The underperformance of the small-caps, according to analysts, was mostly due to rising raw material prices and the hike in rates by central banks, which in turn impacted their financial performance
Analysts expect the Indian equity markets to consolidate over the next few months, as they fully digest the negatives of rich valuations, rising interest rates amid growth headwinds.
CLOSING BELL: The S&P BSE Sensex gained 732 points from the day's low, while the Nifty 50 jumped 218 points in intra-day trades, partly on account of short-covering owing to the monthly F&O expiry.
The company was awarded projects worth Rs 754.60 crore from the Madhya Pradesh PoorvKshetra Vidyut Vitaran company for supply, installation, testing and commissioning of new 11 KV lines in Balaghat.
Post tepid listing, KFIN stock price slipped to a low of Rs 355 as against the issue price of Rs 366 per share.
17,43,44,710 equity shares of Rs 10 each of Shriram Finance were listed and permitted for trade on the exchange with effect from Thursday, December 29, 2022.
Stocks to Watch: KFin Technologies to debut on the bourses today. The stock is likely to list on a tepid note.
Shalvis Specialities has received environmental clearance for setting up manufacturing plant of agrochemicals & intermediates, API ingredients & intermediates and fine chemicals manufacturing unit.
The stock has zoomed 146 per cent from its issue price of Rs 153 per share, post its market debut on April 13, 2022.
Among individual stocks, the technical & derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying RCF and NCC.
Stocks to Watch: Balrampur Chini, Indiabulls Housing Finance and Punjab National Bank (PNB) were the three stocks in F&O ban period on Wednesday.
CLOSING BELL: The BSE Metal index surged over 4.5 per cent amid reports of China further relaxing its zero Covid policy.
The stellar performance of sugar stocks began in 2021, and is likely to continue in the new year - 2023, indicates the technical charts.
The order is for supply of CNG cascades made from Type-IV composite cylinder. The delivery of these cascades shall begin from January 2023.
Going forward, as facilities ramp up production, additional revenue is expected is likely to flow from wide plate mill as well as the Rohtak plant, thereby providing healthy revenue visibility.
The plant would be made in two phases, spending Rs 1,000 crore in Phase 1 over the next 3 years which would cater to 10-12 GWH of cell manufacturing capacity.
However, the overall market wide position dipped below Rs 2.20 lakh crore for the first time in the last six months.
According to the technical analyst from Anand Rathi, ABB can advance to Rs 2,880; while MRPL can jump to Rs 57.
Stocks to Watch: In the F&O space, Punjab National Bank (PNB) is the only stock in ban period on Tuesday.
CLOSING BELL: The NSE Nifty shut shop at 18,015, up 208 points. Broader indices outperformed the benchmarks with gains of up to 3 per cent.