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Sunday, October 31, 2021

Share Market LIVE: Sensex off day’s high, still in green, Nifty gives up 17750; Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel gain - The Financial Express

Share Market Today, Share Market LiveIndia VIX was up in the green. (Image: REUTERS)

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Domestic equity markets began trading in the green on Monday morning, looking to recover some of last week’s losses. S&P BSE Sensex was above 59,600 while Nifty 50 was above 17,800. Broader market were mirroring the up-move and India VIX was up in the green. Bank Nifty was up 0.62% above 39,300 points. Tata Steel and Bharti Airtel were the top gainers on Sensex, up more than 2% each. Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra and Mahindra, and Nestle were the top laggards, falling more than 1% each. 

IPO market will witness heavy action this week as 3 new public issues open for subscription. Along with the new IPOs, Nykaa’s issue will close today after witnessing strong interest from investors, who oversubscribed the IPO on the first day of sale. Policybazaar, SJS Enterprises, and Sigachi Industries are the three new IPOs opening for subscription today and will close on Wednesday. 

Manufacturing sector growth in India gained steam in October as companies scaled up production in line with a substantial upturn in new work intakes. Firms stepped up input purchasing amid stock-building efforts and in anticipation of further improvements in demand, while business optimism hit a six-month high. Panellists continued to report rising prices for several materials and transportation, with overall input costs increasing at the sharpest rate since February 2014. Subsequently, selling charges were lifted again. At 55.9 in October, the seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was in expansion territory for the fourth month in a row. Moreover, rising from 53.7 in September, the latest figure pointed to the strongest improvement in overall operating conditions since February.

In Samvat 2077, equity markets had a historical move as the benchmark indices touched new lifetime highs of 18000 and 62000 mark for the first time in history. Last year, the Sensex closed at 43,443 on the day of Diwali of Samvat 2076 and had gained 4,385 points or 11.23% in the past year. The Sensex has seen a record high of 62,245 in Samvat 2077, which was up 18,607 points or 42.6% from the previous Diwali. The key factors in driving the market were improved macro indicators, strong global liquidity, increased economic activities, significant pickup in vaccination, improvement in the consumption-related data, ease in monetary policy and sharp recovery in corporate earnings. 

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We expect buying demand to emerge around the key support threshold of 17500 in the upcoming truncated week and undergo a higher base formation that would make market healthy after a 20% rally seen over the past three months. Such intermediate episodes of breather make larger sutural up trend healthy as seen in previous bull markets. Thereby, the ongoing corrective phase should not be construed as negative, instead dips should be capitalized to build a quality portfolio over the medium term. 

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Nifty ATM call option IV is currently 19.03 whereas Nifty ATM Put option IV is quoting at 13.08. Index options PCR is at 0.90 v/s 0.90 & F&O Total PCR is at 0.81. Nifty Put options OI distribution shows that 17000 has highest OI concentration followed by 17500 & 17800 which may act as support for the current expiry. Nifty Call strike 18000 followed by 17800 witnessed significant OI concentration and may act as resistance for current expiry.

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"A pull back is in order, aiming 17833 initially but Nifty does not look primed for a vertical rise. While a push towards 17966- 18020, may be expected, the 18170-400 region appears could again prompt a distribution and aim for 17350, our downside objective that has been in play for a fortnight now. Meanwhile, a direct fall below 17600 today may not lead to a collapse, but in turn, lead to a consolidation in the 17500-350 band in the next few days, which could improve the chances of a sustainable uptrend."

~ Geojit Financial Services

Commodity prices traded weak with most of the commodities in non-agro segment witnessed selling in the last trading session of the week. Bullion prices pared weekly gains on stronger dollar while crude oil prices ended flat on mixed global cues. Base metals traded lower on eased worries over power shortage in China and demand concerns with rising CPVD cases in China.

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"The market went through a minor correction of above 3% in the Nifty during the last two trading days. The sell-off in the broader market was steeper with Nifty Midcap Index correcting 8% from the peak. The trigger for the correction  has been the sustained FII selling during the last 9 trading days following the downgrading of India by some leading foreign brokerages like UBS and Nomura who are concerned about excessive valuations. The depository data shows FII selling in equity at Rs 13550 cr, the highest for a month, so far, in 2021. The massive FII selling appears to have overwhelmed the newbie retail investors who have been merrily buying every dip. An important factor that might influence the market is the new IPOs hitting the market this week. Heavy oversubscriptions in attractive IPOs are draining money from the secondary market. So, FII selling and IPOs have emerged as headwinds for the market in the short-term. Investors may wait for the market to consolidate before taking fresh investment decisions," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. 

Domestic markets opened in the green on Monday morning. Broader markets were mirrored the up-move. Airtel was the top Sensex gainer on opening bell. 

Sensex gained 270 points in pre-open session on Monday while Nifty 50 neared 17,800. 

"On the technical front, Nifty 50 is currently trading at a very good support zone near 17,500 -17,700 and we believe markets may show some good recovery from these levels. the 18,000 level is an immediate hurdle on upside for Nifty 50," said Mohit Nigam, Head - PMS, Hem Securities.

"Nifty needs to reclaim 17,800 today for any meaningful recovery to happen or else any attempt by bulls might go in vain. One last gap, the island reversal gap, should get filled at 17,557+ put writers support at 17,500 makes it a possible bottom fishing zone for this week," said Rahul Sharma, Director & Head - Research, JM Financial.

'Nifty is expected to open flat to positive at 17700, up by 30 points.  Nifty has support at 17600 and 17450 levels and resistance at 17950 and 18050 levels. Traders are suggested to avoid long positions till the time Nifty trades above 18350,' Gaurav Udani, CEO & Founder, ThincRedBlu Securities.

Tata Motors, IRCTC, Aditya Birla Capital, Bajaj Consumer Care, Bayer Cropscience, Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals, Indian Railway Finance Corporation, JBF Industries, Kalyani Steels, Lux Industries, Man Infraconstruction, Mold-Tek Technologies, Mold-Tek Packaging, Nilkamal, Parag Milk Foods, Punjab & Sind Bank, Relaxo Footwears, Rolta India, Rupa & Company, Shipping Corporation of India, Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company, Star Cement, Sterling Tools, Tata Motors – DVR, Venky’s (India), and VRL Logistics, among others were scheduled to announce their Jul-Sep quarter earnings.

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Petrol and Diesel Rate Today in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad: The price of petrol and diesel were increased by oil marketing companies for the sixth consecutive day on Monday. Petrol in the national capital today costs Rs 109.69 per litre, up by 35 paise since yesterday. Meanwhile, diesel in the capital city was retailing at Rs 98.42 per litre, a 35 paise increase. Petrol and diesel rates were increased 23 times in October. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) revise the fuel prices daily in line with benchmark international price and foreign exchange rates.https://www.financialexpress.com/market/commodities/petrol-and-diesel-price-november-1-fuel-rates-hiked-for-6th-day-straight-check-price-in-delhi-mumbai-here/2360807/

The Indian equity market finally seems to be witnessing the much-awaited correction, although the headline index is getting some support from the healthy performance of the financials. However, this is masking the weakness in the broader market, especially in the midcap and small cap space. While the respective indices have corrected by ~8-10%, we have seen much sharper cuts in several individual names. Over the past couple of months, we have been seeing more of small intermittent corrections within the market at sectoral level, rather than at the headline index level. The broader markets, however, had continued to do quite well, with expectations running quite high, leading to some froth getting built up. Past few days have seen some shakeout in the markets, which was necessary to make the markets healthier.

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BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 were set to open to in the positive territory on Monday, as suggested by trends SGX Nifty in early trade. In the previous session, Sensex tumbled 677.77 points or 1.13 per cent to close at 59,306.93. The NSE Nifty 50 index closed 185 points or 1.04 per cent in red at 17,671. A host of factors such as domestic macroeconomic data announcements, quarterly earnings, oil prices, rupee movement, and other global cues will be the major sentiment drivers for the equity market in a holiday-shortened week ahead. Due to the festival of Diwali, markets will witness a truncated three-day trading session this week.

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Stocks edged higher on Monday, led by a post-election jump in Japan’s Nikkei, though bonds wobbled and the dollar firmed as traders braced for central bank meetings in Britain, Australia and the United States to define the rates policy outlook. Japan’s Nikkei rose 2.3% to a one-month high after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party did better than expected at Sunday’s election, with exit polls showing the party easily retaining a majority.

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PB Fintech Limited, the parent company of Policybazaar, allotted 26,218,079 equity shares to 155 anchor investors and raised Rs 2569.37 crore ahead of the company’s proposed IPO at the upper price band of Rs 980 per equity share.

"We are seeing profit taking for the last two weeks and indications are pointing towards a further slide. Nifty has immediate support at 17,550 and its breakdown may push the index to the 17,350 zone. In case of any rebound, it would face hurdles around 17,950-18,100 levels. Keeping in mind the prevailing trend and excessive volatility, it’s prudent to maintain extra caution in the selection of stocks and prefer hedged positions," said Ajit Mishra, VP Research. Religare Broking.

SGX Nifty was in the green on Monday morning, hinting at a flat to positive start to the day's trade.

IPO investors are in for a busy week. Nykaa' IPO will close today while 3 new public issues will open for subscription. 

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LPG Price Hike! Commercial cooking gas cylinders gets costlier by Rs 266 - Moneycontrol

With the latest price hike, the price of a 19 kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder will now cost Rs 2000.50 in Delhi.

The commercial LPG cylinders were earlier priced at Rs 1,734 each, news agency ANI reported, adding that as of now the price of domestic cylinders remains at 899.50. (Representative image)

The commercial LPG cylinders were earlier priced at Rs 1,734 each, news agency ANI reported, adding that as of now the price of domestic cylinders remains at 899.50. (Representative image)

Commercial cooking gas price on November 1 was increased by Rs 266 with immediate effect. With the latest price hike, the price of a 19 kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder will now cost Rs 2000.50 in Delhi. However, the price of domestic cylinders remains the same.

The cylinders were earlier priced at Rs 1,734 each in the national capital, news agency ANI reported. In Mumbai, the price of a commercial LPG cylinder is now Rs 1,950. In Kolkata, it is of Rs 2,073.50, while in Chennai now a 19 kg cylinder will be available for Rs 2,133.

LPG rates for domestic cylinders were last hiked by Rs 15 each on October 6, taking the total increase in rates since July to Rs 90 per 14.2-kg cylinder.

Currently, cooking gas costs Rs 899.50 per cylinder in Delhi and Mumbai, and Rs 926 in Kolkata. This is the rate that domestic households who are entitled to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rates, poor households that got free connections under the Ujjwala scheme and industrial users pay.

In a related development, the Centre on October 27 said it plans to allow retail sale of small LPG cylinders as well as offer financial services through fair price shops as part of its measures to enhance the financial viability of these outlets.

These issues were discussed in a virtual meeting with state governments chaired by Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey. Representatives from the ministries of electronics and IT; finance; and petroleum and natural gas also attended the meeting.

(With inputs from PTI)

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Climate clash brews between Ambani & Adani: Just how clean can two billionaires really be? - Economic Times

Don’t expect a gabfest in Glasgow to save the planet when the scene of real action is 4,000 miles east.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in the Scottish city is being billed as our last best chance to keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-Industrial Revolution levels. But that’s already unrealistic. With temperatures 1.1 degrees higher than in the second half of the 19th century and greenhouse gas emissions still rising, the ambitious goal adopted by 196 countries in Paris six years ago is a near-certain miss.

That will no doubt lead to a new round of finger-pointing between rich and poor nations about how each side is being unreasonable and unfair. For a clue to how this depressing stalemate will ever be resolved, cast your gaze to Gujarat on India’s northwestern coast, where there’s no sense of defeat, or even righteous indignation about being forced to go on a low-emission diet by those who were early to industrialise.


Instead, two of the world’s richest businessmen are furiously writing billion-dollar checks in their race to shape our climate future. Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani owe their fortunes to carbon, and yet it’s in hydrogen — the simplest known element — where a complex contest between them could open a pathway to decarbonised economic growth. India’s official position is that net zero emissions by 2050 is an unjust demand. Yet, the optimism of the tycoons from Gujarat offers a way out of the impasse. Betting on one or both to succeed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi might promise to do more for the climate, though real work for his team will start only after returning from Glasgow. That’s when Ambani, 64, and Adani, 59, will want supportive policies.

Ambani owes his top spot on Asia’s rich list to Gujarat’s Jamnagar, host to the world’s largest oil-refining complex. It spews out spare cash to invest in retail and the internet. Pivoting away from fossil fuels, Ambani is setting up four new factories in the district, one each for solar panels, batteries, green hydrogen and fuel cells. His flagship

Industries Ltd. has so far spent $1.2 billion on acquisitions and partnerships, and already Bernstein analysts believe the new enterprise to be worth $36 billion, compared with $30 billion for the decades-old refining business.

Before Ambani entered the green-energy race in June, Adani was winning it. For years, the Adani Group mined coal, produced coal-fired power at large plants like Mundra in Gujarat and berthed coal vessels at his vast network of ports. When Adani made news on an environmental issue, it was usually for the wrong reason. But in the past three years, the second-richest Asian has swiftly assembled a 20 gigawatt solar, wind and hybrid electricity portfolio. Adani Green Energy Ltd. shares have risen 13-fold in the past 24 months, feeding the magnate’s ambition to be the world’s largest renewable energy producer by 2030.

That won’t be easy now. Ambani is moving quickly to capture 100 gigawatts of solar manufacturing, or a third of India’s market, by the end of the decade. Reliance has bought Norwegian solar panel maker REC Solar Holdings AS for $771 million. The deal, according to brokerage Jefferies, comes with 446 patents and a technology that consumes 75% less power than Chinese rivals. Add that to the purchase of 40% of Sterling & Wilson Solar Ltd., a contractor with 3,000 engineering teams putting up renewable-energy farms globally, and you know that Ambani is going to make REC’s panels in Jamnagar and install them wherever the sun shines bright.

But sunshine won’t power large swathes of the Indian industrial hinterland. An all-weather, all-purpose alternative to fossil fuel may need to exploit the most abundant atom in the universe — not by extracting hydrogen from methane or coal, but by using some form of renewable energy, like solar or wind, to break down water molecules. That’s where the two titans will clash next.

With blockbuster commitments, both billionaires are promising to tap into India’s renewed interest in hydrogen, articulated in August under a vague National Hydrogen Mission. Each businessman, however, only controls certain pieces of the puzzle.

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Ambani, a huge generator of gray hydrogen — the dirty, cheaper kind produced by refineries to power their own operations and often used by other industrial firms — wants to go green. He’s seeking partners to bring viable technology to India. It’s an expensive undertaking. Currently, green hydrogen is priced between $4 and $6 per kilogram. The cost of production mainly includes capital expenditure on electrolysers — industrial-scale facilities to break down water or other electrolytes into hydrogen molecules — and electricity, which makes up around 30% to 65%. All told, green hydrogen is between two to seven times more expensive than the carbon-intensive gray kind.

For hydrogen to become a real option, affordability is key. Luckily, India is a testing ground for making everything cheaper. World-beating pricing lies at the heart of the smartphone data empire Ambani has built up from scratch in six years. The country could make green hydrogen cost competitive with gray by the end of this decade, one of the fastest timelines globally, according to a BloombergNEF analysis. In a speech in September, Ambani talked up a “New Green Revolution,” saying he was sure India could produce hydrogen at “under $1 per 1 kilogram within a decade.” He called it the 1-1-1 target.

Ambani’s efforts toward building electrolysers will serve the Reliance empire internally. But to run those electrolysers and make the hydrogen path green, he will need renewable energy. Power supply is where rival Adani is stronger. As one of the world’s largest solar power players, he will have plenty of green electricity. And when it’s time to move hydrogen, Adani’s dominance over transportation could come into play. Late last year, the Adani Group set up a collaboration with Snam SpA, Italy’s natural-gas distribution network.

Adani, too, has talked of green hydrogen as a game-changer and wants to build electrolysers. Any plans to capture the entire hydrogen supply chain though would be misguided. Producing the gas, processing, storing and distributing it, and then putting it to use, requires varied expertise. It also needs special handling given its flammability. Rather than trying to do it all — as Adani and Ambani have said they want to — it would be more productive to focus on distinct parts of the value chain, where each billionaire has an advantage.

After Ambani’s $10 billion foray into renewables in June, Adani upped the ante, saying he’ll invest twice as much. But as India’s experience with solar shows, producing electricity cheaply isn’t enough. Even with a strong policy push by the government, it’s a struggle to make near-bankrupt state distribution utilities honour their long-term power purchase agreements or pay on time.

What’s needed is a hydrogen policy that capitalises on the two tycoons’ eagerness to invest, but prepares the ground for an open network with strong competition that whets demand. Still, it’s unlikely that the two Gujarati entrepreneurs who have so far avoided going head-to-head will be keen to coordinate by putting their pieces of the jigsaw together.

For all its potential uses and cost advantages, how Ambani and Adani duke it out on hydrogen will decide if a relatively poor, populous country can contribute to saving the planet — without surrendering its shot at better living standards. Just the question that Glasgow, like the other 25 climate summits before it, will probably fail to answer.

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Delhi’s IGI Airport resumes flight services from Terminal-1 after 18 months - CNBCTV18

Flight operations from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport Terminal-1 resumed today after 18 months of closure.The airport had announced on October 8 that it would resume flight services at the T1 terminal from October 31.The flight operations were being handled by Terminal-2 and Terminal-3 since the closure of Terminal-1.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday said the suspension of the scheduled international passenger flights, imposed on June 26, 2020, has been extended till November 30.The DGCA had first imposed restrictions on scheduled international passenger services in India on March 23, 2020, due to Covid.“However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the authority on a case-to-case basis.”However, this restriction will not be applicable on cargo flights and flights approved by the aviation regulator. 

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Five IPOs to hit mkt in first half of Nov; seek to raise over Rs 27,000 cr - Business Standard

After a month long gap, the primary market is heading for a busy time, with five firms including parent One97 Communications and parent PB Fintech have lined up their in the first half of November to raise over Rs 27,000 crore collectively.

The other three firms whose initial share-sales are set to open are Sapphire Foods India, which operates KFC and Pizza Hut outlets, decorative aesthetics supplier SJS Enterprises and microcrystalline cellulose manufacturer Sigachi Industries.

The of FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd, which runs online marketplace for beauty and wellness products Nykaa, and Fino Payments Bank are currently open for public subscription.

The three-day initial share-sales of Nykaa and Fino Payments Bank will conclude on November 1 and November 2, respectively. Nykaa is looking to raise Rs 5,352 crore through its IPO, while fintech firmFino Payments Bank is seeking to mobile Rs 1,200 crore through the initial share-sale.

Together, these seven companies will raise nearly Rs 33,500 crore through initial share-sales. Of these, a major chunk will be garnered by technology based companies.

Prior to these, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC had floated its Rs 2,778-crore in initial share-sale on September 29.

"Bull are the best times when any company going public seems to get better premiums and valuations on the business," Prateek Singh, Founder and CEO, LearnApp.com.

"Tech companies in particular get a better premium because of their ability to scale exponentially, which is why we are seeing many tech startups raise cash by going for an IPO this time," he said.

He, further, said that the trend of technology based companies going public to continue in the immediate future until the market calms down and moves downward. So if the fall in the future, the will also reduce.

So far in 2021, as many as 41 companies have floated their IPOs to raise Rs 66,915 crore and Devina Mehra of First Global said the year should be closing with Rs 1 lakh crore primary market fundraise.

Apart from these, PowerGrid InvIT, the infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) sponsored by the Power Grid Corporation of India mopped up Rs 7,735 crore through its IPO and Brookfield India Real Estate Trust raised Rs 3,800 crore via its initial share-sale.

The fund raising so far in this year is way higher than Rs 26,611 crore collected by 15 companies through initial share-sales in the entire 2020.

Such impressive fund raising through IPOs was last seen in 2017 when firms mobilised Rs 67,147 crore through 36 initial share-sales.

Mehra, founder of First Global and Smallcase portfolio manager, said, "Anytime any route for raising funds is available, everyone jumps in till it is at the stage of a frenzy. We have seen that happen several times in the past in the IPO market as well - happens every few years. The IPOs will keep coming till the market remains favourable."

She also advised investors to remain cautious.

"Just because an IPO is a very fancied one or is very heavily oversubscribed doesn't mean that it will do well in the coming years. Many fancied consumer tech IPOs globally like Uber, Lyft etc have not done well in the aftermarket," she added.

Dgital firm One97 Communications, which operates under brand name, is set to come out with it Rs 18,300-crore IPO on November 8.

The IPO comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 8,300 crore and Rs 10,000 crore from offer for sale (OFS) by existing shareholders.

The company has fixed a price band of Rs 2,080-2,150 apiece, which implies that the firm's valuation stands at Rs 1.44 lakh crore-Rs 1.48 lakh crore.

"The biggest merit for Paytm's IPO would be that they have so much more diversified regulatory access under one roof. This focus on diversification means that none of their particular business books has depth unlike other major players who focus more on specialising," Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder, True Beacon and Zerodha, said.

The Rs 5,710-crore IPO of PB Fintech, which operates online insurance platform and credit comparison portal Paisabazaar, comprises a fresh issue of Rs 3,750 crore worth of equity shares and an offer for sale of about Rs 1,960 crore by existing shareholders.

The issue, with a price band of Rs 940-980 a share, will open for public subscription during November 1-3.

The initial share-sale of Sapphire Foods India will open for public subscription on November 9 and conclude on November 11. The IPO will be entirely an offer of sale of 1,75,69,941 equity shares by promoters and existing shareholders.

According to market sources, the IPO is expected to fetch Rs 1,500-2,000 crore.

SJS Enterprises' Rs 800-crore IPO is entirely an offer for sale of shares worth Rs 710 crore by Evergraph Holdings Pte Ltd and shares to the tune of Rs 90 crore by KA Joseph.

The issue, with a price band of Rs 531-542 a share, will open on November 1 and conclude on November 3.

Sigachi Industries will issue 76.95 lakh equity shares through IPO and is planning to mop up Rs 125.43 crore at the upper-end of price band of Rs 161-163 per share.

Going ahead, Mehra said that the new economy companies like e-commerce, fintech, and technology startups are the ones that will lead the next round of capital coming into the economy and we are seeing the start of that boom with the IPOs lined up.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Finance ministry issues uniform norms for accountability to protect bonafide decision of bankers - Times of India

NEW DELHI: To protect the people taking bonafide business decisions, the finance ministry has issued a uniform staff accountability framework for NPA accounts up to Rs 50 crore.
These guidelines shall be implemented with effect from April 1, 2022, for accounts turning non-performing assets (NPAs) beginning next financial year.
The department of financial services (DFS), under the finance ministry, "vide its order dated October 29 advised broad guidelines to be adopted by all public sector banks (PSBs) on 'Staff Accountability Framework for NPA Accounts up to Rs 50 crore' (Other than Fraud Cases)", the Indian Banks' association (IBA) said in a statement.
Banks have been advised to revise their staff accountability policies based on these broad guidelines and frame the procedures with approval of the respective boards, it said.
The IBA, being a key stakeholder of the framework, was involved in the process right from the beginning.
These guidelines will help quell apprehension that bankers could be hauled up for their bonafide commercial decision go wrong. It will also help banker to take credit decisions faster and help support economy.
Stressing that the new guidelines will surely boost the morale of the PSBs employees immensely, it said banks will have to complete staff accountability exercise within six months from the date of classification of the account as NPA.
Further, it said that depending on the business size of the banks, threshold limits have been advised for scrutiny of the accountability by the chief vigilance officer (CVO).
Past track record of the officials in appraisal or sanction/ monitoring will also be given due weightage, it added.
"At present, different banks are following different procedures for conducting staff accountability exercise. Also, staff accountability exercise is being carried out in respect of all accounts which turn into NPA. This approach not only adversely affects staff morale but also puts a huge strain on the bank's resources," it said.
While punitive action needs to be taken against the officers having malafide intent/involvement, it is essential to ensure that bonafide mistakes are dealt with compassion, IBA said.
It added that there is a need to protect the people taking bonafide business decisions in this competitive environment.
Moreover, IBA said that at a time when the country is in need of an economic boost, slow credit delivery to industries due to the fear of implication is a matter of concern and needs urgent address.
Banks with the approval of their board may decide on threshold of Rs 10 lakh or Rs 20 lakh depending on their business size for the need of examining the aspect of staff accountability, it said.

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Commuters start pooling as petrol, diesel prices in Hyderabad continue to rise - The Siasat Daily

Hyderabad: In the month of October, petrol and diesel prices in Hyderabad increased by 6.79 percent and 8.03 percent respectively. Seeing the continuous rise in the fuel price, commuters in the city started pooling.

Many of them even started travelling through public transport such as TSRTC buses, metro rails etc. For shorter journeys, people are preferring shared autos in the city.

The rise in fuel prices has also triggered demand for end-to-end connectivity of public transport especially, TSRTC buses.

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Petrol, diesel prices in Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai

On Sunday, petrol and diesel prices in Hyderabad increased for the fifth consecutive day. In the city, the prices of petrol and diesel have reached Rs 113.72 per liter and Rs 106.98 per liter respectively.

With a hike of 35 paise a litre, the price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 109.34 a litre. The price of diesel also saw a hike by 35 paise and took the fuel’s rate to Rs 98.07 per litre in the national capital.

Mumbai also reported a surge in fuel prices as compared to yesterday. The petrol in retail cost stands at Rs 115.51 per litre whereas diesel costs Rs 106.23 per litre today in Mumbai.

Petrol, diesel prices in India depend on international rates

As India depends on the import of fuel, the prices of petrol and diesel in the country are influenced by international rates.  

However, the central government’s excise duty and the state government’s VAT are the major portions of the fuel prices.

The prices of petrol and diesel are not the same across the country as state governments levy different rates of VAT.

Taking all these into consideration, oil companies review and revise the rates of petrol and diesel on a daily basis. The new prices become effective from 6 a.m.

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Policybazaar IPO Opens Tomorrow: 10 Key Things To Know About The Issue, Company - Moneycontrol.com

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PB Fintech, the operator of Policybazaar and Paisabazaar, will be among three companies that will open its maiden public offering in the coming week, along with SJS Enterprises and Sigachi Industries.

Here are 10 key things to know about the company and the issue:

1) IPO Dates

Investors can start putting in bids for the public issue on November 1. The offer will close on November 3, 2021.

2) Price Band

The price band for the offer has been fixed at Rs 940-980 per equity share.

3) Offer Details

The company is planning to raise Rs 5,700 crore through its IPO that comprises a fresh issue of Rs 3,750 crore and an offer for sale of Rs 1,960 crore by the shareholders that are selling their stake.

The offer for sale consists of sale of Rs 1,875 crore worth of shares by investor SVF Python II (Cayman) and Rs 85 crore worth of shares cumulatively by Yashish Dahiya, Alok Bansal, founder United Trust, Shikha Dahiya and Rajendra Singh Kuhar.

PB Fintech has already raised Rs 2,569 crore from anchor investors on October 29, ahead of IPO.

4) Objectives of Issue

The company will utilise net proceeds from fresh issue for enhancing visibility and awareness of its brands (Policybazaar and Paisabazaar) (Rs 1,500 crore), new opportunities to expand consumer base including offline presence (Rs 375 crore), strategic investments and acquisitions (Rs 600 crore), and expanding presence outside India (Rs 375 crore), besides general corporate purposes.

The offer for sale money will go to selling shareholders including SVF Python II.

5) Lot Size and Investors' Reserved Portion

Investors can bid for a minimum of 15 equity shares and in multiples of 15 equity shares thereafter. Accordingly retail investors are allowed to invest a minimum of Rs 14,700 per lot and maximum investment by them would be Rs 1,91,100 for 13 lots.

Seventy five percent of the total offer is reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 15 percent for non-institutional buyers, and the remaining 10 percent for retail investors.

6) Company Profile and Industry

PB Fintech has built the India's largest online platform for insurance (Policybazaar) and lending products (Paisabazaar) leveraging the power of technology, data and innovation. It provides convenient access to insurance, credit and other financial products and aim to create awareness amongst Indian households about the financial impact of death, disease and damage.

In FY20, Policybazaar was India's largest digital insurance marketplace among all online insurance distributors with 93.4 percent market share based on number of policies sold, and constituted 65.3 percent of all digital insurance sales in India by number of policies sold (including online sales done directly by insurance companies and by insurance distributors).

PB Fintech, which has an asset-light capital strategy, launched Paisabazaar in 2014 to provide lending products (personal loans and credit cards). It was India's largest digital consumer credit marketplace with a 53.7 percent market share, based on disbursals in FY21. Paisabazaar is also widely used to access credit scores, with approximately 22.5 million consumers cumulatively having accessed their credit score through the platform as of June 2021.

The company primarily generates revenues from commission and additional services, and from providing online marketing, consulting and technology services to insurer and lending partners.

7) Financials

The company posted a consolidated loss of Rs 150.24 crore for the financial year FY21, much lower compared to a loss of Rs 304.03 crore seen in FY20. On the other side, revenue from operations had also shown strong growth, rising to Rs 886.66 crore in FY21, up from Rs 771.3 crore in FY20, registering a 15 percent growth.

In the quarter ended June 2021, loss stood at Rs 110.84 crore, increasing from loss of Rs 59.75 crore in June 2020 quarter. Revenue in the same period grew by 35.8 percent to Rs 237.73 crore from Rs 175.02 crore YoY.

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8) Risks and Concerns

Choice Broking highlighted some risks and concerns including unfavourable government policies and regulations, withdrawal of products from business partners, lower commission from business partners, difficulty in acquiring and retaining customers, declining operational efficiencies, and competition from business partners, which may affect the company's business.

KRChoksey also pointed out some risks, saying any harm to the brand, failure to maintain and enhance its brand recognition or reputation, or failure to do so in a cost-effective manner may materially and adversely affect company’s business and results of operations. "Policybazaar has a history of losses and the company anticipates increased expenses in the future."

9) Promoters and Management

PB Fintech is a professionally managed company and does not have an identifiable promoter. Key shareholders in the company are Makesense Technologies with 14.56 percent stake, SVF Python II (Cayman) with 9.45 percent stake, Tencent Cloud Europe BV (9.16 percent), SVF India Holdings (6.31 percent), Claymore Investment (6.26 percent), Etechaces Employees Stock Option Plan Trust (5.48 percent), and Tiger Global Eight Holdings (4.63 percent).

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Yashish Dahiya is the Chairman, Executive Director and CEO of the company, and Alok Bansal is the Whole-time Director and CFO of the company.

Kitty Agarwal, Sarbvir Singh, and Munish Ravinder Varma are Non-executive Directors on the board. Kaushik Dutta, Veena Vikas Mankar, Lilian Jessie Paul, Nilesh Bhaskar Sathe, and Gopalan Srinivasan are independent directors.

10) Allotment & Listing Dates and Grey Market Premium

The IPO share allotment will get finalised on November 10. Investors who turn unsuccessful will get refunds by November 11, and eligible investors will get shares in their demat account by November 12.

The trading in equity shares will commence with effect from November 15. Equity shares will debut on the NSE and BSE.

In the grey market, PB Fintech shares traded at Rs 1,070 and Rs 1,130, a premium of Rs 90 and Rs 150 or 9.2 percent and 15.3 percent respectively over upper price band of Rs 980, as per IPO Central and IPO Watch data.

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Morgan Stanley India Company, Citigroup Global Markets India, ICICI Securities, HDFC Bank, IIFL Securities and Jefferies India are the book running lead managers to the offer.

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Semiconductor shortage | Moore’s law leaves carmakers trailing - Moneycontrol.com

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Indian automakers, along with those across the world, are hurting from the shortage of semiconductor chips. The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd in a filing to the exchange said it expects production at its plants to fall owing to a “supply constraint of electronic components due to the semiconductor shortage situation". Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has also cut production of its cars and trucks worldwide by 40 percent owing to the shortage of chips.

Yet, even as these companies complain about the chip shortage, in reality the fault may lie within, or more precisely in the chips they use. Most auto companies have to perforce use the cheapest possible semiconductor chips, mostly technology of 2004-05 vintage. Effectively, Moore’s Law which states that the number of transistors on microchips doubles every two years, hasn’t been an ally of the auto industry.

Many carmakers, for instance, use chips which are based on the 45 nanometers (nm) to 90 nm fabrication processes, which were state of the art from 2002 to 2007. Currently, state of the art is 5 nm, with further miniaturisation on the horizon. Contemporary phones and laptops just wouldn't be practical on older processes but automakers are mostly stuck almost decades behind the latest technologies, partly because it is more stable and is tried and tested, a must for a car though not so much for a phone.

Most other user industries - data centres, smartphones, artificial intelligence - want smaller and smaller chips. Apple's iPhone 14, scheduled to be launched in 2022, will likely use the new 4 nm chips. To address their growing needs, Intel and other chip makers like Samsung constantly  invest in ramping up production of their newest generation of chips.

No wonder that Pat Gelsinger, chief executive of Intel, said in a recent Fortune interview that it made “no economic or strategic sense” to manufacture the older generation of chips. Gelsinger told automakers “Rather than spending billions on new ‘old’ fabs, let’s spend millions to help migrate designs to modern ones.” And Gelsinger is putting his money where his mouth is. Intel, no longer the trailblazer it once was, is investing $20 billion in two factories in Arizona to make 7 nm chips for users like Qualcomm and Apple.

Read more: Intel CEO keen to earn back Apple's business, sets aim to create better chip

But that also means chip makers haven’t been investing to increase production of the chips car companies use, leading to the kind of supply constraint we are now seeing. As it is, chip manufacturing is a capital intensive and complex business with the supply chain delicately poised at any point. The Dutch company ASML Holding, valued at $337 billion, is the lynchpin in the business since it makes the Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUL) machines that are needed to produce semiconductors. ASML makes less than 100 of these machines every year, selling them to companies like Intel, Samsung and the Taiwanese manufacturer TSML. Its gross margins are a barely believable 54 percent.

Read more: Intel to invest up to Euro 80 billion in boosting EU chip capacity: Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger

But ASML’s incredible success has come from a $5 billion risk it took 10 years ago when it bet on EUV technology. For all its advantages, it required the company’s biggest customers to completely redesign their own plants. All three ended up funding the development, even picking up equity in ASML. Today ASML has a 90 percent market share in chip making machines.

Developments like these drive the highly-strung supply chain of semiconductors with little room for slack. Unfortunately, auto companies are not in a position to experiment wildly with the semiconductors that now power most car parts. In the first place using the latest chips would push up costs significantly. Each of the two chips that power Tesla’s self-driving cars, comprises some six billion transistors. Tesla makes its own chips and other car manufacturers simply can't compete with it both on costs and on technology. That’s because Tesla can afford to price its cars much higher than other manufacturers.

Car market leaders Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford, struggling with the Covid 19-induced downturn, are caught between a rock and a hard place. They need chips to ramp up production, but there’s a shortage of the ones they need while those more readily available are just too expensive.

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The coming truncated Diwali week is going to see a lot of events including earnings, US Federal Reserve meeting, monthly auto sales and PMI numbers. The nervousness seen on Dalal Street in the week gone by is expected to continue in the coming days, experts say

The BSE Sensex slipped below the psychologically important 60,000-mark, tanking 1,514.69 points to 59,306.93, and the Nifty50 broke 18,000 levels, down 443.25 points to 17,671.65, continuing the downtrend for the second consecutive week. Selling pressure was seen across sectors, with private banks, IT, metal and realty indices clocking the highest losses. The broader market was a tad better, as the Nifty midcap 100 and smallcap 100 indices shed nearly 2 percent each.
The BSE Sensex slipped below the psychologically important 60,000-mark, tanking 1,514.69 points to 59,306.93, and the Nifty50 broke 18,000 levels, down 443.25 points to 17,671.65, continuing the downtrend for the second consecutive week. Selling pressure was seen across sectors, with private banks, IT, metal and realty indices clocking the highest losses. The broader market was a tad better, as the Nifty midcap 100 and smallcap 100 indices shed nearly 2 percent each.
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TTK Prestige | The stock jumped over 15 percent after the company approved the sub-division/split (stock split) of equity shares of the company. The record date for the proposed split will be intimated in due course, subject to compliance of necessary laws, the company told exchanges. “The board has approved sub-division/split of equity shares of the company from face value of Rs 10 each into Re 1 each subject to the approval of members through Postal Ballot," TTK Prestige said. TTK Prestige's consolidated net profit for the second quarter surged 58% to Rs 103.5 crore as compared to Rs 65.4 crore in the same quarter last year. Its revenue from operations increased to Rs 858.6 crore from Rs 636.6 crore year-on-year.
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United Spirits | The stock added over 13 percent last week. Standalone net profit of the company more than doubled year-on-year (up 113 percent) to Rs 273 crore, helped by a significant expansion in operating margins. The EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) margin rose 480 basis points to 17.4 percent in Q2. One basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point. Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities is of the view that on the weekly charts, the stock has formed a strong bar reversal bullish candle along with strong modest volume. On daily charts, it formed a higher bottom series pattern, which also supported further uptrend from current levels. For the positional traders, Rs 850-830 would be the key level to watch. If it manages to trade above the same, the uptrend is expected to continue to Rs 1,000, he said.
ABB
ABB India | The scrip was up 11 percent after the firm reported a net profit of Rs 85 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Profit after tax was at Rs 120 crore, a growth of 40 percent over Q3 2020 (July-September 2020) driven by solid execution, the firm said in a filing. Total income stood at Rs 1,803.20 crore against Rs 1,632.27 crore in the same period last fiscal. Brokerage firm Prabhudas Lilladher said ABB will continue to focus on order wins and execution across projects. It has assigned a "hold" rating on the stock with a revised target of Rs 1,832.
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Ramco Cements | The stock price gained over 10 percent after the company reported an over two-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 519.12 crore for the quarter ended September, helped by write-back of excess deferred tax and growth in sales. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 238.92 crore during the July-September period of the previous fiscal, according to a regulatory filing. Total revenue rose 18.6 percent to Rs 1,510.33 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal. In the year-ago period, it was at Rs 1,273.47 crore. Mazhar Mohammad of chartviewindia.in is of the view that fresh buying should be considered only on dips but stop loss will remain below Rs 928.
Canara Bank | The share added 8 percent in the week gone by. The bank posted a 200 percent rise in net profit at Rs 1,333 crore on robust growth in non-interest income including revenue from trading and recoveries. It posted a net profit of Rs 444 crore in the year-ago quarter. Its non-interest income was up 37.54 percent YoY to Rs 4,268 crore in Q2FY22 from Rs 3,103 crore a year ago. Its asset quality profile was broadly stable though. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 8.42 percent this September from 8.23 percent a year ago. Net NPAs reduced to 3.21 percent in September 2021 from 3.42 percent a year ago. Its provision coverage ratio improved to 82.44 percent at end of Q2FY22 from 81.48 percent at end of Q2FY21.
Canara Bank | The share added 8 percent in the week gone by. The bank posted a 200 percent rise in net profit at Rs 1,333 crore on robust growth in non-interest income including revenue from trading and recoveries. It posted a net profit of Rs 444 crore in the year-ago quarter. Its non-interest income was up 37.54 percent YoY to Rs 4,268 crore in Q2FY22 from Rs 3,103 crore a year ago. Its asset quality profile was broadly stable though. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 8.42 percent this September from 8.23 percent a year ago. Net NPAs reduced to 3.21 percent in September 2021 from 3.42 percent a year ago. Its provision coverage ratio improved to 82.44 percent at end of Q2FY22 from 81.48 percent at end of Q2FY21.
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Interglobe Aviation | The stock gained over 7 percent as the aviation major reported its September quarter earnings. Interglobe Aviation, the owner of IndiGo, posted a net loss of Rs 1,435.7 crore in Q2FY22 against a loss of Rs 1,194.8 crore in the year-ago period. The company's revenue was at Rs 5,608 crore against Rs 2,741 crore, YoY. Credit Suisse has an outperform rating on the stock on the back of fortress positioning and structural cash flows. It kept the target price at Rs 2,700 a share.
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Ambuja Cements | The stock price was up over 7 percent in the previous week. The cemen- maker posted a 10.85 percent jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 890.67 crore for the third quarter ended September 2021. It had reported a net profit of Rs 803.50 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Its revenue from operations was up 7.74 percent at Rs 6,647.13 crore during the quarter against Rs 6,169.47 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. CLSA has an outperform call on the stock with a target at Rs 435 after Q3 EBITDA was largely in-line with estimates. Credit Suisse has upgraded the stock to outperform on cheaper valuation and strong pricing power. It has raised the target to Rs 450 after reasonably strong results given cost pressures.
Adani Power
Adani Power | The scrip shed over 14 percent after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 230.60 crore for the September 2021 quarter, mainly due to lower revenues. Its consolidated net profit stood at Rs 2,228.05 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, according to a BSE filing.
IRCTC | The stock price was down over 8 percent in the week gone by. IRCTC informed the stock exchanges on October 28 about the railway ministry’s decision to restore revenue sharing of “convenience fee”. However, the ministry decided to withdraw the decision. Experts say the fundamentals of the stock are still intact, and the correction came on the back of its overvaluation. Hence, they called it a technical correction. They advise long-term investors to not panic and hold the stock. The company had fixed October 29 as the record date to ascertain the name of shareholders entitled to sub-division of equity shares of Rs 10 each into five equity shares of Rs 2 each. The board of directors will meet on November 1 to consider and approve the unaudited financial results for the second quarter and the half-year ended September 30, 2021.
IRCTC | The stock price was down over 8 percent in the week gone by. IRCTC informed the stock exchanges on October 28 about the railway ministry’s decision to restore revenue sharing of “convenience fee”. However, the ministry decided to withdraw the decision. Experts say the fundamentals of the stock are still intact, and the correction came on the back of its overvaluation. Hence, they called it a technical correction. They advise long-term investors to not panic and hold the stock. The company had fixed October 29 as the record date to ascertain the name of shareholders entitled to sub-division of equity shares of Rs 10 each into five equity shares of Rs 2 each. The board of directors will meet on November 1 to consider and approve the unaudited financial results for the second quarter and the half-year ended September 30, 2021.
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RBL Bank | The share price fell 10 percent after the bank posted a 78 percent fall in its net profit at Rs 31 crore for the second quarter of FY22 as against Rs 144 crore in the year-ago period. Its net interest income fell to Rs 915 crore from Rs 932 crore a year back. The gross NPA ratio was at 5.40 percent versus 4.99 percent and the net NPA ratio stood at 2.14 percent versus 2.01 percent over the year-ago period.

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These 5 IPOs will hit market in first half of November - Moneycontrol.com

After a month-long gap, the primary market is heading for a busy time, with five firms including Paytm parent One97 Communications and Policybazaar parent PB Fintech have lined up their IPOs in the first half of November to raise over Rs 27,000 crore collectively.

The other three firms whose initial share sales are set to open are Sapphire Foods India, which operates KFC and Pizza Hut outlets, decorative aesthetics supplier SJS Enterprises, and microcrystalline cellulose manufacturer Sigachi Industries.

The IPOs of FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd, which runs an online marketplace for beauty and wellness products Nykaa, and Fino Payments Bank are currently open for public subscription.

The three-day initial share-sales of Nykaa and Fino Payments Bank will conclude on November 1 and November 2, respectively. Nykaa is looking to raise Rs 5,352 crore through its IPO, while fintech firmFino Payments Bank is seeking to mobile Rs 1,200 crore through the initial share sale.

Together, these seven companies will raise nearly Rs 33,500 crore through initial share sales. Of these, a major chunk will be garnered by technology-based companies.

Prior to these, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC had floated its Rs 2,778-crore in initial share sale on September 29.

"Bull markets are the best times when any company going public seems to get better premiums and valuations on the business," Prateek Singh, Founder and CEO, LearnApp.com.

"Tech companies, in particular, get a better premium because of their ability to scale exponentially, which is why we are seeing many tech startups raise cash by going for an IPO this time," he said.

He, further, said that the trend of technology-based companies going public to continue in the immediate future until the market calms down and moves downward. So if the markets fall in the future, the IPOs will also reduce.

So far in 2021, as many as 41 companies have floated their IPOs to raise Rs 66,915 crore and Devina Mehra of First Global said the year should be closing with Rs 1 lakh crore primary market fundraise.

Apart from these, PowerGrid InvIT, the infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) sponsored by the Power Grid Corporation of India mopped up Rs 7,735 crore through its IPO and Brookfield India Real Estate Trust raised Rs 3,800 crore via its initial share sale.

The fundraising so far in this year is way higher than Rs 26,611 crore collected by 15 companies through initial share-sales in the entire 2020.

Such impressive fundraising through IPOs was last seen in 2017 when firms mobilised Rs 67,147 crore through 36 initial share sales.

Mehra, founder of First Global and Smallcase portfolio manager, said, "Anytime any route for raising funds is available, everyone jumps in till it is at the stage of a frenzy. We have seen that happen several times in the past in the IPO market as well - happens every few years. The IPOs will keep coming till the market remains favourable."

She also advised investors to remain cautious.

"Just because an IPO is a very fancied one or is very heavily oversubscribed doesn't mean that it will do well in the coming years. Many fancied consumer tech IPOs globally like Uber, Lyft, etc have not done well in the aftermarket," she added.

Dgital firm One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand name, is set to come out with it Rs 18,300-crore IPO on November 8.

The IPO comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 8,300 crore and Rs 10,000 crore from an offer for sale (OFS) by existing shareholders.

The company has fixed a price band of Rs 2,080-2,150 apiece, which implies that the firm's valuation stands at Rs 1.44 lakh crore-Rs 1.48 lakh crore.

"The biggest merit for Paytm's IPO would be that they have so much more diversified regulatory access under one roof. This focus on diversification means that none of their particular business books has depth unlike other major players who focus more on specialising," Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder, True Beacon and Zerodha, said.

The Rs 5,710-crore IPO of PB Fintech, which operates online insurance platform Policybazaar and credit comparison portal Paisabazaar, comprises a fresh issue of Rs 3,750 crore worth of equity shares and an offer for sale of about Rs 1,960 crore by existing shareholders.

The issue, with a price band of Rs 940-980 a share, will open for public subscription during November 1-3.

The initial share sale of Sapphire Foods India will open for public subscription on November 9 and conclude on November 11. The IPO will be entirely an offer of sale of 1,75,69,941 equity shares by promoters and existing shareholders.

According to market sources, the IPO is expected to fetch Rs 1,500-2,000 crore.

SJS Enterprises' Rs 800-crore IPO is entirely an offer for sale of shares worth Rs 710 crore by Evergraph Holdings Pte Ltd and shares to the tune of Rs 90 crore by KA Joseph.

The issue, with a price band of Rs 531-542 a share, will open on November 1 and conclude on November 3.

Sigachi Industries will issue 76.95 lakh equity shares through IPO and is planning to mop up Rs 125.43 crore at the upper end of the price band of Rs 161-163 per share.

Going ahead, Mehra said that the new economy companies like e-commerce, fintech, and technology startups are the ones that will lead the next round of capital coming into the economy and we are seeing the start of that boom with the IPOs lined up.

 

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Saudi Aramco Q3 profit soars on higher prices, volumes sold - Al Jazeera English

Net income jumps to $30.4bn for the third quarter, up from $11.8bn a year earlier, boosted by rise in oil prices.

Saudi Arabian state oil producer Aramco has said its third-quarter net profit more than doubled, boosted by higher crude oil prices and volumes sold, beating analysts’ forecasts.

Net income jumped to $30.4bn for the quarter to September 30 from $11.8bn a year earlier, it said in a bourse filing on Sunday. That was above the median net profit forecast of $28.4bn from four analysts.

“Our exceptional third-quarter performance was a result of increased economic activity in key markets and a rebound in energy demand, as well as our unique low-cost position,” Amin Nasser, Aramco’s chief executive, said in a statement.

Oil prices have rallied to multi-year highs with global crude futures climbing 4.5 percent in the quarter, helped by the decision by OPEC+ to maintain its planned output increase rather than raising it on global supply concerns.

Brent oil futures are trading around $84.4 a barrel, up about 63 percent so far this year, while benchmark US crude is at roughly $83.57 a barrel, up just over 70 percent over the same period.

Aramco’s capital expenditure rose 19 percent from a year earlier to $7.6bn in the quarter.

The company’s free cash flow rose to $28.7bn from $12.4bn. It declared a dividend of $18.8bn for the third quarter, in line with its guidance.

Higher oil prices and volumes have boosted Aramco’s share price nearly 8 percent this year, valuing the oil giant at $2tn.

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The other three firms whose initial share-sales are set to open are Sapphire Foods India, which operates KFC and Pizza Hut outlets, decorative aesthetics supplier SJS Enterprises and microcrystalline cellulose manufacturer Sigachi Industries.

The IPOs of FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd, which runs online marketplace for beauty and wellness products Nykaa, and Fino Payments Bank are currently open for public subscription.

The three-day initial share-sales of Nykaa and Fino Payments Bank will conclude on November 1 and November 2, respectively. Nykaa is looking to raise 5,352 crore through its IPO, while fintech firmFino Payments Bank is seeking to mobile 1,200 crore through the initial share-sale.         Together, these seven companies will raise nearly 33,500 crore through initial share-sales. Of these, a major chunk will be garnered by technology based companies. 

Prior to these, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC had floated its 2,778-crore in initial share-sale on September 29. "Bull markets are the best times when any company going public seems to get better premiums and valuations on the business," Prateek Singh, Founder and CEO, LearnApp.com.

"Tech companies, in particular, get a better premium because of their ability to scale exponentially, which is why we are seeing many tech startups raise cash by going for an IPO this time," he said.

He, further, said that the trend of technology based companies going public to continue in the immediate future until the market calms down and moves downward. So if the markets fall in the future, the IPOs will also reduce.

So far in 2021, as many as 41 companies have floated their IPOs to raise 66,915 crore and Devina Mehra of First Global said the year should be closing with 1 lakh crore primary market fundraise.

Apart from these, PowerGrid InvIT, the infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) sponsored by the Power Grid Corporation of India mopped up 7,735 crore through its IPO and Brookfield India Real Estate Trust raised 3,800 crore via its initial share-sale.

The fundraising so far in this year is way higher than 26,611 crore collected by 15 companies through initial share-sales in the entire 2020. 

Such impressive fund raising through IPOs was last seen in 2017 when firms mobilised 67,147 crore through 36 initial share-sales.

Mehra, founder of First Global and Smallcase portfolio manager, said, "Anytime any route for raising funds is available, everyone jumps in till it is at the stage of a frenzy. We have seen that happen several times in the past in the IPO market as well - happens every few years. The IPOs will keep coming till the market remains favourable."

She also advised investors to remain cautious.        "Just because an IPO is a very fancied one or is very heavily oversubscribed doesn't mean that it will do well in the coming years. Many fancied consumer tech IPOs globally like Uber, Lyft etc have not done well in the aftermarket," she added.

Dgital firm One97 Communications, which operates under Paytm brand name, is set to come out with it 18,300-crore IPO on November 8. 

The IPO comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth 8,300 crore and 10,000 crore from offer for sale (OFS) by existing shareholders.

The company has fixed a price band of 2,080-2,150 apiece, which implies that the firm's valuation stands at 1.44 lakh crore- 1.48 lakh crore.

"The biggest merit for Paytm's IPO would be that they have so much more diversified regulatory access under one roof. This focus on diversification means that none of their particular business books has depth unlike other major players who focus more on specialising," Nikhil Kamath, Co-founder, True Beacon and Zerodha, said.

The 5,710-crore IPO of PB Fintech, which operates online insurance platform Policybazaar and credit comparison portal Paisabazaar, comprises a fresh issue of 3,750 crore worth of equity shares and an offer for sale of about 1,960 crore by existing shareholders.

The issue, with a price band of 940-980 a share, will open for public subscription during November 1-3. 

The initial share-sale of Sapphire Foods India will open for public subscription on November 9 and conclude on November 11. The IPO will be entirely an offer of sale of 1,75,69,941 equity shares by promoters and existing shareholders.

According to market sources, the IPO is expected to fetch 1,500-2,000 crore.         SJS Enterprises' 800-crore IPO is entirely an offer for sale of shares worth 710 crore by Evergraph Holdings Pte Ltd and shares to the tune of 90 crore by KA Joseph.

The issue, with a price band of 531-542 a share, will open on November 1 and conclude on November 3. 

Sigachi Industries will issue 76.95 lakh equity shares through IPO and is planning to mop up 125.43 crore at the upper-end of price band of 161-163 per share.         Going ahead, Mehra said that the new economy companies like e-commerce, fintech, and technology startups are the ones that will lead the next round of capital coming into the economy and we are seeing the start of that boom with the IPOs lined up.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.

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Petrol, diesel prices rise to new high after fifth consecutive hike today - Economic Times

Petrol and diesel prices have again been increased today - the fifth time in a row, sending fuel prices to a new high.

Today, oil marketing companies have increased petrol and disel prices by 35 paise per litre. With this petrol prices in Delhi reached to Rs 109.34 per litre while diesel is now retailing at Rs 98.07 per litre in the national capital.

Mumbaikars will shell out Rs 115.15 & Rs 106.23 for petrol and disel respectively. Petrol and diesel are now retailing at Rs 109.79 & Rs 101.19 in Kolkata. In Chennai, petrol will cost you a bit less at Rs 106.04 a litre while for diesel you have to pay Rs 102.25 per litre.


Petrol and diesel cost much more in the interior parts of the country. According to a report of PTI, in the border district of Madhya Pradesh, petrol has already breached the Rs 121 mark.

Diesel prices have now increased on 29 out of the last 37 days taking up its retail price by Rs 9.55 per litre in Delhi.

With diesel price rising sharply, the fuel is now available at over Rs 100 a litre in several parts of the country. It is very close to breaching the mark even in Delhi where it had rapidly climbed to Rs 98.07 a litre on Sunday.

Petrol prices had maintained stability since September 5, but oil companies finally raised its pump prices last week and this week given a spurt in the product prices lately.

Petrol prices have also risen on 26 of the previous 33 days, taking up its pump price by Rs 8.15 per litre.

LPG prices are also expected to be hiked next week. LPG rates were last hiked by Rs 15 per cylinder on October 6, taking the total increase in rates since July to Rs 90 per 14.2-kg cylinder.

(With PTI and IANS Inputs)

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