Monday 24 December 2018

MARKET NEWS CORNER

NEWS CORNER

1.     Shares of NDTV was locked in the upper circuit of 10% at Rs 39.25 on the BSE, with only buyers being seen on the counter, after the company and Taboola, the world’s largest content discovery/ platform, signed a five-year exclusive deal worth more than Rs 3 billion. 



2.     Shares of information technology (IT) companies were under pressure on Friday with the Nifty IT index falling over 1 per cent and extending its decline into the fourth straight day, after the US indices extended falls as sentiment remained fragile. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, NIIT Technologies, Larsen & Toubro Infotech, KPIT Technologies, Tata Elxsi and Sonata Software were down between 1% to 2% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
3.     Shares of public sector undertaking (PSU) banks gained up to 4% on the BSE on Friday in otherwise subdued market in intra-day trade, after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that government will infuse Rs 830 billion in public sector banks in the remaining months of the current fiscal (2018-19). Central Bank of India, United Bank of India, Punjab National Bank (PNB), Syndicate Bank, Allahabad Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Corporation Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank and Andhra Bank were up in the range of 1% to 4%.
4.     Shares of Bata India hit a new high of Rs 1,135, up 3% on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday in otherwise weak market, surpassing its previous high of Rs 1,128 recorded on Wednesday. Thus far in calendar year 2018, the stock of footwear outperformed the market by surging 52% from Rs 747 level, as compared to 5% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
5.     State-owned Oriental Bank of Commerce will issue up to 5 crore new equity shares to its employees under the employee stock purchase scheme (ESPS). The bank received the approval of shareholders at its extra-ordinary general meeting held on December 21, it said in a regulatory filing. The remote e-voting held for the resolution approved with majority "to create, offer and issue up to 5 crore new equity shares. under employee stock purchase scheme (OBC-ESPS) in one or more tranches


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