Stocks To Watch: ACC, Bharat Dynamics, Fortis, Sun Pharma

Asian stocks traded mostly higher following a U.S. session dominated by the drop in Treasuries, as investors continue to assess the speed of monetary policy tightening.

The Singapore-traded SGX Nifty, an early indicator of NSE Nifty 50 Index’s performance in India, rose 0.3 percent to 10,58450 as of 7:40 a.m.

Here Are The Stock To Watch Out For In Thursday’s Trade

• Mercator says coal mining operations in Indonesia have attained near optimum levels.
• Dynamatic Technologies signed MoU with France’s Daher Aerospace.
• Mishra Dhatu Nigam signed two pacts in DefExpo India 2018: Bloomberg
• IHH is said to seek time for due diligence and financial details before Fortis bid: Bloomberg
• Infosys clarified it has not received any anonymous whistleblower complaint.
• GEE to enter into pact with Avion Investments for development of IT Pak Project at Thane Plant.
• Container Corp to consider stock split on April 30.
• ABG Shipyard IRP invited fresh bids for the company.
• Infibeam received online marketplace contract from NSDC.
• Dynemic Products Ltd. gets closure notice for Gujarat unit from Gujarat Pollution Control Board.
• NMDC cut prices of lump ore and fines by Rs 100 each to Rs 2,900 per tonne and Rs 2,560 per tonne with effect from April 18.
• Bharat Dynamics signed licensing agreement with DRDO for Astra MK-1 Weapon System.
• Bharti Airtel announced 30GB free data for users upgrading to 4G: Bloomberg
• Sun Pharmaceuticals unit hiked stake in Ranbaxy Malaysia by 4.93 percent.
• GE Shipping takes delivery of secondhand very large gas carrier of about 81,617 cbm; company has also committed to purchase one second-hand medium gas carrier.
• Lemon Tree Hotels signed three management contract for a hotel each in Rishikesh, Neelkanth and Mussoorie.
• JHS Svendgaard board approved additional investment in JHS Svendgaard brands and JHS Svendgaard retail ventures.
• Jain Irrigation board approved plan to raise Rs 260 crore loan from World Bank arm
• Trigyn Technologies received three IT services contract in U.S.
• Magma Fincorp raised Rs 500 crore at a price of Rs 155 per share through a QIP.

F&O Setup

• Nifty April Futures closed trading at 10,538 with a premium of 12.6 points versus 2.5 points.
• April series-Nifty open interest up 1 percent, Bank Nifty open interest down 5 percent.
• India VIX ended at 14.01, up 0.5 percent.
• Max open interest for April series at 10,700 (open interest at 50.5 lakh, up 9 percent)
• Max open interest for April series at 10,400 (open interest at 51.4 lakh, down 2 percent)

F&O Ban

• In ban: IRB Infrastructure Developers, Jet Airways (India), Jaiprakash Associates, Reliance Communications, TV18 Broadcast
• New in ban: Jet Airways (India)

Only intraday positions can be taken in stocks which are in F&O ban. There is a penalty in case of a rollover of these intraday positions.

Active Stock Futures

Bulk Deals

• DCB Bank: Abu Dhabi Investment Authority bought 21 lakh shares or 0.7 percent equity at Rs 198.18 each.
• Tata Sponge Iron: AJO Emerging Markets Small-Cap Master Fund, Ltd. sold 81,844 shares or 0.5 percent equity at Rs 1,148.41 each.

GSS Infotech

• Elara India Opportunities Fund bought 6.50 lakh shares or 3.8 percent equity at Rs 74 each.
• Nomura Singapore bought 5 lakh shares or 3 percent equity at Rs 74 each.

Huhtamaki PPL

• Promoter Huhtavefa B.V bought 5.50 lakh shares or 0.7 percent equity at Rs 353.55 each.
• Amar Chhajed sold 5.50 lakh shares or 0.7 percent equity at Rs 353.55 each.

Teamlease Services

• Kotak India Mid-Cap Fund bought 5.82 lakh shares or 3.4 percent equity at Rs 2210 each.
• Gaja Capital India Fund I sold 1.07 lakh shares or 0.6 percent equity at Rs 2210 each.
• GPE (India) Ltd. sold 5.75 lakh shares or 3.4 percent equity at Rs 2210 each.

Trading Tweaks

• Phillips Carbon Black ex date for 5:1 stock split.
• Foods & Inns ex date for 10:1 stock split.
• Sequent Scientific last trading day under T group.

Who’s Meeting Whom?

• Infosys to meet analysts/investors on April 19.
• Deepak Fertilizers to meet Dhunseri Investments on April 19.
• Shriram Transport Finance to meet Investec Asset Management on April 19.
• Shankara Building Products to meet analysts/investors on April 19.

Insider Trades

• VIP Industries promoters acquired 1.11 lakh shares on April 12.
• Donear Industries promoter Ajay V Agarwal HUF acquired 1,548 shares on April 16.
• Man Industries promoter Rameshchandra Mansukhani acquired 75,114 shares on March 23.
• Aarti Industries promoter Prasadi Banatwala sold 1,930 shares from April 11 – 17.
• Divi’s laboratories promoter Madhusudana Rao Divi sold 10,000 shares on April 16.
• KM Sugar Mills promoter Uma Devi Jhunjhunwala sold 16,400 shares from April 1 – 16.
• Asahi Songwon promoters acquired 6,000 shares on April 16.
• Valiant Organics promoter Manisha Rashesh Gogri sold 4,800 shares on April 16.

Nifty Earnings To Watch

• IndusInd Bank
• TCS

Earnings Reactions To Watch

Mindtree (Q4, QoQ)

• Revenue up 6 percent at Rs 1464 crore.
• Net profit up 29 percent at Rs 182 crore.
• EBIT up 19 percent at Rs 197 crore.
• Margin expanded to 13.5 percent from 12.0 percent.

HDFC Standard Life Insurance (Q4, YoY)

• Net premium income up 24 percent at Rs 8,900 crore.
• Net profit up 40 percent at Rs 347 crore.
• Loss from investment at Rs 937 crore versus income of Rs 4,866 crore.

Brokerage Radar

Elara Capital on Shalby

• Initiated ‘Buy’ with a price target of Rs 275.
• Best placed to capture the orthopedic care treatment opportunity.
• Asset-light operating model with better cost structure.
• New hospitals to start contributing; Mature hospitals to contribute the most.
• Expect revenue and operating income to compound at 27 percent and 25 percent respectively over the fiscal 2018-2020.
• EPS to double to Rs 7.4 by March 2020; RoCE to improve by 200 basis points over the fiscal 2018-2020.
• With zero net debt company in sweet spot to explore inorganic opportunities.

Citi on Adani Ports

• Maintained ‘Buy’ with a price target of Rs 575.
• Healthy volume growth to continue.
• Cash flows are improving.
• Capex to decline over next 2-3 years.
• Top-pick in India infrastructure.

Citi on InterGlobe Aviation

• Maintained ‘Buy’ with TP of Rs 1,600.
• Domestic passenger air traffic growth unabated.
• Marginal decline in IndiGo's market share due to forced grounding.
• Expect improvement in market share going forward.

Prabhudas Lilladher on Mindtree

• Maintained ‘Accumulate’; raised price target to Rs 930 from Rs 685.
• March quarter was strong; Revenue and Ebitda beat estimates.
• Current fiscal’s full year margin guidance remains conservative.
• Preponing of wage hikes is positive; Indicates robust revenue growth outlook.
• Mindtree is likely to grow twice the pace of TCS in the current financial year.

MOSL on Mindtree

• Maintained ‘Buy’; raised price target to Rs 1,000 from Rs 725.
• March quarter’s revenue beat estimates despite BFSI weakness.
• Strong exit to an overall subdued year.
• Strong revenue momentum to offset lower other income and higher tax rate.
• Expect $ Revenue and earnings to compound at 14 percent and 29 percent over the fiscal 2018-2020.

Prabhudas Lilladher on HDFC Standard Life

• Maintained ‘Buy’; raised price target to Rs 518 from Rs 500.
• Positive surprise on new business margins.
• APE growth was quite robust compared to peers.
• Margins to improve as share of protection increases and ULIP mix remains the same.

MOSL on HDFC Standard Life

• Maintained ‘Buy’ with a price target of Rs 475.
• March quarter was a steady quarter; Business momentum remains strong.
• Return ratios remain steady; Dividend payout healthy at 30 percent.
• Expect 26 percent compounded growth rate in new business APE over the fiscal 2018-2020.
• Valuations to sustain at premium levels.