India market outlook
Market opening likely to be positive following the supportive global cues. Bank of England hints at rate cut. Technically, the supports are placed at 8220 and 8160 and resistances are at 8345 and 8400.
India market news
The Oil Marketing Companies have announced a 89 paise per litre cut in petrol prices and a 49 paise per litre cut in diesel prices in order to align the domestic rates of the two automobile fuels with global price benchmarks. Post the price revision, to be effective tonight, petrol will be priced at INR 64.7 per litre including state taxes in Delhi while diesel will be priced at INR 54.7 per litre.
Jet Airways, India's second-biggest airline by passengers, is talking to lenders about raising up to USD 180mn through a loan, banking sources said on Thursday.
InterGlobe Aviation, parent of low cost airline IndiGo, today said its paid-up share capital has increased after allotment of shares under the employees' stock option scheme.
ICICI Bank, the lead banker for Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL), has invoked the strategic debt restructuring (SDR) provision, setting in play the process that could pave the way for the lenders cumulatively taking over the company.
Strides Shasun's oral dosage facility in Bangalore has had successful inspection by the US health regulator with no adverse observations made.
Suven Life Sciences has been granted a patent from Europe and two product patents from Eurasia for a drug used in the treatment of neuro-degenerative diseases.
Torrent Pharma has acquired a manufacturing unit of Glochem Industries in Vizag. The facility manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), or raw materials used to make medicines, and Torrent will acquire it as a going concern on slump sale basis.
Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd has announced that the Management Committee of the Company at its meeting held on June 30, 2016, has considered and allotted 2,44,66,745 equity shares of INR 10/- each at INR 11.03 to IDBI Bank on preferential basis.
IT firm KPIT Technologies said that its revenue and profits may be flat in the second quarter, compared to first quarter of current fiscal, as ERP implementations revenue has been hit beyond anticipation.
Godrej Properties said its USD 275mn realty fund has made first investment by acquiring 80% stake in a housing project in Mumbai.
Global Markets Review
Asian stocks rose on Friday as global riskier assets continued to recover from last week's Brexit shock, while the pound came under renewed pressure after the Bank of England's governor hinted of an interest rate cut.
In commodities, crude oil inched up in early trade after sliding overnight on returning Nigerian and Canadian crude output from outages and as traders booked profits at the end of the best quarter in seven years. U.S. crude was up 0.2% at USD 48.4 a barrel after shedding c.3% on Thursday.