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“Every week on average, our portfolio makes about Rs 1,100 crore. This Sunday also, that number was achieved. Next Sunday it will be the same, the following Sunday it will be the same. We believe that it will become clear to investors that this short-term volatility will be addressed as we go through over the next few months.”

The company reported a stronger core topline and efficiencies drove earnings. The company raised earnings estimates by 5-6% and see 26% CAGR profit over FY23-25. The growth trajectory remains strong, said Jefferies.

The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 168 on 2nd February 2022 but it failed to hold on to the momentum. The stock bounced back after hitting a low of Rs 93 back in June 2022.

On the technical charts, the RSI of the stock stood at 24.49.

The rupee forecasts highlight the downside risk for the Indian currency, which analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect to end the quarter at 82 against the dollar. While the Bloomberg JPMorgan Asia Dollar index has rallied more than 7% since the start of November, the rupee has only appreciated 1.5%.

“Today the market will be completely dominated by the movements in Adani stocks. The statement from Adani Enterprises that the FPO is on schedule and that there is no change in the price band is hugely important. This can be interpreted as a reflection of the confidence of the management in the success of the FPO,” V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services said.

Nifty formed a Bearish Engulfing candle on weekly frame and gave a range breakdown. Now, till the index holds below 17777 zones, bounce could be sold for the downside move towards 17500 then 17350 zones whereas hurdles are placed at 17777 and 17850 zones.

The spike in commodity prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, spiralling inflation, and steep rate hikes by central banks hurt consumption significantly and hurt consumer durables and consumer discretionary firms.

Adani Group said that the timing of the report was suspect and seems to be directed at sabotaging the Rs 20,000 crore follow-on public offer (FPO) by Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) that ends January 31.

The emphasis will be high on levers to increase margins, especially noting that pricing increase is difficult in the current environment and trade-offs involved given aggressive cost controls. The brokerage expected investor to focus on the reasons for revenue growth underperformance versus peers, underwhelming margins despite multiple measures to improve it from recent lows, deal pipeline, pricing leverage, telecom deal momentum, especially related to 5G networks.