Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,26,70,037 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,29,535.40 crore.

To continue the bullish strength, Nifty needs to move above the 200-DMA as well as August 9 high of 11182 decisively. In case Nifty closes below the August 14 low of 10935, it would mean a flag breakdown. Stocks in news: Tech  Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Cupid, Titan, Sun Pharmaceutical, Ujjivan Financial Services, Info  Edge, Kridhan Infra, TVS Motor.

At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading with a modest gain of 4 points at the 11,058 level.

Rating agency Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Reliance Industries Limited's (RIL) long-term local-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to positive from stable and has also affirmed the rating as 'BBB'.

The stocks to watch out on August 19 include Lupin, Godfrey Phillips, Hero MotoCorp, Info Edge and Reliance Industries.

The rupee sentiment was buoyed with Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan’s report that exports growth of the country in the current fiscal is likely to be in double-digits despite the challenging situation both on the external and internal fronts.

Sundaram Mutual has announced the launch of its new open-ended equity scheme, Sundaram Equity Fund. Read on to find details.

The stock of Jain Irrigation closed at Rs. 21.75 per share, down by 2.68 per cent on weak topline and bottomline numbers.

Leading pharma company Lupin received the USFDA approval for 0.2% USP hydrocortisone valerate cream. The medication is a medium-strength corticosteroid.

Government of controlled mineral producer, NMDC Limited published prices of iron ore with effect from August 3, 2019 in a stock exchange filing on Friday.