Shares of State Bank of India Ltd rallied 4.9 per cent as the bank recorded highest-ever quarterly net profit during Q2FY23. 

Simply put, a dividend is the distribution of profits by a company to its shareholders.

M&M Financial Services and Mas Financial Services witnessed action in today’s session.  

An investment of Rs 1 lakh in the shares of RMC Switchgears Ltd one year ago would have turned to Rs11.93 lakh today.   

Healthcare, Power and Metal led the gainers in today’s session as almost all sectors ended in green, barring the banking stocks. BSE 500 closed for the day with a gain of 0.6 per cent at 24,728.07.   

  Shree Renuka Sugars, Balrampur Chini Mills and Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries are among the biggest gainers in the BSE ‘A’ Group.  

Nykaa, Swan Energy and Supreme Petrochem witnessed positive action in today’s session.   

In the recently concluded September quarter, Ashish Kacholia aka ‘The Big Whale‘ acquired 3,72,128 shares or a 2.49 per cent stake in the company. The investment has brought the stock to the limelight with the stock gaining 42.51 per cent in the said quarter. 

IIFL Finance, RBL Bank and JSW Holding witnessed positive action in today’s session  

South Indian Bank, Bank of India and Jammu & Kashmir Bank witnessed positive action in today’s session  

The strategy undertaken by the Activist Investor to achieve their goal is to take a smaller stake in the listed companies generally less than 10 per cent stake in the equity capital of the company.

Shares of Alstone Textile have skyrocketed in a very small timeframe, giving 163 per cent price returns in the last one month and 656 per cent price returns in less than 2 months.  

BHEL and NHPC witnessed positive action in today’s session.    

Indian Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Canara Bank witnessed positive action in today’s session 

The multibagger stock has defied the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex which has given negative returns of 4.90% in the last one years, as compared to Suratwwala Business Group which has zoomed by 204%. 

D-Link, Tanla Platform, Xchanging Solutions witnessed positive action in today’s session

Raymond, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Kirloskar Oil Engines witnessed action in today’s session.

Tracking weak global cues, the frontline index Sensex closed at 57079.17, down by 1.46 per cent or 843 points.

Suratwwala Business Group, U.H.Zaveri and Navoday Enterprises witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Defying market weakness, the IT sector gained strength in today’s session with BSE IT closing at 28444.19 up 0.9 per cent, while the frontline index Sensex closed at 579991.11 with a loss of 0.3 per cent. 

Simply put, the tendency to avoid losses is what drives the majority of investment decisions. Based on the premises that the Utility derived from a GAIN is less than the Utility given up with an equivalent LOSS. 

The shares of this NBFC listed on BSE have significantly outpaced the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex which had decreased by 2.44 per cent in the last 1 year whereas S&P BSE Financial Services has fallen by 2.7 per cent in the same period.  

Max Ventures, Angel One and M&M Financial Services witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Chemcon Speciality Chemicals Ltd and Prism Johnson Ltd witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

In last six months, the stock has zoomed 159 per cent, while in the last one month the rally has been of 30 per cent wherein the stock has logged a fresh all-time high of Rs 952.10 on September 19. .

Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) was locked in the upper circuit of 20 per cent in today’s session and closed at Rs 14.66. The company announced yesterday that it has successfully deleveraged its balance sheet through the Debt Resolution Plan

At the closing bell on September 26, the Sensex closed at 57314.49, weaker by 1.4 per cent or 784.43 points.  

  Hester Biosciences, J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals and Metropolis witnessed positive action in today’s session.   

20 per cent of your investment will dominate (80 per cent or so) of your portfolio returns. However, it is wise to appreciate at this point that the exact proportion does not hold true always. The idea is to appreciate the strong inverse relationship. 

Shares of Shree Renuka Sugars have been witnessing positive momentum in the last one month taking the yearly returns to 115.18 per cent.

Shree Renuka Sugars zoomed 14.74 per cent in today’s session to emerge as the biggest gainer in the 'A' Group.

Ambuja Cement gained 9.32 per cent in today’s session to close at Rs 564.40. Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC Ltd were purchased for $6.4 billion on Friday from the Holcim Group in Switzerland by Adani Group.

Both Index Funds and ETFs have performed well historically. Before deciding where to invest your money, it could be a good idea to compare and analyse the overall prices of each.

The shares of this small-cap readymade garment company have given mindboggling exponential returns in the last 5 years. Depending on the time of investment, an investor’s money would have grown by 190 per cent, 350 per cent, 600 per cent and 2000 per cent in the last 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 5 years, respectively. 

Shares of Tata Investment Corporation Ltd zoomed 20 per cent in today’s session to touch a new lifetime high at Rs 2624.10 and were locked in the upper circuit at that level.

Coffee Day Enterprises zoomed 20 per cent in today’s session to emerge as the biggest gainer in BSE 'A' Group.

At the closing bell on September 12, the Sensex ended at 60153.34, up by 0.6 per cent or 360 points.  

  Reliance Power, Confidence Petroleum and Welspun India witnessed positive action in today’s session.   

It is an extension of the traditional B/S taking into account human capital and pension wealth on one hand and extending liabilities  by including  consumption and wealth preservation and transfers  goals. 

The shares of Cantabil Retail have significantly outpaced the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex which had increased by 2.37% in the last 1 year whereas S&P BSE Smallcap has risen by 6.62% in the same period. 

In a volatile trading session, the BSE Basic Material index ended on a positive note at 5,570.57.  

  At the closing bell on September 7, the Sensex closed at 59,028.91, down by 0.28 per cent or 168.08 points.  

  National Peroxide Ltd and Sanghi Industries Ltd witnessed positive action in today’s session.   

A mixed session on the D-Street witnessed positive momentum in Power, Utilities, Oil & Gas, while FMCG, Banking and IT stocks bore the brunt of the market participants. At the closing bell on September 6, the Sensex closed at 59,196.99, down by 0.1 per cent or 49 points.  

  JK Tyre and Apollo Tyres witnessed positive action in today’s session.   

Fermenta Biotech Ltd gained 20 per cent in today’s session and closed at Rs 247.55. The shares of the company hit intra-day highs and lows of Rs 247.55 and Rs 216, respectively.

A mixed day on D-Street closed with the frontline index the Sensex closing at 58,803 up by 0.1 per cent or 37 points, while the Nifty index closed flat at 17,539.45. In the broader market, capital goods stocks gained strength with S&P BSE Capital Goods up by 1.1 per cent or 368 points at 32,818.08. 

Elgi Equipments, V-Guard Industries and Timken India witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

As most sectoral indices closed in red S&P BSE Telecom showed strength, gaining 2.2 per cent in today’s session and closed at 1,758.45. 

  Tata Teleservices and Tata Communications witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

After a gloomy start to the week, Dalal Street bounced back and closed much stronger on Tuesday. All major indices closed in green, with the S&P BSE Reality index gaining 3.5 per cent in today’s session.   At the closing bell on August 30, the Sensex ended at 59,537.07, up by 2.7 per cent or 1564 points.  

Igarashi Motors, Best Agrolife and 5Paisa Capital were locked in upper circuit in today’s session.

Sastasundar Ventures and Max India witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Operating leverage is a useful metric to find out how well a company can squeeze out more profit from the same amount of fixed cost. 

AKI India Ltd is a producer and exporter of leather goods whose shares have climbed to new highs in four consecutive sessions this week gaining 16.11 per cent in just four trading sessions, hitting the upper circuit in three of these four sessions.

On August 25, shares of AKI India climbed to a new lifetime high of Rs 84.95 apiece levels on BSE. However, it succumbed to profit booking and closed weaker at Rs 80 apiece with a loss of 1.17 per cent over its previous close of Rs 80.95.

This Consumer Durables sector stock hogged the limelight after the company board approved the issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 3:10 (i.e. 3 bonus shares for 10 shares held in the company) on June 2. 

Currently, the company is in the process of migrating listing/trading from the BSE SME Platform to the Main Board of BSE Ltd and listing of equity shares of the company to the Main Board of NSE, subject to the approval of its members by way of Postal Ballot from August 3 to September 1. The results of the voting will be announced on or before September 3. 

AKI India with a market capitalisation of Rs 103 crore has gained multi-folds in the last one year, gaining 697 per cent while rising 145 per cent in just two months. 

AKI India is engaged in the activities of producing and export of saddlery goods, services of leather shoes and trading of leather chemicals at the domestic level. It deals in all kinds of footwear’s leather accessories. The company has a monthly production capacity of, 1200000 Sq. Ft. for leather upholstery, bag leather, belt leather and footwear leather.

RBL Bank, Bandhan Bank and IDFC First Bank witnessed positive action in today’s session.   

Bhansali Engineering Polymers and Pennar Industries witnessed positive action in today’s session. 

Shares of Gautam Gems Ltd zoomed 14.21 per cent in today’s session and closed at Rs 11.17. In its board meeting held on August 20, the company decided and fixed Rs 44.30 crore as the Right Issue Size for the issue of 4,02,68,236 Equity Shares with Right Issue Price of Rs 11 per equity share. 

ESG simply stands for Enviromental, Social and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying non-financial factors in their screening process to understand the impact of ESG factors on their invested companies. Companies are also waking up to the need and importance of ESG

Bajaj Hindustan Sugar, Confidence Petroleum and IFCI witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval to the USD 10.5 billion acquisition by Adani Group of Swiss cement giant Holcim’s stake in Ambuja Cement and ACC. Post the completion of the acquisition process, Adani Group will become India’s second biggest cement manufacturer. The group companies have been rising steeply on the bourses since then. 

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and ROCE (Return on Capital Employed) are financial ratios to understand how efficiently a company invests its capital. 

Wonderla Holidays and Oricon Enterprises witnessed positive action in today’s session

Fine Organics, Fairchem and Tata Chemicals are witnessing positive action in today’s session.  

Madhav Marbles & Granites and Country Condo’s witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Filatex, Subex and GTL Infra witnessed positive action in today’s session.

The shares of BEL have rallied 25 per cent in the last one month on the back of strong Q1 financial numbers and robust order pipeline and a proposed bonus issue. 

The stock zoomed in the limelight on the possibility of a partial stake sale by its promoter Ajay Singh who holds 59.4 per cent of the equity capital of the company. The company’s poor financial standing makes a strong case for urgent funding to maintain its operations. 

Shares of Zomato Ltd  logged its 52-week low last week on  July 27 at Rs 40.55, was the biggest gainer in the "A" Group in today’s session. 

West Coast Paper Mills has logged a fresh 52-week high in today’s session at Rs 497.65, overwriting the 52-week high of Rs 424.95 in the previous session. 

Westlife Development, Devyani International and IRCTC witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

This Pune-based stock has given mind-boggling returns in the last 3 years, as such, the share price has given simple returns of 109 per cent, 300 per cent, 516 per cent and 800 per cent in the last 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 3 years, respectively. 

India's second largest phosphatic fertilizer player announced its Q1Y23 results today, the shares of Coromandel International logged a fresh 52-week high at Rs 1071 in today’s session.

At the closing bell on July 26, the Sensex closed at 55,268.49 down by 0.9 per cent or 498 points, while the Nifty index closed at 16,483.85 down by 0.9 per cent or 147 points. On the contrary, Nifty Media closed stronger by 0.9 per cent at 1979.85. 

  Sun TV, PVR and Inox Leisure witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Elecon Engineering Company Ltd (Elecon) witnessed a gain of 14.61 per cent in today’s session and closed at Rs 377.80.Net revenue grew by 11.4 per cent on a YoY basis at Rs 327.72 crore, while net profit jumped by 57.6 per cent YoY to Rs 42.52 crore.

As bulls remain in charge of the D- Street, at the closing bell on July 22, the Sensex closed at 56,072.23, up by 0.7 per cent or 390 points, while the Nifty index closed at 16,719.45, up 0.7 per cent or 114 points.  

  Balaji Amines, Atul Ltd and Fairchem Organics Ltd witnessed positive action in today’s session. 

These small-cap stocks lead the ‘A’ Group in yet another positive session on July 21. In the meanwhile, the benchmark indices namely Sensex is up by 0.2 per cent or  90 points at 55487.17 and Nifty trading at 16547.85 with a gain of 27 points or 0.2 per cent. 

The shares of National Oxygen are continuously hitting the upper circuit limit of 5 per cent in 6 consecutive sessions, taking the stock price gain to a mindboggling 73 per cent in the last one month.

 At the closing bell on July 19, the Sensex closed at 54,767.62, up by 0.5 per cent or 246.47 points, while the Nifty index closed at 16,340.55 up 0.4 per cent or 62.05 points. S&P BSE Smallcap closed stronger at 26,367.49 up by 0.88 per cent or 230 points. 

  GE Power, Valiant Organics and Nava Bharat Ventures witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

At the closing bell on July 14, the Sensex closed at 53,416.15 down by 0.2 per cent or 98 points, while the Nifty index closed at 15,938.65, down 0.2 per cent or 28 points. S&P BSE Healthcare closed stronger at 22,545.44 up by 0.8 per cent or 168 points. 

  Neuland Laboratories, Aarti Drugs and Natco Pharma witnessed positive action in today’s session

After a positive start, markets took a u-turn and traded in red with IT and Teck companies penalized the most. At the closing bell on July 13, the Sensex gave up 372.46 points or 0.4 per cent to close at 53,514.15, while the Nifty index lost 23.15 points or 0.1 per cent to settle below the 16000 mark at 15,966.65.  

Care Ratings, Parag Milk and KEC witnessed positive action in today’s session.   

As the telecom sector is abuzz with the upcoming auction of fifth-generation or 5G telecom services including high-speed internet, the stocks in the sector are in action. The recent development of Adani Group bidding in the auction has caused a substantial stir as it would intensify competition in the enterprise services segment. Consequently, shares of Bharti Airtel were the biggest loser in the sector, losing 3 per cent in today’s trade. However, MTNL, ITI and Tejas Networks rallied on the bourses.  

 PG Electroplast Ltd (PGEL) is a small-cap company engaged in diversified Electronic Manufacturing Services and Plastic Injection Moulding company catering to leading OEMs in Consumer Electronics and Automotive Industry. From Rs 44 to Rs 924, this small-cap stock has risen 20 times or 2000 per cent in 2 years.  

As market exuberance continues, Auto stocks witness demand revival while FMCG stocks remain strong.

Tube Investments, Ceat and Escorts Kubota witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

 Investors in these metal and power stocks have a reason to rejoice as they break their losing streak at the bourses.

MMTC and PTC India are among the top gainers in BSE “A” Group in the mid-day session.

With a positive start to the week, largely predominated by the green, the FMCG sector soared 2.5 per cent while Metal, Energy and Oil& Gas bore the brunt of the bears.

Hindustan Foods, Parag Milk Foods and Tilaknagar Industries witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

The shares of Cosmo Films have outperformed the market in giving 7.57 per cent returns in H1CY22 compared to S&P BSE Small Cap Index which has lost 14.88 per cent while the benchmark index Sensex has also shed 8.26 per cent.  

At a CMP of Rs 9680, the shares of Tasty Bites Eatables Ltd are trading at a PE multiple of 242 which is significantly higher than the industry average of 45. Investors should keep an eye on Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd to know if it continues the last few sessions’ positive momentum.

A group of 7 nations (G7) are contemplating a cap on Russian oil prices to limit Russia’s economic strength from crude oil. In reaction, the crude oil surged given that UAE has expressed its inability to increase oil production, not having any spare capacity. Brent Crude is trading at USD 113 per barrel. In effect, the markets were trading in red and closed almost flat. 

Two stocks that have surged in the recent hike in crude oil prices are MRPL and CPCL

With a positive start to the week, all sectors traded in green with the IT sector gaining 2.02 per cent in today’s session. 

As the market closed on a positive note, Telecom and Auto sectors emerge as the biggest gainers while IT continued to face bearish sentiment. 

Repco Home Finance, MMTC and Dish TV were top gainers in the “A” Group in today’s session. 

The shares of Spandana Sphoorty have bounced 20 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 288.75, which could signal a trend reversal as it puts an end to the long-drawn promoter–investor dispute. Investors should keep this stock on their radar as in the coming days the stock might witness an uptrend.  

ITI Ltd and Sadbhav Engineering hit upper circuit in today’s session after considerable correction

Pidilite Industries, UltraTech Cement and Asian Paints witnessed positive action in today’s session. 

On YTD, the benchmark index Sensex has lost 13.42 per cent, while S&P BSE Energy has gained just 1.63 per cent compared to CPCL’s stellar performance on the bourses, which has seen a surge of 210 per cent.

Apcotex Industries has given gravity-defying 59 per cent returns YTD which has outperformed the market. For the same period, the benchmark index Sensex has tumbled 11.2 per cent and S&P BSE Smallcap has lost 15.96 per cent. 

At CMP of Rs 269.75, the shares of Ramco Systems have corrected significantly from its 52-week high logged almost a year ago at Rs 686. Investors should keep an eye on Ramco Systems to know if it continues today’s positive momentum. 

Future Retail, Future Consumer and Rajesh Exports  among top gainers in “A” Group.

Future Retail and Future Consumers continue to witness positive action.

As the market closed on a positive note, Telecom and Energy sector emerge as the biggest gainers while Metal is beaten down. 

PNB Housing Finance, Time Technoplast and Suzlon Energy witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Oil India, Elecon Engineering Co and Sumitomo Chemical witnessed positive action in today’s session. 

Metropolis Healthcare, Ashoka Buildcon and Indiabulls Housing Finance are among the top gainers on the A Group and are still trading at a huge discount to their 52-week highs. 

As market volatility continues, Capital Goods, Industrials and Metal sectors are among the top gainer, while Power and Utility drag the market. 

At the closing bell on June 1, the Sensex closed with a loss of 0.3 per cent or 185 points at 55,381.17, while the Nifty50 also lost 0.4 per cent or 61.80 points at 16,522.75. 

Timken India, Shree Renuka Sugars and Dhampur Sugar Mills witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

At the closing bell on May 30, the Sensex closed with a gain of 1.9 per cent or 1041 points at 55,925.74, while the Nifty50 also gained 1.9 per cent or 309 points at 16,661.40. 

 3MIndia, Jubilant FoodWorks and Dixon Technologies India witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

At the closing bell on May 27, the Sensex ended with a gain of 1.2 per cent or 632.13 points at 54,884.66, while the Nifty50 also gained 1.1 per cent or 182 points at 16,352.45 

 Apar Industries, AstraZeneca Pharma India and Bliss GVS Pharma witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

The penalized sectors made a comeback in today’s session with S&P BSE Metal gaining 3.4 per cent while Banking & Finance continued to show strength.

At the closing bell on May 26, the Sensex finished with a gain of 0.9 per cent or 503 points at 54,252.53, while the Nifty50 also gained 0.9 per cent or 144 points at 16,170.15. 

ITI, Dr Lal PathLabs and Indigo witnessed positive action in today’s session.

Amid weak market sentiments, most sectoral indices closed lower except for Banking and Financials. At the closing bell on May 25, the Sensex closed with a loss of 0.6 per cent or 303 points to close at 53,749.26, while the Nifty index lost 0.6 per cent or 99 points at 16,025.80. 

 Minda Industries, Deepak Fertilizer and Bayer Cropscience witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

At the closing bell on May 24, the Sensex closed with a loss of 0.4 per cent or 236 points to close at 54,052.61, while the Nifty index lost 0.6 per cent or 90 points at 16,125.15. 

 Shilpa Medicare, Hikal and Tanla Platforms witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

As the Centre cuts excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and diesel by Rs 6, several states have followed the suit by reducing VAT on petrol and diesel. Auto, realty, and logistics stocks are rallying on the bourses on the back of this positive news, being beneficiaries of the ease in petrol and diesel price.