India has traditionally been a nation of savers, but when it came to investing, physical investments along with traditional investment products used to capture the lion's share in such savings.

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What will be the impact of the corporate tax rate cut on mutual funds? Our study shows that they will indeed stand to benefit. However, now it is in the hands of companies to use this benefit provided by the finance ministry. Meanwhile, for mutual fund investors a ‘wait and watch’ stance is advisable.

Shares of Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Ltd jumped more than 20 per cent as the market participants cheered the company’s new order win.

The board of directors of Indiabulls Housing Finance will be meeting on October 14 to consider share buyback.

Most of the global investors might be having a sense of déjà vu when in an unexpected move Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced cut in Indian corporate tax rates. Earlier, during December 2017, US President Donald Trump overhauled US tax code and cut US corporate tax,

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,39,35,635 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,58,081.67 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,39,35,635 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,58,081.67 crore.

The 11,400 would act as an immediate resistance level and a breakout above the same, along with decent advancement in the market breadth, would signal increasing strength in markets and open gates for further up move towards the level of 11,550 in the short-term. Stocks in news: Indiabulls Housing Finance, Infosys, Reliance Industries, Torrent Pharmaceutical, Bharti Airtel.

The first big corporate results comes today when the IT bellwether TCS and private banking major IndusInd Bank will showcase its July-September quarterly results. IndusInd Bank and TCS will set the tone not only for the respective sectors, but also for the key indices in the near term. 'Results' will be the keyword for the markets over the next few weeks or rather a month or a so from now.  At the time of writing, the SGX Nifty was trading almost 53 points below its yesterdays close at the level of 11,284.

Mahindra Susten, the renewable business arm of Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) has formed a wholly owned subsidiary MSPL International DMCC in Dubai.

Diligent Media Corporation (DMCL) will stop the print edition of Daily News and Analysis (DNA) in Mumbai and Ahmedabad from October 10.

With the new outlets, total number of V-Mart Retail stores has increased to 243 stores in 186 cities across 19 states. 

The news is likely to have an adverse impact on the stocks of both the private sector bank and the mortgage financier.

The latest data by industry body, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) shows that asset under management (AUM) of the domestic mutual fund has declined by 3.8% month on month basis.

Polycab India Limited on Wednesday announced that the company has inaugurated Polycab Experience Centre at Shop No. 1, Sakharam Apartment, old Tapkir Galli, Pune.

Last week, Religare Enterprises announced that the company will conduct postal ballot to obtain approval of the shareholders of the company by the way of special resolution on disinvestment of entire investment of the company in material subsidiaries and Religare Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited and Sales, disposal and leasing of assets exceeding 20 per cent of assets of Religare Finvest Limited.

Usually, people use the words “need” and “want” interchangeably. However, they are way different from each other. Read on to find out more.

The answer to both these questions may not be easy for a majority of investors. If the market history has taught us anything – it is the fact that some of the best times to buy stocks is during the collapses, drops, hiccups and free falls that may happen once in few years. These are exactly the tough times when the investors have to summon courage of conviction and show presence of mind to actually "buy" when the gut feeling says "sell". 

India being in the league of developing nations, the scope for development of infrastructure is certainly high. As skyscrapers continue to reach for the skies, roads and other amenities are being developed at a rapid pace. The most important raw material needed for all infrastructural works is, undoubtedly, cement. It is but natural therefore for investors to place their faith in the cement sector, irrespective of whether the economy is in the grip of a downturn. Geyatee Deshpande provides an overview of the cement industry scenario

Ashok Leyland is a manufacturer of commercial vehicles such as medium and heavy commercial vehicles M&HCV, light commercial vehicles (LCV), passenger vehicles and automobile components and services related to automotive aggregates, vehicle financing and engineering design services.

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11061 to act as near term support for Nifty

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year

The domestic sectoral indices registered a fall during the fortnight, which could be considered as a correction to the recent increase in the market during previous weeks.

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While the entire country is amplifying the current pain that is being faced and partly blaming the government for the same, I find it unfair to overlook the wonderful things the government has done and working towards. It may come as a surprise but there are over 1,300 rules that have been removed in the last four years by the government,

Zydus Cadila has received the final approval from the United States Federation of Drug Authority (USFDA) to market Colesevelam Hydrochloride Tablets, (US RLD - Welchol), 625 mg. It will be manufactured at the group’s formulations manufacturing facility at SEZ, Ahmedabad.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 14:15 p.m. on October 09, 2019.

The markets on October 09, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,991.57, up by 459.59 points and the Nifty is closed at 11,256.80, up by 130.40 points.

Lupin Limited has informed the bourses that it has received GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Certificate from the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), Japan for its Mandideep API facility (Unit II).

The public sector company informed the exchanges that it has won orders for the Turbine Generator and associated packages for the greenfield 2x660 MW Khurja Super Thermal Power Project situated at Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh.

Raymond has forayed into real estate business in FY19. Around 20 acres of land has been approved for residential development and, at present, 14 acres are being developed. In this residential project, Raymond will develop overall 3,000 residential units across 10 towers.

Tata Consultancy Services Limited has announced that it has expanded its strategic partnership with Legal & General (L&G) to help L&G transform into a digital workspace, leveraging TCS' Machine First Delivery Model and design thinking approach.

In response to Titan’s Q2FY20 quarter update, the stock of Titan fell as much as 7 per cent to touch intra-day low of Rs. 1177.75 apiece.

The company’s entry into the polyacrylamide business is expected to be a game changer for the Indian polyacrylamide industry. While polyacrylamide liquids are already produced in good volumes in India, the country still depends on imports for 99 per cent of its 100,000MT polyacrylamide solid demand.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,33,63,361 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,66,676.50 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,33,63,361 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,66,676.50 crore.

If Nifty falls below the 11,060 level, the next level support is placed at 10,890. Below this, there are chances it may test the prior lows.On the upside, the immediate resistance is placed at 200 DMA (11,264) and only by moving above this level will the bulls get confidence to move higher.

The SGX Nifty, which is currently trading almost 38 points higher, is reflecting that Nifty may open at around the 11,135 levels.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has informed the bourses that US FDA has issued a warning letter for its Baddi facility at Himachal Pradesh. The said facility was inspected by US FDA during 15^th to 20^th April of 2019. 

Indoco Remedies Limited has received the final approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Rasagiline 0.5 mg and 1 mg tablets from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).

There are various asset classes available in the market today. Now P2P lending has made its way to become one of them. So, should you consider investing via P2P lending? Let’s find out.

New Fund Offers (NFOs) that are open for subscription.

Lupin has launched Mycophenolate Mofetil Capsules USP, 250 mg. The shares could be in focus on the following trading day as a reaction to the launch.

Everyone have a wish to retire peacefully specifically in a peaceful environment and enjoy their time with their loved ones. However, there are certain expenses that may burn your retirement corpus. Let’s find out what are they.

 Total order intake in current fiscal stood at Rs. 1245 crore. Also, the total external order book stood at Rs. 1900 crores.

The board of Greaves Cotton Limited on Thursday approves buyback of 1.30 crore equity shares of Rs. 2 each.

The Indian benchmarks continued the weak streak on closing basis with fifth consecutive red closing on Friday. For the week, Sensex closed down by 2.57 per cent, while the Nifty index was down by 2.61 per cent.

Mahanagar Gas has reduced prices for the compressed natural gas (CNG) and domestic piped natural gas (PNG). The shares gained over 1.5 per cent intraday.

The immediate task for the bulls is to cross the level of 11,400 and sustain above these levels. In case of failure to move beyond the 11,400 mark, the bulls will once again hope that the 200-DMA will come to their rescue. Stocks in news: HDFC, Engineers India, Dhampur Sugar Mills, Hindalco Industries, New India Assurance Company, Indian Hotels.

The SGX Nifty is trading higher by 24 points at the 11,383 levels.

Tejas Networks on Thursday informed that Consilium EM Small Cap Fund LP together with Consilium Extended Opportunities Fund LP and Legato Capital Management investment LLC together hold 45,64,829 number of equity shares of Tejas Network Limited.

The stocks to watch out for October 4 include Maruti Suzuki, Rossell India, Hindalco, Himatsingka Seide and Thomas Cook.

When it comes to protecting interest of investors, SEBI is quite active in taking actions. Latest circular from SEBI states some regulations for MFs investment in debt instruments. Read on to find out more.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 15:10 p.m. on October 03, 2019.

The markets on October 03, 2019 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,106.87, down by 198.54 points and the Nifty is closed at 11,313.10, down by 46.80 points. 

There are times when your credit score impacts your life in more ways than you realise. Read on to find what impacts your credit score.

The exports rose by 8 per cent in same month in comparison to last year. The growth slowdown in domestic market is marginally offset by rise in exports. 

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Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,76,83,590 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,54,590.62 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,76,83,590 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,54,590.62 crore.

A break and close below the 200-DMA which is currently placed at 11,255 is likely to open up two levels of the downside in the form of 11,192 which is 50 per cent retracement level of the recent up move began on September 20, followed by 11,075 which is 61.8 per cent retracement level. Resistance is now seen in the area of 11,543 and 11,600. Stocks in news: Cadila Healthcare, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Infosys, Coal India, InterGlobe Aviation, JSW Steel, RBL Bank, Prestige Estates Projects, HAL.

The SGX Nifty is currently trading down by 9 points at 11,347 levels.

Axis Nifty 100 Index Fund offered by Axis MF is the first fund tracking Nifty 100 index. Read on to find if you should subscribe to it.

Public sector lender, Central Bank of India informed the exchanges on Monday that it has raised Rs. 500 crore through Tier II bonds.

National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) Limited has bagged a Rs. 400 crore contract to develop National Sports University at Imphal, Manipur. Shares of NBCC jumped over 5 per cent intraday in BSE.

The stock of Manappuram Finance Limited has formed a Three Inside Down candlestick pattern on daily time frame.

Ashok Leyland, which offers a range of trucks and heavy vehicles, also posted poor numbers for the month of September. The total number of vehicles sold in September 2019 was 8780, showing 55 per cent YoY decline.

Lupin Limited has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Extended Phenytoin Sodium Capsules USP, 100 mg, a generic equivalent of Dilantin 100 mg, of Parke-Davis, division of Pfizer Inc.

Moil Limited informed the exchanges on Tuesday that it has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (GMDC), an undertaking of Government of Gujarat, in January 2019, to take up project of joint exploration of manganese bearing areas, exploring its feasibility and to conduct mining operations as well as to set up value addition plant in joint venture in Gujarat.

Most of us believe that retirement planning is often taken care by the social security accounts such as EPS and NPS. However, have you ever thought whether the retirement corpus estimated by you is a realistic one or not? Let’s find out.

NCC Limited informed the exchanges on Tuesday that it has bagged a new order worth Rs. 848 crore in the month of September 2019. The order pertains to Building Division and is received from a State Government agency and does not include any internal orders.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12:31 p.m. on October 01, 2019.

The markets on October 01, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,706.19, up by 38.36 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,482.95, up by 8.50 points.

Cadila Healthcare on Monday has informed the bourses that it has entered into an agreement with Medicure lnc, a cardiovascular pharmaceutical company to sell its right, title and interest in Zypitamagt (Pitavastatin)

As on Q1FY20, the company’s order inflow was at Rs. 1130 crore and total order book was at Rs. 10,173 crore. This translates to book-to-bill of 3.1x giving strong revenue visibility for the next 2-3 years

On Tuesday, Natco Pharma Limited informed the bourses about the successful closure of inspection at its Andhra facility, with the receipt of an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).

The plant will remain shut down for an approximate period of 90 days. This plant is major revenue driver for the company. During fiscal year 2018-19, it contributed nearly Rs. 420.61 crore to the revenue, representing 95 per cent of total revenue.

The public sector lender, Bank of Baroda has announced capital infusion of Rs. 7000 crore by the Government of India.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,48,92,810 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,93,216.12 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,48,92,810 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,93,216.12 crore.

In the near term the support zone of 11,380-11,410 could decide the fate of the markets. Any close below this support zone and the current corrective phase may extend towards levels of 11,250 where the 200-DMA is placed. Stocks in news: Credit Access Grameen, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Bandhan Bank, Birla Corporation, NBCC, MBL Infrastructures, Lupin. 

After posting back-to-back losses on Friday and Monday, the market seems to be in a buoyant mood and as per early cues from SGX Nifty, bulls are likely to kick off in the first trading session for the month of October.

Traders remain concerned with report that India had a ‘worrisome’ debt burden of over Rs. 88 lakh crore at the first financial quarter of 2019 with the government apparently having no inkling to deal with the country’s economic slowdown.

Yes Bank Limited on Monday has received acknowledgement from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to go ahead with the proposed increase in its authorized share capital. Despite such a positive development, the stock of Yes Bank tanked more than 15 per cent to hit 10-year low of Rs. 40.95 in BSE.

Reliance Capital is set to exit from two of its credit verticals which include Reliance Commercial Finance and Reliance Home Finance. Reacting to this news, the stock of the company declined by 13.6 per cent to hit Rs. 24.20, its lowest since March 1999.

On Monday, Signet Industries informed the exchanges of receiving orders of approximately Rs. 73 crore from L&T Limited and Shapoorji & Pallonji co. Pvt. Ltd. Despite this news, the stock of the company fell by 4.8 per cent on Monday.