Broader markets outperformed BSE Sensex on Wednesday with BSE Small Cap index gaining as much as 0.56 per cent or 139 points while BSE Sensex is down by 0.13 per cent.

The stock’s lifetime is at Rs 790 and it is still trading way below its all-time high, which was seen in the year 2007. Technically, the stock is a classical uptrend as it has formed a sequence of higher high & higher low on a high timeframe.   

This rise in sugar prices internationally has acted as a huge trigger for sugar mills in India.

Zydus Cadila announced of receiving final approval from USFDA for marketing market Fluphenazine Hydrochloride tablets in the strengths of 1 mg, 2.5 mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg.  

ROIC is a highly reliable and useful metric to consider when measuring investment quality. It is not readily available like other popular ratios, and it takes a bit of work, but once investors start figuring out ROIC, they can be better armed to pick out stocks with great value. 

On Thursday, Sensex declined by 379.14 points or by 0.73 per cent to close at 51,324.69 levels while Nifty fell by 0.59 per cent or 89.95 per cent to settle at 15,118.95 levels. 

The stock price took this development with positive sentiment. As per the last reported order balance status of the company, there was a decline of more than 50 per cent YoY in new order bookings, for the first quarter.

In recent management commentary, the company added that they plan to spend as much as Rs 1,500 crore over the next couple of months. The aim is to expand its production capacity.

Now, the most important question is, whether one should consider this as a buying opportunity at this juncture. It is currently trading just 0.20 times of its FY20 sales. Hence, from a valuations’ perspective, the stock may look cheaper but still, a few market participants are in wait & watch mode.

As per the press release on the stock exchanges, the bid for the project stands at the cost of Rs 1,905 crore. The stated project will have a completion period target of 24 months and its operational period will be 15 years from the date of completion.

SBI Cards is a credit-card division of the banking major State Bank of India. The shares took a negative turn after the company reported a sharp rise in its NPA’s. As per investor presentation, its ratio of stressed loan accounts stood over 16.5 per cent in the September quarter.

The amount of dividends is quite significant as this has come on the back of the expectation of a weak business environment. The record date published by the company is November 6, 2020.

The company has consistently reported strong business inflows over the past two quarters. At the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal, it reported its consolidated order book at Rs 305100 crore.

The multiplex operator, Inox Leisure on Friday informed that the company has begun the process of reopening its facilities in ten states of India. The list includes West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and Goa.

Including this approval, the final count of approvals of the company stands at 305 while so far, it has filed over 390 ANDAs.

The stated project is supposed to be commissioned within 15 months from the date of execution. As per the recent data from the company, the cumulative capacity under development in Gujarat would now stand at 620 MW after the completion of this project.

The standout highlights for the company in the first quarter were positive and it was able to grow booking value YoY by over 70 per cent to Rs 1,531 crore, through the sales of 2,130 homes, with a total area of 2.51 million square feet.

During Tuesday’s trading session, the stock of Rane Brake Lining jumped more than 19 per cent and made an intraday high of Rs 693.65. 

Sensex made its all-time high in January 2020 when it touched 42,273.87 levels. At that time, SBI was trading at Rs 313.95 per share. 

Overall, business sentiment in the manufacturing sector, which is reflected by the business assessment index (BAI), surged from a record low at 55.3 in Q1 to 96.2 in Q2, (but still remains in the contraction zone).

As per the announcement, all individual housing loans shall have a risk weight of 35 per cent, if their loan-to-value ratio is at 80 per cent or lower. The term, loan-to-value ratio, means the percentage of the amount financed when compared to the value of the property.

The closest peers such as Rajesh Exports and Asian Star Company saw laggard stock price performance. Both the scrips are trading at a discount of more than 40 per cent from their 52-week high.

Solar Industries India and its subsidiary company Economic Explosives Ltd have received an order from the government-owned coal mining company, Singareni Collieries.

The shares of Auro Laboratories have gained by almost 43.90 per cent in the last two trading sessions. The stock has been buzzing since the second day of this week when it jumped by 10.81 per cent during Tuesday’s trading session.

The markets on Friday has continued with Thursday’s rally. However, in today’s session, mid-caps and small-caps are seen outperforming Sensex as BSE Small-Cap is up by 0.32 per cent while BSE Mid-Cap gains by 0.30 per cent. 

Majesco, an IT company that focusses on providing solutions to the insurance industry, announced in its board of directors meeting on Thursday that it has approved the proposal to buyback up to 74,70,540 fully-paid equity shares of Rs 5 each at a price of Rs 845 per share. This purchase will cost the company a total of not exceeding Rs 6,31,26,06,300.

Saregama India Ltd on Thursday launched a new product namely, Carvaan Mini Kids, which is the ultimate solution for parents worrying about kids’ increasing screen time.

Infosys today informed that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a US-based data analytics company, Blue Acorn iCi.

This upward momentum in Infibeam Avenues’ shares came after the company entered into an agreement with Jio Platforms.

During Wednesday’s trading session, the stock of Dr Lal PathLabs registered a new 52-week high. The stock jumped more than 16.82 per cent and touched a fresh 52-week high of Rs 2,329.80 on BSE.

Continuing their momentum, on Wednesday, Sensex gained by 304.38 points or 0.77 per cent to close at 39,878.95 levels while Nifty rose by 76.45 points or 0.66 per cent to settle at 11,738.85 levels.

Blue Star Limited on Wednesday announced the launch of a wide range of new products & solutions with virus deactivation technology (VDT). Post this development, the stock of Blue Star witnessed a jump of more than 4 per cent today. 

On Tuesday, bulls dominated the domestic markets as Sensex surged by 600.87 points or 1.54 per cent to close at 39,574.57 levels while Nifty rose by 159.05 points or 1.38 per cent to settle at 11,662.40 levels.

During Tuesday’s trading session, the stock of Asian Paints registered a new 52-week high.

The stock jumped more than 3.10 per cent and made a fresh 52-week high of Rs 2,090 on BSE. Today's intraday high of Rs 2,090, was the stock's new 52-week high, which surpassed its previous high of Rs 2,056.55 hit on September 10, 2020.

On Tuesday, the shares of Tata Motors soared by nearly 8.28 per cent after the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Jaguar Land Rover (UK) reported strong growth in its net sales for Q2FY21.

The stock has already proven to be a multibagger in the last five years. From October 2015 to October 2020, the stock registered stellar returns of 650 per cent. Being the market leader and a prominent agri machine player, the company has enjoyed higher valuations.

During the first quarter of the current fiscal year, when the lockdown was most severe, the company had delivered sales 10,633 MT, a decline of 24 per cent on a YoY basis. However, on a QoQ basis, there was a growth of 9 per cent, which was driven by steady demand revival in CPVC pipes and value-added products.

The company in its press release mentioned that Q2FY21 group sales stood nearly Rs 450 crore, which is higher by 15 per cent as compared to the same period last year. One of the most stand statements from the company is regarding the aftermarket demand.

After a long weekend, the domestic markets saw some volatility on Monday. Sensex gained by 276.65 points or by 0.71 per cent to close at 38,973.70 levels while Nifty rose by 86.40 points or 0.76 per cent to settle at 11,503.35 levels.

On Monday, the shares of Aarti Drugs locked in at its upper circuit of 5 per cent at Rs 850.60 per share. The shares of Aarti Drugs locked in at its upper circuit consecutively for the third trading session thus, making this, its longest gaining streak of around 15.75 per cent in a month.

Further, on operational efficiency, the risk of coal availability and uncertainty price trend is considered as major challenges for NTPC to maintain its cost competitiveness.

Due to the large Capex plans and positive demand forecast, the company is confident of achieving the installed capacity of 5,000 MW by 2023, 12,000 MW by 2030, and 25,000 MW by the year 2040.

Power Grid and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) also signed various MoUs during the past one month. PFC has reportedly been assigned an ambitious revenue target of Rs 36,000 crore.

Several stocks seem to have rebounded after the market crash, which was witnessed in March 2020. In recent months, a strong rally in the broader markets, mainly in small-cap stocks, was seen. With the steam now cooling off, investors seem to ponder over returning to large-cap stocks.

The year 2020 belonged to penny stocks with several stocks turning out to be multibaggers. The month of September also saw several penny stocks taking investors by surprise.

On Wednesday, the domestic benchmark indices closed flat. The markets remained volatile during today’s trading session as Sensex closed up by 94.71 points or 0.25 per cent to settle at 38,067.93 levels while Nifty closed up by just 25.15 points or 0.22 per cent to close at 11,247.55 level.

Investors considered the stock of Laurus labs as a multibagger stock since it gained by around 295 per cent on a YTD basis. It made the scrip, one of the most favoured scrips by investors, in the pharmaceutical sector.

Attracting investor confidence and seeing wider investor participation, BSE’s equity derivatives segment reported a new all time high daily turnover record of Rs 168450 crore as on September 29, 2020.

On Tuesday, the domestic benchmark indices closed flat with a negative bias. The markets remained volatile during today’s trading session as Sensex closed down by mere 8.41 points or 0.02 per cent at 37,973.22 levels while Nifty was down by mere 5.15 points or 0.05 per cent at 11,222.40 levels.

Sensex tumbled in the last week, owing to myriad factors. Between September 16 and 24, 2020, Sensex crashed by almost 7 per cent or 2,750 points. During a similar period, BSE Small-Cap index tumbled by around 8.18 per cent. Small-Cap stocks thus underperformed in the previous week. 

The markets rebounded from the previous week’s fall as even today, the domestic benchmark indices continued their Friday’s rally as Sensex zoomed by 592.97 points or 1.59 per cent to settle at 37,981.63 levels while Nifty gained by 177.30 points or 1.60 per cent to close at 11,227.55 levels.

On Friday, the bears lost their week-long grip on the domestic markets, as the benchmark indices such as Sensex and Nifty rebounded to climb up high, closing in the green. Sensex soared by 835.06 points or 2.28 per cent to settle at 37,388.66 levels while Nifty zoomed by 244.70 points or 2.26 per cent to close at 11,050.25 level.

On Friday, the shares of Vakrangee Limited locked in at its upper circuit of 10 per cent at Rs 27.10 per share. The jump in the stock price was due to the company’s announcement about being granted an in-principle authorisation to set-up and operate the Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU) by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

As of now BSE's flagship index – Sensex 50 is traded on India International Exchange (India INX) and is catching trader's attention. The total turnover on the India INX is increasing steadily and has reached USD 57.7 billion in August 2020, with a market share of 57 per cent against comparable index in Singapore. There are as many as 100 proprietary traders active on the exchange and more than 40 members are currently active with more members awaiting the regulatory approvals.

On Thursday, the domestic markets spooked investors as Sensex crashed by 1,114.82 points or 2.96 to close at 36,553.60 levels while Nifty declined by 326.30 points or 2.93 per cent to settle at 10,805.55 levels.

It is the expiry day and the markets have already witnessed a sharp fall. This is for the second time in a week that bears have shown such a tightening grip on the domestic markets, spreading red colour over Sensex and Nifty. Sensex was down by around 678 points or 1.80 per cent at 36,990 levels.

The primary focus of the project will be to supply to two sectors – pharmaceutical and food. The growth in demand expected in the future in these two sectors will help MPL meet its sales target post the expansion.

On Wednesday, the domestic markets remained volatile ahead of Thursday’s expiry. Sensex closed down by 65.66 points or 0.17 per cent at 37,668.42 levels while Nifty closed down by 0.20 per cent or 21.80 points at 11,131.85 levels.

On Wednesday, the shares of Adani Green energy locked in at its lower circuit of 5 per cent at Rs 588.35 per share. The stock, which had touched its all-time high of Rs 699 per share on September 16, 2020, is currently trading down by 15.82 per cent from its 52-week high.

Continuing Monday’s trend, the stocks drifted lower with Sensex tumbling by 300.06 points or 0.79 per cent to close at 37,734.08 levels while Nifty was down by 96.90 points or 0.86 per cent, to close at 11,153.65 levels. 

Now, what is so worrisome to investors in GMM? The major concern is the size of the stake available to sell. As per the press release by the company, the equity shares representing 17.59 per cent are being offered in the prevailing OFS.

The government also has formed a ‘National Steel Policy’, which aims this achievement of 300 MTPA crude steel capacity by 2030. It has further taken certain steps toward fulfilling this goal.

On Monday, a huge sell-off was seen in the domestic markets across various sectors such as metal, banks, realty, auto, etc.

Starting the expiry week of the September, the domestic markets were volatile on Monday. Later during the day, the indices plunged, owing to the global sell-off cues as well as due to FinCEN’s announcement. Sensex slid by 811.68 points or 2.09 per cent to close at 38,034.14 while Nifty declined by 283.25 points or 2.46 per cent to settle at 11,221.70.

The company announced that it has been awarded a contract for railway electrification works worth Rs 474.92 crore. The company will enter into an MOU with the concerned railway where the company will have a scope of work in turnkey contracts.

After the stake sell, Epsilon Bidco Pte Ltd will continue to hold a controlling stake in the company with 52 per cent holding remaining. Essel Propack is a manufacturer of plastic packaging material (collapsible tubes & laminates) used for FMCG companies.

Dixon Technologies (India) has become a multibagger stock after it almost tripled investors’ money in 2020. The shares of the company gained by nearly 151 per cent on a YTD basis.

Recently, Cochin Shipyard did a successful order booking for two automated vessels from Norwegian Government. These will be the first-of-its-kind unmanned vessels.

You can determine a company’s value (and also, the value of its stock) in many ways. The most basic way is to look at the company’s market value, also known as market capitalisation (or market cap).

RBI said that the result of the auction will be announced on the same day and successful participants should ensure the availability of the requisite amount of securities in their SGL account by noon on September 25, 2020.

Dragged mainly by banking and financial stocks, the domestic benchmark indices on Friday, witnessed a sharp fall during the afternoon session. Sensex fell by more than 300 points from the day’s high to close at 38,845.82 levels, down by 134.03 points or 0.34 per cent from its previous close. Nifty declined by 11.15 points or 0.10 per cent to settle at 11,504.95 levels.

There are ample ways in which investors can be classified. The most common ones are based on the amount of time an investor is willing to commit, the amount of risk one is will to bear and also, on the philosophy, which an individual chooses to follow.

Liquidity is simply a company’s ability to meet obligations on time. Liquidity is important because it sustains the ability of an enterprise to meet its obligations in a timely manner. 

SpiceJet reported a load factor of 76 per cent, followed by Vistara (68.3 per cent). Over 2.8 million passengers flew in August, which is 33 per cent higher than July.

The stock of Birlasoft touched its lifetime high of Rs 204.80 per share during Wednesday's trading session. Birlasoft sizzled by more than 11 per cent during Wednesday’s trading session. It is gaining momentum in line with the IT sector stocks. 

HCL Technologies (HCL) & Google Cloud made an announcement on Wednesday regarding the expansion of their strategic partnership to bring HCL’s Actian portfolio, starting with Actian Avalanche, to Google Cloud.  

When you open an option position, you have two choices: Buy it or sell it. The actual orders used would rather be ‘buy to open’ or ‘sell to open’. Once you are long or short of an option, there are a number of things you can do to close the position.

As per the recent data available, as of September 4, a research paper on the results of phase I and phase II clinical trials of the Sputnik-V vaccine has been published in one of the leading international medical journals.

On Wednesday, the domestic markets witnessed a volatile session after the benchmark indices gained during the afternoon session. Sensex rose by 258.50 points or 0.66 per cent to close at 39,302.85 while Nifty gained by 76.90 points or 0.67 per cent to settle at 11,598.70.

As per the data released by the Commerce Ministry, merchandise exports fell by 12.66 per cent to $22.70 billion in August 2020, as compared to $25.99 billion in the same month, a year ago.

IT stocks seem to have certainly stolen the focus by reporting huge gains recently.

In the previous two trading sessions, the broader markets outperformed with an increased focus on the stocks of small-cap companies.

The relationship between the spot price of the underlying and the strike price is described by the moneyness of an option.

Nila Infrastructures Ltd, a penny stock in the infrastructure space outperformed in today's session by gaining 7.29 per cent with increasing volumes. The stock is up by 24 per cent on a YTD basis. 

On Tuesday, the markets experienced sideways improvement with active gains in the broader markets. Sensex closed at 39,044.35, gaining by 287.72 points or 0.74 per cent while Nifty rose by 81.75 points or 0.71 per cent to close at 11,521.80.

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The Additional Surveillance Measure (ASM) is a part of initiatives by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the exchanges to ensure and enhance market integrity and safeguard the interest of investors.

The art (or science, as some would like to call it) of balancing our infinite needs with resources that are finite in nature is called Economics.

On Monday, Sensex tumbled by more than 600 points from its day’s high to close down by 97.92 points or by 0.25 per cent at 38,756.63 levels while Nifty fell by 43.40 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 11,421.05 levels.

Several categories of stocks are available in the market that may fit your goal. The following literature provides you with the attributes of these different categories of stocks.

Earlier this month, the company had announced a plan to invest Rs 1 lakh crore, which would help the company to achieve 1 billion tonnes (BT) coal production by the year 2023-24.

On Friday, the domestic benchmark indices saw volatility during the week’s last trading session. Sensex and Nifty closed flat with a positive bias. Sensex edged up by a mere 0.04 per cent or 14.23 points to settle at 38,854.55 while Nifty gained by 0.13 per cent or 15.20 points to close at 11,464.45.

Risk is simply the probability of losing money on an investment. A more technical definition of risk would be the volatility of return on the investment. An asset with erratic returns is considered to be riskier than an asset, whose value stays rather static or moves slowly.

Zydus Cadila has received final approval from USFDA to market Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome injection in the strengths of 20 mg/10 ml (2 mg/ml) and 50 mg/25 ml (2 mg/ml) single-dose vials.

Also on the production front, the company has beaten the production target of its main revenue component Urea. It has produced 16.11 lakh MT of Urea during April-August 2020 as against 14.26 lakh MT produced during the same period in 2019-20.

During Friday’s trading session, even as Sensex and Nifty remained volatile, the stock of Coforge Limited almost touched its 52-week high.

BSE StAR MF has once again achieved a positive net equity inflow of Rs 667 crore for the month of August whereas the industry experienced a net outflow of Rs 4,000 crore.

Companies are in business for one purpose i.e. to make profits. If a company accumulates considerable losses year after year, it will not stay in business for long. Profits are the driving force of growth and also, the main source of repaying loans, making new investments along with providing an adequate return to owners so that they retain their interest and financial backing.

Snapping a two-day losing streak, the domestic benchmark indices ended Thursday’s trading session in the green, boosted by gains in heavyweights. Sensex rose by 1.69 per cent or 646.60 points to settle at 38,840.32 while Nifty gained by 171.25 points or 1.52 per cent to close at 11,449.25.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) is a measure of profitability (like net income and gross profit) designed to allow analysts to compare profitability between companies and industries.