The world’s third largest economy, Japan, has managed to grow for the eight successive quarter which is also its largest successful run since the financial bubble of the late 1980s.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.40 p.m. on February 14.

The markets on February 14 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,262.50, down by 37.97 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,537.35, down by 2.40 points. 

BLS International Services reported consolidated revenue for the quarter at Rs. 202.8 crore , registering 24.6 per cent yoy increase. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, BLS reported 8.7 per cent growth in revenue.

The share price of Punjab National Bank (PNB) plummeted about 8 per cent in morning trade on Wednesday after the bank detected some fraudulent transactions of about Rs. 11,000 Crore in one of its Mumbai branch.

Centum Electronics posted its Q3FY18 results wherein overall numbers were subdued across the board. Total revenue for the quarter declined by 26 per cent yoy and 17 per cent qoq to Rs.74 crore as against Rs. 100 crore in the previous year's corresponding quarter and Rs. 90 crore in the previous quarter

 The company's standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 75.44 crore, registering 24.7 per cent yoy decline. This was primarily driven by sharp decline in revenue from manufacturing and sale of solar power systems by 28.4 per cent. Also decline in sales from solar power plant operation by 28 per cent contributed to the deterioration in revenue.

IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited (IRB), India's leading private roadway developer, has successfully achieved the financial closure of Rs. 1,020 crores for its Kishangarh to Gulabpura tollway project.

The inflation CPI cooled down in January after touching 17-month high in December to 5.21 per cent. The CPI for January came down to 5.07 per cent. The food inflation declined marginally to 4.7 per cent. 

An inverted yield curve means the difference between long-term bond yields and short-term bond yields are negative that shows lower confidence in the economy.