The Nifty could touch 20,600 if it manages to breach the 20,400 level. Analysts, however, said upsides would be tougher to come after the recent run-up and crucial support is at 19,900. Tata Steel, Grasim, Tech Mahindra, Alkem Labs, Tata Consumer, and Union Bank could gain in the short term, while analysts anticipate continued weakness … Read more
Mumbai: Analyst downgrades in earnings estimates of Indian companies for FY24 outnumbered that of upgrades in the past four weeks after the June quarterly results. Out of the Nifty 100 companies, 41 including UPL, Tech Mahindra, Vedanta, SRF, ACC, Grasim, and Tata Steel, among others, witnessed Earnings Per Share (EPS) downgrades for FY24, while 32 … Read more
Rahul Sharma, Director, JM Financial Services, says “there is a very big breakout in Grasim. About 21 months of consolidation. Finally,, cement stocks are seeing a bit of attraction this week. Rs 2,200-2,500 is the projected target for the next 12 months. So both short term and long term, Grasim looks pretty solid. Also, go … Read more
The Indian market is expected to inch higher on Friday. The trend remains mixed; hence, some profit-taking could be seen at higher levels. The S&P BSE Sensex rose nearly 500 points while the Nifty50 closed just a shade below 20,000 on Thursday. India VIX was up by 1.59% from 11.60 to 11.78 levels on Thursday. … Read more
Brokerage firms such as Citigroup initiated a buy rating on Tata Consumer, CLSA maintained its buy rating on Eicher Motors, and Macquarie retained an outperform rating on Asian Paints. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Citigroup on Tata Consumer: Buy | Target Rs 1,020Citigroup initiated … Read more
“There has been a big threat simply because of the fact that paints is a very high margin business. If you look at the operating margins of Asian Paints which is the market leader, they are so high that it makes sense for a disruptor to come in price lower and still make healthy margins,” … Read more
“But on a downside, as of now, I believe that the Nifty again might test 17200-17000 levels on the downside because on every resistance level it is facing a selling pressure and as of now Nifty is facing a very strong resistance at around 17700 to 17800 marks as well,” says Swati Ananda Hotkar, Nirmal … Read more
Global brokerage JPMorgan has maintained an overweight rating on and a neutral stance in case of Bharat Forge. Macquarie believes that Life Insurance will outperform while Nomura has a buy rating on . We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: Macquarie on : Outperform | Target … Read more
Indian equities might advance on Monday, snapping their three-day losing run, after the US markets rallied on Friday, cheering the lower than-expected jobs data in December and the contraction of the country’s services industry activity during the month. Analysts, however, do not expect a rally to sustain for long as traders will be tempted to … Read more
Brokerages have remained majorly positive on the cement pack, expecting companies to report decent growth in volumes, revenue and profit after tax (PAT) in the September quarter of the current fiscal year. However, the second is traditionally a soft quarter for cement producers from the demand point of view, considering the fact that monsoon hits … Read more