Market Bizzz

Seven stocks, including Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Balrampur Chini, and Bandhan Bank, are under F&O trade ban on Monday. The ban occurs when open interest crosses 95% of market-wide positions limits. Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty fell on Friday due to investor caution ahead of a key U.S. jobs report.

Vedanta and five other companies are in focus today as they have set September 10 as the record date for determining shareholders eligible for dividend payments. Vedanta announced a third interim dividend of Rs 20 per share for FY 2024-25. Other companies like DAPS Advertising, Manali Petrochemicals, MSTC Ltd, National Plastic Technologies, and Syrma SGS Technology also declared dividends.

Oil futures surged by a dollar on Monday as a potential hurricane approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, and markets rebounded from a selloff due to weak U.S. jobs data. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 1.48% to $68.67 a barrel, while Brent crude increased 1.39% to $72.05 a barrel.

Despite a 1.43% decline in the Sensex for the week ending September 6, nine penny stocks surged between 10% and 55%. These stocks, with market capitalizations below Rs 1000 crore and share prices under Rs 20, saw significant gains. Notable performers included Deep Diamond India with a 53% gain and RISA International with a 25% increase.

The Sensex ended a three-week winning streak with a 1.5% loss amid weak global cues and lack of favorable domestic news. Key factors to watch this week include Fed rate cut hopes, IPOs, crude oil rates, FII activity, global macroeconomic data, inflation data, and technical support levels for the Nifty index.

All three main indexes were lower, with the 11 sectors of the benchmark S&P 500 losing ground led by declines in communication services, consumer discretionary and technology equities.

In the MSCI Standard Index, which focuses on large and mid-cap companies, China retains the top weight at 24%, with India following at around 20%. India reclaimed the second spot in the index last November, overtaking Taiwan.

On Vi, it maintained its sell rating, while raising the price target to ₹2.5 from ₹2.2, implying a downside of 81.4% from Friday’s closing of ₹13.43. Vodafone shares plunged 11% on Friday.

Promoters held 66.56 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Jun-2024, while FIIs owned 10.87 per cent, DIIs 16.25 per cent.