Page 2 - Cement Stocks

Ambuja rallies 11% on Adani's Rs 20K-cr boost; brokerages mixed on outlook

Analysts remain positive on Ambuja Cement's long-term market share gains, but caution against any possible dent in the company's profitability due to excess supply in the market

Ambuja Cements hits new high, up 10% on Adani's Rs 20,000-cr funding plan

The company's new board approved an infusion of Rs 20,000 crore by way of preferential allotment of 477 million convertible warrants at a price of Rs 419 to Harmonia Trade and Investment

Street Signs: Cement back in vogue, brokerages go slow on ads, and more

The domestic broking industry has seen a sharp decline in new account openings in the past two months

Sagar Cements tanks 12%, hits 52-week low on growth concerns

The geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have resulted in sharp increase in pet coke and coal prices, thereby, denting overall profitability of the business.

Near-term pain to hit paint, cement stks; long-term outlook robust: Experts

Analysts have downgraded the related sectors, and have cut earnings estimates for FY23 and FY24 factoring the near-term challenges

Cement shares sink: Shree Cement, JK Cement, Ultratech hit 52-week lows

In current times of weak demand, high fuel costs and entry of a new player (Adani group), any significant capacity announcement may be viewed negatively by the market, according to analysts

Cement stocks under pressure as UltraTech announces Rs 12,866 cr capex plan

Shares of cement companies like UltraTech Cement, Dalmia Bharat, JK Cement, The Ramco Cements and Shree Cement were down in the range of 2 per cent to 6 per cent.

Stocks to Watch: LIC, Bata, AUSFB, Bharat Dynamics, REL, SBI Cards, HDFC Bk

Stocks to Watch Today: AU Small Finance Bank will be in focus as the company has set June 10 as the record date for the proposed 1:1 bonus issue.

Tata Steel, SAIL: Should you Buy or Sell them? Here's what charts suggest

Charts of steel stocks signal further downside, indicating a fall up to 20 per cent in select shares; cement counters indicate a wait-and-watch approach

Birla Corporation down 7%; stock hits 52-week low on growth worries

The management remained cautious over profitability of cement companies in the near future as it does not anticipate any relief in cost pressure.

Adani Enterprises hits new life-time high, stock up 5% on heavy volume

According to a Bloomberg report, Gautam Adani's conglomerate is in advanced talks to acquire Holcim Ltd.'s businesses in India.

Ambuja Cements hits over 3-month high; rallies 29% thus far in April

Holcim Ltd., the world's biggest cement maker, is considering a potential sale of businesses in India including Ambuja Cements.

ACC, Ambuja Cement, Grasim: Trading strategies for cement stocks

Ambuja Cement is exhibits a positive bias, and is likely to further gains on follow-up buying; whereas other cement stocks need to overcome major hurdles.

Stocks to Watch: ACC, Mastek, PCBL, L&T Infotech, NBFCs, Sugar

Stocks to watch today: Shares of brokerage firms Angel One and ICICI Securities are also likely to be in focus ahead of the corporate earnings on Wednesday.

ACC, Grasim, India Cements can gain up to 12% post breakout, hint charts

Going ahead, charts indicate likely revival in investor sentiment with further uptick in prices.

Should investors buy cement stocks post recent market correction?

The commodity price rise has begun weighing on most sectors. One such industry is cement, which is facing the heat of high input costs. Given the uncertainty, how can investors play the theme?

Analysts say cement stocks now attractive; price hikes to ease margin woes

Analysts believe current input cost headwinds are transitory as likely price hikes by companies will help aid margin pressures.

Cement shares in focus; Sagar Cements zooms 20%, UltraTech, Ambuja up 3%

Despite these ongoing cost related challenges, demand outlook is expected to stay healthy from long-term perspective

Input cost worries! ACC, Ambuja, UltraTech slip 3%; down heavily in a month

Apart from higher coal/petcoke prices, the recent increase in crude prices/ocean freight rates may further put pressure on operating costs for the cement industry.

Ambuja Cements, Nuvoco Vistas gain up to 6% on heavy volumes; here's why

Shares of state-owned construction & engineering company NBCC (India), meanwhile, soared 13 per cent to Rs 39 on the BSE