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Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 1:07 p.m. on April 23, 2019.

The markets on April 23, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,710.01, up by 64.83 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,616.15, up by 21.70 points. 

Capacit’e Infraprojects has received two orders aggregating to Rs. 342.38 crore from private sector clients for the construction of commercial and residential buildings at Mumbai.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.23 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,47,297.92 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.23 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,47,297.92 crore.

Leading paint manufacturer announced that it has resumed operations at its Vishakhapatnam plant on Monday. The company had reported a fire at the plant in the second week of April.

The level of 11,549 is a crucial support level of the index and the bull camp will closely monitor this level. A sustainable move below the 11,549 level could trigger further correction towards the levels of 11,440-11,400. On the higher side, bulls may face resistance in the range of 11,710-11,730. Stocks in news: Cipla, Biocon, Godrej Consumer Products, Essel Propack, Suven Life Sciences, Hindustan Copper, Symphony, Asian Paints, TCS.

A sharp surge in crude oil prices took its toll on the Indian markets. This was after Donald Trump administration conformed that the 6-month relief granted for purchase of Iranian oil will not be extended beyond May 2. The Indian markets are likely to open the session on the flat note on Tuesday. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading with modest gains of 3 points at 11,620 levels.

Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms, has entered into definitive agreement with Ashok Goel Trust to purchase majority stake in Essel Propack Limited (EPL), which is a leading speciality packaging player and the largest global manufacturer of laminated tubes.