Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2.28 p.m. on March 12, 2019.

The markets on March 12, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,448.35, up by 394.25 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,282.90, up by 114.85 points. 

Standard Life will sell 4.93 per cent stake in HDFC Life Insurance for Rs. 3,570 crore in order to comply with the public shareholding norm. Standard Life is the joint venture partner in HDFC Life Insurance. Standard life holds 29.2 per cent whereas HDFC holds 51.5 per cent.

Kalpataru Power's fully-owned subsidiary Alipurduar Transmission Limited successfully completed and commenced commercial operations of elements-2 Kishanganj- Darbhanga line.

Engineering and construction mammoth Larsen & Toubro's subsidiary L&T Construction’s Power Transmission and Distribution division has bagged a number of Engineering, Procurement and Construction orders in India and abroad. The order bagged by the company is in the range of Rs. 1,000 to 2,500 crore.

State-owned infrastructure company, NBCC (India) secured four orders from Raipur SMART City Limited (RSCL). The company will charge project management consultancy fees at the rate of 8 per cent on the actual cost of work as per the terms of the agreement.

The upward momentum in the benchmark indices continued for the second day on Tuesday after the Election Commission declared that Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will be held from April 11 through May 19. The market seems to be factoring in a stable government formed by a leading political party which is fuelling this upsurge.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.05 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,79,945.54 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.05 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,79,945.54 crore.

The stock of Manpasand Beverage was buzzing in early morning trade on Tuesday. The company reported results for the quarter ended December 2018.

The stock of Karnataka Bank has given downward sloping trendline breakout on Monday along with strong volumes.

The stochastic oscillator is in an extreme overbought zone, which suggests the index may witness some consolidation before it makes any major upward move.

Leading pharma company Laurus Lab received two USFDA approvals, the company informed post market hours on Monday. The products will be manufactured at the company's plant in Visakhapatnam. 

Going ahead, we expect a follow-up move to happen. However, on the upside, the level of 11,260 is likely to act a resistance, while on the downside, the level of 11,120 is likely to act as an immediate support. Stocks in news: KEI Industries, Godfrey Philips India, Piramal Enterprises, Kalpataru Power Transmission, Jet Airways, Laurus Labs and PSP Projects.

The outlook for the day is a gap-up start as cues from the across the global are encouraging. However, a very important dilemma in the minds of the the investors would be whether ‘to board a running train or alight from it'. For the current momentum to sustain, a close above 11,260 level is crucial for the Nifty. At the time of writing, the SGX Nifty indicates that Nifty may open with a gain of about half a per cent at 11,264.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on March 12 are, Laurus Labs, NBCC, CES, Sundaram Clayton and Symphony

Stocks of Orient Cement, Infibeam Avenue and Jubilant were up more than 10 per cent on Monday and ranked among the top gainer on BSE exchange. These stocks enjoyed the northwards movement of benchmark indices which were up more than a per cent through the trading sessions.

Jet Airways, which is presently going through turbulent times due to heavy debt and cash crunch, has received temporary breather as it has secured loan worth Rs 2050 crore from the government-owned Punjab National bank in foreign currency term loans (Rs 1100 crore) and a non-fund based credit facility (Rs 950 crore).

Capacit'e Infraprojects informed the bourses that it has received an order from Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to redevelop Harilal Bhagwati Municipal General Hospital at Borivali. The said order amounts to Rs. 486.81 crore. Capacite’s order book (excluding MHADA) as on December 31, 2018, stood at Rs. 7,519 crore.

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Government's e-auctions and procurement solutions company MSTC Limited has fixed the price band for its initial public offering (IPO) at Rs. 121 to 128 per equity share. 

The USFDA has completed the inspection at Unichem Laboratories' Ghaziabad facility. The shares gained over 2 per cent intraday, on Monday.

Power Mech Projects secured water supply contract from the AP government, informed the company to the bourses on Monday. The total contract price stood at Rs. 1,238.75 crore. The contract was awarded by the Water Resources Department of AP government and the same is to be completed within a period 24 months.

As on December 31, 2018, the company’s Big Bazaar store count stood at 286 across 144 cities covering 12.5mn sq.ft. During the recent quarter, the company has added 2 new stores of the same with area addition of 0.14mn sq.ft.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12.52 p.m. on March 11, 2019.

Road and Infrastructure developer Dilip Buildcon has been declared L-1 bidder for EPC projects in Maharashtra. The project is worth Rs. 480.06 crore and the bid was called by NHAI.

DLF plans to raise Rs. 3,000 crore by June by selling equity shares to qualified institutional investors (QIP). DLF is aiming to become a debt-free company. The company had announced plans to issue up to 17.3 crore shares via QIP to raise funds and pre-pay debt.

The markets on March 11, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,977.65, up by 306.22 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,143.40, up by 108.00 points. 

Government-owned Punjab National Bank has sanctioned loans to over 1,600 MSMEs totalling Rs. 689 crore through its portal psbloansin59minutes.com.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 85.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,39,930.66 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 85.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,39,930.66 crore.

Markets seem to be excited by the fact that the Election Commission has declared the dates for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, which would be conducted in seven phases from April 11 through May 19. The BSE Sensex was at 36,988.68, up by 317.25 points, while Nifty50 was at 11,138.80, up 103.40 points, the highest level since the beginning of 2019.

Going ahead, the zone of 10,980-10,990 is a crucial support level for the index, while on the way up, it is important for the Nifty to first pierce the resistance of 11,090. Stocks in news: Dilip Buildcon, Cipla, Suven Life Sciences, GMR Infrastructure, Mangalam Cement, Nitesh Estate and OIL.

The Indian markets are likely to experience Monday morning blues as, at the time of writing, the SGX Nifty indicated that Nifty may open to open modestly lower by 13 points at 11,045.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on March 11 are NHPC, Nila Infrastructure, UCO Bank, NTPC and Oil India

Domestic MF saw net outflow in the month of February 2019, which resulted in AUM dropping marginally on a month-on-month basis.

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), Larsen & Toubro’s wholly-owned subsidiary, has won a significant order from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) through international competitive bidding.

Leading consular and visa process outsourcing company has been appointed to accept visa applications in India by the Vietnamese Embassy. It's the only company authorised to handle this service for that country in India.

The stock of Advanced Enzyme was buzzing and zoomed up by 17 per cent during the afternoon trading session on Friday. The stock has seen consecutive gains for more than a week.

India’s largest heavy vehicle manufacturer, Ashok Leyland informed that the company has secured an order for 1,290 buses.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 1.04 p.m. on March 8, 2019.

The markets on March 8, 2019 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,630.76, down by 94.66 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,020.05, down by 38.15 points. 

Lupin has received approval for its Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets from the US drug regulator.

The water management company bagged a Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) order from the Namami Gange mission. The project is worth Rs. 575 crore for the design and operation of a sewage treatment facility in Kolkata.

KNR Constructions informed bourses that it has bagged Hybrid Annuity Project (HAM) with Bid Project Cost of Rs. 920 crore and the first year O&M cost is Rs 3.00 crore for the work of ‘Four Laning of Oddanchatram - Madathukulam section of NH - 209.

L&T Finance has raised Rs. 2,228.06 crore worth of subscriptions which is 4.45 times the base issue size of Rs. 500 crore. The company announced an early closure of the public issue due to over-subscription of the tranche I issue.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.80 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,03,076.34 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.80 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,03,076.34 crore.

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The stochastic oscillator is in the extreme overbought condition which, along with the formation of an exhaustive pattern, clearly hints that the index may witness some more consolidation before it makes any major headway on the higher side. Stocks in news: Arvind Fashion, KNR Construction, Lupin, Infosys, BLS International Services, Sadbhav Infrastructure Projects and Reliance Industries.

The negative sentiments prevailing across the globe indicate pressure at the opening as global growth concerns came to haunt markets after the European Central Bank (ECB) slashed growth forecast. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading at 11,068, down by 0.18 per cent. For Nifty, the zone of 10,980-11,000 is going to act as a crucial support, while on the upside, only a move above the February 7 high of 11,118 could provide a fresh impetus.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on March 8 are NHPC, Jindal Stainless, Tata Coffee, KNR Construction and Infosys.

The stock is likely to keep its upward momentum alive in the short term.

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Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 4.00 p.m. on March 7, 2019.

The markets on March 7, 2019 opened up. BSE Sensex is closed at 36,725.42, up by 89.32 points and the Nifty is closed at 11,058.20, up by 5.20 points. 

NHPC shares rallied up to 8 per cent as the company received approval for investment in Chenab valley power project from the Cabinet Committee and acquisition of Lanco’s Teesta hydro project.

India’s second largest telecom company, Bharti Airtel Limited reported in an exchange filing that GIC Pte, acting in concert with the Government of Singapore and the monetary authority, will subscribe to shares worth Rs. 5,000 crore in its proposed rights issue.

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Himachal Futuristic Communications (HFCL) informed the bourses on Wednesday that is has secured a purchase order worth Rs. 117 crore from Tata Project for the supply of Optical Fibre Cables (OFC) for creating OFC Network Infrastructure under Bharat Net Phase-II Project in the state of Chhattisgarh.

The construction arm of Larsen & Toubro bagged several distinguished contracts for its Buildings & Factories, Metallurgical & Material Handling and GeoStructure business segments.

The stock of ABB India was buzzing in the morning session as investors breathed a sigh of relief from the fact that the company would be carving out its domestic transmission and distribution business into a separate entity. The stock was up 3 per cent.

Vedanta Limited announced a second interim dividend of Rs. 1.85 per equity share for the financial year 2018-2019. The total dividend payout will amount to Rs. 685 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.63 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,20,986.95 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.63 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,20,986.95 crore.

The index has seen upmove of over 450 points from the lows of 10,586 registered on February 19. The current upmove from the low of February 19 has hauled stochastic oscillator to its overbought zone, hence there is a possibility that the index may take a temporary breather at higher levels. Such a breather would help the markets to cool off the overbought situation. Stocks in news: Biocon, Himachal Futuristic Communications, Asahi Songwon colors, LT Foods, Tata Power Co, Varroc Engineering and Khadim India.

With majority of the global markets under pressure and concerns that a trade deal between the US and China could be delayed, the outlook for the Indian markets is a flat start with a negative bias in early trading. At the time of writing SGX Nifty was trading with minor loss of 2 points at 11,095.  

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on March 7 are SpiceJet, HDFC,  Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Communications.

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Housing Development Finance Corporation, renowned as India’s biggest mortgage lender, declared an interim dividend of Rs 3.50 for the financial year ended March 31.

Nelco Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tatanet Services Ltd. (TNSL) has obtained the authorisation license from Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India for providing in-flight and maritime connectivity (IFMC) services.

The stock of Quick Heal was buzzing ahead of its buyback offer, which was approved by the company's board. The stock surged 7 per cent in morning trade and managed to close up by 4 per cent on Wednesday.

Cipla and its subsidiary Cipla USA, Inc., have launched a phase of generic Cinacalcet hydrochloride tablets in the US market.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 3.00 p.m. on March 6, 2019.

Bharti Airtel has joined hands with Zoom Video Communications Inc. to launch India’s first high-quality Unified Communications service offering, an integrated and secure platform for High Definition (HD) audio, video and web conferencing.

The markets on March 6, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,623.69, up by 181.15 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,046.00, up by 58.55 points. 

Larsen & Toubro’s arm, L&T Construction’s Heavy Civil Infrastructure Business has bagged a large order that is between Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 5,000 from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation.

Newgen Software Technologies has received patents for its inventions from the Indian Patent Office. These patents will help the company expand the reach of its products.

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CDPQ, a Canadian institutional investor, plans to invest approximately Rs. 1,800 crore or US$ 250 million in Edelweiss's credit business. CDPQ will invest the amount in ECL Finance in three tranches.

Grasim Industries is set to acquire 100 per cent equity shareholding of Soktas India Private Limited (SIPL) from its current promoters for an enterprise value of Rs. 165 crores. This acquisition is compatible with Grasim’s linen business.

The stock of housing finance major was buzzing in Wednesday's early morning session as the company informed that an independent audit firm found no evidence of shell companies being promoted by DHFL.

Volatility in the equity market, where retail investors are major investors, has led to a continuous fall in inflow during the last three months.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.35 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,41,769.57 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.35 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,41,769.57 crore.

Going ahead, we expect the momentum to continue in the index, but on the way up, the index may face immediate resistance around the level of 11,050, followed by 11,090. Stocks in news: Quick Heal Technologies, Grasim Industries, Sterlite Technologies, Bharti Airtel, Newgen Software Technologies and Karur Vysya Bank.

The outlook for the day is a positive start; however, the big question for the day is to get onboard the bus or to alight it. For the current momentum to sustain, Nifty index needs to sustain above its crucial 200-day moving average and, on the higher side, it needs to decisively close above the 11,090 mark. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading with modest gains of 24 points at 11,057.50.   

Sterlite Tech has launched TruRibbon – Ribbon Reinvented at the Optical Networking and Communication Conference (OFC2019) at California. TruRibbon is a fully backward compatible ribbon cable.

Zydus Cadila has received the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Rivastigmine Transdermal System.

Steel Strip Wheel Limited, a Chandigarh-based company, informed that the company's Mehsana Alloy wheel plant secured an order for 1.85 million wheels.

Reliance Infrastructure Limited informed that it has received Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for construction of airport in Rajkot, Gujarat.

KPI Global Infrastructure has secured three orders totalling 1,091.25 KW for executing solar power project under Captive Power Producer (CPP) category. 

The benchmark BSE Sensex was marching northwards at 36,439.50, up by 375.69 or 1.04 per cent while approaching the last half hour of trade on Tuesday, while Nifty50 was trading just shy of 11,000 level. The banking and auto sector stocks were supporting the uptrend in the market.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2.30 p.m. on March 5, 2019.

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The markets on March 5, 2019 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,288.84, up by 225.03 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,939.10, up by 75.60 points.