Key benchmark indices logged modest gains in a steady session of trade, snapping two-day losses, after retail inflation slowed to a nine-month low. The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 207.10 points or 0.55% to settle at 37,852. The Nifty 50 index rose 79.35 points or 0.70% to settle at 11,435.10. After seeing gap-up opening, indices firmed up as the session progressed.
The Sensex rose 207.10 points or 0.55% to settle at 37,852. The Sensex gained 287.50 points, or 0.76% at the day's high of 37,932.40 in mid-afternoon trade. The index rose 44.81 points, or 0.12% at the day's low of 37,689.71 at the onset of trading session.
The Nifty 50 index rose 79.35 points or 0.70% to settle at 11,435.10. The Nifty rose 96.70 points, or 0.85% at the day's high of 11,452.45 in mid-afternoon trade. The index rose 15.05 points, or 0.13% at the day's low of 11,370.80 at the onset of trading session.
Among secondary barometers, the BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.89%, outperforming the Sensex. The BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.53%, underperforming the Sensex.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was negative. On BSE, 1317 shares rose and 1367 shares fell. A total of 149 shares were unchanged.
Among the sectoral indices on BSE, the S&P BSE Healthcare index (up 2.48%), the S&P BSE Realty index (up 1.84%), the S&P BSE Bankex (up 0.96%) outperformed the Sensex. The S&P BSE Capital Goods index (down 0.51%), the S&P BSE Power index (down 0.14%), the S&P BSE Metal index (up 0.23%), underperformed the Sensex.
Yes Bank (up 2.87%), ICICI Bank (up 2.17%), Axis Bank (up 2.15%), Reliance Industries (up 2%) and Hindustan Unilever (up 0.82%) were the major Sensex gainers.
Hero MotoCorp (down 1.29%), Larsen & Toubro (down 1.19%), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (down 1.03%), Bharti Airtel (down 0.66%) and NTPC (down 0.47%) were the major Sensex losers.
Pharma shares gained. Cipla (up 2.44%), Dr Reddy's Laboratories (up 1.55%), Lupin (up 2.62%), Alkem Laboratories (up 0.63%), GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (up 0.78%), Aurobindo Pharma (up 1.96%) and Wockhardt (up 2.41%) rose. Cadila Healthcare (down 4.09%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (down 0.37%) fell.
Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries jumped 6.91% after consolidated adjusted net profit jumped 87% to Rs 983 crore in Q1 June 2018 over Q1 June 2017. The result was announced during market hours today, 14 August 2018.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Q1 June 2018 consolidated net profit was Rs 983 crore, resulting net margin of 13.8%. Net profit for Q1 June 2017 was adversely impacted by settlement with certain plaintiffs related to the Modafinil antitrust litigation in the US, with the settlement amounting to Rs 951 crore. Excluding the impact of this settlement, adjusted net profit was up by 87% over Q1 June 2017. Sales / income from operations rose 16% to Rs 7139 crore in Q1 June 2018 over Q1 June 2017.
Sale of branded formulations in India for Q1 June 2018 was Rs 2152 crore, up 22% and accounting for 30% of total sales. Sales for Q1 last year were impacted by the implementation of GST in India. Sales in the US were US$ 380 million for the quarter, a growth of 8% over same period last year and accounted for 36% of total sales.
Sales in emerging markets were at US$ 195 million for Q1; a growth of 16% compared to the same quarter last year and accounted for 18% of total sales. Formulation sales in Rest of World (ROW) markets excluding US and Emerging Markets were US$ 107 million in Q1 June 2018, a decline of 7% from last year and accounting for approximately 10% of revenues.
Dilip Shanghvi, managing director, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said that the company recorded good growth in all the major markets.
Tata Steel rose 1.7%. On a consolidated basis, Tata Steel reported 109.98% rise in profit after tax to Rs 1934 crore on 22.14% rise in turnover to Rs 37833 crore in Q1 June 2018 over Q1 June 2017. The Q1 June 2018 resul was announced after market hours yesterday, 13 August 2018.
Tata Steel India operations' EBITDA jumped by 75.2% to Rs 5118 crore in Q1 June 2018 over Q1 June 2017 on account of better realisations and improved operational efficiencies. EBITDA margin for the quarter was 31.2%.
Tata Steel European operations' EBITDA improved significantly by 42% QoQ to 183 million on account of higher selling price and better operational performance. Tata Steel South-East Asian operations' EBITDA increased by 15.3% QoQ to Rs 110 crore in Q1 June 2018 due to improved realisations and deliveries at NatSteel, partially offset by increase in input metallic cost.
T V Narendran, CEO & Managing Director said that Tata Steel delivered strong performance across all geographies on the back of strong steel demand and buoyant spreads. All verticals saw strong growth, with automotive and branded products segments now contributing to 19% and 33% of total volumes, respectively. Tata Steel Europe also saw stronger profitability with an improvement in spreads and operational performance.
Navneet Education surged 3.64% to Rs 122.45 after the company scheduled a board meeting on 20 August 2018 to consider and approve proposal of buyback of equity shares of the company. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 13 August 2018.
Asian Granito India lost 9.61% to Rs 229.90 after consolidated net profit dropped 43.05% to Rs 6.35 crore on 5.8% growth in total income to Rs 239.01 crore in Q1 June 2018 over Q1 June 2017. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 13 August 2018.
On the macro front, the annual rate of inflation, based on monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI), stood at 5.09% (provisional) for the month of July 2018 (over July 2017) as compared to 5.77% (provisional) for the previous month and 1.88% during the corresponding month of the previous year. The Ministry of Commerce & Industry unveiled the data during trading hours today, 14 August 2018.
The all-India general Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation dipped to nine-month low of 4.17% in July 2018 (new base 2012=100), compared with 4.92% in June 2018. The CPI inflation figure for June 2018 is revised downwards to 4.9% from 5.0% reported earlier. The corresponding provisional inflation rate for rural area was 4.11% and urban area 4.32% in July 2018 as against 4.93% and 4.85% in June 2018. The data was announced after market hours yesterday, 13 August 2018.
Overseas, most European stocks nudged higher on the strength of banking and basic resource sector stocks as investors appeared more sanguine over the nature of their exposure to the Turkish economy. A stronger-than-expected reading of 0.5% for second quarter GDP in Germany, the region's biggest economy, along with an upwardly revised reading of 0.4% for the first three months of the year from the Federal Statistics Office, boosted sentiment.
Asian shares were mixed as tremors from the collapse of the Turkish lira ebbed a little. Business activities in China cooled further in July, with investment slowing to a near two-decade low, official data showed. Fixed-asset investment in China's non-rural areas climbed 5.5% in the January-July period from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday.
Retail sales in China climbed 8.8% in July from a year earlier, slowing from a 9.0% on-year increase in June. Retail sales increased 0.67% in July from June. In June, retail sales rose a revised 0.74% from the previous month. Value-added industrial output in China rose 6.0% in July from a year earlier, unchanged from the 6.0% increase in June. Industrial production rose 0.48% in July from June. In June, it rose 0.36% from May.
US stocks settled with small losses Monday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down for a fourth straight session as the ongoing turmoil in Turkey dampened investors' appetite for riskier assets.
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