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Market closes lower, Motilal Oswal maintains a ‘Buy’ rating on IIFL Wealth Management

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Nifty 50 closes in the red amid weak global cues. Asian shares closed mixed as investors continue to digest Tuesday’s US inflation data, which showed that the consumer price index (CPI) rose 8.5% YoY in March, its highest level since 1981. India’s retail inflation print rises 6.95% YoY in March, led by a sharper than the expected spike in food and manufactured goods prices. Crude oil prices rise as Russian President, Vladimir Putin vowed to continue the invasion of Ukraine and China partially eased its Covid-19 lockdown. Investors also look forward to the latest earnings season as they assess the impact of inflation on company profit. UK inflation rate rises 7% YoY in March, its highest since 1992.

Nifty Smallcap 100 closed in the green, despite the benchmark index closing lower. Nifty Realty extends its losses and closes in the red. Nifty IT closes higher, taking cues from the NASDAQ 100 Futures, which are trading higher.

Nifty 50 closed at 17,475.65 (-54.7, -0.3%), BSE Sensexclosed at 58,338.93 (-237.4, -0.4%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 15,138.55 (-26.2, -0.2%)

Market breadth is in the green. Of the 1,894 stocks traded today, 1,047 were on the uptick, and 804 were down.

  • KEC International, TeamLease Services, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings, and CCL Products India are trading with higher volumes as compared to Tuesday.

  • Yes Securities maintains 'Buy' on SBI Cards and Payment Services with a target price of Rs 1,210 indicating an upside 45%, according to reports. The brokerage has a positive outlook on the company on the back of strong acquisitions and a sharp recovery in both retail and corporate spending.

  • HDFC Securities expects power sector companies like NTPC, Power Grid, Tata Power, CESC, Torrent Power, JSW Energy, and NHPC to report strong profit growth in Q4FY22,. The brokerage expects better power demand in the latter part of the quarter and overall improved merchant realisations to boost profits. The brokerage expects revenue for these power companies to rise 7.5% YoY and profits to rise 30.8% YoY during Q4FY22.

  • Oil India and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) surge as Brent crude oil prices rise amid reports of supply disruption due to the geopolitical conflict in Ukraine and easing of lockdown curbs in parts of China. Brent crude oil is currently trading at $ 105.

  • Motilal Oswal maintains a ‘Buy’ rating on IIFL Wealth Management with a target price of Rs 2,200, indicating an upside of 20.6%. The brokerage believes the company is well placed to benefit from the interest rates remaining low and an increasing number UNHIs (ultra-high net worth individuals) preferring organized wealth management platforms to invest in.

  • Ambuja Cements, Bharat Electronics, NTPC, Hindustan Aeronautics, and Au Small Finance Bank are in overbought zone according to technical indicator relative strength index or RSI.

  • Axis Securities expects pharmaceutical companies like Dr Reddy’s, Lupin, Cipla, and Aarti Drugs to report high single-digit revenue growth YoY in Q4FY22. The brokerage expects EBITDA margins of pharma companies to remain under pressure due to elevated prices of organic chemicals and solvents as a result of Russia-Ukraine war.

  • Vakrangee is trading with more than seven times its weekly average trading volume. JM Financial, J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Avanti Feeds and RHI Magnesita India are trading at more than four times their weekly average trading volumes.

  • Axis Securities maintains a ‘Buy’ rating on Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) with a target price of Rs 4,200, indicating an upside of 14%. The brokerage maintains a positive outlook on the company as the company's Q4FY22 revenue growth beat its expectations. The brokerage expects the positive growth trend to continue for the company supported by strong traction in all of its business verticals, and a robust deal pipeline in the coming quarters.

  • Prestige Estates Projects' presales increase 77% YoY to Rs 3,268.7 crore in Q4FY22 and rises 90% YoY to Rs 10,382.2 crore in FY22. In Q4FY22, the company's launches increase 6% YoY to 5.01 million square feet and in FY22 launches rise by 42% to 16.77 million square feet.

  • Anand Rathi Wealth’s Q4FY22 net profit rises 8% QoQ to Rs 34.6 crore and revenues increase by 6% to Rs 114.7 crore. Mutual funds’ (equity and debt) asset under management (AUM) value increases 2.8% YoY to Rs 19,435 crore. The company also announces an interim dividend of Rs 6 per share.

  • Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) bars 90 SpiceJet pilots, according to reports, from flying Boeing 737 Max aircraft until the completion of their training to DGCA’s satisfaction. This comes in light after DGCA finds anomalies in the simulator training of the airplane that takes place in Noida. SpiceJet currently has 650 trained pilots to fly Boeing 737 Max which won’t affect its daily operations.

  • Hariom Pipe Industries’ shares list at 43.8% premium to the issue price of Rs 153 on its debut on the bourses after getting bids for 8X of total shares on offer.

  • Hathway Cable and Datacom’s Q4FY22 revenue rises 2.3% YoY to Rs 448.79 crore and profit falls 60.6% YoY to Rs 28.42 crore on increasing input costs. In FY22, revenue rises 3.5% YoY to Rs 1,793.02 crore and profit falls 48.5% YoY to Rs 130.35 crore.

  • Mahanagar Gas increases the prices of compressed natural gas by Rs 5 per kg and piped natural gas by Rs 4.5 per standard cubic metre for Mumbai and nearby areas. The prices are in effect from April 12, 2022. This is the second price hike taken by the company in April 2022.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (352.45, 3.56%), Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (389.90, 3.30%) and Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. (952.60, 3.18%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include JSW Energy Ltd. (325.90, -4.67%), Adani Power Ltd. (223.25, -3.27%) and Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (5,517.05, -3.19%).

Volume Shockers

18 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Thermax Ltd. (2,229.85, 11.69%), Vakrangee Ltd. (37.70, 10.88%) and CreditAccess Grameen Ltd. (1,036.15, 9.72%).

Top high volume loser on BSE was Emami Ltd. (465.55, -2.37%).

PNB Housing Finance Ltd. (412.35, 6.94%) was trading at 7.5 times of weekly average. JM Financial Ltd. (71.00, 2.60%) and Avanti Feeds Ltd. (494.65, 6.51%) were trading with volumes 7.5 and 7.3 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

16 stocks overperformed with 52-week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bharat Electronics Ltd. (247.10, 1.94%), Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (676.50, 4.99%) and GHCL Ltd. (573.40, 4.19%).

17 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Vakrangee Ltd. (37.70, 10.88%) and Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd. (361.90, 3.64%). 19 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Nesco Ltd. (587.80, -3.00%) and Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. (2,966.55, -2.25%).

Market closes lower, Axis Securities maintains a ‘Buy’ on PSP Projects

Trendlyne Analysis

Indian indices closed in the red amid weak global cues. Most Asian indices closed lower as investors continue to monitor high inflation, tighter monetary policy, and the Covid-19 lockdowns in China. US shares extended their losses on Monday with the ten-year US Treasury yield rising to a three-year high ahead of the US inflation print release later today. Crude oil prices fall as ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns in China impact fuel demand. The pan-European index, STOXX 600 trades in the red, following the global trend, with bank stocks among the worst hit.

Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 closed in the red, following the benchmark index. Nifty Metal closed sharply lower than Monday’s level. Nifty Energy, which opened higher, ended the trading session in the red. Nifty IT also closed in the red, taking cues from the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100, which fell 2.35% on Monday.

Nifty 50 closed at 17,530.30 (-144.7, -0.8%), BSE Sensex closed at 58,576.37 (-388.2, -0.7%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 15,164.70 (-160.8, -1.1%)

Market breadth is highly negative. Of the 1,897 stocks traded today, 438 were on the uptick, and 1,436 were down.

  • Saregama India, Blue Star, Gland Pharma, and CCL Products India are trading with higher volumes as compared to Monday.

  • Coal India’s capex rises 12% YoY to Rs 14,834 crore in FY22, which is 101% of the set target and the highest spend so far. The FY22 capex boost was to increase production to meet the rise in coal demand. The entire capex was met through internal accruals.

  • ICICI Securities expects chemical sector companies like SRF, Aarti Industries, Tata Chemicals, and PI Industries to report positive Q4FY22 results. As chemical companies are carrying inventories for at least a quarter ahead, which may have minimal impact on margins from high crude oil prices. The brokerage expects a healthier demand environment across end-user industries to drive strong revenue growth in Q1FY23.

  • CreditAccess Grameen’s gross loan portfolio (GLP) in March 2022 grows by 22% YoY to Rs 16,601 crore and disbursements grow 25% YoY to Rs 2,257 crore. The branch network grows 15% YoY to 1,638 branches in March 2022, the new branches primarily opening across newer markets.

  • Aditya Birla Capital's overall NBFC and Housing finance business lending book grows 10% YoY to Rs 66,900 crore in Q4FY22. The company's NBFC business' loan book grows 13% YoY to Rs 54,900 crore. In insurance business, individual first year Premium grows 13% YoY Rs 2,200 crore and gross written premium grows 33% YoY to Rs 1740 crore in FY22. The overall active customer base increases 46% YoY to 35 million customers.

  • Telecom stocks such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are trading lower despite TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) recommending slashing base prices in 5G spectrum auctions by nearly 40%. The new base price Rs 317 crore per MHz is still higher compared to price for 5G spectrum globally, according to reports.

  • Axis Securities maintains a ‘Buy’ rating on PSP Projects with a target price of Rs 620, indicating an upside of 11%. The brokerage remains bullish on the company due to its robust and diversified order book, track record of successful project executions and healthy financials to support future growth.

  • Rites is trading with more than eight times its weekly average trading volume. Indigo Paints, Cochin Shipyard, TCNS Clothing Co., and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders are trading at more than three times their weekly average trading volumes.

  • Sunteck Realty’s pre-sales bookings surge 36% YoY to Rs 503 crore in Q4FY22. Collections rise 35% YoY to Rs 1,053 crore. Management expects growth in pre-sales and collections to continue with new project launches lined up for FY23.

  • Metal stocks like Hindalco Industries, Vedanta, National Aluminium Company, and Tata Steel, among others, are falling in trade. The broader sectoral index Nifty Metal is also trading in red.

  • Delta Corp’s Q4FY22 revenue grows 3.3% YoY to Rs 218.32 crore, but profit falls by 16.7% YoY to Rs 48.11 crore. In FY22, revenue grows 47% YoY to Rs 616.13 crore led by the casino gaming division and records a profit of Rs 66.99 crore as opposed to a loss of Rs 24.1 crore in FY21.

  • JSW Steel's arm JSW Utkal Steel gets environmental clearance to set up its greenfield integrated steel plant with a capacity of 13.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of crude steel. The total capital expenditure on this project will be around Rs 65,000 crore.

  • Tata Consultancy Services’ Q4FY22 net profit rises 1.6% QoQ to Rs 9,926 crore with total revenue increasing 3.5% QoQ to Rs 50,591 crore. However, total expense rises 3.5% QoQ to Rs 38,308 crore as employee expenses increase 4.4% to Rs 28,353 crore.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Adani Green Energy Ltd. (2,792.40, 4.77%), Bandhan Bank Ltd. (333.45, 3.28%) and Varun Beverages Ltd. (983.90, 3.24%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (5,698.80, -7.34%), Sanofi India Ltd. (7,314.55, -7.17%) and Adani Total Gas Ltd. (2,502.05, -6.11%).

Movers and Shakers

15 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Just Dial Ltd. (883.95, 10.00%), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (328.80, 8.87%) and Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (351.05, 5.39%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Birlasoft Ltd. (460.50, -7.24%) and TeamLease Services Ltd. (3,891.55, -0.73%).

Rites Ltd. (277.65, 4.13%) was trading at 11.0 times of weekly average. Indigo Paints Ltd. (1,640.95, 0.97%) and TCNS Clothing Co. Ltd. (849.90, 3.94%) were trading with volumes 7.2 and 5.4 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

11 stocks overperformed with 52-week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Adani Transmission Ltd. (2,680.55, -2.76%), Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals Ltd. (458.35, -3.75%) and Crisil Ltd. (3,430.50, -0.71%).

11 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Just Dial Ltd. (883.95, 10.00%) and Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (351.05, 5.39%). 21 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Birlasoft Ltd. (460.50, -7.24%) and Sanofi India Ltd. (7,314.55, -7.17%).

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The Baseline
12 Apr 2022
Chart of the week: Bank credit advances grow, as economic activity sees momentum

The quarterly business updates from banks ahead of earnings announcements, indicate that loan growth was strong in Q4FY22. According todata released from RBI, total advances grew 9.6% YoY to Rs 118.9 lakh crore in Q4FY22 with private banks contributing 50.4%, over half of total advances, while public sector banks lagged behind with a contribution of 44.7%. Brokerages likeICICI Securities, andEmkay Global attribute this to an increase in economic activity and healthy business growth in Q4FY22. 

Loan growth will remain steady going forward, and growth will be mostly driven by loans to SMEs and retail loans, according to ICICI Securities. This trend is pervasive across banks.HDFC Bank’s Q4FY22 loanadvances grew 21% YoY to Rs 13.7 lakh crore with retail loans growing 15% YoY at the end of Q4FY22. Similarly,Federal Bank’s grossadvances grew 9.5% YoY to Rs 1.5 lakh crore, and retail advances grew 10.4%, higher than the remaining segments.

Corporate credit growth has picked up pace and is contributing well to loan growth for banks. HDFC Bank’s corporate loan growth was higher than retail loan growth at 17.5% YoY. EvenIDFC First Bank’s corporateloans grew 6% YoY. With industrial growth picking up, this segment is likely to report better growth than FY21. This, according toICICI Securities, can lead to a 20% YoY growth in net interest income for banks in Q4FY22.

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12 Apr 2022
Five analyst stock picks this week

  1. Macrotech Developers: ICICI Securities upgrades its rating to ‘Buy’ from ‘Hold’ on this realty company with a target price of Rs 1,348, indicating an upside of 17.9%. The company’s Indian business sales booking rose 37% YoY to Rs 3,460 crore against the brokerage's estimate of Rs 3,250 crore. “We believe that the sales were largely sustenance driven with no major launches during the quarter and the company has achieved its FY22 sales guidance of Rs 9,000 crore,” says analyst Adhidev Chattopadhyay. The company added new projects with a total saleable area of 8.8 million square feet that are slated to launch in FY23. 

Considering the strong launch pipeline and momentum in sustenance sales, the brokerage expects a sales booking of Rs 11,010 crore.  The company’s net debt reduced 20.6% QoQ to Rs 9,930 crore in Q3FY22 and further reduced by 6.2% QoQ to Rs 9,310 crore which the brokerage believes is driven by improved collections and may enable further debt reduction over FY 23-24.

  1. Tata Steel: Axis Securities initiates coverage on this steel-maker with a ‘Buy’ rating and a target price of Rs 1,700, indicating an upside of 30%. The brokerage is bullish on Tata Steel as it expects steel prices to remain high in the coming quarters due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This bodes well for the company as it could drive strong cash flows in the upcoming quarters and allow it to continue deleveraging, while pursuing its growth capex. Analyst Aditya Welekar says “strong steel prices, disciplined capex outflow, and working capital management has put the company’s balance sheet on a solid footing”. 

The brokerage expects high international steel prices and China’s decarbonisation leading to lower steel exports, to create export opportunities for Indian steelmakers like Tata Steel. A 40% MoM jump in steel prices in Europe incentivises Indian steelmakers to export to the EU. Although higher coking coal prices would impact margins in H1FY23, the analyst expects the margin trajectory to be above the historical average due to strong steel prices, thereby driving profitability higher.

  1. Oil And Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC): HDFC Securities gives this oil and gas explorer a ‘Buy’ rating with a target price of Rs 275 indicating an upside of 62.1%. ONGC “outperformed the Sensex by 74/42% over the last twelve months, as Brent crude price increased by 68%. We expect the outperformance to continue,” say analysts Harshad Katkar, Nilesh Ghuge, Akshay Mane, and Rutvi Chokshi. 

Domestic administered pricing mechanism gas price was revised upwards by 110% to $6.1 per metric million british thermal unit in H1FY23 and the brokerage expects it to rise further by 45%. The brokerage also expects the company to produce 20.8 million metric tonnes of oil and 22.3 billion cubic metres of gas in FY23. It also expects oil and gas production to grow at a CAGR of 3% and 1% respectively in FY23. The analysts add, “ONGC should also benefit from the increase in gas production from the Krishna Godavari basin, with an estimated production target of 3 billion cubic metre and 3.8 billion cubic metre in FY23 and FY24.” 

  1. HDFC Bank: Prabhudas Lilladher maintains a ‘Buy’ call on this bank stock and raises its target price to Rs 2,000. This indicates an upside of 34%. The brokerage maintains its stance as HDFC will merge with HDFC Bank. As of December 2021, the total loan size of the merged entity would be Rs 18 lakh crore with the share of mortgages expected to increase from 11% to 33%. “Post the merger, the Bank would be the second-largest entity in terms of loan advance share,” say analysts Gaurav Jani and Palak Shah. HDFC was prohibited from taking CASA Deposits, however with the merger, CASA accretion would be possible resulting in lower funding cost that would improve spreads in the mortgage business.” 

The brokerage expects HDFC to benefit from lower funding cost of HDFC Bank and large distribution franchise, while the bank would gain from the former’s expertise in real estate and efficient loan processing.  The merger would also provide both entities to cross-sell opportunities to their respective customers.

  1. Transportation Corporation of India: Motilal Oswal reiterates its ‘Buy’ call on this logistics company with a target price of Rs 880, indicating an upside of 27.5%. “The company has developed robust capabilities in multimodal logistics via its presence across major transportation modes,” say analysts Alok Deora and Dhirendra Patro. 

The company diversified its service offerings into road freight, integrated supply chain solutions, sea freight, etc. The brokerage expects these capabilities to enable consistent growth in volumes and earnings for the company. Easing of Covid-19 restrictions led to a strong pick-up in volumes from the start of Q2FY22 which are expected to continue in FY23. The company recorded margins of 13% each in Q2 and Q3FY22. 

The analysts say, “Road freight will benefit from the impact of reforms like GST and e-way bill, which will result in a shift in market share towards organised players, and improved road connectivity, reducing the turnaround time.” The brokerage expects the company to clock profit, revenue, and EBITDA CAGR of 36%, 18%, and 28%, respectively over FY21-24.

Note: These recommendations are from various analysts and are not recommendations by Trendlyne.

Market closes lower, Axis Securities rates 'Buy' on Westlife Development

Trendlyne Analysis

Indian indices closed in the red with the Indian volatility index, India VIX rising. Most Asian indices closed lower ahead of an eventful week packed with central bank meetings and US inflation data release. Investors are also keeping an eye on the developments in China, where Shanghai is under a strict lockdown to curb Covid-19 cases. Crude oil prices head for a second straight weekly decline after member nations of the International Energy Agency plan to release 60 million barrels over the next six months to reduce the impact of supply chain disruption of Russian oil. European indices trade mixed as investors monitor French political uncertainty, an upcoming ECB policy meeting as well as the ongoing Ukraine conflict.

Nifty Next 50 closed in the green, despite the benchmark index closing lower. Nifty Bank closed in the red, while Nifty Media closed higher than Friday’s level. Nifty IT closed sharply lower, tracking the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100, which fell 1.41% on Friday.

Nifty 50 closed at 17,674.95 (-109.4, -0.6%), BSE Sensex closed at 58,964.57 (-482.6, -0.8%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 15,325.50 (-16.9, -0.1%)

Market breadth is in the green. Of the 1,923 stocks traded today, 1,048 were on the uptick, and 840 were down.

  • AIA Engineering, Galaxy Surfactants, Narayana Hrudayalaya, and Blue Star are trading with higher volumes as compared to Friday.

  • Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores surges as the company enters into a power purchase agreement and share subscription and share holding agreement with Renew Green Energy Solutions for the supply of solar and wind power. The company also announces right issue of 1.8 crore equity shares.

  • Edelweiss upgrades IndusInd Bank’s rating to ‘Buy’ from ‘Neutral’ and increases its target price by 11% to Rs 1,100 as its loan advances rise 13% YoY to Rs 2.4 lakh crore at the end of Q4FY22. The brokerage expects net NPA ratio to decline in Q4FY22.

  • Axis Securities initiates coverage on Westlife Development with a ‘Buy’ rating and a target price of Rs 625, indicating an upside of 30%. The brokerage believes the company is well-placed to capture QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) space opportunities. The brokerage is bullish on the company’s ability to innovate new products, capitalise on the rapidly growing delivery channel and penetrate fast-growing tier 2 & 3 cities.

  • Ruchi Soya is rising as its board approves enhancing synergies with Patanjali Ayurved's food business "on an arm's length basis". Although the company didn't specify what this transaction could be, the board authorises the comapny officials to negotiate and execute the transaction. The board also approved changing name of Ruchi Soya to Patanjali Foods.

  • Godfrey Phillips India is trading with more than 33 times its weekly average trading volume. Gujarat Ambuja Exports, Syngene International, Ambuja Cements, and Advanced Enzyme Technologies are trading at more than two times their weekly average trading volumes.

  • Glenmark Pharmaceuticals rises as its subsidiary Glenmark Specialty S.A receives approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct a phase 1 trial of its novel small molecule, GRC 54276. This molecule will be used to treat patients with advanced solid tumours and Hodgkins’s Lymphoma.

  • IT stocks like Infosys, L&T Technology Services, HCL Technologies, and Larsen & Toubro Infotech, among others, are falling in trade. The broader sectoral index Nifty IT is also trading in red.

  • Jindal Steel and Power rises as the company plans to setup India's second coal gasification plant at its Raigarh plant in Chhattisgarh, according to news reports. The company also intends to begin commercial operations in four of its eight coal mines (owned) so as to save on cost of acquiring thermal coal.

  • GTPL Hathway’s Q4FY22 revenue falls 17.5% YoY to Rs 617.3 crore and profit falls 4.3% YoY to Rs 54.5 crore largely due to a fall in EPC (Evolved Packet Core) project business. In FY22, revenue falls 2.1% YoY to Rs 2,414.1 crore but profit rises 6.1% YoY to Rs 199.6 crore.

  • Veranda Learnings’ shares list at 14.6% premium to the issue price of Rs 137 on its debut on the bourses after getting bids for 3.5X of total shares on offer.

  • Tata Motor’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) retail sales fall 36% YoY to 79,008 units in Q4FY22 due to global semiconductor shortage. JLR’s FY22 retail sales fall 14.4% YoY to 376,381 units.

  • Sobha’s Q4FY22 total sales volume rises 3.5% YoY to Rs 1,109.6 crore with average price realization increasing 3.1% YoY to Rs 8,265 per square feet. The company’s sales bookings in volumes grow 0.35% to 13.42 lakh square feet in Q4FY22 with maximum bookings coming in from Bengaluru (9.32 lakh square feet). The company attributes this growth to consistent rise in housing demand, low home loan rates, and improving economy.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Adani Green Energy Ltd. (2,665.15, 14.79%), Adani Total Gas Ltd. (2,665.00, 9.80%) and Adani Transmission Ltd. (2,756.50, 8.51%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include L&T Technology Services Ltd. (4,798.85, -3.89%), YES Bank Ltd. (15.10, -3.51%) and Deepak Nitrite Ltd. (2,287.60, -3.14%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

10 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (1,234.70, 13.51%), Ambuja Cements Ltd. (360.20, 6.77%) and Advanced Enzyme Technologies Ltd. (316.55, 5.04%).

Top high volume loser on BSE was Indigo Paints Ltd. (1,625.25, -2.89%).

Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. (1,753.20, 0.58%) was trading at 8.2 times of weekly average. VST Industries Ltd. (3,148.95, 0.65%) and Prism Johnson Ltd. (129.90, 3.01%) were trading with volumes 8.2 and 7.6 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

26 stocks overperformed with 52-week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Adani Transmission Ltd. (2,756.50, 8.51%), Bank of Baroda (120.30, 0.00%) and Bharat Electronics Ltd. (243.95, 1.82%).

27 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. (1,234.70, 13.51%) and PCBL Ltd. (129.55, 8.14%). 4 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including HCL Technologies Ltd. (1,133.50, -2.73%) and SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. (1,142.50, -1.55%).

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The Baseline
08 Apr 2022
Five Interesting Stocks Today
  1. Marico: The stock of this FMCG major fell nearly 6% after it released its Q4FY22 business update on April 5. According to the company, its Q4 revenue grew in ‘low-single digits’ while there was a marginal rise in the sales volumes. What this means is that the revenue growth was primarily driven by the growth in sales realisations in the quarter gone by. This is understandable as the company hiked prices of products in its value-added hair oils segment, Saffola Edible Oils segment and the FMCG segment in the wake of the current cost inflationary pressures.

What disappointed the street in general was the YoY fall in sales volumes reported by the company’s flagship product segment Parachute Coconut Oil. This segment’s volumes grew a mere 1% YoY back in Q3FY22 as well. Another interesting trend here is softening copra prices, a key raw material for Marico, since February 2021. In fact, the company cut prices for Parachute Oil back in October 2021, December 2021 and January 2022 in order to pass the benefit of lower copra prices to customers. Volumes were still subdued in the past two quarters. A possible reason for this could be market share gains by Dabur in the coconut oil segment. While the overall volumes for the FMCG sector fell in January 2022 and February 2022 (according to Neilsen), Marico’s flagship segment particularly seems at a saturation point even though product prices remain benign.                                                                        

  1. Titan: This jewellery and watchmaker’s stock fell over 3.3% on Thursday after it released its Q4FY22 business update. Titan’s jewellery segment revenue fell 4% YoY in Q4FY22 despite the quarter usually being a strong one for the jewellery industry. The disruption due to partial lockdowns in many states across India due to the Omicron wave in January 2022, which started in December 2021, hit revenues. In addition, the volatility in gold prices due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war also impacted jewellery sales.

The jewellery segment is a major revenue generator for the company as it contributes over 85% of total revenues. But network expansion continued to progress in Q4 in anticipation of an upbeat Q1FY23, which is expected to be a normal quarter after two years of intermittent lockdowns. Titan added 16 new jewellery stores in Q4FY22 compared to 14 stores in Q3FY22. This takes the total number of jewellery stores to 444.  Revenue from the jewellery segment rose 37% YoY in Q3FY22 to Rs 8,563 crore on the back of festive purchases in October and November.

Titan gets 9% of its total revenues from the watches and wearables segments. This segment clocked a 12% YoY rise in revenue in Q4FY22, despite a challenging external environment with sales increasing across offline channels. Smartwatches and headphones also saw brisk business on the back of new launches like ‘Titan Smart Pro’ in Q4FY22. Eyecare segment’s revenues grew 5% YoY in Q4 while other businesses’ (fragrances and fashion accessories) revenues rose 23% YoY, driven by a strong performance by the fashion accessories businesses.

  1. Zee Entertainment Enterprises: The stock of this media and entertainment company slipped nearly 2% in trade on April 7, 2022 after its single largest investor, Invesco announced its intention to sell nearly 7.8% stake in the company, according to news reports. Invesco will continue to hold around 11% stake in the company even after this stake sale. This comes shortly after Invesco decided not to pursue its demand for an extraordinary general meeting to remove Managing Director Punit Goenka and two independent directors. In fact, Invesco believes that the corporate governance issues that persisted earlier will get resolved once the board gets reconstituted after the merger of Sony Pictures and Zee Entertainment.

Notably, Invesco had picked up a 11% stake in Zee Entertainment for Rs 4,224 crore back in May 2019 to rescue its promoters as they were in dire need of funds. The average price of the stock as on May 27, 2019 was Rs 357.45. Hence, it is quite intriguing that Invesco now is willing to offload its stake at a loss of roughly 20% now, even though it reiterated its faith in the Sony-Zee merger deal. Invesco is reducing its stake in Zee Entertainment in accordance with their overall ‘portfolio construction approach’ for Asian markets. With Invesco cutting its stake to 11%, the merger deal going through is almost assured.

  1. Bandhan Bank: This bank’s Q4FY22 business update indicates that its fortunes are turning for the better after three painful quarters in FY22. Its loan book grew 16% YoY to Rs 1.01 lakh crore, while its deposits grew 24% YoY to Rs 96,331 crore and retail by 21% YoY to Rs 74,441 crore. This is due to a strong recovery in credit demand as lockdowns eased. With economic activity picking up, the prospects for improvement in asset quality look promising as the overall collection efficiency ratio (CER) was 96% in Q4FY22 compared to 93% in Q3FY22. Collection efficiency ratio indicates the total  loans recovered to total loans to be recovered during the same financial period. Emerging Entrepreneurs Business’ (EEB) collection efficiency was 98% in Q4FY22, close to its pre-covid level of 99%. “Improving trends in collection efficiency should continue to moderate credit cost and support earnings,” said analysts at Motilal Oswal.

Also, the bank's parent company-Bandhan Financial Holdings-led consortium is set to acquire IDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) Rs 4,500 crore. The acquisition brings the group closer to its goal of diversifying its product portfolio to expand its presence in the financial services sector. Through this acquisition, the group will be able to offer financial products such as mutual funds. For the bank though, this is an opportunity to boost its fee income through cross-selling of mutual fund products, as currently the share of non-interest income of the overall income for the bank is less than 25%. The holding company wants to scale up the business (post-acquisition) by strengthening the product portfolio. It plans to add more equity-based funds targeted toward retail investors and enhance the distribution footprint by tying up with banks and small finance banks.

  1. Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL): This aerospace company’s stock rose 6.1% in five consecutive sessions, till Thursday, after it announced record high revenues. In FY22, revenue grew 6% YoY to Rs 24,000 crore. This was led by production and delivery of 44 new helicopters, 84 new engines, and the overhaul of 203 aircraft and 478 engines in FY22. Recently, the company bagged a contract to make aircrafts worth Rs 3,887 crore for the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army. Additional orders are expected for helicopters and the LCA (Light-Combat Aircraft) in the coming quarters.

With a robust order pipeline, the company's Chairman and Managing Director R Madhavan said revenues will grow 6-7% in FY23. The order inflow is expected to grow as the Centre pushes for more indigenisation of its defence needs to reduce dependence on imports. The Ministry of Defence has fixed timelines for indigenisation, after which certain products will be procured domestically. The share of domestic procurement in the total defence capital outlay is estimated to rise from less than 60% in FY20 to 68% in FY23. HAL’s order at the end of Q3FY22 stands at Rs 79,230 and the order pipeline for the next two years looks strong at Rs 50,000 crore. A strong order book and healthy business outlook bodes well for HAL.

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Market closes higher, RBI keeps repo rates at 4%, hikes reverse repo rate to 3.75%

Trendlyne Analysis

Nifty 50 closed in the green after gyrating between gains and losses. Most Asian stocks closed in the red as investors continue to monitor both Federal Reserve’s plan to tighten its monetary policy and the latest Covid-19 outbreak in China. US stocks closed higher on Thursday as buying pressure picked up towards the end of the trading session. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeps the repo rate unchanged at 4% to maintain an ‘accommodative stance’ for economic growth. However, RBI increases reverse repo rate by 40 bps to 3.75% to maintain liquidity in the market.

Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 close in the green, following the benchmark index. Nifty Metal and Nifty Media close higher than Thursday’s level. Nifty IT closes flat, taking cues from the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 futures, which is also trading flat.

Nifty 50 closed at 17,784.35 (144.8, 0.8%), BSE Sensex closed at 59,447.18 (412.2, 0.7%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 15,342.40 (141.2, 0.9%)

Market breadth is overwhelmingly positive. Of the 1,886 stocks traded today, 1,273 were on the uptick, and 576 were down.

  • Cholamandalam Financial Holdings, AIA Engineering, Phoenix Mills, and Shriram Transport Finance Company are trading with higher volumes as compared to Thursday.

  • If the proposed merger goes through, PVR and INOX could look into film production and enlarge its distribution and food & beverage business to diversify its revenue streams says management of both companies, according to reports.

  • Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy's Q4FY22 loss narrows 63.2% YoY to Rs 126.61 crore and revenue falls 21.5% YoY to Rs 1,071 crore. In FY22, revenue rises 2.33% YoY to 5,198.94 crore and loss widens to Rs 909.46 crore from Rs 285.38 crore in FY21.

  • Varroc Engineering is trading with more than ten times its weekly average trading volume. TCNS Clothing Co., Bharat Dynamics, Syngene International, and Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company are trading at more than six times their weekly average trading volumes.

  • Sobha reports flat sales volumes of 1.342 million square feet with sales booking value rising 3.5% YoY Rs 1,109.6 crore. Bengaluru market’s contribution was the highest with sales volumes increasing to 0.932 million square feet up by 4.4% YoY. The sales volumes for the Gurgaon market jump 44% YoY to 0.234 msf. 

  • JSW Steel’s total steel crude production in Q4FY22 grows 37% YoY to 5.98 million tonnes (MT). In FY22, the total steel crude production grows 38% YoY to 21.47 MT.

  • RBI keeps repo rate constant at 4% for the 11th consecutive time to maintain an ‘accommodative stance’ for economy growth. However, reverse repo rate increases 40 bps to 3.75% to maintain liquidity in the market. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) and bank rate stay the same at 4.25%.

  • Lupin launches Merzee capsules in the US market, under an exclusive license, marketing, and distribution agreement with Slayback Pharma. Merzee is a generic contraceptive drug, equivalent to Allergan Pharmaceuticals' Taytulla capsules.

  • Jindal Stainless’ sales volumes rise 6% YoY to 2.7 lakh tonnes in Q4FY22 because of its agile supply chain and a favourable product mix. The company’s exports increase 32% in Q4FY22 despite global disruptions in raw material supply and logistics.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. (923.45, 12.93%), Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. (741.75, 8.01%) and Adani Green Energy Ltd. (2,321.85, 7.20%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Adani Power Ltd. (220.95, -4.99%), Trent Ltd. (1,269.65, -2.91%) and Cipla Ltd. (1,011.60, -2.42%).

Movers and Shakers

22 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (716.15, 15.35%), Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. (923.45, 12.93%) and Ceat Ltd. (1,124.45, 12.89%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were RBL Bank Ltd. (128.10, -6.63%), Escorts Ltd. (1,610.20, -6.12%) and TCNS Clothing Co. Ltd. (791.80, -0.49%).

Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. (201.75, 8.97%) was trading at 12.0 times of weekly average. Varroc Engineering Ltd. (398.90, 8.99%) and JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. (135.95, 12.17%) were trading with volumes 11.5 and 7.4 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

17 stocks overperformed with 52-week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bharat Electronics Ltd. (239.60, 2.24%), Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. (741.75, 8.01%) and Indian Hotels Company Ltd. (253.85, 1.42%).

19 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. (201.75, 8.97%) and Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd. (367.35, 6.56%). 2 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including V Mart Retail Ltd. (3,560.10, -1.32%) and Cera Sanitaryware Ltd. (4,708.50, 0.60%).

Market closes lower, Macrotech Developers rises after its sales booking see a 37% YoY jump

Trendlyne Analysis

Nifty 50 closed in the red amid weak global cues. All Asian indices closed lower as the US Federal Reserve released minutes from its last meeting which strengthens the case for aggressive rate hikes to combat inflation. US indices fell for a second consecutive day on Wednesday led by the technology stocks. Investors will also keep an eye on the RBI’s policy decision scheduled on Friday. Stoxx Europe 600 index trades higher after posting its biggest fall in a month on Wednesday.

Nifty Midcap 100, which started the trading session in the green, closed 1% lower. Nifty Metal closed sharply lower while Nifty FMCG closed flat. Nifty IT closed in the red, tracking the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100, which fell over 2% on Wednesday.

Nifty 50closed at 17,639.55 (-168.1, -0.9%), BSE Sensex closed at 59,034.95 (-575.5, -1.0%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 15,201.25 (-126.7, -0.8%)

Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1,890 stocks traded today, 787 were gainers and 1,070 were losers.

  • Suzlon Energy, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra), Gland Pharma, and SKF India are trading with higher volumes as compared to Wednesday.

  • Hindustan Aeronautics touches an all-time high on the bourses after it enters into a pact with its long-term partner Israel Aerospace Industries to convert civil (passenger) aircrafts to air refuelling aircrafts with cargo and transport capabilities in India.

  • Axis Securities initiates coverage on Tata Steel with a ‘Buy’ rating and a target price of Rs 1,700, indicating an upside of 26%. The brokerage is bullish for the company as it expects steel prices to remain high, which would drive strong cash flows for the company. The brokerage believes this will enable the company to manage cash flows towards capex and continue deleveraging.

  • Macrotech Developers rises after its sales booking see a 37% YoY jump to Rs 3,460 crore for Q4FY22 and net debt reduces by 620 crore on a QoQ basis. Its collections also improve by 36% YoY to Rs 2,840 crore in Q4.

  • Aster DM Healthcare is trading with more than fifteen times its weekly average trading volume. Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra), Suzlon Energy, Poonawalla Fincorp, and Solara Active Pharma Sciences are trading at more than five times their weekly average trading volumes.

  • Coffee Day Enterprises is falling as it defaults on debt repayments worth Rs 479.7 crore on loans and unlisted debt securities in Q4FY22.

  • Titan falls as its Q4FY22 jewellery segment’s revenue falls 4% YoY on the back of declining activity due to the Omicron wave and rising gold prices. However, the revenue from the watches segment grows 12% YoY and the Eyecare segment grows 5% YoY on underlying demand remaining strong for these segments.

  • Yes Bank rises and hits a 52-week high as Care Ratings upgrades the credit ratings for the banks infrastructure bonds to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. The lower tier-two bonds and tier-two bonds also receive similar upgrades from the agency.

  • Uma Exports’ shares list at a 11% premium to the issue price of Rs 68 on its debut on the bourses after getting bids for 7.6X of total shares on offer.

  • A consortium of Bandhan Financial Holdings (Bandhan Bank’s parent company), private equity firm ChrysCapital, and GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation) is set to acquire IDFC Asset Management for Rs 4,500 crore, according to reports. The Bandhan group expects the acquisition to aid the company in further expanding its presence in the financial services sector.

  • Zee Entertainment's largest shareholder--Invesco--will sell 7.8% stake in the company worth Rs 2,200 crore through a bulk deal today, according to reports. Invesco currently owns 18.8% stake in the company.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. (817.70, 8.27%), Bharat Electronics Ltd. (234.35, 6.52%) and YES Bank Ltd. (15.55, 5.78%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Adani Total Gas Ltd. (2,362.70, -6.87%), Adani Power Ltd. (232.55, -4.98%) and Tata Power Company Ltd. (277.80, -4.14%).

Volume Rockets

25 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included DCB Bank Ltd. (88.30, 13.42%), Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd. (308.20, 9.95%) and Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (620.85, 8.78%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Escorts Ltd. (1,715.25, -9.22%), Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd. (192.40, -4.99%) and Aster DM Healthcare Ltd. (192.60, -3.02%).

Suzlon Energy Ltd. (11.75, 8.29%) was trading at 13.5 times of weekly average. Orient Electric Ltd. (343.80, -0.72%) and Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd. (806.00, 7.78%) were trading with volumes 7.8 and 7.2 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

26 stocks hit their 52-week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Adani Power Ltd. (232.55, -4.98%), Adani Transmission Ltd. (2,458.80, -1.02%) and Bank of Baroda (119.20, -0.58%).

17 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including DCB Bank Ltd. (88.30, 13.42%) and YES Bank Ltd. (15.55, 5.78%). 9 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd. (344.75, -3.59%) and PCBL Ltd. (227.20, -3.13%).

Market closes lower, Marico slips as its Q4FY22 sales volume grows in low-single digits

Trendlyne Analysis

Nifty 50 closed in the red with the Indian volatility index, India VIX rising 3.5%. Most Asian indices closed lower as investors prepare for the possibility of aggressive monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve to fight inflation. US indices closed lower and bond yields jumped on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard’s comments indicated a fast-track approach to raise interest rates. European indices trade in the red as investors monitor the effects of new sanctions on Russia by the West.

Nifty Midcap 100 closed in the green, despite the benchmark index ending the session lower. Nifty Metal closed sharply higher while Nifty pharma closed in the red. Nifty IT closed in the red, tracking the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100, which closed 2.24% lower on Tuesday.

Nifty 50 closed at 17,807.65 (-149.8, -0.8%), BSE Sensex closed at 59,610.41 (-566.1, -0.9%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 15,327.90 (-62.6, -0.4%)

Market breadth is in the green. Of the 1,892 stocks traded today, 1,167 were in the positive territory and 687 were negative.

  • Suzlon Energy, Home First Finance Company India, IIFL Wealth Management, and Cera Sanitaryware are trading with higher volumes as compared to Tuesday.

  • Competition Commission of India investigates the trustee units of State Bank of India, Axis Bank, and IDBI Bank for suspected collusion on fees, according to reports.

  • Asian Development Bank expects the Indian economy to grow at 7.5% in FY23 and at 8% in FY24. It sees the current geopolitical uncertainty and any new COVID-19 outbreaks as key risks to these growth estimates. 

  • Indian Energy Exchange achieves 16% YoY growth in volume to 9,605 million units volume comprising of 8,702 million units in the conventional power market, 392 million units in the green power market and 511 million units in the renewable energy certificate market in March 2022. In Q4FY22 the company achieves 27,017 million units of volume, up 16% YoY, and in FY22 1,02,035 units, up 38% YoY.

  • Mahanagar Gas increases the prices of compressed natural gas by Rs 7 per kg to Rs 67 per kg and domestic piped natural gas by Rs 5 per scm (standard cubic metre) to Rs 41 per scm with effect from April 6, 2022, according to reports.

  • Indraprastha Gas increases the prices of compressed natural gas by Rs 2.5 per kg for Delhi with effect from April 6, 2022, according to news reports. This is the third price hike taken by the company in April 2022. With this, CNG in Delhi now costs Rs 66.6 per kg.

  • Power companies are trading higher with stocks like NTPC, Tata Power, Adani Power and Torrent Power rising. The broader sectoral index i.e. BSE Power is also trading in green today.

  • Marico slips in trade as its Q4FY22 sales volume grows in low-single digits owing to weak rural demand and high inflation, according to the company's pre-result filing. Its flagship product Parachute Coconut Oil particularly registers a fall in sales volumes on YoY basis in Q4.

  • TCI Express is trading with more than eleven times its weekly average trading volume. Shree Renuka Sugars, Solar Industries India, Kalpataru Power Transmissions, and IDBI Bank are trading at more than four times their weekly average trading volumes.

  • Policybazaar's (PB Fintech) total insurance premium originating on its platform Policybazaar at the end of Q4FY22 grows 70% YoY to Rs 2,177 crore and disbursement of loans through its platform Policybazaar grows 72% YoY to Rs 2,189 crore. In FY22, insurance premium originating on its platform is up 46% YoY to Rs 6,975 crore, and loan disbursement through its platform by 126% YoY to Rs 6,607 crore.

  • Paytm's (One97 Communications) total loan originating on its platform at the end of Q4FY22 grows 417% YoY to Rs 3,553 crore and total merchant payment volume processed grows 104% YoY to around Rs 2.59 lakh crore. The company's average monthly transacting users grow 41% YoY to 7.1 crore. In FY22, loans originating on its platform are up 441% YoY to Rs 7,623 crore and total merchant payment volume processed through its platform by 111% YoY to 8.52 lakh crore.

  • Angel One is rising as its client base jumps 2.3 times YoY in Q4FY22 to 92.1 lakh. Number of orders grow 83.6% YoY to 21 crore with its retail turnover market share in the commodity segment increasing by 17 percentage points YoY to 42.2%.

  • Bandhan Bank’s loan book at the end of Q4FY22 grows 16% YoY to Rs 1.01 lakh crore. Total deposits grow 24% YoY to Rs 96,331 crore, with retail deposits increasing 21% YoY to Rs 74,441 crore and CASA (current account savings account) deposits increasing 18% YoY to Rs 40,072 crore.

  • Tata Steel’s production volumes fall 3% YoY to 7.5 million tonnes in Q4FY22 however, Tata Steel India’s production rises 3.2% YoY to 4.9 million tonnes. Tata Steel’s total deliveries rise 4.1% YoY to 7.8 million tonnes because of an increase in domestic demand from the automotive, retail, and industrial products sectors. Tata Steel India’s deliveries increase 9.6% to 5.1 million tonnes in Q4FY22.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include YES Bank Ltd. (14.70, 13.08%), IDBI Bank Ltd. (48.75, 7.85%) and Indian Hotels Company Ltd. (251.05, 6.56%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. (755.25, -13.73%), Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. (346.85, -6.10%) and Marico Ltd. (521.30, -4.16%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

24 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included YES Bank Ltd. (14.70, 13.08%), Vaibhav Global Ltd. (515.95, 11.73%) and MMTC Ltd. (53.30, 11.62%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. (755.25, -13.73%), Rain Industries Ltd. (195.95, -4.34%) and Gland Pharma Ltd. (3,335.60, -1.36%).

TCI Express Ltd. (1,849.30, 7.24%) was trading at 16.1 times of weekly average. Swan Energy Ltd. (262.00, 8.00%) and Kalpataru Power Transmissions Ltd. (403.80, 4.11%) were trading with volumes 13.1 and 7.1 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

29 stocks made 52-week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Adani Power Ltd. (244.75, 5.00%), Bank of Baroda (119.90, 3.36%) and Blue Star Ltd. (1,148.10, 1.40%).

24 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including YES Bank Ltd. (14.70, 13.08%) and IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (506.55, 11.77%). 8 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Marico Ltd. (521.30, -4.16%) and Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (2,536.05, -3.34%).

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06 Apr 2022
Chart of the Week: Truck sales rise with ramp up in infrastructure spending

Post-pandemic, there are still grey clouds that are hampering the Indian auto sector's growth. But if you look at commercial vehicle dispatches, there is a silver lining. Companies likeTata Motors,Mahindra & Mahindra,Eicher Motors,Ashok Leyland, andMaruti Suzuki have seen steady growth in CV wholesale volumes from December 2021 to March 2022.

The rise in wholesales of medium and heavy-duty trucks (medium & heavy commercial vehicles, M&HCV) has been the biggest contributor to the volume growth of commercial vehicles.Ashok Leyland’s M&HCV volumes jumped 38.6% YoY to 12,161 units, whileTata Motors saw 33% YoY growth to 14,499 units for March 2022. This is because of a pick-up in construction and mining activities leading to an increase in demand for trucks.  

Eicher Motors' heavy-duty vehicles’ wholesales has also risen 41% YoY to 2,006 units in March 2022. According to a report fromDolat Capital, the demand for medium and heavy-duty trucks will continue to stay strong because of high fleet utilisation and freight availability, as construction and industrial activities will be on an uptrend in FY23.

Demand for light commercial vehicles (LCV) has increased as chip supplies improved.Mahindra & Mahindra’s LCV wholesales jumped 132% YoY to 3,806 units in March 2022. But heavy-duty truck wholesales has grown slowly. The surge in e-commerce sales rubbed off onMaruti Suzuki’s LCV wholesales - it gained 15% YoY to 3,797 units in March 2022. 

According toEmkay Global, the volume momentum for CVs will continue as chip supplies for LCVs and tippers improve.Nirmal Bang expects demand drivers to remain intact in coming months. However, it’ll be interesting to see how long demand sustains. A recentreport suggests that even though the Centre is going full throttle to meet its capital expenditure targets, it will most likely fall short of meeting its revised capital expenditure target of Rs 6 lakh crore for FY22. If this continues into FY23 as well, then the party for commercial vehicle makers might end early.