Markets are likely to open flat following a mixed close on the Wall Street overnight. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading around 11,699 level, up with a gain of 16 points.

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The 20-day exponential moving average, which is placed around 29,530, is likely to act as immediate support, while the major support is placed around 29,150. On the upside, all-time high of 30,648.10 level will be a major hurdle for the index.

The stock had formed Evening Doji Star candlestick pattern. It is a reversal candlestick pattern which is bearish in nature and appears at the end of an uptrend.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 9 are Paisalo Digital, Tata Steel BSL, Cyient, V-Mart Retail and Vanta Bioscience

Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers has started the operations of Ammonia, Urea and ABC plants after the maintenance activities undertaken annually. The shares were trading in green.

Automobile major Tata Motors witnessed a decline of about 3.5 per cent on the bourses on Monday as its wholly-owned subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) reported of a decline of 5.8 per cent in sales for FY19.

Zydus Cadila informed the bourses that it has received the tentative USFDA approval to market Lacosamide Tablets in the US market. The said tablets are used to prevent and control seizures. It works by reducing the spread of seizure activity in the brain.

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The benchmark index BSE Sensex slid more than 300 points and was near its day's low in the post-lunch session on Monday. The dip can be attributed to the agriculture and rural-focused BJP election manifesto.

TVS Motor Company has launched four new products in Bangladesh. The products include premium motorcycle TVS Apache RTR 160 4V single disc, 125cc motorcycle TVS Max 125, 100cc motorcycle TVS Metro special edition and utility vehicle TVS XL100 Heavy Duty-‘i-Touch Start’. These products will target the growing customer demand in each of their respective segments. The company’s new product offerings are designed to cater to the specific requirements of the Bangladesh market.

The large-cap index has gained around 11 per cent over the last one year to 4,491.64. The large-cap index has touched a 52-week low of 3,867.52 on October 26, 2018 and 52-week high of 4,573.03 on September 3, 2018.

Dish TV India was picked by our Bollinger Band squeeze scanner which suggests that the stock is near a consolidation breakout.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 1.05 p.m. on April 08, 2019.

The markets on April 08, 2019 opened flat. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,783.62, down by 78.61 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,628.55, down by 37.40 points. 

OPEC and other countries such as Russia have cut oil production by nearly 1.2 million barrels per day this year. OPEC+ will review this production cut at the end of June this year.

The company is investing in a new range of medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCV) and light commercial vehicles (LCVs). This will help the company to reach in the new regions such as the Middle East, South Asian countries and pockets of Africa.

Sun Pharma has declared the launch of Infugem which will be available commercially in the US. Infugem is the very first and only chemotherapy product available in a premixed and ready-to-infuse formulation. The shares of Sun Pharma opened in green on Monday.

The proposed swap ratio for the Lakshmi Vilas Bank and IndiaBulls Housing (IBH) merger is at a premium to the bank's current share price. The stock hit its upper circuit limit of 5 per cent at Rs. 97.35 per share in Monday's opening session.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 92.33 lakhs contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,23,820.25 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 92.33 lakhs contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,23,820.25 crore.

NIIT Tech announced that funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) have signed definitive agreements to purchase 30 per cent shareholding of NIIT Tech from NIIT and other promoter entities, leading to an open offer at a price of Rs. 1,394 per share.

Ambuja Cement forms Homing Pigeon candlestick pattern on daily time frame. Homing pigeon closely resembles the harami or inside day pattern, except the both bodies are red rather than opposite in colour.

The 8-day moving average, which is placed around 11616, is likely to act as an immediate support, while the major support is placed around 11,559, which is the low of last week. On the upside, 11,760 is likely to act as a resistance level and sustaining above this level decisively would lead to further acceleration of upward momentum. Stock in news: NIIT Technologies, Eris Lifesciences, Lumax Auto Technologies, Torrent Pharma, Colgate Palmolive (India), Tata Steel, Cadila Healthcare, Infosys.

Indian equity benchmark indices are likely to open the new week on a flat note with a positive bias. The market participants will monitor the earning season which starts this week and that will be a key trigger for the markets. Also, the big event of the general election starts this week with the first round of polling on April 11. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading around 11,776 level, up by 3 points.

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The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 8 are, CMI Ltd, Syngene, Precision Camshafts, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Lakshmi Vilas Bank and Ahluwalia Contracts

Auto stocks fuelled most rallies in the Indian equity markets. Frontrunner index stocks like Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, M&M have been investors' all-time favourites. But the story has been different this March, automakers announced production cuts and stocks fell. Despite the stress, we have a few surprises. Read on to know more...

India ’s largest sugar and ethanol manufacturer, Balrampur Chini Mills announced that the company's board approved a buyback of equity shares of Rs. 147.68 crore.

India’s top software company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that the company BaNCS platform was selected by the Chinatrust Commercial Bank (CTBC) Taiwan to transform and enhance customer experience.

New Fund Offers (NFOs) open for subscription in April.

The IPO of Metropolis Healthcare received a positive response from QIBs and retail investors on Friday, its last day of subscription.

The stock of Lakshmi Vilas Bank was left with only buyers and no sellers as the market was rife with talks that the bank's board was considering merger with IndiaBulls Housing. The stock hit its upper circuit limit of 5 per cent at Rs. 92.75 per share on Friday.

Nifty and Sensex hit all-time highs this week. The rally has seen major participation from Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). FIIs fuelled a select group of mid-caps after their correction in the second half of 2018.

The shares of Titan Company gained 2.13 per cent to trade at Rs. 1,129.70 after the company showcased strong revenue growth for the third consecutive financial year in Q4FY19.

PVR Cinemas and CJ 4DPLEX, the world's leading cinema technology company has signed a new deal at CinemaCon 2019 to open 10 ScreenX theatres in India by 2021

The fiscal year 2018-19 the Indian market has gone through a roller-coaster ride, but it finished the fiscal year in a positive note and the benchmark index BSE Sensex delivered a stellar return of around 17 per cent during the fiscal.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 1.05 p.m. on April 05, 2019.

The markets on April 05, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,750.05, up by 65.33 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,635.30, up by 37.30 points. 

The Board of Directors of GM Breweries Limited has recommended a dividend at the rate of 30 per cent, i.e., Rs. 3.00 per share. The payment of the dividend is subject to the approval of members at the upcoming AGM.

The company has commenced operations in Latin America to strengthen its digital transformation business for its global customers based in that region. Reacting to the development, the stock of Zensar Technologies was up more than 6 per cent in early morning trade on Friday.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.43 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 22,38,702.35 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.43 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 22,38,702.35 crore.

If Nifty closes below the 11,560 mark, the bearishness will strengthen further in the coming days, while on the upside, failure to get past the level of 11,760 will confirm the double top pattern. Stock in news: Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Britannia Industries, Mold-Tek Packaging, Godrej Properties, Hindustan Copper, Amara Raja Batteries, Mahindra and Mahindra, Titan, Cipla, Bal Pharma, Zensar Technologies, HMT, VIP Industries, Rallis India.

The Indian markets may open the session with an uptick as sentiment remained upbeat among the Asian peers and as overnight cues from the Wall Street were relatively stable. At the time of writing, SGX Nifty was trading around 11,701 mark with a gain of 16 points.

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The first week of the month of April 2019 will go down in the history of stock market as a landmark week as the BSE Sensex for the first time breached the 39,000 mark on the first day of the new financial year, which also happens to be the index's 40th birth anniversary.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 5 are Vodafone Idea, Bajaj Consumer Care, Newgen Software Technologies and Zensar.

Polycab India (PIL), a Mumbai-based company is hitting the primary capital market with its initial public offering (IPO) of equity shares of Rs. 10 each. Read on to find if you should subscribe to the issue. 

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GAIL (India) Ltd. is struggling to earn adequate profits in the domestic market owing to the fall of liquefied natural gas prices.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12.39 p.m. on April 04, 2019.

The markets on April 04, 2019 opened flat. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,865.83, down by 11.29 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,640.15, down by 3.80 points. 

The Reserve Bank of India and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) during its first bi-month monetary policy meeting on Thursday cut the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.00 per cent.

Godrej Properties has entered into a joint venture (JV) with a renowned developer to build a 4.25 acres sea-facing property in the prime suburban micro-market of Bandra West, Mumbai. The shares of the company rose 2 per cent in the morning session on Thursday.

Reliance Industries’ subsidiary Reliance Jio Digital Services (RJDSL) has entered into a business transfer agreement with Haptik InfoTech, India’s leading conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform. The transaction size is estimated to be Rs. 700 crore with Rs. 230 crore as consideration for the initial business transfer and the balance for growth and expansion. The acquisition will result in Reliance holding 87 per cent of the business and Haptik founders and employees holding the remaining 13 per cent via stock option grants.

Good IPO offering days are back. Leading cable and electric goods manufacturer Polycab India's Initial public offering (IPO) opens on Friday, April 5, 2019. The IPO consists offer for sale of up to 1,75,82,000 equity shares and a fresh issue to raise Rs. 400 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.43 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,80,410.34 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.43 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,80,410.34 crore.

The level of 11,620 is a crucial support level for the index and if the index fails to hold this support, expect corrective action to continue and the index may test level of 11,570, followed 11,500. In today’s session the outcome of RBI monetary policy will provide further direction to the markets. Stock in news: Reliance Industries, Gujarat Gas, Godrej Properties, Godrej Agrovet, Coffee Day Enterprises, Mahindra and Mahindra, SRF, Shriram Transport Finance, CEAT.

Indian markets are expected to open the session with modest gains as, at the time of writing, SGX Nifty was quoting around 11,742, up by 29 points. Market participants would keenly watch the outcome of the RBI monetary policy which is due today. We would advise our readers to await the credit policy announcement before attempting any serious trades.

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Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, the world’s largest farm tractor manufacturer by volume has announced that it has become the first Indian tractor brand to roll out 3 million tractors. This manufacturing milestone has been achieved by the company during the month of March 2019.

Although some recovery was seen in the small-cap and mid-cap stocks over the last two months, around 73 companies hit 52-week low on the last trading day of FY19, i.e., March 29, 2019. All these companies were small-caps with majority stocks having market cap less than Rs. 100 crore. Only 7 companies belonged to the market-cap between Rs. 150 crore to Rs. 3,250 crore.

Amara Raja was trading down on Wednesday after the company announced that it has terminated an agreement with Galla Family and Johnson Controls (JC).

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 4 are Cadila Healthcare, Graphite India, HDFC Bank, J&K Tyre and Ashok Leyland.

Raymond Group, which is well-known as a fashion and textile retailer has forayed into real estate development segment. It has set up a new division named ‘Raymond Realty’ through which it has undertaken the project to build quality housing for all. The central theme for this new venture as decided by the company is ‘Go Beyond’.

State-owned rail infrastructure financier Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is slated to be the first successful Initial Public Offering (IPO) of FY2020. At 14:15 hours on Wednesday, the IPO was oversubscribed with enthusiastic participation from retail investors.

India’s leading consumer product company Marico updated it fourth quarter operating performance. The company’s rural demand grew at a higher pace compared to the urban region.

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Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 1.02 p.m. on April 03, 2019.

The markets on April 03, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,180.39, up by 123.74 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,737.35, up by 24.15 points. 

Lupin Limited has announced about the successful completion of the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) inspection at its Lupin Bio-research Centre (LBC) without any observations.

Bharat Forge stock was under pressure on Wednesday as the company registered a sharp decline in Class 8 truck orders in North America.

HEG Limited is set to increase its stake in its associate company named Bhilwara Energy Limited (BEL). Currently, HEG’s stake in BEL is 29.48 per cent which will be increased to 49 per cent.

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The BSE Sensex opened positive on Wednesday at 39,167.05 and hit an all-time high of 39,266.85 in early trade ahead of RBI's monetary policy announcement scheduled for Thursday. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.11 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,56,602.32 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.11 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,56,602.32 crore.

It is important for the index to hold above the April 1 opening gap (11,630-11,645), as failing to hold above this zone would open the gates for some correction towards the level of 11,570. The level of 11,570 will be closely watched as this would be a crucial support level in the near term for the index. Stock in news: Essel Propack, Jet Airways, HEG, Wipro, HUDCO, HFCL, Lumax Auto Technologies, Rushil Décor, Marico, TCS, IGL, Infosys.

The strength visible in Asian peers and SGX Nifty is signaling that Nifty may open around 11,800 mark and we expect the bulls to continue their upward march at the opening bell. But the question remains whether Nifty spot market will touch its record high level and trade in the uncharted territory. It looks possible as long as Nifty manages to hold above the previous session low of 11,655.

Indraprastha Gas (IGL) informed the bourses that it has secured three letters from Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) for grant of authorization to the company for development of city gas distribution network in the geographical areas of Kaithal District, Ajmer, Pali and Rajsamand District & Kanpur (except area already authorized) District, Fatehpur and Hamirpur districts.

Auto major Tata Motors' stock was buzzing on Tuesday reacting to the guidance that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) sales is expected to increase in Q4FY19. Tata Motors closed with gains of Rs. 15.65 or up by 8.36 per cent at Rs. 202.80 per share.

Hi-Tech Pipes reported highest ever sales volume for the quarter ended on March 2019. The company’s Q4FY19 volume surged nearly 45 per cent to 80,055 metric ton from 55,282 metric ton in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. 

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on April 3 are Thomas Cook, Setco Automotive, NTPC, Meera Industries and Kamdhenu Limited. 

Sterlite Technologies announced a collaboration with Telecom Infra Project (TIP) to create an optical transport controller to manage and control Voyager and Cassini platforms developed by TIP members.

Strides Pharma Science’s step-down wholly-owned subsidiary, Vensun Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA and its partner Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii) have received approval for jointly developed Potassium Chloride Extended-Release Tablets.

Leading software service provider Cyient announced the business update for Q4FY19 on Monday, reacting to which the stock of Cyient touched its 52-week low.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2.20 p.m. on April 02, 2019.

The markets on April 02, 2019 opened flat. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,956.79, up by 84.92 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,688.60, up by 19.45 points. 

Steel Strips Wheels (SSWL) reported its performance for the month of March. The company managed to clock net turnover of Rs. 151.60 crore in March 2019, which represents nearly 10 per cent fall from March 2018.

India’s leading two and three-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto issued a press release in reporting its sales numbers for the month of March, on Tuesday.

On the first day of the fiscal year 2019-20, the real estate developers Godrej Properties announced its Q4FY19 performance. The company in its exchange filing said that in the recently concluded quarter it recorded the highest ever booking and sold around 2,900 homes.

The pharma company was issued an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) for its Pithampur Unit-3 plant located near Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the company announced on Tuesday.

The IPO of Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) was subscribed 18 per cent on Monday. RVNL operates under the Ministry of Railways.