Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Stock market morning update for 12 january 2021

 

morning update


Indices at 10:00 am


Nifty50 14,467 ▼ 16 (-0.1%)


Sensex 49,162 ▼ 106 (-0.2%)


Nifty Bank 31,850 ▼ 148 (-0.4%)



MORNING UPDATE

In the news


GAIL to consider share buyback


         On January 15, Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), will consider a share buyback with an aim to distribute its excess cash reserves to its shareholders, including  the government of India, which holds a 52.1% stake. 

      The Nifty50 stock has rallied nearly 40% in the past quarter and rose nearly 10% this month. In a bid to raise capital and reduce its fiscal deficit, the government has asked state-owned companies to announce buybacks.   

 

Total Renewables to grab stake in Adani Green


        The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Total SE’s acquisition of a minority stake in Adani Green Energy.

      The acquisition will be made via Total Renewables SAS, a fully owned subsidiary of the French multinational oil and gas major. Shares of Adani Green gained 1.1% this morning, but have ceded about 8% in January so far.

 

Tata Steel sales volumes drop


        In its Q3 volume update, Tata Steel mentioned that its India sales volumes stood at 4.66 MT, down 4% YoY due to lower opening inventory after a strong Q2 sales. 

     However, given the price hikes seen in Q3, the sales momentum (value-wise) was strong. The stock ceded 2.1% early today. It has seen a strong run in Q3, having risen close to 80%.

 

Thyrocare Technologies


       The diagnostics chain saw a significant business revival in Q3 after business activities resumed across all states. Its non-Covid business, in particular, is showing growth after the end of the festive season. 

      The company achieved nearly 34% YoY growth in the quarter. Covid RTPCR tests continue to contribute in terms of volume of tests performed in Q3. The stock was up 2.8% today.

 

Events in this week

          Tuesday: CPI Inflation, IIP (India)

       Wednesday: Crude oil inventories (US)

      Thursday: WPI Inflation (India), Initial jobless claims (US)



Sectoral indices

 

Top gainers

Top losers

Nifty Metal
▲ 1.4%

Nifty Pvt Bank
▼ 0.6%

Nifty Media
▲ 1.0%

Nifty FMCG
▼ 0.5%

 

Global markets

Today's movement

Nikkei 225 (Japan)

▲ 2.3%

Hang Seng (Hong Kong)

▲ 0.8%

SSE Composite (China)

▼ 0.2%

Dow Jones (US)

▲ 0.1%


Fact of the day

Remember the Tata Sumo? The SUV was named after Sumant Moolgaokar, the former MD of Tata Motors.

Source: The Better India

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