Sensex Cracks 1,000 Points on Fears of New Covid Variant; Realty, Auto & Metal Stocks Bleed

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Asian stock markets plunged today as a new virus variant added to swirling concerns about future growth and higher US interest rates.

The Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite are trading down by 2.2% and 0.5%, respectively. The Nikkei is trading lower by 2.9%.

US stock markets were closed on Thursday, in observance of the national holiday.

On Wednesday, Wall Street indices finished higher ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday as US Treasury yields hovered near the year's highs.

Back home, Indian share markets opened deep in the red, following the trend on SGX Nifty. Benchmark indices slumped today over fears of new Covid variant.

Shares of Tarsons Products made their stock market debut today. The issue price was fixed at Rs 662 per share.

The BSE Sensex is trading down by 1,011 points. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty is trading lower by 271 points.

Dr Reddy's Lab is among the top gainers today. Bajaj Finance and Kotak Mahindra Bank, on the other hand, are among the top losers today.

The BSE Mid Cap index is trading down by 1.5%. The BSE Small Cap index is trading lower by 0.8%.

Barring healthcare stocks, all sectoral indices are trading in red with stocks in the realty sector and metal sector witnessing most of the selling pressure.

Shares of Trident and Escorts hit their 52-week high today.

The rupee is trading at 74.58 against the US$.

Gold prices are trading up by 0.4% at Rs 47,601 per 10 grams.

In global markets, gold eased and is set for the worst week in five months, as prices were hammered by increasing bets that the US Federal Reserve would accelerate the pace of stimulus tapering and raise interest rates sooner to curb rising inflation.

Crude oil prices slid more than 1% on concerns that a global supply surplus could swell in the first quarter following a coordinated release of crude reserves among major consumers, led by the US.

Speaking of crude oil, India's #1 trader Vijay Bhambwani talks about why you shouldn't be bullish on crude oil, in his latest video for Fast Profits Daily.

As per Vijay, the WTI crude oil price cannot hold above US$100. If you're bullish on the price of oil, we strongly recommend you watch this video for the opposite view.

In news from the FMCG sector, India's largest consumer goods makers HUL and ITC have hiked prices across categories for the second time this fiscal, while others have guided for similar action as they look to offset high inflation of key raw materials.

While Hindustan Unilever (HUL) raised prices in the range of 4-22% across its soaps and detergents segment, it stood at 7-10% for ITC's personal care brands.

Parle Products plans to increase prices by 8-10% across its biscuits, snacks and confectionery products in the ongoing quarter ending December.

Higher crude oil and palm oil prices, coupled with revival of demand for consumer goods have forced the companies to effect calibrated price hikes. For instance, Palm fatty acid distillate, a chemical used in home and personal products, has surged 60% to US$1,220 per metric tonne in the past 12 months.

Reportedly, the price hike by the maker of Dove shampoos and Lux soaps will be over and above the 11.5% rise it had implemented during April-September.

Distributors for ITC said that its personal care brands Fiama, Vivel and Engage have turned costlier with bigger packs, especially those above 500 gm, bearing the brunt.

Meanwhile, Dabur may also look at another round of price increases in the fourth quarter of the ongoing fiscal, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohit Malhotra said.

He added that inflation remains a big concern and there aren't signs of any softening yet.

How this pans out remains to be seen. Meanwhile, we will keep you updated on the latest developments from this space.

Shares of HUL and ITC are trading down by 1% and 1.5%, respectively.

Speaking of HUL, here's an interesting data on the stock, between 2002 to 2010, HUL's stock price went nowhere...have a look at the chart below:

A Journey of No Returns in a So Called Safe Stock

The stock was basically in an 8 year coma. The returns could barely even make up for the inflation.

However, over the 2010 to 2020 period, HUL delivered a whopping return of 30% CAGR!

Back in November 2020, Rahul Shah had recorded a video on why you should skip stocks like Nestle and HUL.

In the video, Rahul Shah discussed why he preferred a little known stock over HUL and how he was proven right.

You can watch the video here: Don't Let Brokerages Fool You into Buying HUL & Nestle. The Real Money is in These Stocks Right Now...

Moving on, in latest developments from the IPO space, global investors are said to have held preliminary discussions regarding anchor book allocations in the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of Life Insurance Corp (LIC).

These investors include Blackstone, BlackRock, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Govt of Singapore Investment Corp and Capital International, among others.

The 10 investment banks managing the issue are reaching out to as many as 100 top global fund managers, sovereign and pension money managers and private equity funds.

Reports suggest that the share sale will likely value the insurance giant at around US$110 bn.

All being said, the finance ministry is yet to take a final decision on the IPO timeline. The IPO is expected in the March 2022 quarter.

Earlier this month, DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta said,

• On LIC IPO, we are working very hard. For the capital market, it will be a very big event in the first quarter of 2022.

The government is looking to offload up to 10% of its stake through the IPO as well as primary issuance of new shares for expansion of the insurer.

Starting with an initial capital of Rs 50 m in 1956, LIC's asset base crossed Rs 38 lakh crore with total investments of Rs 36.8 lakh crore and a life fund of Rs 34.4 lakh crore at the end of March 2021, it said two months ago.

How LIC's IPO sails through remains to be seen. Meanwhile, stay tuned for more updates from this space.

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