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INDIAN BENCHMARKS continues retreat from record high
By : Simran Shah
INDIAN EQUITY BENCHMARKS ended flat, amid a volatile trading session, even metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after the apex court's verdict on coal block allocations.
· Tata Power fell another 2.8 percent on the Supreme Court’s order that stayed an interim order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) to allow payment of compensatory tariffs.
· Further, Oil and Natural Gas Corp ended down 2.5 percent on equity dilution concerns due to a potential share sale by the government.
COMMODITY MARKET STRATEGY 26 August 2014
By : Simran Shah
BASE METAL WRAP: Aluminium in London climbed for a second day following Alcoa Inc.’s decision to close a smelter in Italy and before durable goods orders data from the U.S., the second-largest consumer of industrial metals.
ENERGY WRAP: West Texas Intermediate traded near the lowest price in seven months before supply data that will signal the strength of fuel demand in the U.S, the world’s biggest oil consumer. Brent was steady in London.
PRECIOUS METAL WRAP: Gold held losses near a two-month low on speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise borrowing costs next year, strengthening the dollar and damping demand for an alternative investment.
GLOBAL EVENTS TO WATCH: Trade Balance, CB Leading Index m/m, Core Durable Goods Orders m/m, Durable Goods Orders m/m, HPI m/m, S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y, CB Consumer Confidence, Richmond Manufacturing Index.
TOP CORPORATE NEWS 08 August 2014
By : Simran Shah
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SBI surprises street, Q1 profit
rises 3% to Rs 3349 cr
State Bank
of India surprised street with the first quarter (April-June) net profit rising
3.3 percent year-on-year to Rs 3,349 crore on higher net interest income though
it was impacted by higher provisions, tax cost and lower other income. Net
profit in the year-ago period was Rs 3,241.08 crore. The growth in profitability
was for the first time in last six quarters.
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M&M Q1 standalone profit beats
estimate
Mahindra and
Mahindra has reported a 4.3 percent growth in first quarter (April-June) profit
at Rs 896.4 crore compared to Rs 859.8 crore in same quarter last year driven
by operational performance.
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Siemens bags orders from Reliance
Industries for supply of steam turbines
Siemens announced that
it has received orders for approximately Rs 228 crores from Reliance Industries
Ltd for supply of four 600 Steam Turbogenerator units for its Jamnagar
Refinery.
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Chambal Fertilisers Q1 PAT
declines 28% to Rs 80.8 cr
Chambal
Fertilisers and Chemicals Q1FY15 (April-June) net profit declined 28.5 percent
to Rs 80.8 crore from Rs 113 crore in a year ago period. Net sales of the
company were up 18 percent at Rs 1,994 crore versus Rs 1,687 crore, Y-o-Y.
