6 December 2017
Market snapshot
Equities - India
Close
Chg .%
Sensex
32,802
-0.2
Nifty-50
10,118
-0.1
Nifty-M 100
19,756
0.0
Equities-Global
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Chg .%
S&P 500
2,630
-0.4
Nasdaq
6,762
-0.2
FTSE 100
7,328
-0.2
DAX
13,049
-0.1
Hang Seng
11,485
-0.3
Nikkei 225
22,622
-0.4
Commodities
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Chg .%
Brent (US$/Bbl)
63
0.4
Gold ($/OZ)
1,276
0.2
Cu (US$/MT)
6,513
-4.2
Almn (US$/MT)
2,036
-0.8
Currency
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Chg .%
USD/INR
64.4
0.0
USD/EUR
1.2
0.1
USD/JPY
112.6
-0.2
YIELD (%)
Close
1MChg
10 Yrs G-Sec
7.1
-0.02
10 Yrs AAA Corp
7.8
-0.01
Flows (USD b)
5-Dec
MTD
FIIs
-0.2
-0.2
DIIs
0.2
0.5
Volumes (INRb)
5-Dec
MTD*
Cash
297
303
F&O
5,110
4,461
Note: YTD is calendar year, *Avg
YTD.%
23.2
23.6
37.7
YTD.%
17.5
25.6
2.6
13.7
22.2
18.4
YTD.%
13.0
10.0
17.9
19.5
YTD.%
-5.1
12.5
-3.9
YTDchg
0.5
0.2
YTD
8.2
13.3
YTD*
307
5,660
Today’s top research Idea
Voltas: AC portfolio overhaul likely post energy rating
norm changes
Voltas-Beko product line to be launched in 2HCY18
We recently met management of Voltas (VOLT). Key takeaways:
New EER norms will force manufacturers to reassess their portfolios and
formulate a renewed strategy to ensure a right product mix/pricing. Inverter
ACs will be rated as five stars, fixed-speed ACs will be rated four stars and
below, and window ACs will have only 2- or 3-star ratings.
Product launch for Arcelik-VOLT JV pushed to 2HCY18 from 2HCY17 due to: a)
higher no. of SKUs being launched and b) more products categories such as
fridges and washing machines to be launched at the same time.
Domestic electro mechanicals business seeing traction in rural electrification,
water and government projects. Overseas, VOLT has not picked up any new
orders in Qatar; deteriorating political climate in Saudi may affect its prospects
in GCC.
Despite competitive pressure in room ACs, VOLT gained market share without
sacrificing margins. A successful transition (ECC norms) would make us turn
positive on VOLT. Meanwhile, we maintain Neutral with TP of INR580.
Research covered
Cos/Sector
Voltas
Dish TV (Result
Update)
D B Corp
MCX
Key Highlights
AC portfolio overhaul likely post energy rating norm changes
Videocon merger synergies to drive earnings
Focus on circulation ramp-up to continue
Volume triggers playing out
Chart of the Day: Economic activity weakened in October 2017; Investments
stagnated and net imports widened
India’s economic activity slowed to 4-month slowest
growth in October 2017…
…pulled by stagnant investments and high net imports
(percentage point)
Please refer to our earlier
report
for details
Shows contribution of different components to EAI’s growth
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.