Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 16, 2018

ED steps up heat on Nirav Modi, jewellery worth Rs 5,100 cr seized

PNB fraud: Banks refuse to buy Nirav Modi’s promises

Digital payments in India to reach $1 trn by 2023: Report

Banks’ Association moves to check fall out of PNB scam

PW can carry out audit work till March 2019: SAT

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Govt to come out with new pharma policy: Ananth Kumar

January trade deficit widens to $16.30 bn; exports rise 9%

Centre to change base year for GDP, IIP to 2017-18

Bharti Airtel explores options to list Africa arm on global exchange

Pay retail investors for failure in IPO allotment: Sebi tells bankers

RBI ready to inject addl liquidity into banks by March end

Govt to bring major changes in Drug Pricing Control Order

WPI inflation eases to 2.84% in Jan

India reviews anti-dumping duty on steel wheels from China

Small, medium rubber units hit by shortage of carbon black

GVK Power to divest stake in 3 subsidiaries

Essar sells CBM gas to GAIL using Reliance formula

Zee Learn to acquire 44% stake in MT Educare

Govt drops the idea of an India EV policy

India, Singapore exchanges eye trading link to Modi’s Gujarat

Airtel’s holding company for Africa explores IPO

Idea Cellular board approves Rs3,500 crore QIP

Wind power tariffs stay near record low of Rs2.44/unit in SECI auction

World Bank identifies two global risks that could jeopardise India’s progress

Air India’s unpaid bills likely to raise its debt figure

Carlson-Rezidor Group eyes 100 hotels in India by end-2018

UK-based Liberty House left sole bidder for ABG Shipyard as Shapoorji Pallonji withdraws

Amazon now world’s third-most valuable company

PNB says has ability to recover after uncovering giant fraud

Govt mulls allowing foreign vessels in coastal waters

Revenue & profit of auto firms get a boost in Q3

Steel sector buyouts under IBC may invite CCI scrutiny

Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 15, 2018

  • US January CPI posts largest gain in a year
  • PNB reports $1.8-bn fraud, new can of worms opens
  • AIRTEL-Bharati-Foundation.jpg (630×350)Bharti Airtel’s subsidiary eyes IPO to unlock value
  • Singh brothers resign from board of Religare
  • Piramal Fin eyes Rs 3,000-cr affordable housing deals
  • New NPA resolution framework positive: Report
  • After ICRA, CARE downgrades Fortis rating
  • Jindal Stainless posts over 3-fold jump in Q3 net
  • Adani looking for foreign coal mines amid challenges in Australia
  • Sun Pharma Q3 net profit plunges 75% to Rs 3.6 bn on weak US sales
  • ONGC Videsh offers to invest $6.2 bn in Iran’s giant Farzad-B gas field
  • Sugar mills, farmers stress to continue despite increase in prices
  • Japan economy grows for eight straight quarter
  • Allahabad Bank suffers Rs.1,263.8 cr loss in Q3
  • India reviews anti-dumping duty on steel wheels from China
  • Wind prices stay low in SECI?s 3rd auctions
  • Coffee growers want MSP to tide over price crisis
  • DLF’s net debt down to Rs 5,513 cr;to be debt free by Mar’19
  • NMDC net profit jumps 49% to Rs 886 cr
  • Aster DM IPO sees 45% subscription on second day of share sale
  • Nestle India Q4 profit jumps 60% to Rs312 crore on volume growth
  • GMR Infrastructure Q3 loss at Rs566 crore
  • Tata Power Q3 profit declines at Rs612 crore, beats estimate
  • Riding on regulatory win, Reliance Jio tops Q3 league tables
  • ICAI to come out with concept paper on virtual currencies
  • Equity inflow from rights issue to firm Tata Steel’s books, says Fitch Ratings
  • New NPA resolution framework long-term positive: Report
  • India reviews anti-dumping duty on steel wheels from China
  • OVL offers to invest $6.2 bn in Iranian gas field
  • Unsatisfactory jobs, under-employment big problem: NITI
  • Iran seeks Indian investment amid US pressure
  • Fortis to acquire Singapore listed RHT for Rs 4,650 crore
  • 1.5 lakh e-transactions get compromised daily in India

Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 12, 2018

  • Inflation to moderate to 5% in Jan: Report
  • Ebix front runner to buy Educomp with Rs 325-cr offer
  • Insurance industry set to touch $280 bn by 2020: Naidu
  • RInfra bags Rs 567 crore order from NTPC
  • ‘Govt saved Rs 56K cr through Aadhaar-enabled DBT’
  • Govt releases Rs 9,940 cr for Smart Cities Mission
  • ONGC acquires 10 per cent stake in UAE’s oil offshore concession
  • Bank haircuts on NPAs go up to 80%; 9 of 12 firms enter bidding stage
  • Bad news for Adani Power as Jharkhand rejects Rs 120-bn bid to set up SEZ
  • NTPC may borrow Rs 160 billion in FY18 to add 6,900 Mw capacity by March
  • Lucknow to float municipal bonds of Rs 1 billion to fund infra projects
  • Bank of England reading inflation, no hurry to raise rates: Chief economist
  • Equity bubble: RBI, SEBI need to be cognizant of risks going forward, says RBI Guv
  • Mumbai is 12th richest city globally with wealth at $90 bn
  • IRFC will diversify lending, but tread cautiously
  • Eight tax officers to handle GST-related queries on Twitter
  • Wipro arm launches Internet of Lighting solutions with Cisco
  • Bike-makers gearing up for new brake systems
  • Singapore Exchange to open trading in Indian products as per normal
  • Rules on cryptocurrencies should be out soon: Sebi chief
  • Coal India Q3 profit up 4% at Rs3,004 crore
  • RBI to have additional instrument for liquidity management
  • Real estate back on recovery path: Survey
  • Tata Motors to leverage group strength on future of mobility: MD Guenter Butschek
  • New rules on corporate bonds by September: Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi
  • Fiscal situation to be comfortable in FY19, says FM Arun Jaitley
  • Government measures to ensure MSMEs become growth engine: DFS Secretary Rajiv Kumar
  • Ikea opens distribution centre in Pune; to invest Rs 750 crore in Maharashtra
  • Centre sees 45% fall in customs collection in FY18
  • Sops to oil, gas producers under new E&P policy
  • Cost of funds low, but not many takers for gold loans
  • Bombay HC pulls up Centre for GST pomp, glitches

Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 09, 2018

  • Separate route on anvil for individual insolvency cases
  • Swiss Re in talks to sell stake to SoftBank
  • Singh brothers resign from Fortis Healthcare board
  • India to seek lower oil rates from Saudi Arabia, US
  • _bb92c252-e3b7-11e6-9542-52468f740e4a.jpg (960×640)Tata Steel, JSW submit bids for Bhushan Power & Steel
  • PSBs need Rs 2.06 tln capital for 8-9% credit growth
  • US jobless claims unexpectedly drop to near 45-yr low
  • CCI slaps Rs 1.36-bn fine on Google for unfair business practices
  • Odisha’s penalty collection touches Rs 112 bn from mining operators
  • State-owned banks need Rs 2.06 trn for 8-9% credit growth in FY19: Ind-Ra
  • European Central Bank tightens collateral rules for tapping its cash
  • Prestige, HDFC Capital to invest Rs 25 bn in affordable housing projects
  • 80,000-crore stressed loans in MSME sector
  • Govt imposes stockholding limits for sugar mills
  • Govt’s economic policy a betrayal: Chidambaram
  • Dr Reddy’s recalls 80,000 bottles of Atorvastatin from US
  • Cadila Healthcare net profit zooms to Rs 306 cr
  • BHEL Q3 net up 64% at Rs 153 cr; declares 40% dividend
  • ACC Q4 profit rises 126% to Rs206 crore
  • BOE sees need for faster rate hikes as growth outlook raised
  • Cryptocurrencies are like ponzi schemes: World Bank chief
  • Bharat Forge Q3 net profit jumps 77.39% to Rs228.17 crore
  • Coal India sales to power sector rise 6%
  • BlackRock is said to seek $10 billion to buy company stakes
  • Additional 3 crore free LPG connections to cost Rs 4,800 cr
  • China worried over US trade relations as surplus narrows
  • Supreme Court order will impact our mines in Goa, says Vedanta
  • Winter Olympics 2018: Reliance Jio bags digital rights to broadcast in India
  • India ranks 44 out of 50 nations in global IP index
  • St snaps seven day losing streak, Sensex rebounds 330 points
  • New auto sector policy likely in two months
  • UK watchdog justifies  550-mn Tata Steel pensions aid

Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 02, 2018

Morning Business News :

  • FPIs may have found a way to dodge LTCG bullet
  • I-T dept has tech to trace black money: CBDT chief
  • Budget reaffirms digital commitment within govt
  • Govt raises import duty on cotton seed oil, olive oil
  • Telecom sector to create 4 lakh new jobs in 5 yrs: Sinha
  • Government defers compulsory E-way bill application
  • Imported luxury cars to be costlier by up to Rs 10 lakh
  • Budget 2018: The great balancing act by Jaitley on social and fiscal fronts
  • Union Budget 2018-19 Announcements In Nutshell
  • Issue guidelines to ascertain predatory pricing: TDSAT to telecom regulator
  • At Rs 6.2 trn, April-Dec fiscal deficit touches 113.6% of FY18 estimate
  • Titan Q3 net rises 21% to Rs 2.8 bn; total income up 7%
  • Bitcoin’s big wipeout erased $44 bn of market value in Jan

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  • Govt misses fiscal deficit target; higher at 3.5% in FY 18
  • Govt hikes customs duty on mobile phones to 20%
  • Budget eyes Rs 80,000 cr from PSU disinvestment in FY19
  • Logistics sector to benefit from National Logistics Portal
  • Maruti sales up 4% at 1,39,189 units in January
  • Royal Enfield January sales up 31% at 77,878 units
  • IMF welcomes fiscal deficit targets set by Arun Jaitley
  • Smart cities mission gets a hike in budget
  • Rupee crumbles 44 paise on LTCG tax, fiscal deficit woes
  • Alibaba raises forecast, agrees to buy 33% of Ant Financial
  • TV18 to increase Viacom18 stake to 51%
  • Oil steady as Opec compliance offsets robust US output
  • Tata Motors worried over drop in commercial vehicle share
  • FPIs infuse more than $1 billion in Indian debt in 2 weeks
  • ONGC pays government Rs 36,915 crore for HPCL
  • Amazon posts largest profit in its history on sales, tax boost
  • Govt lowers market borrowing to Rs 4.07 lakh cr for FY19
  • Gold Monetisation Scheme to be revamped: Jaitley
  • 3 PSU insurers to be merged and listed
  • Highest ever infra allocation to boost investment cycle

Gold is on Verge of Breaking Out

Gold is on Verge of Breaking Out

Gold rally continue for the third month to touch high of 1344.81 before settling at 1331.84. The weakness in dollar against major currency drives safe haven demand in gold. Also, crash in crypto currencies related fund moved to gold. Gold has jumped 2.2% this year, touching the highest price in four months, as the dollar fell, Chinese consumers stocked up for the Lunar New Year and signs of global inflation picked up.

Global holdings in gold exchange-traded funds soared to the highest level since 2013 as investors got behind a rally in the metal. Holdings in gold exchange traded funds jump 13.7 tons, most since September, the total assets climb to 2241.2 tons.

Hedge fund managers boost net bullish bets on gold as they have added 5927 net long positions to 203967 contracts as per the weekly CFTC data on futures and options shows.

The uncertainty over US government shutdown may further give boost to precious metal rally.

At domestic front, gold imports for the December month rose 53 per cent to 846 tonnes last year on strong domestic demand and lower global prices, according to MMTC-PAMP India.  In December 2017 alone, gold imports rose to 70 tonnes from 49 tonnes in the year-ago period.

Technically, gold is on verge of breakout above $1370/oz. The sustainable break out above said level will open higher side up to $1630/oz. while downside support has been seen around $1220/oz. At domestic front strength in rupee may restrict some of the gains but the view remains same. Domestic gold price likely to touch all-time high to Rs. 35000 within 2 year once it starts trading above Rs.30450 per 10 grams.   The near term support remains around Rs. 28500 per 10 grams.

Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 01, 2018

Morning Business News :

  • FY17 GDP growth revised to 7.1% from 6.6% earlier
  • Reliance Jio warns public against fake JioCoin apps
  • US Fed leaves rate unchanged; sets up March hike
  • Quess to acquire Monster India, HCL Info’ care biz
  • SBI gets board approval to divest 4.40% CCIL stake
  • Havells India promoters sell 2% stake for Rs 647 cr
  • TV18 becomes majority shareholder in Viacom18 at a valuation of $2 billion
  • IBBI chairman Sahoo defends 94% haircut for stressed firm
  • Sebi agrees to transfer Rs 16.7 bn of surplus funds to govt
  • Recap bonds: Govt fixes coupon rates up to 7.68% with six maturities
  • ICICI Bank Q3 net drops 32% to Rs 16.5 bn; smallest profit in 7 quarters
  • HC allows Daiichi plea seeking Rs 35.6-bn arbitral award against Singh Bros
  • Morgan Stanley shifts p-note base as govt tightens rules for FPIs
  • Trai cuts mobile number port out charges by 79% to Rs 4
  • China January factory growth dips to 8-month low
  • IREDA, Rewa Ultra Mega Solar sign loan agreement
  • Solar Alliance to sign 121 projects by April-end
  • Ramky Enviro to invest₹1,000 cr in expansion
  • JSW Steel logs record Q3 profit of Rs.1,774 cr
  • H&M India sales nearly double to Rs 955 cr in 2017
  • Liquidation is anti-thesis of resolution, says IBBI chief
  • SBI’s deposit rate hike sets stage for rise in interest rates
  • Blackstone to buy Thomson Reuters F&R unit in a $20 billion deal

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  • Galaxy Surfactants IPO sees 19.76 times subscription on the last day
  • Hindustan Copper plans to raise Rs1,400 crore via QIP
  • Vedanta Q3 profit slips about 4% to Rs2,053 crore, lags estimates
  • GST E-way Bill mandatory from Thursday
  • Suresh Prabhu to meet industry next month on new industrial policy
  • Banks can keep recap bonds in HTM category minus any limit
  • Middle Eastern countries must broaden tax bases: IMF
  • Samsung Electronics reaps $39.30 billion net profit in 2017
  • Walmart to pick up 15-20 per cent stake in Flipkart: Report
  • TVS Motor launches crusade against copy cats
  • India moves to stub out tobacco industry rights
  • Hero MotoCorp re-enters premium segment with new Xtreme 200R bike
  • Bulk deposit rates rise as credit growth picks up momentum