Varun Beverages Limited, one of the largest franchisee of PepsiCo in the world (outside USA) has informed bourses on Thursday that it intent to enter into a binding agreement to acquire franchise rights from SMV Group in the State of Karnataka (13 districts), Maharashtra (14 districts) and Madhya Pradesh (3 districts), subject to approval.

Gravita India reported a weak set of number for the December quarter. The company's earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter stood at Rs. 0.05 as against Rs. 1.48 in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

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Phoenix Mills Limited reported results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 after market hours on Thursday. The company's consolidated numbers were stable for the operational front. 

Aurobindo Pharma’s net profit rose to Rs. 712.2 crore (including Rs. 50.5 crore forex gain) in the quarter ended December 2018 as against Rs. 595 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago on the back of a strong performance in the US, Europe and emerging markets.

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Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.17 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,97,505.44 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.17 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,97,505.44 crore.

The following stocks would be in focus during Friday’s trading session in light of their results announcement on February 8: Alkem Laboratories, Bharat Petroleum, Gujarat Gas, Greenply Industries and M&M.

The top of a Doji session which stands at 11,118 is likely to act as a resistance level. However, if the high of the Doji is exceeded, then the Nifty uptrend should continue towards the level of 11,180. Stocks in news: Raymond, Varun Beverages, Ceat, Pricol, Jet Airways and Shriram EPC.

The mood of the global markets turned jittery as global growth concerns returned to haunt the markets and also, reports indicated that President Donald Trump did not expect to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before the March deadline for trade war negotiations. Considering these factors, we may see initial weakness in the Indian markets. The SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty may open around 11,073, down by 21 points. Some of the key stocks such as BPCL, Engineers India, M&M, REC and Tata Steel will announce their quarterly earnings. 

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For the quarter ended December 2018, Tata Motors reported staggering losses of Rs. 26,992.54 crore as its luxury car unit, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) continued to struggle.

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The company reported a PAT of Rs. 11.35 crore with an EPS of Rs. 3.63 for the quarter ended December 2018 as against Rs. 18.83 crore with an EPS of Rs. 6.02 per share for the corresponding quarter last year, registering a degrowth of 39.72 per cent per cent.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 63.92 crore, yoy increase of 73.6 per cent. Finance cost for the quarter jumped 132 per cent yoy to Rs. 33.3 crore. 

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Manappuram Finance Limited has declared a good set of numbers for third quarter FY19. Shares of Mannappuram reached an intraday high of Rs. 104.15 per share on the BSE on Thursday.  

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Pharma major Glenmark was granted tentative USFDA approval for Fulvestrant Injection, 250 mg/5 ml. The shares of the company experienced volatility on an intraday basis. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 2.36 p.m. on February 7, 2019.

The markets on February 7, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,108.42, up by 133.19 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,099.80, up by 37.35 points. 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced policy repo rates under LAF by 25 basis points on Thursday. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also changed its policy stance to neutral.

The net profit for the quarter grew 23 per cent yoy to Rs. 81.3 crore. Net profit margin for the quarter stood at 5.4 per cent. The company's board has declared an interim dividend of Rs. 0.45 per share. 

The FM channel (Radio Mirchi) operator reported December quarter results with a total revenue of Rs. 200.89 crore as against revenue of Rs. 147.86 crore in the same period year ago.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.09 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,50,160.10 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.09 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,50,160.10 crore.

The level of 11,090 is likely to act as a resistance level as it is 61.8 per cent retracement. On the downside, the zone of 10,950-10,985 is likely to act as a key support. Stocks in news: GAIL, Grasim Industries and Majesco.

Key benchmark indices are expected to witness a soft opening as cues from Asian markets are mixed and Wall Street's lacklustre session overnight. The RBI monetary policy will provide further direction to the markets. The recent softening in CPI inflation, disappointing IIP numbers have built-in hopes of a rate cut, or at least, a change in the policy stance. The SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty may open around 11,073, down by 31 points.

The recent interim budget for the year 2019-20 was presented on February 1, 2019. The stock market reacted positively and the BSE Sensex for that day closed with gains of more than 200 points. In this week too, Sensex has been going up and has gained by more than 500 points since the budget day. 

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The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on February 7 are Alkem Laboratories, Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals, Som Distilleries, Fairchem Specialty and Zydus Wellness. 

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Bodal’s promoters increased their holding in the company to 57.43 per cent as against 55.69 per cent in the quarter ended September 2018.

Lloyd which is India’s leading consumer durable brand has launched the fastest cooling Air Conditioners named ‘Grande Series’. This AC can cool down the temperature to 18 degrees Celsius in just 45 seconds.

IDFC First Bank reports first quarterly result post its merger with Capital First. The bank's net interest margin was 3.27 per cent in Q3FY19 as compared to sequential quarter 1.7 per cent in Q2 FY 19 in the pre-merger quarter.

RPP Infra Projects has won new orders worth Rs. 72.2 crore through a Joint Venture in which it would be having 40 per cent share. With this order, company has announced its foray into a new geographic location, Gujarat.

Tech Mahindra just reported a good set of quarterly numbers of the December quarter. Read on to know which mutual funds hold Tech Mahindra and what would be its impact.

The declining trend in the sales of North American Class 8 trucks continued in the month of January. The industry booked 15,800 units in January, which is down by 26 per cent from December sales. Read on to know which Indian auto ancillary companies might get affected due to this.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.56 p.m. on February 6, 2019.

The markets on February 6, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,895.18, up by 278.37 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,026.20, up by 91.85 points. 

V-Mart’s revenues came in at Rs.467.55 crore for the quarter ended December 2018 as against Rs. 368.93 for the corresponding quarter last year, up 26.73 per cent YoY.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 95.84 lakhs contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,58,363.03 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 95.84 lakhs contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,58,363.03 crore.

The company's formulations facility is cleared by the US drug regulator with the issuance of Establishment Inspection Report (EIR). It is one of the largest facility owned by Strides Pharma and supports several products sold in the US markets.

Going ahead, we would see Nifty making an attempt to break above the resistance level of 10,950, which has been resisting since some time. However, it would be important to see whether follow-up buying ensues, and if it fails to clear this resistance zone convincingly, we will see the market entering into consolidation phase again. Stocks in news: Jubilant Foodworks, HCL Technologies, Adani Green Energy, Majesco, NBCC, PVR, Century Plyboards and Bharti Airtel.

The Indian markets go into Wednesday’s session with a head start as SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty may open above the 11,000 mark. It would be very crucial to watch the price behaviour around this level as the index has been seen resisting multiple times near about this level.

On Tuesday, the stock has given breakout of downward sloping trendline along with robust volumes.

The January month auto sales number continued the negative trend from the last few months to hamper investors sentiments. The sales number across the board lost steam as NBFCs faced liquidity crunch.

Change is inevitable and necessary part of life and when it comes to the stock market, change is also the most important event. In 2017, the buzzwords were budget, bull run and all-time highs, while now its uncertainty, elections, trade-war, etc. 

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on February 6 are Tech Mahindra, Lupin, India Power Corp, Kirloskar Brother’s and Jubilant Foodworks. 

The historical stock market ride ended in September and the NBFC Crisis was the main reason for it. The crisis did not just affect the sector but also hit market sentiments on a broader level.

The company's SPV won an arbitration award against NHAI amounting to Rs. 192 crore. The company had made a total claim of Rs. 408 crore plus interest. 

The Union Budget presented last week is considered a populist budget by the street has welfare schemes announced by the government means additional spending. One major concern is that 13 per cent higher spending figure in addition with rural focus may increase fiscal deficit. 

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Navneet Education reported a PAT of Rs. 7.54 crore with an EPS of Rs. 0.32 per share on a standalone basis for the quarter ended December 2018 as against Rs. 11.87 crore with an EPS of Rs.0.51 per share in the corresponding quarter last year.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.59 p.m. on February 5, 2019.

The markets on February 5, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,649.15, up by 66.41 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,936.55, up by 24.30 points. 

The stock of Jubilant FoodWorks tanks 4 per cent as the national anti-profiteering agency asked the company to deposit a sum of Rs 41.42 crore earned illegally by withholding GST rate cuts to consumers.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.04 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,08,670.41 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.04 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,08,670.41 crore.

Going ahead, the zone of 10,950-10,985, which is now acting as a multi-month resistance zone, will be the key zone to keep an eye on. On the downside, the identical low level of the last two trading sessions which is placed around the levels of 10,813-10,814 is likely to act as a strong support. Stocks in news: Wipro, Coal India, Mahindra and Mahindra, Bharat Financial Inclusion and SRF.

Domestic bourses are likely to make a flat to positive start. The earnings season will continue to garner much of the attention today as a host of companies are reporting their earning today, including ACC, Apollo Tyres, BHEL, CESC, DLF, GAIL, Hind Petro, Marico, PNB, Reliance Iinfra, Tata Global, Tech Mahindra, Torrent Power. In a major development, the Modi government has won a psychological victory as the UK home secretary has approved the extradition of Vijay Mallya to India. 

Capacite’s order book (excluding MHADA) as on December 31, 2018, stood at Rs 7,519 crore. This strong order book gives revenue visibility for the next 4-5 years. The residential segment contributes nearly 77 per cent to the order book, while the commercial & institutional segment contributes around 23 per cent. 

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The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on February 5 are Lupin, Havells, Darjeeling Ropeway, Wipro and Indian Overseas Bank

In the quarter, Insecticides reported EBITDA of Rs. 32 crore which represent growth of almost 39 per cent from corresponding quarter of previous year. With better product mix the company managed to improve its EBITDA margin to 14.8 per cent in Q3FY19 from 13.1 per cent in Q3FY18. 

The watch company reported strong numbers for the December quarter with profits up by 35 per cent and net sales up 34 per cent. The stock hit its 52-week high during the day and closed as the top gainer on Nifty50, up 3.45 per cent on Monday.

Lumax Industries Limited, a D.K Jain Group company, reported a consolidated PAT of Rs. 48.62 crore for the quarter ended December 2018. The company boasted its market share in the Indian Automobile Lighting Business to more than 60 per cent.

Auto majors reported mixed set of sales numbers for the month ended January 2019. With this, Nifty Auto struggled and made an intraday low of 8,325.75, down by 59.05 points at 14:47 hours.

Latest IPO Xelpmoc Design & Tech Limited listed on BSE at a 15 per cent discount at Rs. 56 per share compared to the higher end of its issue price of Rs. 66 per share. In the afternoon session, the stock recovered and was quoting Rs. 58 per share, down 12 per cent from its issue price. 

The recent spate of liquidity issue in some of the corporates has again spooked the debt MF market. Investing in debt schemes that invest in the highest grade of paper makes sense now. 

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Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.46 p.m. on February 4, 2019.

IndoStar Capital has signed a binding agreement to acquire the commercial vehicle (CV) finance business of India Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL Finance).

The markets on February 4, 2019 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,344.88, down by 124.55 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,849.55, down by 44.10 points. 

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The stock tanked as the Supreme Court rejects its plea for enhancement of import limit of petcoke for better capacity utilization and expansion. Rain Industries was down 5 per cent at its lower circuit limit in the morning session on Monday.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.49 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,14,497.31 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.49 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,14,497.31 crore.

Going ahead, the index needs to move past the zone of 10,950-10,990, and until that time, sustainable upmoves would be difficult to come by. On the flipside, the zone of 10,743-10,845 is likely to remain an important support zone. Stocks in news: VEDL, Godrej Properties, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Communications, DHFL and Cyeint.

Indian markets are likely to witness a soft opening and we expect it to pick up momentum as the day progresses. The SGX Nifty indicates Nifty is likely to open around the level of 10,899, marginally down by 12 points. The key earnings on the tap today will be Balrampur Chini, Exide Industries, IDBI, IRB, BBTC, Future Retail, SRF, Whirlpool, NRB Bearing and FSL. 

The following stocks would be in focus during Monday’s trading session in the light of their results announcement on February 4: IDBI Bank, Capacite Infraprojects, Aban Offshore, Exide Industries and KEI Industries.

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The interim Union Budget 2019 attempted to alleviate the unemployment crisis plaguing India to a certain extent. Ironically, a report was leaked just yesterday, allegedly revealing that the unemployment rate in India stood at a 45-year high of 6.1 per cent during 2017-18! The government refuted this by stating the study conducted in December 2018 was yet to be approved. This has created much speculation and controversy.

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The company that manages India's fastest stock exchange BSE Limited reported consolidated PAT of Rs. 50.07 crore for the December 2018 quarter, which is up 23 per cent QoQ. The company has declared an interim dividend of Rs. 5 per equity share.

The Union Budget 2019 offered a helping hand to the Animal Husbandry and Fisheries sector. The government announced increased allocation for Rashtriya Gokul Mission and 2 per cent interest subvention for farmers engaged in these sectors. 

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