14/01/2015
News and Impact
• U.S. stocks fell in afternoon trading on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains of more than 1 percent, led by a drop in materials and energy shares as commodity prices fell further. Most Asian stocks declined as the yen gained a fourth day against the dollar and commodity prices slumped.
• The President of India has cleared amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDRA) through the ordinance route. The ordinance provides for compulsory auctioning of mineral resources, with no retrospective implications for existing miners. While captive mine holders will have right of first refusal when these mines come for auction, the royalty-linked payments will increase for all mines - Positive for Hindalco, JSW Steel, JSPL, SSLT
• IndusInd Bank - Healthy loan growth (+7% QoQ and +22% YoY), stable NIMs (3.67%) QoQ, pick-up in CV loans (+4%) strong SA deposits accretion (+7% QoQ and +32% YoY) and stable asset quality (GNPAs 1.05%, PCR 70%) QoQ were the key highlights - BUY
• Alok Industries : Gets $250m advance from State Bank of India, part of $1.63b facility
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Asian Paints: Raised to neutral at Goldman Sachs
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Can Fin Homes: Prices rights issue at 450 rupees/shr
• KITEX GARMENTS 3QFY15 - Strong margin expansion drives profitability: Kitex Garments Ltd (KTG) reported 3QFY15 numbers with a revenue of INR1.22b (est. INR1.31b), compared to INR995m in
• 3QFY14, marking a YoY growth of 22.8%. Growth was lower than our estimates due to higher-than-normal yearend spill-over of sales by US clients from 3QFY15 to 4QFY15 - BUY
• Financial Tech (FTECH): Seeks shareholders’ approval for
selling stake in Bourse Africa
• Container Corp.: Seeks to raise foreign institutional investment limit to 34% from 30% - Positive for Container Corporation
• Godfrey Phillips, Golden To***co, ITC, VST Industries : Health Ministry plans ban on sale of loose ci******es: PTI
• Godrej Consumer raised to overweight, Hindustan Unilever to equal weight at Barclays
• IndusInd Bank: PT raised 29% to 956 rupees at HSBC, overweight kept
• LIC Housing : Parent Life Insurance Corp. says no plan to review holding in company; NOTE: LIC holds 40.31% stake in LIC Housing
• Mahindra Financial : Gets shareholders’ approval to merge Mahindra Business & Consultancy - Positive for Mahindra Financial
• Max India : May be split into 3 divisions: Economic Times - Positive for Max India
• Tata Coffee : Sets Jan. 27 as record date for stock split
• Media report that Petrol and diesel may become cheaper this week as international oil prices have tumbled to about $45 per barrel - Not any impact on HPCL, BPCL and IOC due the government deregulated both diesel and Petrol (over recoveries nearly Rs4-5/liter).
• Jet Airways - Chairman Naresh Goyal pledged his entire shareholding in the carrier of 51%, valued at over Rs2,600 crore, to Punjab National Bank (PNB)
• Yes Bank - Media reports that the bank is planning to raise up to Rs. 3,000 crore in tier-II or non-equity capital by September. Company will be announced Q3 result today.
• Result today - LIC Housing, NIIT Tech, Yes Bank