Mahindra Finance gets nod to raise Rs 1,055 crore

Stocks of Mahindra & Mahindra will be in focus, on Friday

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited, one of the  leading non-banking finance companies, announced that the company has approved to issue 2,50,00,000 Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 2.00 each at a price of Rs. 422.00 each aggregating to Rs 1,055 crore to Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), the holding company (the Promoter).

Following this allotment, the paid-up share capital of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited stands increased from 56,87,64,960 equity shares to 59,37,64,960 and the percentage shareholding of Mahindra & Mahindra stands increased from 51 percent.

Future Supply Chain Solutions come out with IPO on Dec 6

Future Supply Chain Solutions (FSC) Ltd,  on Wednesday announced that it will hit the capital markets on December 6 with an IPO of up to 97,84,570 equity shares of face value of Rs. 10 each for cash.

The price band of the issue is fixed from Rs 660 - Rs 664 per equity share.  The issue has on offer equity shares for sale of upto 78,27,656 of Griffin Partners Limited and upto 19,56,914 of the Future Enterprises Ltd’s promoter.

CLSA India, Edelweiss Financial Services, IDFC Bank, IIFL Holdings Nomura, and YES Securities are the bankers to the issue.

Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited is one of India’s largest organized third-party supply chain & logistics Service Company offering automated and IT-enabled ware-housing, distribution & other logistics solutions across India.

Shalby Hospital aims to raise Rs 505 cr through IPO: It opens on 5 Dec

Shalby Multi Specialty Hospital is aiming to raise Rs 505 cr from its IPO, which opens on 5 December. It has set a price band of Rs. 245 to 248 per share for the offer, which values it at Rs. 2,172 to 2,198 cr. The IPO would close on 7 December.

Bids can be made for a least amount of 60 equity shares and multiples of 60 thereof. The IPO consists of a fresh issue of shares for upto Rs. 480.00 cr and an offer for sale of Rs 24.8 cr.

Promoter Vikram Shah Burman plans to sell one million shares, which at the upper end of the price band will fetch Rs. 24.8 cr. Edelweiss Fin Services, IDFC Bank & IIFL Holdings are managing the Shalby IPO.

This year, the fund-raising through Initial Public Offering has clocked the all-time high seen in 2010, where 64 cos raised Rs. 37,534.65 cr. Until October 2017, the Indian primary market has registered 30 IPOs with companies raising Rs. 47,099 cr, as per data from Prime Database market tracker.

Govt transfers NCL India shares of Rs 39 cr to Bharat-22 ETF

The government has transferred Rs 39.00 crore worth shares of NLC India Limited (Cement manufacturing company) to Bharat 22 ETF. After the transfer, the shareholding of the President is 1,28,46,03,208 shares, which is 84.04% of equity shares of the company, according to the regulatory filing.

On Nov 20, the govt raised Rs 14,500 crore through the sale of blue-chip shares of PSUs through its newest exchange traded fund (ETF), called ‘Bharat-22”, which got bids of nearly Rs.32000 cr, a mutual fund record, whereby the govt has raised Rs 52,500 cr in the current financial year via PSU disinvestment, including from listing of PSU insurance companies.

The govt had launched the Bharat-22 ETF in August month envisaging raising Rs 8000 crore, with an option to retain over-subscription. The first tranche of the new fund offer opened for retail investors on Nov 15 and closed on Nov 17.The Bharat 22 ETF’s new fund offer has a size of over Rs 8,000 crore.

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FPIs infuse USD 2.6 billion in Indian capital markets in Nov

Foreign investors have infused USD 2.6 billion in the country's capital markets this month so far, boosted by govt’s announcement of recapitalizing PSU banks and India faring well in the World Bank's 'Ease of doing business index'.

This follows a net inflow of over Rs 19000 cr in capital markets including equity & debt, last month. Prior to that, FPIs had pulled out more than Rs 10,000 crore in Sept.

As per depository’s data, FPIs infused Rs 16,455 crore in equities during Nov 1-24, in addition, they put in Rs 754 crore in the debt market during the period under review, resulting in an inflow of Rs 17,209 crore.

The inflow can be the result of govt’s notice of recapitalizing public-sector banks, which is expected to boost up lending and propel economic growth.

In November, what triggered inflow was subsequent on news about India faring well in the World Bank's “Ease of doing business index” and a jump in core sector growth. Further, the US-based Moody's has newly upgraded India's sovereign credit rating by a notch to 'Baa2' with a stable outlook.

Overall, FPIs have invested Rs 53,800 crore in equities this year and another Rs 1.46 lakh crore in debt markets. 

Reliance closes Marcellus shale assets in US sale for USD126 mn

Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate, Reliance Industries Limited announced that a subsidiary of its Reliance Holding-USA has closed the sale of its upstream Marcellus shale assets in America to BKV Chelsea for 126 million dollar. Moreover, Reliance added, under the definitive docs, a contingent amount of up to USD 11.25 million may be paid to Reliance between periods 2018 to 2020 based on certain gas price thresholds being achieved.

In 2010, Reliance invested in the US shale gas business, which started incurring losses due to the extended global crude oil price slump. Prior to making a revival this year, oil prices had earlier slumped by more than 50% in less than 2-years on account of a supply glut, from levels of over USD 120 per barrel.

BSE to auction investment limits for Rs 8,300-cr corp bonds

Leading bourse Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has said it will auction investment limits on Friday, to enable foreign investors to purchase corporate bonds worth over Rs 8,300 cr. The auction will be carried out on the BSE’s e-bidXchange platform from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm, after the close of market hours.

The debt auction quota gives overseas investors the right to invest in the debt up to the limit purchased. A mock bidding session will be carried out on Thursday after the end hours of market to check the performance of the system.

Earlier, in this month, the corporate debt had attracted bids for Rs 12,005 cr from FPIs in an auction of investment limits for such securities, much higher than Rs 9,018 cr that was on offer.

Indian Oil Corpn’s shares fall after gaining 1% intraday

Shares of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) spurted nearly 1 percent intraday on company’s announcement that it launches nation’s first electric vehicle charging station at a petrol pump in Nagpur. IOC shares were trading down by 0.05% at Rs. 395.80 at the mid-noon hours, on Wednesday.

The scrip touched an intraday high and a low of Rs. 399.10 and Rs. 392 respectively. In terms of equity volume, there were 1.81 lakh shares exchanged hands on the BSE. India's largest commercial enterprise, IOC, in collaboration with OLA, has launched the country’s first electric charging station at one of its petrol-diesel stations in Nagpur.

Wipro to open Rs 11,000 cr share buyback on Nov 29

IT major Wipro Limited has announced that it will launch its Rs 11,000-crore share buyback offer on November 29. Wipro will repurchase up to 343.75 mln fully paid-up equity shares, representing 7.06 percent equity capital of the company, for Rs 320 a unit.

The buyback offer is open to all fully paid-up equity shareholders with a face value of just Rs. 2 each, on a proportionate basis.

Share buybacks help improve earnings per share (EPS) and return surplus cash to shareholders, while also supporting share price during periods of sluggish market conditions

Paragon Partners raises USD 120 million for its first PE fund

Private_Equity Company Paragon Partners has announced on Monday announced the completion of fund raising for its private #equity fund, PPGF-I to invest in mid-size companies, securing commitments of 120 million dollar approx, from domestic and global investors.

The fund’s limited partners include a large sovereign wealth fund, a development financial institution, funds of funds, insurance companies, family offices and HNIs.

The fund will focus on the key sectors such as consumer discretionary services, financial, Infrastructure, Industrials & Healthcare services. The fund has an advanced pipeline of investment scopes across these sectors.

The company currently has a footprint across Mumbai, pursuing a growth capital strategy that involves an active role in value creation in its portfolio companies, particularly in the areas of business development, operational efficiency and organizational development.

Week end Watch of Stock: Stocks build on Moody's India upgrade

Indian Stock markets cheered wit Moody’s upgraded India’s rating from Baa3 to Baa2 and changed the outlook from the positive to stable. In the weekend, the BSE Sensex closed at 33,342 up by 235 points, whereas NSE Nifty ended trade at 10,283 up by 68 points.

The selling pressure pulled the Sensex to its lowest closing streak in more than 3-weeks and the Nifty to its lowest closing level in 5-weeks on Wednesday, 15 Nov 2017. The market recovered due to bargain hunting in the last 2 trading sessions.

For the week, the Sensex spiraled 28.24 points, or 0.08%, while the Nifty shed 38.15 points, or 0.36%.

Sentiment got a huge pick-up after the U.S based Moody's has up-graded India's sovereign credit rating by a mark to 'Baa2' with a secure outlook showing improved growth prospects driven by economic & institutional development.

The ratings upgrade arrives just weeks after the World Bank elevated India up 30 places in its annual Ease of doing biz rankings.

Reliance General Insurance enters into multiyear “Bancassurance” tie-up with YES Bank

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Non-life Insurer, Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd (RGI), a subsidiary of Reliance Capital has inked a comprehensive Bancassurance tie-up (A corporate Agency agreement) with YES BANK with the aim to distribute multiple general insurance products to the YES BANK customers, further expanding its distribution network.

This is the first tie-up signed by the bank since the open-architecture norms under the Corporate Agency regulations were introduced by IRDAI in April 2016. With this alliance, Yes Bank remains committed to leveraging its Pan-India branch network to capitalize on the vast opportunities in the Indian bancassurance market.

The bancassurance channel is expected to have potential to reach out to the last mile and serve untapped markets, thus promoting the insurance penetration in India. 

Govt takes away restrictions on export of pulses

The govt on Thursday removed the restrictions on export of all varieties of pulses such as tur, urad and moong dal etc to help farmers get remunerative prices for their produce.  However, exports of these kinds of pulses can be undertaken after taking permission from agri-export promotion body APEDA.     

Presently, only the organic pulses and Kabuli chana are permitted to be shipped in a limited quantity.   The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in its notification said, that it has removed prohibition on export of tur, urad and mung dal until further orders. The ban on these varieties has been lifted with immediate effect. The notification added that exports should be made through customs electronic data interchange.

The move will improve the returns to farmers and potentially open up greater investments in the sector. The country's pulses production has touched a record of 22.4 mln ton in 2016-17 crop year as against 16.35 mln ton in the previous year through encouragement from the government.

HDFC Standard Life to make stock market debut tomorrow

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Having been recently concluded an IPO worth Rs 8,695-crore, the HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, makes its debut on stock exchanges tomorrow, 17 November 2017. The shares will be enlisted both on the BSE and NSE.

The IPO, which was open for subscription on 7 to 9 November, has been subscribed 4.89 times at a price band of Rs. 275-290 per share.

The public issue included sale of 191,246,050 shares, amounting to 9.55 percent stake, by HDFC and up to 1,08,581,768 shares, by Standard Life Mauritius.

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co is one of the top-three life insurers in India by market share in new business premium, as well as the most profitable life insurers based on value of new business margins and among the top five private life insurers in India.

Reliance group stocks tumble amid heavy selling

Most shares of the Reliance ADAG tumbled heavily in the late afternoon trade on Wednesday. It includes Reliance Power, Reliance Communications, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Naval & Engg, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management and Reliance Capital.

Shares of Reliance Communications (RCom) are on a continuous fall from last week. The company posted a net loss for the 4th straight quarter. Last week, Saturday, RCom had reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 2,709 cr for the July-Sept period against a profit of Rs 62 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

In the meantime, an added update, the NCLAT on Wednesday issued a notice to RCom over a petition filed by Manipal Technologies Limited seeking its due.

Bharti Airtel divests 83 mln shares of Bharti Infratel for Rs 3,325 crore

Bharti Airtel today expressed that it has divested 83 million shares of its assistant, Bharti Infratel, for Rs 3,325 cr through alternate share sale in the stock market. The sale was done @Rs 400.6/share, representing a discount of 3.6% to the previous day's closing price.

Bharti Airtel, India's enormous medium function, will primarily utilize the incomes from this selling to decrease its indebtedness, as per report. Airtel's united indebtedness stood at Rs 91,480 crore as on Sept 2017. Bharti Airtel and its wholly owned assistants together have an asset holding of 53.51%in structure institution Bharti Infratel, the company said.

Khadim India Ltd lists on bourses tomorrow

Footwear retailer Khadim India will list on Exchange on Tuesday, 13 November 2017, following the conclusion of its Rs. 543 cr OPO offer last week.

Khadim India’s IPO was subscribed 1.90 times during 2 Nov to 6th. The price band for the IPO was fixed at Rs. 745-750 per share. The offer comprised fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs. 50 crore, besides an OFS of up to 65,74,093 shares by existing shareholders.

The net proceeds from the issue are to be used towards payment of loans and general corporate needs. Axis Capital & IDFC Bank were the lead managers to the issue.

Bharat-22 ETF to raise Rs 8000 Cr.

The government will start the 'Bharat 22' ETF (Exchange Traded Fund), managed by ICICI Prudential MF, to garner about Rs 8000 cr. As per statement, the new fund offer will open for anchor investors on Nov 14 2017, whereas subscription for retail investors will launch from Nov 15 and continue till Nov 17.

Bharat-22 ETF consists of 22 scrips of public sector units, banks and companies in which the govt holds a minority stake.  It is a good opportunity for investors to play a part in some of the best entities with high future growth potential.

The state-owned companies or PSUs that are part of the new ETF are IOCL, ONGC, BPCL, SBI, Coal India Ltd and Nalco.  The other Central PSUs on the list are Bharat Electronics, Engineers India, NTPC, NBCC, SJVNL, NHPC, PGCIL, GAIL India and NLC India.

The govt is expected to fetch an initial amount of Rs. 8,000 cr from the Bharat-22 ETF. ICICI Prudential MF has already filed docs for the new ETF with markets regulator Sebi.

Mahindra Logistics settles tepid on stock market debut

Shares of Mahindra Logistics, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, made a tepid debut in stock market on Friday. The stock settled at Rs 429.15 on BSE, nearly flat in comparison with its issue price of Rs 429 on its debut on the Exchange on Friday, 10 Nov, 2017. 

The stock hit an intraday low of Rs. 416.55 per share, down by nearly 4%t and an intraday high of Rs. 433.95 /share, higher by 0.45% on BSE in Friday’s trade. The stock closed at Rs. 429.15 per share, higher by 0.03% from its previous close on BSE. 

Just Dial Surge 20% on Report of Takeover Talks With Google

The stock of Just Dial registered a surge of 20% during the early hours of trade on Friday. Shares jumped to Rs.549.85, 19.79% higher than the last session's closing of Rs.459 on BSE. Increased investor interest in the stock comes on the back of news report that Google is in talks with Just Dial for an acquisition deal.

The scrip pared some of the gains at 11.30 am, the scrip traded at Rs. 532.20, 15.95% higher than the previous session's closing on BSE. The stock is, still far lower than its 52-week of Rs. 619 that it attained on March 17 this year.

The company had posted net profit after tax of Rs. 37.46 cr in the Q2FY18.  In the first quarter, the company posted Rs. 38.16 cr profit after tax. Revenue for the last two quarters figured at Rs.194 cr and Rs.190 cr by Sept and April quarter, respectively. 

Rupee strengthens by 11 paise against US dollar

The Indian rupee had staged a mild recovery after a 2-session fall and ended higher by 7 paise at 64.96 against the US currency on fresh bouts of dollar selling by banks and exporters.

The rupee advanced by 11 paise to 64.85 v/s the dollar at the interbank FOREX market on Thursday on improved selling of the U.S currency by the exporters and banks. A weak dollar against other major currencies overseas helped the rupee gains.

High volatility and movements of the U.S dollar in global market largely weighed on trade during the day, although the rupee largely withstood the initial uneasy momentum. Sustained capital inflows into equities and debts largely weighed on trading sentiment.

Meantime, Gold edged higher today, after marking a near 3-week high in the last session, because of  the dollar eased, but  palladium remained close to a more than Sixteen-year high touched on Wednesday. Spot gold rose 0.2% at USD 1,283.81 per ounce at morning hours today. 

Bharat Forge hits 52 week high

Bharat Forge reported stellar results for the quarter ended Sept 30, 2017 on Wednesday. Total sales for Q2FY18, arrived at Rs. 1,258 cr, representing a 0.02% sequential increase and 34.42% Year on Year increase. Operating profit for the recently concluded quarter figured to Rs. 291.3 cr and the Earnings before Interest & Taxes margin stood at 23.2%. The company reported Profit after tax of Rs. 203.7 cr, which represents a sequential QoQ increase of 16.4% and a YoY increase of 60.6%. The stock today opened at Rs. 720 and hit a 52-week high of Rs. 733.65 on the BSE. Bharat Forge has also declared an interim dividend of Rs. 2 per equity share of face value of Rs.2.00

Bharat Forge Limited is a Pune-based Indian multinational company involved in automotive, oil and gas, power, locomotive, construction, mining, marine and aerospace industries. 

Indo Rama Synthetics Ltd announces Q2 results

Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Limited, the largest Manufacturer of polyester fibre, yarn & polyester chips in India, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended Sept 30, 2017. For the quarter ended Sept 30, 2017, the Company achieved net revenue of Rs.618.01 cr versus Rs.593.44 cr in the previous quarter, an increase of Rs.24.57 cr, over previous quarter. The operational EBIDTA for the quarter was Rs.17.21 cr as compared to Rs.5.75 cr in the corresponding quarter of last year. The Company has reported a net loss of Rs.17.67 cr during the quarter ended Sept 30, 2017 as compared to net loss of Rs.14.69 cr in corresponding quarter, last year.

HDFC Life Insurance IPO Opens For Subscription till Nov 9

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company (HDFC Life) aims to go public with its IPO, which opened today and will close on 9 November 2017.  HDFC Life issue was subscribed 5% at 11:45 am, as per NSE data.

HDFC Life has expected to garner Rs 8,695.01 crore at the upper end of the price band through its share sale in a 3-day bidding process starting today. The company has set a price band of Rs 275 - 290 for its IPO, in which HDFC will offload 9.52% and Standard Life will do 5.4% each. 

The total number of shares on sale are 29.98 crore with each having a face value of Rs.10. After the IPO, HDFC Life's market cap will range between Rs. 55,247 crore and Rs. 58,260 crore at the lower and upper share price, respectively.  

NSE to auction investment limits for Rs 9,000-cr corporate bonds on Nov 7

Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) will auction investment limits for overseas investors for the purchase of corporate bonds worth over Rs 9000 crore on Tuesday, Nov 7, 2017.

The auction quota gives overseas investors the right to invest in debt up to the specific limit.  Till Friday, total investment in the corporate debt segment crossed Rs 2,08,804 cr, 95.86% of the total permitted threshold of Rs 2,17,822 crore. As a result, the NSE will conduct an auction for the allocation of unutilized debt limits to the tune of Rs 9,018 cr on Nov 7. 

In an auction conducted in October, investment limits for corporate bonds had attracted bids worth 11,875 cr from FPIs as against 10,502 cr put on offer.

Sensex, Nifty hold gains, in afternoon session

The Sensex and Nifty hit a new record and reached respectively at 33,800 and 10,450 levels in afternoon trade on Monday. The Sensex fell in early trade on profit booking in metal, O&G, banking, and PSU stocks after a recent rally.

Indices opened on lower note and hit fresh intraday low in morning hours trade tracking mixed cues from other Asian stocks. After some range-bound trading in early afternoon trade, fresh buying pushed the Sensex & Nifty to record high levels in afternoon trade.

Except Nifty Bank and Nifty Private Bank indices, all other sectoral indices were in the green, with Nifty Auto index as the top gainer.   Shares of SAIL India, Titan watch co, PNB, ICICI Bank, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation and Tata Motors were the most traded stocks on the NSE. 

Tata Motors, M&M, O&G, Bharti Infratel, Maruti Suzuki, Hindalco , UltraTech Cement , Wipro and Cipla were among the top gainers in the Nifty50 index, whereas HPCL, BCPL, IndusInd Bank, Zee Entr., Sun Pharma, Axis Bank, YES Bank and Tech Mahindra were among the top losers. 

What to expect in the Market Week Ahead

Key benchmark indices recorded stellar gains and hit fresh record highs in the week ended 3 Nov 2017, in effect World Bank report heightened India by a whopping 30 notches at 100 in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings.

Going ahead, financial results of the Indian companies will continue to be the key factor to dictate market next week. As of result announcement, Century Textile, GIPCO, Gujarat Gas, HUDCO, L&T Infotech, Parag Milk are set to announce their results on Monday 6th Nov 2017.

Cipla Ltd, Alembic Pharma, BHEL, Liberty Shoes are some of the companies that announce their results on Tuesday, 7 Nov 2017. Tata Motors and Aurobindo Pharma, SAIL and Bajaj Electrical will announce their results on Thursday, 9 Nov 2017. Mahindra & Mahindra, Nestle and SBI will announce Q2 results on Friday, 10 Nov 2017 and Coal India and L&T will unveil Q2 results on Saturday, 11 Nov 2017.

On share sale issue, the IPO of footwear maker, Khadim India remains open for bidding from 2 Nov 2017 to Monday, 6 Nov 2017, while the IPO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company will remain open for bidding from Tuesday, 7 Nov 2017 to Thursday, 9 Nov 2017.

Meanwhile, the Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council chaired by finance minister Arun Jaitley along with finance ministers of all states will reportedly attend the meeting in Guwahati on Thursday and Friday, 9 & 10 Nov 2017 to consider further changing the liberal quarterly tax filing scheme for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Tata Commn betting big on Internet of Things, to spend USD 100 mln in 2-3 yrs

Tata Communications Ltd is set to invest about USD 100 mln in the Internet of Things (IoT), a digital space the company is betting big on in coming years. The company has already rolled out its dedicated Internet-of-Things network in 38 cities across the country, together with a platform to manage the services that supports very low power consumption, said the Sr. V.P & Head, Tata Communications, Mr. VS Shridhar.

The company will also expand its LoRa network in India by 2018, Shridhar said. LoRa network is a low power wide area network, a powerful tool for mapping smart city applications and urban planning at a low bit rate.

Tata Communications focus on the enterprise biz, mostly in the B2B domain, and will be leveraging on first-mover advantage in building high networks and synchronizing with robust platforms with global leaders, it added.

Stocks of Tata Communications Limited were up 1.22% to Rs 689.00 on closing hours on NSE on Friday.

Reliance Nippon AMC to be listed on NSE on Nov 6

The shares of Reliance Nippon AMC will be listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday, Nov 6. The listing ceremony at NSE will be attended by the Reliance group chairman Anil Ambani; Anmol Ambani, ED, Reliance Capital; among other company dignitaries of the company.

The initial offer sale aimed at raising an estimated Rs. 1,542.24 crore, received bids for 3,493 mln shares against the total issue size of 4,28,40,000.

The IPO had opened for subscription from Oct 25- 27, 2017 in a price band of Rs. 247- 252, which was oversubscribed by 81.54 times at the close of the bidding.

The Rs 1,540 crore IPO saw healthy demand in all three investor categories.  The institutional portion was oversubscribed 118 times; HNI segment was oversubscribed by 209.44 times and retail investor portion by five times.

Khadim India Public Offer sees 7% subscription on first day

Khadim India Limited is Kolkata based largest footwear company in India. It has a strong presence in eastern India and has placed itself as an affordable brand. The company has 853 branded exclusive retail units in 23 states and one Union territory.

Khadim’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been subscribed 7% on the first day of share sale on Thursday. The Offer will close on Nov 6.

After lunch hours of trading time, the IPO received bids for 3,42,780 shares against the total issue size of 50,73,006 shares, as per NSE data. With a price band of Rs. 745 to 750 per share, Khadim India is aiming to garner Rs. 543 crore through the share sale. 

Bank stocks rise, Nifty-50 index hit fresh intraday high

The NSE Nifty50 index hit fresh intraday high, by 100.05 points up at 10,435.35 while the BSE Sensex hovered near the day's high, up by 369.98 points at 33,583.11 in mid-morning trade at 11.20 pm on Wednesday, 1^st November. Positive leads from Asian markets together with overnight gains in the U.S market increased investors' sentiment.

Bank stocks rose. The Nifty Bank index hit a record peak of 25, 490.65 points. Among bank stocks in the Nifty50, ICICI Bank were up 4.6%, and SBI traded up 3.3%, while shares of Axis Bank rose 2.8% to Rs. 537.95.

Airtel shares hit a Ten-year high after the company posted stellar numbers for the Q2 30 September. On BSE, The stock of Airtel was the major gainer on both Sensex and Nifty advancing 8.66% to hit the record high of Rs 540.75 on BSE. 

Rupee Watch: The Indian rupee hit nearly 6-week high against the dollar. It opened at 64.67 a dollar and touched a high of 64.64 and was trading at 64.65 versus the USD, up 0.15% from its last day’s close of 64.75.