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.