Market-View-Feature-Image

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

Stocks in the Asia-Pacific area declined in the initial session on Friday because of escalating tensions in geopolitics. The warning concerns possible new launches of ballistic missile strikes aimed at Kyiv after the recent Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities. This uncertainty led to fluctuations in the markets throughout the regional area. Markets in the US were closed on Thursday for thanksgiving however on Wednesday the S&P 500 was down by 0.38%, the NASDAQ composite was lowered by 0.60% while the industrial average, the DOW was lowered by 0.31%. Indian index NSE Nifty 50 fell down along with BSE Sensex, touching the lowest level at November 22. Especially it was influenced by Infosys and HDFC Bank’s slump that dragged down other important shares on the market. Furthermore, Indian benchmarks posted the sharpest intraday dip in more than three weeks on geopolitical tension worrying investors about the financial markets and the economy as a result.

Economic Calendar:

  • USD: S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI (Nov) on 2nd December 2024.
  • IND: Federal Fiscal Deficit (Oct) on 29th November 2024.
  • USD: Initial Jobless Claims on 5th December 2024.
  • IND: HSBC India Manufacturing PMI (Nov) on 2nd December 2024.

Brokerage Radar:

GOLDMAN SACHS ON CREDITACCESS GRAMEEN:

Downgrade to Sell from Buy; Cut target price to Rs 564 from Rs 1426, Earnings visibility clouded amid asset quality concerns, De-rating structural in nature, Expect a further build-up of stress due to over- leveraging in the industry (link) and in the company’s portfolio.

CITI ON DIVIS LAB:

Maintain Buy with target price of Rs 6850, Entresto API sales can increase rather than street expectations of a decline, DIVI’s expanding pipeline of contrast media, DIVI remains our Top Pick in Indian Pharma, Company is is well positioned from a tactical as well as a structural point of view.

BOFA ON PB FINTECH:

Maintain Neutral with target price of Rs 1850, Core momentum strong, Downside risks for PB health low; offers upside optionality, The focus of PB’s health-care foray is to solve claims & improve insurance penetration, Given limited investment of <$100 mn from PB Fintech.

International Markets:

U.S & Europe:

Particulars     28th  Nov   Chg. Chg.(%)
Nasdaq 19,060.48 -113.82 -0.59
Dow 44,722.06 -138.25 -0.31
FTSE 8,281.22 6.47 0.08
CAC 7,179.25 36.22 0.50
DAX 19,425.73 163.98 0.84
Dow Fut.* 44,947 119 0.27

*As per 29th November.

Asian markets:

Particulars   29th  Nov Chg. Chg.(%)
GIFT Nifty                  24,152 36.75 0.15
Nikkei 38,209.94 -139.12 -0.36
Straits Times 3,722.20 -15.05 -0.40
Hang Seng 19,361.99 -4.97 -0.03
Shanghai                               3,303.91 7.86 0.24

Stocks strong on Chart:

Index F&O Cash
SBI EXIDE MAX ESTATE
HUL L&T FINANCE JIO FINANCE
ITC TATA CHEM BEML
ICICI BANK APOLLOTYRE NIPPON AMC
    BLUE STAR
  CEAT

Commodities & Currency:

Particulars Current Price Chg.(%)
USD/INR 84.479 0.01
Brent 72.71 0.04
Gold 75,749 0.03
Silver 88,060 0.07

FIIs & DIIs:

Particulars        28th Nov        27th Nov
FIIs                          -11,756.25 7.78
DIIs 8,718.30 1,301.97

News Update:

Company

HDFC Life Insurance Co The company has addressed media reports regarding changes to bancassurance regulations by IRDAI. It clarified that regulatory changes of this nature are usually preceded by consultations with the industry.
Fine Organic Industries: The company will resume its Badlapur plant operations from Nov. 28 and is actively working on fully restoring all other plant activities to normalcy.
Reliance Industries: The company’s subsidiary has entered into a stock purchase agreement with Wavetech Helium and acquired a 21% stake in the company for a total consideration of $12 million.
Infosys: The NCLT has ordered the liquidation of the subsidiary, Skava, effective from Nov. 14.
Adani Power: The company achieved a score of 67 out of 100 in the corporate sustainability assessment by S&P Global for fiscal 2024.

Source: Moneycontrol, Bloomberg Quint, Investing Disclosure in pursuance of Section 19 of SEBI (RA) Regulation 2014Elite Wealth Limited does/does not do business with companies covered in its research reports. Investors should be aware that the Elite Wealth Limited may/may not have a conflict of interest that could affect the objectivity of this report. Investors should consider this report as only information in making their investment decision and must exercise their own judgment before making any investment decision.For analyst certification and other important disclosures, see the Disclosure Appendix, or go to www.elitewealth.in. Analysts employed by Elite Wealth Limited are registered/qualified as research analysts with SEBI in India.( SEBI Registration No.: INH100002300)Disclosure AppendixAnalyst Certification (For Reports)Vindhyachal Prasad, Elite Wealth Limited, vindhyachal@elitestock.comThe analyst(s) certify that all of the views expressed in this report accurately reflect my/our personal views about the subject company or companies and its or their securities. I/We also certify that no part of my compensation was, is or will be, directly or indirectly, related to the specific recommendations or views expressed in this report. Unless otherwise stated, the individuals listed on the cover page of this report are analysts in Elite Wealth Limited.As to each individual report referenced herein, the primary research analyst(s) named within the report individually certify, with respect to each security or issuer that the analyst covered in the report, that:(1) all of the views expressed in the report accurately reflect his or her personal views about any and all of the subject securities or issuers; and(2) no part of any of the research analyst’s compensation was, is, or will be directly or indirectly related to the specific recommendations or views expressed in the report.For individual analyst certifications, please refer to the disclosure section at the end of the attached individual notes.Research ExcerptsThis note may include excerpts from previously published research. For access to the full reports, including analyst certification and important disclosures, investment thesis, valuation methodology, and risks to rating and price targets, please visit www.elitewealth.in.Company-Specific DisclosuresImportant disclosures, including price charts, are available and all Elite Wealth Limited covered companies by visiting https://www.elitewealth.in, or e-mailing research@elitestock.com with your request. Elite Wealth Limited may screen companies based on Strategy, Technical, and Quantitative Research. For important disclosures for these companies, please e-mail research@elitestock.com.Options related research:If the information contained herein regards options related research, such information is available only to persons who have received the proper option risk disclosure documents. For a copy of the risk disclosure documents, please contact your Broker’s Representative or visit the OCC’s website at https://www.elitewealth.inOther DisclosuresAll research reports made available to clients are simultaneously available on our client websites. Not all research content is redistributed, e-mailed or made available to third-party aggregators. For all research reports available on a particular stock, please contact your respective broker’s sales person.Ownership and material conflicts of interest DisclosureElite Wealth Limited policy prohibits its analysts, professionals reporting to analysts from owning securities of any company in the analyst’s area of coverage. Analyst compensation: Analysts are salary based permanent employees of Elite Wealth Limited. Analyst as officer or director: Elite Wealth Limited policy prohibits its analysts, persons reporting to analysts from serving as an officer, director, board member or employee of any company in the analyst’s area of coverage.Country Specific DisclosuresIndia – For private circulation only, not for sale.Legal Entities DisclosuresMr. Ravinder Parkash Seth is the Managing Director of Elite Wealth  Ltd (EWL, henceforth), having its registered office at Casa Picasso, Golf Course Extension, Near Rajesh Pilot Chowk, Radha Swami, Sector-61, Gurgaon-122001 Haryana, is a SEBI registered Research Analyst and is regulated by Securities and Exchange Board of India. Telephone: 011-43035555, Facsimile: 011-22795783 and Website: www.elitewealth.inEWL discloses all material information about itself including its business activity, disciplinary history, the terms and conditions on which it offers research report, details of associates and such other information as is necessary to take an investment decision, including the following:

  • Reports
  • a) EWL or his associate or his relative has no financial interest in the subject company and the nature of such financial interest;

(b) EWL or its associates or relatives, have no actual/beneficial ownership of one per cent. or more in the securities of the subject company, at the end of the month immediately preceding the date of publication of the research report or date of the public appearance;(c) EWL or its associate or his relative, has no other material conflict of interest at the time of publication of the research report or at the time of public appearance;

  • Compensation

(a) EWL or its associates have not received any compensation from the subject company in the past twelve months;(b) EWL or its associates have not managed or co-managed public offering of securities for the subject company in the past twelve months;(c) EWL or its associates have not received any compensation for investment banking or merchant banking or brokerage services from the subject company in the past twelve months;(d) EWL  or its associates have not received any compensation for products or services other than investment banking or merchant banking or brokerage services from the subject company in the past twelve months;(e) EWL or its associates have not received any compensation or other benefits from the subject company or third party in connection with the research report.3 In respect of Public Appearances
(a) EWL or its associates have not received any compensation from the subject company in the past twelve months;
(b) The subject company is not now or never a client during twelve months preceding the date of distribution of the research report and the types of services provided by EWLProvided that research analyst or research entity shall not be required to make a disclosure as per sub-clauses (c), (d) and (e) of clause (ii) or sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause (iii) to the extent such disclosure would reveal material non-public information regarding specific potential future investment banking or merchant banking or brokerage services transactions of the subject company.
(4) EWL or its proprietor has never served as an officer, director or employee of the subject company;
(5) EWL has never been engaged in market making activity for the subject company;
(6) EWL shall provide all other disclosures in research report and public appearance as specified by the Board under any other regulations.