Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2:07 p.m. on May 2, 2019.

The markets on May 2, 2019 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 39,084.69, up by 53.14 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,752.35, up by 4.20 points.

Natco Pharma has announced that along with its alliance partner Lupin, the company has received final ANDA approval for generic Bosentan tablets, 62.5 mg and 125 mg.

Cochin Shipyard has signed a contract for the construction and supply of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASWSWCs) for Indian Navy.

L&T Construction's Metallurgical and Material handling division received a contract worth more than Rs. 2,000 crore to set up a gold processing project in Saudi Arabia. The order is the biggest single EPC order for the metallurgical business in the global market.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.79 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,84,030.49 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.79 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,84,030.49 crore.

The level of 11,765 is likely to play out an extremely important role in deciding the trend for the index, as sustaining and holding above this level could open up for upmove towards the levels of 11,800, followed by 11,856. On the downside, the 20-day moving average, which is placed around 11,664, would now be seen as a key support for the index. Stocks in news: Varun Beverages, Cochin Shipyard, 63 Moon Technologies, Veto Switchgears and Cables, NIIT Technologies, Lupin, BHEL, PPAP Automotive, Skipper, Mercator, ICICI Bank.

The Indian markets return after a trading holiday on Wednesday and will try to match up with a fall in oil price. Apart from this, the GST collections reached a record high monthly collection in the month of April since the launch of the GST in July 2017. Also, Indian’s infrastructure output finally showed some improvement for March at 4.7 per cent, which will also work in favour of the Indian markets. However, an early indication from the SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty may not cheer these positive data inflow as Nifty may open on a cautious note around 11,788 level.

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Leading dredging company Mercator has sold its very large crude carrier Nerissa (VLCC), which was built in 2006, for a total net consideration of USD 27.5 million. The company said that the proceeds from this sale will be utilised to bring down its debt and other liabilities.

The stock of JSW Steel Limited gave a consolidation breakout on the daily time frame along with robust volumes.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company was picked by our Bollinger Band squeeze scanner which suggests that the stock is near a consolidation breakout.

For the last quarter of FY19, the Godrej Properties reported strong set of numbers across the board. The company’s consolidated total income for the quarter jumped more than 130 per cent yoy to Rs. 1,200 crore.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on May 1 are Subex, Kotak Mahindra Bank, NTPC, Exide Industries and Britannia

In order to curb imports and protect the domestic industry, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has hiked the basic customs duty (BCD) on wheat to 40 per cent from 30 per cent earlier.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2:57 p.m. on April 30, 2019.

The markets on April 30, 2019 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,916.34, down by 150.99 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,704.90, down by 49.75 points. 

After flying for the last 26 years the Indian airline, Jet Airways stopped operation in April 2019 as it failed to get emergency funding to keep its operation going on. 

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The government-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers firm on Monday informed the bourses that it has entered into a contract with the Government of India, Ministry of Defence, for orders worth Rs. 6,311.32 crore.

Zydus Cadila and global Pharma major SIFI announced that they have tied-up to market innovative IOLs (Intraocular lenses) and surgical products developed in Italy and licensed in India by SIFI to treat ophthalmic disorders in the Indian market.

Max India is set to enter businesses with adjacencies to current group businesses of life insurance, real estate, senior care and hospitality. The company is in the midst of selling 51 per cent stake in Health Insurance JV Max Bupa, to a leading private equity firm True North which is expected to be completed in the next six months.

Cipla with its subsidiary, Cipla USA has received approval for ANDA for Ambrisentan Tablets from the US drug regulator. The shares of the company were trading in red in the morning session.

Leading private banker Yes Bank's shares tumbled on Tuesday as the bank posted a loss of Rs. 1,507 crore for the March quarter. In the early morning session on Tuesday, the stock was down by more than 25 per cent at Rs. 177.90 per share.

Glenmark announced the launch of its patent-protected and globally-researched sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor Remogliflozin etabonate in India. The drug is indicated in the treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus in adults.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.10 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,32,837.82 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.10 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,32,837.82 crore.

The previous week’s high of 11,797 is likely to act as a resistance level and a sustainable move above this level could set the stage for reclaiming the all-time high level of 11,856. On the downside, immediate support is seen around the level of 11,655, which is also the 20-day moving average. Stocks in news: JK Paper, Greaves Cotton, Sudarshan Chemical Industries, Sun Pharma, Dr Lal Pathlabs, Shankara Building Products, NBCC.

The Indian markets will resume trading after a long weekend and it will again go into another holiday on Wednesday this week. Hence, we might not see much action in the markets as traders might be reluctant to take any significant positions. However, we cannot rule out stock-specific action as over 40 companies are lined up to announce their earnings today. Looking at the early action among Asian peers and the SGX Nifty, the Nifty may open the day flat at 11,847 levels. Traders will also keep eye on India’s infrastructure output for the month of March which is due later in the day.

For Q4FY19, the bank reported profit after tax (PAT) of Rs. 72.3 crore as against a loss of Rs. 114 crore in Q4FY18. The bank's Net NPAs declined by around 2 per cent in the quarter.

In the fiscal year 2018-19, the Indian Stock market went through a roller coaster ride due to various reasons such as geopolitical tension, trade war, liquidity crisis caused by IL&FS default, rising crude oil prices and weakening of INR.

The company's GNPA and NNPA in Q4FY19 reduced to 2.3 per cent and 1.1 per cent from 3 per cent and 1.7 per cent in Q4FY18, respectively. The provision coverage ratio for the quarter was at 49.8 per cent as against 44.2 per cent in Q4FY18. 

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The company has informed a fire broke out at its paint factory situated in Chopanki, Alwar, Rajasthan. No casualty has been reported.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 30 are SBI Life Insurance Company, Tata Global Beverages, Piramal Enterprises, KPR Mill and HDFC AMC. 

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The stock of Aurobindo Pharma has given downward channel breakout on the weekly time frame along with robust volumes.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories has reportedly initiated a voluntary recall of anti-seizure drug Divalproex extended-release tablets from the US market owing to cGMP deviations noticed in certain batches of the product.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) formed the Three White Soldiers candlestick pattern on the daily time frame. The stock is currently trading above its long and short-term moving averages.

On the first day of the May F&O Series, the benchmark index gained more than 300 points and Nifty gained more than 100 points. ICICI Bank, Reliance, TCS and Axis Bank fueled the upsurge on Friday.

Texmaco Rail & Engineering’s board has approved the acquisition of a steel casting foundry, located at Urla Industrial Estate, Raipur, Chhattisgarh from Simplex Castings, as a going concern on a slump sale basis. The said acquisition is likely to result in capacity expansion by more than 50 per cent.

NHPC, a miniratna public sector enterprise, has entered an MoU with Indian Army to construct tunnels at China and Pakistan border areas for storage of ammunition and other war-related equipment.

Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals (GSFC) announced that the company has commissioned 10MW Solar Power Project. This green energy initiative is in addition to its windmill portfolio of 147 MW and Solar Rooftop of 1 MW.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12:58 p.m. on April 26, 2019.

The markets on April 26, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,858.32, up by 127.46 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,687.70, up by 45.90 points. 

Rallis India reported its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 after market hours on Thursday. The company’s standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 339.69 crore, registering 8.5 per cent yoy decline.

Largest steelmaker Tata Steel reported its fourth quarter result of FY19, on Thursday. The company’s consolidated revenue from operation for the quarter was at Rs. 42,424 crore, up by nearly 26 per cent from the corresponding quarter of the previous year. 

The Brent Crude oil prices on Thursday hit US$ 75.6 per barrel, a new high of 2019. But later it dipped with the expectation that major oil producers would raise oil production to fill-up for the shortage caused by tougher US sanctions against Iranian oil exports.

The IPO of speciality chemicals company Neogen Chemicals is receiving good response from the investor community. Despite volatility in the equity market, the company's IPO was subscribed more than 2.09 times on Day 2.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.87 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 25,68,108.08 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.87 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 25,68,108.08 crore.

The zone of 11,540-11,550 is a crucial level to watch out as 11,549 is the current month's low level and the 23.6 per cent retracement for the upmove leg from the low of 10,585-11,856 is placed at 11,556. In case Nifty falls below 11,550-11,540 zone, it may witness some more weakness towards 11,440 and 11,380 levels. While on upside, stiff resistance is placed in the region of 11,760-11,800. Stocks in news: HCL Technologies, Bank of Baroda, Tata Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Apcotex Industries.

Indian markets are likely to open the session on a cautious note as cues from Asian peers and Wall Street overnight were mixed. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading marginally lower by 3 points at 11,726 level. Hero MotoCorp, PEL and Yes Bank are some of the key results in focus today.

Vedanta has received environmental clearance for the expansion of its oil and gas operations in Rajasthan from the Union Ministry of Environment. The Ministry extended its approval after taking into account the recommendations of an in-house expert committee.

Countries largest carmaker announced its fourth quarter results on Thursday. It posted subdued revenue growth of just 0.7 per cent YoY.

Sugar stocks have spiked upwards ever since the government hiked the minimum selling price (MSP) for sugar mills by Rs. 2 per kg. The MSP now stands at Rs. 31 per kg.

Tata Group company Nelco signed a partnership agreement with a communications and IT solutions provider, Speedcast International in Sydney to offer seamless global communications while at sea in Indian waters.

NBCC has submitted its revised bid to acquire debt-ridden Jaypee Infratech. Shares of NBCC were up by one per cent in the morning session.

Generally, D/E ratio should be less than one as it lends financial stability. But there are capital-intensive industries like infra, capital goods, etc whose D/E ratio remain at higher levels compared with companies in other industries such as FMCG and IT, which are like cash-generating machines.

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The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 26 are Shriram Transport Finance company, Indiabulls Ventures, GHCL, Dish TV and Atul Ltd.

In the last half hour of trade on Thursday, the BSE Sensex slipped more than 300 points and Nifty followed with loss of 84 points. Mid-cap and small-cap stocks also lost steam after Wednesday's rally.

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Zydus Cadila informed the bourses that it has received the final USFDA approval to market Leflunomide Tablets USP, 10 mg and 20 mg. The said medicine is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) state-run oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have entered a long-term sales agreement for supply of high-quality base oil ADbase. IOC will use ADbase oils which has a high viscosity index (VI) to manufacture high-end lubricants for the domestic automobile sector.

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Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 1:02 p.m. on April 25, 2019.

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The markets on April 25, 2019 opened flat. BSE Sensex is trading at 39,118.63, up by 63.95 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,758.95, up by 32.80 points. 

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