Share Market HIGHLIGHTS: Sensex ends 349 pts higher, Nifty reclaims 17,900; Bajaj twins jump
Share Market Today LIVE: Indian equity benchmark BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 saw a muted start to the day on Thursday, the last day of the April F&O series. Catch minute-by-minute updates of all the action in the Indian share market, market commentary and analysis, the views of Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi and other experts, stocks to buy and trade recommendations only on Zeebiz.coms blog.
Share Market Today LIVE: Indian equity benchmark BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 began the last day of the April derivatives series on a muted note, though faring better than most of their global peers as investors remained concerned about the ongoing earnings season and the prospect of more hikes in headline interest rates.
Catch minute-by-minute updates of all the action in the Indian share market on April 27, market commentary and analysis, the views of Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi and other experts, stocks to buy and trade recommendations only on Zeebiz.com's blog:
Latest Updates
Q4 Impact: This Kirloskar Group stock tumbles 10%
Shares of Kirloskar Pneumatic – a subsidiary company of Kirloskar Group – nosedived by almost 10 per cent to Rs 554.6 per share on the BSE on Thursday after the March quarter profit of the company dropped by 42 per cent year-on-year to Rs 42 crore from Rs 73.2 crore in a year ago quarter.
The stock, which was already listed on the BSE, made its debut on NSE on Wednesday, April 26.
Nifty Realty zooms nearly 2%
Aided by real estate majors such as Macrotech Developers, Godrej Properties, and Phoenix Limited, Nifty IT zoomed almost 2 per cent in an otherwise volatile session today.
The index contributed most to the broader market surge as both the Mid and Small cap has been outperforming the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty.
HUL announces in line Q4 earnings; stock in red
Fast-moving consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever reported in-line earnings for the March quarter of the previous fiscal. The company’s standalone profit came at Rs 2,550 crore as compared to Zee Business' estimate of Rs 2,537 crore. Read More
HUL stock recovered from its day’s low level on Thursday to trade at Rs 2,474.5 apiece, down Rs 36 or 1.5 per cent on the NSE from the previous day’s closing of Rs 2,510.80 apiece.
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Bajaj Twins top Nifty50 gainers
Bajaj Twins were the top gainer on Nifty50 during Thursday’s session, both Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv grew more than 2 per cent on the NSE today.
Bajaj Finance shares surge on stellar Q4 numbers on Wednesday and Bajaj Finserv stock is gaining amid expectations of good March quarter earnings later today.
Bajaj Finance Q4 results: Net profit rises 30% to Rs 3,158 crore
Bajaj Finance Intraday Chart
Bajaj Finserv Intraday Chart
IT stocks in focus: Wipro, TechM earnings today
Nifty IT Index was up around a per cent hours after market opening on Thursday, April 27 – aiding the benchmark indices to trade in the green intraday today.
Wipro and Tech Mahindra – India’s 4th and 5th largest IT services firm – are scheduled to release their earnings later today. Both companies’ shares are in the green ahead of Q4 numbers.
Except for TCS, all stocks in Nifty IT index were in the green around mid-session today. L&T Technology and LTIMindtree gained the most by around 8 and 4 per cent, respectively.
Life Insurer shares in focus
HDFC Life Insurance dipped more than 2.5 per cent, while SBI Life Insurance jumped as much as 2 per cent on the exchanges during Thursday’s session after respective companies released their March quarter earnings for the previous fiscal.
HDFC Life on Wednesday said its profit remained almost flat at Rs 358.66 crore in the March quarter and SBI Life reported Rs 77.6 crore net income for the quarter ended on March 2023, marginally up from the Rs 67.2 crore it had booked in the 12 trailing months, despite higher premium and margins.
HDFC Life Insurance Chart
SBI Life Insurance Chart
Mankind Pharma IPO Oversubscribed
The initial share sale of Mankind Pharma was oversubscribed by 1.88 times on the last day of the offer on Thursday, April 27, 2023, as of 11:05 AM.
The IPO received bids for 5.27 crore shares against 2.80 crore shares on offer, according to BSE data.
Investor category Subscription Qualified institutional investors 5.09x Non-institutional investors 1.22x Retail investors 0.32x Overall 1.88x
The three-day IPO was opened for subscription on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, and the bidding process will conclude today.
Mankind Pharma IPO fully subscribed; bidding process ends today
L&T Tech shares zoom 5% after Q4 earnings
Shares of L&T Technology Services – IT arm of Larsen and Toubro – surged as much as 5 per cent to Rs 3,624 per share on the BSE in early hours of April 27 session after the Tier II IT company reported 19 and 18 per cent growth in its revenue and net profit, respectively during the March quarter. Read More
Brokerage view
Brokerage Rating Price Target CLSA Underperform Raised to Rs 3,550 from Rs 3,200 Morgan Stanley Underweight Raised to Rs 3,200 from Rs 3,150 JP Morgan Underweight Cut to Rs 2,850 from Rs 3,000 Citi Sell Cut to Rs 2,875 from Rs 2,960 Macquarie Outperform Rs 4,630 Q4 Impact: Maruti Suzuki shares tepid
After initial gains, Maruti Suzuki shares are hovering around the flatline at Rs 8508.20 apiece on the BSE during Wednesday’s session after reporting lower-than-expected earnings for the March quarter of FY23.
The auto major registered a 42 per cent year-on-year rise in the March quarter profit at Rs 2,671 crore, driven by higher sales, improved realisation and favourable forex movement.
Brokerages View
Brokerage Rating Price Target Morgan Stanley Overweight Rs 11,115 JP Morgan Neutral Raised to Rs 8,800 from Rs 8,430 Goldman Sachs Neutral Raised to Rs 8,900 from Rs 8,800 Citi Buy Raised to Rs 13,700 from Rs 12,500 Jefferies Buy Rs 11,000 Macquarie Outperform Rs 10,126 What brokerages make of Bajaj Finance shares after NBFC's Q4 results
Brokerage Rating Target price Morgan Stanley Overweight Rs 8,000 JP Morgan Overweight Rs 9,000 Goldman Sachs Sell Raised to Rs 6,040 from Rs 5,725 Citi Neutral Rs 6,400 Macquarie Underperform Rs 5,200 Goldman Sachs says Bajaj Finance's results are in line with its estimates on all fronts but challenges remain for the company.
Share Market Today LIVE | Bajaj Finance jumps after strong Q4 show
Bajaj Finance shares jump as much as 3.3 per cent to Rs 6,254 apiece on BSE, a day after the NBFC reports a strong set of results for the March quarter.
Image: BSE
Share Market Today LIVE | Nifty, Sensex edge higher in early deals after muted start; SBI Life, Bajaj Finance among top blue-chip gainers
Indian equity benchmarks inch up in early deals after a flat start to the monthly F&O expiry day. The Nifty briefly trades below the psychologically-important 17,800 level to largely move within the 17,800-17,850 band within the first few minutes of trade. The 30-scrip index gyrates in a range of 117.8 points around the flatline, between 60,271.5 and 60,389.3.
Here's how their intraday charts are building up:
Nifty 50 LIVE
Read more on how the Indian share market fared in early deals
Nifty LIVE | Bajaj Finance, SBI Life rise most among 26 gainers in 50-scrip basket
Top Nifty 50 gainers
Stock CMP Change (%) BAJFINANCE 6,177.6 2 SBILIFE 1,132.9 1.3 KOTAKBANK 1,903.1 1.3 UPL 723.5 1.1 BAJAJFINSV 1,347.9 1 Top Nifty 50 losers
Stock CMP Change (%) HDFCLIFE 522.8 -1.7 POWERGRID 236.8 -0.6 GRASIM 1,688.9 -0.6 TCS 3,179 -0.6 HINDUNILVR 2,495.9 -0.6 Share Market Today LIVE | Sensex up 15 pts at 60,316 in pre-opening session
Share Market Tips LIVE | Anil Singhvi says invest in Mankind Pharma for long term, stock worth keeping in portfolio
Zee Business Managing Editor Anil Singhvi suggests investors to buy Mankind Pharma shares from a long-term perspective.
Today is the final day for potential investors to bid for Mankind Pharma shares under the drug maker's IPO.
Read more on what Anil Singhvi makes of Mankind Pharma
Global Markets
The US stock markets on Wednesday closed in the red amid the banking crisis and fear of economic slowdown.
Tracking weak Wall Street indices, Asain stocks too collapsed in the early morning session on Thursday.
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