Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12:51 p.m. on October 11, 2019.

The IATA data showed that the country’s domestic air passenger market clocked an 8.9 percent growth in July 2019 when compared to the same month last year. 

Biocon’s wholly owned subsidiary, Biocon Biologics and Evotec’s wholly owned subsidiary, Just - Evotec Biologics have entered into a strategic licensing agreement for an early-stage, pre-clinical bio-similar asset. The shares of Biocon gained nearly 2 per cent intraday on Friday.

The markets on October 11, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,961.50, up by 81.10 points and the Nifty is closed at 11,251.85, up by 17.30 points.

On Thursday, SMS Lifesciences informed the bourses that it has done preliminary analysis of its Ranitidine product and processes and found that the NDMA impurity is in trace levels, in many cases lower than the levels found in commonly consumed food, milk, meat etc.

However, sustained foreign fund outflows and rising crude prices weighed on the domestic currency and restricted its rise. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market, pulling out Rs. 263.11 crore on Thursday, as shown by the exchange data.

The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured orders from clients for its varied businesses. Despite the announcement, the shares of the company were trading flat in the BSE on Friday.

Tata Motors disappointed the Street by reporting weak global wholesale numbers on Thursday. The Tata Motors Group’s global wholesale, which includes sales of Jaguar Land Rover, was down 27 per cent YoY in September 2019.

Steel Strips Wheels (SSWL) has received an export order worth Rs. 69 crore for market in the Western Hemisphere. The stock is trading with a positive bias in BSE on Friday.

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