Vikas Singh

1) SBI Card gained as the Credit card spends recovers to pre-covid levels in August. Banks record Rs50311cr spends on Credit Cards in August compared with Rs50574cr in March.2) Tata Steel Long Products reported Q2 Net profit at Rs 59.1 crore versus Net loss at Rs 196.9 crore, Ebitda at Rs 183.6 crore versus Ebidta loss at Rs 41.8 crore. Expect positive for Tata Steel as it holds 75.91% stake of Tata Steel Long Products. #MOMarketUpdates #MotilalOswal #TATASteel #Indianstockmarket #SBI #SBIELite #SBICards #Sensex #Nifty

1) The business of LIC Housing Finance is back to pre-Covid levels, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Siddhartha Mohanty has said. Mohanty said housing finance companies witnessed excellent growth in September due to by various incentives by builders and the momentum would continue with the onset of the festive season. LIC Housing Finance is growing good in the affordable segment, while the premium segment has also seen an uptick. "In Mumbai, we are registering good growth because of the reduction in stamp duty. 2) SBI positive comments by chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara lifted the stocks. Yesterday he said that the lender's business has recovered to around 70-80% of pre- Covid levels. Khara said his focus would be on credit quality, preservation of net interest margins (NIMs) and employee safety because of the pandemic. Moreover, the fall in 10-Year G-Sec Yield will be positive for PSU banks. 10-Year G-Sec yield declined 8-bps to 1-month low at 5.92%. The fall is after the RBI announcement of issue of OMO in its Credit policy. #MOMarketUpdates #MotilalOswal #Indianstockmarket #LIChousing #NBFC #Nifty #Sensex #PSUBank #SBI #LIC #realEstate #home #Newhome

1) Tech stocks are witnessing smart rally today after TCS announced strong Q2 results. TCS reported Dollar revenue growth 7.1% to $5,420 million while expectation $5287mn. Company reported EBIT margin at 26.2% from 23.6% (QoQ) while expectation 24.8. Market hope of other tech players will be announced good quarterly results. Wipro will announceQ2 results on 13th October and Infosys on 14th October (ADR up 5%). 2) Newly-appointed SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said that the lender's business has recovered to around 70-80% of pre- Covid levels. Khara said his focus would be on credit quality, preservation of net interest margins (NIMs) and employee safety in view of the pandemic. Credit at the lender is growing in the range of 6-7% and the retail segment is holding up well, Khara said, pointing to the fact that much of corporate demand for debt is moving to the markets. The bank has already provided for all its legacy accounts and its corporate provision coverage ratio (PCR) is around 85% and overall PCR is 83%. #MOMarketUpdates #MotilalOswal #IndianStockMarket #Nifty #sensex #SBI #Techstocks #TCS #HCL

1) Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd. debuted on the bourses at a 115% premium to its issue price AT Rs166 a share, a week after concluding its initial public offering on a remarkable note. The Rs 702-crore maiden offer was subscribed 151 times. It has gained 125% to close at Rs371 against its IPO price amid 52cr shares traded on NSE.2) Domestic Pharma major Dr Reddy closed at an all-time high of Rs4827 after the news that the Russia-based Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to distribute 10cr Covid-19 vaccine doses in India. Moreover, the Company launched Eye Allergy drop in US Market.3) SBI - The country’s largest lender State Bank of India could be sitting on a goldmine when it comes to its digital start up YONO (You only need one). The super-app could be valued at $40 billion with the lender considering long term plans to hive it off as a separate entity once it assumes a specific size- says SBI Chairman. #MOMarketUpdates #MotilalOswal #IndianStockMarket #NSE #BSE #Nifty #sensex #IPO #Pharma #SBIYONO

In a regulatory filing today, the State Bank of India said it has sold Rs 4,000 crore of the Basel compliant Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds at a coupon rate of 7.74%. #MOMarketUpdates #Indianstockmarket #MotilalOswal #statebankofIndia #SBI #Sensex #nifty

1) The government has moved to curb imports on coloured TVs and place them into the restricted category. More than 25% of TVs in India are imported from countries such as China and Vietnam. This ban applies to LED televisions of all sizes, and any importer must have a licence to import. It’s a very beneficial move for local manufacturers as TVs sold in India will have to be manufactured in India.2) State Bank of India reported a standalone profit of Rs 4,189.34 crore for the quarter ended June 2020, a growth of 81.2% over a year-ago period driven by stake sale in life insurance business, but the provisions and lower non-interest income limited growth. The provisions and contingencies at Rs 12,501.3 crore increased by 36% year-on-year including additional provision of Rs 1,836 crore on account of COVID-19 related accounts, ad-hoc provision of Rs 1,614 crore for wage revision and Rs 5,230.4 crore towards fraud accounts. However, provisions on sequential basis fell 7.4%. Net interest income, the difference between interest earned and interest expended, increased 16% to Rs 26,641.56 crore in June quarter compared to Rs 22,938.8 crore in year-ago period. #MOMarketUpdates #SBI #DixonTechnology #MotilalOswal #IndianStockMarket #NSE #BSE #ManufacturedInIndia #Nifty

1) SBI Cards reported impressive Q1 results despite a lockdown period. Company reported Q1 Net revenue for the first quarter of Rs1137cr (up 52% YoY), Net profit Rs393cr (up 14% YoY), SBI Card approved Rising Rs1500cr via NCD over a year, SBI Card Moratorium accounts 1.5lakh in June vs 12.5 lakh in May, GNPA 1.35% vs 2.68% (YoY), operating profit Rs528cr (down 1% YoY) and provision coverage 68% vs 72% (YoY). 2) India is looking to privatise more than half of its state-owned banks to reduce the number of government-owned lenders to just five as part of an overhaul of the banking industry. The first part of the plan would be to sell majority stakes in Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Punjab & Sind Bank, leading to an effective privatisation of these state-owned lenders, a government official said. #MOMarketUpdates #Governmentbank #SBIcards #BankofIndia #Privatisation