The prospects of the cement industry in India seem to be mixed with their fair share of positives and negatives in 2019. This outlook is shared by two major cement players, namely – ACC Ltd. and Ambuja Cements Ltd.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on March 15 are, Eclerx, Bank Of India, Asian Granito, Wipro and Reliance Infra. 

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When it comes to tax savings, people are usually more inclined towards insurance and tax-saving FDs. So, how does ELSS fairs against tax saving FDs? Let’s find out.

Nifty breaks out of multi-month consolidation; outlook positive if Nifty trades above 11,100

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

Ramco Cements enjoys a strong presence is southern and eastern India. The company has a high presence in the retail segment and enjoys premium position in the southern market. The company enjoys strong brand recognition among IHB customers because of its deep rural penetration in Tamil Nadu and Kerala compared to its competitors.

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 

The company has entered the coworking business segment with the launch of a new brand BuzzWorks. Brigade plans to start off with 2,500 seats space across 7 locations.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12.53 p.m. on March 14, 2019.

In its endeavour to combat the issue of shortfall in tax revenues, the Government of India is pursuing cash-rich public sector undertakings such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to pay a second interim dividend.

The markets on March 14, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,782.57, up by 30.40 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,340.90, down by 0.80 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. 

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year

I started reading your journal few weeks back. I really like all your stories. 

We had recommended Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services in volume 33, issue No. 12, dated May 14–27, 2018, under the ‘Special Report’ section. The shares of the company were then trading at Rs. 504.35.

The announcement of the schedule for 2019 Lok Sabha polls ushered in new excitement in the Indian markets. Investors are eager to shed the phase of uncertainty and move into a stable government scenario. This optimistic mood of the market participants was evident in the uptick seen in the benchmark indices during this fortnight. The BSE Sensex and Nifty outperformed their global peers, gaining more than 2 per cent. Moreover, the mid-caps and small-caps joined the party, moving up by more than 4 and 7 per cent, respectively. 

The performance of the equity market in the last couple of weeks has lifted the NAVs of equity dedicated funds by almost 3-10 per cent. Read on to find if you should enter now.

Mahindra CIE Announces Acquisition

The board of directors of Mahindra CIE Automotive has approved the acquisition of 100 per cent of the issued and outstanding share capital of Aurangabad Electricals and authorized the signing of a share purchase agreement. The acquired firm’s revenues and PAT for FY18 were Rs. 651 crore and Rs. 34.4 crore, respectively, while its long-term borrowings was at Rs. 88 crore

I am extremely happy and excited to inform you that our current issue is the 33rd Anniversary Special issue. Indeed, it has been glorious 33 years of helping investors in India create wealth for themselves. These 33 years were full of challenges, victories, hits and misses, sweat, learnings and unlearnings, technology upgradation and information sharing. While all these years were action-filled, at the heart, we simply wanted our investors to make some money for themselves. Majority of them did, and that is the only reason why we still do what we do best—guide investors with money-making ideas.

Star Cement was buzzing on the bourses on Thursday as the company announced that it has received Rs. 115.18 crore from the central government towards freight subsidy claims and another Rs. 42.55 crore is expected to be received shortly.

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Gold is inching higher and investors wonder if it will outperform other asset classes. Advait Dharmadhikari explains why the outlook for gold in 2019 remains positive!

Announcing Version 2.0 of MF Ranking Methodology

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.

Deep Industries was buzzing in trade on Wednesday on the back of two order wins worth Rs. 183.50 crore from ONGC.

How many times you have experienced that, while having your lunch or dinner in a restaurant, even if the starters and main course were not so impressive, if the dessert was awesome, you are more likely to assign a better rating to the restaurant. This happens with most of us because the conditioning of our brain is such that it is the last experience that matters the most in your future decision making. 

Reason for recommendation : The frontline equity market is currently trading at year high and is already up by around 2 per cent year-to-date.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.06 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,14,637.59 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.06 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,14,637.59 crore.

When it comes to mutual funds, the 'fact sheet' is one of the reports required to be published by the fund houses every month. So, what does the fact sheet mean for the investors? If we go by the bare definition of a fact sheet, it is a paper giving useful information about a particular issue, especially the one debated on a television/radio programme. However, when it comes to mutual funds, fact sheet means a document which gives you valuable information about a particular mutual fund scheme.

You may think that by investing in various MFs you are adequately diversified, is it so? DSIJ explains what are the different asset classes and how can you diversify your portfolio in the true sense.

Investors in equity markets are always looking to invest in the ‘Top Wealth Creators’. Shohini Nath and Yogesh Supekar find out the top wealth creators in the previous years and share some interesting insights on the market trends and wealth creators. Also, the DSIJ Research Team shares a list of “The Super 50 & Elite 100 companies” based on their historical performance (growth) and fundamentals.

If I ask you to recall the names of 10 people you met this month, whom would you recall? Chances are you will recall the names of people whom you met most recently. This is called the recency effect. Similarly, if I ask you for an opinion about the behaviour or performance of your colleagues or employees, most of the time, their recent behaviour will influence your opinion.

The most actively traded index in the Indian markets, Bank Nifty opened at 29,028.90 and hit a high of 29,070.35 on Thursday morning. At 9:45 hours, the index was trading at 29,052.05, up by 167.75 points or half-a-per cent.

Having an investment plan in place helps in keeping investments on track during one’s defined time horizon. Unfortunately, not many investors follow this disciplined approach. In fact, investors establish their investment styles and strategies in different ways.

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India is in a sweet spot to take advantage of demographics and technology

The Indian equity markets might have got their mojo back. This is reflected in the rise of the key equity indices. They are up by 3 per cent to 10 per cent in a month till date.

In the coming session, the level of 11,384 is likely to act as a resistance as it is 78.6 per cent retracement of its August-October decline. On the downside, the Tuesday’s gap area (11,1180-11,227) is likely to lend support to the index. Stocks in news: HCL Technologies, Jet Airways, Deep Industries, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Lupin, Bajaj Consumer Care and GE T&D India.

The Indian markets may see a flat start on Thursday. After the back-to-back centuries by the Nifty on Monday and Tuesday, the index on Wednesday extended its upmove. But the index signaled some signs of exhaustion as the market breadth was not favourable. Hence, we would advise short term traders to let the market take a breather and relieve itself from the overbought zone.

MSTC, which was earlier knows as Metal Scrap Trading Corporation is a Mini Ratna category- I PSU company. It is entering the capital market to raise around Rs 226 crore at the upper band and at the lower band, it will raise around Rs 213 crore.

GE T&D India has bagged a technology-driven grid modernization project from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. (RRVPL) to implement grid initiatives and augmenting renewable energy in the state, which will benefit the people of Rajasthan.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on March 14 are Unichem Laboratories, GE T&D India Limited, Wipro, Sterlite Technologies and NHPC.

Zydus Cadila has received the final approval from USFDA for marketing Potassium Chloride Extended-Release Capsules USP, 8 mEq (600 mg) and 10 mEq (750 mg). This will be manufactured at the company’s formulations manufacturing facility at SEZ, Ahmedabad.

Unichem Laboratories has received ANDA approval for its allopurinol tablets. The shares jumped up by 2 per cent in the last trading session on Wednesday after the company informed about the development.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) witnessed a growth of below 2 per cent for the second time in 3 months in January 2019. IIP growth stood at 2.6 per cent in December. Retail inflation saw a trend reversal after 4 months of continuous decline.

Child education is an important part of an Indian parent’s life. Parent's wish to provide the best of the education possible to their children. So, can aggressive hybrid funds help you in this effort? Let’s find out.

Top banking stocks push BSE Sensex up by another 210 points for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank were the top gainers on the index. 

Tata Communications has been chosen as the official Digital Transformation Partner by ROKiT Williams Racing. It will use Tata Communication’s digital infrastructure to enable real-time data transfer between the pit-lane garage at each Grand Prix and the team’s race factory in the UK.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12.47 p.m. on March 13, 2019.

The markets on March 13, 2019 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,622.62, up by 86.96 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,308.55, up by 7.35 points. 

Financial data presented in XBRL format enables better automation and reliable data handling. Bloomberg has successfully integrated XBRL data exclusively provided by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE Limited) on its platform.  

TCI Express Limited has informed the bourses that it is in the process of acquiring a stake in Uketoru, Japan. The investee company is an Express B2C technology company. For TCI Express, it is a strategic investment for its business growth.

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited (SPARC) has announced its research collaboration with HitGen Limited to identify novel small molecule leads for targets of interest.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.55 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,17,692.97 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.55 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,17,692.97 crore.

The stocks of airline operators Spicejet and Jet Airways tanked on Wednesday following the aviation regulator's directive to ground all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft as a precautionary measure.

Going ahead, the trend certainly remains in favour of the bulls, but we would advise to be cautious as the current upsurge has been too fast and furious. Hence, we may see a period of consolidation or profit-taking in the coming sessions. Stocks in news: Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company, TVS Motor, V-Mart Retail, Raymond, Avenue Supermarts and CMI.

Indian Hume Pipe Company has received two Letters of Acceptance aggregating to Rs. 551.40 crore (including GST) from Water Resources Investigation Division, Palanpur, Gujarat, the company informed bourses on Tuesday.

The board of directors of Mahindra CIE Automotive has approved the acquisition of 100 per cent of the issued and outstanding share capital of Aurangabad Electricals and authorized the signing of a share purchase agreement. 

KEC International, an infrastructure EPC major, has secured new orders of Rs. 1,323 crore across its various businesses, according to the company’s exchange filing.

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Adani Transport, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, has received Letter of Awards for 2 hybrid annuity road projects (HAM) from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the state of Telangana.

Welspun Corp has received additional pipe orders of 212 KMT on a global basis. The shares gained almost 5 per cent on an intraday basis.

PSP Projects has received work orders worth Rs 601.21 from multiple clients. The shares of the company have climbed over 3 per cent in the morning session.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2.28 p.m. on March 12, 2019.

The markets on March 12, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,448.35, up by 394.25 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,282.90, up by 114.85 points. 

Standard Life will sell 4.93 per cent stake in HDFC Life Insurance for Rs. 3,570 crore in order to comply with the public shareholding norm. Standard Life is the joint venture partner in HDFC Life Insurance. Standard life holds 29.2 per cent whereas HDFC holds 51.5 per cent.

Kalpataru Power's fully-owned subsidiary Alipurduar Transmission Limited successfully completed and commenced commercial operations of elements-2 Kishanganj- Darbhanga line.

Engineering and construction mammoth Larsen & Toubro's subsidiary L&T Construction’s Power Transmission and Distribution division has bagged a number of Engineering, Procurement and Construction orders in India and abroad. The order bagged by the company is in the range of Rs. 1,000 to 2,500 crore.

State-owned infrastructure company, NBCC (India) secured four orders from Raipur SMART City Limited (RSCL). The company will charge project management consultancy fees at the rate of 8 per cent on the actual cost of work as per the terms of the agreement.

The upward momentum in the benchmark indices continued for the second day on Tuesday after the Election Commission declared that Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will be held from April 11 through May 19. The market seems to be factoring in a stable government formed by a leading political party which is fuelling this upsurge.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.05 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,79,945.54 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.05 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,79,945.54 crore.

The stock of Manpasand Beverage was buzzing in early morning trade on Tuesday. The company reported results for the quarter ended December 2018.

The stock of Karnataka Bank has given downward sloping trendline breakout on Monday along with strong volumes.

The stochastic oscillator is in an extreme overbought zone, which suggests the index may witness some consolidation before it makes any major upward move.

Leading pharma company Laurus Lab received two USFDA approvals, the company informed post market hours on Monday. The products will be manufactured at the company's plant in Visakhapatnam. 

Going ahead, we expect a follow-up move to happen. However, on the upside, the level of 11,260 is likely to act a resistance, while on the downside, the level of 11,120 is likely to act as an immediate support. Stocks in news: KEI Industries, Godfrey Philips India, Piramal Enterprises, Kalpataru Power Transmission, Jet Airways, Laurus Labs and PSP Projects.

The outlook for the day is a gap-up start as cues from the across the global are encouraging. However, a very important dilemma in the minds of the the investors would be whether ‘to board a running train or alight from it'. For the current momentum to sustain, a close above 11,260 level is crucial for the Nifty. At the time of writing, the SGX Nifty indicates that Nifty may open with a gain of about half a per cent at 11,264.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on March 12 are, Laurus Labs, NBCC, CES, Sundaram Clayton and Symphony

Stocks of Orient Cement, Infibeam Avenue and Jubilant were up more than 10 per cent on Monday and ranked among the top gainer on BSE exchange. These stocks enjoyed the northwards movement of benchmark indices which were up more than a per cent through the trading sessions.

Jet Airways, which is presently going through turbulent times due to heavy debt and cash crunch, has received temporary breather as it has secured loan worth Rs 2050 crore from the government-owned Punjab National bank in foreign currency term loans (Rs 1100 crore) and a non-fund based credit facility (Rs 950 crore).

Capacit'e Infraprojects informed the bourses that it has received an order from Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to redevelop Harilal Bhagwati Municipal General Hospital at Borivali. The said order amounts to Rs. 486.81 crore. Capacite’s order book (excluding MHADA) as on December 31, 2018, stood at Rs. 7,519 crore.

You may have come across many insurances that are available in the market. Cyber insurance is the latest addition to the product lines of major insurance companies. Let’s find out whether one should consider cyber insurance policy?

Government's e-auctions and procurement solutions company MSTC Limited has fixed the price band for its initial public offering (IPO) at Rs. 121 to 128 per equity share. 

The USFDA has completed the inspection at Unichem Laboratories' Ghaziabad facility. The shares gained over 2 per cent intraday, on Monday.

Power Mech Projects secured water supply contract from the AP government, informed the company to the bourses on Monday. The total contract price stood at Rs. 1,238.75 crore. The contract was awarded by the Water Resources Department of AP government and the same is to be completed within a period 24 months.

As on December 31, 2018, the company’s Big Bazaar store count stood at 286 across 144 cities covering 12.5mn sq.ft. During the recent quarter, the company has added 2 new stores of the same with area addition of 0.14mn sq.ft.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 12.52 p.m. on March 11, 2019.

Road and Infrastructure developer Dilip Buildcon has been declared L-1 bidder for EPC projects in Maharashtra. The project is worth Rs. 480.06 crore and the bid was called by NHAI.

DLF plans to raise Rs. 3,000 crore by June by selling equity shares to qualified institutional investors (QIP). DLF is aiming to become a debt-free company. The company had announced plans to issue up to 17.3 crore shares via QIP to raise funds and pre-pay debt.

The markets on March 11, 2019 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,977.65, up by 306.22 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,143.40, up by 108.00 points. 

Government-owned Punjab National Bank has sanctioned loans to over 1,600 MSMEs totalling Rs. 689 crore through its portal psbloansin59minutes.com.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 85.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,39,930.66 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 85.56 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,39,930.66 crore.

Markets seem to be excited by the fact that the Election Commission has declared the dates for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, which would be conducted in seven phases from April 11 through May 19. The BSE Sensex was at 36,988.68, up by 317.25 points, while Nifty50 was at 11,138.80, up 103.40 points, the highest level since the beginning of 2019.

Going ahead, the zone of 10,980-10,990 is a crucial support level for the index, while on the way up, it is important for the Nifty to first pierce the resistance of 11,090. Stocks in news: Dilip Buildcon, Cipla, Suven Life Sciences, GMR Infrastructure, Mangalam Cement, Nitesh Estate and OIL.

The Indian markets are likely to experience Monday morning blues as, at the time of writing, the SGX Nifty indicated that Nifty may open to open modestly lower by 13 points at 11,045.