Friday, May 3, 2019

STOCK MARKET REVIEW 3 MAY 2019


Benchmark indices ended Friday's session with marginal cuts after erasing its intraday gains in the final hour. IT stocks were the top drags and remained subdued throughout the day after the US-based IT services company Cognizant nearly halved its 2019 growth guidance.  The intra-day rise in the indices was spurred by a slip in oil prices with financial stocks gaining the most, before the indices retreated to trade flat in the end.BUZZING STOCKS Information technology (IT) stocks remained under pressure on Friday, after the US-based IT services company Cognizant nearly halved its 2019 revenue expectations after missing first-quarter results, as it faces sluggish demand in its financial and healthcare businesses.   Shares of  Mills continued their northward journey, with the stock hitting 18-month high of Rs 157 before ending the day at Rs 156.50, up 1.69 per cent, on the expectation of strong earnings growth. The stock was trading at its highest level since December 6, 2017. 

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