Stock Market News - Vodafone Idea falls, Lupin Gains, Power Grid Gains

Vodafone Idea falls 8% Shares of Vodafone Idea fell as much as 7.5 percent to Rs 3.70. Vodafone Group Plc’s Indian venture may be headed for liquidation unless the government eases off on demands for mobile spectrum fees, Bloomberg reported quoting the company’s Chief Executive Officer Nick Read.

Lupin Gains After Offloading Japanese Business Shares of Lupin rose as much as 3.1 percent to Rs 758.80. India’s fourth-largest drugmaker by market value informed the exchanges it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 99.82 percent of its stake in Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Co. to Plutus Ltd., a subsidiary of the private equity firm Unison Capital Partners, at an enterprise value of 57,361 million Japanese yen—nearly Rs 3,702.4 crore.

That, Lupin said, would generate a post-tax net cash inflow of Rs 2,103.9 crore.

Power Grid Gains After large Trade Shares of Power Grid rose as much as 1.4 percent to Rs 194.35. About 16.6 lakh shares of the company changed hands in a large trade, Bloomberg data showed. Buyers and sellers were not known immediately.

The stock declined 1.7 percent in the past five days and fell 4.5 percent in the past 30 days.

Avanti Feeds Extends Decline After-Tax Authorities Conduct Search Shares of Avanti Feeds extended declines for the second consecutive trading session, The stock fell as much as 6.6 percent to Rs 475. The scrip had ended 8.2 percent lower on Monday.

The shrimp feed manufacturer and distributor said that the company and its arm Avanti Frozen Foods’ premises were searched by the Income Tax authorities from Noc, 7-11.

TOP GAINERS & LOSERS -

Britannia Industries, Yes Bank, Coal India, TCS, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid are among major gainers on the Indices, while losers are Infosys, Zee Entertainment, Hindalco and Gail. All the sectoral indices are trading with marginal gains.

Rupee Opens: The Indian rupee slipped in the early trade on Wednesday. It opened lower by 29 paise at 71.75 per dollar versus Monday's 71.46.

Oil Check - At 8:18 AM, Brent Crude Futures were at $61.86 per barrel-mark.

NEWS ALERT | Promoters of Avenue Supermarts looking to sell stake: Report

-- Initiated preliminary discussions with merchant bankers for a stake sale by the promoters in Feb 2020

-- This will be a big share sale (for around 5.21%) in excess of Rs 6000 crores as per the current m-cap, the report quoted unnamed sources.

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Stock Market Update - Avanti Feeds Gains, Tata Group Stocks Trade Mixed

Orient Electric Halts Two-Day Gaining Streak, Shares Fall 6% Shares of Orient Electric fell as much as 5.7 percent to Rs 184.05, halting a two-day gaining streak. The stock advanced 21 percent in the past 12 months compared to a 14 percent gain in the Sensex. Tata Group Stocks Trade Mixed After NCLAT Order Shares of the Tata Group companies traded mixed after the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ruled that his dismissal as chairman of Tata Sons Ltd. was illegal. While restoring him to his original position as executive chairman of the Tata Group’s holding company, the NCLAT held that the resolution by Tata Sons board removing Mistry was illegal. Essel Propack Surges 16% To Record High Shares of Essel Propack rose as much as 16 percent, the most since Jan. 28, 2019, to hit an all-time high at Rs 175.45. Trading volume was more than seven times its 20-day average, Bloomberg data showed. The Relative Strength Index was above 70, indicating that the stock may...

Stock Market News - Yellow metal hits fresh record high as Iran attacks US forces

On the MCX, gold contracts for February were trading higher by Rs 562, or 1.38 percent, at Rs 41,225 per 10 gram at 0920 hours. It hit a record high of 42,278 per 10 gm. India Gold February futures hit a fresh record high on January 8 tracking gains in international spot prices which surged past $1,600 an ounce mark after Iran fired rockets at Iraqi airbase which hosts US forces that triggered risk-off sentiment. Spot prices hit their highest since March 2013 at $1,610.90 earlier in the session. US gold futures rose 2 percent to $1,605.80. “The jump in the price of what’s viewed by investors as a safer asset in times of political and economic uncertainty came after Iran’s missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq early on Wednesday,” said a Reuters report. “The attack came hours after the funeral of an Iranian commander whose killing in a US drone strike has raised fears of a wider conflict in the Middle-East,” it said. On the MCX, gold contracts for February were trading...

Share market updates: Sensex falls 200 points, Nifty open lower at 10,850;Eicher Motors down 5%

Share market LIVE: The benchmark equity indices – Sensex and Nifty – opened on a lower note Wednesday even as the domestic markets rallied yesterday. The S&P BSE Sensex Index declined 0.6% intraday to 36,035.78 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index fell 0.38 percent to trade near 10,850. IT stocks — Tech Mahindra (1.13%) and Wipro (1.09%) — are the major gainers today. Eicher Motors leads the index losers list with a loss of 5.63%. Coal India, TATA Motors, Jet Airways, NMDC, LIC Housing Finance, Power Grid, and Glenmark Pharma are among the major stocks that will remain in focus throughout the day. Bharti Airtel share price ended the session 2.7% higher to 312.55, while HDFC share price gained by more than 1.9% to Rs 2,008. Yes, Bank share price zoomed more than 2% to hit the day’s high at Rs 185.90. Eicher Motors Worst Performer On Nifty After December Sales Fall 13%. Shares of Eicher Motors fell as much as 5.8 per cent, the most in over two months, to Rs 21,860. The comp...

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