The combined market valuation of five of the 10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 1,97,958.56 crore last week, with IT majors Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys taking the biggest hit amid volatile trends in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 188.51 points or 0.25 per cent. The market valuation of TCS tanked … Read more
FMCG major ITC’s weight will go up in the S&P BSE Sensex, resulting in likely inflows of $50 million, according to estimates by Nuvama. Today, Sensex will adjust ITC’s free float factor as a result of British American Tobacco’s (BAT) 3.5% stake sale in the company. Meanwhile, the adjustment on Nifty will be done during … Read more
Block trades in India are close to capping their best quarter in 14 years as the country’s booming stock market encourages shareholders to monetize stakes. Shareholders have raised $7.1 billion selling their holdings in India so far this year, with the quarter on track to have raised the most from block trades since the January … Read more
Most technical charts indicate a weak trend for Nifty in the short term. A decisive move below 21,900 could trigger significant weakness, potentially for the next support levels of 21,500-21,400, as suggested by technical analysts. Stocks recommended by them include BEL, JK Cement, ITC, AU Bank, and Kotak Bank, while those with a negative bias … Read more
Equity markets rebounded on Thursday and even broader markets saw some recovery from the previous day’s sharp losses. The 30-share Sensex climbed 335 points to settle at 73,097 and the broader Nifty gained 148 points to close at 22,146. Stocks that were in focus included names like ITC, which fell 0.82%, Swan Energy, which rose … Read more
Mumbai: The ITC stock could run up by another 10-15% in the near term after gaining 4.5% on Wednesday as the stake sale by British American Tobacco (BAT) in the tobacco-to-FMCG major has removed an overhang for the stock, said analysts. “Major uncertainties hovering around the stock are over, while business fundamentals are intact,” said … Read more
Mumbai: A host of top foreign institutions and domestic mutual funds, including the Government of Singapore, Capital Group, and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, bought shares of ITC in British American Tobacco’s 3.5% stake sale worth ₹17,485 crore in the open market on Wednesday. The shares were sold at ₹400.25 apiece. According to BSE block deals … Read more
The Sword of Damocles hanging over the head of ITC shareholders has finally fallen down but no one is hurt. The key event of London’s British American Tobacco (BAT) stake sale, which was initially perceived to be a key supply hangover for ITC, ended up pushing the Nifty stock 8.6% higher leading to a windfall … Read more
Brokerage firm CLSA has a buy rating on ITC, Nomura recommended a buy call on Bajaj Finance, CLSA maintained a sell rating on Jubilant FoodWorks and Macquarie has a neutral rating on Godrej Consumer. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Nomura on NBFCs: Bajaj Finance, … Read more
Technical charts and data indicate a lack of relative strength and the dominance of supply pressure during the upward move. The market is likely to remain highly volatile due to the F&O expiry this week, said technical analysts. If Nifty maintains its close above the 21,920 level, it will likely head towards 22,390–22,500 levels. Bajaj … Read more
