Going by the early indication of SGX Nifty, the markets are set to witness a flat start. The New Year began with some cheerful news for the economy, with gross GST collection for December coming in at Rs 1.03 lakh crore.

The shares of the leading branded steel tube manufacturer in India, APL Apollo Tubes Limited saw a rise of 3 per cent in the share price after the company reported its performance of Q3 sales. With this jump in the share price, the company gained for a fifth straight session, that is, in the quarter ended December 2019.

Contrary to the common perception that debt funds generate lower returns, the year 2019 turned out to be a good year and have generated better returns than many equity funds. Read on to find the best and worst of debt funds of 2019.

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As the new year 2020 begins, let us have a look at how the market fared in 2019. BSE Sensex had closed at 36,068.33 on December 31, 2018. It reported a surge of 14.4 per cent during the year 2019 to close at 41,253.74 on December 31, 2019.

The market opened in the green on 1st January. On 31 December the Sensex was down by 304.26 points to end at 41,253.74  and the Nifty was down by 87.4 points to close at 12,168.45.

The market opened in the green on 1st January. On 31 December the Sensex was down by 304.26 points to end at 41,253.74  and the Nifty was down by 87.4 points to close at 12,168.45.

The market opened in the green on 1st January, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.51 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,08,653.39 crore.

The market opened in the green on 1st January, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.51 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,08,653.39 crore.

For the medium term, the recent base around 11,850 levels is strongest support for now. On the upside, the 12,300 level is likely to act as a strong resistance for the medium term. Stocks in news: RITES, CreditAccess Grameen, Adani Green Energy, Premier Explosives, Sterling and Wilson Solar, PTC.