Market View 23rd May, 2024

View on market: Volatility Prevails, Market is searching for better value

Following the US benchmarks’ decline on Thursday due to the Federal Reserve’s intention to maintain high interest rates for an extended period of time, stocks in the Asia Pacific region were trading uneven. As of 06:32 a.m., the S&P ASX 200 was 82 points, or 1.06% lower, at 7764, while the Nikkei 225 was trading 154 points, or 0.40% higher, at 38,771. The benchmark for South Korea was down 0.39% in the interim. US stock futures increased in response to strong Nvidia Corp. results, even if US equity declined following the release of the FOMC minutes. As of Wednesday, the S&P 500 dropped 0.27% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.18%. There was a 0.51% decrease in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Economic Calendar:

• USD : Manufacturing PMI (May) on 23^rd May, 2024
• USD : Initial Jobless Claims on 23^rd May, 2024
• INR : Nikkei Services PMI on 23^rd May, 2024
• INR : FX Reserves, USD on 24^th May, 2024

Brokerage Radar:

JEFFERIES ON HINDALCO: Buy, TP raised to Rs 810; Novelis’ 4Q EBITDA rose 28% YoY(+13% QoQ) & inline; Vol grew 2% YoY while EBITDA/t rose 8% QoQ to $540, Raise FY25-26E EPS by 2-3%; Vals reasonable at 6.1x FY25E EV/EBITDA

CITI ON MARICO: Buy, TP raised to Rs 610; 4Q In-line; Pricing Action to Drive Growth Expect trajectory to improve in FY25E:

a)vol growth acceleration

b)pricing-led growth

NOMURA ON LUPIN: Buy, TP Rs 1949; 4Q: EBITDA 8% higher than est. Co expects stronger FY25 (vs FY24) driven by growth across key geographies & improvement in EBITDA margins; Think US product launches & a tight leash on costs could present upside potential to current earnings est.

International Markets:

U.S & Europe:

Asian markets:

ADR Watch:

Commodities & Currency:

FIIs & DIIs:

News Update:

FSN E-Commerce: The board approved the acquisition of the western wear and accessories business from Nykaa Fashion, approved the transfer of a 100% stake held in Iluminar Media to Nykaa Fashion and gave principal approval for the merger of Iluminar Media into Nykaa Fashion.

AllCargo Logistics: The company’s arm, ECU Worldwide, acquired a 25% stake in Fair Trade for €2.9 million.

Jubilant Foodworks: The company approved a further investment of Rs 30 crore in the Bangladesh unit.

Oil India: The company signed a new long-term definitive agreement for the transportation of additional petroleum products through OIL’s Numaligarh-Siliguri Product Pipeline following the commissioning of the Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project.

Adani Energy Solutions: The company said the meeting of the board of directors will be held on May 27 to consider raising of funds via private placement, qualified institutions placement, preferential issue, or any other method.

Powergrid: The board approved raising up to a Rs 5,000 crore term loan /credit line from the Consortium of Bankers.

Go Digit General Insurance: The insurance company will list its equity shares on the bourses on May 23. The issue price has been fixed at Rs 272 per share.

Quest Laboratories: The trading in equity shares of the company will commence on the NSE Emerge from May 23. The issue price has been set at Rs 97 per share. Its equity shares will be available for trading in the trade-for-trade surveillance segment.

F&O Ban: Hindustan Copper, Metropolis Healthcare, Aditya Birla Capital, Balrampur Chini Mills, Bandhan Bank, Biocon, Vodafone Idea, Indian Energy Exchange, India Cements, National Aluminium Company, Piramal Enterprises, Punjab National Bank, Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

Source: Moneycontrol, Bloomberg Quint, Investing 

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