Jagran Prakashan reported its third quarterly result on Tuesday. The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter remained flat at Rs. 598.1 crore.

With the Union Budget 2018 just a day away, traders and investors alike are waiting patiently to hear from Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley what his spending plans are for the year ahead. While there are many expectations from the budget, there also many fears that have gripped the market since the pre-budget discussions have taken-off.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 38.91 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,52,935.77 crore.

Arbitrage funds buys shares in cash segment and sell the futures for the same company in the derivative markets as long as they are trading at a reasonable premium. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 38.91 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,52,935.77 crore.

Going forward, the zone of 10,980-11,000 is a crucial support zone for the index. On the upside, Nifty reacted from the day’s high, i.e. 11,121, and this level may act as a resistance, followed by 11,172. Top stocks to watch out: BEL, KPIT, Syndicate Bank, MIRC Electronics, Welspun Enterprises, Bajaj Auto, Tube Investments of India and Mahindra and Mahindra. 

Key Indian equity indices may open significantly lower as the Asian markets are under pressure in early trading as also due to the overnight fall on the Wall Street. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty may open at 11,012 with a loss of 54 points. 

The company's PAT for the quarter stood at Rs 429.87 crore, an increase of 22.1% YoY. This increase was due to other income, which almost doubled to Rs 35.9 crore from Rs 18.9 crore in Q3FY17. 

The company's EBITDA for the quarter rose by 66.5 per cent YoY to Rs 135.6 crore, with a corresponding margin expansion of 359 bps. The EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 28.6 per cent.

CK Birla Group owned Birlasoft and KPIT have announced a merger to create an over US$700-million combined entity. The entity would be demerged into two separate companies later.