Morning Update for 1 February 2022

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Indices at previous closing

Nifty50: 17,339 237 (+1.3%)

Sensex: 58,014 813 (+1.4%)

Nifty Bank: 37,975 285 (+0.7%)


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Tata Motors’ bumpy Q3 drive

In the December quarter, the automaker reported a loss of ₹1,561 crore compared to a profit of ₹2,906 crore in the same period last year. The bottom line was dented by a rise in raw material costs and high finance expenses.

The company’s revenue declined 4.5% to ₹72,229 crore. The management said that the semiconductor supply issue is gradually improving but commodity inflation worries persist. Meanwhile, shares of Tata Motors were up 4.6% yesterday.


Sun Pharma shines in Q3

In Q3FY22, the pharmaceutical major posted a net profit of ₹2,058 crore, up 11% year-on-year. This was sharply higher than the street estimate of ₹1,720 crore.  The rise in profit was aided by a 11% rise in sales to ₹9,814 crore. 

The company’s India and emerging markets formulation segments reported strong double digit growth. The management said that it is focusing on topline growth and operational efficiencies along with expanding its presence in the global specialty space. Shares of Sun Pharma were up 0.8% but the results were announced after the market hours.


Adani Wilmar receives strong interest 

On day 3, the IPO of Fortune edible oil maker was oversubscribed more than 17 times. The public issue received strong interest from non-institutional investors i.e. corporates and HNIs.   

Meanwhile, the IPO party will continue this week. Vedant Fashions, which is known for its Manyavar brand, will launch its IPO on Friday. Click here to apply for IPOs on Upstox.


Sectoral indices (January 31)

Top gainers Top losers

Nifty Realty

3.1%

NA

Nifty PSU Bank

2.9%

NA

Global markets (at 8:00 am today)

Indices Today's movement
SGX Nifty 0.9%
Nikkei 225 (Japan) 0.7%
Hang Seng (Hong Kong) 1.0%
SSE Composite (China) ▼ 0.9%
Dow Jones (US) (January 31) 1.1%

NYSE (US) (January 31)

1.6%
Nasdaq (US) (January 31) 3.4%
S&P 500 (US) (January 31) 1.8%

Fact of the day

Dabur was established in 1884 to manufacture healthcare products and then forayed into the Ayurveda space in 1900.

Source: Dabur


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