Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 68.01 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs.  5,98,789.74 crore.

For the coming session, it would be crucial for the index to move past the level of 10,835 to carry on any meaningful upmove. On the higher side, the zone of 10,890-10,900 is likely to act as a strong resistance level, while on the way down, support is seen around the levels of 10,750-10,770.  Stocks in news: 8K Miles, Dr Reddy Laboratories, NBCC, Kanoria chemicals and Industries, Panacea Biotech and PNC Infratech.

Indian markets are likely to make pessimistic start to the new week as cues from Asian peers are negative. Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange is currently trading at 10,781,  down by 45 points.  

Mutual fund houses have been offering a free add-on feature of life insurance cover to investors who invest through SIPs of select mutual fund schemes. The amount of life insurance cover offered depends on the amount of monthly SIP investment made by the investor, so higher the SIP amount, higher the life insurance cover. 

A travel insurance policy should not only cover the risk of death and hospitalisation, but it should also provide cover for delay or cancellation in flight, baggage loss, etc arising during travel.

Need for diversification or high growth makes savvy investors dabble in illiquid securities. Some want to transact in tax-free bonds, fixed maturity plans (FMP), closed-ended funds (CEF) or even non-convertible debentures (NCD) listed on stock exchanges. 

There are literally thousands of brokers in India offering not just stockbroking services, but also many other kinds of financial products and services to their clients. So, how does one decide on which brokerage house to choose and what criteria should be applied?

With the markets going into correction and consolidation mode, the year 2018 has been disappointing for the mid-cap and small-cap fund investors. These funds have corrected more than the large-cap funds and investors in these funds are clueless about their next course of action.

Rites Limited, a Government company, is coming with an IPO which will open for subscription from June 20 to June 22, 2018. The issue consists of Offer for Sale (OFS) of 2,52,00,000 equity shares worth Rs 466.20 crores. The issue price band is between Rs 180-185 per equity share.

In the recent past, the mutual fund houses aligned their products to invest in the pharma sector. The sector which has seen a huge decline in the last couple of years is now a darling for the mutual fund houses. Recently, Mirae Assets and ICICI Pru announced new thematic schemes keenly focused on maximizing profits from the pharma sector stocks.