Trading range bound for majority of today's trading session, the equity benchmark indices lowered towards the end of the trading session owing to selling pressure in auto, IT and HDFC twins.

The equity markets witnessed a tough battle between the bulls and the bears in today's trading session and ultimately posted a marginal positive close. At close, the Sensex was up 107.73 points or 0.17 per cent at 61,980.72 and the Nifty was up 6.30 points or 0.03 per cent at 18,409.70.

The domestic benchmark indices ended higher in the highly volatile session on November 15 with Nifty closing above the 18400 level. Sensex was up 248.84 points or 0.40 per cent at the 61,872.99 level and the Nifty was up 74.20 points or 0.40 per cent at 18,403.40.

Amid volatility, the domestic benchmark indices ended the day in red with Sensex declining 170.89 points or 0.28 per cent at 61,624.15. Nifty was down 20.50 points or 0.11 per cent at 18,329.20. Among the sectors, realty and metal stocks traded on a positive note whereas FMCG stocks traded on a down note.  

On Friday, shares of Kingfa Science & Technology (India) saw a solid price-volume break and froze at 5 per cent upper circuit, recording an intra-day high of Rs 1402.8 per share on BSE. The scrip witnessed close to 1.5 times spurt in volume in today's session. 

The benchmark indices ended lower following a sluggish mood in the global markets.  

Amid a volatile day for the market, the benchmark indices closed the trading session on a lower note with Sensex being down 151.60 points or 0.25 per cent at 61,033.55 level and Nifty declining 45.80 points or 0.25 per cent at 18,157 level. 

Amid the battle between bulls and bears, the benchmark indices finally ended the trading session in positive territory.  

Rally in European markets, positive momentum in other Asian peers led the Indian markets to rebound during the trading session.

Kalpataru Power Transmission (KPTL) and its subsidiary JMC Projects received an order worth Rs 3,567 crore at a consolidated level.

Ending marginally lower, Sensex was down 69.68 points or 0.11 per cent at the 60,836.41 level while Nifty was down 30.10 points or 0.17 per cent at the 18,052.70 level. Apart from bank, realty and FMCG all other indices ended the trading session in negative territory.  

Alembic Pharmaceuticals has recently informed the exchange that it has received final approval from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for Mesalamine Extended-Release Capsules. 

Breaking the four-day gaining streak, the benchmark indices ended lower with Sensex being down by 215.26 points or 0.35 per cent at 60,906.09 level and Nifty declining 62.60 points or 0.34 per cent at the end of the trading session. Apart from metals and pharma, majority of sectoral indices saw selling during the trading session.

On Tuesday, bulls took charge and led Sensex to end 374.76 points or 0.62 per cent higher at 61,121.35 level and Nifty to end 133.20 points or 0.74 per cent up at 18,145.40 level.

The domestic equity indices cheered on Monday, ending decently higher and Nifty regaining its 18,000 mark.  

The increase in US yield, global market weakness and decrease in INR induced selling pressure in the domestic market. 

For the fourth continuous trading session, the domestic benchmark indices ended higher. The majority of the sectors traded similarly to the benchmark indices and ended higher in a flat to the marginal pattern.

Net Profit up by 102.93 per cent to Rs 535 crore in Q2FY23 on a Y-o-Y basis as against Rs 264 crore for Q2FY22. The same is up by 18.40 per cent on a Q-o-Q sequential basis.

After opening in the red zone, the markets made their way into the green territory and held their gains throughout the session.  

The domestic markets portrayed a decent surge on the last day of the current week. Strong recovery in the global indices and upbeat earnings led to a gap-up start but the latter half witnessed profit-taking, which half-faded the gains.

Federal Bank announced Financial Results for the quarter and half year ended 30^th September 2022.

The core benchmark indices depicted a decent amount of volatility but traded in red throughout the trading session today. The market eyed on Nifty's 17,000 mark on the weekly futures & options expiry day.

The domestic markets regained momentum after the recent dip and climbed nearly a per cent, owing to mixed cues.  At close, Sensex zoomed 478.59 points or 0.84 per cent at 57,625.91 level while Nifty was up by 140.10 points or 0.82 per cent at 17,123.60.  

The domestic markets were attacked by bears with Nifty 50 closing the last trading session more than 250 points down at 16,983.55 in the red territory whereas Sensex tumbling up to 900 points, down 1.46 per cent at 57,147.32 level. 

BSE SME today announced the listing of eight companies on its platform. This brings the total number of listed companies, till date, to 402, while simultaneously crossing the market capitalisation of Rs. 60,000 crore.

In a highly volatile session on Monday, the benchmark indices ended lower. Sensex slipped 200.18 points or 0.34 per cent and closed at 57,991.11 while Nifty fell 73.70 points or 0.43 per cent to 17,241. 

On Friday, Indian equity markets ended on a flat note. Nifty 50 closed the last trading session of the week at 17,314.6 in the red territory, marginally down by 0.10 per cent. Top gainers of the index were Titan, Power Grid Corporation, ONGC, IndusInd Bank and Grasim. 

The domestic markets traded on a volatile note in Thursday's trading session as investors adjusted their positions amid weekly F&O expiry. BSE Sensex traded within a range of 405 points and closed at 58,222 level, gaining 157 points or 0.27 per cent. 

Quess Corp Ltd, India’s leading business services provider, announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to divest its stake in the digital risk and compliance services company, Simpliance Technologies Private Limited to Aparajitha Corporate Services, a leading HR compliance services company and its affiliates. The deal is valued at an Enterprise Value of INR 120 crores, on a cash and debt-free basis, subject to closing adjustments and fulfilment of conditions set out in the transaction document.

Muthoot Finance Ltd has announced its 28^th public issue of Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures of the face value of Rs1,000 each. The issue is with a base issue size of Rs 75 crore with an option to retain over-subscription up to Rs 225 crore aggregating up to the tranche limit of Rs 300 crore. This issue will be open from October 6 and will close on October 28, 2022, with an option to close on such an earlier date or an extended date as may be decided by the Board of Directors or NCD committee.

The Indian benchmark indices ended higher as Nifty closed above 17,200 level with buying seen across the sectors. Sensex was up by 1,276.66 points or 2.25 per cent at 58,065.47 while Nifty climbed 387 points or 2.29 per cent at 17,274.30 level.  

The domestic markets commenced the week on a negative note and fell over a per cent, owing to weak global cues. Sensex was down by 638.11 points or 1.11 per cent at 56,788.81 while Nifty plunged 207 points or 1.21 per cent at 16,887.30.  

The weakening global economic environment has spiked up the bond yields and dollar index, which fostered fears of recession. Fading the morning losses, the benchmark indices ended marginally lower with Nifty 50 closing 0.24 per cent down and Sensex ending lower by 0.33 per cent.  

Amid a situation wherein, the investors were cautious and the markets remained choppy, the benchmark indices ended on a negative note with Nifty slipping below the 16,900 level on Wednesday. 

On Tuesday, the benchmark indices settled on a flat note in the highly volatile market. 

BSE, India's leading and most diverse exchange has received final approval from the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for introducing the Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) segment on its platform. BSE received in-principle approval from SEBI in February 2022, after which the exchange conducted several mock trading in the test environment for exchange members to facilitate trading in EGRs. EGRs will cater to all market participants, which means that buyers and sellers on the exchange shall include individual investors, as well as commercial participants along the value chain like importers, banks, refiners, bullion traders, jewellery manufacturers, and retailers.

On Monday, the domestic indices ended lower for the fourth trading session amid selling seen across sectors other than IT. 

On Friday, the benchmark indices made a gap-down opening and settled in red for the third consecutive session. The weak global cues and FIIs being heavy sellers affected the market mood on the last day of the week. Sensex settled 1,020.80 points or 1.73 per cent lower at 58,098.92 while Nifty plunged 302.50 points or 1.72 per cent to be at 17,327.30.  

Discounted cash flow, which is popularly known as DCF valuation, denotes the intrinsic value of a security as the present value of its expected future cash flows. When applied to dividends, the DCF model is the discounted dividend approach or dividend discount model (DDM).  

The domestic markets were affected by US Federal Reserve's hawkish stance on interest rates which infused pessimism amongst the investors. The banking stocks faced the brunt which continued the correction in local benchmark indices. 

The domestic benchmark indices traded with substantial volatility ahead of Fed Policy announcement. Sensex ended 262.96 points or 0.44 per cent lower at 59,456.78 level while Nifty settled 98 points or 0.55 per cent down at 17,718.30 level.  

On Tuesday, the buoyant domestic markets were not much affected by the weakness of the western markets.

On Tuesday, the shares of CG Power hit an all-time high price of Rs 255.95 and gained up to 6.08 per cent on an intraday basis. This stock, from the capital goods sector, has been making investors extremely delighted by rewarding massive returns in a span of two years. CG Power & Industrial Solutions shares soared around 844 per cent in the last two years, climbing from Rs 25 to Rs 252. 

The domestic markets have opened in the green, shooting up decently with Sensex gaining 500 points and trading at 59,741.16 level. Meanwhile, Nifty zoomed 191 points and was spotted at the 17,813.85 level.

Shantidoot Infra Services Limited became the 392nd company to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on September 19, 2022. Shantidoot Infra Services Limited came out with an initial public offering of 4,96,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each for cash at a price of Rs. 81 per equity share, aggregating to Rs. 4.02 crore. The company successfully completed its public issue on September 09, 2022.

Due to mixed economic data in the US, global weakness and investor cautiousness, the domestic benchmark indices nosedived deeply. Sensex fell more than 1,000 points while Nifty settled below 17,600.  

Sensex closed 412.96 points or 0.68 per cent, down at 59,934 level while Nifty shed 126.40 points or 0.70 per cent, ending at 17,877.40.

The domestic market indices displayed an attractive strength today as the benchmark indices settled marginally lower. The volatility index i.e. India VIX zoomed 5 per cent. Sensex recovered 930 points from the day's low, closing at 60,347, which was 224 points or 0.37 per cent lower. Meanwhile, Nifty 50, climbed from a low of 17,771 to end at 18,004, down by 66 points or 0.37 per cent.

Sensex ended the day 451.03 points higher at the 60,566.16 level. Nifty gained 130.50 points to close above 18,000. About 1,776 shares advanced, 1,600 shares declined while 101 shares were unchanged. 

Sensex settled the day 312.26 points higher or 0.52 per cent at 60,105.40 level while Nifty added 97.50 points or 0.55 per cent to close at 17,930.80. The mid-cap and small-cap indices outperformed the benchmark indices, gaining 0.89 per cent & 1.02 per cent, respectively.  

In the global chemical sector, China constitutes a substantial share as compared to other countries. Rising environmental concerns have forced many specialty chemical companies in China to cease their activities. As a result of this, the global industries consuming specialty chemicals are trying to obtain more supplies from Indian companies. This has led domestic manufacturers to invest heftily to expand their portfolio of value-added products. Markets are likely to maintain a bullish outlook on the specialty chemicals sector owing to a favorable demand environment to sustain and companies to incur aggressive capex to expand growth.

The valuation of a company is a critical aspect for analysts and investors studying a potential company for investment purposes. The most commonly used, valuation metric is the price-to-earnings ratio which is, defined as the ratio for the valuation of the company, which measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).  

Owing to positive global cues, the domestic benchmark indices managed to close on a green note despite erasing morning gains during the afternoon session. BSE Sensex travelled back to end at 59,793, gaining 105 points or 0.18 per cent whereas Nifty 50 settled at 17,833, higher by 35 points or 0.19 per cent.  

Thursday was a merrier day for the domestic markets as the indices closed on a substantial positive note. Sensex jumped over 650 points or 1.12 per cent at the 59,688.22 mark while Nifty added 174 points or 0.199 per cent and ended the day at the 17,798.40 mark. 

Between the period of 2018 and 2020, the PSU stocks showed underperformance, owing to lesser flows in exchange-traded funds well as the economy not performing up to the mark. Beating the previous underperformance, the PSU stocks gained momentum after October 2020 with the BSE PSU index soaring around 106 per cent from October 2020 to date. 

On Wednesday, the benchmark indices recovered in the afternoon session but closed lower towards the end of the trading session.

Reliance Industries Ltd has today signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in SenseHawk Inc (“SenseHawk”) for a total transaction value of USD 32 million, including funding for future growth, commercial rollout of products, and R&D.

Rhetan TMT Limited became the 388th company to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on September 05, 2022. Rhetan TMT Limited came out with an initial public offering of 80,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each for cash at a price of Rs. 70 per equity share, aggregating to Rs. 56 crore. The company successfully completed its public issue on August 25, 2022.         

Enterprise value-to-sales (EV/sales) is a financial ratio measuring the company’s total value (in enterprise value terms) to its total sales revenue. To simplify more, it is EV per dollar of sales. This means that the higher the ratio, the more ‘expensive’ or valuable the company is, and vice versa. The ratio is used for financial analysis and valuation strategies while doing research for a potential investment. 

Snapping the winning streak for eight sessions, the benchmark indices ended the week on a lower note. Sensex was down 651.85 points or 1.08 per cent at 59,646.15 level, and the Nifty was down 198 points or 1.10 per cent at the 17,758.50 level. 

Post recording a fall of 300 points during Thursday's trading session, the Sensex recouped all of its losses to end at the 60,298 level, being up by 38 points or 0.06 per cent, whereas the Nifty 50 recovered from a low of 17,852 to end at 17,965, up 21 points or 0.12 per cent. 

On Wednesday, the bulls on Dalal Street held on to the momentum going up as Sensex crossed the psychological 60,000 mark whereas Nifty travelled towards the 18,000-level due to softening inflation and robust FII buying in the current month. 

The domestic markets maintained a positive momentum through the trading session supported by optimistic global cues and a few domestic factors which caused a rally in realty, automobile and banking stocks. Sensex ended 379.43 points or 0.64 per cent up at 59,842.21 while Nifty settled 127.10 points or 0.72 per cent up at 17,825.30 level. 

Benchmark indices registered a positive close on Thursday with Sensex gaining 500 points while Nifty advancing 124 points. 

On Wednesday, the benchmark Indices closed flat amid volatility. Strong buying is seen in capital goods and metal stocks while IT stocks were under selling pressure today. 

On Friday, with the dovish Monetary Policy by RBI, the repo rate hike of 50 basis points kept the bulls in action while bears tried to drag the indices as inflation projections were maintained for fiscal 2022-23 in spite of three consecutive rate hikes. 

On Thursday, the equity markets ended marginally down as investors booked profit post six consecutive positive trading sessions and ahead of the RBI monetary policy outcome on Friday.

On Wednesday, in a tight competition between bulls and bears, the bears finally showed a winning streak and the benchmark indices closed higher. For the domestic market, the major event investors are eyeing this week is the RBI’s policy meeting outcome. 
 

The global indicators favoured bears as most Asian as well as Western markets were trading over concerns of rising geopolitical tension between the US and China.  

On Monday, the domestic equity markets commenced the week on a positive note and ended with gains of nearly one per cent. Supportive global cues coupled with buying across sectors pushed the benchmarks to end higher. 

It is earnings season right now and the list of companies declaring outstanding results is increasing as we progress. After big wigs like Sun Pharma and Bajaj Finance declared above estimate results, also contributing to the BSE Sensex rally, we have EaseMyTrip declare a positive set of results on Friday. 

On Friday, investors piled up the metal and IT shares, coupled with some major Sensex stocks like Reliance Industries, HDFC twins, Sun Pharma, and Bajaj Finance. The benchmark indices ended the trading session near the day's high level, closing the week on a green note. 

The shares of Jayant Infratech are in huge demand. Back-to-back buyers lock has pushed the stock to its all-time high after it more than doubled since its listing on July 13. This SME IPO stock got listed on BSE SME platform on July 13 after recording a gain of 19 per cent on its listing day. The issue price for Jayant Infratech was Rs 53 per share.

On Thursday, the bulls took charge of the Indian equity markets after the US Federal Reserve's (US Fed) chairman Jerome Powell hinted at an eventual slowdown of rate hikes once inflation peaks out. 

Witnessing a broad-based rally, domestic markets faded the morning losses and ended sharply higher on Wednesday. At the close, the Sensex was up 547.83 points or 0.99 per cent at the 55,816.32 level, and the Nifty was up 158.00 points or 0.96 per cent at the 16,641.80 level. 

Ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy outcome on Wednesday, the investors chose to remain cautious in today's trading session. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex slipped 498 points, or 0.89 per cent, to end at 55,268, while the broader Nifty50 settled at 16,484 level, down 147 points or 0.88 per cent.

Healthy Life Agritec Limited became the 385^th company to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on July 26, 2022. Healthy Life Agritec Limited came out with an initial public offering of 1,00,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each for cash at a price of Rs. 10 per equity share, aggregating to Rs. 10.00 crore. The company has successfully completed its public issue on July 18, 2022.     

On Monday, the fears of a global economic slowdown coupled with a slew of major quarterly earnings gripped the sentiments in the domestic market.

Penny stocks tend to gain momentum as markets show trend reversal. While many market observers believe that the current up move is simply a technical bounce and not necessarily a trend reversal, several penny stocks have managed to outperform the markets in July.  

The shares of PVP Ventures are seen outperforming markets on July 25. Only buyers are seen at the counter thereby, leading to an impressive gain of approximately 29 per cent in just over a month. There was a buyer lock-in at PVP Ventures during Friday's trading session as well.  

The equity markets are rallying with BSE Sensex clocking gains of more than 5 per cent in July. Several stocks are seen making fresh all-time highs while a few registered 52-week highs.  

On Friday, the benchmark indices ended on a positive note for the sixth trading session as investors took optimistic clues that the foreign funds (FIIs) are back in action in the Indian stock markets. FIIs are seen to be net buyers on all the trading days of this week.

On Thursday, the domestic benchmark indices closed on a positive note taking cues from FII buying, which helped them to handle the downward pressure from global markets. 

The shares of Jayant Infratech were seen getting locked in the upper circuit during Thursday's trading session as the market traded with a positive bias.  

On Wednesday, Indian equity benchmarks jumped clocking gains across sectors taking cues from strength across global markets as robust corporate earnings in the US relaxed investors' minds about slowing growth due to steep hikes in interest rates. Oil & gas, financial, IT, and auto shares turned out to be the biggest thrusts lifting the headline indices.

Recording gains in PSU and select private banks, financial services, and select heavyweight stocks, the benchmark indices closed higher rising towards the end of Tuesday's trading session. Sensex was up 246.47 points or 0.45 per cent at 54,767.62 level whereas Nifty gained 62 points or 0.38 per cent at 16,340.50 level. 

On the last day of the week, benchmark indices zoomed towards the end of the session, closing higher for the first time this week.  Sensex advanced 344.63 points while Nifty gained 116.25 points at the close. 

The domestic equity benchmarks, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 continued their losses in a consecutive fourth as the financial and IT pockets erased the gains in the second half of the session. 

On Wednesday, striking out the early gains, the domestic benchmark indices ended lower with Sensex slipping around 372 points and Nifty closing below the 16,000 level.  

B-Right Real-estate Limited and Jayant Infratech Limited became the 382nd and 383rd company, respectively to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on July 13, 2022.

The year 2022 has been so far, rough for investors globally, and the situation is no different for an average Indian investor. Standard and Poor's (S&P), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex & Nifty stock market returns have been in the negative this year, being very little for the investor to cheer about. The Indian equity markets are undergoing a cycle of correction. The global crude oil prices and supply chain constraints owing to the Russia-Ukraine war and the post-pandemic global inflation have had a negative impact on the Indian investor.  

The benchmark indices ended Tuesday's trading session in red for the second consecutive day with Sensex slipping more than 500 points and Nifty closing below 16,100. About 1,436 shares have advanced, 1,784 shares declined, and 157 shares are unchanged. 

Kesar India Limited became the 381st company to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on July 12, 2022. Kesar India Limited came out with an initial public offering of 930,400 equity shares of Rs.10 each for cash at a price of Rs. 170 per equity share, aggregating to Rs. 15.82 crore. The company successfully completed its public issue on July 04, 2022.

The equity markets have bounced from their recent lows in spite of the recession fears. It is the steep drop in commodity as well as crude oil prices that are leading to a rally in the equity prices.  

Continuing its stellar performance, India's largest, regulated, Exchange-based online Mutual Funds Distribution platform created an all-new record.

The equity markets in H1 of 2022 have been disappointing. Several analysts expect a much better H2 for the equity markets in spite of the clear headwinds. Recession fears have led to falling commodity prices, including oil.  

Kalyan Jewellers, one of India’s largest jewellery companies, has today announced plans to increase the brand’s retail footprint in India by another 8%, before Diwali this year. This new lineup is planned in the non-South markets. The company will focus on scaling up operations within micro-markets of Tier-1 cities like Delhi and Mumbai, while aggressively expanding its presence in Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets.

The shares of Adani Enterprises closed higher by more than 3 per cent on Monday even as the overall markets showed weakness. The shares of Adani Group showed momentum on July 11 thereby, outperforming the markets even as the shares of Adani Enterprises inched closer to its all-time high level of Rs 2,420 per share. Analysts expect decent revenue as well as net profit growth for Adani Enterprises, owing to its various strategic advantages. 

On Monday, the Indian equity markets kept an eye on the quarterly results. The weak start of IT earnings lowered the sentiments which made benchmark indices start the session on  a negative note.