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: Nifty To Touch 9400 or Consolidate? 8 Factors that may decide that :
The market hit
record highs in the passing week (Sensex at 30,184.22 and Nifty at 9,367.15
intraday) on better-than-expected earnings (by cement, auto and midcap banks)
and likely PSU banks' recapitalisation. Global factors like easing of political
risk in Eurozone post favourable French elections results, and expectations of
US tax reforms also boosted market sentiment. The Nifty gained 2 percent (at
9,304.05) during the week despite consolidation in later part of the week due
to extended weekend and mixed global cues.
On the monthly
basis, the market continued northward journey for fourth consecutive months. In
fact, the year so far has been good, with Nifty posting 13.66 percent gains
year-to-date (up 1.42 percent in April, 3.31 percent in March, 3.72 percent in
February and 4.6 percent in January).
Such a stellar
performance is unlikely to continue in the coming truncated week as well as in
May. With expensive valuations at current level, the market has to consolidate
more before moving towards another psychological 9,400 mark on the Nifty and
volatility index also indicated the same trend, experts say.
The market will remain shut on May 1 (Monday) —
Maharashtra Day.
They expect minor
correction and every dip is likely to be bought. Major correction, according to
them, is unlikely due to favourable domestic factors like consistent buying by
domestic institutional investors despite FIIs' selling, better-than-expected
earnings so far (indicating faster recovery in FY18) and stability in economic
reforms after recent state & municipal elections. Lower crude oil prices
also played supportive role for the market.
Following the
recent run up, Indian VIX i.e. volatility Index, has reached the lower
end of the range currently placed at 10.87. As VIX has a tendency to revert
back to mean, a reading so low warrants a rise in the volatility in the coming
sessions, which could lead to minor corrections.
While movement at the Index level could remain muted,
stock specific movement on account of the ongoing earnings season could be
seen, he adds.
The option data continued to suggest a strong support at 9000 with an open interest of 44
lakh shares in put options. On the upside, 9500 has the highest open interest
of 42 lakh shares in call options.
We expect some volatility in global market also due to
its influence on next week's Federal Reserve policy. Currently, domestic market
is amongst the expensive market in the world with a P/E of 18x on FY18 basis,
he says.
According to experts, the only negative factor that can
stall the rally (in near term) would be the crisis between US and North
Korea due to missile tests by the latter. If that intensified then the
Nifty can break 9,000 level, they feel.
Here are eight
factors that will chart market direction next week:
Earnings
In the coming week, we will enter in the second month of
March quarter earnings season. ICICI Bank (on May 3) and HDFC (May 4) earnings
would be important ones to watch out for.
Bharat Financial will be closely watched not only for its earnings but also for likely
announcement related to merger & acquisition.
Dabur and Bharat
Financial will announce quarterly earnings on May 1.
On May 2, Marico, RBL Bank, Inox Leisure, Kansai Nerolac
and Shriram City Union Finance will release their earnings report while ICICI
Bank, Ajanta Pharma, DHFL, Alembic Pharma, Agro Tech Foods, L&T Technology,
Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri and Zenotech Laboratories will come out with
results on May 3.
HDFC, Emami, Exide Industries, Apollo Tyres, Godrej
Properties, HCC, IIFL, Greaves Cotton, L&T Finance Holdings, L&T
Infotech, Bank of Maharashtra, MCX, MRF, Oberoi Realty and Tata Communications will
announce numbers May 4.
On May 5, Equitas Holdings, GE Shipping, Monsanto India,
NIIT Technologies, Sanofi, Shankara Building Products, Shoppers Stop, SPARC and
Transformers and Rectifiers are expected to declare earnings for the quarter
ended March 2017.
D-Mart operator Avenue Supermarts will announce its
earnings on May 6.
Auto sales
April sales data by auto companies will also be announced
next week. Hence, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra &
Mahindra, Escorts, Hero Motocorp, Bajaj Auto, Eicher Motors and TVS Motor
Company will be in focus.
Passenger vehicle segment will continue its growth
momentum and outperform the auto industry growth in April while 2-wheeler and
commercial vehicle volumes are expected to decline YoY and MoM, Motilal Oswal
says.
It further says channel check suggests, retail off-take
in 2-wheeler segment is expected to remain weak followed by pre-buy of BS-3
vehicles in the previous month.
Technical Outlook
Technical analysts expect 9200 will act as a support
level in near term and on the upside, 9400 will be major resistance.
The maximum downside levels to be watched for this
correction is around 9180-9150 for the next 1-2 weeks and Nifty could
eventually bounce back and could register new all-time highs, he feels.
Macro ecomonic
data
Nikkei Markit Manufacturing PMI will be announced on May
2 and Services PMI on May 4.
Manufacturing sector activity jumped to a five-month high
in March at 52.5 (from 50.7 in February) with increased production and new
orders while services PMI rose to 51.5 in March (up from 50.3 in previous
month).
Stocks in Focus
Coming Monday, Ambuja Cements, Raymond, Uttam Galva,
Kitex Garments, Navin Fluorine, Deepak Nitrite, Kesoram Industries and RPG Life
Sciences will react their earnings that announced after market hours on Friday.
Other stocks that will react to earnings would be Dabur,
Bharat Financial, JSW Energy, Indowind Energy, Astra Micro Wave and Morepen
Labs which are expected to declare results over the long weekend.
UP sugar stocks will be in focus on Monday as CNBC-TV18 reports say UP government has
asked sugar mills will pay 15 percent interest on cane arrears for 2016-17.
Dr Reddy's Labs, Aurobindo Pharma and Strides Shasun will
react to USFDA actions.
US Food & Drug Administration has issued Form 483 with 11 observations for Dr Reddy's
plant 3 at Bachupally and completed inspection of Strides Shasun's oral dosage
unit in Puducherry with zero 483 observations while sources told that Aurobindo
unit IV injectables unit received 6 observations from the US health regulator.
Thermax may react positively to its export contracts
worth USD 157 million received in Africa.
Tata Motors will also be in focus as US auto sales data
is expected to release on May 3.
Liquidity
Domestic institutional investors so far have been
supportive to the market as according to provisional data, they have bought
more than Rs 9,000 crore worth of shares in April.
At the same time, foreign institutional investors were
net sellers to the tune of more than Rs 2,000 crore as per actual data
available on the SEBI. However, they had made highest ever monthly buying
worth Rs 33,781 crore in March.
Corporate Action
Beardsell share price will adjust on May 4 for its bonus
issue (in the proportion of one share for every five shares held) and
sub-division of face value (from Rs 10 to Rs 2 each).
Mishtann Foods will consolidate face value of its share
price at Rs 10 from Re 1.
Global Cues
Globally experts will closely watch geopolitical concerns
like stand-off between US and North Korea due to missile tested by the latter.
The outcome of two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting
on May 3 and US jobs report for April on May 5 will also be in focus.
Economists do not expect any change in policy rate but the focus would be on indications
for further rate hikes.
Europe's Manufacturing PMI for April and Bank of Japan's
core CPI will be announced on May 2 while Europe's Q1 GDP and US Markit
Composite & Services PMI data will be released on May 3.
Europe's Markit composite and services PMI and US' Q1
non-farm productivity data is expected on May 4.
