PNC Infratech’s wholly-owned subsidiary PNC Challakere (Karnataka) Highways Private Limited, has achieved financial closure by submitting duly executed financing documents to NHAI for the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) project.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.34 p.m. on December 12, 2018.

The markets on December 12, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,499.88, up by 349.87 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,656.30, up by 107.15 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.09 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 12,19,439.02 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.09 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 12,19,439.02 crore.

The government appointed Shaktikanta Das as the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India for three years, making him the 25^th RBI chief. The decision was made 24 hours after Urjit Patel’s unforeseen resignation. The swift decision is a mark of the government’s resolve to combat uncertainty.

Going ahead, the opening downside gap area created on  December 10 is likely to act as a stiff resistance. Stocks in news: Unichem Laboratories, Zydus Wellness, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, PNC Infratech, Au Small Finance Bank and Reliance Industries.

The key Indian benchmark indices are expected to make a flat start to the session despite positive cues from Asian peers and mixed cues from the Wall Street. The SGX Nifty is currently at 10,597 level, down by 3 points.

After registering a 52-week high, the stock is consistently falling along with relatively low volume and making a series of lower lows. Currently, the stock has reached near its multiple support zone of Rs. 200-Rs. 190 and it is likely to give a bounce from the current levels in the coming weeks. 

The stocks most likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on December 12 are Unichem Laboratories, Shalby, Palred Technologies, SBI and Music Broadcast.

The Indian benchmark indices closed with gains despite experiencing volatile trade on Tuesday. Yes Bank was the top gainers on both the benchmarks Sensex and Nifty. Broader markets also participated in the rally with Mid-cap and Small-cap indices gaining more than 1 per cent.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 02.03 p.m. on Dec 11, 2018.

The markets on Dec 11, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,060.86 up by 101.14 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,521 up by 28.20 points. 

The pharma major launched omeprazole delayed-release tablets, 20 mg, an over-the-counter (OTC) equivalent of Prilosec OTC in the US market. This has helped the stock trade in the green in an otherwise volatile market on Tuesday.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 78, 93,174 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4, 79,808.70 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 78, 93,174 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4, 79,808.70 crore.

Strides Pharma Science Limited's 50:50 JV Strides Vivimed has got USFDA approval for Albendazole Tablets on Tuesday. The US market for the said tablets is around US$100mn as per IQVIA MAT data.

The Board of Directors of KDDL Limited has approved the acquisition of Estima AG, a Swiss watch hands manufacturing company through its subsidiaries Pylania SA and special purpose vehicle Kamla International Holdings SA.

Urjit Patel becomes the first Governor after 1960 to resign from his post and quit before completing his term. Check headlines of major media houses worldwide.

The RBI Governor Urjit Patel tended his resignation on Monday ahead of the crucial board meeting scheduled for Friday, December 14. Also, the state election results will bring more volatility to the Indian equity markets.

The level of 10,360 is likely to act as a strong support for the index as it is 61.8 per cent retracement level. Stocks in news: Wipro, Lupin, Zensar Technologies, Titagarh Wagons, KDDL, GMR Infrastructure, Cox & Kings, ICICI Bank and SBI.

Indian markets stares at a major gap-down start on Tuesday as in a surprise move, the RBI governor Dr Urjit Patel submitted his resignation with immediate effect. Dr Patel has cited personal reasons for his resignation, but market participants are not buying that argument as the negative reaction to the news is evident with the SGX Nifty trading lower by 175 points and indicating Nifty opening below the 10,350 mark. Going ahead, market participants will keep a close eye on counting of five state election results.  

The stock markets will witness action-packed trading tomorrow as the RBI governor Urjit Patel has stepped down with immediate effect. The RBI governor's move coincides with the state elections results tomorrow.

The stocks most likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on December 11 are Lupin, Tata Motors, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Zensar Technologies and Titagarh Wagons.

Private banker Kotak Mahindra Bank has filed an appeal with the Bombay High Court against the Reserve Bank of India, contesting the regulator's decision on reduction of the bank's promoter shareholding.

Lupin has received tentative approval from USFDA to market Apixaban Tablets, 2.5 mg and 5 mg. The tablet is indicated to treat several ailments including reducing the risk of stroke and systemic embolism.

Tata Motors Group's global wholesales for the month was at 1,04,964 units in November, lower by 7 per cent on a YoY basis. This include Tata Motors passenger vehicles, Tata Motors commercial vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 2.54 p.m. on December 10, 2018.

The markets on December 10, 2018 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,033.70, down by 639.55 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,497.35, down by 196.35 points. 

Inflows to liquid funds helped the domestic AUM to again cross Rs. 24 lakh crore mark in November, while inflows to equity-dedicated funds declined.

Pharma major Alembic Pharmaceuticals received approval from the USFDA for Olopatadine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution USP, 0.1%. The stocks gained around 2 per cent intraday post the news.

Oriental Veneer Products Limited's wholly-owned subsidiary has won new order worth Rs. 152.31 crore from the Indian Railways. 

Escorts has entered into 40:60 joint venture partnership with Kubota Corporation to manufacture high-end technology tractors for domestic and export geographies with an initial investment of Rs. 300 crore.

Ashoka Buildcon, one of the leading highway developers in India, has bagged a LoA from Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for different types of projects related to railway development. 

The BSE Sensitive index was at 35,082.29, down by 590.96 points or 1.66 per cent during early morning trade on Monday. Doubts about the ruling BJP party coming back to power in three states and negative global cues are weighing heavily on the market.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 93.83 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,29,275.52 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 93.83 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,29,275.52 crore.

The level of 10,567 is likely to act as an immediate support level as it is 50-day moving average, followed by 10,480. Stocks in news: Escorts, Tata Sponge, Ashoka Buildcon, Mangalam Drugs and Organics, Seamec, Uflex and Capital India Finance.

Indian stocks are likely to witness a gap-down opening as the cues from Asian peers are negative and with the exit polls indicating a strong performance by the Congress in Rajasthan, while BJP and Congress are neck-to-neck in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh both in terms of vote share and seats as per the exit polls. The markets participants would have preferred a better show by the BJP as it would hint at the continuation of the reforms process. Market participants would be waiting for the actual results due on December 11, but for sure, volatility is likely to be ingrained in the coming sessions.

Coal India is currently trading around Rs 237. After registering its 52-week high in February 2018, the stock is consistently falling and making series of lower lows. Currently, the stock is trading near its crucial long term support zone of Rs 235-Rs 230 with oversold day technical indicators.

Many financial advisors as well as SEBI RIA’s ask people to have emergency fund in first place, even before providing anything for your financial goals. So why is it so important to have emergency fund? Let’s find out.

Investors remained cautious ahead of the state election exit poll results to be announced immediately after voting in Rajasthan and Telangana on Friday evening. Nifty Pvt Bank was the top gainer on Friday among all sectoral indices ahead of exit polls, closing at 15062.25 with a gain of 2.11 per cent. After opening with an upside gap, the index managed to make series of higher highs throughout the day.

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The stocks most likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on December 10 are Indo Rama Synthetics (India), Kotak Mahindra Bank, Jet Airways, Escorts and Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals. 

On the daily scale, the stock has recently given breakout of downward sloping trendline formed by connecting highs from January 2018. After taking support near its crucial short term moving average, i.e. 21-day EMA, the stock bounced sharply. The stock as on December 4, 2018 formed a sizeable bullish candle along with decent volumes, which is positive for the stock. 

The power transmission & distribution business segment of Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has won orders worth Rs 2,547 crore. The shares of the company gained over 1 per cent intra-day. 

The board of directors of Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL) has given approval to two major capex plans that include establishment of new capacity of hydrazine hydrate and capacity expansion of its existing caustic soda plant. 

People are very serious when it comes to child’s education and even they take loans to provide their child with better education. So can mutual funds help them to fund for their child’s education? Let’s find out.

The shares of HCL Technologies plummeted 4.20 per cent during Friday morning’s trading session as the company announced that it would be acquiring select IBM software products for $1.8 billion. Once the required regulatory reviews are concluded, the transaction will be closed around mid-2019. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.31 p.m. on December 07, 2018.

The markets on December 07, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,509.85, up by 197.72 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,642.90, up by 41.75 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.46 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,78,740.17 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3.46 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,78,740.17 crore.

Going ahead, the area of 10,573-10,586 is likely to act as an immediate support as it is the 50-day moving average and 78.6 per cent retracement level of the current upmove. Stocks in news: HCL Technologies, NHPC, Zydus Wellness, Wipro, Coal India, Majesco, Sagar Cements, REC and Khadim India.

Indian markets are expected to open in the green on the back of stable cues from the Asian peers and the late rally which was seen on Wall Street which helped to erase majority of the day’s losses. The SGX Nifty Index Future trading with gains of 66 points indicate Nifty may open around 10,690 level. 

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The stocks most likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on December 7 are Muthoot Finance, Info Edge (India), Aurobindo Pharma, Wipro and Allahabad Bank. 

The shares of Sagar Cements rose 3 per cent during the Thursday morning trading session after the company announced that it would be increasing its stake in Jajpur Cements and Satguru Cement.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.21 p.m. on December 06, 2018.

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The following table lists top-ranked equity funds based on DSIJ's proprietary research methodology. We have evaluated each funds underlying portfolio of stocks and ranked them based on their expected portfolio returns. 

The markets on December 06, 2018 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,502.22, down by 382.19 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,655.60, down by 127.30 points. 

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

There are a number of factors like diversification, professional money management, tax efficiency of returns, liquidity and transparency that makes mutual funds an ideal investment option for investors with varied time horizons and risk profiles. 

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One of the most popular financial products among retail investors is the savings bank (SB) account. The SB account is one of the most easy and convenient way to park your earnings. The SB account is a basic financial product which almost everyone has, especially the salaried people. This was given further boost by the government initiative, i.e. “Jan Dhan Yojana”, which enabled the large un-banked section of the population in India to have an SB account.

Media stocks have under performed in 2018. Dnyanada Kulkarni explores whether media stocks do well during election periods and can be part of a broader diversified portfolio.

The greenfield operations in Indonesia and the recently acquired business of Causeway Paints in Sri Lanka expanded the company’s global footprint.

The global equity market got a major lift from the dovish comments on interest rates by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s in his recent speech at The Economic Club of New York, where he seemed to indicate that future rate hikes would be more dependent on economic data than any other factors.

Most of the Indian families keep on working to figure out finances for their life’s goals. Majority of these people live in a state of uncertainty throughout their lives, but a few of them show diligence by opting the route of appropriate financial planning. Amit Shukla, a 38-year-old officer at a Central government corporation, decided to reach out to manojshrivastava.com for a financial planning that may put him on the path of financially secured future. 

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations. 

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

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Many of you may have come across insurance agents or even the bank representatives pitching you about an investment option that comes with insurance cover with a fancy name such as wealth builder or wealth creator, etc.. He is actually talking about a financial product known as ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan). Maximum people would have owned these products at some point of time or still holding it as they feel ULIPs are much safer options than mutual funds.

On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Argentina, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed to enter into a temporary 90-day truce and suspended the newly proposed tariff hikes.

I am a regular reader of your magazine and I like the content that you provide. This time the cover story was very insightful as it helped me figure out how much I need to invest to get Rs. 50,000 per month, after I retire. 

I went through the cover story ‘7 Golden Rules of Portfolio Management’ which has given me quite an insight and I think would be very functional while making investment decisions. Further, I want to add a few stocks to my portfolio and would like your suggestions on which sectors look bright for investment as of now. 

India’s gross financial savings of the household sector has n hit a seven-year high figure in the last fiscal, as per the annual report published by the Reserve Bank of India. It exhibited that India’s gross financial savings touched 11.1 per cent of gross national disposable income (GNDI)in FY18 from 9.1 per cent in the last fiscal (FY17). Another interesting aspect of the financial savings of household sector was that the share of equity shares and debentures within the financial savings has increased from 0.2 per cent of GNDI in FY17 to 0.9 per cent in FY18. Despite such increase in the share, it is lower than the share of 1.9 per cent that goes into insurance funds.

Banking stocks have been under performing the markets in the last one year. Shohini Nath along with DSIJ research team delves into the performance of the banks and assesses the outlook for the sector.

The recent developments, I am sure, will excite bulls more than the bears. The decline in crude oil prices, the US Federal Reserve hinting that the interest rates may not be hiked further, both US and China calling a tentative truce on the trade war front, factory activity in India at its 11-month high in November and Indian rupee finally showing some strength – these are some of the positive developments that will calm the markets’ nerves a little bit. In the current market scenario, these positives are like pain killers.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.33 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,46,751.53 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.33 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,46,751.53 crore.

Going ahead, the 200-day moving average is likely to act as a strong support for the index, a sustainable breach of the 200-day moving average would lead to extended correction towards the level of 10,700. Stocks in news: Lemon Tree, Sagar Cements, Kirlosakar Industries, Elecon engineering, Avenue Supermarts, Power Grid, Tata Communications and Trigyn Technologies.

Indian stocks are likely to witness a gap down opening following weakness seen across Asian markets and US equity futures pointed to a substantial fall on the Wall Street. The SGX Nifty Index Future has declined 83 points, indicating Nifty may open around the 10,750 level.  

In-line with the street expectation the Reserve Bank of India has left key policy rate unchanged but has lowered SLR by 25 bps. The apex bank has maintained its stance of calibrated tightening at the end of the fifth bi-monthly review that ended on Wednesday. 

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The USFDA completed inspection of pharma major, Lupin’s units at Mandideep location and issued multiple observations over three units located there. Shares of Lupin have thus plunged intraday on Wednesday.

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The construction arm of Larsen&Toubro has won orders across two of its business segment, viz. Water and Effluent Treatment Business and L&T GeoStructure.