Principal Financial Group has completed the full share buy-back of Punjab National Bank’s shares giving Principal full ownership of the Principal Pnb Asset Management Company Private Limited.

The US drug regulator inspected Cadila Healthcare's wholly-owned subsidiary Liva Pharma's injectables manufacturing unit in Vadodara, Gujarat. The inspection was carried on between August 20 to 28.

Vedanta, had proposed entry into the 41 revenue sharing government contracts. Accordingly, the company is bestowed upon 41 exploration blocks in India with a total bid cost of US$ 551 million. The stock of Vedanta opened with a gap-up of nearly Rs. 3 and surged as much as 3.4 per cent in intraday trade.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.55 p.m. on August 29, 2018.

The markets on August 29, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,876.88, down by 19.75 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,724.20, down by 14.30 points. 

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe has entered into a strategic licensing agreement to market generic Tiotropium Bromide dry powder inhaler (DPI) in Western Europe.

Time Technoplast has tied-up with global specialty chemicals giant Dow for bringing in revolutionary technology-based Smart Cans that enables the transition from large traditional rigid containers to flexible packaging options in the consumer product segment.

The company has been awarded a gas exploration block under the open acreage licensing policy - Round I. The block is located near Hindustan Oil Exploration Company's (HOEC) existing producing field in Dirok, Assam. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.04 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,93,882.37 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.04 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,93,882.37 crore.

Going ahead, the levels of 11,760, followed by 11,800 are likely to act as immediate resistance levels. Stocks in news: Wipro, SBI, Jaiprakash Power Ventures, JMC Projects, Bharat Financial Inclusion and Lakshmi Vilas Bank.

Markets in India are likely to see a soft opening as cues from the global peers are subdued. The SGX Nifty, suggest that Nifty could open with a marginal gain of 4 points around the level of 11,763. 

Lupin Limited has announced that it has received final approval for its Gabapentin Tablets USP, 600 mg and 800 mg from the USFDA to market a generic version of Pfizer Inc.’s Neurontin Tablets, 600 mg and 800 mg.

The company has received Letter of Intent (LoI) from Bharat Net project in Maharashtra. ITI Limited has be selected as the Project Implementation Agency (PIA) for implementation of BharatNet Phase II for two packages, A and C.

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Jet Airways reported second consecutive net loss of Rs. 1,323 crore in first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Besides, the company’s net revenue for the quarter was at Rs. 6,010.5 crore as against Rs. 5,648.9 crore in Q1FY18.

Vipul Limited received letter of award (LoA) from Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for wayside facilities. The stock climbed up 15 per cent intraday on Tuesday.

Tata Power's wholly-owned subsidiary Coastal Gujarat Power (CGPL) has raised Rs. 2,700 crore via issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCD) on private placement basis.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.31 p.m. on August 28, 2018.

Banking stocks dipped as Allahabad High Court refused to give interim relief to private power companies trying to delay insolvency proceeding as directed by RBI.

The markets on August 28, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,843.38, up by 149.27 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,732.55, up by 40.60 points. 

Parag Milk Foods has launched fresh milk made from 100 per cent pure cow’s milk under the brand Gowardhan in the Delhi NCR region. Together with Delhi NCR, the company is targeting to expand its footprints to the nearby regions within 250-300 km area of the Sonipat plant.

C&C Construction on Tuesday gained over 4 per cent intraday as the BSC-C&C joint venture won orders worth Rs. 266.22 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 83.61 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,83,115.45 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 83.61 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,83,115.45 crore.

The levels of 11,760, followed by 11,800, are likely to act as a resistances. On the way down, the level of 11,620 is likely to act as a support level. Stocks in news:  Karnataka Bank, Tata Power, Punj Lloyd, GAIL, JBF Industries, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Colgate Palmolive and Jet Airways.

Indian markets are likely to continue their record run on Tuesday following bullish sentiments prevailing in Asian markets and overnight gains on the Wall Street.  The SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty could open up by 31 points around levels of 11,754. 

Amrutanjan Heath Care has signed up with Amazon to offer its range of products under 'Prime' from August 18, 2018. This will help the company’s brands to reach out consumers in new geographies.

Panacea Biotec Ltd. announced that it has entered into a tripartite agreement with Natco Pharma Ltd. and Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc. for the manufacture and supply of Azacitidine injection for the US market under Breckenridge's already-Approved New Drugs Application (ANDA).

India INX has announced the launch of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and 100% wholly owned subsidiary, India INX Global Access IFSC Limited (Global Access) to facilitate access to global exchange markets through a single centralized platform.

Bharti Airtel has expanded its partnership with Netflix in India through which subscribers of select Airtel Postpaid and V-Fiber Home Broadband plans will receive a three month Netflix subscription. 

PSU Bank sector is leading with 2.9 per cent gains which has lifted the markets to trade in green.  Downward sloping trendline breakout with rising volumes and 14-period RSI positive crossover at 60 suggest some more upside in near term.

With global retail players eyeing every opportunity to participate in the Indian consumption story, the stocks of Future Group companies were buzzing on Monday as news reports suggested interests from Amazon, Google and Paytm.

These advanced cranes are used in different sectors like Railways, Oil & Gas sector, Mining, Power, Road & Bridges. This JV would enhance Escort’s presence in the material handling equipment segment.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.55 p.m. on August 27, 2018.

Anil Ambani led debt-laden telco, Reliance Communication has informed bourses that it has completed the sale of its fibre assets and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs. 3,000 crore.

The markets on August 27, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,687.89, up by 436.09 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,682.65, up by 125.55 points. 

Banks and metal stocks help benchmark indices scale new highs. The BSE Sensex touched a high of 38676.33, while Nifty hit a high of 11,677.15 points. The boarder market also participated in the rally. 

The water and effluent treatment business of L&T construction has won EPC orders worth Rs. 1,394 crore from the Water Resource Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh.  

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 76.06 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,19,822.91 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 76.06 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,19,822.91 crore.

Going forward, the zone of 11,486-11,500 is likely to act as a strong support zone as it is a gap area which was created as on August 20, 2018 and the lower end of a rising channel is placed near about the same level. While, on the way up, immediate resistance is seen around the level of 11,600, followed by 11,620.  Stock in news: Reliance Industries, Punjab Chemicals & Crop protection, Fortis Healthcare, Karda Constructions, JK Paper, DHFL, Reliance Naval and Engineering, V2 Retail and Bodal Chemicals.

A firm start is in the offing for the Indian markets as leads from the Asian peers are supportive. The bullish trend in SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty could open higher by 40 points around the level of 11,614. 

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Banks and financial institutions nowadays consider the credit score of a person applying for a loan to determine the creditworthiness of the person and, depending on the credit score, they decide whether to approve the loan application or reject it.

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Since last many years investors were aware of three key categories in equity funds, i.e Large-cap funds, Mid-cap funds and small-cap funds. However, SEBI has came up with a circular in October 2017 which changed the structure of the mutual fund industry.

Country’s second largest AMC reported strong performance in its quarterly performance for the quarter ended June 2018. The bottom-line grew substantially to Rs. 204 crore.

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The company has bagged an export order of 76,000 truck wheels from the US truck and trailer aftermarket.

EBITDA for the quarter rose by 26.3 per cent yoy to Rs. 26.34 crore with a corresponding margin expansion of 282 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 85.1 per cent. TICL functions on an invest and hold business model that has hardly any operating expenses and thus exceptional margins. The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 22.48 crore, yoy increase of 25 per cent.

Force Motors, the maker of light and heavy commercial vehicles, has entered into an agreement to acquire manufacturing plant of the German automaker Volkswagen Group's MAN Trucks.

Indian benchmark indices opened flat to negative on weak global cues and lower rupee. The Indian rupee down all-time low at Rs. 70.17 per dollar.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.45 p.m. on August 24, 2018.

The markets on August 24, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,231.29, down by 105.47 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,552.15, down by 30.60 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.68 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,81,185.26 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.68 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,81,185.26 crore.

Ashok Leyland announced yet another tender win for Defence Tracked Combat Vehicle. This tender is for developmental work and marks Ashok Leyland's foray into tracked vehicle business after bagging many other defence deals.

The US drug regulator has issued Establishment Inspection Report to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories' active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) plant in Srikakulam (SEZ), Andhra Pradesh.

On the last trading session of the week, the levels of 11,621 and 11,645 are likely to act as immediate resistances for the Nifty, while supports are seen around levels of 11,530 followed by 11,480. Stocks in news: Britannia Industries, Aban Offshore, SREI Infrastructure Finance and TVS Motor.

The local markets are likely to see a cautious opening on the back of mostly dull cues from the global arena. The SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty could open lower by 32 points around the level of 11,572. .  
  

High risk taking investors can take exposure in TTK Prestige (BSE Code 517506). The stock is likely to keep its upward momentum alive in the short term.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on August 24 are Celestial Biolabs, Britannia Industries, Power Mech Projects, Tamil Nadu Petroproducts and Reliance Industries.

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The microfinance company listed at Rs. 385 per share, a discount of 8.7 per cent from the issue price of Rs. 422 on BSE Exchange, on Thursday.

TVS Motor Company added yet another motorcycle to its list of commuter vehicles, TVS Radeon. The stock price was up by over 1 per cent intraday

Pennar Industries climbed close to 8 per cent in intraday trade on Thursday after the company and its subsidiary received orders worth Rs. 514 crore across various verticals.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 2.52 p.m. on August 23, 2018.

The markets on August 23, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 38,369.20 up by 83.45 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,590.65, up by 19.75 points.

Prataap Snacks informed bourses that the company's board has approved the acquisition of around 80 per cent stake in Avadh Snacks Private Limited for a cash consideration of Rs. 148 crore. As for FY18, the company had a cash of Rs. 180 crore.

Kridhan Infra Limited (KIL) informed bourses that its associate entity Vijay Nirman Company Private Limited (VNC) has bagged an order worth Rs. 174 crore from Central Public Works Department.

BLS International has begun its operations for the French Embassy in Jordan from August 19, 2018, said the company in a filing to the bourses.

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Tech Mahindra has received an approval from its board to acquire 100 per cent shareholding on a fully diluted basis in Inter-Informatics spol.s.r.o., an entity based in the Czech Republic through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mahindra Engineering Services (Europe).

The Centrum Group is eying to buy L&T Finance’s supply chain lending arm which has an outstanding loan book of Rs. 800 crore. This move is aligned with L&T Finance’s long-term strategy to reduce its wholesale lending business and focus on high yield retail and housing divisions, going forward.

In-line with the government's emphasis on using agriculture waste as industrial fuel, the company's R&D team had developed a product called as Processed Agriculture waste. Reacting to this, the stock of Jiya Eco-Products Limited was trading up by more than 2 per cent on Thursday.

On Thursday, we expect the index to witness a stable opening and see some consolidation. On the upside, the levels of 11,600, followed by 11,640, are likely to act as immediate hurdles for the index. Stocks in news: Lupin, Ultratech Cement, DHFL, Granules, HDFC, Nestle, ITI, Jet Airways, BPCL and Navneet Education.

Today, the markets are likely to make a flat start as the cues from global markets are muted. The SGX Nifty suggests that Nifty could open around 11,623.  

Pharma major Lupin bagged tentative USFDA approval for its generic Nudovra tablets. The company got USFDA approval to market this generic version of Natazia tablet belonging to Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. The stock of Lupin Limited is off its 52-week low and has witnessed trend reversal, recently.

The US drug regulator has granted Strides’ request to designate the medications under these ANDAs as a Competitive Generic Therapy (CGT). The company's wholly-owned step-down subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, received the ANDAs.

MACD is an acronym for moving average convergence divergence. Created by Gerald Appel in the late 1970s, the indicator is one of the most popular tool in use today. Market participants use MACD for determining trend direction, momentum and potential reversals.

Kerala is facing a huge natural catastrophe. The devastating floods have taken the state aback but the country stands with them. The floods will adversely impact certain sectors and industries. Kerala comprises of only 5 per cent of the Indian population, but it is a highly consumption-oriented state. Many industries depend on Kerala for raw material supplies and more.

BSE has signed an MoU with the Government of West Bengal to create awareness amongst the SMEs of the state about the benefits of listing. MoU was signed on August 21, 2018.

Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited has signed an agreement to acquire 30,52,469 equity shares of Re. 1 each of Good Host Space from Manipal Integrated Services.

AGS Transact Technologies has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the market regulator SEBI for an initial public offer (IPO).

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on August 23 are Adani Green Energy, Granules India, Axis Bank, Uflex and HDFC

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Pharma major Lupin received the final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Hydrocortisone Butyrate Lotion, 0.1%

India’s largest digital Infrastructure, BSE StAR MF recorded 6000 SIP in single a day by Arihant Capital on August 20, 2018.

Under pressure to reach its divestment target of Rs 1 trillion by March 2019, the Government of India is eager to list ONGC Videsh to unlock its value. If the government's proposal is approved, this will be another important IPO to watch out for.

Steel pipe maker Hi Tech Pipes has witnessed a growth of 59.3 per cent in its revenue on a yearly basis in the first quarter of FY19.

Dilip Buildcon, India’s largest road construction company, informed the bourses that it has been announced L-1 bidder for Bhopal Metro rail project, Phase-1. The order is amounting to Rs. 247.06 crore.

A subsidiary of Man Infraconstruction, Manaj Tollway Private Limited has won an arbitration case against Government of Maharashtra's PWD, the company informed through a filing to the exchange on Tuesday.