Edelweiss had signed an agreement to acquire Religare’s securities business in December 2017 which was subject to regulatory clearance.

Going ahead, immediate support for the Nifty is seen around the 10,330-mark and violation of this support would lead to accelerated downward move towards the level of 10,300, followed by 10,270. Stocks in the news: Dilip Buildcon, HDFC, HDFC Bank, Adani Transmission, Wipro, Gravita, Purvankara and Bharat Financial Inclusion.

Today, the start for the Indian markets is likely to remain weak on negative global cues and on lingering concerns of the proposed no-confidence motion against the government. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open with modest loss of 35 points around 10,327 at the opening bell. 

Stocks that are likely to record significant movement on the bourses on Friday, March 16, 2018 are Puravankara Limited, Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited, Adani Transmission Limited, Zensar Technologies Limited, IDFC Bank Limited and Karur Vysya Bank Limited.      

The World Bank forecasted Indian economic growth to accelerate to 7.3 per cent in 2018-19 and to further speed up to 7.5 per cent in 2019-20.

The IPO of Sandhar Technologies Limited will remain open for subscription from March 19-21, 2018. The issue comprises of fresh issue of equity shares of Rs. 10 aggregating up to Rs. 300 crore and Offer for sale of up to 64,00,000 equity shares.The issue price is in the range of Rs. 327-332 per equity share having a face value of Rs. 10 each. The minimum lot size consists of 45 shares.

PSB Central Bank of India spiked up more than 15 per cent as 0.8 per cent equity of the bank was traded in two block deals.

The aftermath of PNB scam has created various shifts in banking system and regulators have tightened the grip on banks across the board. In a new resolution shared by RBI, it has banned banks for issuance of LoU (Letter of Undertaking) for availing buyers credit.

MMTC Limited on Wednesday intimated the exchanges that the company will consider and approve the proposal for issue of Bonus Shares in its meeting scheduled to be held on March 19, 2018.

The share of tiles manufacturing company Asian Granito surged by over 5 per cent on the bourses in Thursday’s trade as the company announced that it has entered a joint venture with a local partner.