Interestingly,MPC voted for status quo unanimously,which is good news
GDP growth projected at 10.5% in FY22,Vs Modi Govt's projection of 11%&IMF's 11.5% #CreditPolicy
Despite a massive Rs 12 lakh Cr of govt borrowings estimated in FY22,the good thing is,weighted average cost of funds has been 5.78%,so @narendramodi govt will be able to borrow at competitive rates
Accommodative Stance by RBI Governor,bodes well
Reserve money rose by 14.5% YoY
Enough #Liquidity there in system,in LAF window,with banks provided addnl liquidity of Rs 1.53 lakh Cr
Hence,#CRR will be hiked back to 3.5% from 27th March 2021&to 4% from 22nd May,2021
For 1HFY22,#Inflation projected at 5-5.2%,from earlier range of 4.6-5.2%
While Vegetable inflation fell to 3.41% in Dec 2020&Retail inflation fell to 4.59% from 6.93% in Nov 2020,RBI did the right thing by not lowering #Repo,as uptick in Fuel inflation,likely
Do note,#Brent Crude Oil price has risen by 17.67% in just last 1 month,to $59.27 per barrel
As part of continuing efforts to increase retail participation in govt securities,RBI decided to move beyond aggregator model& provide retail investors online access to G-Secs,both primary& secondary, along with facility to open Gilt securities account,with RBI-This is a BIG move
Restoring Held to Maturity,#HTM facility back to 19.5% from June 30th 2023,is a practical move,now that stress on banks' balance sheets is visibly down&treasury portfolios of banks have been steady,with 10yr G-Sec at roughly 6% or thereabouts, for over a year now
Well,for every rupee in govt coffers, 53paise will come from direct& indirect taxes,36p from borrowings &other liabilities,6p from non-tax revenue like disinvestment&5p from non-debt capital receipts
GST will contribute 15paise in every rupee revenue,corporate tax will contribute 13paise to each rupee earned;8paise for every rupee,will come from union excise duty,3paise from customs duty&income tax will yield 14paise to every rupee collected
Fiscal math has been worked out💪
On #Expenditure side,biggest outlay is for interest payments at 20paise for every rupee,followed by States' share of taxes&duties@16paise
Allocation for #Defence is 8paise &Expense on Central schemes is 14p, while allocation for Central schemes is 9paise
PSU giant #SAIL reported 1468Cr profit in Dec'20 qtr Vs loss of 344Cr in Dec'19 qtr,showcasing strength of #EconomicRecovery,in Construction, Infra,Autos,Manufacturing
Hot Steel&Saleable Steel production rose by 12%&6% YoY,respectively
Ebitda rose by massive 346%,to Rs 5294Cr💪
#Larsen&Toubro's 76% YoY rise in Order Book in Dec'20 qtr,vindicates speed with which Infra projects are scaling up,under @narendramodi govt
Order book of L&T at Rs 3.31 lakh Cr in Dec'20 qtr,is up 9%,Vs March'20 qtr,which means Infra space is doing better than pre-#COVID levels
Despite a global #pandemic, L&T,which is a proxy to how #Infra space in India is doing,saw new order inflows of a massive 73233Cr, in just a single qtr of Dec'20💪
Segment-wise,Infra secured #Orders of 45574Cr,rise of 80% YoY, with receipt of two marquee orders of #HighSpeedRail
IMF today revised India's GDP growth forecast for FY22 from 8.8% to 11.5%,making it fastest growing global economy
#IMF listed India as only major economy of the world to register double-digit growth in FY22,thx to pathbreaking reforms&mega vaccine roll out by @narendramodi govt
For CY21/FY22,while IMF projects 11.5% for India,it says global GDP will grow by only 5.5%
Advanced economies to grow by just 4.3%&EMs by 6.3%
China@ 8%,Spain@5.9%&France with GDP growth of 5.5%,are the other projections
India's rebound under @narendramodi govt,to be fastest
L&T,#EPC behemoth, reported 17% rise in Profit,with margins up 80bps at 12%
Worth noting that L&T's order book at Rs 3.31 lakh Cr,is up a massive 76% YoY&the highest that it has ever reported in a quarter
Strong order inflows despite #COVID19,shows capex cycle is turning around
Sensex scripting history today,by breaching 50000 for 1st time,is vindication of investor faith in @narendramodi gov
#Sensex,from 40000 on Oct8'20 to 50000 in just 74 sessions&from 45000 on Nov4'20 to 50K today,in 32 trading days,reflects economic momentum
Modi naysayers,quiet!
When #StockMarket plummeted to lows of 25000 at peak of #COVID19 crisis,few had envisaged such meteoric rise from index's 3yr low
Plethora of factors fuelled rally
Liquidity push,FII buying,good corporate earnings,mega vaccine roll out&economic traction under @narendramodi govt
Rs 4633 Cr #IRFC IPO has been subscribed 3.49x on final day of 3 day bidding process;Issue received bids for 435 Crore equity shares as against offered size of 124Cr equity shares
35% of #IPO reserved for #Retail investors,saw 3.53x subscription, with #QIB oversubscribed 3.78x💪