IT was the only sectoral index in the green, rising 4 percent while Nifty Bank index fell 200 points.
12:45 pm Market Update: The market remained under selling pressure following negative lead from global stocks. But the sharp rally in technology stocks post TCS' Q4 FY18 result and a weak rupee continued to support benchmark indices.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 56.61 points at 34,370.68 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 22.10 points to 10,543.20.
Shares of TCS hit a record high and was up more than 6 percent.
IT was the only sectoral index in the green, rising 4 percent while Nifty Bank index fell 200 points.
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Reliance Industries, HDFC, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, L&T, SBI and Vedanta were down 1-3 percent.
12:35 pm INOX-IMAX Corporation Agreement: Inox Leisure informed exchanges that the company has entered into an agreement for purchase of IMAX Theatre Systems with IMAX Corporation.
Pursuant to the agreement, the company will install IMAX Theatre Systems at five more multiplexes across India.
The deal brings IMAX's total number of contracted theatres with the Company to 10, with 2 currently open and 8 contracted to open.
12:25 pm Plant Shutdown: Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals informed exchanges that it is considering the shutting down of its fibre unit situated at Kosamba, Surat.
"The subject initiation is mainly on account of non-viability of its products. This shutting down however is subject to the approval of board of directors."
12:15 pm Asia Update: Asian shares slipped as a warning on smartphone demand from the world's largest contract chipmaker slugged the tech sector, while high oil prices stirred inflation fears and undermined sovereign bonds.
In Asia, Apple led the way after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing cut its revenue target to the low end of forecasts and blamed softer demand for smartphones.
Taiwan's main index slid 1.8 percent with techs sinking 3.5 percent and TSMC off more than 6 percent. Stocks in South Korea took a 0.5 percent dip.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 1.1 percent, again led by a 1.6 percent fall in technology. Japan's Nikkei eased 0.1 percent as the drop is tech outweight the gains in energy and financials, reports Reuters.
12:05 pm Fortis gets non-binding offer: Fortis Healthcare said it has received a non-binding expression of interest from KKR-backed Radiant Life Care, making it the fifth bidder for the beleaguered firm.
Radiant Life Care has offered to acquire at least 26 percent stake in Fortis Healthcare (FHL) at Rs 126 per share, excluding its diagnostic business SRL.
The stock is up over 1 percent.
Here are the top headlines at 12 pm from Moneycontrol News' Anchal Pathak
11:55 am Drug Approval: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has received final approval from the US health regulator for a generic version of Temovate Topical Solution used to treat certain scalp and skin conditions.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals USA has been granted final approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for Clobetasol Propionate Topical Solution USP, 0.05%, the company said in a BSE filing.
The approved product is the generic version of Temovate Topical Solution.
11:50 am Market Update: The market remained under selling pressure due to global weakness, but the sharp rally in technology stocks post TCS Q4 results and weak rupee capped the losses of benchmark indices.
TCS shares rallied 6.5 percent to hit a record high, adding nearly Rs 40,000 crore to total market capitalisation of Rs 6.5 lakh crore.
The IT is the only index in the green, rising 3.5 percent while other all sectoral indices are in the red.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 73.82 points at 34,353.47 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 30.90 points to 10,534.40. About 1,343 shares declined against 935 advancing shares on the BSE.
11:35 am RBI Approval: Private sector lender Yes Bank said has received Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) approval to open two representative offices in London and Singapore.
"This is a significant development in the overall augmentation of Yes Bank's business model and will help in further diversification and expansion of financial services to the NRI diaspora," Yes Bank MD and CEO Rana Kapoor said.
"Opening of representative offices in key financial and trade hubs...gives us an effective coverage for most key global geographies and demonstrates our commitment to grow our footprint in the international banking space," he added.
Yes Bank opened its first representative office in Abu Dhabi in April 2015 and also launched IFSC banking unit (IBU) at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, in the same year, reports PTI.
11:25 am Buzzing: Shares of TCS jumped 6.5 percent intraday after the company reported a 4.4 percent rise in March quarter net profit and guided towards a better show in fiscal 2019.
The stock was the biggest gainer on both key indices, Sensex and Nifty.
The firm's market valuation zoomed Rs 37,702.06 crore to Rs 6,45,880.63 crore.
11:15 am IndusInd Bank in focus: Most brokerage firms raised their respective target price for IndusInd Bank post Q4 results after the bank reported 27 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in the net profit to Rs953 crore.
The most aggressive price target came from Citigroup which maintains a buy call on the stock but raised its target price to Rs 2,180 from Rs 2,060 which translates into an upside of about 20 percent from current levels.
The bank's net profit was largely in line with market expectations. A Reuters poll had pegged its net profit at Rs 961.5 crore for the quarter under review.
The bank’s net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned and interest expended, came in at Rs 2,007.59 crore, 20.4 percent higher than in the corresponding quarter a year ago.
11:07 am Crude Update: US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at USD 68.12 a barrel, down 0.25 percent. WTI has gained nearly 8 percent in the last eight days of trading.
Brent crude futures were at USD 73.61 a barrel, down 0.23 cents. The global benchmark touched USD 74.75 a barrel, its highest since November 27, 2014 - the day OPEC decided to pump as much as it could to defend market share.
Here are the top headlines at 11 am from Moneycontrol News' Sakshi Batra
10:55 am Buzzing: Eveready Industries plunged 10 percent after fair trade regulator CCI imposed a total fine of Rs 215 crore on Eveready as well as Indo National, industry grouping AIDCM and their officials for cartelisation in pricing of zinc carbon dry cell batteries.
Invoking leniency provisions, the Competition Commission reduced the quantum of penalties on Eveready, Indo National as well as their officials. The fine has been completely waived off in the case of Panasonic Energy India, which was also involved in anti-competitive practices.
In a 39-page order, the watchdog has penalised Eveready and Indo National, which owns the brand 'Nippo' and Association of Indian Dry Cell Manufacturers (AIDCM) to the tune of nearly Rs 215 crore.
10:45 am Market Update: The market continued to reel under marginal selling pressure, following correction in global stocks. The correction in banking & financials, FMCG, metals and oil exploration stocks weighed on the market, but sharp rally in technology stocks capped market losses.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 59.90 points at 34,367.39 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 18.80 points to 10,546.50.
The 13-month low rupee and healthy TCS' Q4 performance lifted Nifty IT index over 3 percent, but other sectoral indices were down.
Metals stocks lost shine after yesterday's sharp rally, with the Nifty Metal index falling nearly 2 percent. PSU Bank was the major loser among sectoral indices, down 2.5 percent.
10:25 am CLSA ups TCS target: While reiterating its Buy rating on TCS and raising target price to Rs 3,700 per share (from Rs 3,250 earlier), global brokerage house CLSA said Q4 revenue beat estimates sharply, hence it upgraded FY19-20 revenue & EPS estimates by 1 percent.
It expects the company to maintain payout ratios and expects a buyback/dividend to compensate for a lower payout in FY18.
10:15 am Railway Operating Ratio: Railways' operating ratio, the direct indicator of working of the government-run transporter could settle at 98.5 percent for 2017-2018, recording its worst performance ever since 2000-2001 when it was 98.3 percent, an official said.
He said the number reflects the increased burden of allowances and pensions that have gone up because of the revision in the 7th Pay Commission.
An operating ratio of about 98.5 percent in FY18 would mean a dip of more than two per cent in the revised 96 percent figure announced in the February budget. The operating ratio indicates how much railway spends to earn a rupee.
10:05 am IMF on Indian Reforms: The reforms carried out by India has been bearing fruits and benefiting people, making a strong case for more steps, a top IMF official has said.
The implementation of the goods and services tax (GST), despite a bumpy road, is going to help secure the solidity of foundation of public finances, David Lipton, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton, told PTI.
The recent steps taken to deal with the accumulated problems in banks are important ones, Lipton said, as he identified digital ID technology and other structural reforms important moves towards inclusive growth and making India an economic powerhouse.
"There's certainly more to be done but India is certainly seeing benefits from what it has done," he said on the sidelines of the Spring meeting of the IMF and the World Bank.
Here are the top headlines at 10 am from Moneycontrol News' Anchal Pathak
9:55 am Rupee Trade: Rupee weakened by 25 paise to breach the 66-level and hit its 13-month low of 66.05 against the US dollar due to appreciation of the US currency overseas.
Increased demand for the dollar from importers also put pressure on the domestic unit.
Meanwhile, the minutes of the last meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) indicated the Reserve Bank of India may shift to a hawkish monetary stance in June.
Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to dollar gains against other currencies overseas, persistent foreign fund outflows and a lower opening of the domestic equity market.
Yesterday, the rupee had lost 14 paise to close at a fresh 13-month low of Rs 65.80 as growing worries over higher crude prices and likely fiscal slippages led to subdued forex market sentiments.
9:45 am Market Update: The market is mildly lower following weakness in global peers, dragged by banks, metals stocks, Reliance Industries and ITC.
However, the buying in technology stocks capped market losses.
TCS is the biggest gainer among Nifty50 stocks, rising 4 percent to hit a fresh record high after reporting healthy quarterly earnings.
Infosys, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra and Wipro gained 2-3.5 percent while HPCL, BPCL and IOC rebounded 1 percent each after yesterday's sharp sell-off.
9:35 am Buzzing: Cyient rallied as much as 9.4 percent in morning trade, a day after the company reported 16.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at Rs 121.5 crore for the quarter ended on March 31, 2018, compared to the year-ago period.
The Hyderabad-based company had posted a net profit of Rs 104.6 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, Cyient said in a statement.
Its revenue increased 12.8 percent to Rs 1,061.8 crore in the said quarter against Rs 941 crore in the year-ago period.
“Cyient delivered strong revenue growth in 4QFY18 but disappointed on the margin front, but the management remains optimistic about Cyient’s growth prospects and has guided for double-digit growth in core IT services and 35 percent YoY growth in DLM,” HDFC Securities said in a note.
9:25 am UltraTech questions resolution process of Binani Cement: Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement told the Kolkata bench of NCLT that the process followed by the Resolution Professional and the Committee of Creditors while evaluating the bids for Binani Cement was "fraudulent".
Appearing on behalf of UltraTech Cement, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi questioned the process followed by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Binani Cement led by Bank of Baroda in selecting rival Dalmia Bharat Group as the highest bidder.
He submitted that UltraTech apprehends that it was not declared as the H1 bidder in view of the penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India.
On February 27, 2018, CoC informed that UltraTech is the H2 bidder.
9:18 am TCS Top Star: TCS is the biggest gainer among Nifty50 stocks after reporting healthy growth in quarterly earnings on Thursday, rising 3 percent.
The Tata Group firm has reported consolidated profit at Rs 6,904 crore for the quarter ended March 2018, registering a 5.7 percent growth compared to Rs 6,531 crore in previous quarter and 4.5 percent growth over year-ago period.
Consolidated revenue from operations for the quarter grew by 3.8 percent (up 8.2 percent YoY) to Rs 32,075 crore on sequential basis, which was ahead of Reuters poll of Rs 31,669.2 crore.
Revenue in dollar terms increased 3.9 percent, the highest growth in last 14 quarters, to USD 4,972 million in Q4FY18, which was far ahead of analyst estimates. Dollar revenue growth on year-on-year basis was in double digit at 11.68 percent.
9:15 am Market Check: Benchmark indices opened flat amid global weakness and higher crude oil prices.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 21.76 points at 34,405.53 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 11.90 points to 10,553.40.
Nifty Bank was down 0.41 percent while Nifty Midcap declined 60 points.
Eveready Industries and JB Chemicals were down up to 10 percent.
Mahindra CIE, Bharat Seats, Cyient gained up to 5 percent while Reliance Power fell 2 percent post March quarter earnings.
Mphasis was up 2 percent while Jaypee Infra and Nalco were under pressure.
9:08 am Market Update: Benchmark indices settled flat in pre-opening trade, with the Sensex rising only 6.85 points to 34,434.14 and the Nifty falling 4.90 points to 10,560.40.
9:05 am Bond Yield: The 7.78% 10 year government bond yield opened higher by 15 basis points at 7.78 percent against previous close of 7.63 percent.
9:03 am Technical Recommendations: We spoke to IIFL and here’s what they have to recommend:
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9:01 am Stocks in news: TCS: Q4 profit up 5.7 percent QoQ at Rs 6,904 crore, EBIT margin at 25.4 percent; approves 1:1 bonus
Cyient: Q4 net up 16.2 percent to Rs 121.5 crore
Fortis Health: Company focusing on binding offers only, advisory panel to meet on April 25
Thomas Cook: The company has purchased 4.4 percent in Travel Corporation of India.
Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys: Company gets Rs 123 crore notices for excessive mining.
ABG Shipyard: Liberty House UK moves NCLT to challenge resolution professional's decision
Kakatiya Cement: Company resumes operation at Telangana plant after its closure on pollution grounds
9:00 am Market Check: Benchmark indices were higher in pre-opening trade, with the Sensex rising 148.79 points to 34,576.08 and the Nifty climbing 21.10 points to 10,586.40 despite weak global cues.
Cyient, Mahindra CIE, Fortis Healthcare, Mishra Dhatu and IndusInd Bank gained up to 4 percent while Vakrangee was down 3.6 percent.
Wall Street’s three major indexes closed lower on Thursday, with tobacco stocks leading a tumble in consumer staples while concerns about smartphone demand hurt the technology sector and rising bond yields and earnings helped financials rebound, said a Reuters report.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 83.18 points, or 0.34 percent, to 24,664.89, the S&P 500 lost 15.51 points, or 0.57 percent, to 2,693.13 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 57.18 points, or 0.78 percent, to 7,238.06.
Asian shares slipped as a warning on smartphone demand from the world’s largest contract chipmaker slugged the tech sector, while lofty oil prices stirred inflation fears and undermined sovereign bonds, Reuters report added.