Small Caps and Mid Caps perform better then SENSEX

(20/5/09 - SENSEX updates) - The mid-cap and small-cap indices today significantly outperformed the benchmark index Sensex with as many as 117 small-cap stocks and 14 mid-cap stocks touching their upper circuit limits at the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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The BSE mid-cap index gained over six per cent to settle at 4,673 points, while the small-cap index ended up 8.86 per cent at 5,208.18 points.

According to the data available on the BSE website, as many as 117 stocks from the 465 shares in the small-cap index and 14 stocks out of the total of 221 shares in the mid-cap index hit their respective upper circuit limits today.

"Investors are making value buys into midcaps and small-cap stocks which have turned attractive, while the blue chip stocks became overbought and witnessed profit booking today," Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Research head Alex Mathew said.

The 30-share bellwether index Sensex today lost 241 points to close at 14,060, after touching an intra-day high of 14,405.51.

Some of the mid-cap shares which surged and got struck in their upper limit include --realty firm Omaxe (gained 20 per cent), Godrej Industries (10 per cent), Akruti City (5 per cent), Indiabulls (5 per cent) and KEC International (10 per cent).

The mid-cap and small-cap indice track the performance of companies with relatively smaller market capitalisation than the blue chip firms.

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The circuit limits, both upper and lower, are set by the exchange from time to time as a price containment measure beyond which trading would not be allowed in a scrip till the prices are normal or limits are reset.

The circuit limits in stocks are set for a particular scrip by the exchange to limit their movement to five per cent, 10 per cent and 20 per cent, either up or down.

The circuit limits are set to regulate manipulative or one way price drugging of particular shares mainly having smaller marketcaps.

The small-cap stocks which hit their upper circuit limits include- Raymond Ltd , Unity Infra, Bharati Shipyard, Madhucon Projects and United Breweries Holdings.

BSE | NIFTY surges 17 perc and 17.5 perc resp

Trading in Indian stocks was halted Monday after shares in key benchmarks surged more than 17%  triggering market circuit breaker rules.

India's surge helped boost sentiment in other regional markets. While Japanese shares closed lower, before the start of Indian trading, exchanges open later, including Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore all ended higher.

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The Sensex closed 17.3% higher at 14,284.21, while the 50-stock S&P CNX Nifty rallied 17.7% to 4,323.15.

"The election in India is showing a clear mandate there, and probably underlines to a lot of investors there that Asia is going to be the growth area for the next six to nine months, whereas growth in Europe and U.S. could take much longer," said Andrew Sullivan, a sales trader at Main First Securities in Hong Kong.

Minutes after the opening, the 30-stock Sensitive Index, or Sensex, rose 10.7% while the National Stock Exchange Nifty rose 14.5%, triggering a two-hour trading suspension. Immediately at the resumption of trade, shares surged further, prompting a trading suspension for the rest of the day.

"A pro-reform/stable government is just what India needs, amid signs of economic expectations bottoming out, to inspire investor confidence. We have argued that the stability of the newly-elected government, rather than the coalition dynamics, would be crucial for" sentiment, said analysts at Standard Chartered.

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Some market observers were disappointed, however. Sharmila Joshi, an investment adviser in Mumbai, said "I have never seen anything like this... These kind of gap-up openings are ultimately bad for the market, as they don't give one a chance to participate. Today, it was impossible to participate."

Among the big gainers, shares of market heavyweight Reliance Industries climbed 20.6% and ICICI Bank advanced 25.4%, while property major DLF gained 25.9%.

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The local currency also surged, with the U.S. dollar recently down to 47.96 rupees from a previous close of 49.38 rupees.

Morgan Stanley raised its earnings estimate and Sensex targets after the poll outcome. Analysts there said they now expect the Sensex companies to post aggregate earnings growth of 2.5%, compared with a prior forecast of a 10% contraction, this fiscal year. Morgan Stanley raised its Sensex target for 2009 to 15,300.

Saturday, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance secured 262 seats out of the 543 up for grabs, falling just short of the 272 majority mark. The alliance is expected to make up the difference with support from smaller parties and independents. The outcome beat the most optimistic exit polls.

NSE keeps circuit limit unchanged

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday said it has kept its circuit filters unchanged and trading will come to a halt if benchmark index Nifty rises or falls by 300 points in a day.

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"The existing policy will continue to govern trading on the exchanges. Accordingly, the first level of the circuit breaker at 10 per cent will be triggered at 300 points for Nifty and 975 for Sensex over the respective closing level of the indices today," the NSE said in a statement.

The announcement by NSE came in after the market authorities had to halt the trading - initially for two hours and later for the entire day - as the rules do not permit the trade to continue if a single-day gain exceed 20 per cent in either of the two benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty.

The 50-share Nifty today soared 531.65 points in the opening trade which led to the regulators closing the equity and equity derivatives market closed for two hours. Following opening, Nifty further went up 651.50 points to 4,323.15, which triggered a halt for the day.

This circuit breaker brings about a coordinated trading halt in all equity and equity derivative markets nationwide and
are triggered by movement of either Sensex or Nifty, whichever is breached earlier.

Also the Sensex today soared by 2,111 points to close at 14,284.21 points. It had surged 1,760 points at 13,963, hitting the upper circuit following which trading was halted for two hours. After the trading was resumed, the Sensex soared 806 points at 14,284.21 triggering a halt for the day.

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On March 31, 2008, the last trading day of the quarter, Sensex closed at 9,708.50 points. The absolute points of Sensex variation which would trigger market wide circuit breaker for any day in the quarter between April 1 and June 30 would be 975 points for first 10 per cent trigger point, 1,450 points for the second 15 per cent trigger point and 1,950 points for the final 20 per cent trigger.

Similarly for the Nifty, the three trigger points in the current quarter would be 300 points, 440 points and 600 points - based on a closing level of 3,020.95 points on March 31. In case of a 10 per cent movement of either of these indices, there would be a one hour market halt if the movement takes place before 1 pm.

In case of a 15 per cent movement of either index, there will be a two hour market halt if the movement takes place before 1 pm. If the 15 per cent trigger is reached on or after 1 pm but before 2 pm, there will be a one hour halt. If the 15 per cent trigger is reached on or after 2 pm the trading will halt for the remainder of the day.

In case of a 20 per cent movement of the index, the trading will be halted for the remainder of the day.

Sensex will cross 15,000 level tomorrow

BSE's SENSEX is likely to cross the 15,000 level tomorrow and may hit the first upper circuit of 10 per cent as the upbeat market sentiment may attract retail investors to cash in on the bullish phase, analysts said.

Major market players were of the opinion that today's rally of nearly 20 per cent suggests the market might gather momentum in coming sessions amid picking up of capital inflows by foreign funds, and any support from retail investors would place the key-index beyond 15,000 points levels soon.

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"Market may see small movement of 500-700 points. It may witness 15,000 mark in intraday trade at which point it may see sell-off," Keynote Research Senior Vice President Nitin A Khandkar said.

After a sea-change in the market scenario, speculators would also run to cover up their pending short positions on fears of further upsurge in the share prices.

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"Investors who could not take part in the rally today may try to reap gains tomorrow," a NSE broker Rajeev Mallik said adding there were chances of the market hitting a 10 per cent upper circuit in early trade tomorrow. And if this happens, the barometer would be at around 15,500 points without taking much time, he said.

Many of the analysts feel the 30-share benchmark may touch the 15,000 level if the rally continues tomorrow, with some of them not ruling out that an upper circuit breaker might be hit again.

source economictimes

SEBI to outline framework for REITs

Speaking to mediapersons after an interactive session with members of Bharat Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata on Thursday, Sebi chairman C.B. Bhave said: "The regulator is not averse to the idea of REITs. We may look at REITs at a later stage. But before that, the regulator would assess the workings of real estate mutual funds."

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Sometime in April 2008, Sebi had prepared norms for real estate mutual fund. But the launch of real estate MF was delayed due to market meltdown. Incidentally, REITs is a trust that uses the pooled capital of many investors to purchase and manage real estate assets and/or mortgage loans.

REITs are traded on major stock exchanges like normal stocks. There are three type of REITs popular in USA and in other advance economies namely equity REITs, mortgage REITs and hybrid REITs.

According to Mr Bhave, the main hindrance for introducing REIT like products in India is lack of transparency in the real estate market, variable stamp duties in different states and absence of uniform price of land and properties across India.

"We have already spoken to the union government to bring about a uniformity in stamp duties across states but it would obviously take sometime," he added.

Commenting on the transparency in different investment avenues, Mr Bhave said that the regulator is also working on new guidelines for portfolio management schemes (PMS).

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"We want to ensure that a PMS client gets to know his exact asset portfolio directly through depository participants independent of the portfolio managers. This is essential to infuse credibility in the PMS system," he said.

Earlier addressing Bharat Chamber of Commerce members, Mr Bhave said that the regulator is working on new delisting guidelines. Though it will take sometime, Sebi want to ensure that the retail investors are not left in the lurch.

Foreign investments of Rs 4107 cr holds sensex above 12000 mark

(13/5/07 - bse stocks)Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) on Wednesday made a net investment of a whopping Rs 4,106.96 crore in the equity market, the biggest inflow in a single day so far this year, even as the BSE benchmark Sensex slipped into red dipping 138 points.

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In today's market FIIs were gross buyer of shares worth Rs 6,082.60 crore and sold equities worth Rs 1,975.64 crore, resulting in a net purchase of Rs 4,106.96 crore, as per provisional data on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

An analysis of SEBI data shows the investment of Rs 4,107 crore is the biggest in a single day so far this year. Marketmen said the FII investment in the equity market today helped the Sensex retain the 12,000 level even as retail investors turned net sellers.

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FIIs have pumped in a net of Rs 5,037.10 crore in stocks in May, while so far this year, FIIs made a net investment of Rs 5,887.50 crore in Indian equities, Sebi data shows.

While, brokers, on the behalf of their clients, sold shares worth Rs 3,868 crore, domestic institutional investors showed confidence and invested Rs 105.73 crore in equities. Proprietors and non-resident Indians booked profit and sold shares worth Rs 45 crore and Rs 1.65 crore respectively.

The BSE's 30-scrip Sensex today closed at 12,019.65 level, down 1.14 per cent or 138.38 points.