13 September 2017
Market snapshot
Equities - India
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Chg .%
Sensex
32,159
0.9
Nifty-50
10,093
0.9
Nifty-M 100
18,931
1.0
Equities-Global
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S&P 500
2,496
0.3
Nasdaq
6,454
0.3
FTSE 100
7,401
-0.2
DAX
12,525
0.4
Hang Seng
11,242
0.2
Nikkei 225
19,777
1.2
Commodities
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Brent (US$/Bbl)
54
0.6
Gold ($/OZ)
1,324
-1.0
Cu (US$/MT)
6,627
-1.5
Almn (US$/MT)
2,104
0.6
Currency
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USD/INR
64.0
0.2
USD/EUR
1.2
-0.6
USD/JPY
109.7
1.2
YIELD (%)
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1MChg
10 Yrs G-Sec
6.6
0.0
10 Yrs AAA Corp
7.5
0.0
Flows (USD b)
12-Sep
MTD
FIIs
-0.1
-0.7
DIIs
0.1
0.7
Volumes (INRb)
12-Sep
MTD*
Cash
321
299
F&O
4,901
4,839
Note: YTD is calendar year, *Avg
YTD.%
20.8
23.3
31.9
YTD.%
11.5
19.9
3.6
9.1
19.7
3.5
YTD.%
-2.4
14.2
20.0
23.5
YTD.%
-5.7
13.2
-6.3
YTDchg
0.0
-0.1
YTD
6.2
7.3
YTD*
290
5,271
Today’s top research idea
L&T: Strong momentum seen in domestic infrastructure spending
We hosted Mr SN Subrahmanyan, MD and CEO of Larsen & Toubro as part of CEO
Track at our 13th Annual Global Investor Conference. Key takeaways from his
presentation:
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Strong momentum being witnessed across domestic infrastructure verticals –
Rail/Metros, T&D, Water, Smart Cities, Airports, and Ports; Hydrocarbons and
Defense also witnessing recovery.
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Digitalization and use of technology in construction a key focus area
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Expect a revival in manufacturing JVs/subsidiaries over the next few years –
investment phase over; time to sweat the assets created.
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L&T’s projects in the Middle East remain on track and are unaffected by the
fall in oil prices over the past year. Its focus in the Middle East is on social
infrastructure projects like Roads, Metro Rail, T&D and Stadiums.
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We maintain our BUY rating with a SOTP based price target of INR1,380. Key
risks to our rating are a)sharp slowdown in government infrastructure capex,
b) Sharp fall in oil prices impacting orders and execution in M. east, c)
significant in increase in raw material prices, adversely affecting fixed price
overseas contracts.
Research covered
Cos/Sector
Larsen & Toubro
GST DAY
EcoScope
Strides
Tata Motors
Key Highlights
Strong momentum seen in domestic infrastructure spending
Managing the transition to a new tax regime – an on-the-ground view
Vegetables drive CPI inflation higher in August
Niche approval kicks in; Thesis playing out; reiterate Buy
JLR’s Aug-17 volumes miss estimate
Piping hot news
Inflation quickens in August, even as industrial growth sees mild recovery
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India’s industrial production recovered to grow only mildly as growth in
manufacturing output remained flat with introduction of goods and services
tax (GST) which continued to disrupt production networks while retail inflation
quickened in August ruling out any rate cut by the central bank …
Chart of the Day: EcoScope (Vegetables drive CPI inflation higher in August)
Retail inflation rises 3.4% in August 2017...
* Excluding F&B and F&L
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), 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.
Investors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the Research Report.