Key benchmarks came off day's high after hitting fresh intraday high in afternoon trade. At 13:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 286.62 points or 0.78% at 36,986.46. The Nifty 50 index rose 79.65 points or 0.73% at 10,942.25.
The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.97%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index also rose 1.08%.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was strong. On the BSE, 1,405 shares rose and 725 shares fell. A total of 101 shares were unchanged.
Tech Mahindra (up 4.24%), Bharti Airtel (up 2.91%), Coal India (up 2.72%) and Larsen & Toubro (up 2.71%) advanced.
Zee Entertainment Enterprises (down 5.95%), Cipla (down 2.52%), Power Grid Corporation of India (down 1.69%), Reliance Industries (down 0.77%) and Bajaj Auto (down 0.75%) declined.
Wipro slipped 0.72%. The IT major announced that Designit, its strategic design arm, has opened a new studio in Sydney to expand its Australian operations and meet growing business requirements in the region. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
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Tata Motors was down 0.48%. The company announced that ICRA Ratings' Credit Research had downgraded long-term facilities to 'AA-' from 'AA', with outlook remaining negative due weakening of financial profile at Jaguar Land Rover Business. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
Muthoot Finance rose 2.18%. A meeting of the board of directors of Muthoot Finance is scheduled to be held on 12 August 2019 to consider raising of funds in the form of loans including bank loans or by issuance of foreign currency bonds or rupee denominated bonds overseas on public/private basis in international markets. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
Jindal Stainless advanced 5.35%. On a consolidated basis, the stainless steel makers's net profit fell 72.9% to Rs 33.29 crore on a 3% fall in the net sales to Rs 3263.32 crore in Q1 June 2019 over Q1 June 2018. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
The company also announced the issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of upto Rs 900 crore on private placement basis primarily to refinance existing debt/convertible instruments. The announcement was made after trading hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
Dilip Buildcon fell 1.55%. On a consolidated basis, the construction company's net profit fell 54.9% to Rs 100.42 crore on a 3.4% fall in the net sales to Rs 2436.44 crore in Q1 June 2019 over Q1 June 2018. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
Indian Hotels rose 4.52%. On a consolidated basis, the hospitality company's net profit fell 24.3% to Rs 4.90 crore on a 4.1% rise in the net sales to Rs 1020 crore in Q1 June 2019 over Q1 June 2018. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
Torrent Power jumped 3.54%. On a consolidated basis, the company's net profit rose 21.9% to Rs 275.27 crore on a 5.9% rise in the net sales to Rs 3736.13 crore in Q1 June 2019 over Q1 June 2018. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
Tata Power Company gained 2.33%. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Tata Power Solar, has commissioned 70kW solar rooftop installation at the eminent India International Centre. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
Mangalam Cement hit 20% upper circuit at Rs 263.25. The cement maker reported net profit of Rs 33.22 crore in Q1 June 2019 over a net loss of Rs 15.32 crore in Q1 June 2018. The net sales rose 30.8% to Rs 333.16 crore in Q1 June 2019 over Q1 June 2018. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
PNB Gilts gained 1.46%. The firm reported net profit of Rs 45.16 crore in Q1 June 2019 compared with net loss of Rs 44.25 crore in Q1 June 2018. Total income rose 93.8% to Rs 193.60 crore in Q1 June 2019 over Q1 June 2018. The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019.
Yes Bank rose 3.08%. The bank announced after market hours yesterday, 5 August 2019, ratings update by Moody's and Brickwork.
Moody's Investor Service has extended its review for downgrade of the bank's Ba1 long‐term foreign‐currency issuer rating. The review for downgrade was initiated on 11 June 2019, reflecting Moody's expectation that the ongoing liquidity pressures on Indian finance companies will negatively impact Yes Bank's credit profile, given the bank's sizeable exposure to weaker companies in the sector.
Brickwork Ratings has downgraded the rating of the bank's Lower Tier Bonds from 'BWR AA' to 'BWR AA-', Upper Tier II Bonds, Hybrid Tier I Bonds, Innovative Perpetual Debt Instruments from 'BWR AA-' to 'BWR A+'. The outlook continues to remain Negative.
The rating revision factors, higher than expected deterioration in asset quality with gross NPAs increased to 5.01% in Q1 FY20 as compared to 3.22% at the end of FY19 and the stressed assets in the portfolio remaining at elevated levels that could continue to put pressure on the asset quality. The rating is also constrained by the delay in raising capital resulting in the restricted growth in the lending portfolio.
Lupin lost 0.36%. The pharma major announced the completion of the good manufacturing practices (GMP) inspection of its finished product manufacturing facility (Unit-1) at Mandideep, by the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM). The inspection was conducted between April 8, 2019 and April 12, 2019. The ANSM inspection closed with no critical or major observations. The announcement was made during market hours today, 6 August 2019.
Overseas, most European stocks were trading higher. Asian stocks were trading lower Tuesday as the US-China trade war intensified, after Beijing confirmed it is suspending agricultural product purchases in response to new American tariffs. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Chinese companies have stopped purchasing American agricultural products in response to Trump's latest salvo and added it would not rule out tariffs on newly purchased agricultural goods after August 3. For its part, China is one of the largest buyers of U.S. agriculture.
China's yuan fell to a record low to the dollar. China's central bank said that the depreciation was due to the effects of unilateralist and trade-protectionist measures and the expectations for tariffs against China. People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said that China won't engage in competitive devaluation and that the decline was due to market forces.
US stocks suffered their biggest one-day decline of 2019 on Monday as China allowed its currency to fall to a more-than-10-year low versus the dollar after President Donald Trump rattled markets by announcing additional tariffs on Chinese goods late last week. President Donald Trump said last week the US is putting 10% tariffs on another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods starting September 1.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the government had determined that China is manipulating its currency, and that Washington would engage with the International Monetary Fund to eliminate unfair competition from Beijing.
In economic data, the Institute for Supply Management said its nonmanufacturing, or services, index fell to 53.7% in July from 55.1% in June. The reading was the lowest since August 2016. A reading of more than 50 indicates expansion in activity.
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