Key benchmark indices trimmed gains in early afternoon trade. The S&P BSE Sensex was up 50.18 points or 0.26%, off close to 90 points from the day's high and up about 70 points from the day's low. The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, once again turned negative from positive.
Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) extended intraday losses after the company reported weak Q1 results on Saturday, 3 August 2013. Jaiprakash Associates reversed direction after hitting a 52-week low. IT major TCS hit record high after the company said it has been selected by Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), a leading beauty and health retail company in Australia, to deliver a major IT and business transformation program. Metal and mining stocks gained after as China's service industries showed the first pick-up in growth since March.
A bout of initial volatility was witnessed as key benchmark indices alternately swung between positive and negative zone. The Sensex regained positive terrain after moving into the negative terrain from positive zone in morning trade. The 50-unit CNX Nifty trimmed losses after moving into the negative terrain from positive zone in morning trade. The Sensex surged and hit fresh intraday high in mid-morning trade. The market trimmed gains in early afternoon trade.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 283.79 crore on Friday, 2 August 2013, as per provisional data from the stock exchanges.
At 12:20 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 50.18 points or 0.26% to 19,214.20. The index jumped 142.49 points at the day's high of 19,306.51 in mid-morning trade. The index fell 22.34 points at the day's low of 19,141.68 in early trade.
The CNX Nifty was up 21.45 points or 0.38% to 5,699.35. The index hit a high of 5,721 in intraday trade. The index hit a low of 5,661.50 in intraday trade.
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The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, once again turned negative from positive. Earlier, the breadth had turned negative from positive in mid-morning trade. On BSE, 957 shares fell and 849 shares rose. A total of 99 shares were unchanged.
Among the 30-share Sensex pack, 19 stocks rose and rest of them fell. Coal India (up 5.11%), NTPC (up 2.35%) and ITC (up 2.09%), edged higher.
Metal and mining stocks gained after as China's service industries showed the first pick-up in growth since March. China is the world's largest consumer of copper and aluminum.
Sesa Goa (up 3.68%), Jindal Steel & Power (up 3.53%), Sterlite Industries (up 3.18%), NMDC (up 1.18%), Hindustan Zinc (up 0.8%), and Hindalco Industries (up 0.52%), edged higher.
Steel major Tata Steel rose 1.13% to Rs 205. The stock reversed direction after hitting a 52-week low of Rs 198.50 in intraday trade today, 5 August 2013.
JSW Steel rose 1.02% after the company today, 5 August 2013, said its crude steel production rose 12% to 9.91 lakh tons in July 2013 over July 2012. Production of long steel products jumped 31% to 1.86 lakh tons in July 2013 over July 2012. Production of flat steel products rose 15% to 7.96 lakh tons in July 2013 over July 2012. JSW Steel said that the capacity utilization was lower at Vijayanagar works due to shutdown of one of its Corex furnaces for relining and capacity enhancement. The furnace is expected to recommence production by the end of September 2013.
IT major TCS rose 1.33% to Rs 1869.85 after hitting a record high of Rs 1874.80 in intraday trade today, 5 August 2013. The company announced during market hours today, 5 August 2013, that it has been selected by Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), a leading beauty and health retail company in Australia to deliver a major IT and business transformation program whereby TCS will deliver SAP technology to unify and enhance mission critical IT systems across API's retail and wholesale operations.
Jaiprakash Associates rose 1.68% to Rs 30.20. The stock reversed direction after hitting a 52-week low of Rs 28.70 in intraday trade today, 5 August 2013.
Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) was now trading 16.37% lower at Rs 124.85 on weak Q1 results. The stock hit 52-week low of Rs 124.70 in intraday trade today, 5 August 2013. The stock had hit the intial 10% lower circuit in early trade. The company's net profit fell 49.45% to Rs 465.43 crore on 20.54% decline in total income to Rs 6996.60 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012. The result was announced on Saturday, 3 August 2013.
Bhel had an outstanding order book position of about Rs 108600 crore as on 30 June 2013, lower than to Rs 115160 crore as on 31 March 2013 and Rs 122300 crore as on 30 June 2012.
Bhel's operating profit margin (OPM) crashed to the extent of 820 basis points (bps) year on year (YoY) to 6% during the quarter, largely on account of under recovery of capacity. This resulted in operating profit declining by 68% to Rs 388.58 crore.
Bhel's finance costs surged 402.89% to Rs 27.76 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012.
Shares of Financial Technologies surged after the National Spot Exchange (NSEL) on Sunday, 4 August 2013, proposed two options for settlement of trades on the exchange in the aftermath of NSEL's decision on 31 July 2013 to suspend trading in most one-day forward contracts and to defer the settlement of all pending contracts for 15 days. Financial Technologies is one of the two promoters of the National Spot Exchange. The stock jumped a staggering 33.55% to Rs 202. The stock had witnessed steep slide recently after NSEL's decision on 31 July 2013 to suspend trading of all contracts, other than e-Series contracts, till further notice.
In a clarification to the stock exchanges, Mr. Jignesh Shah, Chairman & Managing Director of Financial Technologies (India) (FTIL) had on 1 August 2013 said that this action of NSEL does not entail any financial liability on FTIL and that the business of FTIL is as usual.
The National Spot Exchange (NSEL) on Sunday, 4 August 2013, proposed two options for settlement of trades on the exchange in the aftermath of NSEL's decision on 31 July 2013 to suspend trading in most one-day forward contracts and to defer the settlement of all pending contracts for 15 days. NSEL said that there are eight members/processors, who are willing to pay as per the scheduled due date or even earlier. The total amount pertaining these 8 members is Rs 2181 crore. NSEL said that there are 13 members/processors, who have offered to pay 5% of their total dues every week, if this proposal is agreed upon by the exchange. Total amount pertaining to these 13 members is about Rs 3107 crore. There are 3 processors with whom negotiation is still going on, NSEL said. The amount pertaining to these parties comes to Rs 311 crore.
As per the second option for settlement of trades, NSEL said that the exchange is in possession of post dated cheques (PDC) from various processors amounting to Rs 4900 crore against their settlement obligation and balance parties have confirmed payment regularly. While PSCs are a commitment, the payout process may not roll out smoothly in a month's time, NSEL said. Hence, the market participants have proposed the first option as a safer alternative, NSEL said.
Shares of Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), a commodity futures exchange promoted by Financial Technologies, were locked at 10% lower circuit at Rs 368.70, with the stock extending recent steep slide. MCX had on 1 August 2013 said that there will not be any impact of NSEL's circular on the operations and financials of MCX.
Punj Lloyd surged 6.39% after the company reported consolidated net profit of Rs 40.41 crore in Q1 June 2013, as against net loss of Rs 13.37 crore in Q1 June 2012. The Q1 result was announced after market hours on Friday, 2 August 2013. Punj Lloyd's consolidated net sales rose 10.8% to Rs 3000.26 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) declined 1% to Rs 293 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012.
The company said it has a strong order backlog of Rs 20868 crore. The Group's strategy has been to expand its footprint outside India and today over 65% of orders represent the growing regions of Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. While revenues show a reasonable increase in challenging global macro environment, margins have been impacted due to financial charges and the depreciating rupee, Punj said. In the coming months, the group is actively looking at retiring high interest debt, Punj said in a statement.
Godrej Consumer Products lost 1.14%. The company's consolidated net profit without exceptional items and one time tax reversal rose 7% to Rs 130 crore on 24% growth in net sales to Rs 1720 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012. The Q1 result was announced on Saturday, 3 August 2013.
Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) said that Q1 June 2013 had an exceptional gain of Rs 2.20 crore arising from profit on sale of Simba brand (Indonesia food business). Meanwhile, Q1 June 2012 had a positive one time tax reversal impact of Rs 16.50 crore (Rs 8 crore after minority interest).
GCPL's consolidated revenue in constant currency terms grew 27% year on year (YoY) in Q1 June 2013. Organic business in constant currency terms rose 19%. India business grew 19%, with strong growth across core categories. International organic business at constant currency grew 19%.
GCPL's consolidated earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 11% to Rs 225 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012. EBITDA margin stood at 13.1%. Advertisement and Publicity expenses grew 54% during the quarter.
GCPL said it has adopted the notification issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 29 December 2011, on amortization of foreign exchange (forex) impacts. The total forex loss for the quarter, including mark to market impact at consolidated level aggregates to Rs 15.40 crore. GCPL said it has a forex committee that monitors all the exposures and takes calls on hedging the exposures.
Companies in India's vast services sector suffered a fall-off in activity for the first time in nearly two years in July, according to a survey released on Monday, 5 August 2013. The HSBC Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 47.9 in July from 51.7 in the previous month. The latest PMI is the first time since October 2011 the headline index has fallen below the 50 mark that divides growth from contraction, and the lowest since April 2009, dashing hopes of a quick turnaround for Asia's third-largest economy. The service sector accounts for nearly 60% of an economy that grew at a decade low of 5% in the last fiscal year.
Asian stocks were mixed on Monday, 5 August 2013. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan rose by 0.12% to 0.6%. Key benchmark indices in Japan, Singapore, and South Korea fell by 0.37% to 1.44%.
China's service industries showed the first pick-up in growth since March, adding to signs the world's second-largest economy may be stabilizing after a two-quarter slowdown. The non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 54.1 in July from 53.9 in June, the Beijing-based National Bureau of Statistics and China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said on Saturday. An official gauge of manufacturing released 1 August 2013 showed an unexpected expansion.
The HSBC Hong Kong Purchasing Managers Index rose to 49.7 in July from 48.7 in June, but remained in contraction mode as new orders fell amid China's economic slowdown, HSBC Holdings PLC said on Monday, 5 August 2013.
Trading in US index futures indicated that the Dow could fall 12 points at the opening bell on Monday, 5 August 2013. US stocks rose on Friday, 2 August 2013, as data showing employers added fewer workers than anticipated in July signaled the Federal Reserve will continue its stimulus efforts. The 162,000 increases in payrolls last month was the smallest in four months and followed a revised 188,000 rise in June that was less than initially estimated, Labor Department figures showed on Friday in Washington. Workers spent fewer hours on the job and hourly earnings fell for the first time since October. The unemployment rate dropped to 7.4% from 7.6%, partly due to more people leaving the labor force.
Consumer spending rose in line with forecasts in June as Americans' incomes grew, while orders placed with factories increased, pointing to further stabilization in manufacturing that may help lift second-half growth, separate reports showed.
In Europe, the results of two surveys on Monday, 5 August 2013, showed that UK's economic growth this year is expected to be stronger than originally forecast, and that confidence among smaller firms has picked up.
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