese stocks also fell, with the blue chip shares down 0.3%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 0.79% lower.

Japan’s Nikkei declined 0.25%, while the yen was slightly weaker at 157.185 per dollar in early trading ahead of the BOJ meeting where the central bank is likely to keep interest rates ultra-low.

But the focus will be on whether the BOJ will take steps to trim its bond purchases or drop clues on its future tapering plans and start reducing its huge balance sheet.

A Reuters poll showed nearly two-thirds of economists expect the BOJ to start tapering its monthly bond buying, now set at around 6 trillion yen ($38 billion), on Friday.

“It is possible that the BOJ will tweak its JGB buying operation with only a small reduction, but we are not sure that the BOJ will start cutting without a grace period,” said ING economists in a note.

The yen’s decline to a 34-year low of 160.245 per dollar at the end of April triggered several rounds of intervention by Japanese authorities totalling 9.79 trillion yen ($62.25 billion).

The yen, which is extremely sensitive to U.S. Treasury yields, is down over 10% against the dollar this year.

Greg Hirt, global CIO for multi asset at AllianzGI, expects the BOJ to remain patient and possibly raise rates only in July or later this year as more data become available over the summer.

“The wild card is the renewed weakness of the yen over the past two months. Another bout of currency-induced cost-push inflation could be detrimental to achieving the goal of real income growth.”

On the macro level, markets remain focused on when the U.S. central bank will cut rates and by how much after event-filled week.

Data on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased to a 10-month high last week, while producer prices unexpectedly fell in May.

That followed Wednesday’s cooler-than-expected consumer inflation report and the Fed’s revised dot plot, which lowered rate-cut expectations this year from three to one.

James McCann, deputy chief economist at abrdn, said the Fed seems to be in a patient mood as it waits for signs of sustained progress on inflation and expects the U.S. central bank to start its monetary easing campaign in December.

Traders though are taking their cues from the inflation reports and are now pricing in 50 basis points of cuts this year, with a rate cut in September priced in at 68%, CME FedWatch tool showed.

“Rate expectations are likely to remain volatile over coming months against the backdrop of a data dependent Fed,” McCann said.

The shifting expectations has seen the dollar bounce around this week, with the U.S. currency index which measures its value against six peers, last at 105.25, not far from the one-month high of 105.46 it touched on Tuesday. The index is up 0.3% for the week.

In commodities, oil prices eased on Friday but were on track for their first weekly gain in four weeks as markets assessed the impact of U.S. rates staying higher for longer against solid outlooks for crude and fuel demand this year.

Brent crude futures fell 0.62% to $82.26 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) U.S. crude futures eased 0.69% to trade at $78.08.