16 December 2012

What drove markets in 2012 :: Business Line



Technicals-Hindustan Copper, Greaves Cotton, Praj Industries, JB Chemicals, Sobha Developers, Bharat Electronics :: Business Line



Technicals-Reliance Industries, SBI, Tata Steel, Infosys -Dec 16 :: Business Line


Escorts - "BUY" recommendation.:: SPA


Escorts reported net sales of INR 8234 mn, up by 7.1% YoY & down by 18.8% QoQ. EBITDA margins expanded by 240 bps YoY
to 5.65%, on the back of lower operating expenses partly offset by higher employee cost. With monsoon playing a spoilsport,
offtake of tractors de-grew by 14.8% YoY. Railway equipment segment has seen a sharp improvement in margins, whereas
auto ancillaries segment and construction equipment segment continued to remain under pressure. We continue to
retain our "BUY" recommendation.

Speciality Restaurants: Hold:: Business Line


Power Grid Corporation: Buy :: Business Line


Strangle in Nifty options :: Business Line


Traders can initiate a long strangle strategy in Nifty options expiring on January 31.
This strategy can be initiated by buying Nifty 6,000 call and Nifty 5,800 put for the January series. On Friday, 6,000 call closed at Rs 86 and 5,800 put closed at Rs 51.
The total investment for the strategy comes at around Rs 137.

NIIT Technologies Outlook steady – Retain BUY :: Prabhudas Lilladher


We met Ms. Pratibha Advani (CFO – NIIT Technologies) to understand the prevailing
business environment and future course of action for the company. According to the
management, the business outlook remains relatively subdued as the deal velocity
has slowed down due to uncertainty in the Euro zone, fiscal cliff in US and impact of
the hurricane ‘Sandy’. Despite uncertainties, the management was confident of
revenue growth in Q3FY13 in constant currency. We retain our ‘BUY’ rating

Short takes: Wheels India Open Offer :: Business Line