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.

The US drug regulator inspected Cadila Healthcare's wholly-owned subsidiary Liva Pharma's injectables manufacturing unit in Vadodara, Gujarat. The inspection was carried on between August 20 to 28.

Vedanta, had proposed entry into the 41 revenue sharing government contracts. Accordingly, the company is bestowed upon 41 exploration blocks in India with a total bid cost of US$ 551 million. The stock of Vedanta opened with a gap-up of nearly Rs. 3 and surged as much as 3.4 per cent in intraday trade.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.55 p.m. on August 29, 2018.

The markets on August 29, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,876.88, down by 19.75 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,724.20, down by 14.30 points.