Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.53 p.m. on August 30, 2018.

The markets on August 30, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,684.03, down by 38.90 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,678.15, down by 13.75 points. 

Aditya Birla Capital and Varde plan an exclusive partnership to strategically invest in stressed assets in India, through a joint venture. Varde has invested approximately US$500 million in India across corporate distressed, stressed and special situations and lending assets in the past five years.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.13 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,80,211.83 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.13 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,80,211.83 crore.

Going ahead, the zone of 11,600-11,640 is likely to act as an immediate support zone and any cool-off upto these zones may attract fresh buying. Stocks in news: Greaves Cotton, Aditya Birla Capital, Laurus Labs, Reliance Infrastructure, Jain Irrigation and National Fertilizers.

Today, the start of the August series F&O expiry session is likely to be positive; however, we may see lot of volatility as the session progresses as traders balance their positions to the new series. The SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty could open with an uptick of 17 points the around level of 11,720. 

Benchmark plays an important role in evaluating a fund’s performance and you should closely look at it before committing your funds.

Principal Financial Group has completed the full share buy-back of Punjab National Bank’s shares giving Principal full ownership of the Principal Pnb Asset Management Company Private Limited.