The markets on August 14, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,874.94 up by 230.04 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,430.80, up by 75.05 points. 

Lemon Tree, a mid-sized hotel operator, reported its first quarter result for FY19. The company’s revenue stood at Rs. 128.1 crore in the quarter, up by almost 18 per cent yoy.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 69.23 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs.  6,76,611.05 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 69.23 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs.  6,76,611.05 crore.

Going ahead, the low of Monday’s session (11,340) is a critical support level to watch out and a follow through move below the level could lead to further decline up to the level of 11,280. Stocks in news: TCS, JSW Steel, Shaily Engineering Plastics, Kirloskar Pneumatic, Jet Airways, Navneet Education, Infosys and Confidence Petroleum.

Today, the markets are likely to see a positive start with the July retail inflation easing to a nine-month low of 4.17 per cent, Investors will also be eyeing WPI inflation data for July.  Moreover, investors expect the Reserve Bank of India to keep interest rates on hold at its review in October. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open with an uptick of 43 points at 11,398. Among Nifty 50 companies, Grasim and Sun Pharma are set to report their numbers today.  

BSE achieved yet another milestone with registered investors base (UCC) crossing 4 crore mark today.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on August 14 are Cadila Healthcare, Sunteck Realty, Indian Oil Corp, Greaves Cotton and Eros International.

The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro has won order worth Rs. 3,028 crore from GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL).

To make the mutual fund investments more attractive and affordable, market regulator is aiming to push for digitalization. SEBI will take measures to bring cost-effectiveness by promoting go green initiatives through online transactions.