RBI bars Kotak Bank from online onboarding of customers, issuing fresh credit cards: Daily Market Update - 25 April 2024 | Globe Capital Market LTD.
25-Apr-2024
RBI bars Kotak Bank from online onboarding of customers, issuing fresh credit cards: Daily Market Update – 25 April 2024

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday directed Kotak Mahindra Bank to stop onboarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and also barred it from issuing fresh credit cards with immediate effect, citing “serious deficiencies” and “non-compliance” by the private bank in its IT (information technology) risk management and information security governance for 2022 and 2023.

Overview and Outlook

Global Stock Market Today

  • US equity markets settled on a flat note.
  • European equity markets settled on a flat to negative note.
  • Majority of Asian equity markets are trading in red.
  • GIFT Nifty is little changed, Nifty futures likely to open around 22350 levels (as on 8:30AM).

 

News highlights from across the globe

  • Benchmarks in Asia are trading lower in early trade on Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields rose, and with a focus on the Bank of Japan’s policy meeting.
  • Wall Street ended on a mixed note on Wednesday as traders assessed bleak outlook from Meta Inc., one of the magnificent seven, and as treasury yields rose following sales of 5-year U.S. Treasury notes.
  • Brent crude was trading 0.05% lower at $87.97 a barrel.

 

Important news updates from the domestic front

  • Axis Bank (Standalone, YoY) NII at up 11% Rs 13,089 crore vs Rs 11,742 crore. Net profit at Rs 7,130 crore vs loss of Rs 5,728 crore . Gross NPA at 1.43% vs 1.58% (QoQ). Net NPA at 0.31% vs 0.36% (QoQ). Recommended the final dividend of Rs 1 per share. Approves raising up to Rs 20,000 crore via shares and Rs 35,000 crore via bonds.
  • HUL (Consolidated, YoY) Revenue down 0.04% at Rs 15,210 crore vs Rs 15,215 crore. Ebitda down 1.06% at Rs 3,535 crore vs Rs 3,573 crore. Margin down 24 bps at 23.24% vs 23.48% . Net profit down 1.53% at Rs 2,561 crore vs Rs 2,601 crore. Recommended a dividend of Rs 24 per share.
  • LTIMindtree (Consolidated, QOQ) Revenue down 1.38% at Rs 8,893 crore vs Rs 9,017 crore. Ebit down 5.62% at Rs 1,309 crore vs Rs 1,387 crore. Margin down 66 bps at 14.71% vs 15.38%.  Net profit down 5.81% at Rs 1,101 crore vs Rs 1,169 crore.
  • Indian Hotels (Consolidated, YoY) Revenue up 17.23% at Rs 1,905 crore vs Rs 1,625 crore . Ebitda up 23.2% at Rs 659.2 crore vs Rs 535.06 crore. Margin up 167 bps at 34.6% vs 32.92% . Net profit up 29.27% at Rs 438 crore vs Rs 339 crore. Board recommends dividend of Rs 1.75 per share.
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank: The Reserve Bank of India directed the company to cease and desist the issue of fresh credit cards and the onboarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channels with immediate effect.
  • Reliance Industries acquired a 100% stake in MSKVY Nineteenth Solar SPV and MSKVY Twenty-second Solar SPV for Rs 1 crore.
  • TCS entered a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services to accelerate its customers’ cloud transformation journey at scale.
  • Rail Vikas Nigam emerged as the lowest bidder for a railway project worth Rs 239 crore.
  • National Aluminium: Khanij Bidesh India has signed a MoU with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Geophysical Research Institute for advancing geophysical investigations in the critical and strategic minerals sector.

 

Nifty Overview & Outlook

The benchmark Nifty index extended gains for the fourth consecutive trading sessions, settled above 22400 levels slightly higher after adding just 34 points to its previous closing values in an otherwise lackluster trading session.

Broader markets outperformed the benchmark as Mid cap & Small cap index gained 0.88% & 0.36% respectively against a flat closing of the benchmark.

Majority of sectoral indices tracked at NSE settled in green. Amongst them, Nifty Metal was the top performer, gained over 2.5% followed by Nifty Bank, Consumer Durables, Healthcare and Realty index that settled higher in range 0.5% to 1.25%. On the other hand, Nifty IT led the decline, down nearly 1%.

Going ahead, we reiterate our short term sideways view on Nifty index till it is trading in 22000-22800 range. Hence, we suggest traders to maintain stock specific trading approach.

 

Derivatives Overview & Outlook

Yesterday, no major changes was seen on price front in all three major indices, whereas on open interest front, Nifty future open interest increased by 2.9%, Banknifty and Finnifty futures open interest decreased by 23.4% and 11.4% respectively.

Nifty futures have rolled 56% of open interest into next contracts so far. Banknifty rolled 74% of open interest into next contracts which was lower than the previous months rollovers of 87%.

On options front, call writing was seen at multiple strikes along with put writing at multiple strikes and maximum positions are at 22500 CE and 22000 PE closely followed by 22300 PE. Options data indicating the continuation of sideways move in short term.

 

Institutional Trading Activity
Yesterday, FIIs sold stocks worth Rs 2512 Cr in the cash segment, bought stocks futures worth Rs 3953 Cr and sold index futures worth Rs 2258 Cr. DIIs were net buyer in the cash segment to the tune of Rs 3810 Cr.

 

Nifty Futures, Banknifty Futures and Finnifty Key Levels

Nifty – Resistances 22500-22580; Supports 22350-22300

Banknifty – Resistances 48550-48700; Supports 47870-47600

Finnifty – Resistances 21550-21640; Supports 21320-21300

 

F&O Securities in Ban Today – ABFRL, HINDCOPPER, SAIL.

 

Important Results Today– BAJFINANCE, HSCL, INDUSINDBNK, LAURASLAB, LTTS, MPHASIS, NESTLEIND, OLECTRA, TECHM, UTIAMC, VEDL.

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