RBL Bank’s net interest income for the second quarter of FY19 surged almost 41 per cent yoy to Rs. 593 crore. Also, core fee income grew by 60 per cent yoy to Rs. 325.24 crore, while other income grew by 38 per cent to Rs. 333.11 crore. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.20 p.m. on October 23, 2018.

The markets on October 23, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,970.19, down by 164.19 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,178.15, down by 67.10 points. 

Construction company, ITD Cementation India has bagged orders worth Rs. 1,066 crore from Airport Authority of India, Vizhinjam Port, Mumbai Metro and Rail Vikas Nigam.

The NII for the quarter increased by 2 per cent yoy and 3.2 per cent qoq to Rs. 103.39 crore in Q2FY19 as against Rs. 126.3 crore in Q1FY19 and Rs. 127.85 crore in Q2FY18. The interest income for the company grew by 12.2 per cent yoy to Rs. 414.2 crore in Q2FY19 vs Rs. 369.24 crore in Q2FY18.

The company informed the exchanges that its manufacturing plant in Boisar, near Mumbai has received an order for closure of the plant from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB).

Himachal Futuristic Communications (HFCL), telecom network turnkey implementation company announced that it has received an Advance Purchase Order worth approximately Rs. 366.36 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), New Delhi.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.04 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,71,268 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.04 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,71,268 crore.

The opening on Tuesday and the path that the Nifty takes post opening would be crucial as the levels of 10,138-10,200 would be extremely vital to watch out in the event of any vulnerability. Stocks in news: HFCL, ITD Cementation India, Rural Electrification Corporation, Digjam, Syndicate Bank, BHEL and Orient Press.