Leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical products, Bliss GVS Pharma Limited (BGPL) has acquired 60 per cent stake in Mumbai-based Eco-rich Cosmetic India Private Limited through its subsidiary Kremoint Pharma Private Limited.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.15 p.m. on April 20, 2018.

The markets on April 20, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,325.46, down by 99.93 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,529.05, down by 36.25 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.28 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 12,15,965.45 crore.

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has slashed fine of total Rs. 215 crore on zinc-carbon battery makers for forming cartel and colluding fix prices for their products. The penalised battery makers included Eveready Industries, Indo-National and Panasonic Energy India Limited.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.28 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 12,15,965.45 crore.

In-line with the banks international expansion plan, Yes Bank receives RBI approval to open two representative branches in London and Singapore. The bank has an office in Abu Dhabi.

Going ahead, the level of 10,600 will act as an immediate resistance, followed by 10,630. On the downside, Tuesday session's low of 10,495 would act as a crucial support level, and as a long as Nifty manages to hold this support level, it is likely to reclaim the level of 10,631, which is the high of February 27, 2018.  Stocks in the news: JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Lasa Supergenerics, Info Edge, Kakatiya Cement, Indian Metal and Ferro Alloys, Mahindra and Mahindra and Religare Enterprises.

Indian benchmark indices are likely to open with modest losses as cues from Asian peers are mixed. The SGX Nifty is pointing that Nifty may open with loss of 35 points at 10,553.    

India’s largest software exporter, Tata Consultancy Services, reported its fourth quarter results of FY18 today.