Friday, January 29, 2010

Indian stock markets closing Details [ 29 - Jan - 2010 ]

BSE Sensex closed at 16,357.96, up 51.09 points and  NSE Nifty rose 14.80 points to end at 4,882.05.
CNX Midcap index was up 0.97% and BSE Smallcap index was up 1.36%.

It was a volatile day for the market that closed in the positive post the RBI credit policy. The market got support from banking, realty and capital goods stocks.

The market breadth is positive with advances at 765 against declines of 510 on the NSE.

Top Gainers from BSE group A companies

Piramal Healthcare L 365.05 +8.76
IFCI Ltd. 51.70  +8.61
Educomp Solutions 700.95 +7.15
Rashtriya Chemicals 103.05 +7.06
UCO Bank 60.25  +6.64


Top Losers
from BSE group A companies

IVRCL Infra & Pr 307.60 -5.50
Opto Circuits India 214.15 -5.16
Jain Irrigation 734.15 -4.72
Hindustan Unilever L 244.10 -4.44
Wipro Ltd 647.40  -3.80


Tata Comm Q3 FY10 net profit up at Rs 281.8 cr

Tata Communication has declared its third quarter results. The company's Q3 net sales were up at Rs 769.7 crore versus Rs 759.2 crore, quarter-on-quarter, QoQ.
Its net profit was up at Rs 281.8 crore versus Rs 10.4 crore, QoQ.
The company tax write-back of Rs 280 crore.
Source Money Control




NTPC Q3 FY10 net profit up 5% at Rs 2,365 cr

NTPC has announced its third quarter results of FY10. It has reported 5.06% rise in its net profit of Rs 2,365 crore as against Rs 2,251 crore, on year-on-year basis (YoY).
Net sales declined 0.83% to Rs 11,183.7 crore from Rs 11,277 crore (YoY).
The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 10.56 per share, till the results of September, 2009.

Lupin Q3 FY10 cons net profit up at Rs 160 cr

Lupin has declared its third quarter results. The company's Q3 consolidated net profit was up at Rs 160 crore versus Rs 116.5 crore.
Its consolidated net sales were up at Rs 1,255 crore versus Rs 961 crore.
The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 51.12 per share. (Sep, 2009)

The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 28.

Educomp Q3 FY10 cons net profit up at Rs 61.2 cr

Educomp has announced its third quarter results. The company's Q3 consolidated net profit was up at Rs 61.2 crore versus Rs 31.8 crore.
Its consolidated net sales were up at Rs 260.1 crore versus Rs 189.5 crore.
The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 18.20 per share. (Sep, 2009)

The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 38.96.


Gold prices were off near three-month lows & Silver down to Rs 25,445 per kg

Gold prices were off near three-month lows but remained pressured, hurt by a rising US dollar and waning investors' risk appetite.

Spot gold was down 0.4% to $1,080.60 per ounce, compared to New York’s notional close of $1,086.75. Spot gold hit a low of $1,073.75 on Thursday, the weakest since November 3.

US gold futures for April delivery was down 0.3% to $1,081.70 per ounce compared to $1,084.80 an ounce on the COMEX division of the NYMEX.

The world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, said its holdings stood at 1,111.92 tonnes as of January 28, unchanged from the previous business day.


MCX Silver March settlement contract edged down to Rs 25,445 per kg, after having opened the session at Rs 25,550.

RBI hikes CRR by 75 bps to 5.75% in two stages

The Reserve Bank of India has hiked its cash reserve ratio by 75 bps to 5.75% as against 5% at its credit policy meet today. (100 basis points=1%)

The move will be implemented in two stages. The first 50 bps hike will come into effect on February 13 while the next 25 bps hike will be effective February 27. The move will result in a mop-up of Rs 36,000 crore by February end.

The central bank has left unchanged the reverse repo, repo, and bank rate at 3.25%, 4.75%, and 6% respectively.

D Subbarao, Governor, RBI, says the confidence in recovery justifies reversing the expansionary policy. "The policy at current levels was more consistent with the crisis situation."

He acknowledged that the recovery yet to fully take hold. "Though the recovery is reassuring, it is still unbalanced and yet to be sufficiently broadbased. Our interest rate stance will balance price stability and support growth" Industrial production in November 2009 grew at 11.7%, the fastest in the last two years.

Source & Full Article Money Control

Oil slips below $74

By late morning, benchmark crude for March delivery fell 41 cents to $73.26 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after trading above $74 earlier.

The Energy Information Administration said that natural gas supplies dropped by 86 billion cubic feet last week, less than analysts expected.

During the past year, the US has been working off a massive oversupply of natural gas, which is used to heat homes and run power generators. But the EIA report said that the 2.52 trillion cubic feet in storage is still above the five-year average for this time of year.

The natural gas contract for March delivery gave up 7.4 cents to $5.150 per 1,000 cubic feet on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Oil prices doubled from February to December last year as experts predicted that Americans would start burning more fuel as the economy recovered. That hasn't happened yet, and this week government data continued to show the US economy still needs time to wake up.

Source & Full article BloombergUTV

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Mkts see record volumes on expiry day ,Indian stock markets closing Details [ 28 - Jan - 2010 ]

The  BSE Sensex closed at 16,306.87, up 17.05 points, after seeing an intraday high of 16,524.69 and low of 16,182.14.
The  NSE Nifty touched a day's high of 4,929.90 and low of 4,824.95, before closing at 4,867.25, up 14.15 points.

Top Gainers
from BSE group A companies


Oriental Bank        251.80  +9.69
Crompton Greavs  426.45  +7.46
Max India Ltd.        204.75  +6.97
Bank of Baroda     556.25  +6.47
Torrent Power Ltd.  292.15  +6.18

Top Losers
from BSE group A companies

Aban Offshore Ltd.    1129.95  -8.37
National Alumini        381.95    -6.09
Everest Kanto Cyldr  126.75    -6.01
Indian Overseas      94.75      -5.77
Praj Industries          85.65      -5.62

Marico Q3 FY10 cons net profit up at Rs 62.2 cr

Marico has declared its third quarter results of FY10. Itas consolidated net profit increased to Rs 62.2 crore from Rs 50.9 crore.
Consolidated net sales went up to Rs 669 crore from Rs 621 crore.

Source MoneyControl

Mundra Port & SEZ Q3 FY10 net profit at Rs 163 cr

Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone has announced its third quarter results of FY10. It has reported net profit of Rs 163 crore as against Rs 174.8 crore.
Net sales declined to Rs 310 crore versus Rs 317.8 crore

Source MoneyControl

MRF Q3 FY10 net profit at Rs 119 cr

MRF has announced its third quarter results of FY10. It has reported net profit of Rs 119 crore as against loss of Rs 38 crore.

Net sales stood at Rs 1,654 crore.


Source Money Control

Food inflation rises to 17.40% on January 16

India's food price index rose 17.40 percent in the 12 months to January 16, rising for the first time after falling for three  consecutive weeks, while the fuel index was up 5.70 percent, the government said on Thursday.

The rise in food price index was higher than an annual rise of 16.81 percent in the previous week.

India's annual wholesale inflation rose to 7.31 percent in December 2009, compared with 4.78 percent rise in November and 6.15 percent a year ago.

The last couple of years witnessed prices of several commodities, including sugar, pulses and edible oils, shooting up. In cases such as edible oil, the government
succeeded in bringing prices down or arresting hikes, but for commodities such as pulses, prices just refused to be tamed.
Source EconomicTimes

Gold prices hit near 3-month low on strong dollar

India gold futures edged lower on Thursday morning to hit a near three-month low, weighed by a stronger dollar overseas, dimming the metal's appeal as an alternative investment, analysts said.

The most-traded gold February contract on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) was trading 0.31 percent lower at Rs 16,390 per 10 grams at 10:44 a.m., after hitting a low of Rs 16,341, a level last seen on Nov. 3.

Source & Full article EconomicTimes

Oil stays above $73

Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade on Thursday after steep declines overnight following the release of mixed energy stockpiles data from the United States.

New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in March, climbed 11 cents to USD 73.78 a barrel. It dropped USD 1.04 to USD 73.67 in New York trade yesterday, its lowest close since December 22.

 London's Brent North Sea crude for March delivery was up 14 cents to USD 72.38.

 Analysts said the closely watched weekly stockpiles report for the United States, the world's biggest energy consumer, depressed the market. "The large crude draw was positive but products continue to disappoint," said DnB Nor Markets analyst Torbjorn Kjus.

The US Department of Energy said yesterday that crude oil inventories plunged 3.9 million barrels in the week ended January 22, surprising most analysts who had expected an increase

Source Economic times
Lables OIL,Commodity

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Oil near $75/bbl

The sharp selloff in equities continues to pressure commodity futures. However, there is a slight pull back in crude oil prices ahead of EIA inventory data release even as the US dollar strengthened against the basket of currencies.

Equities suffered after China decided to clamp down on credit offtake and the US Federal Reserve policy outcome scheduled to be released later today. What has prevented commodities from registering a sharp sell-off is the technical support that most counters garnered at lower levels, especially gold and crude oil.

Crude oil is refusing to fall below the 100-day moving average, which is helping commodity traders take an optimistic view on the market for now. Crude oil futures were little changed below $75 per barrel since Asian trades.

Source & Full Article BloombergUTV

DLF Q3 cons net profit down 30.25% at Rs 468 cr

Real estate giant DLF has announced its third quarter results. The company's third quarter consolidated net profit was down 30.25% at Rs 468 crore versus Rs 439.74 crore in the previous quarter and Rs 670.79 crore in the year-ago quarter. A CNBC-TV18 poll of analysts expected third-quarter net profit to go down by about 33% to Rs 450.52 crore.
Its consolidated net sales were up 48.20% at Rs 2,026 crore versus Rs 1,367 crore.
Source Money Control

Lables Real Estate Sector,DLF,Earnigs

Gold price falls by Rs 60 on weak global cue

Gold prices on Wednesday fell by Rs 60 to Rs 16,740 per 10 gram in the bullion market as stockists sold the precious metal following   weak global trend.
Standard gold and ornaments fell by Rs 60 each to Rs 16,740 and Rs 16,590 per 10 gram respectively while sovereign remained steady at Rs 14,000 per piece of eight gram.

Silver plunged by Rs 500 to Rs 26,700 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units and coins makers
Silver ready dropped by Rs 500 to Rs 26,700 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 450 to Rs 26,400 per kg. However, silver coins continued to be asked at previous levels of Rs 33,600 for buying and Rs 33,700 for selling of 100 piece

Source & Full Article Economic times

Sensex ends down 490.64 pts, Indian stock markets closing Details [ 27 - Jan - 2010 ]

Weak global cues saw the Sensex open with a negative gap at 16,709, which turned out to be the high for the day. Selling at higher levels saw the index drop to a low of 16,231 - an intra-day decline of over 545 points. The Sensex finally closed with a loss of 491 points (2.92%) at 16,290. The Nifty was down 155 points (3.09%) at 4,853.

Market turnover (BSE+NSE) hit a high of over Rs 1.80 lakh crore.

Top Gainers
from BSE group A companies


Cadila Healthcar 695.80+7.08
Koutons Retail India 388.25+4.34
Cummins India Lt 444.45+3.95
Rolta India 191.65+1.35
IVRCL Infra & Pr 321.20+.82

Top Gainers
from BSE group A companies

IndiabullsFinService 109.50-13.13
Guj. NRE Coke 71.05-12.28
Rashtriya Chemicals 96.00-11.72
Jet Airways 479.05-11.16
Indiabulls Real Esta 171.00-10.61

Oil dips but stays above $74 in Asian trade

Oil prices dipped but stayed above $74 in Asian trade on Wednesday as demand uncertainty weighed on investors already wary from recent  economic policies in the United States and China.

New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in March, fell 18 cents to $74.53 a barrel.

In intraday trade Tuesday, the contract fell to $73.82, its lowest level since December 22. Brent North Sea crude for March shed 22 cents to $73.07.
Source & Full ArticleEcononic Times

LIC hikes stake in ONGC to 5%

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has hiked its stake in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to 5%
    
In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange, the oil and gas major said LIC has increased its stake in the company from 4.99% to 5%.
    
The aggregate number of shares held by LIC as on January 19, 2010 is 10.71 crore equity shares of ONGC, it added.
 
Source BloombergUTV

Gold slips below $1,090 on China’s loan blues

Gold prices slipped below $1,090 an ounce in Europe on Tuesday as China's implementation of a clampdown on lending lifted the dollar  versus the euro, undermining bullion's appeal as an alternative asset.

 Higher-yielding and commodity-related currencies are sensitive to any hints that China may be putting the brakes on its economy. Spot gold was bid at $1,089.15 an ounce at 1210 GMT, against $1,097.95 late in New York on Monday.

 US gold futures for February delivery on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell $6.50 to $1,089.20 an ounce.
Source & Full Article Economic times

Crude falls towards $74 a barrel

Oil fell towards $74 a barrel on Tuesday after China implemented a clampdown on lending, rekindling concern that tightening moves by the world's second-largest oil user may limit demand.

 Crude approached a one-month low after the Chinese move, which analysts said was a setback for the bullish view in oil markets that puts the prospect of rising Asian demand ahead of the market's weak current fundamentals.

 "The fundamental link to current prices is weak—hence oil prices need at least some general optimism that boom times are around the corner," said Olivier Jakob, analyst at Petromatrix.

 "That general optimism depends a lot on China's consumption, saving the rest of the world and that will be somewhat challenged by the Chinese government trying to regulate the formation of bubbles."

 US oil was down 76 cents at $74.50 by 1206 GMT, having traded as low as $74.14. On Friday, it touched a one-month intraday low of $74.01. Brent crude fell 65 cents to $73.04.
Source & Full Article Economic Times

Monday, January 25, 2010

Gold firms up on higher global cues & Silver on Recovery

Gold prices firmed up further by Rs 55 per ten grams at the bullion market in Mumbai on Monday due to renewed buying from stockists and jewellers amid rising trend in overseas markets.

Standard gold (99.5 purity) rose by Rs 55 per ten grams to close at Rs 16,540 from last weekend's closing level of Rs 16,485.

Pure gold (99.9 purity) hardened by Rs 65 per ten grams to end at Rs 16,635 from Rs 16,570 previously.

Gold was bid at $1,103 an ounce in early trade against $1,091.65 an ounce on Friday.
Silver recovered on fresh demand from industrial users supported by better global cues.

Silver ready (.999 fineness) shot up by Rs 140 per kilo to conclude at Rs 27,555 from last Saturday's closing level of Rs 27,415.

Silver was bid at $17.20 an ounce versus $16.96.
Source & Full Article Economic Times

Hero Honda Q3 FY10 PAT up 78%

Hero Honda is likely to report a 72% rise in profit after tax for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, at Rs 515.6 crore from Rs 300 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2008, according to Bloomberg UTV estimates.

 Net sales for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, are seen up 31% at Rs 3779 crore from Rs 2874 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

 Hero Honda (YoY) Q3FY10 Preview
   Net sales up 33% at Rs 3814 cr vs Rs 2874 cr
   PAT up 78% at Rs 536 cr vs Rs 300 cr
   EBITDA up 585 at Rs 648 cr vs Rs 410 cr
   OPMs up 270 bps at 17% vs 14.3%
Source & Full Article BloombergUTV

SBI Q3 FY10 net rises marginally at 0.03%

 State Bank of India (SBI) reported a 0.03% rise in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, at Rs 2,479 crore from Rs 2,478 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2008.
 
 Net Interest Income (NII) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, was up 9.69% at Rs 6316 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009 from Rs 5758 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Source & Full Article : BloombergUTV

Jet Airways Q3 FY10 net profit at Rs 105.8 cr

Jet Airways has announced its third quarter results. The comapny's Q3 net profit was at Rs 105.8 crore versus net loss of Rs 214.18 crore, YoY.
Its net sales were at Rs 2,722.68 crore versus Rs 2,908.87 crore, YoY.

-Record high seat factors boosted operating profit
-Q3 EBITDA (earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) at Rs 7,100 crore versus Rs 3,600 crore.
-Jet, Jetlite maintain market share at 26.9% versus 23.7%
-Cautiously optimistic about economic growth
-Strong recovery in operation metrics
-Domestic yield growth at 24% (QoQ)
-International yield growth at 9% (QoQ)
-Leased only 4 aircraft to Turkish Airlines
Source Money Control

Sterlite Inds Q3 FY10 net profit up 42.4% at Rs 731.3 cr

Sterlite Industries has announced its third quarter results of FY10. The company's consolidated net sales increased 50.2% to Rs 6,677 crore versus Rs 4,445.5 crore, on year-on-year basis (YoY).
Consolidated net profit shot up 42.36% to Rs 731.3 crore versus Rs 513.7 crore (YoY).

Source money control

India Cement Q3 FY10 net down 44% at Rs 35 cr

India Cement reported a 44% decline in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, at Rs 34.8 crore from Rs 61.91 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2008.

Net sales for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, were up 14% at Rs 864.12 crore from Rs 754.82 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Source & Full Article BloombergUTV

Andhra Bank Q3 FY10 net profit up 29.29% at Rs 275 cr

Andhra Bank has announced its third quarter results of FY10. It has reported 29.29% jump in its net profit of Rs 275 crore as against Rs 212.7 crore in the same period of previous year.
Net interest income shot up 29% to Rs 583 crore from Rs 451.9 crore. Net interest margin stood at 3.35%.
Cost of funds declined to 5.38% from 6.18% (YoY). Capital adequacy ratio stood at 14.95%
Source Money Control

Govt orders SFIO probe into Austral Coke

The Government has ordered an enquiry by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office into the alleged financial irregularities by metallurgical coking coal producer Austral Coke.
    
"The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has been asked to submit its report on the enquiry into Austral Coke within six months and seven officers have been designated for the probe," a Corporate Affairs Ministry official said.
    
The Ministry, he added, has found "prima facie" evidences of fund diversion, manipulation of accounts, and tax evasion by the company.
    
Austral Coke did not respond to calls and email queries from PTI.
    
Market regulator Sebi in September 2009 had barred Austral Coke from raising fresh equity after the Income Tax Department unearthed an alleged over Rs 1,000 crore fraud in the company's transactions.
   
The SFIO probe, the official said, would be carried out under Section 235 of the Companies Act under which the investigating agency can call for information or explanation from the company.

Source BloombergUTV

Oil trades near one month low

Crude oil traded near a one-month low as sliding equity markets and expectations of interest-rate increases in China dented investor confidence in the strength of the global economic recovery.

OPEC nations must improve their compliance with the group's output quotas to prevent further pressure on oil prices, Shokri Ghanem, chairman of Libya's National Oil Corp., said yesterday. A report today in the US, the world's largest oil user, will probably show existing home-sales fell for the first time in four months, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists.

"We've seen a pretty significant turn in macro sentiment," said Toby Hassall, commodity analyst at CWA Global Markets Pty in Sydney. Oil "was very much a forward-looking market last year pricing in a recovery. We've seen some encouraging signs, and the US certainly is looking a lot better than it was 12 months ago, but that's a different thing to a material recovery."

Crude oil for March delivery was at $74.62 a barrel, up 8 cents, in after-hours electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 10:04 a.m. in Singapore. Earlier the contract fell as much as 43 cents, or 0.6%, to $74.11. It dropped 2% to $74.54 on Jan. 22, the lowest settlement since Dec. 22.

Prices slumped 4.9% last week as US gasoline stockpiles reached a 22-month high, equities and commodities tumbled on the nation's bank reform plans, and investors fretted that China will raise interest rates to slow growth in the world's second-largest energy consumer.
Source BloombergUTV

Friday, January 22, 2010

Tech Mahindra Q3 net profit up at Rs 1187.3Cr

Tech Mahindra has announced its third quarter results. The company's Q3 consolidated net profit was up at Rs 172.8 crore versus Rs 168.95 crore, quarter-on-quarter, QoQ. Its consolidated net sales were up at Rs 1187.3 crore versus Rs 1,141.80 crore, QoQ.
The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 63.95 per share. The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 17.75. The book value of the company is Rs 153.92 per share. Price-to-book value of the company was 7.38.

Full Article &source Money Control

RIL Q3 FY10 net up 14% at Rs 4008 cr YoY

Reliance Industries' first quarterly profit increase in five quarters shows a ramp up in output from its gas fields is paying off for India's largest company, and will be a major profit driver in coming quarters.
Margins at Reliance's flagship refining business nearly halved to USD 5.90 a barrel, but still beat market estimates and analysts expect margins to rise as the global economy recovers
.Reliance Industries, India's top refiner and petrochemicals producer, posted an October-December net profit of Rs 40.08 billion, up 15.8% from Rs 34.62 billion a year earlier.
Reliance said the results had been reworked and restated to include figures from Reliance Petroleum, which it absorbed last year.

Full Article &Source Money Control

Bharti Q3 FY10 net down 5% at Rs 2210 cr

Bharti Airtel reported a 5% fall in net profit at Rs 2210 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, from Rs 2,321 crore the previous quarter, as per US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Net sales for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, were down 0.7% at Rs 9, 772 crore from Rs 9845 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, 2009 .

Quicktakes
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) falls 8.7% at Rs 230 vs Rs 252
Revenue Per Minute down 8% at 52 paise
Forex gain of Rs 177 crore
EBITDA margin down 205 Bps At 40% Vs 42.05% (QoQ)
EBITDA down 5.5% at Rs 3911 crore Vs Rs 4141 crore (QoQ)
Minutes of Usage down 1% at s 446 Mins Vs 450 Mins (QoQ)
Forex gain of Rs 177 crore

Source BloombergUTV

ONGC Q3 FY10 net profit up 23.38% at Rs 3,053.58 cr

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC has announced its third quarter results. The company's Q3 net sales were up 23.60% at Rs 15,372.57 crore versus Rs 12,436.43 crore, year-on-year, YoY.
Its net profit was up 23.38% at Rs 3,053.58 crore versus Rs 2,474.81 crore, YoY.

Source MoneyControl

Sasken Comm Q3 FY10 cons net profit up at Rs 17.1 cr

Sasken Communication has declared its third quarter results. The company's Q3 consolidated net sales were up at Rs 145.2 crore versus Rs 135.7 crore, quarter-on-quarter, QoQ.
 
Its consolidated net profit was up at Rs 17.1 crore versus Rs 16.4 crore, QoQ.
The company's trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 15.65 per share. (Sep, 2009)
 
The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 12.22.
Source MoneyControl

Idea Cellular Q3 FY10 cons net profit at Rs 170.1 cr

Idea Cellular has declared its third quarter results. The company's Q3FY10 consolidated net profit was down at Rs 170.1 crore versus Rs 220.2 crore, quaretr-on-quarter.
The company's revenues were up at Rs 3,136 crore versus Rs 2,923.9 crore, qoq.

Source MoneyControl

JSW Energy Q3 FY10 net profit up 53.9% at Rs 237 cr

JSW Energy has announced its third quarter results of FY10. Its net profit shot up 53.9% to Rs 237 crore versus Rs 154 crore, on year-on-year basis (YoY).
Net sales increased 83.52% to Rs 668 crore from Rs 364 crore (YoY).
Source Money Control

Thursday, January 21, 2010

L&T disappoints in Q3, cuts full-year growth estimate ,Net sales down 6%

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced its third quarter results of FY10. The company's Q3 adjusted PAT (profit after tax) was up 15.21% to Rs 696 crore versus Rs 604.1 crore during the year-ago quarter.
Net sales for the company were down 6% at Rs 8,071 crore versus Rs 8,594 crore.
The company's Q3 numbers were below street estimates: CNBC-TV18 expected net profit at Rs 732 crore and net sales at Rs 10,145.2 crore
The engineering and construction giant's EBIDTA margin stood at 11.8%.
L&T also cut down on its projected FY10 growth estimate, or guidance, to 10% from 15% earlier. It, however, re-iterated that order inflow for the full-year was still seen over 30%.
At 13:28 pm, shares in L&T were trading at Rs 1,568, down Rs 68.45, or 4.18%. Its volumes also increased 135% to 657,121 shares, compared to the five-day average of 2,79,142 shares. L&T's current market cap stands at Rs 94,122.78 crore.

Source Money Control

BHEL Q3 FY10 net profit up 35.67% at Rs 1072.6 cr

BHEL has announced its third quarter results of FY10. It has posted 35.67% jump in its Q3 net profit of Rs 1072.6 crore as against Rs 790.5 crore in the same period of previous year.
Net sales increased 17.9% to Rs 7,100.3 crore from Rs 6022.2 crore.
The company's bottomline was in-line with market expectations while revenues below the estimates. CNBC-TV18 expected net profit of Rs 1,071.8 crore and revenues of Rs 7,570.5 crore

Source & Full Article Money Control

ICICI Bank Q3 FY10 net down 13% at Rs 1102cr

ICICI Bank has posted a 13% drop in net profit at Rs 1,101.06 crore, on a standalone basis, for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 whereas it had a net profit of Rs 1,272.15 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2008.

According to an official release issued by the bank to the BSE today, total income has decreased from Rs 10,350.62 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 to Rs 7,762.71 crore for the quarter under review.

The bank has posted a 26% drop in consolidated net profit at Rs 1148.66 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 when compared with Rs 1559.76 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.

Its total consolidated income has decreased to Rs 14,176.84 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 from Rs 16,922.73 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.

Full Article & source BloombergUTV

Oil tumbles on dollar strength

Crude oil fell to a four-week low as a stronger dollar reduced the appeal of commodities and on speculation that U.S. inventories increased.

Oil dropped 1.8% as the dollar climbed against the euro after China took steps to curb lending and as Greece's bonds tumbled. Prices also decreased on speculation that a government report tomorrow will show a third consecutive gain in crude stockpiles.

"We continue to be at the mercy of the financial markets," said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "Investors now treat oil as an asset class."

Crude oil for February delivery fell $1.40 to $77.62 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement since Dec. 23. The February contract expired today. The more-active March contract declined $1.58, or 2%, to end the session at $77.74.

Oil was little changed from the settlement after the American Petroleum Institute reported at 4:32 p.m. that crude- oil supplies declined 1.8 million barrels to 328.3 million. March oil was down $1.60 at $77.72 a barrel at 4:36 p.m.

Full Article & Source

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Oil at $78.33/bbl

NYMEX crude for February delivery was down 69 cents at $78.33 a barrel, after settling up $1.02 from Friday's settlement on the back of strong gains on Wall Street.

The February contract, which expires at the end of trading today, stood some $5 below a 15-month high of $83.95 a barrel hit on January 11.

Oil inventories remain high enough to cope with any rise in winter fuel use, OPEC said in a monthly report, which trimmed estimated 2010 demand for OPEC oil. OPEC left its forecast for 2010 global oil demand growth unchanged.

Full Article & Source

HDFC Q3 FY10 net profit up 23%

HDFC has posted a 22.75% rise in net profit at Rs 671 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 (Q3FY10) when compared with Rs 547 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

Its net interest income (NII) was up 14.20% at Rs 1,001 crore versus Rs 876 crore.

The company's income from operations was down 7.33% from Rs 2,917 crore to Rs 2,705 crore.

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Spread at 2.25%   

NET PROFIT UP 22.75% at Rs 671.25 CR vs Rs 546.83 cr
NII UP 14.20% at Rs 1000.77 cr vs Rs 876.3 cr
Income from ops down 7.33% at Rs 2,705 cr vs Rs 2,919 cr
EPS UP 19.90% at Rs 22.65 from Rs 18.89 cr

Source BloomBerg UTV

Yes Bank Q3 FY10 PAT up 18% YoY

Yes Bank has reported a 18% increase in profit after tax for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, at Rs 126 crore from Rs 106 crore during the same period in the last financial year.

Full Article & Source BloombergUTV

Wipro Q3 FY10 net profit up 5% QoQ

IT services company Wipro has reported a 4.7% increase in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, Rs 1217 crore from the previous quarter.

Quicktakes

IT services revenues up 5.7% at $ 1126 mn (qoq)
IT service Re revenue up 3.4% at Rs 5164 cr
Cons net revenues up 0.7% at Rs 6966 cr (QoQ)
31 new clients added, 4855 employees added in Q3
Standalone net profit at Rs 1230 cr
Standalone net sales at Rs 5890 cr
IT product revenue up 20% at Rs 1002 (YoY)
PBIT of IT services at 23.76%

Q4 guidance  

Revenue seen between $1.16 and 1.18 bn  
Revenue guidance implies growth of 3.11%-5.06%

Source & Full Article BloombergUTV

Oil rises as US equities gain

Crude oil rose for the first time in six days as U.S. equities, led by health companies, climbed on speculation Republicans will block an industry overhaul.

Oil rebounded after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained the most in two weeks. Hedge-fund managers and other large speculators increased their bets on strengthening crude oil prices to the highest level since at least 1983, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data on Jan. 15 showed.

"Crude oil is rising because the S&P is up," said Tim Evans, an energy analyst at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in New York. "There's a good bit of cherry-picking going on here. Those who are long, which was a substantial number last week, will take any justification to send prices higher."

Crude oil for February delivery rose $1.02, or 1.3%, to settle at $79.02 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil touched $76.76, the lowest intraday price since Dec. 24. February futures expire tomorrow. The more-active March contract increased 95 cents, or 1.2%, to end the session at $79.32.

Oneworld allays fears on JAL bankruptcy

Oneworld, the group of global carriers that includes Japan Airlines, moved to reassure passengers that code-share and frequent-flyer arrangements will continue after the Tokyo-based company's bankruptcy filing.

JAL's position in the 11-member alliance is unaffected by today's announcement, Oneworld said on its Web site in guidance that was issued "in anticipation of enquiries from consumers," according to London-based spokesman Michael Blunt.

"International travelers, in particular frequent flyers, are aware of how airlines tend to operate in this type of restructuring," Blunt said in a telephone interview. "There are a number of U.S. carriers that have been through a court- ordered restructuring and have maintained their operations.

Oneworld members including American Airlines and British Airways Plc are offering "all possible support" to JAL, the group said. Proposals to keep JAL in the alliance, which feature commercial benefits valued at $2 billion over three years, are "vastly superior" to alternative offers, the statement said. Delta Air Lines Inc. has made a rival pitch to take a stake as it seeks to lure the Asian carrier to its rival SkyTeam group.

Related Post :  Japan's woes grow, national airline bankrupt

Source & Full Article Bloomberg UTV

Japan's woes grow, national airline bankrupt

Japan Airlines is set to file for bankruptcy on Tuesday, writing Japanese history as one of the nation's biggest corporate failures from which it could emerge a leaner, self-sustaining carrier.

The country's flagship carrier, called JAL for short, will likely convene a special board meeting in the afternoon before filing for protection from creditors under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law--Japan's version of Chapter 11, according to Kyodo News agency. The filing will be followed by a restructuring plan crafted by a government-backed corporate turnaround body.

The day's events culminate a process that began in October when JAL--saddled with debts of 1.5 trillion yen ($16.5 billion) --first turned to the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. for help. Under a prepackaged restructuring strategy, it will embark on a massive overhaul to shed the fat and inefficiency that hobbled Asia's biggest airline.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Cadbury board accepts sweeter Kraft bid

Cadbury Plc's board agreed to an 11.9 billion-pound ($19.7 billion) takeover offer from Kraft Foods Inc., ending more than four months of resistance after the U.S. company raised its bid.

Cadbury investors will get 840 pence a share, including 500 pence in cash and the rest in stock, Kraft said in a statement today. Cadbury will also pay its holders an additional 10-pence dividend once the offer is unconditional. The revised bid is about 9 percent higher than Kraft's previous bid of 769 pence, and consists of 40 percent stock and 60 percent cash.
For Full Article & Source

Indian stock markets closing Details [ 19 - Jan - 2010 ]

Sensex closed at 17,486.06 losing  155.02(-0.88%) points
Nifty  closed at 5,225.65  losing 49.20(-0.93%) points.

Top Gainers
from BSE group A companies
  Hind. Copper      608.80    +18.92
  Rashtriya Chem  112.05    +18.82
  NMDC Ltd.          556.05    +5.66
  Jai Corp Ltd.       237.25    +4.70
  M&M Fin.Serv     360.60    +4.48


Top losers from BSE group A companies
  Zee Entertainment En    270.65    -5.45
  IVRCL Infra & Pr            373.65    -3.90
  Hind.ConstructionCo.    154.55    -3.77
  PTC India                     119.60    -3.59
  Shree Renuka Sugars   221.90    -3.52

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Zee Q3 FY10 net up 74%

Media firm Zee Entertainment today posted a 74.49% jump in its net profit at Rs 146.4 crore for the December quarter, and said it will consolidate its stake in Ten Sports at 95%.
    
However, the total income of the company has declined to Rs 563.2 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009, from Rs 585.7 crore in the same period previous year, Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE) said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

On the standalone basis, the firm posted a net profit of Rs 147.9 crore for the Q3, nearly a three-fold jump from the same period last year.

For More Info & Source BloombergUTV

Inflation may touch double digits by March: Govt

India's monthly inflation may touch double digits by March, federal Chief Statistician Pronab Sen told NDTV Profit television on Tuesday.
"It is really possible," he said, when asked whether inflation could touch double digits by March.
India's wholesale price index rose to 7.31% in December from a year earlier, driven by higher food prices.

Source Money Control

Sesa Goa Q3FY10 net up 76% to Rs 827 cr

Sesa Goa has reported a 76% increase in net profit at Rs 827 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 (Q3FY10) as compared to Rs 470 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.



Net Profit up 76% AT Rs 827 cr vs. RS 470 cr         

Core sales up 36% at Rs 1866 cr vs. Rs 1370 cr                    

Total sales up 39% at Rs 1889 cr vs. Rs 1359 cr                    

EBITDA up 86% at Rs 1013 cr vs. Rs 546 cr                    

EBITDA margin at 54.29% from 39.87%, up 1442 bps          

Iron ore volume up 24.82% at 6.79 mn ton vs. 5.44 mn tons         

Realization per ton iron ore up 10.81% at Rs 2542 from Rs 2294   

Full Details Source BloombergUTV



Oil advances on China's demand outlook

Crude oil rose on forecasts that China will boost imports and after Qatar said OPEC isn't likely to step up production this year.



Oil advanced for the first time in six days after Qatar's Energy Minister said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries probably won't raise output in 2010 because the market is sufficiently supplied. China's crude imports may rise 15% this year as the country starts building the second phase of its strategic oil reserves, China Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals said.



"The most important issue for the price outlook is for OPEC not to overproduce this year as swollen stockpiles do not need extra supplies at the moment," said Andrey Kryuchenkov, an analyst at VTB Capital in London.



Crude oil for February delivery rose 42 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.42 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 10:48 a.m. in Sydney. Yesterday's trades will be combined with today's because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the US The February contract, which closed at $78 on Jan. 15, expires tomorrow.



The more widely traded March futures gained 37 cents to $78.74.



Prices dropped 5.7% last week, the first weekly decline in five, after US crude oil and refined-product stockpiles rose and temperatures climbed.

Source bloombergutv.

Dollar near four week low against the yen

The dollar traded near a four-week low against the yen on speculation the US economic recovery will slow, prompting the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates near zero to sustain growth.



The US currency fell versus 12 of its 16 major counterparts before US reports this week that economists said will show building permits rose at a slower pace and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region fell. The euro traded near the lowest level since December against the yen amid concern Greece's deteriorating public finances will hamper a recovery in the region's economy.



"Some parts of the US are still doing poorly, implying it's not rebounding as strongly as some other countries," said Masanobu Ishikawa, general manager of foreign exchange at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd., Japan's largest currency broker. "The trend for dollar weakness is intact."



The dollar traded at 90.73 yen as of 9:53 a.m. in Tokyo from 90.78 yesterday in New York after earlier falling to 90.52, the weakest since Dec. 21. The US currency was at $1.4398 per euro from $1.4384, and dropped to $1.6395 per pound from $1.6343. The euro was at 130.63 yen from 130.58 yesterday when it fell to 130.09, the lowest since Dec. 22.



Monday, January 18, 2010

Jyoti Basu, 95, passes away

Jyoti Basu, veteran Marxist leader and one of the tallest figures in the country's political life, died of septicaemia due to pneumonia that led to multi-organ failure, here on Sunday. He was 95 and is survived by his son and three grandchildren.
After battling for life in a private hospital over the past 17 days, he passed away at 11.47 a.m.
His body was taken to Peace Haven, a funeral parlour, via the residence of his son, Chandan Bose, and Indira Bhavan in Salt Lake where Mr. Basu lived in the later phase of his life.

Mr. Basu was the chief architect of the Left Front in West Bengal, and he repeatedly said that it was to "the conscious, struggling people" of the State that credit went for
making it possible for the Left Front to win seven successive Assembly elections. Being elected for a five-year term seven times in succession was "not only an achievement without precedent in India," he noted matter-of-factly, "but also in the history of parliamentary democracy in the world."


For More Details Source The Hindu

Indian stock markets closing Details [ 18 - Jan - 2010 ]

Sensex closed at  17,641.08   gaining  86.78  (0.49% ) points
Nifty  closed at   5,274.85  gaining 22.65( 0.43% )    points.

Top Gainers from BSE group A companies
    Hind. Copper      511.95   +18.82
    NMDC Ltd.          526.25   +9.99
    UCO Bank          63.05     +7.50
    Rashtriya Chem  94.30     +5.07
    Allahabad Bank  140.05   +4.83

Top losers from BSE group A companies
    Madras Cement  126.85    -4.01
    Jet Airways         506.95    -3.56
    UltraTech Cem    1002.05  -3.35
    Balrampur Chini   130.85   -2.89
    Guj. NRE Coke    87.20      -2.24

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BSNL-MTNL merger back on the cards

The merger talks of state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) are back on the table, according to government sources.

Due to the poor financial health of the two state-owned PSUs, the government is looking at the proposal to merge the companies to have better synergy and efficiency.

BSNL has also asked for a bailout package of Rs 8600 crore over a period of two years to cover up its huge revenue deficit and declining market base.

Source bloombergutv

Govt to mop up over Rs 24000 cr in FY10: Divestment Secy

The last quarter of FY10, it seems, is likely to be one of big divestments. The disinvestment secretary Sunil Mitra said in an interview to CNBC-TV18 that the government was likely to mop up more than Rs 24,000 crore in fiscal 2010.
And the primary route for this fund raising will be through initial public offers, or the listing-led approach, rather than follow ons. "FPOs (folow on public offers) will happen only if companies need money," Mitra said. The government plans to list 60 unlisted public sector units, and may even ask for dividend before divesting cash rich companies, he added.
The big one for the government, the NTPC public issue coming up next month, is likely to raise about Rs 8,000 crore, Mitra said.

SAIL, which is need of funds will also tap the equity market in FY11. Earlier,  the Chairman and Managing Director SK Roongta had said in an interview to CNBC-TV18 that SAIL's FPO was likely to come in two tranches of 5% each. "We are in the process of modernisation and expansion, which involves expenditure of about Rs 60,000 crore over the next 3-4 years. We are proposing to raise about 50% of it through debt. The remaining 50% will be raised through internal accruals and equity portion. For FY10, we will have to depend upon our present and internal accruals. So, for FY10, we may not have to depend on the FPO proceeds," Roongta had said.
On sick PSUs, Mitra said the government would revisit the approach of sell-offs. Earlier, the finance minister had announced that the government did not intend to use divestment money to bring down the country's huge fiscal deficit. In fact, 25% of divestment proceeds would be used in order to revive sick public sector units, he had said.
Source Money Control

Oil falls on supply speculation

Crude oil fell for a sixth day on speculation production capacity is more than sufficient to meet increased demand as the global economy recovers from recession.

Crude oil for February delivery fell as much as 46 cents, or 0.6%, to $77.54 a barrel in after-hours electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It was at $77.55 at 8:37 a.m. in Singapore.

The contract, which expires this week, dropped $1.39 to $78 on Jan. 15, the lowest settlement since Dec. 23 and a 5.7% loss for the week. Oil posted its first weekly decline since Dec. 11 as US stockpiles rose, temperatures climbed and gains by the dollar reduced the investment appeal of commodities.

Soutce UTV

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Dollar gains on Plosser's statement

The dollar rose after Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser said the central bank must increase interest rates "well before" unemployment falls to an acceptable level.

"The Fed may be getting ready to start raising ultra low rates to subdue inflation, even though aggressive rate hikes may have to wait until jobs data improve," said Kunihiko Nakaji, chief manager of foreign exchange and financial products at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. in Tokyo.

The dollar climbed to 91.31 yen as of 9:33 a.m. in Tokyo from 90.98 yen in New York yesterday, when it fell to 90.73 yen, the weakest since Dec. 21. The US currency was at $1.4480 per euro from $1.4486, and bought $1.6157 versus the pound from $1.6164. The yen declined to 132.16 per euro from 131.79.

With the economy growing, the Fed's target for overnight lending among banks should rise "as long as inflation is near its desired level and inflation expectations are well- anchored," Plosser said yesterday in Philadelphia.

"If we fail to do so, we run the risk of keeping real interest rates too low for too long and injecting liquidity into a growing economy at a pace that will create inflation above desirable levels later in the business cycle," Plosser said.

Source UTV

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Uninor adds 1.2 mn users in 1st mth of operations

Unitech Wireless, majority owned by Norway's Telenor, added 1.2 million mobile users in December, its first month of operations, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Telenor, which operates under the Uninor brand in India, launched mobile services in eight of India's 22 telecom zones in December.

Indian stock markets closed in Red

Sensex closed at  17,422.51   losing  104.20  (-0.59% ) points
Nifty  closed at  5,210.40   losing 39.00( -0.74% )    points.


Top Gainers
from BSE group A companies

Thermax Limited     662.90    +7.10
Jai Corp Ltd.           233.50    +6.33
Wipro Ltd                694.55    +4.89
Tata Consultancy    749.10    +4.88
Madras Cement      130.80    +4.47

Top losers from BSE group A companies

Adani Enterprises Lt    468.6    -6.35
REI Agro Ltd.               58.75    -5.47
Idea Cellular Ltd.         58.75    -5.17
MTNL                          84.15    -5.08
Balrampur Chini          136.4    -4.15


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No timeframe as of now for IPO, says BSNL

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is awaiting approval from the government for its maiden initial public offering (IPO).
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Kuldeep Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL says no timeframe has been set as of now for the IPO.
Goyal says valuation of telecom companies have come down due to the ongoing tariff war.
However, its employee unions are still opposed to the idea. Goyal hopes to get the unions on board once the government nod comes in for the IPO. "A formal dialogue with the unions will happen once a decision is taken."
The company has proposed to dilute 10% of the government's equity holding through IPO to raise about USD 10 billion, has a paid up capital of around Rs.5,000 crore and clocked revenues around Rs 45,000 crore in 2008-09.
Goyal expects overall revenues to be more or less in the same region as FY09. "We will be having pressure on profitability but going forward, definitely there will be a significant improvement."


Source Money Control

No consensus at today's ministers meet on 3G: Telecom Min

The Telecom Ministry says there was no consensus at today's ministers' meet on 3G, reports CNBC-TV18. "Some issues between the Department of Telecom and Defence Ministry are yet to be resolved." The ministry reiterated that the 3G auction schedule has not been pushed.
Yesterday, sources told CNBC-TV18 that the country's 3G auction for spectrum sale will start on February 12 and services would start from September 1. The government's notice for the auction is set to be finalised shortly and the winning bidders may be required to pay fees in two phases. The bidders will have to make a payment to the tune of 25% of the bid amount within five days after the auction and the balance payment within 15 days.

Source Money Control

Nov IIP surges to 11.7%

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of November grew by 11.7% since last November. A CNBC-TV18 poll saw the IIP growth rate at 10.2%. As compared to the last month, the IIP grew at 10.3%. The IIP growth rate in November 2008 was at 2.5%.
Internals (Compared to November 2008):
Manufacturing sector growth: 12.7%
Mining sector growth: 10%
Electricity sector growth: 3.3%
Basic good growth: 6%
Capital goods growth: 12.2%
Intermediate goods growth: 19.4%
Consumer goods growth: 11.1%
Consumer durable good growth: 37.3%



Gold advances to one month high

Gold rose to a one-month high in New York and London as a weaker dollar increased demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment. Platinum climbed to the highest price in 17 months.

"In an environment of low interest rates and recovering global growth, we expect precious metals to continue their upward trend this year," Walter de Wet, a Standard Bank Ltd. analyst in London, said today in a report.

Gold futures for February delivery rose $12.50, or 1.1%, to $1,151.40 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange's Comex unit, the highest settlement price since Dec. 7. In London, gold for immediate delivery advanced $13.45, or 1.2%, to $1,151.70 an ounce at 8:24 p.m. local time.


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Bharti to acquire 70% of Warid Telecom

Bharti Airtel today announced that it has agreed to acquire 70% stake in Warid Telecom, Bangladesh, currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dhabi Group.

Under the agreement, Bharti Airtel will make a fresh investment of $300 million to rapidly expand the operations of Warid Telecom and will have management and board control of the company.

This is the largest investment in Bangladesh by an Indian company. Dhabi Group will continue as a strategic partner retaining 30% shareholding and have their nominees on the Board of the Company.

The acquisition by Bharti Airtel would be partly by purchase of existing shares held in Warid Telecom International Limited by Dhabi Group for a nominal consideration and balance by way of issue of fresh shares at par.

This will be Bharti Airtel's second operation outside of India. The company launched its mobile services in Sri Lanka in January 2009 on a state-of-the-art 3.5G network.

for More news source  UTV

Infosys beats estimates, Q3 net up 3%

Infosys reported a 2.7% rise in consolidated net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009 (Q3FY10) at Rs 1,582 crore when compared with Rs 1,540 crore in the previous quarter of the current fiscal (Q2FY10) that beat Bloomberg UTV estimate of Rs 1,479 crore on the back of cost efficiencies and higher volume growth.

Revenue grew by nearly 3% to Rs 5,741 crore on QoQ basis. Infosys' result affirms the rebound in the US, European economies that are now reflecting in the financials of the Indian companies, which are directly linked to those economies.

"Global economic recovery seems to be led by the US and the financial services," said S Gopalakrishnan, CEO and managing director. "Even though IT budgets are expected to be flat in 2010, offshore outsourcing is expected to benefit from this recovery."

Quick Takes
Revenue, profit figure above market estimates
Increased  FY10 Rupee EPS by 7% to Rs 107 from Rs 100
Revenue growth in rupee growth estimated 3.6-3.8% from earlier estimate of 1.2-1.7%
Dollar revenue growth of FY 2010 now estimated to grow positively

Rupee terms(QoQ)

Net profit up 2.7% at Rs 1,582 cr vs Rs 1,540 cr
Revenue up 2.79%  at Rs 5,741 cr vs Rs 5,585 cr
EBITDA up 5.43% at Rs 2,038 cr vs Rs 1,933 cr

Operational metrics
EBITDA margin up 89 bps at 35.50% vs 34.51%
SGNA as % of sales at 12.09% from 12.34%
PAT margin at 27.03% from 27.57%
Added 32 clients
Gross addition of 8719 employees, net addition of 4429
Revenue from North america incresed to 66.6% from 65.9%
Revenue from Europe at 21.9% from 23.2%
Reveuue from BFSI vertical increased to 34.6% from 33.5%
Revenue from manufacturing & telecom remain steady
Added one client each in $90, $100 & $200 mn segment
Top client contribution increased 10 bps to 4.7% from 4.6%
Top 10 client contribute 27.5% from 26.2%
Utilisation including trainees inched to 76.2% from 73.2%
Volume growth of 5.27%

Rupee Guidance Q4 FY 2010
Revenue seen in Rs 5,675 cr-Rs 5,721 cr range, (implies dip -1.15% to -0.34% on QoQ)
EPS seen in Rs 25.62-25.83 range, (implies dip -7.68% to -6.9% QoQ)

FY 2010
Revenue seen b/w at Rs 22473-Rs 22519, YoY growth of 3.6% to 3.8%
EPS seen b/w Rs 106.85-107.06, YoY growth of 2.2% to 2.4%

Q3 FY 2010 dollar terms(QoQ)
Revenue up 6.8% at $1232 mn from $1154 mn
EPS at $0.59  from $0.56 b  up 5.4% Q/Q

Q4 Dollar Guidance
Revenue seen in $1240-1250 mn range, implies growth of 0.65-1.46% QoQ
EPS seen at $0.56, implies negative growth of 5.08% QoQ

FY 2010 Dollar Guidance
Revene seen b/w $4.75-4.76, implies growth of 1.8-2% YoY
EPS seen at $2.26, implies growth of 0.4% YoY

source UTV

Friday, January 8, 2010

Indian stock markets closed in Red


Sensex closed at  17,540.29   losing   75.43( -0.43% ) points
Nifty  closed at   5,244.75  losing    18.35( -0.35%) points.


Top Gainers
from BSE group A companies

Hind. Copper      360.90      +14.10
REI Agro Ltd.       59.25        +8.92
IRB Infrastructure  260.95     +7.90
Bosch Ltd.           5,044.40  +7.27
DLF Ltd.              390.20      +4.26

Top losers from BSE group A companies

Guj. NRE Coke        85.90        -2.99
Aditya Birla Nuvo     939.30      -2.94
Jet Airways              526.05     -2.69
HCL Technologies   351.75      -2.43
Infosys Techno.        2,464.45   -2.41



Sensex ends down 75pts

The Sensex opened on a subdued note at 17,604 and moved up to a high of 17,658 in morning deals. Profit-booking saw the index drop to a low of 17,509 - an intra-day swing of nearly 150 points. The Sensex finally closed with a loss of 75 points (0.43%) at 17,540. The Nifty was down 18 points at 5,245. While the Sensex closed the week with a gain of 0.5%, the Nifty was up 0.9%.

The BSE Realty index gained over 3%. The BSE IT index was down over 2%. Breadth was bullish - out of over 2,960 scrips traded, over 1,710 logged gains.

Infosys, which dropped over 2% yesterday, declined over 2% to Rs 2,464. Infosys reports its Q3 results on Tuesday. TCS was down 2% at Rs 700. Wipro declined over 1% to Rs 669.

HDFC, RCom, Maruti, ICICI Bank, Reliance and Bharti also declined.

DLF moved up over 4% to Rs 390. Grasim, Sun, NTPC, BHEL and L&T also closed with gains.

Total market turnover (BSE+NSE) was over Rs 72,000 crore. Satyam was the most active counter on the BSE with a turnover of Rs 207 crore followed by Aban (Rs 150 crore) and Bombay Dyeing (Rs 148 crore).

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