Tata Motors reported a 21 per cent dip in Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retail sales for the month of July 2018 on Friday. The sales numbers showed de-growth due to transitional issues faced by the company in various markets.

EBITDA for the quarter rose by 20.3 per cent yoy to Rs. 148 crore with a corresponding margin contraction of 296 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 6.6 per cent.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.56 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,70,334.12 crore.

During Q1FY19, under Cable division, the company received a single order of 220 KV EHV Cable of Rs. 129 crore from HPCL, Vishakhapatnam and the total order book position is more than Rs. 400 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.56 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,70,334.12 crore.

In a first, India's premier economic fraud investigator, has sent the ex-promoter and MD of Bhushan Steel, Neeraj Singhal to judicial custody. This is the first arrest by an Indian investigative agency for willful loan default.

Going into trade on Friday, we expect a lacklustre start to the trading. The levels of 10,500 followed by 11,535 are likely to act as immediate resistance levels for the Nifty. Stocks in news: HSIL, GMR Infrastructure, Zensar Technologies, Vikas WSP, Adani Enterprises, Jet Airways, SBI, Manappuram Finance and Indian Energy Exchange.

A slow start is in the offing for the Indian markets as cues from Asian markets are mixed. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open unchanged at 11,488. A host of companies will announce results today, including Aditya Birla Capital, Apollo Hospital, Bosch India, CG Power, DLF, Dr Lal Pathlabs, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, GAIL, IGL, NCC, Hindalco, SBI, United Breweries, Voltas and Sun TV Networks.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on August 10 are TV Today Network, Vikas WSP, Bharat Forge, HSIL Limited and City Union Bank. 

Ramco Systems, has won order multi-million-dollar software deal from AP Cargo Logistic Network, Philippines. The stock opened on a positive note, traded higher washing off two days' losses, but witnessed a retreat and closed just 1.3 per cent higher.