Pages

logo

logo

Monday, May 11, 2026

11/05/26, Jewellery Stocks Fall

 Titan, Senco Gold other jewellery stocks fell up to 10% on May 11, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for postponement of gold purchases and foreign travel, among other measures, to strengthen the economy.

Stressing the need to save foreign exchange due to the crisis while addressing a public gathering at the Parade Grounds in Hyderabad on Sunday, Modi called for postponing the purchase of gold and foreign travel for one year. "We have to save foreign exchange by any means," he said, adding that due to the West Asia conflict, prices of petrol and fertilisers had increased significantly. When there is pressure on the supply chain, difficulties increase despite various government measures to address the situation, he said.

At 9:50 am on May 11, Titan shares emerged as top Nifty loser by falling 7%. The stock fell after touching its all-time high level on Friday after the March quarter results. Meanwhile other jewellery stocks like Kalyan Jewellers, Senco Gold, PC Jeweller were trading up 5%-10% lower.

At 09:59 am, the Sensex was down 1,045.91 points or 1.35% at 76,282.28, and the Nifty was down 298.35 points or 1.23% at 23,877.80. About 1,065 shares advanced, 2,459 shares declined, and 170 shares were unchanged. All the sectoral indices were in the red, with Nifty Consumer Durables being the worst. The sectoral index fell by over 3%.

The jewellery sector faces a near-term demand overhang, as the PM's appeal to defer gold purchases for a year could dampen sentiment ahead of the wedding and festive season, though Indian gold demand is culturally sticky and rarely responds durably to verbal appeals without policy backing like duty hikes, said Khushi Mistry, Research Analyst at Bonanza.

"PM Modi's appeal to the nation to curb the consumption of petrol/diesel, gold, chemical fertilisers and edible oil and refrain from avoidable foreign travel is a crisis management response to the current account deficit problem caused by high crude prices. This call for austerity has slightly negative implication for economic growth in FY27.

"Particularly, the industries related to the austerity call like petroleum, chemical fertilisers, gold, air travel, hotel and related sectors will be sentimentally impacted. Sectors like pharmaceuticals which will not be impacted in any manner will remain resilient," said VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Investments Limited.

Despite reporting strong earnings for the March quarter, shares of these companies fell reacting to Modi's statement. Titan had reported a 15-quarter high on-year growth in revenue for the March quarter, led by its jewellery portfolio. On similar lines, the consolidated net profit of Kalyan Jewellers for the March quarter more than doubled on year as total expenses of the company rose at a slightly slower pace than the revenue.

Most brokerages remain "constuctive" on the growth in Titan's jewellery segment on the back of higher gold prices. They also see stability in gold prices further improving margin visibility. Brokerage firms have maintained their ratings on the stocks while slightly revising the estimates upwards for earnings per share, revenue, and net profit.

Report by J. Jagsnath,  Network18 

No comments:

Today's

11/05/26, Sensex plunged more than 1000 points

The Indian market was under heavy selling pressure on May 11 morning, with equity benchmarks tumbling amid US-Iran logjam, surging crude and...