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.