The Sensex and the Nifty extended losses and hit fresh intraday low in early afternoon trade. Auto stocks tumbled after SIAM data for October 2019. The Nifty index took an immediate support near 11,850 level. At 12:24 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was down 136.63 points or 0.34% at 40,186.98. The Nifty 50 index was down 42.3 points or 0.36% at 11,865.85.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.19%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.12%. Both these indices outperformed the Sensex.
The market breadth was negative. On the BSE, 1066 shares rose and 1158 shares fell. A total of 139 shares were unchanged. In Nifty 50 index, 20 stocks advanced while 30 stocks declined.
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The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market's expectation of volatility over the near term, surged 5.45% to 16.7200. The Nifty November 2019 futures were trading at 11,881.70, a premium of 11.95 points compared with the spot at 11,869.05. The November 2019 F&O contracts expire on 28 November 2019.
On the options front, the Nifty option chain for 28 November 2019 expiry showed maximum call open interest (OI) of 20.55 lakh contracts at the 12,000 strike price. Maximum put OI of 20.42 lakh contracts was seen at 11,600 strike price. The option chain indicates that Nifty will stay between 11,600 and 12,000 in November expiry.
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Auto stocks were in focus after the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) announced auto sales for October 2019. SIAM is the apex national body representing all major vehicle and vehicular engine manufacturers in India.
According to SIAM data, a dip of 6.34% has been registered in the sales of Passenger Cars in October 2019 as compared to October 2018. Sales of Commercial Vehicles witnessed a dip of 23.31% on YoY basis. Two-wheelers saw a dip in sales by 14.43% in October 2019 as compared to October 2018 while three-wheelers sales saw a decline of 3.60% on YoY basis.
The Nifty Auto index declined 0.49% to 8,129.40. The index has fallen 3.81% in six trading sessions.
SML Isuzu (down 1.68%), Hero MotoCorp (down 1.57%), Maruti Suzuki India (down 1.4%), TVS Motor Company (down 1.39%), Eicher Motors (down 1.36%), Mahindra & Mahindra (down 0.86%) and Bajaj Auto (down 0.41%) declined.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Shares of Motherson Sumi Systems fell 3.91% at Rs 134.3. The company announced its earnings for the quarter ended on 30 September 2019 during market hours today, 11 November 2019. Consolidated profit after tax rose by 4% to Rs 385 crore in Q2 FY20 from Rs 371 crore in Q2 FY19. The company revenues increase by 6% to Rs 15,709 crore in Q2 September 2019 from Rs 14,854 crore in Q2 September 2018. The company reported a 5% rise in EBITDA to Rs 1,355 crore in Q2 September 2019 over the corresponding quarter in the last fiscal.
Shares of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals were trading 1.36% higher at Rs 290.5. The drug maker announced that it has received a final approval from USFDA for Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel. Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel are a generic version of Epiduo Gel. According to IQVIA sales data, the Epiduo Gel achieved annual sales of approx. $33.7 million in for the 12 month period ending September 2019.
Shares of Larsen & Toubro were trading 0.8% lower at Rs 1411.65. The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro secured a 'significant' order from the Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company Limited (JUIDCO), for augmenting and strengthening the Dhanbad Urban Water Supply Scheme Phase II under Dhanbad Municipal Corporation. The project aims to provide continuous water supply (24X7) while maintaining requisite pressure involving automation including measurement of input and output water quantity and quality. 'Significant' contracts stand in the bracket of Rs 1000 to Rs 2500 crore.
Shares of Indian Oil Corporation were trading 0.34% higher at Rs 134.5. The firm reported that credit rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook of company's debt Instrument. Moody revised its outlook from 'stable' to 'negative' on senior unsecured debt - Foreign Currency.
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