Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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Stocks on Dalal Street are likely to extend their gains for the second day in a row after gaining more than 750 points in the past three sessions. Expect the benchmark index or the Sensex to gain more than 100 points and might breach the 16,000 mark on Tuesday.

Auto sector was a major gainer as investors bid up shares of automakers on hopes of a rebound in the economy. Realty was another bright spot after under performing on Monday.Mahindra and Mahindra gained more than 7 percent and is looking strong at R 918. We expect a correcting in Automakers like M&M and Tata Motors. So investors should look to book some profits on any up move in this sector.

We recommend selling Rolta India at the current market price after the company reported Q4 consolidated net profit was down at Rs 76 crore versus Rs 133 crore, QoQ. We are concerned about the narrowing margins and the stock is likely to correct more than 15 percent in the near term.

The Midcap space is getting heated up now with stocks like Fedders Lloyd, IG Petro, Empee Distilleries and TIPS Ind hitting circuit filters. We advise caution to investors in this space and one should take stock in quality companies.

The stock of Wire and Wireless might spurt after the rights announcement and one could expect a target of Rs 22 in the short run.Kemrock Ind, Hanung Toys and Gati Ltd are some of the stocks to watch closely in Tuesday's trade