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Watch: RIL, GMR Infra, Bharti Airtel, Natco Pharma
NewsWire18, Tuesday, Mar 5 - Morning brief for the stock market:
BIG PICTURE
* Chidambaram says no plan to unilaterally change Mauritius tax pact (NW18)
* Parliament to mull retrospective tax when Vodafone row ends (NW18)
* Euro leaders urge for budget cuts as Italy moves closer to elections (BB)
TOP EVENTS TODAY
* Services PMI and composite PMI for February, by HSBC
* Godrej Properties to announce a new business venture
* Oct-Dec earnings to be detailed by: KS Oils, Standard Chartered
* Board Meetings of:
+ Aanjaneya Lifecare to announce opening date of FCCB issuance
+ Mukta Arts to consider forming new exhibition arm
+ Unique Organics to consider forfeiture of shares
INDICATORS (previous session)
* NSE provisional net buy/(sale) in bln rupees, Mar 4: FII (0.30), DII (1.11)
* Institutional net buy/(sale) in bln rupees, Mar 1: FIIs 9.15, MF (0.59)
* FII NSE futures net buy/(sale) in bln rupee, Mar 4: index 3.99, shr 5.71
* Sensex 18877.96, down 40.56 points; Nifty 5698.50, down 21.20 points
* Crude: $90.12/bbl; Rupee: 54.86/$1; Gold: $1,572.4/ounce; 10-yr yld: 7.8850%
OUTLOOK
* Domestic share indices are seen opening tad up on positive cues from
overseas markets.
GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS
* US equities ended slightly up on Monday due to bargain buying in select
index majors.
* Asian indices rose on hopes that central banks across the globe will
continue to provide stimulus to their respective economies to
growth.
SECTOR NEWS
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* AUTOMOBILES: Ford India has launched a limited edition of Figo hatchback
with the petrol version priced at 415,999 rupees ex-showroom Delhi. (NW18)
Harley-Davidson cuts prices of some of its models by 400,000 rupees;
the company plans to locally assemble three more models--Fat Boy,
Fat Boy Special, Heritage Softail Classic. (BS).
NewsWire18, Tuesday, Mar 5 - Morning brief for the stock market:
BIG PICTURE
* Chidambaram says no plan to unilaterally change Mauritius tax pact (NW18)
* Parliament to mull retrospective tax when Vodafone row ends (NW18)
* Euro leaders urge for budget cuts as Italy moves closer to elections (BB)
TOP EVENTS TODAY
* Services PMI and composite PMI for February, by HSBC
* Godrej Properties to announce a new business venture
* Oct-Dec earnings to be detailed by: KS Oils, Standard Chartered
* Board Meetings of:
+ Aanjaneya Lifecare to announce opening date of FCCB issuance
+ Mukta Arts to consider forming new exhibition arm
+ Unique Organics to consider forfeiture of shares
INDICATORS (previous session)
* NSE provisional net buy/(sale) in bln rupees, Mar 4: FII (0.30), DII (1.11)
* Institutional net buy/(sale) in bln rupees, Mar 1: FIIs 9.15, MF (0.59)
* FII NSE futures net buy/(sale) in bln rupee, Mar 4: index 3.99, shr 5.71
* Sensex 18877.96, down 40.56 points; Nifty 5698.50, down 21.20 points
* Crude: $90.12/bbl; Rupee: 54.86/$1; Gold: $1,572.4/ounce; 10-yr yld: 7.8850%
OUTLOOK
* Domestic share indices are seen opening tad up on positive cues from
overseas markets.
GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS
* US equities ended slightly up on Monday due to bargain buying in select
index majors.
* Asian indices rose on hopes that central banks across the globe will
continue to provide stimulus to their respective economies to
growth.
SECTOR NEWS
===========
* AUTOMOBILES: Ford India has launched a limited edition of Figo hatchback
with the petrol version priced at 415,999 rupees ex-showroom Delhi. (NW18)
Harley-Davidson cuts prices of some of its models by 400,000 rupees;
the company plans to locally assemble three more models--Fat Boy,
Fat Boy Special, Heritage Softail Classic. (BS).
* BANKING: Fitch Ratings has said that the issuance of new banking licences
in India is likely to be highly selective given the challenges that new
entrants face and the cautious approach of RBI. (NW18)
* DEBT MARKET: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Monday that the
government is examining removing the sub-limit for foreign
institutional investors in debt segment. (NW18)
* ECONOMY: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has expressed hope of interest
rate cut but added that a final call had to be taken by the RBI governor.
(NW18)
The finance minister said India's current account deficit was "a more
worrying deficit" than the fiscal gap, making it imperative to attract
foreign inflows. (NW18)
FINANCIAL SERVICES: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORP, DEWAN HOUSING
FINANCE, LIC HOUSING FINANCE, and National Housing Bank have sought RBI's
approval to raise up to $1 bln via external commercial borrowing. (NW18)
National Housing Bank aims to securitise home loan pools worth 2 bln
rupees within a month. (NW18)
* FOREIGN TREATY: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Abu Dhabi later
this month to discuss an investment protection treaty between the two
countries. (ET)
* OIL AND GAS: Arvind Mayaram, secretary, department of economic affairs,
the finance ministry said that the government could levy a cess to block
diversion of bulk diesel by companies trying to take advantage of
price arbitrage. (IE)
* PHARMACEUTICALS: The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion plans to
extend the provision of compulsory licence beyond cancer drugs, a move that
may result in steep fall in prices of key drugs. (ET)
* ROADS: National Highways Authority of India has received 17.77 bln rupees
from the government as its share from the toll collected on national
highways for the current financial year, much lower than the 35.54 bln
rupees announced in the Budget last year. (IE)
* STEEL: India's finished steel production grew 3.1% year on year in Apr-Jan
to 64.47 mln tn, Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma said. (NW18)
* TAXATION: India has signed an agreement with Bhutan for avoidance of
double taxation and prevention of tax evasion. (NW18)
STOCKS
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* ADANI ENTERPRISES: Adani Agro has set a clearing price of 221 rupees per
share for its offer for sale of 8.5 mln shares of the company, which was
slightly oversubscribed. (NW18)
* BHARTI AIRTEL: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has given approval for imposing
a 3.5-bln-rupee penalty on the company for violating 3G licence conditions.
(PTI)
Malaysia-based Axiata has approached Bharti Airtel to buy the latter's
Sri Lanka business. (BS)
* BS LTD: Arm BS Enviro Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to
buy 51% stake in Skywater India. (NW18)
* CORE EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGIES: Standard & Poor's Rating Services has
placed its long-term corporate credit rating on the company in
CreditWatch with negative implications. (NW18)
* ESSAR OIL: Plans to spend around 25 bln rupees over the next year on
drilling new wells and other infrastructure to ramp up gas production from
its coal-bed methane block at Raniganj. (NW18)
* FINKURVE FINANCIAL SERVICES: Has acquired 99.99% stake in RSBL Commodities.
(NW18).
* GAMMON INDIA: In talks with investors to sell up to 24% stake in subsidiary
GAMMON INFRASTRUCTURE. (ET)
worrying deficit" than the fiscal gap, making it imperative to attract
foreign inflows. (NW18)
FINANCIAL SERVICES: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORP, DEWAN HOUSING
FINANCE, LIC HOUSING FINANCE, and National Housing Bank have sought RBI's
approval to raise up to $1 bln via external commercial borrowing. (NW18)
National Housing Bank aims to securitise home loan pools worth 2 bln
rupees within a month. (NW18)
* FOREIGN TREATY: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Abu Dhabi later
this month to discuss an investment protection treaty between the two
countries. (ET)
* OIL AND GAS: Arvind Mayaram, secretary, department of economic affairs,
the finance ministry said that the government could levy a cess to block
diversion of bulk diesel by companies trying to take advantage of
price arbitrage. (IE)
* PHARMACEUTICALS: The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion plans to
extend the provision of compulsory licence beyond cancer drugs, a move that
may result in steep fall in prices of key drugs. (ET)
* ROADS: National Highways Authority of India has received 17.77 bln rupees
from the government as its share from the toll collected on national
highways for the current financial year, much lower than the 35.54 bln
rupees announced in the Budget last year. (IE)
* STEEL: India's finished steel production grew 3.1% year on year in Apr-Jan
to 64.47 mln tn, Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma said. (NW18)
* TAXATION: India has signed an agreement with Bhutan for avoidance of
double taxation and prevention of tax evasion. (NW18)
STOCKS
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* ADANI ENTERPRISES: Adani Agro has set a clearing price of 221 rupees per
share for its offer for sale of 8.5 mln shares of the company, which was
slightly oversubscribed. (NW18)
* BHARTI AIRTEL: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has given approval for imposing
a 3.5-bln-rupee penalty on the company for violating 3G licence conditions.
(PTI)
Malaysia-based Axiata has approached Bharti Airtel to buy the latter's
Sri Lanka business. (BS)
* BS LTD: Arm BS Enviro Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to
buy 51% stake in Skywater India. (NW18)
* CORE EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGIES: Standard & Poor's Rating Services has
placed its long-term corporate credit rating on the company in
CreditWatch with negative implications. (NW18)
* ESSAR OIL: Plans to spend around 25 bln rupees over the next year on
drilling new wells and other infrastructure to ramp up gas production from
its coal-bed methane block at Raniganj. (NW18)
* FINKURVE FINANCIAL SERVICES: Has acquired 99.99% stake in RSBL Commodities.
(NW18).
* GAMMON INDIA: In talks with investors to sell up to 24% stake in subsidiary
GAMMON INFRASTRUCTURE. (ET)
* GMR INFRASTRUCTURE:
Has entered into an agreement with FPM Power Holdings
to sell 70% stake in GMR Energy (Singapore) for Singapore $660 mln. (NW18)
* HINDUSTAN UNILEVER: Seeks to sell 25-acre land near Hyderabad. Last date to
submit bids for the same is Apr 8. (NW18)
* HINDUSTAN ZINC: Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D. Purandeswari
has urged the government not to divest further stake in the company. The
minister has alleged that Vedanta group has not paid salaries to the
employees for the past two months. (BS)
to sell 70% stake in GMR Energy (Singapore) for Singapore $660 mln. (NW18)
* HINDUSTAN UNILEVER: Seeks to sell 25-acre land near Hyderabad. Last date to
submit bids for the same is Apr 8. (NW18)
* HINDUSTAN ZINC: Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D. Purandeswari
has urged the government not to divest further stake in the company. The
minister has alleged that Vedanta group has not paid salaries to the
employees for the past two months. (BS)
* IDFC: Arm has bought assets worth 2.5 bln rupees in Pune-based Paranjpe
Schemes (Construction) Ltd's Hinjewadi special economic zone. (Mint)
* INDIAN OIL CORP: The company's 15 mtpa refinery at Paradip, Odisha is
expected to be complete by November. (NW18)
* INFOSYS: Plans to hire around 200 new employees at its Cumberland office in
Atlanta, US, in 2013-14 (Apr-Mar). (NW18)
* JET AIRWAYS INDIA: Has replaced Airbus 330-200 with the higher capacity
Airbus 330-300 on its Delhi-Toronto-Delhi route via Brussels because of
growing demand. (NW18)
* LLOYDS STEEL INDUSTRIES: Has received shareholders' approval for its
proposed conversion of preference shares held by lender IDBI BANK into
shares. (NW18)
* MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA: Group posted a consolidated net profit of 12.54 bln
rupees for the quarter ended Dec 31, up 50.8% on year. (NW18)
* MAHINDRA LIFESPACE DEVELOPERS: Foreign institutional investors' holding in
the company 28.06% on Mar 1. (NW18)
* NATCO PHARMA: The Intellectual Property Appellate Board has upheld a
compulsory licence allowing the company to manufacture and sell the
cancer drug of Bayer Corp of India. (var)
* OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORP: Defence ministry has rejected three blocks of
the company and one each of CAIRN INDIA and BG Group on the east coast
for drilling activities. (NW18)
* POLARIS FINANCIAL: Is likely to hive off its IT services and cloud
computing units in separate deals. (ToI)
* RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS: Expects to kick off the
41.12-bln-rupee expansion project at its Thal unit in May. (NW18)
* RELIANCE INDUSTRIES: Defence ministry has cleared the company's producing
KG-D6 block and discovered NEC-25 block in east coast for future drilling.
(NW18)
* SUZLON ENERGY: Morgan Stanley Asia has bought 145.54 mln, or 8.19%, shares
of the company from the market. (NW18)
* TATA GLOBAL BEVERAGES: Will market, package, and distribute two products of
South Indian Green Cardamom Co in India. (NW18)
* TATA MOTORS: Production of Nano at the Sanand plant in Gujarat has been
cut by over 80% to around 1,500 units a month. (FE)
* TRENT: Company's board has approved the merger of three of its arms,
Landmark, Fiora Link Road Properties, and Trexa ADMC with itself. (NW18)
* YES BANK: Foreign institutional investors cannot purchase any more shares
of the bank as the limit for FII holding in the company has reached the
cap of 49%. (NW18)