US stocks rise as focus turns to stimulus, corporate earnings
Wall Street s main indexes gained on Thursday, as investors looked to corporate earnings and signs of progress on a pandemic-relief package after data suggested the labor market was stabilizing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 265.2 points, or 0.86% to 30,989.11. The S&P 500 rose 23.92 points, or 0.61% to 3,854.07, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 74.95 points, or 0.55%, to 13,684.96.
European shares strengthen on recovery hopes
European shares rose on Thursday, extending a rally for the fourth straight day, as investors were hopeful of a swifter global economic recovery, with German shares leading the advance among European Union members. The STOXX 600 index was 0.25% higher, while Frankfurt shares rose 0.46%.
Benchmark indices hit new milestones on Wednesday as economic recovery hopes on the back of a growth-driven Budget, positive global cues, and healthy FII buying continued to please investors. Besides, expansion of Services PMI for the fourth straight month at 52.8 in January, relative to 52.3 in December, also boosted sentiment. Among the headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex hit a fresh record high of 50,526 in the intra-day trade today, supported by buying in HDFC, HDFC Bank, Infosys, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Industries. The BSE barometer, however, witnessed mild profit-booking at higher levels but managed to end the day at a fresh closing peak of 50,256, up 458 points or 0.92 per cent.
Warburg Pincus-backed Home First Finance Company IPO lists at 19% premium over the issue price
Navdeep YadavFeb 3, 2021, 10:55 IST
HFFC
Home First Finance Company stock listed at ₹618, which is at a 19% premium to the set IPO price band at ₹517-₹ 518 per share.
The company s market value expanded to ₹5,514 crore after the listing.
The HFFC listing comes two days after the annual budget where Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promised to extend support for affordable housing.
Home First Finance Company is an affordable housing finance company, which offers housing loans for buying or construction of homes with a special focus on first-time homebuyers in lower range and middle-income groups.It was a decent debut for the ₹1,153 crore initial public offering (IPO) of the Warburg Pincus-backed, Home First Finance Company (HFFC) on the bourses today. The stock listed at ₹618, which is at a 19% premium to the set price band at ₹517-₹ 518 per share.
Riding on the strong momentum in the secondary market, shares of Home First Finance Company (HFCC) listed at Rs 618.80 on the NSE, a premium of 19.46 per cent over its issue price of Rs 518. Meanwhile, on BSE, the stock debuted at Rs 612.15, a premium of 18.18 per cent. The stock, however, came under heavy selling pressure and ended just 2 per cent higher against the issue price at Rs 527 on the BSE. The Rs 1,154 crore initial public offer (IPO) by the firm that ran between January 21-January 25 was subscribed 27 times. The offer of the mortgage financier, which got fully subscribed on the first day itself on January 21, received bids for 41,64,36,944 shares against 1,56,20,948 shares on offer, according to data available with the NSE.
Tata Consumer Products consolidated net profit rose 29% to Rs 237 crore on 23% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 3070 crore in Q3 December 2020 over Q3 December 2019.
Ajanta Pharma s consolidated net profit jumped 64.23% to Rs 176.63 crore on 13.27% rise in total income to Rs 754.22 crore in Q3 December 2020 over Q3 December 2019.
Adani Enterprises informed that the company has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary namely, Azhiyur Vengalam Road, on 1st February 2021 to carry out the development, maintenance and management of the project in Kerala.
Shares of Home First Finance Company will debut on the bourses today. The issue was sold in the price band of Rs 517-518 apiece.