DSIJ Mindshare

PNC Infratech has been awarded a project worth Rs. 186 crore on Friday. The shares of the company opened in green as the company received the Letter of Award (LoA) from Public Works Department (PWD), Uttar Pradesh.

For any immediate decline, the zone of 26300-26400 is likely to act as crucial support for the index, as it is the confluence of double bottom and 200-day exponential moving average.

Going ahead, a positive follow-through above the Friday’s session high of 10,786 can lead to pull-back towards the level of 10,860 as the important 200-day moving average is placed at this level. On the flip side, the zone of 10,620-10,580 would be the key area to watch out for. Stocks in news: Signet Industries, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Tech Mahindra, NBCC, Coffee Day Enterprises, TRF and Wipro.

The set-up for the Indian stock markets to begin the week is perfect as cues from the global peers are cheerful and bulls cannot hope for a better pitch than today to come out and take on the bears with their horns after the hammering they received last week. The outlook for the day is a flat start at the time of writing, SGX Nifty is trading around 10,799, up by 24 points. 

For an avid investor, earnings are what semester exams are for students. Investors are keen to know how the companies that they hold fared during the quarter and whether they have any goodies to offer. Read on to know which stocks will be approaching their ex-date for bonuses and dividends during the week.