The markets on March 1, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,150.35, down by 33.69 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,489.75, down by 3.10 points.

Bharti Airtel chief, Sunil Mittal has openly criticized TRAI's regulation on pricing and said that he will contest the order in court if the regulator does not provide a fair business environment to all telecom operators.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 84.32 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,78,710.91 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 84.32 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,78,710.91 crore.

For the day, important supports are seen around the levels of 10,450, followed by 10,400 and, on the upside, the levels of 10,560 followed by 10,640 will offer stiff resistance. Stocks in the news: Dilip Buildcon, Xpro India, Dynamatic Technologies, Reliance Power, Tata Power, HCL Infosystems, SH Kelkar, MOIL and Canara Bank.

Indian equity benchmarks are expected to open significantly lower given on the back of weakness across the global markets. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open lower by 65 points around 10,454 at the opening bell.  

Pharma major Cipla announced its partnership with Roche Pharma India, following which the company’s share price surged by nearly 2 per cent in intraday trade on Wednesday. The partnership is expected to increase access of the company to major medicines.

On Tuesday, the private sector bank IndusInd Bank informed bourses that it has entered into a partnership with blockchain solution provider Ripple. 

HG Infra Engineering's IPO to raise ~Rs. 300 crore through fresh issue and Rs. 162 crore through offer for sale has been fully subscribed on its last day, February 28, 2018.

As the banking frauds in the country get bigger day by day, government tightens new norms against PSUs. The government's response to the situation indicates that PSUs are showing signs of chaos.