24 April 2018
Market snapshot
Equities - India
Close
Chg .%
Sensex
34,451
0.1
Nifty-50
10,585
0.2
Nifty-M 100
20,006
0.5
Equities-Global
Close
Chg .%
S&P 500
2,670
0.0
Nasdaq
7,129
-0.2
FTSE 100
7,399
0.4
DAX
12,572
0.3
Hang Seng
12,000
-0.4
Nikkei 225
22,088
-0.3
Commodities
Close
Chg .%
Brent (US$/Bbl)
75
1.3
Gold ($/OZ)
1,325
-0.8
Cu (US$/MT)
6,899
-0.8
Almn (US$/MT)
2,297
-7.5
Currency
Close
Chg .%
USD/INR
66.5
0.6
USD/EUR
1.2
-0.6
USD/JPY
108.7
1.0
YIELD (%)
Close
1MChg
10 Yrs G-Sec
7.7
0.02
10 Yrs AAA Corp
8.4
0.03
Flows (USD b)
23-Apr
MTD
FIIs
0.0
-0.7
DIIs
0.1
1.0
Volumes (INRb)
23-Apr
MTD*
Cash
358
330
F&O
7,377
7,228
Note: YTD is calendar year, *Avg
YTD.%
1.2
0.5
-5.3
YTD.%
-0.1
3.3
-3.8
-2.7
2.5
-3.0
YTD.%
11.6
1.7
-4.3
1.8
YTD.%
4.1
1.7
-3.5
YTDchg
0.4
0.5
YTD
1.5
4.8
YTD*
376
8,034
Today’s top research idea
Infosys:
Stability (FY19)
Momentum
Accelerate (FY21)
Granular strategy articulated around Digital, Core, Sales and Talent
On its Analyst Day, INFO's new CEO Mr Salil Parekh shed more light on the four
pillars of its strategic plan: [1] scaling agile digital, [2] energizing the core, [3]
re-skilling people and [4] expanding localization of talent. INFO's well-
articulated strategy in digital, sales,talent re-skilling and localization, coupled
with the USD2.79b base of digital revenues, provides a good base to kick-off its
next innings.
With previous distractions behind, INFO's focus is back on execution. That said,
on the back of developments of past two years, the company cited that FY19
will be a year ofstabilization, FY20 a year of momentum building, and FY21 a
year of acceleration. It, however, refrained from divulging any further details
about the implications of this roadmap on its absolute/relative financial
performance.
Research covered
Cos/Sector
Infosys
KNR Construction (CO)
Banking - NBFC
Pharma Monthly
Metals Weekly
Results Flash
Results Expectation
Key Highlights
Stability (FY19)
Momentum
Accelerate (FY21)
Growth concerns addressed
MSME Finance sector in a sweet spot
Higher volumes continue supporting IPM growth
Aluminum and alumina prices continue increasing
Bharti Infratel | Cholamandalam Fin. | LIC Housing | Delta Corp
Bharti Airtel | Oberoi Realty | Persistent Sys | Zensar Tech.
Piping hot news
Mandatory local electric vehicles content likely to be hiked to 70% in 3 years
The government plans to double the mandatory local content in electric
vehicles to 70% in three years and impose heavy duties on imports to ensure
that domestic manufacturing gets a big boost from the Rs 8,730-crore…
Chart of the Day:
Infosys:
Stability (FY19)
Momentum
Accelerate (FY21)
Productivity improvements (including utilization) drove better revenue per employee
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.
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