Sensex ends 244 pts lower, Nifty below 10,450; banks, IT, auto fall

All that happened in the market today

12:50 PM

Ten stocks that will offer best growth and value in new year 2018

 

Year 2017 was good for the market, with the Nifty gaining 29 per cent, largely on the back of sentiment or price-earnings expansion, rather than an uptick in earnings. This, however, could change with brokerages expecting a healthy growth in earnings in 2018, driven by policy reforms and a revival in private capital expenditure.

 

Clean-up of the distressed assets, revival of rural demand on the back of normal monsoons and farm loan waivers, and higher infrastructure spending should help consumption and macro-driven sectors, such as financial, automobiles, fast-moving consumer goods and infrastructure among others. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

12:22 PM

Interview of the day

 

Entering into the new year, SHANKAR SHARMA, vice chairman and joint managing director at First Global tells Business Standard that investors should ignore all the noise around elections, policies of global central banks, global macros, etc and spend some time researching stocks before and do bottom-up stock picking.

 

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Shankar Sharma

12:11 PM

Buzzing stocks 

 

Shares of real estate companies DB Realty and Unitech surged upto 18%, extending their rally in past eight trading sessions in otherwise range-bound market. These stocks hit their respective 52-week highs on the BSE in intra-day trade.

 

DB Realty was locked in upper circuit of 10% at Rs 63.40 on the BSE, after the real estate developer said its promoter increased their holding in the company through open market purchase. CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT

11:50 AM

Gallant Ispat, Gallant Metal surge 20% as trading in shares normalize

 

Shares of Gallant Ispat and Gallant Metal was locked in upper circuit of 20% after the trading of these stocks normalized with effect from today.

 

“Company no longer fall under the list of suspected "shell companies' and shares of the company will be shifted from Graded Surveillance Measures (GSM) VI category and trading in shares will be normalized w.e.f January 1, 2018,” these companies has said in a separate regulatory filing. READ FULL REPORT

11:19 AM

5 triggers that will drive markets in 2018

 

While the year 2017 turned out to be a rewarding one for Indian markets, the New Year 2018 will keep investors on the edge of their seats as they take cues from a number of events lined up. While higher oil prices and a widening fiscal deficit could be making them nervous, a political stability with recent election victories of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in power at the Centre, and signs of an earnings revival would lend them some confidence.

 

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11:04 AM

Markets check

Index	Current	Pt. Change	% Change
S&P BSE SENSEX	34,081.14	+24.31	+0.07
S&P BSE SENSEX 50	10,987.54	+7.76	+0.07
S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50	37,020.78	+171.40	+0.47
S&P BSE 100	11,044.85	+15.07	+0.14
S&P BSE Bharat 22 Index	3,789.52	+17.27	+0.46

Source: BSE

10:46 AM

Oil and Fed raise risks to equity rally

 

In 2016, a large section of the investment fraternity worldwide expected the tide to turn against global equities. Markets had been on a roll for eight consecutive years since 2009 and it was time for the onset of the historical eight-year bear cycle. 

 

It’s been two years since and the bears are yet to emerge out of the woods. While the doomsayers are making themselves heard, the bulls seem to be very much in control as we enter 2018. READ MORE

10:33 AM

Investors will be safer in large-caps, say experts

 

With the Sensex and the Nifty rallying over 30 per cent each, and small- and mid-cap indices gaining over 60 per cent and 50 per cent, respectively, 2017 was an exciting year for stock market investors. The good news: Many retail investors, who started systematic investment plans (SIPs), have benefited greatly from this rally.  However, 2018 may not be the same.

 

Experts believe there could be significant volatility due to reasons such as rising crude oil prices, strengthening dollar, and geo-political tensions. And, as the market saying goes, it will be a stock-picker’s year. READ MORE

10:23 AM

Select PSBs gain on capital infusion by government

 

Shares of select public sector banks (PSBs) like Bank of India, IDBI Bank, Central Bank of India, Uco Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Maharashtra were trading higher by up to 6% in early morning trade after the government has pumped in a combined capital of Rs 7,577 crore in these banks.

 

State-owned Bank of India said it has received a capital infusion worth Rs 2,257 crore, which was recently placed under prompt corrective action by the Reserve Bank of India.

 

"The bank has on December 29 received an infusion of Rs 2,257 crore from Government of India in form of common equity tier-1 capital, which is being kept as share application money and would be allotted after due procedure/conditions for allotment," the bank said in a regulatory filing to the BSE. READ MORE

10:11 AM

Ten stocks that will offer best growth and value in new year 2018

 

Year 2017 was good for the market, with the Nifty gaining 29 per cent, largely on the back of sentiment or price-earnings expansion, rather than an uptick in earnings. This, however, could change with brokerages expecting a healthy growth in earnings in 2018, driven by policy reforms and a revival in private capital expenditure.

 

While very few sectors and stocks are trading at attractive valuations, given the high expectations, there are stocks in the large-cap space which offer comfort, both on growth as well as on valuations. This is crucial, as in 2018 markets are unlikely to see a smooth run, given the headwinds in the form of further rate hikes by the US and possible liquidity tightening by other central banks, domestic inflation on the rise, expected slippage in India's macros and eight state elections scheduled in the new year.

Click here for 10 stocks, handpicked from the 2018 recommendations of leading brokerages.

9:59 AM

Domestic, global flows are expected to stay favourable in early 2018

 

Benchmark indices gained about 28-29 per cent in 2017, their best yearly performance in three years. The gains came despite corporate earnings disappointing and the economy growing at a sluggish pace. 

 

Many stocks saw their valuations get re-rated, taking multiples way above their historic averages. This was made possible by the highest-ever investments by domestic mutual funds (MFs) and supportive global portfolio flows. READ MORE

9:44 AM

Top Sectoral Gainer: Nifty Realty

Source: NSE

9:34 AM

Sectoral trend

Source: NSE

9:23 AM

Sensex heatmap at open 

Source: BSE

9:19 AM

Markets at open

 

At 9:18 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 34,068, up 11 points, while the broader Nifty50 was ruling at 10,525, down 5 points. 

S&P BSE SENSEX	34,059.82	+2.99	+0.01
S&P BSE SENSEX 50	10,980.73	+0.95	+0.01
S&P BSE SENSEX Next 50	36,925.43	+76.05	+0.21
S&P BSE 100	11,034.36	+4.58	+0.04
S&P BSE Bharat 22 Index	3,783.33	+11.08	+0.29

Source: BSE