Morning Notes Date: 27.01.2012 For Internal circulation only GRAPH GLOBAL NEWS Asia Stocks Snap 2-Day Rally, Yen Rises Asian stocks snapped a two-day rally after U.S. home sales unexpectedly fell and the yen gained against the dollar, damping the earnings outlook for the region’s exporters. James Hardie Industries SE (JHX), a building-materials supplier that gets almost 70 percent of sales from the U.S., slid 0.3 percent in Sydney. Inpex Corp. (1605), Japan’s No. 1 energy explorer, advanced 2 percent after oil and metal prices gained. NEC Corp., a Japanese electronics maker, slid 7.1 percent after saying it will cut 10,000 jobs and forecasting its third annual loss in four years. South Korean Manufacturers’ Confidence Index Is Near Lowest Since July ‘09 South Korean manufacturers’ confidence is near a 30month low as Europe’s debt crisis dims the outlook for exports. An index measuring expectations for February was at 81 from January’s 79, the lowest level since July 2009, a statement from the Bank of Korea showed in Seoul today. A measure of expectations at non-manufacturing companies was unchanged at 79. South Korea’s economy grew the least in two years in the fourth quarter as exports sank because of Europe’s crisis and a faltering global expansion, a government report showed yesterday. Japanese Stocks Decline on Falling U.S. Home Sales, Rising Jobless Claims Japanese stocks fell for a second day after new homes sales unexpectedly fell in the U.S. and jobless benefit claims rose, clouding the outlook for exporters. Sony Corp. (6758), a consumer electronics company that gets about 70 percent of its sales overseas, slid 1.5 percent. Nintendo Co. sank 5.9 percent after the world’s largest maker of video-game consoles said its loss would triple. Mitsubishi Corp. (8058), Japan’s largest commodities trader by market value, rose 1.1 percent as prices for crude and metals gained. 1 KEY INDICES Indian Markets Index Close Change (%) S&P CNX NIFTY 5158.30 0.60 CNX NIFTY JUNIOR 9751.00 1.46 CNX 100 5031.05 0.74 S&P CNX DEFTY 3569.70 0.51 S&P CNX 500 4051.80 0.87 CNX MIDCAP 7051.00 1.39 NIFTY MIDCAP 50 2096.85 1.71 SENSEX 17077.18 0.48 Global Markets Index Close Change (%) S&P 500 1318.43 -0.57 NASDAQ 2805.28 -0.46 DOW JONES 12743.63 -0.18 FTSE 5795.20 1.26 DAX 6539.85 1.84 CAC 40 3322.65 -0.47 NIKKEI 8850.67 0.01 HANG SENG 20526.17 0.43 STRAITS TIMES 2900.09 0.19 Global data recorded/updated last as on 27, Jan. 7.30 a.m. IST We Make Investment Easier NIFTY TOP GAINERS NIFTY TOP LOSERS Indian Markets Company RELIANCE ENR SESA GOA LTD VIDESH SANCH BHARAT PETRO Indian Markets Close 513.80 200.70 236.40 579.60 Change (%) 7.14 5.99 4.23 4.18 Company TATA POWER HERO HONDA H C L TECH CAIRN IND Close 105.45 1,853.90 420.80 345.85 Change (%) -2.04 -1.81 -1.79 -1.66 MARKET SUMMARY Wednesday, the key domestic benchmarks closed on a strong note as the Sensex surpassed the 17K mark amid firm cues from the Asian markets. The Metal and PSU space led the rally. BSE SENSEX closed at 17077.18 up by 81.41 points or by 0.48 % and then NSE Nifty ended at 5158.3 up by 30.95 points or by 0.6 %.The BSE MIDCAP closed at 5834.04 up by 72.13 points or by 1.25 %, while the BSE SMLCAP ended at 6408.45 up by 70.44 points or by 1.11 %.The BSE Sensex touched intraday high of 17130.24 and intraday low of 17016.69 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 5174.15 and intraday low of 5130.25. The weak closing of the US markets on Tuesday made little impact on domestic sentiment during morning trade. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down by 0.26% or 33.07 points at 12,675.75, the S&P 500 ended down 0.10% or 1.35 points at 1,314.65 and the Nasdaq closed up by 0.09% or 2.47 points at 2,786.64. Soon after witnessing a gap up opening, the benchmarks continued to trade in the positive terrain amid firm Asian market cues. Asian markets were trading in the positive terrain on Wednesday as a weaker yen boosted the outlook for Asian exporters. Moreover, record quarterly earnings reported by Apple Inc., the world’s largest technology company also lifted sentiment. Apple Inc. said that its first quarter profit more than doubled to USD 13.06 billion from USD 6 billion in the year ago period on robust iPhone and iPad sales. Moreover, the euphoria over the CRR cut by the RBI on Tuesday also supported sentiment. However, the benchmarks pared off some of their gains as Greece and its private creditors struggled to reach a deal on bond swap. Moreover, a third straight decline in Japanese exports in December 2011 also weakened sentiment. Moreover, the IMF slashed its global growth forecast to 3.3 per cent in 2012 from 4 per cent estimated earlier, which also weighed on sentiment. On the domestic front, the expiry of the F&O contracts also lead to volatility in trade. The benchmarks extended their gains during afternoon trade as the Sensex regained the 17K level. The benchmarks continued to trade on a firm note before surging to the day’s high. The benchmarks pared off some their gains in the final hour of trading amid weak opening in the European markets. Finally, the benchmarks ended on a robust note, with the Sensex and the Nifty gaining over 0.40% each. Among the BSE Sectoral indices, BSE Metal and BSE PSU ended up 1.79% and 1.24% respectively. Among the 30 Sensex stocks, Coal India, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Sterlite Industries and Maruti Suzuki closed up 3.9%, 3.78%, 2.97%, 2.47% and 2.44% respectively. Among the Sensex stocks, there were 18 advances and 12 declines. On BSE out of total shares traded 3026 , shares advanced were 1837 while 1067 shares declined and 122 were unchanged. On the Economic front, the RBI has said that it prefers non-debt inflows into the Indian economy over debt inflows, adding that any increase in the investment limit for foreigners in Indian debt will not be automatic. 2 We Make Investment Easier NEWS UPDATES MACRO India and Thailand will sign a free trade agreement by the middle of this year, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday. "I hope this free trade agreement with India will be in place by the middle of this year," Shinawatra said here in a speech at a business conference. She also said the proposed agreement will be one of the main points of the discussion when she meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later on Wednesday. In the backdrop of the stuttering Doha world trade talks, India has pushed a slew of trade agreements with the likes of Japan and Malaysia. It also hopes to sign a similar deal with the European Union, its biggest trade partner. COMPANY Essar Projects, part of the Essar Group, has bagged the EPC contract for the prestigious Ro-Ro Ferry Service Terminals at Gogha & Dahej from the Gujarat Maritime Board. The total project will cost Rs. 2.25bn and is scheduled to be completed in 15 months. The Bhoomi Pujan of Gogha – Dahej Ro Ro Ferry Service Terminal was performed by Honourable Chief Minister Shri. Narendrabhai Modi. The Honourable Chief Minster also laid the foundation stone at Gogha. Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), is reportedly worried about possible supply disruption because of international sanctions and is keeping all options open. Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman, MRPL was quoted as saying that there is no supply disruption but the company is prepared for any eventuality and is in discussions with suppliers in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. MRPL will import about 7.1 million tonnes of Iranian crude in 2011-12 and plans to continue such imports in the next fiscal year too, added reports. PBA Infrastructure has bagged contract worth Rs 544 million from ``Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pimpri``. The contract is for improvement and development of Dehu Alandi Road from Ch. 0/000 Km to Ch. 8/250 Km (Dehu Village to Moshi Jadhawwadi village border road). Welspun Energy Ltd. (WEL) has inked an MoU with the Government of Andhra Pradesh for installing 500 MW of wind power projects. WEL is the latest entrant in the booming wind energy sector in India. As a leading player in solar energy with a portfolio of 500 MW under different stages of development, Welspun Energy has been aggressively moving forward in the renewable energy space. The company was recently awarded the largest solar project in India of 50 MW in a single location under the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). Suzlon Group-subsidiary REpower Systems SE has concluded a contract for the delivery of 25 wind turbines of the MM92 type with US developer enXco - an EDF Energies Nouvelles company. The turbines will be used at the Shlloh IV wind farm, situated in Solano County, California. After completion, the wind farm will have a power output of more than 50 megawatts (MW). In 2008 and 2011 REpower delivered wind turbines for enXco's Shiloh II and Shiloh III wind farms. Together, Shiloh II, III and IV wind farms will have a capacity of more than 300 MW which makes them REpower's largest US wind project to date. JSW Steel has finalised a Rs 2,140-crore investment plan in its subsidiary JSW Ispat Steel Ltd to set up a coke oven, a pellet plant and a cold rolling mill. The investments will be made through a special purpose vehicle, Amba River Coke Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSW Steel. The projects will come up at JSW Ispat’s Dolvi unit (in Maharashtra’s Raigad district) and are part of a strategy to make the unit cost-effective. “The coke oven and pellet plants will improve profitability and the cold rolled mill will increase the share of value added products from 10 per cent to 25-30 per cent,” the company said. 3 We Make Investment Easier TECHNICAL ANALYSIS MOST ACTIVE STOCKS PIVOTAL GUIDANCE Company NIFTY BANK NIFTY RELIANCE RCOM RELCAPITAL REL INFRA LT STER ICICIBANK SBIN TATASTEEL RPOWER TATAPOWER INFOSYSTCH BHEL ONGC ACC PUNJLLOYD HDFCBANK MARUTI AXISBANK Lower 2 5126.65 9791.15 780.16 94.38 341.54 506.00 1312.84 112.08 868.89 2028.78 438.55 96.04 104.17 2639.85 279.73 270.75 1161.58 50.67 486.81 1147.11 1038.26 Lower 1 5147.89 9819.91 785.47 95.14 344.28 510.07 1323.40 112.98 875.88 2045.10 442.08 96.82 105.01 2661.09 281.98 272.93 1170.92 51.08 490.72 1156.33 1046.61 Axis 5159.13 9857.68 792.78 95.90 347.03 514.14 1333.96 113.88 882.87 2061.42 445.61 97.59 105.85 2682.32 284.23 275.11 1180.26 51.48 494.64 1165.56 1054.96 Higher 1 5175.21 9950.59 800.30 96.56 349.43 517.70 1343.20 114.67 888.99 2075.70 448.69 98.27 106.58 2700.90 286.20 277.01 1188.44 51.84 498.07 1173.64 1062.27 BULLISH ON SHORT TERM COALINDIA BUY AS QUICKDELIVERY FOR BTST/T+2 WITH TARGETS OF 346-348-350 SL 334 ZEEL BUY AS QUICKDELIVERY FOR BTST/T+2 WITH TARGETS OF 127-129-131 SL 121 4 We Make Investment Easier Higher 2 5191.66 10009.90 803.28 96.68 349.86 518.34 1344.85 114.81 890.08 2078.25 449.24 98.39 106.71 2704.22 286.55 277.35 1189.90 51.91 498.68 1175.08 1063.58 Following the MUTUAL FUNDS Escorts Growth – G Latest NAV: 61.32 (24/01/12) Returns 52-Week High: 75.21 (25/01/11) Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year Return Since Launch Top Holdings: As on 31 Oct. Name of Holding Kalyani Investment SPIC Larsen & Toubro UFLEX Duncans Inds. 52-Week Low: 51.83 (20/12/11) Fund -18.62 19.48 1.68 18.19 Category -12.07 30.24 4.72 - Top 5 Sectors % Net Assets 8.85 8.39 5.84 5.10 4.69 Top 5 Sectors % Net Assets Financial Chemicals Automobile Healthcare Metals 19.55 18.69 12.71 8.35 8.19 Top 3 Holding Company Details Kalyani Investment LTP: 421.15 PB Ratio: 0.63 PE Ratio: 28.75 Year to Date Return(%): 19.80 PE Ratio: 4.15 Year to Date Return(%): 35.85 Escorts Tax Plan Escorts Balanced Escorts Growth Escorts Growth Fund name Escorts Growth Escorts Growth Escorts Tax Plan Escorts Tax Plan PE Ratio: 19.56 Year to Date Return:33.81 Fund name Goldman Sachs Infra BeES Escorts Leading Sectors Escorts Leading Sectors JM Core 11 5 % Net Asset Date 9.56 9.55 9.54 8.85 Jul 31, 2011 Oct 31, 2011 Jul 31, 2011 Oct 31, 2011 % Net Asset Date 9.52 9.38 9.29 9.19 Aug 31, 2011 Jul 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011 Jul 31, 2011 % Net Asset Date 26.48 11.45 10.45 9.11 Nov 30, 2011 Aug 31, 2011 Jul 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2011 Other Funds That Own L&T L&T LTP: 1331.50 PB Ratio: 3.39 Fund name Other Funds That Own SPIC SPIC LTP: 19.63 PB Ratio: 0 Other Funds That Own Kalyani Investment We Make Investment Easier Good for Delivery JSW Steel JSW Steel has finalised a Rs 2,140-crore investment plan in its subsidiary JSW Ispat Steel Ltd to set up a coke oven, a pellet plant and a cold rolling mill. The investments will be made through a special purpose vehicle, Amba River Coke Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSW Steel. The projects will come up at JSW Ispat’s Dolvi unit (in Maharashtra’s Raigad district) and are part of a strategy to make the unit cost-effective. “The coke oven and pellet plants will improve profitability and the cold rolled mill will increase the share of value added products from 10 per cent to 25-30 per cent,” the company said. The coke oven battery would have a capacity of a million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and would cost the company Rs 975 crore. Of this, Rs 375 crore would be the equity component, the rest coming from loans. ARCL has the environmental clearance and the plant is expected to come on stream by the end of calendar year 2013. The proposed four- million tonnes pellet plant at the site is estimated to cost Rs 835 crore and a 0.8 mtpa cold rolled mill Rs 330 crore. These two projects are to be financed through a debt-equity ratio of 2:1. JSW said, “These projects will be taken up for implementation on receipt of requisite clearances and commissioned in FY13-14.” These three projects are integral to the turnaround effort at JSW Ispat. JSW Steel had said these projects were priority, to get Ispat on its feet. Experts believe backward integration will solve Ispat’s profitability issues. An analyst, on condition of anonymity, said, “The company has reiterated time and again that Ispat’s Dolvi unit is one of the most technologically advanced in the country. However, lack of coke oven battery, pellet and power plant has made sure the company suffers losses.” Plans to set up the coke oven battery and pellet plant were readied even before JSW Steel decided to invest in Ispat Industries, now known as JSW Ispat Steel. Ispat had even signed deals for this with the Indian arm of Stemcor, the world’s largest steel trading company. With JSW Steel coming into picture, the agreement with Stemcor was dissolved and JSW decided to set up these projects on its own. Finally, over a year after the acquisition, JSW Steel has decided to proceed. Accumulate Axis Bank Axis Bank, India’s third largest private Bank, announced its tie up with Samba Financial Group, Saudi Arabia, for remitting money from Saudi Arabia to India through Speed Cash. Samba Financial Group has an asset base of close to USD 50 billion. It has a network of over 65 branches and around 35 dedicated remittance centres branded as “Speed Cash Centers” spread across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Axis Bank has entered into an agreement with Samba Financial Group; Saudi Arabia to facilitate remittance of money to India through Axis Bank accounts or any of the 78000 NEFT enabled branches of over 100 other banks in India. Such remittances would be processed seamlessly and disbursed to the intended beneficiaries by Axis Bank within 24 hours, irrespective of whether they have a bank account or not. Speaking on the occasion, P. Mukherjee, President – Treasury and International Banking, Axis Bank said, “Over 2 million Non-Resident Indians reside in Saudi Arabia. This tie-up with Samba Financial Group reinforces our commitment to provide overseas Indians facilities to remit money to beneficiaries back home from across the globe in a quick, seamless and economical manner. We are focusing on adding remittance channels for the NRI customers of the Bank and to grow the remittance business by tying up with more and more overseas banks.” Axis Bank offers inward remittance facility to India through tie-ups with various overseas banks, exchange houses, money transfer operators as well as through wire transfer and its online money transfer platform, ‘AxisRemit Online’. Accumulate 6 We Make Investment Easier DERIVATIVES NOTES Nifty February 2012 futures were at 5176.55, at a premium of 18.25 points compared to spot closing of 5158.30. Turnover on NSE`s futures & options (F&O) segment declined to Rs 191776.53 crore from Rs 205305.78 crore on Tuesday, 24 January 2012. Institutional Investment Trends (in Crores) Jan 25, 2012 BUY SELL OIEoD 3122.87 3137.51 11979.65 INDEX OPTIONS 15981.92 15115.36 26090.52 STOCK FUTURES 6570.20 6373.75 25755.34 STOCK OPTIONS 494.63 529.54 287.36 INDEX FUTURES State Bank of India (SBI) February 2012 futures were at 2034, at a discount compared to spot closing of 2045. Tata Motors February 2012 futures were at 230.55, near pot closing of 230.45. Axis Bank February 2012 futures were at 1041, at a discount compared to spot closing of 1054. In the cash market, the S&P CNX Nifty gained 30.95 points, or 0.6% to settle at 5,158.30, its highest closing level since 11 November 2011. Put Call Ratio Symbol INDUSINDBK MAX IGL GESHIP SYNDIBANK CNXIT DCHL MCLEODRUSS DABUR HOTELEELA BFUTILITIE NMDC MRPL JSWENERGY MINIFTY HEXAWARE 7 Expiry Date 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 25-Jan-12 23-Feb-12 25-Jan-12 29-Mar-12 25-Jan-12 Put 69000 26000 26500 31000 94000 10500 180000 71000 182000 120000 10000 31000 32000 556000 60 156000 Call 2000 1000 1500 2000 8000 1000 20000 9000 24000 24000 2000 7000 8000 168000 20 52000 We Make Investment Easier Ratio 34.50 26.00 17.67 15.50 11.75 10.50 9.00 7.89 7.58 5.00 5.00 4.43 4.00 3.31 3.00 3.00 DIVIDEND AND OTHER INFORMATION Sesa Goa Limited has informed the Exchange that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on January 25, 2012, inter alia, has declared Interim Dividend for the Financial Year 2011-2012 @ Rs. 2/- per share on face value of Re. 1/- and the Interim Dividend shall be paid / despatched on or before the due date, i.e. February 23, 2012. 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