The markets on September 03, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,725.52, up by 80.45 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,704.90, up by 24.40 points.

Balkrishna Industries Limited key player in the off-highway tyre segment is looking for additional capex of around Rs. 1,700 crore over a period of 30 months.

The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro has won orders worth Rs. 2,654 crore across two of its business segments from Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC).

Ramky Infrastructure plans to sell 100 per cent stake in NAM Expressway Limited. The company has signed a share purchase agreement with Cube Highways Private Limited, Singapore for the deal.

Wipro Limited has won a deal involving 10-year engagement to provide a comprehensive suite of solutions and services to US-based company Alight Solutions LLC. Alight is a leader in technology-enabled health, wealth, HR and finance solutions.

The company's wholly-owned subsidiary has entered a pact to invest US$ 18.6 million for 46 per cent stake in General Graphene Corporation.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 57.71 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,55,158.27 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 57.71 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,55,158.27 crore.

On Monday, we might see some green shoots at the opening bell as a rub-off effect of the strong GDP data, which came in post market hours on Friday. But on the higher side, the zone of 11,730-11,760 is likely to act as a strong hurdle for the index. Stocks in news: Godrej Consumer Products, Ramky Infrastructure, HCL Technologies, LT Foods, Wipro, Graphite India, Idea Cellular, MOIL and HCC.

Indian markets are expected to witness a positive start despite the wobbly global cues, as traders will be reacting to GDP numbers which were released post market hours on Friday. The economy grew at a rate of 8.2 per cent, beating the analyst expectations. Going ahead, traders will keep a watch on Nikkei India Manufacturing PMI for August which is due to be released today.