Weekly trading diary: 23rd to 27th October 2023

Welcome to the weekly trading diary, a thread for discussing your trades, strategies, ideas, news, stories, etc.



Here’s a quick look at how the markets fared in the week week gone by:





Things to look forward to in the coming week:

Earnings

23rd October 24th October 25th October 26th October 27th October 28th October
PNB Housing Finance Axis Bank ACC Ltd. Bajaj Finserv IDFC First Bank
Torrent Pharma Indus Towers Asian Paints BPCL NTPC
Netwirk 18 Media Colgate-Palmolive Cipla
Tech Mahindra Dixon Technologies Dr. Reddy’s
TV18 Broadcast PNB GMR Airports and Infra
Shriram Finance M&M Financial Services
Vodaffone Idea Piramal Pharma
Reliance Industries
SBI Cards
SBI Life
SRF Ltd.
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Union Bank

Economic events

23rd October 24th October 25th October 26th October 27th October
Japan Core Inflation (Septenber) US Building Permits US Fed Chairman Powell’s Speech
UK Unemployment Rate (August) Home Sales (September) GDP Growth (Q3 CY23)
Eurozone Services PMI (October) Crude Oil Inventories Core Durable Goods Orders (September)
Manufacturing PMI (October) Jobless Claims
Composite PMI (October) Eurozone ECB Interest Rate Decision
US Services PMI (October)
Manufacturing PMI (October)
2 Likes

Benchmark indices continued the bearish trend for the fourth session and fell around 1.3% due to weak trends in global markets. US futures are trading lower.

:oil_drum:Brent Crude: 91.8 -0.39%
:heavy_dollar_sign:USD INR Spot: 83.1663 -0.04%.
:scroll:India 10Y Bond yield: 7.38 0.20%

Nifty 50 heat map.

More stats at: technicals.zerodha.com

Amongst the F&O stocks

:chart_with_upwards_trend: IPCA Laboratories was the top gainer.

:chart_with_downwards_trend: Laurus Labs was the top loser.

:page_with_curl: Earnings Update:

PNB Housing Finance: Net Profit: Rs. 383 cr :arrow_up: 45.9% YoY; Revenue: Rs. 1,777.8 cr :arrow_up: 5.5% YoY.

:newspaper: News

BSE Limited surged 13% during the session and eventually settled with a gain of nearly 7% following the exchange’s announcement of revised transaction charges for trades in the equity derivatives segment, effective from November 1, 2023.

IPCA Laboratories surged 6%, reaching a 52-week high, following its receipt of a voluntary action indicated (VAI) classification for its Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh manufacturing facility from the USFDA.

Kotak Mahindra Bank announced that the RBI has given its nod for the appointment of Ashok Vaswani, a banker with over 35 years of experience, as the forthcoming MD and CEO of the bank.

1 Like

Nifty and Sensex closed nearly 1% lower, falling for the fifth day in a row. US futures are showing mixed trends.

:oil_drum:Brent Crude: 88.5 0.49%
:heavy_dollar_sign:USD INR Spot: 83.1518 -0.06%.
:scroll:India 10Y Bond yield: 7.341 -0.56%

Nifty 50 heat map.

More stats at: technicals.zerodha.com

Amongst the F&O stocks

:chart_with_upwards_trend: Delta Corp was the top gainer.

:chart_with_downwards_trend: Shriram Finance was the top loser.

:page_with_curl: Earnings Update:

Axis Bank: Net Profit: Rs. 5,863.6 cr :arrow_up: 10% YoY; NII: Rs. 12,315 cr :arrow_up: 18.9% YoY.

Jubilant Food: Net Profit: Rs. 72.1 cr :arrow_down: 39.5% YoY; Revenue: Rs. 1345 cr :arrow_up:4.5% YoY.

Tech Mahindra: Net Profit: Rs. 494 cr :arrow_down: 61.6% YoY; Revenue: Rs. 12,864 cr :arrow_down:2% YoY.

:newspaper: News

The Union Cabinet approved Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates on Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for the Rabi season 2023-24, with an outlay of Rs 22,303 crore, to ensure fertilizer availability to farmers.

As per data from real estate consultancy Knight Frank, the number of property registrations in Mumbai city increased 37.4% year on year to 4594 units during Navratri this year.

GMR Airports, along with its partners, is set to purchase an additional 11% stake in GMR Hyderabad International Airport from Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad’s division, taking their total stake to 74%. This deal is valued at 100 million dollars.

Benchmark indices snapped a six-day losing streak, rising by 1% on positive global cues. US futures too are trading higher.

:oil_drum:Brent Crude: 89.42 1.69%
:heavy_dollar_sign:USD INR Spot: 83.2518 0.01%.
:scroll:India 10Y Bond yield: 7.357 -0.12%

Nifty 50 heat map.

More stats at: technicals.zerodha.com

Amongst the F&O stocks

:chart_with_upwards_trend: Shriram Finance was the top gainer.

:chart_with_downwards_trend: Metropolis Healthcare was the top loser.

:page_with_curl: Earnings Update:

Cipla: Net Profit: Rs. 1131 cr :arrow_up: 43.3% YoY; Revenue: Rs. 6,678 cr :arrow_up: 14.6% YoY.

Dr. Reddy’s: Net Profit: Rs. 1480 cr :arrow_up: 33% YoY; Revenue: Rs. 6,880 cr :arrow_up: 9.1% YoY.

Maruti: Net Profit: Rs. 3,716.5 cr :arrow_up: 80.3% YoY; Revenue: Rs. 37,062 cr :arrow_up:23.8% YoY.

M&M Finance: Net Profit: Rs. 235.2 cr :arrow_down: 47.5% YoY; NII: Rs. 1,645.4 cr :arrow_up: 8.5% YoY.

:newspaper: News

Bitcoin jumped 15% over the past week, reaching its highest point since May 2022, driven by optimism surrounding a Bitcoin ETF.

The Union Minister of State for Electronics & Technology announced that the Tata Group will produce Apple iPhones in India for local and international markets after acquiring Wistron InfoComm Manufacturing (India) for $125 million.

India’s foreign exchange reserves decreased to $583.53 billion as of October 20, down from $585.90 billion the previous week, according to RBI data.

1 Like