Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.37 p.m. on April 9, 2018.

Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has posted highest ever monthly crude steel production for the month of March 2018 at 0.45MT, almost jumped by 55 per cent. For Q4FY18, it has reported production of 1.26MT, registering jump of 38 per cent.

The markets on April 9, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,823.96, up by 196.99 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,394.95, up by 63.35 points.

Post its successful IPO, the stocks of mid-budget hotel chain Lemon Tree Hotels listed on the exchanges at Rs. 61.60 per share on BSE.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 53.84 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,65,313.10 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 53.84 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,65,313.10 crore.

Going ahead, immediate support for the Nifty is placed at 10,270 level, which is 61.8 per cent retracement of downmove and major support is placed around the level of 10,210-20. Stocks in the news: Wipro, Piramal Enterprises, Visaka Industries, Inox Wind, Atul, Tata Chemicals, DHFL, Akzo Nobel and Dabur India.

Indian markets are likely to open slightly in the red. The SGX Nifty is pointing that Nifty may open lower by 34 points at 10,308.  

The rise in crude oil prices to more than Rs. 73 per litre in India is pinching Indian commercial and passenger vehicle owners hard.

If one needs any proof that public sector banks (PSBs) are being looted in broad daylight by fraudsters, scamsters, cheats and swindlers of all kinds, here it is: PSBs made upfront provision of Rs 3.79 lakh crore (Rs 3.79 trillion) between March 2014 and June 2017 towards their stressed loans.