In year 2008, Indian economy grew by 8.48 per cent, however, frontline indices fell by 52 per cent. What does it tell about the relationship between equity return and economic growth? Let's understand.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 2.22 p.m. on March 28, 2018.

The markets on March 28, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,036.59, down by 137.80 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,142.05, down by 42.10 points.

EPC major L&T Construction added another major project to its order book as the company won contracts worth Rs. 4,353 crore in the power transmission and distribution business in India as well as abroad.

The state-owned aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics made a tepid debut on the stock exchanges on Wednesday as the share price of the company fell by 4 per cent from its issue price of Rs. 1,215 per share.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.36 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,31,391.77 crore.

Indoco Remedies received adverse observations from the British drug regulatory for its Goa – Plant I. The plant was inspected in the third week of March 2018.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.36 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,31,391.77 crore.

The level of 10,225-10,240 will act as immediate resistance area for the market. On the downside, supports are seen around the levels of 10,120 and 10,040. Stocks in the news: Hindustan Aeronuatics, Avanti Feeds, IDBI, Bodal Chemicals, Tejas Networks, Nestle, Fortis Healthcare, Reliance Industries, Indoco Remedies and SBI.

The equity markets in Asia suffered a setback on Wednesday following a sharp sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Japan’s benchmark index Nikkei 225 has collapsed 1.82%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng has slipped 0.96% and China’s Shanghai Composite has shed 0.42%.