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Nifty September 2013 futures above 5900



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Nifty September 2013 futures were at 5905.35, near spot closing of 5896.75. Turnover on NSE's futures & options (F&O) segment surged to Rs 184419.81 crore from Rs 135903.18 crore on Friday, 6 September 2013. The stock market was closed on Monday, 9 September 2013 on account of Ganesh Charturthi.

Tata Motors September 2013 futures were at 349.15, near spot closing of 349.

Axis Bank September 2013 futures were at 977.75, at a discount compared to spot closing of 988.20.

State Bank of India September 2013 futures were at 1623, at a discount compared to spot closing of 1624.10.

In the spot market, the CNX Nifty surged 216.35 points or 3.81% to settle at 5,896.75, its highest closing level since 25 July 2013.

The September 2013 derivatives contracts expire on 26 September 2013.

L&T Finance surges 24.5% in 4 days



L&T Finance Holdings rose 3.2% to Rs 69.40 at 10:44 IST on BSE, with the stock extending recent gains as the new RBI governor said on 4 September 2013, that new bank licences will most likely be announced around January 2014.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 475.43 points or 2.47% at 19,745.49.

The stock surged on high volumes. On BSE, 17.11 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 5.47 lakh shares in the past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 71.90 and low of Rs 67.10 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 97.35 on 19 December 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 43 on 5 September 2012.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 6 September 2013, surging 24.31% compared with the Sensex's 2.87% rise. The scrip had, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 14.55% as against Sensex's 1.28% fall.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 1716.93 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Shares of L&T Finance Holdings (LTFH) have risen 24.59% in four trading sessions from a recent low of Rs 55.70 on 3 September 2013.

LTFH is one of the candidates who have applied for banking license with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The central bank has received 26 applications from those seeking to set up new banks.

LTFH's consolidated net profit rose 20.1% to Rs 144.94 crore on 29.4% growth in total income to Rs 1183.06 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012.

L&T Finance Holdings is a financial holding company offering a diverse range of financial products and services across the corporate, retail and infrastructure finance sectors, as well as mutual fund products and investment management services, through its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Ashoka Buildcon jumps as it emerges as lowest bidder for a project



Ashoka Buildcon jumped 4.08% to Rs 48.50 at 12:15 IST on BSE after the company said it has emerged as the lowest bidder for a power project worth Rs 609.62 crore in Tamil Nadu.

The announcement was made during trading hours today, 10 September 2013.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 517.14 points or 2.68% at 19,787.20.

On BSE, 3,129 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 3,540 shares in the past one quarter.

The stock was volatile. The stock surged as much as 6.54% at the day's high of Rs 49.65 so far during the day. The stock lost as much as 5.04% at the day's low of Rs 44.25 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record low of Rs 41.30 on 6 August 2013. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 86.67 on 12 September 2012.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 6 September 2013, surging 7.87% compared with the Sensex's 2.87% rise. The scrip had, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 30.1% as against Sensex's 1.28% fall.

The small-cap company has equity capital of Rs 78.98 crore. Face value per share is Rs 5.

Ashoka Buildcon said it has emerged as the lowest bidder at the price bid opening meeting dated 7 September 2013, for the Project viz. execution of distribution strengthening works under "Re-structured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) Part-8" in Chennai North & South Regions of Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Co. (TANGEDCO) on total turnkey basis aggregating Rs 609.62 crore from TANGEDCO.

Ashoka Buildcon's consolidated net profit declined 26% to Rs 30.44 crore on 0.8% growth in net sales to Rs 468.77 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012.

Ashoka Buildcon is a leading highway concessionaire and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company.

Sensex advances 9.66% in four days; scales nearly seven week high



Key benchmark indices galloped as the rupee extended recent recovery against the dollar on receding geopolitical risks from Syria. Gains in global stocks also underpinned sentiment. The barometer index, BSE Sensex, scaled nearly seven week closing high, with the index closing a tad lower from the psychological 20,000 mark after kissing that mark in late trade. The CNX Nifty hit 6-1/2 week closing high. The S&P BSE Sensex was up 727.04 points or 3.77%, up close to 550 points from the day's low and off about 15 points from the day's high. The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was strong. All the thirteen sectoral indices on BSE were trading in the green.

Indian stocks gained for the fourth straight day today, 10 September 2013. The Sensex has garnered 1,762.44 points or 9.66% in four trading days from a recent low of 18,234.66 on 3 September 2013. The Sensex has gained 1377.38 points or 7.39% in September 2013 so far (till 10 September 2013). The Sensex has risen 570.39 points or 2.93% in calendar 2013 so far (till 10 September 2013). From a 52-week high of 20,443.62 on 20 May 2013, the Sensex has fallen 446.52 points or 2.18%. From a 52-week low of 17,448.71 on 28 August 2013, the Sensex has risen 2,548.39 points or 14.6%.

Coming back to today's trade, index heavyweight and cigarette maker ITC surged. Reliance Industries also edged higher. Auto stocks led today's market rally. Tata Motors surged to record high after its UK-unit Jaguar Land Rover today, 10 September 2013 reported strong sales in August 2013. Capital goods gained on fresh buying.

The market sentiment was also boosted by data showing that foreign funds remained net buyers of Indian stocks on Friday, 6 September 2013. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1093.40 crore from the secondary equity markets on Friday, 6 September 2013, as per the data from the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

In the foreign exchange market, the rupee rose sharply on Tuesday as receding geopolitical risks from Syria and strong exports in August helped lift the currency. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 64.05, stronger than its close of 65.24/25 on Friday, 6 September 2013. Financial markets were closed on Monday, 9 September 2013, on account of Ganesh Chaturthi. The rupee has seen a steep recovery from an all time low of 68.85 hit on 28 August 2013. Rupee depreciation fuels inflation, increases import bill and current account deficit. It also increases the government's spending on fuel subsidies, potentially widening the fiscal deficit.

The S&P BSE Sensex was up 727.04 points or 3.77% to 19,997.10, its highest closing level since 24 July 2013. The index surged 742.63 points at the day's high of 20,012.69 in late trade. The index gained 174.60 points at the day's low of 19,444.66 in early trade.

The CNX Nifty was up 216.35 points or 3.81% to 5,896.75, its highest closing level since 25 July 2013. The index hit a high of 5,904.85 and a low of 5,738.20 in intraday trade.

The BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.37% and the BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.1%. Both these indices underperformed the Sensex.

The total turnover on BSE amounted to Rs 2262 crore, higher than Rs 2093.75 crore on Friday, 6 September 2013.

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was strong. On BSE, 1,502 shares gained and 829 shares fell. A total of 143 shares were unchanged.

Among the 30-share Sensex pack, 27 stocks gained and only three of them declined.

Auto stocks led today's market rally. Tata Motors jumped 9.89% to Rs 349.20 after striking a record high of Rs 352 in intraday trade today, 10 September 2013. It was the top gainer from the Sensex pack. The company's unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today, 10 September 2013 reported 28% rise in sales in August 2013 over August 2012 to 27,852 vehicles, also its best ever August sales performance. During the first eight months of the year, JLR sales rose 16% to 269,653 vehicles over the previous corresponding year ago period.

Commenting on the August performance Phil Popham, Jaguar Land Rover Group Sales Operations Director said: "August has proven to be another incredibly strong month for Jaguar Land Rover with sales growth from both our established and new model lines.

The Jaguar XJ and XF, the Range Rover Evoque and the Land Rover Freelander are up significantly whilst the new Range Rover and F-TYPE continue to attract new buyers to our brands. This is further evidence that we are offering customers our most accomplished product line up to date."

Meanwhile, PT Tata Motors Distribusi Indonesia (TMDI), wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors today, 10 September 2013 announced its foray into the Indonesian automotive industry with the launch of three new exciting Tata passenger vehicles -- the Tata Aria, the Tata Vista and the Tata Safari Storme. These three models, launched today, are the new-age range of Tata's extensive passenger vehicles which are unique, quality products, perfectly matched, to meet growing demand among Indonesian consumers of contemporary, next-generation car offerings, seven-seat crossover variants, and tough, durable SUV's. With these three debut products, TMDI believes that Indonesian consumers will be able to enjoy best vehicle experience.

Tata Motors announced on 9 September 2013 its partnership with DRB-HICOM, Malaysia's biggest conglomerate, for the import, distribution and assembly of Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles in Malaysia, an important milestone in the continued expansion of the company's global footprint.

As part of the agreement, Tata Motors signed a Distribution Agreement (DA) and Technology License Agreement (TLA) with USF-HICOM (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of DRB-HICOM Berhad. Tata Motors also signed another Importation Agreement (IA) with another DRB-HICOM subsidiary, DRB-HICOM Auto Solution Sdn. Bhd. (DHAS) and USF-HICOM.

Maruti Suzuki India gained 3.71%. The company said during market hours on Friday 6 September 2013 that its production jumped 62.63% to 91,261 units in August 2013 over August 2012. The company said on 2 September 2013 that its total sales spurted 61.2% to 87,323 units in August 2013 over August 2012. Domestic sales rose 51.6% to 76,018 units in August 2013 over August 2012. Exports spurted 180.9% to 11,306 units in August 2013 over August 2012.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) advanced 5.42%.

Ashok Leyland rose 1.31%.

Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp surged 7.22%. Bajaj Auto gained 3.74%.

Index heavyweight and cigarette maker ITC jumped 6.07% to Rs 335.40.

Reliance Industries rose 2.43% to Rs 888.65.

Capital goods gained on fresh buying. ABB (up 16.05%), BEML (up 1.87%), Bharat Electronics (up 1.48%), Crompton Greaves (up 1.88%), L&T (up 7.11%), Siemens (up 6.53%) and Thermax (up 3.37%) gained.

Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) rose 0.74% to Rs 142.60 in volatile trade, with the stock extending recent gains. The stock lost as much as 3.21% at the day's low of Rs 137 so far during the day. The stock rose as much as 3.42% at the day's high of Rs 146.40 so far during the day. Shares of Bhel had rallied 18.55% in prior three sessions to settle at Rs 141.55 on Friday, 6 September 2013, from a recent low of Rs 119.40 on 3 September 2013.

Meanwhile, Bhel said after market hours on Friday, 6 September 2013, that consequent upon the merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels (BHPV) with the company, the BHPV plant is renamed as Heavy Plates & Vessels Plant (HPVP) and designated as the 17th manufacturing unit of Bhel located at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

HCL Technologies rose 4.27% to Rs 1059.85 after striking a record high of Rs 1071 in intraday trade. Anglo American, one of the world's largest mining companies and HCL Technologies announced after market hours today, 10 September 2013, entering into an engagement where HCL will deliver IT services for Anglo American businesses across the globe. As a part of this contract, HCL will transform Anglo American's end user computing and data center landscape to improve operational efficiency, business agility and the user experience. The scope of service covers end to end infrastructure services, including data centre and hosting services, email services, service desk, local area network and security management, end user computing and on-site IT services, utilizing hybrid on-premise and cloud delivery models.

Metal and mining stocks gained after data showed China's industrial output grew at the fastest pace in 17 months in August. China is the World's largest consumer of copper and aluminum. Sesa Goa (up 6.3%), Hindustan Zinc (up 3.42%), Tata Steel (up 2.94%), Sail (up 0.1%), Hindalco Industries (up 1.94%) and JSW Steel (up 2.14%), edged higher.

Jindal Steel & Power rose 2.04% to Rs 238.10. The company after market hours on Friday, 6 September 2013 announced buyback of its shares worth Rs 1000 crore at the maximum price of Rs 261 a share. The buyback process will be through open market transaction and will open on 16 September 2013. The company said in a statement to the stock exchanges that at the maximum quantity of shares that can be bought back would be 3.83 crore equity shares. The company's board had approved the resolution for buy back on 30 August 2013.

Realty stocks also gained. DLF (up 3.81%), HDIL (up 2.83%), Sobha Developers (up 8.96%), and Unitech (up 1.47%), gained.

Cipla rose 0.34% to Rs 439.10 after hitting a record high of Rs 446.50 in intraday trade today, 10 September 2013.

Bank stocks were in demand on renewed buying. The new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday, 4 September 2013, said that RBI will shortly issue the necessary circular to completely free bank branching for domestic scheduled commercial banks in every part of the country and also said that there is need to reduce the requirement for banks to invest in government securities in a calibrated way so as to ensure the flow of credit to the productive sectors of the economy.

Among PSU bank stocks, Canara Bank (up 1.34%), Union Bank of India (up 1.16%), Bank of India (up 4.14%) and Punjab National Bank (up 3.92%) edged higher.

But, State Bank of India fell 0.11%.

Among private bank stocks, Yes Bank (up 4.39%), Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 3.08%), ICICI Bank (up 1.1%), Federal Bank (up 1.17%), and HDFC Bank (up 3.51%), edged higher.

Axis Bank jumped 4.69%. The bank before market hours today, 10 September 2013 said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn restrictions with immediate effect on foreign institutional investors (FIIs) on buying shares of Axis Bank as the overall foreign share holding in Axis Bank fell below the prescribed limit of 49%. Foreign share holding in Axis Bank under the portfolio investment scheme have gone below the prescribed threshold limit stipulated under the extant FDI Policy, the RBI said in a statement. Total foreign holding in Axis Bank was 48.96% as at 30 June 2013, of which 40.70% was held by FIIs.

Telecom stocks surged after the sector regulator on Monday, 9 September 2013, recommended sharp cuts in reserve prices for the next round of spectrum auctions.

Bharti Airtel (up 8.15%), Idea Cellular (up 5.56%), MTNL (up 10.37%), and Reliance Communications (up 1.65%) gained.

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) declined 0.77%.

TRAI slashed the combined spectrum auction reserve price in the premium 900 MHz band in the circles of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata by about 79% to Rs 650 crore per MHz against Rs 3074.18 crore per MHz earlier.

It recommended an about 60% cut in the pan-India reserve price for the 2G spectrum (1800 MHz) auctions compared to its previous suggestions.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) also said no spectrum would be reserved for existing players when their licences expire and suggested that airwaves can be traded.

India's trade deficit narrowed to $10.9 billion in August, helped by a double digit rise in merchandise exports, provisional government data showed on Tuesday, offering some respite for the troubled rupee currency. Merchandise exports rose 12.97% in August to $26.14 billion from a year earlier. Imports fell 0.68% year-on-year to $37.05 billion.

European stocks advanced to a three-week high on Tuesday as data showed Chinese industrial production and retail sales rose in August, adding to signs the global economy is rebounding. Key benchmark indices in France, Germany and UK rose by 0.74% to 1.71%.

Asian stocks hit three-month high on Tuesday ahead of a fresh round of Chinese economic data and signs that Syrian tensions are easing. Key benchmark indices in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Singapore and Japan rose by 0.22% to 3.98%.

China's industrial output grew at the fastest pace in 17 months in August, adding to signs of a rebound this quarter that include a pickup in export gains. Factory production rose 10.4% from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement in Beijing today. Retail sales rose 13.4% in August higher than 13.2% gain in the previous month.

Trading in US index futures indicated that the Dow could gain 77 points at the opening bell on Tuesday, 10 September 2013. US markets ended higher on Monday, helped in part by hopes that the threat of a US military intervention in the Middle East could be abating.

Russia on Monday proposed to work with Damascus to put its chemical weapons under international control, a move that President Barack Obama said could be "potentially positive".

Investors across the globe are eyeing the next policy meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) scheduled this month, with their focus squarely on the timing of tapering of Federal Reserve's bond purchases. The FOMC holds a two-day policy meeting on 17-18 September 2013 to decide on interest rates in the United States. The US central bank currently buys $85 billion a month in US debt and mortgage-backed securities in a bid to hold interest rates low and encourage economic growth. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has on several occasions stressed that the tapering process is dependent on an improvement in data. Fed's bond-buying program has kept global markets flush with liquidity in recent years.

REC rallies 16.9% in four sessions



Rural Electrification Corporation rose 4.02% to Rs 192.65 at 15:12 IST on BSE, with the stock extending recent gains triggered by the receipt of an acquisition amount aggregating to Rs 30.60 crore from L&T Infrastructure Development Projects & PGCIL.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 698.23 points or 3.62% at 19,968.29.

On BSE, 2.24 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 2.51 lakh shares in the past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 193 and a low of Rs 185 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 146.15 on 5 August 2013. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 267.50 on 4 January 2013.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 6 September 2013, surging 22.61% compared with the Sensex's 2.87% rise. The scrip had, however, underperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 14.73% as against Sensex's 1.28% fall.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 987.46 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Shares of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) have rallied 16.97% in four trading sessions from a recent low of Rs 164.70 on 3 September 2013.

REC during trading hours on 5 September 2013 announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, REC Transmission Projects Company (RECTPCL), transferred its wholly-owned subsidiary, Kudgi Transmission (KTL), to L&T Infrastructure Development Projects. RECTPCL had received an acquisition price of Rs 15.19 crore from L&T Infrastructure Development Projects towards acquisition of KTL along with its all assets and liabilities.

KTL was incorporated for developing transmission system required for evacuation of power from Kudgi TPS (3 x 800 megawatts in phase-I) of NTPC.

REC announced after market hours on 3 September 2013, that RECTPCL, transferred its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vizag Transmission (VTL), to Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL). RECTPCL had received an acquisition price of Rs 15.41 crore from PGCIL towards acquisition of VTL along with its all assets and liabilities.

VTL was incorporated for establishing transmission system for system strengthening in southern region for import of power from eastern region.

REC's net profit surged 31.6% to Rs 1153.66 crore on 29.4% growth in total income to Rs 4001.38 crore in Q1 June 2013 over Q1 June 2012.

REC's main objective is to finance and promote rural electrification projects all over the country. The company provides financial assistance to state electricity boards, state government departments and rural electric cooperatives for rural electrification projects as are sponsored by them. The Government of India (GoI) owns 66.8% stake in REC (as per the shareholding pattern as on 30 June 2013).

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