Morning Alert..
*Core industries growth eases to 4.8% in August on iron ore, coal drag*
Output growth in India's nine core industries slowed to a three-month low of 4.8 per cent in August, from a downwardly revised 5 per cent in July, as a steep loss of momentum in iron ore and contraction in coal, oil, gas and fertilizer sectors put a drag on the headline number, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday. The overall index eased to a four-month low of 119.2 from 120.8 in July, a sequential decline of 1.32 per cent even as year-on-year growth stayed in positive territory. Iron ore, which carries a weight of 4.9 per cent, was the single biggest source of the slowdown. Its growth collapsed to an 11-month low of 5.5 per cent in August from 29.5 per cent in July, with the sector's index dropping to 96.1 from 104.8. Coal, weighted at 5.6 per cent, swung to a contraction of 3.8 per cent after expanding 7.6 per cent in July, returning to negative territory after two months of gains. Rahul Agrawal, Principal Economist, ICRA attributed the headline number to an unfavourable base.
*Global market action*
Dow Jones – Down by 0.12% or 62.90 points
FTSE – Up by 0.74% or 79.88 points
CAC – Up by 0.91% or 73.92 points
DAX – Up by 1.06% or 270.95 points
Gift Nifty – Up by 0.24% or 56.50 points
*FII/DII activities*
FII – Sold 576.20Cr worth of shares
DII – Bought 2797.27Cr worth of shares.
*Major Indian Indices PE*
Nifty 50 – 19.8x
Nifty Bank – 13.4x
*Stocks with high delivery percentage*
Berger Paints Ltd – 86.2%
Lenskart Solutions Ltd – 83.3%
CRISIL Ltd – 82.8%
HDB Financial Services Ltd – 78.9%
*Primary market activities*
IPOs opening today
Varmora Granito Ltd (Main board) – Issue size 708.02Cr
Himalaya Nutravedics India Ltd (BSE SME) – Issue size 26.50Cr
Anand Seamless Ltd (BSE SME) - Issue size 25.52Cr
Listing today
Quanto Agroworld Ltd (BSE SME) – Subscribed 1.39x
Shakti Polytrap Ltd (BSE SME) – Subscribed 11.87x
Vama Wovenfab Ltd (BSE SME) – Subscribed 2.53x
*Commodities updates*
Gold – Rs 153135/10gm, Silver – Rs 239358/kg, Brcrude – Rs 8840/barrel, Copper – Rs 1412/kg.