Indian rupee weakened against US dollar on Friday, followed by continued foreign fund outflows and weak domestic equities amid a sell-off across the globe as the spread of Coronavirus pandemic stoked fears of recession.

US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) filed by Granules Pharmaceuticals, Inc (GPI), a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary of Granules India Limited for Potassium Chloride Extended-Release Tablets USP, 8 mEq (600 mg) and 10 mEq (750 mg).

Indian rupee gained against US dollar on Thursday, followed by firm domestic equities tracking global peers that gained on the back of former US Vice President Biden's big win, central banks' rate cut and World Bank's $12 billion aid package.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has received final approval from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Doxycycline Hyclate Tablets USP, 20 mg.

Deepak Nitrite Limited has informed the bourses about investing around 20 per cent stake in Deepak Oman Industries FZC LLC (DOIL), a Limited Liability Company (LLC) incorporated in Sultanate of Oman amounting to an investment of approximately USD 7.71 million, in one or more tranches.

Godrej Properties Limited has informed the bourses that it has entered into an agreement to purchase land in the upcoming and fast developing micro-market of Chandivali, Mumbai.

Pidilite Industries Limited has entered into a definitive agreement with Tenax SPA (Tenax Italy) for acquiring 70 per cent of the share capital of Tenax India Stone Products Pvt Ltd (Tenax India) for cash consideration of approx. Rs 80 crore (depending upon actual working capital and cash at the time of closing).

Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) and joint stock company-Russian Railways Logistics has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation and collaboration in promoting intermodal transportation of cargo over International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

L&T Limited’s construction arm has secured orders from prestigious clients for its varied businesses in India and abroad. The estimated value of these projects is Rs 1,000-2,500 crore.

Indian rupee strengthened against US dollar on Thursday amid easing crude oil prices. Weak domestic equities capped some upward sentiment in rupee as investors continued to remain concerned about the spreading of novel Coronavirus outside China.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited has entered into strategic association with realme payसा to enroll realme phone users, under the All Risk Insurance Policy underwritten by ICICI Lombard.

Nelco, a Tata enterprise has entered into a partnership with Panasonic Avionics Corporation for offering aero In-Flight Communication (IFC) services in India. Nelco is the first Indian company to provide this service, marking the beginning of a new era of Wi-Fi on aircrafts in Indian skies.

US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) had conducted an inspection of Aurobindo Pharma’s Unit IV, a general injectable formulation manufacturing facility situated at Pashamylaram (Hyderabad) from November 4 to 13, 2019. At the end of the inspection, it was issued 'Form 483' with 14 observations.

GP Petroleums Limited (GPPL) is planning to invest Rs 100 crore in a new state-of-the-art plant in Saronda (Gujarat) to process over 300,000 kilo litres of lubricants, thus enabling the company to be present across the entire gamut of Indian lubes market.

Adani Enterprises’ three wholly-owned subsidiaries namely, Adani Ahmedabad International Airport Limited, Adani Lucknow International Airport Limited and Adani Mangaluru International Airport Limited have signed a concession agreement today with Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the operations, management and development of Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) and Mangaluru (Karnataka) airports, respectively.

The board of directors of Uflex Limited has proposed brownfield expansion to be undertaken by its step-down subsidiary company-Flex Films Europa Sp. Z.o.o (Poland).

PNC Infratech Limited has bagged NHAI project in Uttar Pradesh worth Rs 1,602 crore. The project includes construction of 70-km long four laning of Unnao-Lalganj section of NH 232A in Uttar Pradesh under NHDP IVB to be executed on Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).

Its standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs 206.88 crore as against Rs 153.23 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, registering 35 per cent YoY increase.

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited (SPARC), on Tuesday, said that United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) has not approved its New Drug Application (NDA) for Taclantis, a product used for treating breast cancer.

Granules India’s wholly-owned foreign subsidiary-Granules Pharmaceuticals, Inc, had filed the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Colchicine tablets USP, 0.6 mg for which it has received US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) approval.

Dilip Buildcon Limited has been declared as L-1 bidder for a new Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) project, four-lane with paved shoulder configuration of Patrapali-Katghora (Km 53.300 to Km 92.600) Pkg-II of Bilaspur-Katghora section of NH-111, New NH-130 in the state of Chhattisgarh under Bharatmala on Hybrid Annuity Model by the National Highways Authority of lndia (NHAI).

Vaishali Pharma Limited has received a registration for three products including VMOX CV-1200, VMOX CV-600, and CYBUFIN-1,500 in Myanmar market. These products have a good demand in the local market of Myanmar.

Larsen & Toubro Limited’s Metallurgical & Material Handling (MMH) business and Mitsubishi Corporation has jointly announced the commissioning of state-of-the-art, three million tonnes per annum capacity, hot strip mill at SAIL Rourkela on January 31, 2020.

Granules India on Wednesday said that Granules Pharmaceuticals, a wholly-owned foreign subsidiary of Granules India Limited, has received an approval from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for Oral Solution 50 mg/ml of Valganciclovir Hydrochloride, which is bioequivalent to Reference Listed Drug (RLD) Valcyte for Oral Solution 50 mg/ml of Roche Palo Alto LLC.

Union Budget 2020-2021 has given a major boost to the power and natural gas sector. 

As per the expectations of the market, the tax slabs have been changed for FY2020-2021. Finance Minister in the Budget has announced a new tax regime for the tax payers. The tax proposals would bring an ease of compliance and reduced litigation.

The Economic Survey 2019-2020, has thrown some light on the job creation opportunities in India. As per the survey, India has an extraordinary opportunity for exports of labour intensive sectors.

USFDA conducted an inspection of Unit VII, which is an oral solids formulation manufacturing facility of Aurobindo Pharma Limited.

Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited (HSCL) had intimated earlier about the capacity expansion of Carbon Black (CB) manufacturing at its Mahistikry (West Bengal) plant.

Va Tech Wabag Limited has secured multiple orders of over Rs 760 crore in India, Switzerland and Singapore.

The audit of API manufacturing plant of Dr Reddy's Laboratories at Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) by US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) got completed on January 28, 2020. 

Olectra Greentech Limited (OCL) and Evey Trans Private Limited (EVEY) are under the common control with MEIL Holdings Limited. EVEY has received letters of award for the deployment of 555 electric buses from eight cities/state transport authorities under FAME-II scheme of Government of India.

GE T&D India Limited has been awarded Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Advanced Distribution Management Solution (ADMS) project by the Jammu & Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD) for the distribution operations in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar.

KEC International Limited has bagged new orders worth Rs 1,255 crore, across various businesses. KEC International, which is a part of the RPG Group, has a presence in the verticals of power transmission and distribution, railways, civil, solar, smart infrastructure and cables.

National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) Limited has received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) worth Rs 720.32 crore, to provide Project Management Consultancy (PMC) services for the construction of smart township/colony roads, network and other road, service buildings and other allied jobs related to mines for Magadh and Amrapali area (Jharkhand).

Alembic Pharmaceuticals’ API facility located at Karkhadi was inspected by US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) from January 13-17, 2020.

Indian equity benchmarks ended the lacklustre day of trade flat on Friday, with frontline gauges swinging between red and green terrain throughout the session, despite a strong trend seen in other Asian markets.

The Supreme Court of India has lifted the suspension of Environment Clearance (EC) imposed on the construction of a new greenfield airport at Mopa (Goa) of GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL), which is a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Limited.

Strides Pharma Science Limited has announced that its step‐down wholly-owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte Limited (Singapore) has received approval for Loratadine Softgel Capsules, 10 mg (OTC) from the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).

L&T Limited’s construction arm has secured orders from prestigious clients across various Indian states for its varied businesses. The value of these orders is worth Rs 2,500-Rs 5,000 crore.

Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited has announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has entered into an exclusive licensing and supply agreement with Rockwell Medical Inc, to commercialise Rockwell's Triferic, a proprietary iron replacement and haemoglobin maintenance drug, for treating anaemia in hemodialysis patients in India.

BGR Energy Systems Limited’s electrical projects division has bagged an order from Tamilnadu Transmission Corporation Limited (TANTRANSCO) worth Rs 224.28 crore.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved viability Capital Grant of 60 per cent of the estimated cost of Rs 9,265 crore for the project to Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL), thereby, giving a major boost to the development of natural gas grid in North East India.

Ramco Systems Limited has bagged a multi-million dollar Global Payroll and Workforce Management (WFM) deal from a leading Australian University.

Subex Limited has announced its five year expansion of coverage of its partnership with Jawwal, the foremost mobile network operator in Palestine, to provide an upgrade with the latest versions of ROC Revenue Assurance and ROC Fraud Management.

Tata Steel Limited has clarified about its participation with its subsidiary in the e-auction process, held by the Government of Odisha, for the chromite mine, which is currently held by M/s Misrilal Mines Pvt. Ltd.

In CY2019, BSE Sensex surged 14.4 per cent closing at 41,253.74 on December 31, 2019, from 36,068.33 as on December 31, 2018. During the year, it touched the all-time high level of 41,809.96 on December 20, 2019, and recorded a 52-week low of 35,287.16 on February 02, 2019.

As the new year 2020 begins, let us have a look at how the market fared in 2019. BSE Sensex had closed at 36,068.33 on December 31, 2018. It reported a surge of 14.4 per cent during the year 2019 to close at 41,253.74 on December 31, 2019.

Indoco Remedies has received the final USFDA approval of its ANDA for Febuxostat Tablets 40 mg and 80 mg, which is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD), viz., Uloric Tablets 40 mg and 80 mg of Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

Thermax Limited has bagged an order of Rs 431 crore from a public-private joint venture power company to set up two flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems at its thermal power plant in Jharkhand, India.

Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited, which is a leading global EPC player in power and infrastructure contracting sector has bagged new orders worth Rs 979 crore.

ITD Cementation Limited has received a 'Letter of Intent' for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of container berth, backup yard phase - I, building and utilities for Adani Yangon International Terminal Company Limited in Myanmar, aggregating to US$80 mn.

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.

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

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.

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.

Panacea Biotech Limited has announced that it has bagged an award of Rs 170 crore from U.N. Agencies for the supply of its Easyfive-TT, a fully liquid WHO prequalified wP-based Pentavalent Vaccine (DTwPHepB-Hib).

Trident Limited has been granted the patent for ‘Terry fabric weave and resulting Terry fabric’ by the European Patent Office.

Lemon Tree Hotels Limited has signed a license agreement for a 44 rooms hotel at Baga, Goa, under its brand ‘Lemon Tree Hotel’. This will be its fifth hotel in Goa.

The state owned real estate company, NBCC Ltd., informed that it signed two MoUs with Delhi Development Authority and Odisha Thermal Power Corporation Limited, on Tuesday.

Lupin Limited has announced that its subsidiary, Nanomi B.V., has completed the divestiture of its entire stake in Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Co. Ltd to Unison Capital Partners IV, LPS, and Unison Capital Partners IV, pursuant to the satisfactory completion of all customary closing conditions.

Biocon Limited and Equillium Inc. have expanded their collaboration and license agreement for Itolizumab to grant Equillium exclusive rights for developing and commercializing in Australia and New Zealand.

Indian equity markets ended higher for the second consecutive day on Thursday ahead of the industrial production data for the month of October and CPI inflation for November, which will be released later in the day.

The Mumbai-based real estate developer, Godrej Properties Limited (GPL), has added three new projects in MMR and one in Bangalore, thereby, adding approximately 12.70 million square feet of new development potential.

Panacea Biotech Limited has announced launch of brand ViLACT in India. ViLACT is used in the treatment of Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients with HbA1c >6.5 per cent.

Dilip Buildcon Limited, through JV, has been declared an L-1 bidder for a project by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited. The project cost is Rs. 825.62 crores.

Oscillating between positive and negative terrain, key equity benchmarks witnessed a relief rally in the last hour of trade, which helped in closing the session near intraday high levels on Wednesday. Markets rebounded from previous day fall, with the Sensex and the Nifty, closing at 40,850.29 and 12,037.30 levels, respectively.

The construction arm of L&T Limited has secured orders from prestigious clients across various Indian states for its varied businesses. The order values are between Rs. 1,000 crores and 2,500 crores.

Nitco Limited has entered into a non-binding term sheet to appoint Hines India Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. as a development manager for providing end-to-end services for office/mixed-use development on the 4-acre plot with a development potential of approx 1.3 million sq. ft. of leasable/ saleable area.

Eris Lifesciences Limited has acquired the trademark ‘Zomelis’ and its associated trademarks from Switzerland-based Novartis AG for Indian pharmaceuticals market with effect from December 10, 2019.

Gufic Biosciences Limited has been given a patent certificate from the Patent Office, The Government of India, for Parenteral Formulations of Levosimendan.

Key equity benchmarks traded on a weak note throughout the day on Friday and ended the session in red as traders remained sidelined, ahead of the September quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) number slated to be released later in the day.

Rajesh Exports Ltd. has bagged another prestigious order worth Rs. 863 crores of designer range of gold jewellery from Germany. The said order is to be completed by February 28, 2020.

Ashoka Buildcon Limited has received Letter of Award (LOA) from Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEID) in respect of the project named, Development of Bundelkhand Expressway Project (Package-III): From Kaohari (Dist. Mahoba) to BaroliKharka (Dist. Hamirpur) (Km 100+000 to Km 149+000) in the State of Uttar Pradesh on EPC Basis.

Auro Vaccines LLC, a 100% subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc., USA, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain business assets from Profectus BioSciences Inc., USA., a clinical-stage vaccine development company.

Autoline Industries Limited has signed an agreement with Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions Limited, for the joint development and nationwide marketing of electric bicycles (E-Cycle). These E-cycles will be produced at its Pune plant.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited has received the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) approvals for 3 of its ANDAs. It has total of 107 ANDA approvals (95 final approvals and 12 tentative approvals) from the USFDA.

Oil India Limited (OIL) has commenced exploration activities, including seismic survey data acquisition in its Rajasthan’s Siyasar block, RJ-ONHP-2017/9. The block falls under Bikaner and Ganganagar districts of Rajasthan.

The Great Indian Shipping Company Limited (GE Shipping) has contracted to sell 'Jag Lakshita', its 2000 built Suezmax Crude Carrier of about 1,47,092 dwt. The vessel will be delivered to the new buyer in Q3FY20.

Agro Phos India Limited has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Som Distilleries Private Limited for long term supply of Spent wash ash.

NBCC India Limited has been entrusted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate, Government of India, to provide principle project consultancy and executing agency for the development of the National Museum of Natural History at Bhairon Marg, New Delhi.

Vista Equity Partners, a leading investment firm focused on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses, has acquired Accelya, a major global provider of financial, commercial, and analytics solutions to the airline and travel industry.

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Limited has secured new orders, aggregating to Rs. 536.66 crores for the construction of an hospital and commercial projects, including electrical, plumbing, and firefighting services.

Vedanta Limited participated in the bidding round for the Jamkhani coal block in Sundargarh district, Odisha,and emerged as the highest bidder in the 10th tranche of the captive coal block auction conducted by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. The coal block is in the proximity to the company’s Jharsuguda aluminium smelter.

A part of the RPG Group, KEC International Limited, has bagged new orders worth Rs. 2,255 crores across various businesses. Its transmission and distribution segment has secured orders worth Rs. 885 crores for T&D projects, urban transport segment received orders worth Rs. 853 crores, and railways segment gained orders of Rs. 517 crores.

Trident Limited has been granted the patent for ‘Apparatus and Method for treating an industrial Effluent containing Sodium Sulphate’ by Indian Patent Office, the Government of India.

The Indian equity benchmarks ended Wednesday’s trade on an optimistic note, driven by strong buying sentiment in Realty and Banking. The Sensex and Nifty closed above their crucial 40,450 and 11,950 levels, respectively.

The Government of India, acting through the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has granted its approval for a 10-year extension of the production sharing contract (PSC) to Cairn Oil & Gas vertical of Vendata Limited, for the Ravva block in Andhra Pradesh. With this extension, the PSC is now valid, effective from October 28, 2019, for the next 10 years.

Maruti Suzuki and Toyota Tsusho Group have come together to set up Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India Private Limited (MSTI), a 'one of its kind' vehicle dismantling and recycling joint venture.

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited (SPARC) has announced the grant of exclusive licenses to a subsidiary of China Medical System Holdings Limited (CMS) to develop and commercialize multiple products in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.

Breaking a five-day winning streak, Indian equity benchmarks ended the volatile day of trade marginally in red on Tuesday due to the selling in frontline blue chip stocks, despite strong trend seen in the other Asian markets.

Dilip Buildcon Limited has been declared the L-1 bidder by the Airport Authority of lndia for the construction of a new greenfield airport at Hirasar, Rajkot, Gujarat.

SRF Limited has informed the bourses that there has been a cost overrun in one of its project due to change in the original design and the installation of additional effluent treatment equipment.

Quess Corp Limited has reported its results for the quarter ending September 30, 2019. The consolidated revenue for the quarter is come at Rs. 2650.25 crore as against Rs. 2091.71 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, registering a 26.7 per cent yoy increase.

Indian equity benchmarks gained over half a per cent on Wednesday, on the back of better-than-expected corporate earnings from some frontline companies. This was the second consecutive day of rise for the domestic markets, crossing the crucial 40,000 (Sensex) and 11,850 (Nifty) level.

Dilip Buildcon Limited has been declared L-1 bidder by the U.P Expressways Industrial Development Authority in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

So far the worst hit stocks in the market from 2018 have been small caps and mid caps. Some recovery was seen during the period March to May 2019 but yet again a massive correction was seen till September 2019.

Cadila Healthcare Limited's wholly owned subsidiary Liva Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has received USFDA approval for Haloperidol Decanoate Injection.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned 1x800 MW Wanakbori Unit 8 Expansion Project in Gujarat. Located in Kheda district of Gujarat, the project is owned by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), a state-owned power generation company.

AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited has informed the bourses that it will launch Durvalumab (lmfinzi) in India on October 22, 2019.