In the past six months, the markets experienced both upswings and downslides. The roller coaster ride has triggered many investors to look at all the potential opportunities to reap returns.

The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 304.95 crore, registering 51.4 per cent yoy increase. The company registered massive jump in revenues from Lead, Aluminium and Turnkey projects by 43.9 per cent, 44.1 per cent and 528.7 per cent yoy, respectively.

The standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 1,913.52 crore, registering 8.2 per cent yoy increase. The company's Madura Fashion & lifestyle segment and Pantaloons grew by 5.1 per cent and 11.2 per cent yoy, respectively.

Emami reported strong volume growth Q1FY19 over the previous year, with market share gains in many segments

The central bank has increased the repo rate by 25 bps to 6.5 per cent in its third bi-monthly RBI policy review meeting for 2018-19. However, RBI has maintained a neutral stance on the economy.

To keep itself equipped with the latest technology in this digitalised world, Asia’s oldest stock exchange BSE on Wednesday launched Ask Motabhai, an artificial intelligence based chatbot.

EIH Hotels reported steady performance for Q1FY19 with deterioration in bottom-line.

Two and three-wheeler giant, Bajaj Auto Limited reported its best July sales growth since 2010.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.12 p.m. on August 1, 2018.

The markets on August 1, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,565.72, down by 40.86 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,356.25, down by 0.25 points.