GOLDEN RULES FOR TRADING

Capital Goods Stocks Outlook for the week - 23.12.2013 - 27.12.2013

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Stocks of most capital goods companies are seen rangebound next week with absence of any major sector-specific triggers. However, investors are seen bullish on shares of sector bellwether Larsen & Toubro, state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals and Avantha Group-owned Crompton Greaves. L&T yesterday said it is in talks with a global investor for selling stake in its subsidiary. The company has also sought Foreign Investment Promotion Board's approval for foreign direct investment for its arm.

In September, the Mumbai-based capital goods and engineering major had said it expects its arm L&T IDPL to have an equity requirement of around 82 bln rupees over 2014-18. L&T IDPL has been looking to raise around 20 bln rupees through equity infusion by an investor, the management had said. In addition to this, L&T has traditionally posted strong results in the second half of the financial year as a lot of large government orders get finalized during this time.

Stocks of electrical equipment maker Crompton Greaves are also seen trading with a positive bias as the company is expected to show improvement in its Oct-Dec quarter results, owing to the completion of restructuring at its plant in Belgium.