India’s largest domestic institutional investor Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has reduced ownership in at least 80 stocks, including 16 PSUs, in the March quarter with the market value of its portfolio surging to Rs 14 lakh crore. LIC was seen cutting stakes in BHEL, SAIL, Coal India, Oil India, Mahanagar Gas, MOIL, SBI, … Read more
Lack of pricing freedom on petrol, diesel and LPG prices could deter oil marketing companies (OMCs) from undertaking large scale capex plans on petchem and refining capacity additions, Kotak Institutional Equities said in a note. The domestic brokerage reiterated its ‘Sell’ stance on Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation … Read more
Brokerage UBS upgraded rating on Eicher Motors to Buy while Jefferies initiated coverage on Syrma SGS and Kaynes Technologies. Nomura also shared its views on oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the light of a Rs 2 per litre cut in petrol and diesel prices. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms … Read more
Stocks of oil marketing companies (OMCs) witnessed up to 8% decline on Friday following a Rs 2 per litre cut in prices of petrol and diesel, the first in nearly two years. The decision came ahead of the model code of conduct that is likely to kick in shortly. The top loser was Hindustan Petroleum … Read more
ET Intelligence Group: Integrated marketing services provider RK Swamy plans to raise up to ₹423.5 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). This includes a fresh issue of ₹173 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of ₹250.5 crore. Promoters Srinivasan K Swamy and Narasimhan Krishnaswamy and investors such as Evanston Pioneer Fund LP and … Read more
Brokerage firm BofA Securities has a neutral rating on IOC and underperform rating on BPCL and HPCL, respectively. Citi maintained a sell rating on Piramal Enterprises and a buy rating on GAIL India. JM Financial has a buy rating on Go Fashion (India). We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from … Read more
Indian market is expected to trade higher on Friday tracking positive global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.45% at 22015 levels on Thursday. India VIX was down by 1.36% from 15.44 to 15.23 levels. Volatility has been cooling down from the last three sessions and giving comfort to the bulls at … Read more
Indian market is expected to trade higher on Thursday tracking positive global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.46% at 21925 levels. India VIX was down by 2.34% from 15.81 to 15.44 levels. Volatility cooled off from its highs and gave way to the bulls at crucial support zones. Positive setup was … Read more
“While these companies have performed exceedingly well this current financial year, the next financial year probably will not be as good,” says Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Group Chairman, Inditrade Capital We just marked the Budget week and what are the standout sectors that are coming for you because while we were chatting with all the market experts, … Read more
Oil stocks jumped up to 8% on Monday led by gains in state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and market heavyweight Reliance Industries (RIL) on fuel supply concerns in the aftermath of a missile attack on a Trafigura-operated fuel tanker in the Red Sea. ONGC shares hit their 52-week high of Rs 253.20 on … Read more
