After Nifty logs 350-point weekly loss, macro data, quarterly results set to influence market in holiday-shortened week
Headline indices Sensex and Nifty50 registered losses to the tune of 1.5 per cent each last week, with the 30-scrip index losing 1,276 points and the 50-blue-chip barometer shedding 350.2 points amid selling pressure across most sectors. Heres a list of things to track on Dalal Street during the trading week starting August 12.
Headline indices Sensex and Nifty50 dropped about 1.5 per cent each last week, with the 30-scrip index shedding 1,276 points and the 50-blue-chip index losing 350.2 points amid selling pressure across most sectors. Among NSE's sectoral gauges, Nifty Metal and Nifty PSU Bank were the worst hit, each falling almost three per cent.
In the Nifty50 basket of shares, Grasim, Tata Steel, UltraTech, Maruti Suzuki and BPCL - falling 4-5 per cent - were the worst hit among the 37 weekly losers. On the other hand, Cipla, Eicher Motors, HUL, Bajaj Auto and ITC - rising between 1.4 per cent and 3.0 per cent - were the top gainers.
Most sectoral indices logged weekly losses, in tandem with headline gauges; Nifty Metal fell 3%
| Index | Change |
| NIFTY METAL | -2.97 |
| NIFTY PSU BANK | -2.82 |
| NIFTY CONSUMER DURABLES | -2.40 |
| NIFTY PRIVATE BANK | -1.82 |
| NIFTY IT | -1.73 |
| NIFTY BANK | -1.69 |
| NIFTY FINANCIAL SERVICES | -1.64 |
| NIFTY REALTY | -1.44 |
| NIFTY AUTO | -1.43 |
| NIFTY OIL & GAS | -1.25 |
| NIFTY MEDIA | 0.06 |
| NIFTY FMCG | 0.67 |
| NIFTY HEALTHCARE INDEX | 0.74 |
| NIFTY PHARMA | 1.40 |
Among broader indices, Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 fell 1.3 per cent and 2.1 per cent last week, respectively. In the BSE 500 universe, 150 stocks gained while the others fell. Among the top weekly losers were Lemon Tree Hotels (down 18.4 per cent), LIC Housing Finance (14.8 per cent), and Thermax (12.6 per cent). Read more
As Dalal Street approaches the last leg of the quarterly earnings season, here's a list of important things to watch out for in the coming trading week:
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Domestic
Official readings on factory output and consumer inflation in the country will be released post-market hours, at 5:30 pm, on Monday.
Data on wholesale inflation is due at noon on Wednesday.
Global
- Monday: Germany wholesale inflation data
- Tuesday: UK employment data
- Wednesday: UK, France inflation data; Eurozone employment, GDP, industrial production data; US inflation, crude oil stockpiles data
- Thursday: China factory activity, employment data; UK GDP data; US retail sales, jobless claims data
- Friday: Hong Kong GDP data
Corporate Results | 1,900+ companies slated to release quarterly earnings reports
Here are some of the major earnings to track during the course of the week:
August 12
Hindustan Copper, Vodafone Idea, IRFC, Morepen Labs, Nalco, Voltas, Sunteck Realty, Campus Activewear, Cera Sanitaryware, Dhanlaxmi Bank, Happiest Minds Technologies, Yatra Online, and Vakrangee
August 13
Hero MotoCorp, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, IRCTC, Cantabil Retail, Dilip Buildcon, Easy Trip Planners, EClerx, Godrej Industries, GTL Infra, Manappuram Finance, Marksans Pharma, Samvardhana Motherson International, Muthoot Finance, NBCC, Nykaa, Ipca Labs, and Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services
August 14
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), PC Jeweller, Sadbhav Engineering, Glenmark Pharma, EID Parry, and Coffee Day Enterprises
Corporate Action | 70+ stocks to trade ex-dividend
| Stock | Ex-date | Dividend type | Dividend amount |
| Computer Age Management Services Ltd | 12-Aug-24 | Interim | Rs 11 |
| ICICI BANK | 12-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 10 |
| India Pesticides Ltd | 12-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.75 |
| NHPC | 12-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.5 |
| ROSSELL INDIA | 12-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.3 |
| Styrenix Performance Materials Ltd | 12-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 28 |
| UPL Limited | 12-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1 |
| Bandhan Bank Ltd | 13-Aug-24 | Dividend | Rs 1.5 |
| Dhunseri Ventures Ltd | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 5 |
| EIH ASSOCIATED HOTELS | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 6 |
| Fine Organic Industries Ltd | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 10 |
| GREAT EASTERN SHIPPING CO. | 13-Aug-24 | Interim | Rs 9 |
| Heritage Foods Limited | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.5 |
| IKIO Lighting Ltd | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1 |
| LLOYDS METALS AND ENERGY | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1 |
| Navneet Education Limited | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.6 |
| NEELAMALAI AGRO INDUSTRIES | 13-Aug-24 | Dividend | Rs 50 |
| PATEL INTEGRATED LOGISTICS | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.1 |
| Sigma Solve Ltd | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.5 |
| S.J.S. Enterprises Ltd | 13-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2 |
| BHARAT ELECTRONICS | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.8 |
| DHUNSERI INVESTMENTS | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.5 |
| EPL Ltd | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.3 |
| GUJARAT PIPAVAV PORT | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 3.7 |
| H.G. Infra Engineering Ltd | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1.5 |
| JINDAL DRILLING & INDUSTRIES | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.5 |
| K.C.P. | 14-Aug-24 | Rs 1 | |
| KALYANI STEELS | 14-Aug-24 | Rs 10 | |
| MAHARASHTRA SEAMLESS | 14-Aug-24 | Rs 10 | |
| Mahanagar Gas Ltd | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 18 |
| Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.8 |
| Motherson Sumi Wiring India Ltd | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.8 |
| Hitachi Energy India Ltd | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 4 |
| RailTel Corporation of India Ltd | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1.85 |
| SAURASHTRA CEMENT | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1 |
| TTK PRESTIGE | 14-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 6 |
| ABIRAMI FINANCIAL SERVICES (INDIA) | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.5 |
| ALKALI METALS | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1 |
| ANUH PHARMA | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.5 |
| APOLLO HOSPITALS ENTERPRISE | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 10 |
| Astral Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.25 |
| BATA INDIA | 16-Aug-24 | Interim | Rs 10 |
| Bella Casa Fashion & Retail Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.97 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Rs 4 | |
| Capital Small Finance Bank Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1.2 |
| COAL INDIA | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 5 |
| COCHIN MINERALS & RUTILE | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 8 |
| COMFORT FINCAP | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.1 |
| COMFORT INTECH | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.07 |
| COMPUCOM SOFTWARE | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.4 |
| CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA | 16-Aug-24 | Interim | Rs 2 |
| ELCID INVESTMENTS | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 25 |
| ELECTROSTEEL CASTINGS | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.9 |
| Elixir Capital Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1.25 |
| Gland Pharma Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 20 |
| GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS | 16-Aug-24 | Interim | Rs 5 |
| GODAWARI POWER & ISPAT | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 5 |
| GODAWARI POWER & ISPAT | 16-Aug-24 | Special | Rs 1.25 |
| KK Shah Hospitals Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.5 |
| Macrotech Developers Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.25 |
| NGL FINE-CHEM | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 1.75 |
| N.R.AGARWAL INDUSTRIES | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2 |
| PAGE INDUSTRIES | 16-Aug-24 | Interim | |
| POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.75 |
| PREMCO GLOBAL | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2 |
| RAM RATNA WIRES | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 2.5 |
| Rossari Biotech Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.5 |
| STEELCAST | 16-Aug-24 | Interim | Rs 1.35 |
| THOMAS COOK (INDIA) | 16-Aug-24 | Special | Re 0.2 |
| THOMAS COOK (INDIA) | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Re 0.4 |
| Thyrocare Technologies Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Final | Rs 18 |
| Transindia Real Estate Ltd | 16-Aug-24 | Interim | \ Re 0.5 |
Corporate Action | Bonus shares & rights issue
Four stocks are scheduled to trade ex-bonus during this period: GRP (August 12), EIH Associated Hotels (August 13), Milkfood (August 13), and Sprayking (August 14).
Orient Green Power Company shares are slated to trade ex-rights on Tuesday.
Market Holiday
Indian financial markets will remain shut on August 15 for Independence Day.
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