Analysis Financial News

Defence stocks will be in spotlight on Wednesday after the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for five capital acquisition proposals worth over Rs 21,772 crore. This included the procurement of Water Jet Fast Attack Crafts, Fast Interceptor Craft, Electronic Warfare Suite, Next Generation Radar Warning Receiver and Advanced Light Helicopters.

Vedanta shares are in focus today, December 4, after Crisil Ratings upgraded its rating on the company's long-term bank facilities and debt instruments from 'AA-' to 'AA'. The upgrade reflects improved capital structure, better financial flexibility, and robust volume growth. Crisil highlighted significant improvement in Vedanta's consolidated operating profitability (EBITDA) and reduced debt and leverage below rating thresholds as key factors behind the revision.

Indian market is likely to consolidate on Wednesday tracking mixed global cues. The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.43% at 24,534 levels on Tuesday. India VIX fell more than 2% to close at 14.37 in the previous session.

hold call on RBL Bank with a target price of Rs 160. The current market price of RBL Bank is Rs 155.95. RBL Bank, incorporated in 1943, is a banking company (having a market cap of Rs 9477.41 Crore). RBL Bank's key Products/Revenue Segments include Interest & Discount on Advances & Bills, Income From Investment, Interest and Interest On Balances with RBI and Other Inter-Bank Funds for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

buy call on Hindustan Unilever Ltd. with a target price of Rs 2870. The current market price of Hindustan Unilever is Rs 2,479. Hindustan Unilever, incorporated in 1933, is a Large Cap company, with a market cap of Rs 582498.92 crore, operating in the FMCG sector. Hindustan Unilever's key products/revenue segments include Personal Care and Other Operating Revenue for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

Bank stocks are in the spotlight on Wednesday, December 4, after the Lok Sabha passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 on Tuesday during Parliament's winter session, introducing significant changes to banking regulations. «Banks are being professionally run today. The metrics are healthy so they can go to the market and raise bonds, raise loans & run their business accordingly,» said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her address at the Lower House of the Parliament.

Abha Power and Steel will debut on the NSE SME platform on Wednesday. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares were trading with a GMP of Rs 15 in the grey market. Considering the upper price band of Rs 75, the stock is expected to see a listing premium of just over 20%.

Apex Ecotech will debut on the NSE SME platform on Wednesday. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares were trading with a GMP of Rs 45 in the grey market. Considering the upper price band of Rs 73, the stock is expected to see a listing premium of just over 60%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Over the past month, we have witnessed a significant correction in Nifty50, marking the first double-digit correction in the last four years. During this period, many mid- and small-cap stocks have seen sharp declines of over 50%, which, although common during corrections, is concerning when it affects frontline stocks.

HEG and Graphite India, surged in Tuesday's trading after China introduced a stricter review process for end-use of graphite exports to the US. Analysts said sentiment in these shares perked up on expectations restrictions by China could drive up demand for Indian graphite makers. HEG's shares soared 14.2% while Graphite India gained 9.1%. Key indices rose 0.7% each, while the BSE 500 index gained 0.8%.

Adani Group, currently facing impropriety allegations involving one entity of its diversified business empire, is now on a stronger footing than when the to-date unproven charges by US short-seller Hindenburg dramatically shrank the conglomerate's market value early 2023, global brokerage Bernstein said, citing both operating and financing metrics. The brokerage referred to a lower quantum of pledged shares, stronger debt coverage ability, and better relative valuations for some of the companies to justify its current assessment of the group, after billionaire founder Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani were indicted late November on alleged impropriety charges by the US Department of Justice.

HDFC Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Reliance Industries, Manappuram Finance, Muthoot Finance, Brigade Enterprises, Canara Bank and Greaves Cotton among others planning listings, with more to follow, bankers said. Subsidiary public issues enable independent capital raising, benchmark readiness and cash generation for parents via offers for sale, aiding deleveraging, capital expenditure or dividend payouts. Investors gain access to focused, growth-driven, pure-play businesses, according to bankers.

Trafiksol ITS Technologies and asked the company to refund the money to investors within one week. The company may approach the market afresh after the ongoing proceedings initiated by Sebi are concluded and subject to any directions issued, the regulator said in an order on Tuesday.

Finance has lost 16% on bourses over the past three months amid rising regulatory scrutiny over the micro finance and unsecured consumer finance segments. While the company’s 26% loan book is comprised of microfinance segment, its exposure to highly leveraged customers in this category is just under 5%. In addition, the lender continued to grow loan book in the September quarter while retaining asset quality and interest margin, and improving return ratios. Analysts have a buy call on the stock given the company’s focus on the retail segment, initiative to improve asset quality and an attractive valuation. L&T Finance is a pan-India lender with presence across 20 states and two union territories through 209 branches and 1,934 micro finance meeting centres. Its loan book grew by 18% year-on-year to Rs 93,015 crore at the end of September 2024. Of this, retail finance including farm equipment, rural business, urban and small and medium enterprises (SME) finance formed Rs 88,975 crore.

Bank of India (RBI) likely sold dollars to cap weakness in the local currency, traders said. Along with the dollar's rally, the Chinese yuan also weakened to counter the trade tariffs effect, adding pressure on the local currency. Analysts expect the pressure on rupee to continue during December and January, as inflows from foreign portfolio investors are not expected at least till January.

Sebi) on Monday cancelled the SME IPO of Trafiksol ITS Technologies, which was earlier put on hold by BSE pending investigation, and asked the company to refund the money to the investors. «Trafiksol is directed to refund the money paid by the investors, who have been allotted shares in the Initial Public Offering,» Sebi's 16-page order said.

capital on Tuesday, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity on Monday settled at Rs 79,200 per 10 grams. However, silver prices surged Rs 2,400 to Rs 92,400 per kg against the previous close of Rs 90,000 per kg. The bullish sentiment in the silver market is primarily driven by industrial demand, traders said.

Nifty 50 index has risen over 1% in the last two trading sessions, with brokerage firm Axis Securities projecting the index to hit 26,100 by December 2025, marking an 8% upside from the current levels. The brokerage said it continues to believe in India’s long-term growth story, “driven by the country’s favourable structure, thanks to the increasing capex which is enabling banks to improve credit growth. This will ensure that Indian equities will easily manage to deliver double-digit returns in the next 2-3 years, supported by double-digit earnings growth.”

Torrent Power Ltd.(up 6.49%), KPI Green Energy Ltd.(up 5.01%), Ravindra Energy Ltd.(up 5.00%), Indowind Energy Ltd.(up 4.99%), Indo Tech Transformers Ltd.(up 4.87%), GE Vernova T&D India Ltd.(up 4.66%), Jyoti Structures Ltd.(up 4.35%), Inox Wind Energy Ltd.(up 3.88%), CESC Ltd.(up 3.85%) and KEC International Ltd.(up 3.30%) stood among the top gainers.

Ola Electric Mobility rallied 16% in just two sessions after the pure-play EV company on Monday announced its plans for a four-fold expansion of its company-owned store network to 4,000 by December 20, 2024. With the current 800-store network, the company has set an ambitious target of opening 3,200 stores in less than three weeks. This translates into 178 stores per day.

C.E. Info Systems, which operates digital map maker MapmyIndia, have plunged over 14% in just two sessions hitting a 52-week low of Rs 1,534 on Tuesday after company's CEO and Executive Director Rohan Verma informed exchanges about his plans to float a new B2C company and pick up 10% stake in it. Verma will relinquish all executive responsibilities in the company and continue to be on the MapmyIndia board as a non-executive Director with effect from April 1, 2025, a company filing to the exchanges said.