22/05/2023
*ABM Morning Update*
*UNCERTAIN START TO THE WEEK SEEN AS INVESTORS FOCUS ON PROGRESS IN US DEBT CEILING TALK*
*Global markets:*
US stocks fell on Friday as US debt ceiling talks were put on hold impacting the investor sentiment. Dollar slid as well. Talks on US debt ceiling are expected to resume on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 109 points, or 0.33%, to 33,426, the S&P 500 fell 6 points, or 0.14%, to 4,191 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 31 points, or 0.24%, to 12,657.
Fed chair Jerome Powell indicated a dovish stance on Friday and said banking sector crisis means Fed may not have to raise policy rates as much as it would have to otherwise achieve their goals. He also maintained that inflation continues to remain high and needs to be contained.
China left lending rates unchanged for the ninth straight month meeting the expectations of the market. China’s one year loan prime rate stands at 3.65% and five year LPR stands at 4.3%. China is grappling with a slow economic recovery impacting global growth.
*Domestic Market*
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 gained on Friday led by strong gains in IT, financials and auto.
Sensex gained 0.48% or 297 points to close at 61,729 while Nifty gained 0.41% or 73 points to end at 18,203.
India’s global manufacturing efforts hit a rough patch as Wistron India, an Apple supplier, has decided to exit Apple India business after it failed to managed the work culture at its Bengaluru facility. Wistron also couldn’t get deeper into Apple’s supply chain ecosystem and component manufacturing. The plant is expected to be sold to Tata Group. The issue largely seems isolated to Wistron while Foxconn and Pegatron continued to double down on their India investments.
Textiles minister Piyush Goyal expects investments worth 6,850 crs in MP Mega Textile Park. The minister is also expecting another 8,675 crs worth of investments to flow into the other parts of the state The government is planning to setup 7 such parks.
Each of the seven parks will be spread over 1,000 acres with a total outlay of 4,445 crs over five years. In total so far, the government has received 13 proposals for investments worth 12,000 crores in four such parks. MoUs with Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have been signed so far. MoUs with Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana are currently in the works.
*Quote for the day:*
*“AI will fundamentally change every software category, starting with the largest category of all - search” - Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft *
*Focus for the day:*
1. Shree Cements Q4FY23 Result Update
2. EIH Q4FY23 Result Update
3.CESC Q4FY23 Result Update
4. Rolex Rings Q4FY23 Result Update
5. HEG Q4FY23 Result Update
*Key corporate developments/policy actions:*
1. Adani Group is looking to monetise non-core real estate assets. Group is in discussions to sell Inspire BKC in Mumbai and is also looking to monetise other assets.
2.JSW Steel is looking to raise 18,000 crores to service debt and will use internal accruals for meeting capex needs. Steelmaker is looking to refinance 14,000 crores worth of debt in FY24.
3.BSNL has issued 15,700 crores worth of advance orders to TCS and ITI for 1 lakh 4G sites. Fifth of the sites will be deployed by ITI.
4.Vedanta board is expected to meet today to consider interim dividend for the financial year.
5.Bandhan Bank reported a 57.5% YoY decline in net profit to 808 crs for Q4FY23. High provision for contingencies, lower non-interest income, net interest income and pre provisioning profit also hurt the results for the quarter.
6.Zomato reported fall in losses to 188 crs in Q4FY23 vs a loss of 359 crs in the year ago quarter. Revenue jumped 70% to rise to 2,056 crs.
7.NTPC reported a 1% increase in standalone net profit YoY to 5,672 crs. Earnings however missed expectations. Revenue rose 20% to 41,318 crs.
*Fund Flow:*
FII: (-) Rs 1.13 bn; DII : (+) Rs 10.7 bn
*Stocks to focus :*
Large Cap: BEL, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti, SRF
Midcap: Bharat Forge, Dalmia Bharat, Federal Bank, KEI Ind, RHIM, Tata Chem, Uno Minda, Phoenix Mills