The market opened in the green on 27th December. On 26 December the Sensex was down by 0.72 percent to end at 41,163.76 and the Nifty was down by 0.72 percent to close at 12,126.55.  

In a BSE regulatory filing, Allahabad Bank stated that a release of fresh capital infusion fund of Rs. 2,153 crore has been sanctioned from the government. Reacting to this news, the stock of Allahabad Bank jumped by nearly 9 per cent during Friday’s early trading session.

The market opened in the green on 27th December. On 26 December the Sensex was down by 0.72 percent to end at 41,163.76 and the Nifty was down by 0.72 percent to close at 12,126.55.  

The market opened in the green on 27 December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.64 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 25,46,871.23 crore.

The market opened in the green on 27 December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.64 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 25,46,871.23 crore.

H.G. Infra has been declared as the L-1 bidder by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for Rewari bypass (NH-11) in Haryana. Reacting to the announcement, the stock of the company gained by nearly 3 per cent.

Going ahead, 12,060-12,078 is a crucial support zone, as it is a confluence of 20-DMA and 50 per cent retracement of the current leg of up move. In case of the failure to hold above this support level, the index is likely to fall back into a consolidation range, which it had traded earlier for quite long. Stocks in news: Biocon, Allahabad Bank, Bharat Forge, Sical Logistics.

On the F&O expiry day, the markets extended their fall for the third straight day in a row. The early indication from the SGX Nifty indicates that the markets could end their losing streak today since a positive start is very much on the cards. 

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4 Flash News Investment, Dec 30, 2019 www.DSIJ.in Technicals SPOT NIFTY : Nifty ended the December monthly series with a small gain of 70.50 points or 0.58 per cent. It actually formed a dragonfly doji on a monthly chart, which indicates that the tiredness of the bulls and the bullish momentum is waning.

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If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story"- Orson Welles. This quote is quite apt about the market performance for the CY 2019 because that's exactly what the essence of the story is.

Indian equity benchmarks traded on a weak note throughout the day on Thursday and the heavy selling in the last hour of trade forced the markets to close at day’s low. The Sensex and the Nifty settled below their crucial 41,150 and 12,150 levels, respectively.

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The market opened flat on 26th December. On 24 December the Sensex was down by 181.4 points to end at 41,461.26 and the Nifty was down by 48.2 points to close at 12,202.10.  

The market opened flat on 26th December. On 24 December the Sensex was down by 181.4 points to end at 41,461.26 and the Nifty was down by 48.2 points to close at 12,202.10.  

The market opened flat on 26th December. On 24 December the Sensex was down by 181.4 points to end at 41,461.26 and the Nifty was down by 48.2 points to close at 12,202.10. 

Zota Healthcare Limited has received product registration licenses for five products from Turkmenistan. The said products are mentioned below:

The market opened flat on 26 December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,49 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,80,888.45 crore.

Welcome to last F&O expiry of the year 2019! Today, the markets will open after a day of trading holiday. In the last two trading sessions, we had seen that bears have had an upper hand, as the markets were looking exhausted at the top and the market breadth was getting deteriorated.

The immediate support is seen around 12,184 level, as it is a confluence of 23.60 per cent retracement and 8-DEMA. Holding above this level would be positive for the index while a slip below this level would open gates for further correction towards levels of 12,100 and 12,060. Stocks in news: Bharti Infratel, GAIL, HCL Technologies, Lupin, Bharti Airtel, TVS Motor.

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited has been picked up by our Bollinger Band Squeeze scanner, which suggests that the stock is near a consolidation breakout.

Considering the daily timeframe, the stock of Radico Khaitan Limited has bounced back from the edge of the rising trend-line support that is formed by connecting swing lows from July 2019. The reversal from the support is confirmed by the above 50-day average volume.

Industrial Finance Corporation of India Limited (IFCI) said in a stock exchange filing on December 24 that it has raised Rs 805.60 crore, representing about the total committed amount, by selling its stake in the National Stock Exchange Limited (NSE). Around 1.30 pm, the shares of IFCI were trading at Rs 6.90 apiece, up by 9.87 per cent.

NIIT Technologies made an announcement of a Rs 337 crore share buyback offer. Reacting to the announcement, the shares of the company were trading up by nearly 2 per cent.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced that, in the country, it has commissioned the first of its kind, Lignite based 500 MW thermal unit of the Neyveli New Thermal Power Project (2x500 MW) in Tamil Nadu.

On Tuesday, Transformers and Rectifiers (TRIL) announced that it had been awarded an order of transformers to the tune of US$23,586,713, equivalent to Rs 166 crore from Transmission Company of Nigeria Plc.

On Tuesday, Granules India announced that the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved the abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) it filed for Loratadine Tablets, 10 mg.

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Shares of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) witnessed a surge of 4 per cent after the Ministry of Railways revised tariff of standard meals at all static units across Indian Railways’ network.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has received the final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA), Travoprost Ophthalmic Solution USP 0.004 per cent.

The market opened in the green on 24th December. Previous day witnessed the Sensex going down by 38.88 points to end at 41,642.66 and the Nifty was down by 9.05 points to close at 12,262.75.

As on September 30, 2019, the company’s order book stood strong at Rs 20,292.6 crore, which translates into a book-to-bill of 2.2x, giving a revenue visibility for the next two years. Of this order book, the road segment contribute nearly ~63 per cent, followed by mining and irrigation, which account for 21.4 per cent and ~7 per cent, respectively.

The market opened in the green on 24th December. Previous day witnessed the Sensex going down by 38.88 points to end at 41,642.66 and the Nifty was down by 9.05 points to close at 12,262.75.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) levied fine on Roselabs Finance, Karvy Financial Services and Sri Navdurga Billets Pvt Ltd in separate orders for failing to comply with certain rules and regulations.

The market opened in the green on 24th December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,39 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,07,982.89 crore.

The market opened in the green on 24th December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,39 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,07,982.89 crore.

The hotel occupies a strategic location in the heart of the commercial district. This project is likely to be to be completed in 2022, subject to approvals.

The Nifty witnessed profit taking and took support around its 5-DEMA in Monday’s session. The level of 12,300 and 12,350 is likely to act as a resistance. Stocks in news: Hindalco Industries, Lemon Tree Hotels, HCL Technologies, IRCTC, Avantel, Chalet Hotels.

The trend on the SGX Nifty indicates a subdued start for the Indian markets, as, at the time of writing, the index was down by 15 points, trading at 12,263 levels. However, the markets may take support from the recent comment from the RBI Governor, Shaktikanta Das.

Reliance Infrastructure informed the exchanges on winning a major arbitration award of Rs 1,250 crore against Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), which is a Government of India undertaking.

Glenmark received the marketing approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australia for Ryaltris. 

The company has received one order for an amount of Rs 34.18 crore from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, ISRO, for supply of subsystems of Wind Profiler Radar. The another order is of an amount of Rs 8.80 crore from the Government of India, Ministry of Defence, for the supply of satellite communication equipment.

After making a slightly negative start, key indices turned choppy, as traders remained cautious with Assocham president, Niranjan Hiranandani’s statement that the economy is facing a liquidity problem and demand recession, and it requires measures to lift consumption, including reduction in goods and services tax and personal income tax and improved credit flow, to revive.

The RBI's decision to execute an operation twist is expected to lower the long term bond yield, which may help in private sector investment and make the government’s borrowing cheaper. 

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The market opened in red on 23rd December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,01 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,32,177.39 crore.

The market opened in red on 23rd December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,01 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,32,177.39 crore.

The market opened in red on 23th December. Previous day witnessed the Sensex rising up by 0.02 percent to end at 41,681.54 and the Nifty rose by 0.1 percent to close at 12,271.80.  

The market opened in red on 23th December. Previous day witnessed the Sensex rising up by 0.02 percent to end at 41,681.54 and the Nifty rose by 0.1 percent to close at 12,271.80. 

On Monday, L&T Technology Services (LTTS) announced that it had won a multi-million dollar contract from one of the leading plastics, chemical, and refining manufacturers of the world to deliver engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the expansion of an existing site.

Vascon Engineers informed the bourses today that its partner Ajanta Enterprises (50 per cent JV of Vascon) has successfully concluded the sale of the land parcel of around 8 acres

Tata Power informed the bourses that it has been selected as the successful bidder to own the licence for the distribution and retail supply of electricity in Odisha's five circles

The American multinational independent investment bank, Jefferies Group LLC, suggested investors to ‘Buy’ stocks of IndiaMART with a target price of Rs 2,500 per share. Post this development, the share price of IndiaMART InterMESH Ltd jumped on December 23, 2019 and gained the most after December 12, 2019, rising as much as 5.64 per cent to Rs 2,097 apiece.

PSP Projects informed the bourses that it has emerged as the L-1 Bidder for EPC Design and Build Construction of proposed GIDC Tech-Hub at GIFT City

KEC International Limited, a part of the RPG Group, has surged by 3.5 per cent on Monday after bagging new orders worth Rs 1,520 crore across its various businesses.

If the index opens in the positive territory and closes above the opening mark, there are more chances of meeting the upside target of 12,300-12,350. On the downside, the 12,150 level is a crucial support level. Stocks in news: Ratnamani Metals & Tubes, Cadila Healthcare, Tata Motors, Wipro, PSP Projects, Asian Granito, NBCC.

The markets shut their doors on Friday at record closing highs but they were off from day’s highs. The lack of momentum in Friday’s session was visible in the markets as they headed nowhere and spent the whole session in a minimal and narrow range. The signs of fatigue are visible but positive global cues are likely to help the markets to grind higher and extend its up move for the fifth consecutive day.

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NLC India Limited commissioned two units of 500 Mega Watt (MW) each in its new Neyveli Thermal Power Station, the fuel for which is to be sourced from mines at Neyveli.

IPCA Laboratories (IPCA) announced on Friday that it had entered into an agreement with Medicines for Malaria Venture to co-develop an antimalarial co-formulation called 'Atoguanil'.

On Friday, the BSE Sensex rose 0.02 per cent to end at 41,681.54 and the NSE Nifty rose 0.1 per cent to close at 12,271.80. On intra-day basis, Nestle India (4 per cent), Titan (3.70 per cent), Tata Steel (3.19 per cent), and Yes Bank (3 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Cadila Healthcare announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) cleared its Gujarat facility. Post this development, a jump of 2 per cent was seen in their share price.

In case of other major players, such as VST Industries and Godfrey Philips the trend is same. The CAGR sales growth for Godfrey Philip till September 2019 was 2.5 per cent from December quarter ended in 2018. VST Industries saw CAGR sales growth of less than 1 per cent during same period.

The stock of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited has given an Ascending Triangle pattern breakout on the daily timeframe with a relatively higher volume.

Suven Life Sciences reported that the company underwent USFDA renewal inspection at its facility in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad.

On Friday, the stock has given a neckline breakout of the Double bottom pattern. This breakout was confirmed by the above 50-day average volumes.

Lupin announced that it has received the approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market its Betamethasone Dipropionate Ointment USP (Augmented), 0.05 per cent.

Considering the weekly timeframe, the stock of Pidilite Industries Limited has bounced back from the edge of the rising trendline support that is formed by connecting the swing lows from October 2018 and coinciding with 34-week EMA level.

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Lemon Tree Hotels Limited (LTH) announced its international debut of the company, with the launch of the first Lemon Tree Hotel in Dubai.

On Friday, CRISIL announced that its board had approved 100 per cent acquisition of the Greenwich Associates LLC and its subsidiaries at a consideration of US$40 million, subject to closing adjustments.

As of end of November 1, 2019, the order book position stood at Rs 1,831 crore. In terms of total mix of overall order book, stainless steel remained nearly Rs 575 crore, carbon steel stood at Rs 1,032 crore, and LSAW closer to Rs 200 crore.

The share price of Dishman Carbogen Amcis Limited plunged 12 per cent; a day after the Income Tax (IT) Department conducted a ‘search and survey operation’ at the company’s head office and maintenance sites. As a result, the company’s stock fell below its previous 52-week low of Rs 110, touched on October 25, 2019 and also, hit a new 52-week low of 102.50 at the BSE on Friday.

The Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on December 19, 2019, also approved the increase of investments by the foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to 40 per cent from 24 per cent of the paid-up equity share capital of the company.

The market opened in the green on 20th December. Previous day witnessed the Sensex rising up by 0.28 percent to end at 41,673.92 and the Nifty rose by 0.31 percent to close at 12,259.70. 

Amid challenging environment with lower sugarcane output and production cuts, the UP based sugar manufacturer, Dwarikesh Sugar Industries, has commissioned a distillery plant at its Dwarikesh Nagar unit in Bijnor District.

The market opened in the green on 20th December. Previous day witnessed the Sensex rising up by 0.28 percent to end at 41,673.92 and the Nifty rose by 0.31 percent to close at 12,259.70. 

Upon reviewing the current liquidity and market scenario, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to conduct a simultaneous sale and purchase of bonds under its Open Market Operations (OMO) for Rs 10,000 crore each, using the multiple price auction method, to infuse durable liquidity.

The market opened in the green on 20th December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,01 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,12,246.82 crore.

The market opened in the green on 20th December, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,01 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,12,246.82 crore.

The Nifty will try to achieve the next possible target of 12,350-12,400 levels. As long as the index is able to protect the prior day low, it is advised to hold the long positions with a trailing stop-loss. Stocks in news: Dishman Carbogen Amcis, Lupin, JM Financial, Bajaj Finance, Lemon Tree Hotels, NMDC.

In the last three trading sessions, the markets have managed to reach new heights and set new record-closing highs in each of the session. Moreover, the Nifty closed in the top quartile of the day’s range for the third consecutive day. So the bulls will try to end the week on a high note.

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