Cement stocks were buzzing during Tuesday's trade on the back of news report of cement price hike.

Tata Communications surged by 3 per cent on the bourses in the intraday trade on Tuesday as the company announced its partnership with Mahanagar Gas in order to deploy 5,000 smart gas meters in Mumbai.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.48 p.m. on April 3, 2018.

The markets on April 3, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,232.61, down by 22.75 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,204.10, down by 7.70 points.

Construction company JMC Projects surged by over 6 per cent on the bourses on Tuesday as it bagged orders worth Rs. 942 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Motherson Sumi Systems group company inks deal to acquire global auto component firm Reydel Automotive Group from Cerberus Capital Management.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 45.12 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,79,096.81 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 45.12 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,79,096.81 crore.

We expect a gap-down start to the trade owing to negative cues from global markets. Nifty has strong support zone placed in the region 10,075-10,097. Stocks in the news: Escorts, Motherson Sumi Systems, Akzo Nobel, JSW Steel, Neuland Laboratories, Bharat Electronics, Galaxy Surfactants and Fortis Healthcare.

Today, the start of the session is likely to be on the lower side as cues from the global peers are negative. The SGX Nifty is pointing that Nifty may open around 10,196.