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.

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).

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.

Khadim India Ltd IPO opens on 2 November

Khadim India Ltd, Kolkata based second largest footwear retailer in India, is lined up with its IPO, which will open on 2 November, 2017 setting a price band of Rs.745 -750 per share for the offer, which values it at Rs. 1,288-1,297 crore.

The IPO consists of a Fresh Issue of up to 50.00 crore equity shares consisting of up to 65 lakh equity shares through OFS route

Khadim India Ltd competes with brands such as Relaxo Footwears Ltd, Bata India Ltd, Liberty Shoes Ltd, Sree Leathers Pvt. Ltd and Mochi Shoes Ltd.  IDFC Bank Ltd and Axis Capital Ltd are managing the Khadim share sale.

Wipro gains over 3% after Sept quarter results

Shares of Wipro Ltd today rose by over 3.16% to Rs. 298.65 on BSE after the company reported a 5.8% rise in net profit for the 3 months to September, while at the NSE, shares of Wipro went up by 3.19% to Rs. 299.10.

Wipro’s consolidated net profit in July-Sept at Rs. 2,191.8 crore, or Rs. 4.52 per share, was higher than Rs. 2,070.4 crore, or Rs. 4.28 a share, in the corresponding period a year ago. On a sequential basis, the profit was up 5.5% as per Indian Accounting Standards. The company’s total income fell by about 1.9% to Rs. 14,134.8 crore and its IT services revenue in dollar terms grew by 2.1% on Q-o-Q basis to 2.013 billion dollar in July-Sept, while constant currency sequential growth was 0.3%

V I P Industries Share Technical Recommendation for Tomorrow Trading ( 10 Oct 2017)

Research Head (MONEY MAKER RESEARCH & INVESTMENT ADVISOR PVT LTD) is having a view that one can go long in VIPIND.

“VIPIND is the stock which I would suggest to buy above 276; this can see upside to levels closer to Rs 287 - 290 zones, keep stop loss below Rs 272.50.

Stock has been gaining for the last 3 days and has risen 6.56% in the period & Outperformed Sector by 1.92%.

Stock has traded higher than 5 day, 20 day, 50 day, 100 day and 200 day moving average.

VIPIND was closed 2.93 percent up today at 116.40 at NSE.

BEPL/Bhansali Engineering Polymers Technical calls for Tomorrow Trading (9 oct 2017)

Research Head (MONEY MAKER RESEARCH & INVESTMENT ADVISOR PVT LTD) is having a view that one can go long in BEPL.

“BEPL is the stock which I would suggest to buy above 119; this can see upside to levels closer to Rs 124 - 125 zones, keep stop loss below Rs 111.

Stock has been gaining for the last 4 days and has risen 42.65% in the period & Outperformed Sector by 8.15%. Vol has risen by 33.06% (Vol compared with 5 day avg vol till 04:00 PM).

Company is expected to give good quarter & it has shown good consistent profit growth of 97.74% over 5 years.

BEPL was closed 10.65 percent up today at 116.40 at NSE.

Kalyan Jewellers lines up Rs. 135.00 crore investment in Uttar Pradesh

Kerala-based Kalyan Jewellers has lined up investment of about Rs 135 crore to expand its track in the market in Uttar Pradesh. The Indian jewellery store chain, Kalyan Jewellers, which already run a company owned retail store in Noida, on today, 4th October 2017, announced to launch its 116th outlet in Lucknow.

As stated by the Executive Director of Kalyan Jewellers, Mr. Ramesh Kalyanaraman, the company have invested close to Rs 75.00  crore in the Lucknow market and by the end of this financial year, its third UP store would materialize in Kanpur. “Uttar Pradesh was a big market and contributed almost 10% to the country’s jewellery segment, which is still dominated by the local unorganized players. Before entering this market, proper diligence and market research had conducted to explore flourishing prospects in the business. We found that our brand provided the perfect proposition to the state customers taking into account of the product, design and value”, Kalyanaraman added.

The company has also under planning to launch new stores in other cities of the North, including Bhopal and Indore. The company claims a dedicated customer base of almost 1.5 million with 70% repeat buyers.

Kalyanaraman informed over the past few weeks, the domestic jewellery segment had registered an unpick in demand and the players were optimistic that the momentum would further pick up in the months ahead.

Best Share for Tomorrow Trading by Research Expert ( 5 Sep 2107)

Research Head (MONEY MAKER RESEARCH & INVESTMENT ADVISOR PVT LTD) is having a view that one can go long in NIITLTD.

“NIITLTD is the stock which I would recommend to buy above Rs 113.50; this can see a upside to levels closer to Rs 118-120 zones, keep stop loss below Rs 106”.

Cash flows for the Company improved during the course of the year under review, with better collections as reflected in lower receivable days at 80 at the end of the year (compared to 93 days a year ago).

The Company made a strong foray into Automation and Robotics, launching intelligent automation for business operations, aimed at driving greater business benefits for its clients globally. Towards this end, the Company has partnered with UiPath, a Software Company that specializes in Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

The Company also continued to make ongoing enhancements to its existing capabilities through investments in new emerging technologies, partnerships, and appropriate skills to deliver exceptional customer value and operational excellence.

NIITLTD was closed 4.73 per cent up today at Rs 110.80 at NSE.