Tuesday, September 30, 2008

UPDATE

UPDATE AT 11 AM ON OCTOBER 1, 2008

Key benchmark indices slipped in the red after firm start as

indexheavyweight Reliance Industries and banking pivotals dropped.

TheBSE 30-share Sensex was down 36.12 points. IT pivotals gained

asthe rupee dropped to a fresh five-year low against the dollar.Larsen

& Toubro turned 1:1 ex-bonus from today. The market breadthwas

positive on BSE. Asian markets were trading mixed today, 1 October

2008. Japan'sNikkei and Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted Average rose

between 0.82% to1.07%. However, South Korea's Seoul Composite

was down 0.35%.Stocks markets in China, Hong Kong and Singapore

were closed today,1 October 2008 for various holidays. At 10:21 IST

, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 36.12 points or0.23% to 12,831.31.

The index shed 70.58 points at the day's low of12,789.85, hit in

early trade. Renewed hopes of the US Senateapproving a $700 billion

bank bailout package to rescue the economytriggered a firm start.

The Sensex rose 148.04 points at day's highof 13,008.47, in early

trade. The S&P CNX Nifty was down 30.45 points or 0.78% to 3,890.75.

The BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.02% at 4,799.20 and the BSE

Small-Cap index was up 0.43% at 5,601.55.

UPDATE

UPDATE FOR 1 OCTOBER, 2008

Key benchmark indices are likely to extend gains for the second

straight day today, 1 October 2008 after a stupendous pullback

on previous day on speculation the Senate will approve a $700

billion bank bailout package to unlock the credit markets and

bolster the global economy. The Singapore Nifty futures (SGX)

trading at over 50 points premium. Meanwhile, India's current

account deficit jumped to $10.72 billion in Q1 June 2008 as

compared to a deficit of $6.3 billion Q1 June 2007, as oil import bill

has grown faster than income from software services exports and

remittances from the Indian diaspora. The current account in the

balance of payments measures the net position of a country's exports

and imports of goods and services. The Indian rupee dropped to a

fresh five-year low in early trade today, 1 October 2008 on worries

foreign investors would continue to sell their local investments amid

a spreading global financial crisis. The partially convertible rupee

was at 47.22/23 per dollar, its weakest since 2 June 2003 and 0.55% lower

from yesterday's close of 46.95/96. Meanwhile, the Bombay Stock

Exchange (BSE) will launch exchange-traded rupee futures today,

1 October 2008. In August 2008, the National Stock Exchange of

India (NSE) kicked off exchange-traded currency futures trading.

UPDATE

MARKET UPDATE FOR 30 SEPTEMBER


The key benchmark indices snapped last three days

losses to postdecent gains today, 30 September 2008.

Sensex rose 264.58 points.The barometer index had

lost 1,096.77 points or 8% in the pastthree trading

sessions to 13,102.18 on Monday, 29 September 2008,

from a recent high of 13,692.52 hit on 24 September

2008 Expectations that a revised rescue package for the

US financialsector would be put forward quickly by the US

administration,triggered a recovery on the domestic

bourses today, 30 September2008, after an initial sharp

fall that pushed Sensex to 2-year low.The US House of

Representatives on Monday, 29 September 2008,unexpectedly

rejected a plan to buy toxic assets from strugglingbanks

that had been designed to revitalise strained lending

markets. US stock futures were trading higher. Nasdaq

futures wereup 32.25 points while Dow Jones futures

gained 211 points. Banking stocks climbed. Index

pivotal ICICI Bank rose more than 8%,Tata Consultancy

Services rose close to 7%. Bharat HeavyElectricals and

Bharti Airtel rose more than 5% each. Finance minister

P Chidambaram today said Indian banks are well

capitalised and regulated. He further added that foreign

institutional investors are not selling all the time.

Monday, September 29, 2008

MARKET UPDATE

MARKET UPDATE AT 1 PM ON 29 SEPTEMBER

Key benchmark indices slumped further in red in afternoon trade.Sensex

lost more than 500 points. Asian and European stocks droppedon

persistent questions on the effectiveness of the US bailoutpackage

and on continued instability in the global banking sector.The barometer

index BSE Sensex today fell below the 13,000 mark. Capital goods and

power stocks declined . ICICI Bank fell more than11% while Jaiprakash

Associates fell more than 12%. RelianceIndustries dropped. The market

breadth extremely weak as sellingwas witnessed across the board. The

US lawmakers agreeing on a $700 billion bank-rescue package andthe

House of Representatives approving the nuclear deal with Indiaover

the weekend failed to boost the investor sentiments. European markets

which opened after Indian markets were down inopening trade. France's

CAC 40, Germany's DAX and UK's FTSE 100were down between 2.53% to

2.88%. European markets fell as theBelgian, Dutch and Luxembourg

governments were forced to rescuefinancial firm Fortis over the weekend.

In addition, reportssuggest the British government will take over mortgage

lenderBradford & Bingley. Most Asian markets were trading lower today,

29 September 2008.Hong Kong's Hang Seng, Japan's Nikkei, Singapore's

Straits Times,South Korea's Seoul Composite fell between 1.26% 4.07%.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

UPDATES ON SEPT 29 2008

SEPT 29 MONDAY

MARKET REVIEW

The upheavels in the global market had the bulls

running for cover in the Indian market.

Uncertainity over the Bush government's major rescue

plans for the troubled financial sector kept key indices

under pressure.Absense of leadership from index heavy

weights , dissapointing rollover of derivative contract ,

and persistent selling by FIIs contributed to the weakness.

BSE closed at 13102 down 6.7 % from last week while the

NSE Nifty lost 6.1 % to close at 3985.

Realty stocks were the worst hit with concerns over slowing

demand and liquidity crunch weighed on investor

sentiment.Banking , Capital goods and Metal stocks

were among the other major losers.

Equity markets across the globe had another dissapointing

week amid worries about the US Governments

$ 700 billion bail out plan for the crumbling financial

system may ger delayed.

US authorities sold Washington Mutual and

sold its assets.

Drop in the Dollar against the yen and Euro and

volatile crude prices also had a bearing on the sentiment.

Technical Ideas

1.Sell HDFC at CMP Rs 2091 and on rallies to

Resistence of Rs 2100 to 2130 levels for the

following targets .

a) Rs 2000

b) Rs 1900

c) Rs 1800

A stop loss below Rs 2190 is recommended for

all short positions.

2.Sell Power Finance Corporation at CMP Rs 122

and on rallies to resistence of Rs 125 to 127 levels

for the following targets .
a) Rs 110

b) Rs 100

A stop loss above Rs 130.50 is recommended for short

positions.

Technically strong scrips

1. Indus Ind Bank CMP Rs 57

2.HUL253 CMP Rs 253

3.EID Parry CMP Rs 212

4. Cadila CMP Rs 329

5.Colgate CMP Rs 406

Technically weak

1. Divis lab CMP Rs 1355

2. J&K Bank CMP Rs 449

3. IOC Rs CMP 389

4.Dr Reddy CMP Rs 516

5.Tata Steel CMP Rs 462

Buzz on the Street

Videocon starts major restructuring by cutting down

manufacturing locations , trimming work force and

pruning brands.

Buzz on the street

Videocon starts major restructuring by cutting down

manufacturing locations , trimming work force and

pruning brands.

Tech Mahindra and Tcs eye Flextronics units.

RIL may acquire discovered oil and gas assets

abroad.

Valechha E ngineering has emerged as the lowest

bidder for 2 projects worth Rs. 3.5 billion.

Balaji Telefilms may acquire some stake in INX Media's

9X Hindi general entertainment channel.







Friday, August 22, 2008

AUG 21 FRIDAY

INVESTMENT CALL

Buy KS Oil Cmp Rs 68.25 , For a target of Rs 90

In 3 weeks time.

Markets at 3.05 Pm

Sensex up 178 Points at 14420.

Nifty up 50 Points at 4333.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

MARKET UPDATE

MARKET UPDATE AT 11.30 AMON 22AUGUST

Key benchmark indices staged a comeback from early lows

asheavyweights rebounded. A rally in crude oil prices weighed

on thesentiment in opening trade. Global cues were mixed.

Banking sharesgained as the weekly inflation figure was in line

with marketexpectation. The wholesale prices index rose 12.63%

in the year through 9 August2008, up from the previous week's 12.44%

rise, data released by thegovernment after trading hours on

Thursday, 21 August 2008, showed. As per reports, nuclear supplier

nations at a meeting in Vienna onThursday, 21 August 2008, proposed

conditions for lifting a globalban on fuel and technology exports to India,

a step required toimplement a US-India nuclear cooperation deal. A green

light fromthe 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group is needed for the deal

toproceed to the US Congress for final ratification. At 10:25 IST, the BSE 30-share

Sensex was up 5.56 points or 0.04%to 14,247.89. It had opened 90.34 points lower

at 14,153.39 andslipped further to a low of 14,136.86 in early trade. At the day'slow

hit in early trade, the Sensex lost 106.87 points. At the day'shigh of

14,298.16 points hit in early trade, the Sensex gained54.43 points. The S&P

CNX Nifty was up 1.15 points or 0.03% to 4,285.10 The market

breadth was weak on BSE with 754 shares declining ascompared to 602

that advanced. 36 remained unchanged. The total turnover on BSE

amounted to Rs 405 crore Among the 30-member Sensex pack,

21 slipped while the rest themgained. India's largest aluminium and

copper producer Hindalco Industriessurged 3.41% to Rs 133.45 on

1.46 lakh shares. It was the topgainer from Sensex pack.

MARKET SUMMARY

MARKET SUMMARY FOR 21 AUGUST

Bears were in command on the bourses as caution


prevailed ahead ofthe weekly inflation data to be

released by the government afterthe trading hours today,

21 August 2008. Rate sensitive realty andbanking stocks

were clobbered. Weak Asian markets also weighed on the

sentiment. Chinese market declined after yesterday's

steeprise. State Bank of India fell more than 7%. HDFC

Bank, NTPC and DLF fellmore than 5.5% each. Reliance

Infrastructure and ICICI Bank fellmore than 5% each.

A key event today is the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

meet inVienna. The United States is set to push the

45-nation NuclearSuppliers Group (NSG) to agree on a

landmark nuclear deal withIndia despite objections at

home and reservations abroad. The BSE 30-share

Sensex lost 434.50 points or 2.96% to 14,243.73.At

the day's low of 14,201.18, the Sensex lost 477.05 points

inlate trade. At day's high of 14,646.98, the index lost

31.25 pointsin early trade. The S&P CNX Nifty was

down 131.90 points or 2.99% to 4,283.85.

market update

MARKET UPDATE AT 2PM, AUGUST 21,2008.

Key benchmark indices continued downward jouney

afternoon tradewith Sensex falling close to 350 points at

the day's low. Ratesensitive banking stocks fell ahead of

the weekly inflation data tobe released by the government

after the trading hours today, 21August 2008. European

markets, which opened after Indian markets,slipped in

early trade. FMCG, healthcare, auto and metal stocks

were down. State Bank ofIndia fell more than 5%.

NTPC was down close to 5% and HDFC Bank fell more

than 4%. Weak Asian markets also weighed on the

sentiment. Chinese market declined after yesterday's

steep rise. European markets which opened after Indian

market were red.France's CAC 40, Germany's DAX and

UK's FTSE 100 were down between1% to 1.36%. At 13:21

IST, the BSE 30-share Sensex was down 340.48 points or

2.31% to 14,339.41. At the day's low of 14,336.76, the

Sensex lost341.47 in afternoon trade. At day's high of

14,646.98, the indexlost 31.25 points in early trade. The

S&P CNX Nifty was down 107.1 points or 2.43% to 4,308.65.

The BSE Mid-Cap index was down 1.35% to 5,747.49 and

the BSESmall-Cap index was down 1.17% at 6,983.67.

market update

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

MARKET UPDATE

MARKET UPDATE AT 11AM 0N 21AUGUST

Local benchmark indices are headed for a volatile trading


session today, 21 August 2008 ahead of the release of

inflation data for the year through 9 August 2008. The

data will be released after trading hours today, 21 August

2008. Global cures were mixed. Inflation as measured by

wholesale price index rose 12.44% in the week to 2 August

2008, a 16-year high propelled by rise in the cost of pulses,

fruits, spices and aviation turbine fuel. Inflation is expected

to accelerate further after the Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh's cabinet on 14 August 2008 approved an average

21% salary increase for about 50 lakh government

employees. The higher wages will cost the government

Rs 3.38 lakh crore this year. Another key event is the

Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meet scheduled today,

21 August 2008. The United States is set to push the

45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to agree on

a landmark nuclear deal with India despite objections

at home and reservations abroad. Light, sweet crude

for September delivery rose 45 cents to $114.98 a

barrel yesterday, 20 August 2008, on the New York

Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), on fresh supply

concerns after key producer Venezuela indicated

it could ask organisation of petroleum exporting

countries (OPEC) to cut output. Asian markets

were trading lower today, 21 August 2008.

China's Shanghai Composite fell 1.44% or 36.36

points at 2,486.91, Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.35% or

44.56 points at 12,807.13, Hong Kong's Hang Seng

plunged 1.48% or 309.44 points at 20,621.82, Taiwan's

Taiwan Weighted tumbled 1.12% or 78.95 points at

6,961.95, Singapore's Straits Times was down 0.70%

or 19.31 points at 2,732.44, and South Korea's Seoul

Composite lost 1.21% or 18.65 points at 1,522.06.

MARKET SUMMARY UPDATE

MARKET SUMMARY UPDATE FOR 20 AUGUST 2008

The market ended with decent gains after it had posted losses

forthe last five successive trading sessions. However, it came

off from a intra-day high hit in late trade. Asian stocks

rebounded from a two-year low as Chinese shares surged

on hopes the government will introduce a stimulus package

to boostthe slowing economy and aid the stock and property

markets.European markets which opened after Indian

market were in green. The BSE 30-share Sensex rose

134.50 points or 0.92% to 14,678.23.At day's high of

14,746.20, the index gained 202.47 points in late trade.

At the day's low of 14,584.03, the Sensex was up 40.30

points in mid-morning trade. The S&P CNX Nifty rose

47.50 points or 1.09% to 4,415.75.

MARKET SUMMARY UPDATE