Indian benchmark indices tanked on the first day of trade the week as concerns about crude oil prices rising in the international market jittered investors. The top draggers were bank stocks, while the ones supporting the index were IT stocks.

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Gravita India Limited has informed the bourses that its step-down subsidiary Gravita Tanzania Limited which is situated in Tanzania, East Africa has started commercial production of lead from its new plant having an annual capacity of 3,000 MTPA. It is the first export-oriented recycling plant in Tanzania.

Alembic Pharma announced that the company has received approval from the USFDA for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Teriflunomide Tablets, 7 mg and 14 mg. The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug(RLD), Aubagio Tablets, 7 mg and 14 mg, of Sanofi- Aventis. Teriflunomide tablets are indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2:13 p.m. on April 22, 2019.

The markets on April 22, 2019 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,827.25, down by 313.03 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,646.15, down by 106.65 points. 

Adani Enterprises’ wholly-owned subsidiary Adani Defence Systems and Technologies has acquired the control of Alpha Design Technologies. Alpha Design Tech provides Adani Defence and Aerospace a strong Tier I capability for building a base for graduating to platform capabilities.

Shilpa Medicare has received USFDA approval for its ANDA, Busulfan injection, 60 mg/10 ml on April 18, 2018. According to IQVIA MAT Q4 2018 data, the US market for Busulfan injection, 60 mg/10 ml is approximately US$32.8 million.

Leading low-budget carrier SpiceJet partners with Emirates to provide seamless connectivity to flyers travelling to global destinations from domestic airports.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.28 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 21,63,258.86 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.28 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 21,63,258.86 crore.

The bulls need to protect Tuesday’s session gap area of 11,705-11,732. On the higher side, the level of 11,800 is likely to act as a point of control and above this level, the bulls are likely to continue the rally. However, if it does not move above the 11,800 level, we expect some consolidation and some back and forth movement. Stocks in news: Avantel, Shilpa Medicare, Gravita India, The Shipping Corporation of India, Trigyn Technologies, Asian Granito.

The Indian equity markets will re-open after a long weekend and markets will first react to earnings of index bigwigs such as Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank.  While there are no clear cues from the global peers, we expect markets to begin on muted note as, at the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading down by 9 points at 11,799.

India’s leading private bank reported strong numbers. HDFC Bank registered a 22.8 per cent growth in net interest income (NII) for the March quarter FY19 at Rs. 13,089.5 crore as against Rs. 10,657.7 crore in the Q4FY18.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 22 are Hindustan Foods, DCB Bank, HCL Technologies, RBL bank and Cyient

World Steel Association published a report Short Range Outlook April 2019, in which it forecasted demand growth to be at 7 per cent in 2019 as well as 2020. This comes days after the Indian Steel Association report demand growth in the same range.

HCL Technologies (HCL) has become a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Premier Partner. This will enable enterprises accelerate the adoption of GCP at scale. The partnership further strengthens HCL’s portfolio of cloud services. HCL is also an early adopter of Anthos, Google Cloud’s new open cloud platform, helping its clients build and manage hybrid cloud services and modernise applications with containers and microservices architectures.

Private sector lender RBL Bank reported Net Interest Income (NII) of Rs. 738.7 crore for Q4FY19 as against Rs. 500.5 crore in Q4FY18, up by 48 per cent.

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The market had been struggling for a clear direction and consolidating in a range for a couple of weeks. Finally, Nifty moved towards the uncharted territory on Tuesday, as after a gap-up opening,

Mahindra & Mahindra, a company engaged in a range of vehicle segments including tractors, has entered into an agreement with Ford India to co-develop midsize sports SUVs.

Retail investors are the main driver of asset growth in the Indian mutual fund industry. Read on to know where does he invests and how he invests that is direct or through distributors.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2:42 p.m. on April 18, 2019.

The markets on April 18, 2019 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 39,276.52, up by 0.88 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,790.30, up by 3.15 points. 

Having own house is a dream for every one of us and we make each and every possible effort to make it true. Undoubtedly house is one of the costliest assets that you own, that said, have you ever thought of getting your house insured?

Quess Corp’s subsidiary Conneqt Business Solutions has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Allsec Technologies. The transaction will involve Conneqt purchasing 35.35 per cent from the promoters, 26 per cent from First Carlyle Ventures Mauritius thereby acquiring majority control of 61.35 per cent. Conneqt will make an open offer to the public shareholders of Allsec to purchase up to 26 per cent of shareholding.

The debt-ridden airline operator issued a press release announcing the temporary suspension of flight operations on Wednesday night. The stock of Jet Airways dipped 27 per cent in the morning session on Thursday.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.54 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,54,523.93 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.54 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,54,523.93 crore.

The gap area (11,705- 11732) of April 16, 2019, is now likely to act as a strong support zone for the index, and as long as Nifty trades above this gap area, it will trade with a positive bias. On the upside, a follow-up move above Tuesday’s high of 11,811 would open up for further upside towards the level of 11,900. Stocks in news: Quess Corp, Jet Airways, Ashoka Buildcon, Intellect Design Arena, Reliance Industries, Cipla, Eris Lifesciences, Bandhan Bank, Cadila Healthcare, Hindalco Industries.

The Indian markets saw a fantastic finish on Tuesday with the key benchmark indices hitting record closing highs. The Thursday's session may open with the bulls taking a breather and the session may open on a flat note as cues from global peers are subdued. However, market participants may follow the mantra of buy on dips on Dalal Street today and any dip towards the Tuesday’s gap area would be eyed as a buying opportunity. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading at 11,852, up by 3 points. The quarterly numbers on tap are Reliance Industries, DCB Bank, Tata Sponge, RBL Bank and ICICI GI. On the general election front, the voting for second phase of the Lok Sabha 2019 has started.

For the period ended March 31, 2019, Q4FY19, the total income stood at Rs. 2,189 Lakhs for the quarter, up 16 per cent q-o-q, and Rs 6,264 Lakhs for the year, up 219 per cent YoY. Net loss stood at Rs 33 Lakhs for the quarter, down 91 per cent QoQ, and Rs 1,657 Lakhs for the year, down 35 per cent YoY.

The software company reported 18 per cent YoY revenue growth and crossed US$1 billion in annual revenue. To celebrate the same, the company's board has recommended a special dividend of Rs. 20 per share.

The stock has given a bounce from the edge of the rising trendline support formed by connecting swing lows form October 9, 2018 and it coincides with the 34-day simple moving average, considering the daily time frame. The reversal from the support is justified with good volumes.

The stock had formed Hanging Man candlestick pattern on a daily time frame. The Hanging Man candlestick pattern occurs during an uptrend and warns that prices may start falling.

Promoter holding denotes the percentage of shares held by the promoters and the promoter group in any company. Increase in the promoter shareholding shows the confidence of promoters in the company.

Lenders of the debt-ridden airline operator are finding it difficult to strike a deal for the assets of Jet Airways even as it was confirmed that the airline is now operating only five aircraft. Let us have a quick look at where things are for Jet Airways as of today.

Investments in mutual funds have increased that too from every corner of the country, however, T30 regions still contributes the most to the AUM of the domestic mutual industry.

 In the past one month, BSE Sensex has surged by 3.29 per cent, i.e. up by 1,251.32 points from 38,024.32 on March 15, 2019 to 39,275.64 on April 16, 2019. Let us see how the BSE indices have performed in one month.

Allied Digital Services Limited has bagged smart city project for Rajkot in coalition with lead bidder BSNL. The project is worth Rs. 151 crore.

Of late, things are not going so good for debt funds. First open-ended debt funds like credit funds faced the brunt of NBFC crisis and now close-ended FMPs. That said, should you move out of debt funds? Read on to know more.

Strong market conditions pushed the share price of newly listed wires and cable manufacturer Polycab India higher by almost 22 per cent to close at Rs. 654.8 per share on the NSE on debut. This is against an issue price of Rs. 538 per share.

Leading multiplex operator PVR Cinemas ties up with GyFTR (Vouchagram), an online gift voucher service provider. Movie-goers can now book tickets using these vouchers.   

NBCC is set to submit a revised bid by April 25 for the acquisition of debt-ridden Jaypee Infratech. Jaypee Infratech lenders asked NBCC to submit their plan by April 25.

Lupin has received approval for its Fluoxetine Tablets USP after receiving approval from USFDA.

 To reward the shareholders, the board of directors has approved a share buyback proposal aggregating Rs 10,500 crore at a price of Rs 325 per share, which represents nearly 16 per cent premium over today’s closing price.

Hyderabad-based IT service provider Cyient has launched a portfolio of services and solutions that help Communication Service Providers (CSPs) expedite 5G network rollouts globally. 

The AUM of Indian mutual fund industry has increased by 8.25 per cent in the last one year ending March 2019. Read on to find the factors that led to such an increase.

Ramco Systems has secured an order to digitise the maintenance and engineering (M&E) operations of Caverton Helicopters.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 18 Cyient, RIL, Lupin, Pritika Auto and Wipro

BSE Sensex had an eventual day on Tuesday as it was up more than a per cent during intraday trade. The benchmark index finally closed the day up 369 points or 0.95 per cent at 39,275.64. While Nifty Bank closed with 427 points gain just 100 points away from its all-time high.

In its latest BSE filing, Mindtree declared that the company was contemplating shelling out an interim dividend or special dividend for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) informed the bourses that it recorded the highest ever domestic quarterly steel production and sales in Q4FY19. During the March-ended quarter, the company reported a crude steel production of 1.51 million tonnes, this represents a 23 per cent growth from the last quarter of the same fiscal year. 

When amateurs enter the world of equity market, most of them aim to make quick money. Mind you investing is simple but only if you are following some set of discipline and doing through analysis. But we would like to urge amateur investors to be alert as many companies tend to entice investors by cooking up their books of accounts.

The hike in crude prices and burgeoning gold demand exerted pressure on the import bill. As a consequence, the country’s trade deficit widened in the month of March.

A sudden spike is seen in the stock price of Suyog Telematics in the last two weeks. On April 4, it closed at Rs. 260 and jumped by 54 per cent to close at Rs. 398.20 on Monday. During the period April to December 2018, the stock had corrected by 36 per cent and just two and a half months back in January 2019, it touched 52-week low of Rs. 190. Let's analyse the stock's performance...

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12.42 p.m. on April 16, 2019.

Real estate company Shriram Properties has received authorization from the Securities Exchange Board of India for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The company aspires to raise capital of Rs. 1,250 crore by means of an IPO issue.

The markets on April 16, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 39,226.32, up by 320.48 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,776.70, up by 86.35 points. 

A hybrid fund is that category which comes with the mix of debt, equity or even other asset classes. Still, it is not as hugely popular as equity MFs. Let’s find out whether you should consider investing in them.

Cipla Technologies, a subsidiary of Cipla and Pulmatrix Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel inhaled therapeutics to serve unmet needs in respiratory disease, announced signing a definitive agreement for the co-development and commercialization of Pulmazole.

Prestige Estates Projects through its wholly-owned subsidiary Prestige Retail Ventures has acquired the entire stakes of Babji Realtors making it an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prestige Estates.

 

The stock debuted at 20 per cent premium to its issue prices on Tuesday. The stock was very popular with IPO subscribers and was subscribed around 52 times.

The benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty were buzzing in the morning session on Tuesday. Nifty hit a new high. The market was up on positive cues following optimistic monsoon forecast for this rainy season.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 94.62 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,40,559.64 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 94.62 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,40,559.64 crore.

In the coming session, bulls need to cross their immediate hurdle of 11,710, as sustaining above this level will likely open up further upmove towards its all-time high level of 11,760. But failure to cross and sustain above 11,710 level would lead  to consolidation and sideways movement where the levels of 11,640, followed by 11,550, are likely to act as support levels. Stocks in news: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Cipla, TCS, Prestige Estates Projects, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation, IndusInd Bank, Suven Life Sciences.

The outlook for the day is a soft start and the markets are expected to consolidate further during this truncated week. However, stock-specific volatility will continue as corporate earnings will continue to be on investors' radar. Wipro's results will be in focus today. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading at 11,736.50 almost unchanged.

The private airline, Spicejet, announced on Monday that the company has started new international flights from Mumbai. New international schedule will commence from May-end, the company informed.

The shares of Rail Vikas Nikam Limited (RVNL) soared over 18 per cent in Monday’s trading session. The stock price has been moving northward since last three days.

Meghmani Organics spiked nearly 7 per cent as the company repaid term loan amounting to Rs 166.83 crore. With this repayment, the company is now having outstanding term loan of Rs 127 crore as on March 31, 2019.

As per IQVIA, the ophthalmic solution has a projected market size of US$76 million. Bimatoprost is used to treat high pressure inside the eye due to glaucoma (open-angle type) or other eye diseases.

India’s two largest IT service providers TCS and Infosys reported their last quarter numbers for FY19 on Friday. TCS’s management indicated that it will continue the growth trajectory in FY20E, despite macro challenges in the industry.

The unit is located in Southern India and has capacity of 2,00,000 MTPA. The consideration for acquisition would be Rs 70 crore, which would be funded through internal accruals.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2.35 p.m. on April 15, 2019.

The markets on April 15, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,934.15, up by 167.04 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,692.60, up by 49.15 points. 

Several FMPs that are on verge of maturity are not able to pay the complete maturity amount due to delay in recovery from the Essel group. So, what should you do in this scenario? Let’s find out.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 84.94 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,82,651.92 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 84.94 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,82,651.92 crore.

The 20-day Exponential moving average, which is placed around 29,653 is likely to act as an immediate support, while on the upside, the zone of 30000-30,150 is likely to act as a resistance level as downward sloping trendline is placed in this region and sustaining above this level decisively would lead to further acceleration of upward momentum.

As long as Nifty (spot) does not close below the swing low of 11,549, every dip would be a buying opportunity. However, the upside at this movement seems limited towards the zone of 11,710-11,760, which would present stiff resistance. However, the momentum is likely to kick in once the index moves out of the range of 11,550-11,760 decisively. Stocks in news: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, APL Apollo Tubes, Adani Enterprises, Suven Life Sciences, International Paper APPM, ITI, Eris Lifesciences, GMM Pfaudler.

The outlook is a muted start for the Indian markets. Market participants will react to the earnings of IT marquee names TCS and Infosys in early trading and also to the macro numbers released post market on Friday. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading marginal down by 12 points at 11,679. We are of the view that Nifty may spend some more time in a consolidation range, while movement on the stock-specific front would keep the market participants busy.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 15 are KPI Global Infrastructure, Dixion Technologies, Infosys, Suven Life Sciences and Network18.

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Many investors' are awaiting the 'return of acche din' for their small-caps holdings. The hysteria around small-caps stocks drained away in 2018 and with it flew out of the window a whole lot of overvaluation given to these small-cap companies.

The stock of TV18 Broadcast Limited has given downward sloping trendline breakout on Friday formed by connecting swing highs from October 16, 2018. The breakout was supported by strong volumes. Additionally, the stock formed a sizeable bullish candle on breakout day, which adds strength to the breakout.

India’s public sector enterprise and miniratna company RITES announced its order book for FY19, on Friday. The total order book was up by 27.5 per cent during the financial year 2019. Reacting to the news, the stock price recovered from its intraday lows.

Fruit Pulp processing company Foods & Inns hit its 52-week high and all-time high following an investment by ace investor RK Damani's investment firm Derive. The stock was locked in its upper circuit limit of 20 per cent for the most part of the intraday trade on Friday.

Many investors tend to focus exclusively on investment returns with little concern for investment risk, however, is managing risk is also equally important.

Pharma major Lupin Limited, in a press release announced that it launched Testosterone Gel, on Friday. The company received USFDA approval for the same on Thursday.

It’s important for the stock to sustain and close above the neckline of the double bottom pattern which is placed in the region of Rs. 1,721-1,722. A sustainable move above the level of Rs. 1,721-1,722 is likely to open up gates for a further rally towards levels of Rs. 1,755.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 1.08 p.m. on April 12, 2019.

The markets on April 12, 2019 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,611.64, up by 4.63 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,594.75, down by 1.95 points. 

Leading capital good company Thermax informed the bourses that it has acquired the entire stake in its joint venture SPX Energy Technologies Limited (TSPX) on Thursday from partners namely Mutares Holding-24 AG, Germany and Balcke-Dürr GmbH, Germany.