DSIJ Mindshare

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.70 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,58,044.44 crore.

Going forward, immediate resistance is seen around 10,880-10,890, followed by 10,930, whereas support is seen around 10,770-10,780 and the next support is around 10,670. Top stocks in focus today: Dilip Buildcon, Tech Mahindra, Swan Energy, Karnataka Bank, Godrej Agrovet, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Alembic, Biocon. 

Indian equity markets are likely to make a flat to positive start on Friday with traders eyeing third-quarter corporate earnings results of index heavyweights like HDFC Bank, Reliance, ITC, Wipro, Kotak Mahindra Bank for directional cues. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open at 10,823 up by 12 points at the opening bell. 

The stocks that are likely to record significant movement on the bourses on January 19, 2018 are SPML Infra Limited, HDFC Bank/ITC Limited, Geojit Financial Services Limited and Biocon Limited. 

Infrastructure company SPML Infra along with its joint venture partner OM Metals Infraprojects bagged an international order worth Rs. 205 crore from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Republic of Ghana.