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India Grid Trust today announced the acquisition of transmission asset, East North Interconnection Company Limited (ENICL), from Sterlite Power at a valuation of USD 134 million.

In the same filing to the exchanges, the company also added that it would repay the total amount within 90 days and release entire pledged shares with the investment firm.

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With this, the total installed capacity of Khargone Super Thermal Power Project, NTPC and NTPC Group has become 1,320 mw, 50,355 mw and 58,816 mw, respectively.

We would advise traders to keep an eye on 8,550-8,600 levels on the upside, if the index is not able to move past the zone then, it may fall back towards 8,000-8,100 mark. Stocks in news: DeltaCorp, NTPC, TVS Motor Company, Cummins India, REC.

Indian markets may witness a soft opening as SGX Nifty indicates a minor drop of 11 points at the opening bell as cues from Asian markets are negative and a pullback was seen from higher levels on Wall Street in the latter half of trading session overnight.

The stock of Larsen & Toubro forms a bullish engulfing candlestick pattern on the daily time frame. Interestingly, the daily RSI has broken out of falling wedge pattern, which is a bullish sign.

Ashok Leyland submitted a report of receiving ratings from CARE Ratings. As a result of this, the stock of the company fell by around four per cent.

The indices helped by gains in Reliance Industries Ltd closed nearly 15 per cent intraday. The stock reacted positively to the media reports of Facebook eyeing 10 per cent stake in the company.

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The stock of Manappuram Finance Limited has formed an opening bullish Marubozu candlestick pattern on the daily time frame. Opening bullish Marubozu candle indicates an extreme bullishness.

The stock of Bajaj Electricals made a fresh 52-week low today of Rs 270.00, despite the fact that the company had recently announced the successful completion of its rights issue of equity shares.

The stock of Century Textiles & Industries Limited has formed a piercing line candlestick pattern on the daily scale. The piercing line candlestick pattern is considered to be a bullish reversal pattern and usually occurs at the bottom of a downtrend.

The board of directors of Linde India, post careful evaluation of integration plan made for realising synergies between the businesses, have approved of a joint venture between the company and Praxair India to render operation and management services to both Linde India as well as Praxair India.

The market opened in the red on March 25, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.08 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,50,875.00 crore.

India jewellery sales are set to fall to the lowest in a quarter-century, i.e. in 25 years, as a result of the lockdown to combat the rapidly spreading Coronavirus, which has brought the industry to a sudden halt.

On March 24, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the entire nation at 8 pm. He mentioned that India will be in 21 days lockdown, starting from midnight

The market opened in the red on March 25, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.08 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,50,875.00 crore.

The board of directors of Motilal Oswal Financial Services approved up to Rs 150 crore worth of share buyback. The date of the proposed buyback offer is April 1, 2020.

The market opened in the red on March 25, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going up by 2.67 percent to end at 26,674 and the Nifty was up by 2.51 percent to close at 7,801.35.

The market opened in the red on March 25, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going up by 2.67 percent to end at 26,674 and the Nifty was up by 2.51 percent to close at 7,801.35.

Reliance Jio seems to be very interesting for social networking giant Facebook, as market reports suggests that the latter intends to buy 10 per cent stake in Mukesh Ambani’s Jio.

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Company has guided incremental revenue from this expansion of nearly Rs 65 crore. With the above said expansion, the total capacity of company’s AAC plant at Dahej now stands at 42,420 TPA.

Electric power transmission company, Sterlite Technologies, has approved the buyback of equity shares of up to Rs 145 crore.

Wednesday’s trading session remains a very crucial day to watch out, if the index manages to hold above 7,511 levels and witness a higher close with a higher high, it could result in the formation of a temporary bottom. Stocks in news: Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals, Apollo Tyres, Rallis India, India Grid Trust, IRCON, Nestle India.

Indian markets will have to brace for another rocky start despite buoyancy seen across the global markets. The key factor holding the bulls back is the 21-day nationwide lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to contain the spread of COVID-19. The market participants fear the economic fallout from the lockdown. SGX Nifty is trading 184 down at 7,669 levels.

On the stock specific front, indices were topped by IT major Infosys, which closed higher by 13 per cent.

Hexaware Technologies Ltd today announced that it has achieved Guidewire PartnerConnect specialisation: Guidewire Digital EMEA. Hexaware is a Guidewire PartnerConnect consulting partner at the select level and works with Guidewire in EMEA and APAC.

Arman Financial Services Ltd, a leading Gujarat-based non-banking financial company (NBFC), announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary-Namra Finance Ltd, which manages the microfinance business of the group, raised Rs 66.3 crore of debt capital from Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) and IIV Mikrofinanzfonds, Germany (external commercial borrowing).

On the other hand, a lower crude oil price is likely to benefit the aviation companies as they have reduced the fare to pass on the benefit as well as to boost the demand. However, grounding of the domestic and international flights would weigh on the benefit of lower crude oil prices.

The market opened in the green on March 24, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 78 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,16,817.72 crore.

On Tuesday, rating agency, CRISIL placed its rating on the long-term bank facilities of PVR Limited on ‘rating watch with negative implications’ following the closure of multiple movie theatres across India post orders of state governments to contain the spread of Coronavirus.

The market opened in the green on March 24, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 78 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,16,817.72 crore.

The market opened in the green on March 24, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going down by 13.15 percent to end at 25,981 and the Nifty was down by 12.98 percent to close at 7,610.

The market opened in the green on March 24, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going down by 13.15 percent to end at 25,981 and the Nifty was down by 12.98 percent to close at 7,610.

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) has informed that its TDI-II Plant has now resumed its normal production after the completion of its scheduled maintenance.

Axis Bank has dedicated Rs 100 crore to customers, employees, vendors, government agencies for supporting them in fighting against the deadly disease and combat the impact of Coronavirus. 

The country’s central bank on Monday said that it will inject more liquidity into the market for which, it announced long-term repo operations (LTRO) of Rs 1 lakh crore that will be carried out in two tranches

The company has started ‘zero contact delivery’ under which, the customers will receive their order without coming into contact with a delivery staff. This step would cover the loss up to some extent that would have been occurred on stores closure in Coronavirus outbreak. However, the company has to bear the impact of this pandemic as it is going to hit its top-line growth.

Now, it seems that Nifty is approaching towards the level of 7,342 which is 50 per cent retracement of the super bull cycle that started in 2008. Stocks in news: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Hindustan Unilever, Dabur.

Markets witnessed its steepest fall in the history in yesterday’s session; however, today, the markets are set for a blistering start, courtesy, positive sentiment from Asian peers. Nifty has corrected over 40 per cent in just 44 trading sessions and this fall is sharper than 2008 financial crisis.

India's biggest consumer goods firm, Hindustan Unilever, announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to acquire its hygiene brand-VWash. The deal includes the acquisition of intellectual property rights including trademarks, design and know-how related to VWash brand.

Infibeam Avenues announced that it has partnered with third and one of the largest oil and natural gas company Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), through which the consumers of the latter, will be able to book LPG gas cylinders across India via the platform of BillAvenue.

The board of directors of Ashok Leyland, in a meeting, approved to acquire up to 6.99 per cent equity shares of Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited (HLFL) from existing shareholders in HLFL.

Ipca Laboratories surged to touch a fresh 52-week high today of Rs 1,615.70 after the company announced that USFDA has partially lifted its ban for APIs of Chloroquine Phosphate and Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate.

The banking major such as Axis, IndusInd and ICICI ended the session cuts as big 28 per cent, 24 per cent and 18 per cent. The market sentiment is so negative that out of 30 stocks on Sensex, 22 ended the session with double digit losses.

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As per the further transaction, the company will issue and allot 12257688 equity shares through a preferential issue to Kubota at an issue price of Rs 850 per equity share, which will be on capital reduction basis thus, making Kubota’s investment of nearly 10 per cent.

The market has seen a high volatility in the past few weeks. SEBI on Friday took few measures to curtail this volatility. These include halving position limits for certain stock futures, restricting short-selling of index derivatives and raising margin rates for some shares.

In the wake of the lockdown, number companies are announcing temporary shut down of production lines

Karur Vysya Bank has launched ‘Enkasu’, a pre-paid card in Karur. In response to the digital initiative of Government of India, the bank undertook ‘Quit Cash Movement’ in Karur – a movement to reduce the usage of cash in the district of Karur.

The market opened in the red on March 23, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going up by 1627.73 to end at 29,915.96 and the Nifty was up by 482 points to close at 8,745.

The market opened in the red on March 23, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.20 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,77,811.46 crore.

The market opened in the red on March 23, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.20 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,77,811.46 crore.

The outbreak of pandemic COVID-19 has resulted in the lockdown-like situation all over the world. India too has not been an exception of this and almost 75 districts across the country have been put under a lockdown, where COVID-19 cases have been reported

The market opened in the red on March 23, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going up by 1627.73 to end at 29,915.96 and the Nifty was up by 482 points to close at 8,745.

India-based company engaged in the manufacturing of yarn, Rajapalayam Mills, announced the commencement of commercial production at its new unit.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA receives tentative approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for Dapagliflozin tablets, 5 mg and 10 mg, the generic version of Farxiga tablets, 5 mg and 10 mg, of AstraZeneca AB.

If Nifty closes above Friday’s high of 8,883, the targets are open towards 9,589 and 10,131, which are 38.2 and 50 per cent retracement levels of the recent fall. But if Nifty closes below 8,350, it will retest the prior low and can go below as well. Stocks in news: Escorts, Whirlpool of India, Lupin, Eicher Motors, Titan, IPCA Laboratories, Hero Motocorp.

A lot has happened over the weekend, the ‘Janta Curfew’ amidst clapping & applauding at 5 pm to thank the emergency workers who are performing their duties amid the risky situation. Certainly, the nation-wide clapping of hands became once in a lifetime experience. However, coming back to markets, SEBI released its guidelines to control volatility in the markets, by initiating restrictions on short-selling.

A subsidiary of Godrej Industries Ltd, Godrej Properties Ltd on March 21, 2020, announced its hundred per cent acquisition in Ceear Lifespaces.

India’s premier online classifieds company for recruitment, Info Edge (India) Limited, announced that the company is investing Rs 7 crore in MedCords, an online healthcare platform.

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India's largest private multi-port operator, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited, today announced that it has raised Rs 125 crore through the issuance of non-convertible debentures.

Pharma major Lupin Limited announced on Friday about the launch of its Betamethasone Dipropionate ointment USP (augmented), 0.05 per cent, having received an approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) earlier. The product would be manufactured at Lupin's Pithampur (Unit 3) facility in India.

Yes bank has won the race by gaining 79.65 per cent whereas; PNGC also reacted surprisingly and gained 9.94 per cent. ITC and Hindustan Uniliver gained 8.20 per cent and 0.95, respectively this week.

The stock of Ultratech Cement Limited has formed a morning doji star candlestick pattern on the daily timeframe. The morning doji star is a reversal candlestick pattern, which is bullish and appears at the end of a downtrend.

The stock of Akzo Nobel India Limited has formed a bullish belt hold candlestick pattern on the daily time frame, which signals a shift in the sentiment from bearish to bullish.

Considering the weekly time frame, the stock of Dabur India Limited has bounced back from the edge of the rising trendline support that is formed by connecting swing lows from March 2018. The reversal from the support is confirmed by the above 50-week average volume.

ICICI Lombard, gained today post hitting a fresh 52-week low on Thursday. At the time of market opening on Friday, the stock was trading at Rs 1,057.05, up by 3.55 per cent. The development is a result of company’s new policy, which included an insurance cover for Coronavirus infected people.

The major purpose of the agreement was the development and operation of Bhuj-Naliya-Vayor rail project under PPP model of Indian Railways. The JV has a shareholding divided on holding pattern of RITES-26 per cent, SPRPL-67.5 per cent and PCM holding for 6.5 per cent.

The market opened in the green on March 20, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.54 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,07,622.66 crore.

On Friday, Dr Reddy's Laboratory informed the bourses that it has launched Pyrimethamine tablets USP, 25 mg, which are therapeutic equivalent and first-wave generic version of Daraprim tablets in US markets. The product is the only rated generic version of Daraprim, which is approved by United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).

The market opened in the green on March 20, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.54 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,07,622.66 crore.

The market opened in the green on March 20, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going down by 2 percent to end at 28,288.23 and the Nifty was down by 2.42 percent to close at 8,263.

The market opened in the green on March 20, 2020. The previous trading session witnessed the Sensex going down by 2 percent to end at 28,288.23 and the Nifty was down by 2.42 percent to close at 8,263.

iGTB which is a complete global transaction banking platform by Intellect Design Arena Limited announced that it has received a large deal from Middle East's second-largest bank in order to enhance the bank's liquidity management capabilities. As a result of this development, the stock of the company jumped by nearly five per cent.

Biocon Limited has received an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for the post-approval and GMP inspection of its small molecules API Manufacturing Facility at 20 km, Biocon Campus, Bengaluru.

The stock of Phoenix Mills Limited has formed a piercing line candlestick pattern on the daily time frame. The piercing line candlestick pattern is considered to be a bullish reversal pattern and usually, occurs at the bottom of a downtrend.

Thursday’s session low of 7,832 is a key level to watch out as a support. And, the readers should refrain from aggressive buying unless Nifty moves above the prior bar high. Stocks in news: SBI, Godrej Properties, Hero Motocorp, ICICI Lomard General Insurance, V-Mart Retail, HCL Technologies, RITES.

Welcome to the last trading session of the week! This week on D-Street, all the four trading sessions has ended in red and volatility is completely in different orbit. Today, SGX Nifty is flashing green as Asian peers are trading with healthy gains and overnight, the Wall Street ended on a positive note.

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The shares of Hinduja Group flagship company-Ashok Leyland touched a fresh 52-week low today after the company approved acquisition of up to 19 per cent additional equity shares in Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited (HLFL).  

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After Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decides to inject Rs 10,000 crore through purchase of bonds from the secondary market, the bond yield witnessed an uptrend. RBI has already injected nearly Rs 25,000 crore by way of long-term repo operations (LTRO)

The company said that the effect of Coronavirus outbreak will be very limited on its operations as it derives major revenue from B2B segment.

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