The markets on August 6, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,736.54, up by 180.38 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,398.70, up by 37.90 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 50.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,72,158.52 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 50.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,72,158.52 crore.

The stock of generic drug manufacturer Glenmark Pharma halts after posting seven consecutive days of uptrend. Glenmark and Harbour BioMed entered into an agreement to develop, manufacture and market a bispecific antibody GBR 1302 for treating HER-2 Positive Cancers for Greater China territory.

The growth in domestic revenue stood at 23 per cent, mainly driven by products launched in the recent past and good marketing strategies.

Aarti Industries reported strong results in Q1FY19 with speciality chemicals business gaining traction and aiding strong top-line for the quarter.

The country’s second largest mutual fund house, HDFC Asset Management Company (HDFC AMC) made a prolific debut on Monday as the scrip got listed at Rs 1,739 per share, a 58.09 per cent premium on BSE.

The company plans to build a new integrated cement plant at Mukutban, Maharashtra with an investment of Rs. 2,450 crore. 

The PAT for the quarter jumped to Rs. 16.65 crore as against net profit of just Rs. 3.77 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, BSE Limited registered earnings per share from continuing operations of Rs 9.98, up by 10 per cent from Rs 9.11 as against the same quarter in 2017.