Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.59 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,33,824.38 crore.

On the downside, the zone of 10,012-10,126 is likely to act as a crucial support level for the Nifty and it needs to hold above this zone to avoid fresh weakness creeping in. But failure to hold this support level would open up further correction up to the level of 9952, which is the low registered in the month of March. Stocks in news: Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, Kilitch Drugs and Jet Airways.

Indian stocks are likely to witness a gap-down opening as the leads from Asian peers and the Wall Street are disappointing. The Dow closed at its three-month lows in overnight trading and gave away year-to-date gains. Talking about Indian markets, volatility will remain embedded in the markets owing to the expiry of the October derivative series. The SGX Nifty is trading with a loss of over 100 points and indicates Nifty may open around the level of 10,136. Among Nifty 50 companies, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Yes Bank and JSW Steel will be announcing their quarterly earnings today.  

The following stocks are likely to be in focus in tomorrow’s trading session in light of their Q2FY19 results : BHEL, BIOCON, Dish TV, Force Motors and Yes Bank.

Leading airline operator Interglobe Aviation registered net loss Rs. 652 crore in Q2FY19 as against a profit of Rs. 552 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

Bajaj Auto's consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 7,986.79 crore, registering 21.6 per cent yoy increase. During the quarter, the company recorded highest ever volume of 13,39,444 units, while domestic volume stood at 6,92,899 units.

Bharti Airtel will be raising close to US$1.25 billion by selling stakes in its African business. 

Cyient and Suntech have signed a partnership agreement to pursue business opportunities, globally. Shares of Cyient were trading on a positive note during Wednesday's trading session.

The company bags EPC project from Qatari authority, which is its first major order in that country. The stock was buzzing in Wednesday's trade following this development. 

TCS partnered with Intel to further secure Quartz blockchain solutions. TCS will integrate Intel Software Guard Extensions technology using the aforesaid solutions. After consecutive 5 days of fall including Wednesday's session, the stock has recovered and is trading up by 1 per cent gain.