Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.03 p.m. on August 17, 2018.

The markets on August 17, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,951.17, up by 287.61 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,466.45, up by 81.40 points. 

Ashok Leyland has announced that it has bagged an order from Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) for supplying 300 Ashok Leyland buses. The order consists of Double Decker buses which would help decongest roads of Dhaka.

Fineotex Chemical reported its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. Fineotex Chemical consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 42.86 crore, registering 6.5 per cent yoy increase.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.67 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,76,483.56 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.67 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,76,483.56 crore.

EBITDA for the quarter rose by 19.8 per cent yoy to Rs. 21.2 crore with a corresponding margin contraction of 795 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 15 per cent. The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 10.22 crore, yoy increase of 77.4 per cent.

In the last few months, mutual fund investors have been witnessing the consistency in the losses from their mutual fund investment. You must have heard many times, of late, that the Indian markets are falling due to weak global cues or due to macroeconomic aspects. 

The exchanges had asked the two companies to clarify if any stake deal is been contemplated between the companies as published in a leading newspaper which spoke of Allcargo Logistics negotiating a deal to buy a controlling stake in Gati.

On the last trading session of the week, we may see the market opening on a flat note and there is likelihood that it may continue to trade in a range before the index kicks off the next leg of the rally. Stocks in news: Maruti Suzuki India, BEML, Gati, TCS, Persistent Systems, Tree House Education and Accessories, NBCC, Astrazeneca Pharma, Lemon Tree Hotels, MCX, ION Exchange and Cosmo Films.