5 June 2017
Market snapshot
Equities - India
Close
Chg .%
Sensex
31,273
0.4
Nifty-50
9,654
0.4
Nifty-M 100
17,770
0.9
Equities-Global
Close
Chg .%
S&P 500
2,439
0.4
Nasdaq
6,306
0.9
FTSE 100
7,548
0.1
DAX
12,823
1.2
Hang Seng
10,666
0.4
Nikkei 225
20,177
-1.6
Commodities
Close
Chg .%
Brent (US$/Bbl)
49
-0.6
Gold ($/OZ)
1,279
1.0
Cu (US$/MT)
5,640
-0.6
Almn (US$/MT)
1,929
0.3
Currency
Close
Chg .%
USD/INR
64.4
-0.1
USD/EUR
1.1
0.6
USD/JPY
110.4
-0.9
YIELD (%)
Close
1MChg
10 Yrs G-Sec
6.6
0.0
10 Yrs AAA Corp
7.7
0.0
Flows (USD b)
2-Jun
MTD
FIIs
0.0
-0.1
DIIs
0.0
0.1
Volumes (INRb)
2-Jun
MTD*
Cash
254
261
F&O
2,469
5,373
Note: YTD is calendar year, *Avg
YTD.%
17.5
17.9
23.8
YTD.%
8.9
17.1
5.7
11.7
13.5
5.6
YTD.%
-10.9
11.0
2.1
13.2
YTD.%
-5.1
7.2
-5.6
YTDchg
0.1
0.1
YTD
7.8
2.4
YTD*
287
4,812
Today’s top research idea
Key takeaways from HUL Analyst meet: Strengthening the Core; Higher
premiumization to drive earnings
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Clear focus on thought leadership far ahead of peers and improving
accessibility of their core brands in each segment.
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Strengthening the Naturals portfolio across segments.
v
Zero based budgeting across all areas will yield significant margin
improvement
We believe that a confluence of positives including expectations of normal
monsoon, moderate inflation, government schemes aiding growth, weak base of
the past three years, end of commodity price deflation, continued
premiumization, and cost savings is leading to strong outlook for rural-focused
companies. HUVR with its high salience of rural sales, wide brand portfolio, and
broad distribution reach is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this
confluence of positive factors.
Research covered
Cos/Sector
Key Highlights
GST
Clears the last lap
Hindustan Unilever Strengthening the Core; Higher premiumization to drive earnings
Fifth consecutive month of positive returns for Nifty; midcaps
Bulls & Bears
underperform
Cement
Capacity addition slowing; to revert to mean in FY19
Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors
Automobiles
Operating loss increases on RM cost; Net debt will continue to rise
SAIL
eroding equity value; Maintain Sell
Piping hot news
Export volumes rose in FY17 on low commodity prices
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Merchandise export value may have grown just 5% in 2016-17 after two
Quote of the day
Investing is the intersection of economics
and psychology.
successive years of contraction, but volumes of outbound shipments rose for
most goods at a faster pace, showed the data compiled by the commerce
ministry.
Chart of the Day: India’s share in world market cap at seven year high
Over last 12 months, world market cap has increased 17.6% (USD11.1t); India’s market cap has increased 33%
Source: Industry, MOSL
Research Team (Gautam.Duggad@MotilalOswal.com)
Motilal Oswal research is available on www.motilaloswal.com/Institutional-Equities, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, Factset and S&P Capital.
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