Live: Sensex\, Nifty Fluctuate; PSU Bank Index Top Gainer

Live: Sensex, Nifty Fluctuate; Graphite India Gains 9%
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Live: Sensex, Nifty Fluctuate; Graphite India Gains 9%

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Buzzing Stock: Graphite India

  • Gains as much as 8.9% to Rs 207.5
  • Biggest single-day gain since September 2019
  • Trades at the highest level in two months
  • Has gained in five out of the last seven trading sessions
  • Up 16% in the last seven trading sessions
  • Today's volumes are five times higher than its 20-day average
  • Sustaining above its 100-Day Moving Average for the fifth straight session
  • Nearing overbought territory with Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 69
  • Has doubled from its 52-week low of Rs 103 on March 25, 2020
  • One out of the three analysts tracking the stock has a buy recommendation; 1 sell call
  • The stock is trading near its 12-month consensus price target of Rs 209

Third Day Of Gains For The PSU Bank Index

Markets At Noon

  • Benchmark indices give up gains to trade flat
  • Nifty up 0.1% at 11,478
  • Sensex up 0.2% at 38,866
  • Nifty Bank up 1% at 23,058
  • Nifty Midcap index up 0.55%
  • Nifty Smallcap index up 0.5%
  • India Volatility Index down 0.7% to 19.1
  • Nifty PSU Bank remains the top sectoral gainer; up 1%
  • Nifty Realty is the top sectoral laggard; down 1.3%
  • Nifty Metal (down 0.8%) and Nifty FMCG (down 0.6%) are the other sectoral laggards
  • IndusInd Bank remains the top Nifty gainer; up 2.3%
  • Shree Cement is the top sectoral laggard; down 2.2%
  • 781 stocks on the NSE trade with gains while 967 decline

Stock Reaction: Future Retail

The company informed the exchanges that it has made the payment of interest amounting of $14 million on its U.S. Dollar notes.

It was in a 30-day grace period for making the payment of interest that was originally due on July 22.

Bloomberg News had earlier reported that the company was in talks with a consortium of lenders led by State Bank of India to arrange cash for making the payment.

Failure to make the payment would have amounted to a default for the company.

Shares gained as much as 9.5% to Rs 125, snapping a two-day losing streak.

Buzzing Stock: Timken India

  • Second best performing stock on the Nifty Smallcap index
  • Gains as much as 10.4% to Rs 1,154
  • Biggest single-day gain in five months
  • Trades at all-time high
  • Up for the third straight day
  • Was consolidating around its 50-Day Moving Average of 991 before breaking out on Monday
  • Has risen 16% in the last two sessions
  • Today's volumes are more than 20 times higher than its 20-day average
  • Stock trades in overbought territory with Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 72
  • Has nearly doubled from its 52-week low of Rs 639 on March 24, 2020
  • Seven out of the eight analysts tracking the stock have a buy recommendation; 1 sell call
  • The stock trades 11.3% higher than its 12-month consensus price target of Rs 1,000, implying a negative return potential