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.  

Delhi based hotel chain company Lemon Tree is set to launch its initial public offer worth Rs. 1,000 crore on March 26, 2018 for subscription. 

M&M had surged 1.1 per cent in Monday’s trade before it closed flat. The stock thereby attempted a second Range breakout in a row near 740 levels. Media cued about the completion of a strategic alliance between M&M and Ford Motor Co.

All the fall and volatility in the stock market in the month of February 2018 has not dented the faith of mutual fund investors and equity AUM as a percentage of India’s Market Cap is at 5.3%, all-time high.

Last year witnessed beginning of the trend of banks listing their different business arms, providing special business focus and raising funds to independently cater to their growth. We saw a wave of insurance companies being listed from both private and public sectors. The next in the line is ICICI Securities, which will get its own identity and and independent status from its parent ICICI Bank.

The IPO of Bandhan Bank Limited received an overwhelming response from both retail and institutional investor community. The bank's Rs. 4,500 crore IPO was subscribed 518 per cent at 15:00 hours on its closing day.

Infrastructure development company Ashoka Buildcon surged on the bourses by over 3 per cent in Monday’s intraday trade as the NHAI announced that the company is the lowest bidder for a project in Gujarat.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.08 p.m. on March 19, 2018.

The markets on March 19, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 32,980.74, down by 195.26 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,122.85, down by 72.30 points.