Mutual fund investments are increasing their presence day by day and many investors are shifting towards mutual funds for their investments instead of traditional ways. Keeping this in mind and encouraging the investors, the market regulator SEBI is considering reduction of additional expenses in mutual fund investment.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.25 p.m. on March 27, 2018.

The markets on March 27, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,199.50, up by 133.09 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,174.95, up by 44.30 points.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.15 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,32,469.84 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.15 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,32,469.84 crore.

Key benchmark indices are expected to extend their gains on Tuesday tracking firm global cues. It will be important to see how Nifty behaves near the 200-day SMA, which stands around 10,173. The SGX Nifty is pointing that Nifty may open around 10,167.  

Nifty could face resistance around 10,173 which is its 200-day SMA, but if it sustains above the 200-day SMA in the next few sessions, it could possibly lead to a continuation of the upside bounce up to the 10,230 level. Stocks in the news: Reliance Infrastructure, Cipla, Tata Metaliks, KNR Constructions, Mindtree, Punj Llyod, PFC, KEC International, Adani Enterprises, Dilip Buildcon, Wipro, MCX and Capital First.

This merger is likely to help state-run sick company STC. STC is reporting losses from the fiscal year 2011 till date.

The infrastructure theme has enriched returns of the investors in the last one year till January 15, 2018. Around 18 infrastructure schemes which have completed 3 years have given an average return of 42.5 per cent. But post Union budget, the market volatility has dragged the returns of these schemes. These funds bled like nothing in the past 2 months which has turned the cumulative 3 months returns of these schemes red.