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Sensex ends marginally lower, Nifty holds 10,400; PSU banks outperform

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Nifty IT index ends 1.46% lower Nifty PSU Bank index ends 2.33% higher Sectoral Trend BSE Sensex gainers and losers Market at close   The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 33,857, down 61 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,427, up 5 points. Reliance Securities on Majesco Limited   The company reported strong 3QFY18 results, with revenue rising 4.7% QoQ in USD terms, led by strong order book growth seen in FY18 YTD; cloud revenue rose 5.1% QoQ, aided by investments made, while License revenue grew by a massive 127% QoQ led by new deal wins.    Good revenue growth drove a 345bps QoQ rise in EBITDA margin to 4.5%. Industry fundamentals and the key IBM partnership will enable Majesco to boost revenue growth going forward.   Cloud offering - ‘Trump Card’: 60-70% of the deal pipeline in the past few months has been for cloud services. Of the addressable market of US$25bn for Majesco, around US$15-16bn relates to the L&A market, while US$9.25bn relates to the US P&C market. ​​We currently have a target price of Rs 730 on the stock.

Benchmark indices  pared gains to ended flat amid choppy trade on Tuesday dragged mainly by IT stocks.

The S&P ended at 33,857, down 61 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,427, up 5 points.

India’s retail inflation eased to 4.44 per cent in February from 5.1 per cent in January, but remained above the 4 per cent medium-term target of the Reserve Bank of India.

IT stocks lead the decline dragged by Tata Consultancy Services, which posted its biggest intraday percentage fall since November 2016 after a term sheet showed that parent Tata Sons is set to sell a stake in the company.

Meanwhile, financial stocks gained, with the PSU bank index rising 2.3%. Punjab National Bank rose 3% and Andhra Bank gained 11%.

Globally, Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday with technology shares buoyed by gains in their Wall Street peers, but gains were limited ahead of US inflation data later in the day which could offer clues on the pace of interest rate rises this year.
(with wire inputs)

First Published: Tue, March 13 2018. 15:31 IST
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Sensex ends marginally lower, Nifty holds 10,400; PSU banks outperform

All that happened in the market today

All that happened in the market today
Benchmark indices  pared gains to ended flat amid choppy trade on Tuesday dragged mainly by IT stocks.

The S&P ended at 33,857, down 61 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,427, up 5 points.

India’s retail inflation eased to 4.44 per cent in February from 5.1 per cent in January, but remained above the 4 per cent medium-term target of the Reserve Bank of India.

IT stocks lead the decline dragged by Tata Consultancy Services, which posted its biggest intraday percentage fall since November 2016 after a term sheet showed that parent Tata Sons is set to sell a stake in the company.

Meanwhile, financial stocks gained, with the PSU bank index rising 2.3%. Punjab National Bank rose 3% and Andhra Bank gained 11%.

Globally, Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday with technology shares buoyed by gains in their Wall Street peers, but gains were limited ahead of US inflation data later in the day which could offer clues on the pace of interest rate rises this year.
(with wire inputs)

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Sensex ends marginally lower, Nifty holds 10,400; PSU banks outperform

All that happened in the market today

Benchmark indices  pared gains to ended flat amid choppy trade on Tuesday dragged mainly by IT stocks.

The S&P ended at 33,857, down 61 points while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,427, up 5 points.

India’s retail inflation eased to 4.44 per cent in February from 5.1 per cent in January, but remained above the 4 per cent medium-term target of the Reserve Bank of India.

IT stocks lead the decline dragged by Tata Consultancy Services, which posted its biggest intraday percentage fall since November 2016 after a term sheet showed that parent Tata Sons is set to sell a stake in the company.

Meanwhile, financial stocks gained, with the PSU bank index rising 2.3%. Punjab National Bank rose 3% and Andhra Bank gained 11%.

Globally, Asian stocks edged up on Tuesday with technology shares buoyed by gains in their Wall Street peers, but gains were limited ahead of US inflation data later in the day which could offer clues on the pace of interest rate rises this year.
(with wire inputs)

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