The markets on February 6 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,738.73, down by 1018.43 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,360.10, down by 306.45 points.

Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley in his budget speech introduced Long Term Capital Gains tax (LTCG) which will be applicable from April 1, 2018 onward. The LTCG, however, is being grandfathered . The stock highs of January 31 will be used to index the LTCG gains. This means when you sell a stock after April 2018 for price more than the high of the stock price on January 31, 2018, LTCG of 10 per cent will be applicable on the gains, which is exempt for gains uptill Rs. 1,00,000.

In a blow to hospitality company Hotel Leela Venture, the Supreme Court rejected its appeal and ordered it to pay a royalty of Rs. 258 crore to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for possessing its 11,000 sq mt property near Mumbai International Airport.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 55.61 crore, yoy increase of 26.1 per cent. This was due to a one-time gain of Rs. 22.61 crore in the quarter.

Indian markets saw huge correction in-line with the global market sell-off. During the morning session on Tuesday, market witnessed third day of correction ahead of RBI monetary policy meet on Wednesday.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 67.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,89,594.95 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 67.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,89,594.95 crore.

The Nifty might open below its 100-day EMA. Going ahead, the zone of 10,300-10,330 is a very crucial support area for the Nifty and a move below 10,300 would open up for correction up to the level of 10,200. On the other hand, the area of 10,400-10,450 will remain critical resistance zone. Top stocks for the day: Brigade Enterprises, Oil India, Vijaya Bank, MOIL, PNB, Tata Motors, La Opala, EMAMI and Endurance Technologies. 

Key benchmark indices may open with sharp losses following biggest sell-off in the financial markets across globe from Asia to Europe to the United States since 2016  on concerns of inflation. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could tumble 358 points at the opening bell and open around 10,337.  

The stocks that are expected to witness a significant movement on the bourses on February 6 are Bharti Airtel/Vodafone/Idea Limited, Alok Industries Limited, Indiabulls Ventures Limited, Tata Motors Limited, Reliance Industries Limited and Endurance Technologies Limited.