Parag Milk Foods informed the bourses that the company has launched ‘Kesar dahi’ under Gowardhan brand. The launch would enable the company to enhance its curd portfolio, which is a low margin product.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.56 p.m. on September 25, 2018.

The markets on September 25, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,542.50, up by 237.48 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,027.55, up by 60.15 points.

Kolkata-based company, Anmol Industries Limited, has received approval from SEBI for its IPO. Anmol is one of the leading FMCG companies in India. The company had filed its DRHP in June 2018.  

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.20 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,47,636.28 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.20 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,47,636.28 crore.

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered the liquidation of Moser Baer India Limited under Section 33(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. NCLT's direction came as the company's Committee of Creditors unanimously agreed for the liquidation of the company.

Going ahead, we believe the zone of 10,752-10,866 is likely to act as a key support. Stocks in news: Canara Bank, Infosys, Kajaria Ceramics, Vakrangee, Zensar Technologies, Dilip Buildcon, Adlabs Entertainment, Dena Bank, HFCL, Yes Bank and Mangalam Drugs and Organics.

The outlook for the day is muted start on the back of lacklustre trading in the Asian markets. The SGX Nifty is trading almost unchanged at 10,991, indicating a flat start to the day.   

The stocks most likely to experience significant movement on the bourses on September 25, 2018 are TVS Motor Company, Ramco Systems, Tata Power, Zensar Technologies, L&T Technology Services (LTTS) and NTPC.

The company has started manufacturing operations at its Halol plant in Gujarat from September 1. The plant will be manufacturing suspension products for OEMs.

Ramco Systems' aviation suite was selected by Advanced Global Resources, LLC (AGR) to manage the IT and supply chain contract of their client the US Army.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 2.20 p.m. on September 24, 2018.

The markets on September 24, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,445.34, down by 396.26 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,011.35, down by 131.75 points. 

Generic Engineering Construction & Projects has bagged multiple orders amounting to an impressive sum of Rs. 273.93 crore. The orders involve work pertaining to the construction of residential buildings in Mumbai and Kalyan, construction of security complex, as well as civil and finishing work for a residential building.

Whether the markets are up or down, the inflows to mutual funds are consistently rising. Thanks to SEBI and AMFI for good promotions. But have you ever thought of how to choose a fund, what parameters to look for, read on to know more...

Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) launches commencement of work for Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL), coal gasification based urea production facility of TFL is first of its kind project in India, estimated investment Rs. 12,000 crore; output 1.27 MMTPA ‘Neem’ coated urea.

The subsidiary of Mercator, Mercator Petroleum Limited has begun the oil production and dispatch from its first well, Jyoti-1 in Cambay basin. Reacting to the news, shares of the Mercator surged almost 2 per cent intraday on Monday.

L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS) secured a deal worth US$ 40 million in Europe. LTTS will provide AI and Virtual Reality based Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, thereby catering to the industrial products segment of a major technology corporation.

The book building initial public offerings (IPO) of two companies Garden Reach and Manorama Industries are open for subscription. Garden Reach is a PSU shipbuilders, while Manorama Industries is a speciality forest products company.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.49 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,33,834.52 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.49 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,33,834.52 crore.

Leading realtor, Godrej Properties Limited (GPL) has added a residential project in Sector 43 Noida. The project is near Noida Golf Course.

Going into trade on Monday, major support for the index is placed around the levels of 11,017-11,025, which is the confluence of 100-day SMA and 61.8 per cent retracement level. Stocks in news: DHFL, Biocon, ICICI Bank, ABB, Tata Steel, ITD Cementation, IL&FS Investment Managers, Sequent Scientific and Galaxy surfactants.

Markets in India are expected to witness a shaky start as cues from Asian peers are negative. The US-China trade tariffs will become effective from today and, as per media reports, China has even refused to sit down on the negotiating table with the US. On the domestic front, traders will keep a watch on rupee, but the debt markets will be closely watched and this is where most of the cues will come from. The SGX Nifty is trading down by 23 points at 11,148, indicating negative start for the day.  

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The expenses incurred on medical care and nursing of dependents with specified disabilities can be claimed as deduction under the Income Tax Act. The deduction is available for medical expenses incurred towards nursing, training and rehabilitation of the disabled dependent.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved a slew of proposals aimed at boosting portfolio investments in stock and commodity derivatives markets.

SEBI has mooted revised framework for settlement of cases and has proposed new KYC norms for FPIs.

The Central government plans to introduce geo-tagging of registered offices of companies in their statutory filings with the Registrar of Companies.

The abrupt and unexpected crash in the market on Friday caused panic among the investors who were totally dumbstruck by the sudden precipitous fall in the markets. 

The rating agency CRISIL has upgraded the ratings of Muthoot HomeFin India Ltd (MHIL) term loans, working capital demand loan and proposed long term bank facility to ’CRISIL AA/Stable’ from ’CRISIL AA-/Stable’.  

The shares of NBFCs experienced sudden and heavy selling pressure on Friday. The rising cost of borrowing of housing finance companies is a major concern for the investors. 

Despite a huge turmoil in the benchmark indices, majorly led by the NBFCs which also dragged the Nifty IT index 1.4 per cent, the giants TCS and Wipro maintained upsurge and hit record high levels.

Many investors start investing through SIP or lumpsum into mutual funds and just forget about it. But it is important to maintain the desired asset allocation. So it is important to re-balance your mutual fund portfolio to maintain the required level of asset allocation. Read on more to find out what is re-balancing and why is it important.

Brent oil prices witnessed bottom fishing at 70.30 levels in the mid-August 2018 and thereby gave a bounce-back near to its important resistance levels. The prices surged 14 per cent from the said low to a high of 80.13 hit on September 12, 2018.  

Update on NFO (New Fund Offer) that are currently open for subscription.

Aavas Financiers plans to raise up to Rs. 1734 cr through offer for sale (OFS) and fresh issue of shares. The OFS includes sale of 1.6 cr shares with face value of Rs 10. The fresh issue will be to raise ~Rs.400 cr by issuing ~48.7 lakh shares. The price band is Rs.818 – Rs.821 per equity share. The offer opens from Sep 25- Sep 28.

Steel Authority of India has announced that it has nearly completed its modernisation and expansion of Rs 72,000 crore. The modernisation and expansion programme was undertaken by the company to increase its capacity to 21 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

Strides Pharma’s stock jumped 3.5 per cent during Friday’s opening trade as the decision to merge Arrow and Apotex did not face opposition by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Gravita India Limited, a leading recycling company, has said that the company has expanded the capacity of its existing plant located at Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, by installing new washing line and PPCP granules extrusion lines having annual capacity of 4,800 MTPA.

Dilip Buildcon has emerged as the L-1 bidder for the Indore metro project. Post the news, the company's stock rose by over 2 per cent intra-day on Friday. 

At 12.30 pm, the HFC's saw decline of more than 20% across the board. The pack was led by DHFL which corrected by more than 50% followed by YES bank which fell  by more than 25%. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.18 p.m. on September 21, 2018.

The markets on September 21, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,364.64, up by 243.42 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,293.45, up by 59.10 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.03 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 20,50,327.67 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2.03 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 20,50,327.67 crore.

Have you ever held an insurance policy which claimed to be for the benefit of your child? Or you might have heard of such insurance policies. Mutual funds also have product focusing of children. Read on to find out about it.

The growth has moderated for the mutual funds in their equity funds in the last few months. Besides, there is also an increase in the weight of defensives and decline in the weight of cyclicals in the overall portfolio of equity mutual funds.

Going ahead, the level of 11,200 is likely to act as an immediate support for the Nifty, followed by the important support placed in the region of 11,170-11,160, whereas on the upside, the levels of 11,280, followed by 11,310, are likely to act as near term hurdles for the index.  Stocks in news: Yes Bank, Clariant chemicals, ICICI Bank, Strides Pharma Science, Graphite India, NBCC, Manali Petrochemicals, Gravita, ITC, Max India and Dilip Buildcon.

Indian markets are expected to start the final trading session of the week with an uptick as cues from the global markets are positive. The SGX Nifty is trading up by 42 points at 11,354, indicating positive start for the day. However, it would be interesting to see how the market shapes up as the day progresses, because lately we have seen that after a positive start, market pares it gains and selling pressure intensifies in the last leg of trading. Would it be a replica of the previous trading session or would the bulls return to the scene? The answer to this would depend a lot on the rupee movement. 

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Moody’s retains Yes Bank’s issuer, deposit and unsecured debt rating at ‘Baa3/P-3' with stable outlook, despite a change in leadership set to take place next year.

Many investors are impressed with the returns generated by equity in the past and are shifting their existing investments from gold and fixed deposits to direct equity or to equity oriented mutual funds. One must not rely a single asset class but follow a proper asset allocation. What is asset allocation and why is it important. Read on more to find out.

TVS Motor Company announced its association with leading distributor in the Mexican region, Torino Motors, a subsidiary of Groupo Autofin.

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers’ IPO will open for subscription from September 24 to September 26, 2018. The issue is purely Offer for Sale (OFS) consisting of 2,92,10,760 shares worth Rs 344.69 crore. The face value is Rs 10 per equity share. The minimum lot size for subscription is 120 shares with issue price ranging from Rs 115-118 per equity share. For the retail investors and employees, a discount of Rs 5 per share would be offered. Post-allotment, the company would get listed on both BSE and NSE. 

BSE receives another feather in its hat by getting SEBI’s approval to launch Commodity Derivatives Segment from October 1, 2018.

Most of the mutual fund investors end up investing in too many mutual funds in their portfolio, which in long run may prove to be harmful for their portfolio performance. So let’s find out how many mutual funds one should invest in.

SEBI in a further step towards reducing the intermediary cost of mutual fund distribution has bought in various changes. Read on to find them and their impact. 

HFCL has received an advance purchase order worth nearly Rs 611 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

Investment in mutual funds have been increased tremendously in recent times. When it comes to investment people generally talk about returns. But very few know how they are calculated. Let’s find out how the mutual funds returns are calculated.

Dinesh Engineers Limited, a passive communication infrastructure company will be launching its initial public offering.  

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.56 p.m. on September 19, 2018.

The markets on September 19, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,362.12, up by 71.45 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,300.30, up by 21.40 points. 

IL&FS Transportation Networks witnessed a leap of 9.3 per cent in its share price on intraday  basis on Wednesday subsequent to the company signing a settlement agreement with NHAI.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.26 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 12,40,622.18 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.26 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 12,40,622.18 crore.

Going ahead, immediate support for the index is placed around the level of 11,250, which is the recent swing low. On other hand, in case cues from global markets remain positive, then Nifty may witness a pullback rally up to the levels of 11,330, followed by 11,370. Stocks in news: ICICI Bank, Lupin, Rites, Som Distilleries and Breweries, Sun Pharmaceutical, NIIT Technologies, Linde India, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, TCS and KIOCL.

Indian equity markets are likely to open in the green on Wednesday, following the rally on Wall Street overnight and positive sentiments prevailing in the Asian markets. The SGX Nifty is trading higher by 27 points at 11,342, signalling a positive start for the day.  

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on September 19 are Indian Hume Pipe Company, ICICI Prudential, Sun Pharma, Som Distilleries and Breweries and Strides Pharma.

The Indian Hume Pipe company has received Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the work of Rs 221.72 crore from Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam for engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, trial run and operation and maintenance of various components of Indwar-I multi-village rural water supply scheme in Umaria district and Katni

The stocks most likely to experience significant movement on the bourses on September 19, 2018, are Indian Hotels Company Limited, Reliance Capital and Maruti Suzuki.

The company's subsidiary Woodpecker Distilleries & Breweries Private Limited has launched Blackfort Beer in Lager variant to cater to the mild beer segment in the southern state.

Many people are worried post the decision to levy LTCG (Long Term Capital Gains Tax) on Equities and Equity Mutual Funds. They think that post this decision mutual fund is no longer better as ULIPs though based on equities are tax-free. So, let’s find out how mutual funds compare to the ULIP post LTCG Tax.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved procurement order worth Rs. 9,100 crore for inducting two regiments of Akash Missiles from the company.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 2.12 p.m. on September 18, 2018.

The markets on September 18, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 37,554.29, down by 31.22 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,364.35, down by 13.40 points. 

SEBI is mulling to implement performance-linked fees for mutual funds. This will be a win-win situation for investors and fund houses.

Spectrum Electrical Industries and Sky Gold Private have launched IPOs that are closing on September 21, 2018, while Garden Reach Ship is all set to launch an IPO on September 24, 2018.

Due to demonetization and aggressive promotion of mutual funds in the recent years, we have seen a spike-up of inflows in to mutual funds in India. Many of you may be investing in mutual funds. But have you ever wondered how mutual funds actually work? Let’s find out.

The board of Redington approved the buyback of 1,11,20,000 equity shares on Monday. The company will buy back at a price of Rs. 125 per share, which represents almost 20 per cent premium from its current market price of Rs. 104 per share.

Government calls for the merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank into Bank of Baroda. The combined entity will form the third-largest bank in India with a total loan book of Rs. 14.82 lakh crore. Of the three, Dena Bank is the weakest, while Bank of Baroda and Vijaya Bank have cleaner books.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 82.31 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,94,587.42 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 82.31 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,94,587.42 crore.

Going ahead, the opening would be crucial and any drift on the lower side may open up the likelihood for the index testing its 50-day SMA, which is currently place around the level of the level of 11,316. Stocks in news: Adani Ports, Gujarat Gas, Infosys, Bank of Maharashtra, Mcleod Russel, Aurionpro Solutions and Avenue Supermarts.

The overhang of a trade war will remain on Indian markets which are likely to open lower. Going ahead, traders will keep a close eye on the rupee movement as rupee breached 72.50/$ mark. The SGX Nifty is trading lower by 23 points at 11,366.    

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on September 18 are Indraprastha Gas, Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Avenue Supermarts, IL&FS Transportation Networks Limited and SMS Lifesciences. 

Tata Elxsi, announced partnership with Ayla Networks to deliver value-added IoT services to communications service providers (CSP). The stock of Tata Elxsi withstood overall market pessimism and closed 1 per cent up from its previous close.

SIPs are mostly used for investment in equity funds. They can also be used for investment in debt funds. Read on to find out if they are beneficial or not.

The company will develop City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in these areas as per the authorization given by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).

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Alembic Pharmaceutical informed the bourses that it has got approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Desvenlafaxine Extended-Release Tablets, 25 mg from USFDA on Monday.

Large-cap pharma company Glenmark Pharma received USFDA approval for its Estradiol Vaginal Inserts USP, 10 mcg which is a generic version of VAGIFEM, 10 mcg of Novo Nordisk Inc. to help lessen vaginal symptoms of menopause.

Shri Bajrang Power and Ispat Limited plans to launch an IPO comprising of equity shares of face value Rs. 10 each, amounting to a total of Rs. 500 crore. The company filed a DRHP with SEBI on September 12, 2018.

Some agents convince people to go for corporate fixed deposits by saying that you will receive 2-3 per cent higher returns than that of bank fixed deposits without any risks. It is very important to understand any investment product before getting into it. So let's find out what actually corporate fixed deposits are and whether they really a safe option?

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.09 p.m. on September 17, 2018.