Friday, May 7, 2010

Market Outlook 7th May 2010

  Corporate News Headline
Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd has posted 62% rise in net profit at Rs. 2.53 bn for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 as compared to Rs. 1.56 bn in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Total income of the company has increased from Rs. 11.66 bn to Rs. 12.84 bn in Q4'10. (BS)
Tata Communications Ltd partners with Infinity Africa, a licensed Data Services Provider in Tanzania, expanding the reach of Tata Communications' IP network further into East Africa. (BS)
JSL Ltd signed an MoU with the Orissa government for setting up a 1320 MW capacity thermal power plant at an investment of Rs. 73.75 bn. The plant would be located at Luni in Dhenkanal district. (BS)
  Economic and Political Headline
India's food inflation slowed for the second straight week as prospects of higher rainfall and improving grain output help contain prices. An Index measuring wholesale prices of agricultural products including lentils, rice and vegetables compiled by the commerce ministry rose 16.04% in the week ended April 24 from a year earlier. It gained 16.61% the previous week, according to a statement in New Delhi. (Bloomberg)
The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits last week dropped to the lowest level in a month. Initial jobless claims fell by 7,000 to 444,000 in the week ended May 1, marking the third consecutive decrease, Labor Department figures showed in Washington. (Bloomberg)
German factory orders surged more than economists forecast in March on demand for investment and consumer goods at home and abroad. Orders, adjusted for seasonal swings and inflation, rose 5% from February, when they stagnated, the Economy Ministry in Berlin said. From a year earlier, orders gained 26.1%. (Bloomberg)


SPOT/ CASH INDEX LEVELS TODAY
NSE Nifty Index   5090.85 ( -0.66 %) -34.05       
 1 23
Resistance 5131.255171.65   5218.40  
Support 5044.104997.35 4956.95

BSE Sensex 16987.53 ( -0.59 %) -100.43      
 1 23
Resistance 17104.3317221.14 17361.80
Support 16846.8616706.20 16589.39

Strong & Weak Stocks
This is list of 10 strong Stocks 
Pir Health, Ashok Ley, ICSA, DCB, UCO Bank,  Indian Bank, Andhra Bank, Vijaya Bank, Uniphos & EKC.  
And this is list of 10 Weak Stocks
ABB, Balrampur Chini, Aditya Birla, Aban Off shore, Sesa Goa, HDIL, Tech Mahindra, Renuka, JP Associates & Tata Steel.
The daily trend of nifty is in downtrend 

NIFTY FUTURES (F & O): 
Below 5069-5071 zone, selling may continue up to 5060 level and thereafter slide may continue up to 5035-5037 zone by non-stop. 
Hurdles at 5097 & 5102 levels. Above these levels, expect short covering up to 5136-5138 zone and thereafter expect a jump up to 5169-5171 zone by non-stop. 

Sell if touches 5180-5182 zone. Stop Loss at 5214-5216 zone. 
On Negative Side, break below 5024-5026 zone, can create panic up to 4991-4993 zone by non-stop. If breaks & sustains this zone then downtrend may continue and have caution.

Short-Term Investors: 
Bearish Trend. 
Down Side Target at 4812.00. 
Stop Loss at 5238.00.

STOCK FUTURES (NSE):
SUZLON FUTURES 
Suzlon Energy shot up after ET NOW reported that India's largest wind turbine supplier may soon bag orders worth $3 billion from the UK. The company is likely to enter a pact with UK's Caparo Group, ET NOW reported citing sources. 

Technicals: SUZLON FUTURES 
Yesterday's rally was a surprise & Real Buying too. 
Bull's eyeing a Target of 76.95 level on upper side. Look at Negative Global Cues & this target looks over ambitious too. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 67.55 level and have caution.

ASHOKLEY FUTURES (5 Trading Day's Holding) 
Ashok Leyland Ltd reported a robust 271.4% y-o-y growth in total volumes, led by strong

sales in the trucks segment, which rose 357.1% y-o-y primarily due to the low base effect

and recovery in the domestic industrial production. Exports have also been recovering since the last few months. 

Technicals: ASHOKLEY FUTURES (5 Trading Day's Holding) 
It went up in last 5 Trading Days. Real Buying too. 

Bull's eyeing a Target of 66.45 level on upper side. Technically shocking & it looks that

limited up side from current levels and have caution. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts, then expect a slide up to 56.25 level and have

caution. Look at Negative Global Cues and this target may be possible & huge risk too.

OPTIONS (NSE):
NIFTY 5000 PUT OPTION 
It went up on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Do not get excited & Bulls rigged. 

Bull's eyeing a Target of 111.60 level on upper side. Look at Negative Global Cues & this target may be possible too. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 26.20 level and have caution.

TATASTEEL 560 PUT OPTION 
Yesterday's Selling was a surprise. Do not worry about this fall & Bears manipulated. 
Bears eyeing a Target of 4.10 level. It looks over ambitious, if you look at Negative

Global Cues. 
On Positive Side, if Start Recovers then expect a jump up to 25.90 level by non-stop.

Equity:
RELIANCE (NSE Cash) 
RIL-RNRL judgment likely at 10.30 AM
  
Technicals: RELIANCE (NSE Cash) 
It went down on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Do not worry about this fall &
Bears manipulated. 
Bears eyeing a Target of 982.70 level on down side. Look at Negative Global Cues & This Target may be possible too. 
On Positive Side, if Start Recovers, then expect a jump up to 1023.30 level on upper side and have caution.

SBIN (NSE Cash) 
The State Bank of India yesterday said it has reduced interest rates on new crop and minor irrigation loans and the special concession would be valid for both kharif as well as rabi seasons (end of March 2011). 
Interest rates on new minor irrigation loans have been reduced from 10.50-13.25 per cent to 8.5 per cent in the first year, and 9.5 per cent in the second and third years for loans up to Rs 25 lakh, a SBI statement said. 

Similarly, interest rates on crop loans between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 25 lakh have been reduced from 11.75-12.75 per cent to 10 per cent per annum for one year, it said.

Both are on the fixed rate basis. 

"Last year, after the weak monsoon, we had devised this scheme to help farmers and give a fillip to the agriculture sector.

Technicals: SBIN (NSE Cash) 
Yesterday's rally was a surprise. Do not get excited & Bulls rigged. 
Bull's eyeing a Target of 2379.70 level on upper side. Look at Negative Global Cues & this target may be over ambitious too. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 2262.30 level and have caution.

INVESTMENT VIEW
Granules India-Multibagger 

BSE 532482
 
Granules India a vertically integrated formulations manufacturer has posted Consolidated Revenues of Rs 461 crore and after tax profits of Rs 30 crore for the FY ended March 2010. The basic EPS works out to Rs 15.
 

Over the course of FY10 Granules took several steps to strengthen it's long term growth trajectory. The corporate has signed several contracts with leading MNCs that will constitute a majority of it's formulation block capacity when production for the orders commences later this year.

 

Granules also expects to receive approval for several ANDA's during FY11, which too shall be promoted to MNC clientele, in order to build core reputation as a reliable source of quality production of pharmaceuticals.

 

Granules is a vertically integrated formulation manufacturer of finished dosages, pharmaceutical formulation intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients which are distributed in over 50 countries. The company operations and logistics expertise along with it's selling strength allows high quality produce across the pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain at a cost-effective price. 
(Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.)

INVESTMENT VIEW
Morgan Stanley: Why Are FII+DIIs Overweight Financials?

Key Debate 
Does institutional ownership drive stock/sector performance?
 

Conclusion: We have worked with over 2,000 data points on ownership and forward stock returns. The conclusion is quite clear: On its own, ownership has very little to do with prospective stock returns. Indeed, the relationship both for short-term and long-term returns is random (see charts on page 3). The results do not change whether we define ownership relative to an index or as an absolute number (which is FII stake in a company).
 

Summary of Shareholding Changes for the QE March 2010: Domestic institutions (including insurance companies and mutual funds) have been net buyers (up 50bp QoQ) for 12 consecutive quarters, and their ownership ended the quarter at a seven-year high.

During the quarter, FII remained buyers of Indian stocks for the fifth consecutive quarter (up 40bp QoQ) for our sample of 75 large cap companies. The FII ownership for the sample is now at 19.5%, an eight-quarter high. Shareholding of controlling stakeholders, on the other hand, declined to its lowest level since Jun-06 (down 1.2% QoQ).  

Households remained marginal buyers.

FII stake in the broad market (1,200 NSE listed stocks) went up marginally and touched a six-quarter high (at 17.1%) while controlling stake holders sold for the third successive quarter and brought down their average stake to a 16-quarter low at the end of the quarter.  

Key Sector Positions of Institutional Investors:

 Institutions, on an aggregate, sold Materials, Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Telecom, Technology and Healthcare, and bought Financials, Utilities, Energy and Consumer Staples (all in that order). Institutions at the end of the quarter appear most overweight (versus the MSCI India sector weights) on Financials, Telecoms, Staples and Industrials, whereas are most underweight on Technology, Energy and Materials.

 

The largest change in sector position for domestic institutions (including insurance companies and mutual funds) was Utilities, with a 131bp increase in its overweight position, followed by Materials, for which underweight position increased by 92bp.

 

The three largest overweight positions are Industrials, Consumer Staples and Utilities, whereas the biggest underweight sectors are Technology, Financials and Energy.

 

FIIs appear to be overweight in three out of the 10 MSCI sectors with Financials in the lead position in their portfolios followed by Telecoms and Consumer Discretionary, and biggest underweight positions are in Energy, Materials and Industrials. FIIs sold Industrials and Materials while purchasing Financials and Energy during the quarter ended March 2010. 
 

(Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.)

FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category DateBuy Value Sell ValueNet Value
FII06-May-2010 1908.882846.63 -937.75
DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category DateBuy Value Sell ValueNet Value
DII06-May-2010 1339.27959.31 379.96

Disclosure: I don't have any positions in the above said scrips & NIFTY FUTURES.
Disclaimer:
"I do not make any warranties, express or implied, as to results to be obtained from using the information in this e-letter.  Investors should obtain individual financial advice based on their own particular circumstances before making any investment decisions based upon information in this report."
--
Arvind Parekh
+ 91 98432 32381

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Market Outlook 6th May 2010

SPOT / CASH INDEX LEVELS TODAY
NSE Nifty Index   5124.90 ( -0.46 %) -23.60       
 1 23
Resistance 5220.825293.13   5336.12  
Support 5105.525062.53 4990.22

BSE Sensex 17087.96 ( -0.29 %) -49.18      
 1 23
Resistance 17367.3217597.50 17730.18
Support 17004.4616871.78 16641.60

Strong & Weak Stocks
This is list of 10 strong stocks
Indian Bank, DCB, UCO Bank, Andhra Bank, ICSA, Patni, Pir Health,  Vijaya Bank, Uniphos & Ashok Ley.  
And this is list of 10 Weak Stocks
Balrampur Chini, Renuka, ABB, Tech Mahindra, HDIL, JP Associates, Tata Steel, Bajaj Hind, Sun Pharma & Aditya Birla.
The daily trend of nifty is in downtrend

Today Market Update on 

FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category DateBuy Value Sell ValueNet Value
FII05-May-2010 2027.223616.9 -1589.68
DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category DateBuy Value Sell ValueNet Value
DII05-May-2010 1832.471141.32 691.15

NIFTY FUTURES (F & O): 
Below 5103 level, selling may continue up to 5091-5093 zone and thereafter slide may continue up to 5061-5063 zone by non-stop. 
Hurdle at 5130 level. Above this level, expect short covering up to 5143-5145 zone by non-stop. 
Sell if touches 5193-5195 zone. Stop Loss at 5223-5225 zone. 
On Negative Side, break below 5011-5013 zone can create panic up to 4981-4983 zone by non-stop. If breaks & sustains this zone then downtrend may continue and have caution.

Short-Term Investors: 
Bullish Trend. 
Up Side Target at 5379.95 level. 
Stop Loss at 5200.05 level. 
Now SL Triggered. Expect unwinding up to 5110.10 level by non-stop. Consecutive 3 closes below 5110.10 level can take it up to 5020.15 level and have caution.

STOCK FUTURES (NSE):
JPASSOCIAT FUTURES 
IPL tax liability notice to JPASSOCIAT. 

Technicals: JPASSOCIAT FUTURES 
It went down on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Do not worry about this fall &

Bears rigged. 

Bears eyeing a Target of 129.70 level on down side. Technically it should rebound at around this level. 

On Positive Side, if Start Recovers then expect a jump up to 143.10 level and have caution. Bears will be scared too.

JINDALSTEL FUTURES (5 Trading Day's Holding) 
Jindal Steel & Power Ltd has announced the financial results for the quarter & year ended March 31st 2010. 

The Company has posted a net profit of INR 5489.90 million for the quarter ended March 31st 2010 as compared to INR 3568.60 million for the quarter ended March 31st 2009. Total Income has increased from INR 18741.50 million for the quarter ended March 31st 2009 to INR 24872.10 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. 

The Company has posted a net profit of INR 14796.90 million for the year ended March 31st 2010 as compared to INR 15364.80 million for the year ended March 31, 2009. Total Income has decreased from INR 77994.30 million for the year ended March 31st 2009 to INR 74849.00 million for the year ended March 31st 2010. 
The Group has posted consolidated net profit of INR 9633.80 million for the quarter ended March 31st 2010 as compared to INR 8939.10 million for the quarter ended March 31st 2009.  
Total Income has increased from INR 28765.40 million for the quarter ended March 31st 2009 to INR 32058.90 million for the quarter ended March 31st 2010. 

The Group has posted consolidated net profit of INR 36345.60 million for the year ended

March 31st 2010 as compared to INR 30071.50 million for the year ended March 31st 2009.  

Total Income has increased from INR 109133.70 million for the year ended March 31st 2009 to INR 111518.20 million for the year ended March 31st 2010.

Technicals: JINDALSTEL FUTURES (5 Trading Day's Holding) 
It fallen in last 5 Trading Days. Real Selling too. 
Bears eyeing a Target of 665.20 level on down side. Not far away from current levels. That is disappointing too. 
On Positive Side, if Start Recovers then expect a jump up to 752.00 level and have caution. Will you take this amount of risk in this scrip?

OPTIONS (NSE):
NIFTY 5000 PUT OPTION 
It went up on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Do not get excited & Bulls rigged.
 
Bull's eyeing a Target of 98.70 level on upper side.

On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 49.25 level and have caution.

TATAMOTORS 800 PUT OPTION 
It went up on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Do not get excited & Bulls rigged. 

Bull's eyeing a Target of 23.40 level on upper side.  
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 2.70 level and have caution. Huge risk too.

Equity:
INFOSYSTCH (NSE Cash) 
Weakening Rupee helping IT Stocks. IT companies earning most of their revenue through United States. Strong Dollar will help their balance sheets.
  
Technicals: INFOSYSTCH (NSE Cash) 
It went up on yesterday & it was a surprise too. Do not get excited & Bulls rigged.

Bull's eyeing a Target of 2808.00 level on upper side. It looks over ambitious too from

current levels, if you look at Negative Global Cues. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts, then expect a slide up to 2610.00 level and have caution. Too far on down side & high risk involved too.

SKUMARSYNF (NSE Cash)  
Textile and apparel manufacturer, S Kumars Nationwide Limited (SKNL) has entered into a strategic global licensing agreement with Donna Karan International (DKI), part of LVMH.  

According to the 80:20 joint venture, the manufacturers will make and market DKI's popular DKNY menswear range across the world, except Japan where DKI has a licensee already. 

The JV has helped in establishing SKNL UK, which will be instrumental with sourcing,

designing, producing and distributing the entire DKNY menswear range globally. SKNL's Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Nitin S. Kasliwal commented, "We will be investing $20-25 million (around Rs 111 crore) over three years in the joint venture." DKI's stake will come down to 10 percent as SKNL India's investments increase. The agreement runs through to 2015, with an option to extend the licence for seven years.  

Explaining the retail plan for the venture, Kasliwal said, "The retail plan for the joint

venture is being worked out. We could open 40-50 stores in the next five years, but then

this is not a mass brand and it is too premature to get into store openings at the moment."  
However, S. Kumars is targetting sales of $300 million (Rs 1,337 crore) from the new

venture, over the next five years, he added. 
DKI is one of the world's leading fashion design houses. It designs, markets and

distributes collections of women's apparel, sportswear, accessories and shoes under Donna Karan and DKNY brands.

Technicals:  SKUMARSYNF (NSE Cash)
It went up on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Real Buying too. 

Bull's eyeing a Target of 79.20 level on upper side. Uptrend is limited from current levels& may be disappointing too. 

On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 69.55 level and have caution. Huge risk is there.

INVESTMENT VIEW 
Overweight Banks 
Credit likely to see a strong pick-up in FY11:  
High inflation has historically been followed by a strong pick-up in loan growth. The announcement of fresh investment projects totalling Rs3.8tn (US$88bn) during the December quarter was the highest for a quarter over the past two years. We project credit growth to touch 22% YoY for FY11 and remain positive on the sector.
 

Underperformance of the public-sector banks (PSBs) appears overdone: The underperformance of the PSBs against the private banks over the past couple of months is overdone, and the worst of the asset-quality deterioration will be over by June 2010, with the 10-year government-bond (G-Sec) yield may peak at 8-8.2%, after rising by almost 100bps over the past year. The 10-year G-Sec yield seems to be already discounting at least a 25bps interest-rate/cash-reserve-ratio (CRR) hike in April 2010.
 
BUY State Bank of India as NPL and MTM concerns have been overdone.
 
Private banks to continue to outperform: 

HDFC Bank, Housing Development Finance (HDFC) and Axis Bank remain top picks among the private player, in addition to Power Finance Corp (PFC) and Rural Electrification (REC), as their loan growth will surprise on the upside, and offset the potential compression in interest spreads in FY11. 

(Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.)

Disclosure: I don't have any positions in the above said scrips & NIFTY FUTURES.
Disclaimer:
"I do not make any warranties, express or implied, as to results to be obtained from using the information in this e-letter.  Investors should obtain individual financial advice based on their own particular circumstances before making any investment decisions based upon information in this report."
--
Arvind Parekh
+ 91 98432 32381

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Market Outlook 5th May 2010


  Corporate News Headline
HCL Technologies said that it has signed a five-year IT management deal worth USD 500 mn with pharma giant MSD. (BS)
Larsen & Toubro and Howden have signed a Joint Venture to design, engineer, manufacture and supply axial fans and air pre-heaters to Indian thermal power plants ranging between 100 MW to 1200 MW. (BS)
Jindal Steel & Power said its consolidated net profit rose by 7.73% to Rs. 9.63 bn in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2010. Total income rose to Rs. 32.05 bn for the quarter ended March 31, from Rs. 28.76 bn in the same period last year. (BS)
  Economic and Political Headline
India attracted foreign direct investment of USD 1.21 bn in March, 2010, around 38% lower than that in the same month last year, an official said. The foreign direct investment in March, 2009, was USD 1.95 bn. (BS)
Orders placed with US factories unexpectedly rose in March, propelled by demand for capital equipment and petroleum that signals the US expansion gained speed at the end of the first quarter. The 1.3% increase in bookings matched the prior month's gain the Commerce Department said in Washington. Sales climbed 2.2%, the most since November 2007. (Bloomberg)
South Africa's unemployment rate rose for a fourth consecutive quarter in the first three months of this year as companies shed jobs while waiting for signs that the recovery in Africa's largest economy is sustainable. The jobless rate increased to 25.2% from 24.3% in the final three months of last year, Statistics South Africa said in a report. (Bloomberg)



SPOT/ CASH  INDEX LEVELS
NSE Nifty Index   5148.50 ( -1.42 %) -74.25       
 1 23
Resistance 5220.825293.13   5336.12  
Support 5105.525062.53 4990.22

BSE Sensex 17137.14 ( -1.43 %) -248.94      
 1 23
Resistance 17367.3217597.50 17730.18
Support 17004.4616871.78 16641.60
 
Strong & Weak stocks
This is list of 10 strong stocks: 
DCB, Indian Bank, Pir Health, UCO Bank, Andhra Bank, ICSA, Uniphos, Ashok Ley, Corp Bank & Cummins India.  
And this is list of 10 Weak Stocks
Balrampur Chini, Renuka, Sesa Goa, ABB, HDIL, Tata Steel, Bajaj Hind, Triveni, Tech Mahindra & India Cement.
The daily trend of nifty is in downtrend 

NIFTY FUTURES (F & O): 
Selling may continue up to 5116-5118 zone for time being. 
Hurdles at 5152 & 5166 levels. Above these levels, expect short covering up to 5207-5209 zone and thereafter expect a jump up to 5248-5250 zone by non-stop. 
Sell if touches 5289-5291 zone. Stop Loss at 5330-5332 zone. 
On Negative Side, break below 5075-5077 zone can create panic up to 5034-5036 zone by non-stop. If breaks & sustains this zone then downtrend may continue and have caution.

Short-Term Investors:
 Bullish Trend. 
Up Side Target at 5379.95 level. 
Stop Loss at 5200.05 level. 
Now SL Triggered. Expect unwinding up to 5110.10 level by non-stop. Consecutive 3 closes below 5110.10 level can take it up to 5020.15 level and have caution.

STOCK FUTURES (NSE):
BALRAMCHIN FUTURES 
India's sugar production in the year to September is seen at 18.5 million tonnes as against 14.8 million tonnes in 2008/09, Farm Minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday.

The latest output estimate was higher than earlier estimate of 15.6-16.3 million tonnes in

February, he said in a statement in the lower house of parliament. 
Better-than-expected output in India, the world's top sugar consumer and the biggest

producer behind Brazil, helped benchmark New York prices SBN0 sink last month to a one-year low of 14.86 cents per lb, halving from the 29-year peak of 30.40 cents scaled in February. 
Technicals: BALRAMCHIN FUTURES 
It went down on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Real Selling too. 

Bears eyeing a Target of 61.40 level on down side. Looks over ambitious too. If you look at Negative Global Cues then this target may be possible. 
On Positive Side, if Start Recovers then expect a jump up to 83.20 level and have caution. Huge risk too.

JSWSTEEL FUTURES (5 Trading Day's Holding) 
JSW Steel held an analyst meet to discuss quarterly and yearly results and future growth plans. Seshagiri Rao, Director (Finance) addressed the analyst meet.  
Highlights of the Meet  

The share of exports during the quarter and year under review was 12% and 16% respectively (corresponding quarter and year last year - 17% and 28% respectively). 

The number of JSW Shoppe outlets went up to 174 and retail sales for the current fiscal,

through JSW Shoppe accounted for 16% of domestic sales, excluding semis. 
The consolidated net long term gearing reduced to 1.49 from 1.79. 

The company has successfully commissioned the Phase I (3.5 Mtpa) of the state of the art largest and widest new Hot Strip Mill at Vijaynagar on March 28, 2010.  

After successful trial operations, the mill has commenced commercial production on April 10, 2010 and it would enable the company to convert all slabs into value added HR Coils, on its stabilization. On completion of Phase II, the capacity of mill will go up to 5 Mtpa. 

The expansion project execution work is progressing in full swing to expand the crude steel capacity to 10 Mtpa and to set up 300 MW power plant at Vijaynagar works, to be commissioned in FY 2011 and FY 2012 respectively. 

The company identified certain coking coal assets in USA along with Railway Load out and barge facility and is close to finalizing an acquisition of the mine at cost of upto US$ 100 million, wherein the likely resources is around 123 million tonnes (mt). One mine is operational and others to be operational over 24 months. 
The company expects initial production of 1 mt in first year which can be ramped up to 3 mt by 3rd year. The first year of production is expected to be from Sept-Oct 2010. Additional capex is expected to be US$ 60-100 million for ramping up. The FOB cash costs for the same is estimated at around US$ 85-110 per tonne. 

The Board has approved issuance of warrants to promoters to 17.5 million (9.4% of existing share capital). The total equity infusion is likely to be around Rs 2100 crore. This is largely done to strengthen the balance sheet and fund the projects in West Bengal and Jharkhand. 
 
Technicals: JSWSTEEL FUTURES (5 Trading Day's Holding) 
Real Selling taken in place in last 5 Trading Days. 
Bears eyeing a Target of 1017.10 level on down side. Looks over ambitious. But look at

Negative Global Cues and this target may be possible. 

On Positive Side, if Start Recovers, then expect a jump up to 1254.90 level and have caution. Huge risk too.

OPTIONS (NSE):
NIFTY 5200 PUT OPTION 
It went up on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Real Buying too. 

Bulls eyeing a Target of 204.85 level on upper side. Looks over ambitious & look at

Negative Global Cues. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 90.05 level and have caution. Huge risk too.

ICICIBANK 940 PUT OPTION 
It went up on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Do not get excited & Bulls rigged. 
Bulls eyeing a Target of 67.40 level on upper side. Looks over ambitious too. If you look at Negative Global Cues then this target may be possible. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts, then expect a slide up to 28.60 level and have caution.

Equity:
TATASTEEL (NSE Cash) 
Metals witnessed selling pressure following sell-off in global metal companies' shares post Australia imposing 40 per cent tax on mining companies. 
Technicals: TATASTEEL (NSE Cash) 
This scrip went down on yesterday, in line with the expectations. Real Selling too. 

If fall continues, then it can tumble up to 512.45 level by non-stop. Looks over ambitious, but look at Negative Global Cues too. 
On Positive Side, if Start Recovers, then expect a jump up to 629.85 level and have caution. Huge risk too.

PATNI (NSE Cash) 
Japan's leading information technology services and solutions provider, NTT Data

Corporation is in advanced talks with the promoters of Patni Computer to buy their combined 46.5% stake. 
Technicals: 
Yesterday's rally was a surprise. Do not get excited too & Bulls rigged. 
Bull's eyeing a Target of 581.70 level on upper side. That is what technicals indicating.

Limited up side from current levels and have caution. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 530.05 level and have caution.

FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
CategoryDate Buy ValueSell Value Net Value
FII 04-May-20102753.83 2783.51-29.68
DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category DateBuy Value Sell ValueNet Value
DII04-May-2010 858.581296.66 -438.08
INVESTMENT VIEW
C&C inks pact with Isolux Corsan 
The scope of this contract extends to several verticals in which the Company has domain expertise and in geographically diverse regions including Asia, former Soviet Bloc (excluding Eastern European countries) and Africa

C & C Constructions Limited, a leading infrastructure project development company, has signed a MOU with Isolux Corsan of Spain to jointly execute construction contracts in the Infrastructure space. The scope of this contract extends to several verticals in which the Company has domain expertise and in geographically diverse regions including Asia, former Soviet Bloc (excluding Eastern European countries) and Africa. As per the MOU, the Company will only engage in contracts exceeding Rs. 500 crore in verticals of Roads, Airports, Specialized Buildings and Hospitals. Further, the Company will also participate in contracts exceeding Rs. 300 crore relating to construction of bridges. Commenting on the development, Gurjeet Singh Johar, Chairman, C & C Constructions Ltd., said:

 

"The MOU presents the Company with abundant opportunities and is in line with our objective of diversifying operations across verticals and expanding our geographical reach. Given C&C's specialized skill set of operating in traditionally challenging terrain, the Company is well equipped to sustain projects in chosen verticals and geographies. We are optimistic of partnering with Isolux to extract maximum synergies and fundamentally strengthen and grow the Company's business operations" 
(Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.)

Disclosure: I don't have any positions in the above said scrips & NIFTY FUTURES.
Disclaimer:
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Market Outlook 4th May 2010


  Corporate News Headline
Mahindra & Mahindra said it has reported a 13.21% jump in its total automotive sales in April at 26,043 units compared with 23,004 units in the corresponding period last year. (BS)
HDFC Ltd said its net profit jumped 26.31% to Rs. 9.26 bn for the January-March quarter on the back of fall in expenditure. (BS)
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd said it has reported a 57% jump in its cement sales at 12.47 lakh tonnes. The company had sold 7.93 lakh tonnes of cement during April 2009, it said in a statement. (BS)
  Economic and Political Headline
An Empowered Group of Ministers on fuel pricing is likely to meet after the current Parliament session to discuss freeing petrol, diesel and cooking fuel prices from government control. (BS)
Manufacturing expanded in April at the fastest pace since 2004, propelling a US recovery that's getting a bigger lift from consumer spending. The Institute for Supply Management's factory index rose to 60.4. (Bloomberg)
Europe's manufacturing industry expanded at the fastest pace in almost four years in April as companies increased production to meet export orders. A manufacturing index based on a survey of euro-area purchasing managers increased to 57.6 from 56.6 in March, Markit Economics said. (Bloomberg)

SPOT / CASH INDEX LEVELS TODAY
NSE Nifty Index   5222.75 ( -1.05 %) -55.25       
 1 23
Resistance 5264.285305.82   5332.93  
Support 5195.635168.52 5126.98

BSE Sensex  17386.08 ( -0.98 %) -172.63      
 1 23
Resistance 17499.9917613.89 17690.93
Support 17309.0517232.01 17118.11

Strong & Weak Stocks
This is list of 10 strong stocks: 
UCO Bank, Indian Bank, DCB, Uniphos, RNRL, Andhra Bank, Pir Health, ICSA, Vijaya Bank & Titan.  
And this is list of 10 Weak Stocks: 
Renuka, ABB, Sesa Goa, Balrampur Chini, Triveni, HDIL, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Hind & India Cement.
The daily trend of nifty is in downtrend 


NIFTY FUTURES (F & O):
 Above 5234 level, expect short covering up to 5250-5252 zone and thereafter expect a jump up to 5266-5268 zone by non-stop. 
Support at 5212-5214 zone. Below this zone, selling may continue up to 5208 level and thereafter slide may continue up to 5203 level by non-stop. 
Below 5185-5187 zone, expect panic up to 5169-5171 zone by non-stop. 
On Positive Side, cross above 5292-5294 zone can take it up to 5308-5310 zone by non-stop. Supply expected at around this zone and have caution.

Short-Term Investors: 
Bullish Trend. 
Up Side Target at 5379.95 level. 
Stop Loss at 5200.05 level.

STOCK FUTURES (NSE):
ABB FUTURES 
ABB the power equipment and process automation major started the fiscal on a dismal note with 92% fall in its net profit (to Rs 6.63 crore) for the quarter ended March 2010 on a sales that was up by modest 5% (to Rs 1455.85 crore).  

Technicals: ABB FUTURES 
Fallen on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Real Selling too. 
Bears eyeing a Target of 701.00 level on down side. Difficult to believe, if you look at 
the Positive Global Cues. 
On Positive Side, if Start Recovers then expect a jump up to 777.00 level by non-stop and have caution.

ALBK FUTURES (5 Trading Day's Holding) 
Allahabad Bank has reported faded results for the quarter ended March 2010 with 15% dip in the Net profit to Rs 224.53 crore, despite 25% increase in the Net Interest Incomer to Rs 742.60 crore. 12% dip in the other income to Rs 402.03 crore coupled with 24% rise in total provisions including taxation to Rs 433.42 crore were main drivers for the dip in the Net Profit. 

Technicals: ALBK FUTURES (5 Trading Day's Holding) 
Fallen in last 5 Trading Days. Real Selling too. 
Bears eyeing a Target of 145.20 level on down side. Difficult to believe, if you look at the Positive Global Cues. 

On Positive Side, if Start Recovers then expect a jump up to 175.25 level by non-stop and have caution.

OPTIONS (NSE):
NIFTY 5200 PUT OPTION 
Yesterday's rally was a surprise. Do not get excited & Bulls rigged. 
Bull's eyeing a Target of 132.50 level on upper side. Difficult to believe, if you look at the Positive Global Cues. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts then expect a slide up to 88.70 level and have caution.

TCS 780 PUT OPTION 
Fallen on yesterday & in line with the expectations. Bears rigged & Do not worry about this fall. 
Bears eyeing a Target of 4.00 level on down side. Difficult to believe, if you look at the
Positive Global Cues. 
On Positive Side, if Recovery Starts then expect a jump up to 35.25 level.

Equity:
SESAGOA (NSE Cash) 
The world's third-largest iron-ore exporter, may face a decline in shipments of as much as 25 percent because of softening demand in China and an increase in taxes, Federation of Indian Mineral Industries President Siddharth Rungta said April 30. 

Technicals: SESAGOA (NSE Cash) 
Yesterday's fall was a surprise. Real Selling too. 

If fall continues, then fall may continue up to 347.80 level by non-stop and have caution.

Difficult to believe, if you look at the positive global cues. 
On Positive Side, if Short Covering Starts, then expect a jump up to 428.40 level by non- stop and have caution.

RNRL (NSE Cash) 
With the Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan retiring on May 11, the verdict in the RIL
-RNRL case is expected any day now.

Technicals: RNRL (NSE Cash) 
This scrip went up on yesterday, in line with the expectations. Do not get excited & Bulls rigged. 
Bulls eyeing a Target of 76.80 level on upper side. 
On Negative Side, if Profit Booking Starts, then expect a slide up to 70.20 level by non-stop and have caution.


INVESTMENT VIEW
UFLEX 
UFLEX is market leader and fully integrated player in flexible packaging in India and also biggest in Asia. It has mfg units at NOIDA in India and it went global by setting up manufacturing units at - Mexico & Egypt also. Being innovator and fully integrated, it is highly efficient and able to garner better margins.
 

·         It manufactures- PET films, BOPP films, plus have metalizing capacity, PVDC Coating facility, printing facility, Rotogravure cylinder & hologram sticker manufacturing facilities etc.

 

·         It manufactures a variety of packaging products like- cornered, profiled, sealed, reseal-able kind of pouches and packs. It also manufactures -high quality flexi tubes, flexi bottles, carry bags, paper cups etc catering to a wide range of clients.

 

·         It offers packaging solutions to FMCG companies like - HUL, Brittania, Nestle, Cadbury, P&G, Dabur, Colgate, Godrej Consumer, Castrol, Henkel, ITC, Pepsi, Coca cole, Parle, Haldiram, Perfeti, 3-M, Wrigley, Tata Tea & GSK Consumer etc.

 

·         It has large domestic capacities for making range of packaging from basic stage [see next page for details of capacities], It is setting up 52,800 MTs Polyster Film capacity at Mexico; where phase I of 26,400 MTs is in operation while second phase of 26,400 MTs will commence during this month.

 

·         Company is also setting up plant in Egypt with - 35,000 MTs BOPP capacity [Phase-I] plus 30,000 MTs of PET Films & 12,000 MTs of Cast PP film [Phase-II]. Phase -I is likely to commence soon, while Phase -II will be operational by March'11.

 

·        These expansions will boost the growth going forward and company hopes to double the topline to $1 bn [4500 Crs] by 2012.  

.       Uflex is likely to show strong growth traction in year ended March'10 [looking to 9 month results], as also in coming 2-3 years. The market leadership status in FMCG packaging, global footprints and strong fundamentals; makes it ripe for a re-rating. 
 

(Some forward looking statements on projections, estimates, expectations & outlook are included to enable a better comprehension of the Company prospects. Actual results may, however, differ materially from those stated on account of factors such as changes in government regulations, tax regimes, economic developments within India and the countries within which the Company conducts its business, exchange rate and interest rate movements, impact of competing products and their pricing, product demand and supply constraints.)

FII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
CategoryDate Buy ValueSell Value Net Value
FII 03-May-20101553.32 1940.37-387.05
DII trading activity on NSE and BSE in Capital Market Segment(In Rs. Crores)
Category DateBuy Value Sell ValueNet Value
DII03-May-2010 829.57936.58 -107.01

Disclosure: I don't have any positions in the above said scrips & NIFTY FUTURES.
Disclaimer:
"I do not make any warranties, express or implied, as to results to be obtained from using the information in this e-letter.  Investors should obtain individual financial advice based on their own particular circumstances before making any investment decisions based upon information in this report."
--
Arvind Parekh
+ 91 98432 32381