INDIAN BENCHMARKS surged ahead of RBI policy

INDIAN EQUITY BENCHMARKS surged one percent ahead of RBI policy tomorrow, recouping more than half of Friday’s losses. The rupee recovered too, up 25 paise to 60.93 a dollar compared to Friday's closing value.

·         Further, Bajaj Auto auto sales stood at 3, 19,292 units lac units in July as compared to 2,81,327 units YoY. The total motorcycle sales stood at 2, 67,841 units.

·         Indraprastha Gas Ltd has announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.Net profit up 30.2% at Rs114.03 crore vs Rs87.58 crore YoY. Total Income down 3.09% at Rs876.5 crore vs Rs904.47 crore YoY.

The crucial resistance for Nifty is now seen at 7695 and above this 7715. Support for the immediate term is now placed at 7620 and next support will be 7595.

NEWS TO WATCH:

·         Watch out Quarterly Earnings of Ajanta Pharma, Bata India, Crompton Greaves, Hero Motocorp, Jubilant Life science, Tata Chemical on 5^th August 2014. 

Top Corporate News 04 August 2014

• Petronet LNG Q1 net profit at Rs1566mn

Petronet LNG Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs. 1566.00 mn for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 as compared to Rs. 2253.20 mn for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.Total Income has increased from Rs. 84594.40 mn for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 to Rs. 101961.40 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

• Ipca Laboratories Q1 net profit at Rs1454.90 mn

Ipca Laboratories Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs. 1454.90 mn for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 as compared to Rs. 717.70 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Total Income has increased from Rs. 8100.10 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 to Rs. 9422.50 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

• OBC turns volatile after Q1 results

Oriental Bank of Commerce rose 0.73% after net profit rose 3.15% to Rs 364.54 crore on 6.09% growth in total income to Rs 5576.02 crore in Q1 June 2014 over Q1 June 2013.

• Tata Power slips in volatile trade

Tata Power Company slipped 0.37%, with the stock reversing initial gain triggered by the company's subsidiary deciding to repay bonds worth $450 million ahead of its due date.

Sensex hovers around 25,600; auto stocks gain

Rate sensitives gain ahead of RBI's policy review tomorrow

Markets were firm in early noon trades supported by gains in interest sensitives ahead of RBI's policy review tomorrow. At 1205 hrs, the Sensex was up 132 points at 25,613 and the Nifty gained 50 points to trade at 7,652.

In the broader market, the smallcap index outperformed the BSE benchmark with gains of 1%. Meanwhile, the midcap index was up 0.6%.

The rupee is trading at 60.90/91 versus Friday's close of 61.18/19, tracking losses in the dollar compared with most other Asian currencies. The pair is seen in 60.80 to 61.20 range during the session.

Sectors & Stocks

Health Care index down 0.2% was the only sectoral index in red.
Consumer Durables, Auto, IT indices were up 1-2.5%.
Banking index up 0.5% have come off day highs.
HDFC twins, Sun Pharma, Coal India, Bharti Airtel and Cipla down 0.8-1.7% were the losers among Sensex-30.

COMMODITY MARKET STRATEGY 04 AUGUST 2014

BASE METAL WRAP: London copper was a tad firmer on Monday after weak U.S. employment data soothed concerns that the Federal Reserve would soon begin to draw back liquidity that has cushioned demand for metals.

ENERGY WRAP: West Texas Intermediate crude traded near the lowest price in six months before data that will signal the strength of the economy in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil consumer. Brent was steady in London.

PRECIOUS METAL WRAP: A slew of worries fueled by U.S. and European data, Argentina's default on its debts and conflict in Ukraine and in the Middle East sent investors rushing to safe-harbor gold positions on Friday.

GLOBAL EVENTS TO WATCH: Retail Sales m/m, Construction PMI, Loan Officer Survey.

INDIAN EQUITY MARKET STRATEGY- 04 August 2014

INDIAN BENCHMARK open with a positive bias tracking positive cues from most of the Asian markets. Investors are likely to maintain cautious approach ahead of the RBI credit policy on August 05, 2014. In addition, the release of HSBC India Services PMI data on Tuesday will further add to market cautiousness.

FURTHER, TVS Motor Company reported a 32.15 per cent increase in its total sales at 2, 03,092 units in July 2014. The company had sold 1, 53,676 units in the same month last year. Syndicate Bank has fell 6% in otherwise firm market after the Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested S K Jain, chairman and managing director of the bank, for allegedly accepting bribes from private companies to extend credit facilities.

Trend in FII flows: The FIIs were net buyers of Rs 192cr in the cash segment on Friday while the DIIs were net buyers of Rs. 1074cr, as per the provisional figures released by the NSE.