CERA Sanitaryware Limited reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 during market hours on Thursday. The standalone numbers were largely stable when compared on a YoY basis.

Greaves Cotton limited, one of India's leading engineering companies, reported revenue growth for H1 FY19 at 11% to Rs. 953 crore as against Rs. 859 crore in H1 FY18. EBITDA for half year ended September 30th, 2018 grew by 9% to Rs. 134 crore as against Rs. 123 crore in the corresponding H11ast year. 

The board of directors have approved the buyback of shares through the open market mechanism to the extent of Rs. 35 crores at a maximum price of Rs. 1,150 per share. Also, it has declared an interim dividend of Rs. 4 per equity share of Rs. 10 each.

In the recently concluded month, Sensex gave a negative return of almost 5 per cent. October is seen by investors as a bad month because some of the worst stock market crashes have occurred in the month of October. However, our study finds otherwise.

The share of Milk Products for Q2FY19 is 68.6 per cent of total revenue, while that of Liquid milk was 18.4 per cent and the same for skimmed milk powder was 11.6 per cent.

The stocks that are most likely to witness movement on the bourses on November 2 are Tata Motors, NCC, TVS Motors, Bajaj Electricals and Atul Auto.

The current order book stood at Rs. 7,307 crore, comprising of Rs. 1,278 crore for Transmission Line Towers, Rs. 5,813 crore for Power Distribution and Rs. 216 crore for Illumination Projects.

Unlike last year, Indian stock market bulls have failed to welcome Samvat 2075 with arms wide open. Markets in 2018 have witnessed one of the worst performing Octobers, which is to a certain degree akin to that of 2008, 

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HDFC's Q2FY19 profit increased by 25 per cent as it offloaded its stake in HDFC AMC through an IPO in July. The financial institution's profit on the sale of investments in Q2FY19 was at Rs. 1,000.02 crore as against Rs. 63.09 crore in Q2FY18.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 28.41 crore as against Rs. 18.86 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, yoy increase of 51 per cent.

N R Agarwal Industries Limited reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The company's standalone results were largely positive with strong revenue growth and stable margins.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.17 p.m. on November 1, 2018.

The markets on November 1, 2018 opened positive. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,485.22, up by 43.17 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,394.40, up by 7.80 points. 

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Sharda Cropchem Limited reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 327.96 crore as against Rs. 279.60 crore for the same period last year, registering 17.3 per cent yoy increase.

The EBITDA for the quarter fell by 10.3 per cent yoy to Rs. 227.4 crore as against Rs. 253.6 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, with a corresponding margin contraction of 491 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 24.5 per cent. This contraction was led by adverse impact due to steep depreciation of the Indian rupee and increase in input costs.

The standalone order book as on September 30, 2018 stood at Rs.14,179 crores and order inflows YTD FY19 came in at Rs. 4,743 crores.

The company's net revenue for Q2FY19 surged almost 33 per cent yoy to Rs. 996.79 crore. Cable division recorded around 23 per cent volume growth in the quarter as compared to the same period in the previous year. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.96 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,53,926.14 crore.

The company has secured a major EPC order from a power and water utility company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The stock was up more than 6 per cent in early morning trade on Thursday.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.96 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,53,926.14 crore.

Going ahead, the positive momentum is likely to continue, but the index is expected to face resistance in the zone of 10,410-10,440 as this is the confluence of the downward gap seen on October 19 and 61.8 per cent retracement on the recent downmove. On the downside, the level of 10,275 is likely to act as a strong support for the index. Stocks in news: Eicher Motors, Va Tech Wabag, Lemon Tree Hotels and Shriram EPC.

The stock markets in India are expected to kick-off the new month on an optimistic note as cues from Asian peers are strong and Wall Street's robust close overnight. A positive trend in the SGX Nifty index future, which was trading at 10,424, up by 38 points, also indicated positive opening. In a boost to the Modi government, India moved to the 77^th rank on World Bank’s annual ranking of ease of doing business.

KSB Ltd. reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018  after  market hours today. The standalone numbers were largely  good as compared to the same period last year.

Vedanta reported its second quarter numbers of FY19. Its consolidated revenue for the quarter stood at Rs. 22,705 crore, which represent an increase of 5 per cent YoY. 

HI-Tech Gears Ltd reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, after market hours today. HI-Tech Gears Limited's standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 178.23 crore.

On the last trading day of October, the Indian equities market's breadth closed in favour of advances with an advance-decline ratio at 2:1. The BSE Sensex closed at 34,442.05, up by 550.92 points or 1.63 per cent, while the broader benchmark index Nifty50 closed at 10,386 level, up by 1.85 per cent. 

The sales mix for Q2FY19 comprises of North America (32 per cent), India (31 per cent), APAC (16 per cent), EMEA (7 per cent), LATAM (4 per cent) and ROW (1 per cent) and API (9 per cent).

The company has witnessed a strong growth of 46 per cent, with order wins worth Rs. 41,921 crore at the group level during the quarter led by pick-up in domestic ordering activity. The consolidated order book stood at Rs. 281,166 crore as at September 30, 2018.

The company on Wednesday reported its Q2FY19 earnings.

In the second quarter of FY19, Escort reported 15.4 per cent growth in its revenue to Rs. 1,398.4 crore from the same quarter of last fiscal. This was led by healthy volume growth of 37 per cent yoy in the construction segment.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 105.1 crore as against Rs. 92.69 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, yoy increase of 13 per cent.

The stocks most likely to witness movement on the bourses on November 1 are PNB Housing Finance Ltd., Lupin Ltd., Strides Pharma Science Ltd., Cochin Shipyard and GE Power India Ltd. 

Balrampur Chini Mills Limited reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 during market hours on Wednesday.

Sanwaria Consumer Limited reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 during market hours on Wednesday.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 121.51 crore as against Rs. 86.64 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, yoy increase of 40 per cent.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 2.09 p.m. on October 31, 2018.

The markets on October 31, 2018 opened flat. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,245.53, up by 354.40 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,312.90, up by 114.50 points. 

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Take Solutions’ consolidated revenue for the second quarter of FY19 came in at Rs. 515.87 crore, registering 10.34 per cent QoQ increase. This was primarily driven by 11 per cent QoQ growth in life science segment which contributed almost 91 per cent to Q2FY19 revenue.

The company has received an export order for 3,00,000 steel wheels for the EU Caravan market. The order will be shipped from the Steel Strips' Chennai plant.

The Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited which hit the secondary market this month, has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence, for construction and delivery of four large survey vessels, according to the company’s filing with the exchanges.

The stock of pharma major Dr. Reddy's Laboratories was under pressure in early morning trade on Wednesday as it reacted to the news of USFDA's observations issued for its Duvvada unit on Tuesday.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.33 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,19,557.92 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.33 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,19,557.92 crore.

IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited Ltd. reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 1485.43 crore, registering an increase of 19.6% YoY.

The bulls need to hold above the level of 10,175 to avoid fresh weakness from creeping in as failure to hold on to the 10,175 support would induce a fresh round of selling and this may take the index towards the level of 10,100, followed by 10,020. The daily RSI is currently hovering around 39-40 mark, and for the bulls, it is important for the RSI to cross above the level of 40. Stocks in news: PNB, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Kridhan Infra, Blue Star, IL&FS Transportation, Coal India and GMR Infrastructure. 

Indian markets may open flat to slightly higher on Wednesday mirroring the strength in the global markets as also reacting to the sharp fall in Brent crude prices which continued to fall more than 2 per cent below the $76 a barrel.

The company’s Q2FY19 net profit grew by almost 43 per cent to Rs. 305 crore over the corresponding quarter of last year, while its total income during the period surged to Rs 1676 crore, which represented a growth of 24 per cent YoY. 

The stocks that are most likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on October 31, 2018 are Welspun Enterprises, Tech Mahindra, TeamLease Services, Talwalkars and Navin Fluorine International.

Aksharchem (India) Limited reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 on Tuesday.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 82.44 crore, yoy decline of 16.4 per cent. During the quarter, the company’s finance cost come down to Rs. 4.38 crore from Rs. 10.38 crore in the same quarter of last year.

LIC’s net interest income for the second quarter of FY19 stood at Rs. 1,012 crore, as against Rs. 963 crore for the same period in the previous year. Net interest margins for the period stood at 2.35 per cent. Net profit for the quarter stood at Rs. 573.16 crore as compared to Rs. 513.88 crore in Q2FY18.

The operator of Dominos Pizza chain, Jubilant Foodworks announced PepsiCo as the new beverage partner for the pizza brand. This partnership is meant to sell PepsiCo beverages viz; Pepsi, Mountain Dew, 7UP, Mirinda along with Lipton Iced Tea across all Dominos outlets. 

Nocil consolidated revenue for the second quarter of FY19 came in at Rs. 271.99 crore, registering 19.5 per cent yoy increase. The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 52.84 crore, yoy increase of 38.8 per cent.

The company commences operations in the US to better services business traveller travelling from US to India as well as US-bound travellers starting from India.

T30 cities continue to dominate the asset under management of the domestic mutual fund industry.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.05 p.m. on October 30, 2018.

The markets on October 30, 2018 opened flat. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,051.93, down by 15.47 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,246.80, down by 4.05 points. 

The EBITDA for the quarter rose by 199.5 per cent yoy to Rs. 5.06 crore as against Rs. 1.69 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, with a corresponding margin expansion of 135 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 6.2 per cent.

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HDFC AMC has released its first quarterly performance report post its IPO in August.

India’s largest energy conglomerate, NTPC awarded a contract of Rs. 10,000 crore to the Indian Railways. The scope of work involves transporting coal from mines to all NTPC’s plants through the fiscal year 2020. 

German auto component group Schaeffler plans to invest Rs. 1,000 crore in its Indian company in a span of three years. Schaeffler India aims to expand its India business to Rs. 8,000 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.10 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,07,611.12 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.10 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,07,611.12 crore.

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It would be important for the Nifty to stay above 10,180-10,200 levels. Stocks in news: Bharti Airtel, Cadila Healthcare, BHEL, HSIL, Tata Power, Jet Airways and Rane Holdings.

Indian markets are expected to open Tuesday’s session on a cautious note in the wake of mixed cues from Asia peers and a sell-off in the US amid fears of the ongoing US and China trade war. The negative trend in SGX Nifty Index Future, which was trading at 10,243, down by 33 points, also indicated a modestly lower opening. On the earnings front among Nifty 50 companies, Tech Mahindra will release its results today.  

ICICI Bank fuelled an upsurge in the benchmark index on Monday as the leading private bank posted better-than-expected results for Q2FY19.

GTPL Hathway won order worth Rs. 1,246 crore. Polycab Wires is partnering with the company to complete the project. The stock of GTPL gave a sharp impulse at 14:30 hours ahead of the news after the lethargic movement before the afternoon session.

The following stocks would be in focus during Tuesday’s trading session in light of their Q2FY19 results announcement: Bank of Baroda, Aksharchem, JK Tyre, Abb India and Emami. 

The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter Q2FY19 came in at Rs. 363.36 crore as against Rs. 311.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, registering an increase of 16.6 per cent YoY.

The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter Q2FY19 came in at Rs. 501.4 crore as against Rs. 460.65 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, registering an increase of 8.8 per cent YoY.

During the quarter, the company relaunched its Colgate toothpaste with a new packaging. Further, the company holds market share of 52.5 per cent by volumes in toothpaste category and 44.2 per cent by volumes in the toothbrush category.

Holdings of the retail investors in the mutual fund assets have increased by a quarter in the last one year. They continue to maintain their lead over institutional investors.

The company's standalone revenue for the quarter Q2FY19 came in at Rs. 242.91 crore as against Rs. 179.64 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, registering an increase of 35.2 per cent YoY.

During the quarter, the company sold 83,175 MT of Plastic goods as against sales of 79,029 MT in Q2FY18. Further, under its construction business, the company has realised Rs. 80.85 crores from sale of 38,718 sq. ft. of the premises.

The company’s highest contributing segment, Cranes has registered 51 per cent growth in the revenue. Other segments like Construction equipment and Agri equipment also increased in terms of revenue by 15 per cent and 18 per cent, respectively. Whereas, its material handling segment registered marginal decline in its revenue by 4.5 per cent.

Mumbai-based construction company, J Kumar Infraprojects announced that it received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Monday.

After two consecutive weekly downbeats, the Indian stock markets kicked-off the week with a spike. The benchmark indices surged 2.2 per cent with Nifty and Sensex gaining 229 and 745 points, respectively from their previous close.

Capacit'e Infraprojects informed the bourses that it has received a repeat order amounting to Rs. 705 crore from Oberoi Realty. This order comprises of construction of Oberoi Garden City- Phase 3 comprising of 5 towers of 66 floors each located at Goregaon East, Mumbai.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 6.47 crore as against Rs. 2.26 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, yoy increase of 186.3 per cent. This was due to a decline in interest expenses by 31.7 per cent yoy.

BCL Industries & Infrastructures has been allotted by the Nodal Agency, i.e. BPCL, around 2.50 crore litre of ethanol to be supplied for the period starting from December 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.59 p.m. on October 29, 2018.

Alphageo (India), seismic survey data acquisition, processing and interpretation services provider informed the exchanges that it has received Notification of Award (NoA) of contract from ONGC, Western Offshore Basin for NSP Project, Mumbai for the provision of 2D Seismic Data Acquisition services.

The markets on October 29, 2018 opened positive. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,657.62, up by 308.31 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,121.55, up by 91.55 points. 

Leading travel company, Cox & Kings Limited agrees to sell its education business for Rs. 4,387 crore (GBP 467 million), following which the stock was 5 per cent.

The company informed that USFDA has completed the inspection of its Bavla facility on October 26, 2018. The inspection was concluded successfully without any major or critical observations.

Cipla has received a final approval from the USFDA for Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Metoprolol ER Tablets 50mg, 100mg, 200mg. Shares of the company gained in early trade on Monday.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 90.22 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,07,173.93 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 90.22 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,07,173.93 crore.

Prices have corrected, making lower tops and lower bottoms from the 2018 top of 86.74 made on October 3. Currently, Brent crude is trading at USD 77.58/barrel. we hold 74.40-74 as the crucial supports provided 75.10 is broken on a closing basis. On the upside, 78 followed by 80.88 will act as major resistance.

The bank has acquired an additional stake of 4.95 per cent in NSDL, which now hold 9.95 per cent of the paid-up share capital of NDSL. The stakes were acquired from Axis Bank.

The index is now in close proximity to its crucial support zone of 10,000-9952. However, a decisive move below this support zone would open up for further correction up to the levels of 9680-9700 in the short term. Stocks in news: Cox & Kings, Dishman Carbogen Amcis, Dr Lal Path Labs, Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company, Peninsula Land, India Cements and Axis Bank.