PNB Housing Finance raised Rs. 1,853 crore, i.e., US$ 265 million, by means of External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) on December 28, 2018. The company intends to utilize the funds for normal on-lending operations.

The year 2018 was supposed to be a year of equity, however, at the end of it, we find debt funds have performed better than equity funds. Read on to find the important lesson it teaches about financial planning and asset allocation

The Nifty PSU Bank Index is designed to reflect the performance of the public sector banks.The Nifty PSU Bank index disappointed investors in 2018 with a negative return of 16.55 per cent as against the stellar return of 24.09 per cent in the calendar year 2017.

Pennar Group acquired orders amounting to Rs. 309 crore across its business verticals and its subsidiary Pennar Engineered Building Systems (PEBS Pennar).

Surya Roshni, Delhi-based fans, steel, lightning, LED and PVC Pipes manufacturing company, informed stock exchanges about winning an order worth Rs. 102.52 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 97,81,037  contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,67,489.25 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 97,81,037 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,67,489.25 crore.

Going ahead, a follow-through move above the identical high (10,923) of the last two candles would open up the next leg of the rally towards 10,985 and 11,090. Stocks in news: Jet Airways, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals, NMDC, MOIL and IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals.

Indian markets are likely to see a positive opening and extend the upmove at least in the initial part of the trading session. The SGX Nifty indicates Nifty may open around the level of 10,937, up by 14.5 points. 

The stocks most likely to witness movement on the bourses on January 2, 2019 are Atul Auto, Jet Airways, Mahindra & Mahindra, Weizmann Forex and Karnataka Bank.