Benchmark indices were in a sea of red, down close to 600 points on Friday. BSE Sensex was at 35,322.45, down by 584.21 or 1.63 per cent, Nifty50 was at 10,834.40, down by 182.50 or 1.66 per cent at around 10:30 hours. Markets seem to be extremely disappointed by the Union Budget 2018.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.53 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,08,842.96 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.53 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,08,842.96 crore.

In the coming session, we believe the low of ‘high wave candle’ i.e. 10,879 is a crucial support and a follow through move below this level may trigger further sell-off up to levels of 10,800. On the other hand, the level of 11,121 would be a crucial level to watch out for and any follow through move above this level would once again open the gates for all-time high levels. Top stocks to watch out: Lupin, Info Edge, Grasim Industries, Zee Media, Gammon Infra and Hinduja Ventures.

The benchmarks indices are likely to make a pessimistic start on weak global cues. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty may open significantly lower at 10,931 with losses of 117 points.  

The proposed dividend distribution tax in the Union Budget 2018 will promote growth option of mutual funds.

Bajaj Finance Limited reported its Q3FY18 results on Thursday. The earnings for the quarter reported steady improvement in overall AUM and robust bottom-line growth.

As the fineprints of the Union Budget 2018 reaches the investor community, market witnesses extreme reactions to the budgetary announcements, ranging from fantastic, good to outright bad. Here are a few reactions from the key stakeholders representing the various sector of the Indian economy.

ICICI Bank posted stable asset quality and earnings for Q3FY18, GNPA’s remained little changed. However, the bottom-line remained subdued compared to the quarter and the previous year.