The benchmark index BSE Sensex surprised in the last leg of trading on Tuesday with a 268 point jump. Sensex closed at 38,363.47, up by 268.40 points or 0.70 per cent and Nifty 50 closed at 11,532.40, up by 70.20 points or 0.61 per cent.

The stock of Kaveri Seeds jumped nearly 3 per on Tuesday as the company commenced corn cob drying facility in Telangana. The facility has a capacity of drying 1455 Mt corn cobs per cycle across 36 bins.

Pharma major Cadila Healthcare Limited informed the exchanges that Zydus has received the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for acyclovir ointment.

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the shares of Mindtree Ltd.

Sugar productions till March 15 were at 273.47 lakh tonnes as against 258.2 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period in the last sugar season representing 6 per cent growth, said a release issued by the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA).

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12.49 p.m. on March 19, 2019.

The markets on March 19, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,132.96, up by 37.89 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,470.45, up by 8.25 points. 

Hotel Leela, an Indian luxury hospitality group, has entered into a binding agreement with a Brookfield Asset Management sponsored private real estate fund, to sell four hotels by way of slump sale. The deal is subject to the approval of shareholders, lenders and other regulatory and statutory bodies.

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Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.55 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,46,898.95 crore.