The share price of Future Retail gained on the bourses by 3.4 per cent in Tuesday’s trade as RBI increased the limit investment by Registered Foreign Portfolio Investors (RPFIs).

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.50 p.m. on March 20, 2018.

The markets on March 20, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,055.13, up by 132.01 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,144.20, up by 49.95 points.

The share price of pharma major Cipla slipped by over 6 per cent on the bourses in Tuesday’s trade as the USFDA issued observations to the company’s Goa manufacturing facility.

Cement major UltraTech offers Rs. 7,266 crore to acquire Binani Cement but with the rider that the deal should happen outside the court.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 74.99 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,25,236.27 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 74.99 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,25,236.27 crore.

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Going ahead, the level of 10,000 is a key support for the index. On the other hand, the immediate hurdle for the Nifty is placed around the level of 10,160, followed by 10,200. Stocks in the news: Capacite Infraprojects, IRB Infra, BGR Energy, Future retail and Prism Cement.

Indian stock markets are expected to extend their downward slide as leads from Asian peers are weak, following a sharp decline in the US stocks. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could fall 27 points at the opening bell.