Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.44 p.m. on May 18, 2018.

The markets on May 18, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,025.66, down by 123.46 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,646.95, down by 35.75 points. 

PSU Banking index was off its multiple support zone at the start of May 2018. The same bounce was misconceived as bottom fishing for the PSU Banking sector. It was just a short covering after major PSU Banks had badly fallen post Q4 results.

The telecom operator and the e-commerce major join hands to offer 40 smartphones, starting at a price of Rs. 3,399. The scheme aims to promote the use of 4G network among new smartphone users.

As a part of Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, Titagarh Wagons Limited is set to provide four vessels, two each for the Indian Navy and Ministry of Earth Sciences, respectively. The company has been successful in launching the first of the four vessels.

The company’s consolidated total income for the fourth quarter of FY18 was at Rs. 2,092 crore as compared to Rs. 2,098 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Its lending plan for this financial year is 20 per cent higher than the previous year and the NCD issue is set to open on May 22 and close on June 4, with a base size of Rs. 3,000 crore and an option to retain over subscription of up to Rs. 9,000 crore.

A UN report has predicted that India will be the fastest growing economy in the world with a projected growth rate of 7.6 per cent in FY19.

EBITDA for the quarter rose by 38.7 per cent yoy to Rs. 101 crore with a corresponding margin expansion of 64 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 9.8 per cent.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.45 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 14,32,762.88 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.45 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 14,32,762.88 crore.

The stock of Biocon was buzzing as the details about the inspection of the company's Bengaluru unit is crucial for the planned launch of three biosimiliars reached the market.

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Going ahead, immediate support for the Nifty is seen around the level of 10,660, which is its 21-day EMA. However, a follow-through move below this crucial level could lead to extended correction up to the levels of 10,600-10,620. Stocks in news: Reliance Industries, KEI Industries, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Minda Corporation, Godrej Agrovet and Reliance Communications.

The opening for the Indian markets is likely to be subdued as Asian markets are indecisive, and in overnight trade, the Wall Street was a tad nervous. Trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty could open with a loss of 30 points at 10,672.  

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The Karnataka election results, which led to a hung assembly, had created buzz in the markets. Indian benchmark indices had hit a new provisional high in anticipation of a BJP win in the elections, where the investors had forecasted a new rally surpassing the peak levels in the near term. 

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Bajaj Finance Ltd reported strong earnings for the quarter with strong advances growth and steady asset quality growth.

Revenue for full years 2017-18 rose 17.3 per cent yoy to Rs. 2108 crore. EBITDA for the period rose 11.2 per cent yoy to Rs. 303 crore with corresponding margin contraction of 80 bps.

Escorts standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 1,436.1 crore, registering 37.6 per cent yoy increase. This was due to robust growth across all segment.

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) on Thursday announced that its subsidiary L&T Construction has bagged orders worth Rs. 2,440 crore in the domestic market.

Steelmaker JSW Steel posted stellar numbers for the quarter and the year ended March 2018. The company's operating profit to interest was at its best at 5.99 times.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.01 p.m. on May 17, 2018.

The markets on May 17, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,303.44, down by 84.44 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,712.45, down by 28.65 points. 

Transport Corporation of India (TCI) standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 605.25 crore, registering 25.7 per cent yoy increase.

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Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.16 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,06,656.89 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.16 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,06,656.89 crore.

Going ahead, on the downside, immediate support is seen around 10,690, and a follow-through move below this support level could lead to further correction up to the levels of 10,650-10,660. Stocks in news: Divis Laboratories, Crest Ventures, Simplex Infrastructures, Muthoot Finance, Infosys and Transport Corporation of India.

We expect a tepid start to the markets going into trade on Thursday as cues from Asian peers are mixed. Trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty could open with minuscule gain of 5 points at 10,767.50.  

Asia’s first stock exchange BSE received recognition as a ‘Designated Offshore Securities Market’ (DOSM) from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.

Packaging major Uflex bagged the certification by the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) as a security printer for printing MICR instruments for its member banks on Wednesday. 

The company’s standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs 95.63 crore, registering an increase of 7.3 per cent YoY.

The company's EBITDA for the quarter rose by 26.8 per cent YoY to Rs 52.9 crore with a corresponding margin expansion of 1703 bps. Its EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 70.1 per cent. 

The overall two-wheeler and three-wheeler sales rose 31.7 per cent to 8.89 lakh units in last quarter of FY18. The company’s total export (two and three-wheeler) increased 45.3 per cent yoy to 1.61 lakh units in Q4FY18.

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Muthoot Financial Services reported weak numbers for the quarter with subdued revenue and modest loan assets growth over the FY18

Muthoot Financial Services reported weak numbers for the quarter with subdued revenue and modest loan assets growth over the FY18.

Muthoot Financial Services reported weak numbers for the quarter with subdued revenue and modest loan assets growth over the FY18.

Hindalco reported stable numbers over the quarter. The company recorded highest ever aluminium and copper output for the year.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 35.72 crore, yoy decline of 36.1 per cent.

AIA Engineering consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 743.85 crore, registering 11.3 per cent yoy increase. 

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 2,932.71 crore, yoy decline of 5.1 per cent.

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Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.12 p.m. on May 16, 2018.

The markets on May 16, 2018 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,515.54, down by 28.40 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,777.05, down by 24.80 points. 

Vivimed Labs Limited, a pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals company, has agreed to acquire Soneas through its API arm UQUIFA.

Its domestic business grew by 10.4 per cent while export growth was muted despite orders in hand due to delayed shipments.

The board of directors have recommended the dividend of Rs. 25 per share on equity share of Rs. 2 per share.

Ineos Styrolution reported strong quarterly performance across the board. The specialties business revenue also witnessed traction

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals launches its first inhaled respiratory product in Europe. The company has marketing and distribution right for the product in Europe.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.21 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,31,488.68 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.21 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,31,488.68 crore.

A follow-through weakness and a close below the Monday’s session low (10,774) would signal a reversal in the market. In that case, we could see correction up to the levels of 10,690-10,650. Stocks in news: DLF, Shree Pushkar Chemicals and Fertilisers, Syngene International, MCX, Wockhardt, EPC Industries, Reliance Communications, Cyient and Tata Steel.

Indian markets are likely to make a pessimistic start tracking weak global cues. The sentiments may remain dampened as the US treasury yield on the 10-year benchmark surged to its highest level since 2011, which indicates a more hawkish Federal Reserve going ahead with rate hikes and that would not go down well with the emerging markets.

The share price of pharmaceutical major Sun Pharma plunged by over 7 per cent during the previous week on the back of declining sales of its key specialty products and speculation about price erosion.  

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Suven Lifesciences reported strong result with good numbers across the board. The core manufacturing business witnessed robust growth aiding better top-line growth.

The loss after exceptional item for Q4FY18 came in at Rs. 783.54 crore as against a net profit of Rs. 380 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Indian Hume Pipe slipped over 4 per cent on Tuesday after the company received cancellation of LoA from Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam Maryadit.

PNC Infratech is involved in execution of infrastructure projects including highways, bridges, flyovers, power transmission lines, airport runways, industrial area development and other infrastructure activities.

It was a roller-coaster day for the Indian stock markets in the lieu of the Karnataka assembly election results. Expecting a win for BJP, the Indian benchmark indices witnessed a dynamic impulse, however retreated from their psychological levels of 10950 and 36000 for Nifty and Sensex respectively, to close flat. 

Leading cold chain logistics company reported mixed numbers for Q4FY18 on Tuesday. Reacting to the news, the stock dipped more than 5 per cent during the day.

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever’s share price surged by over 2 per cent on the bourses on Tuesday as the company posted a spurt of 11 per cent in its sales volume for the fourth quarter of FY18. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.53 p.m. on May 15, 2018.

The markets on May 15, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,789.31, up by 232.60 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,874.90, up by 68.30 points.

The MoU has also set a target of 2.1 million tons of production of Alumina with 100 per cent capacity utilisation and an optimum Aluminium production target of 4.15 lakh tonnes.

N R Agarwal Industries' standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 345.44 crore, registering 15.1 per cent yoy increase.

The company’s order book as on March 31, 2018 stood at Rs. 17,298 crores, up by 37 per cent yoy. Also, total order intake for FY18 stood at Rs. 15,098 crore, growth of 22 per cent yoy.

International barometer that measures the performance of Indian stocks, the MSCI India Index has reshuffled the stocks it tracks post its periodic review. The new additions include Avenue Supermarts, and Interglobe Aviation, while deletions include IDFC Bank and Vakrangee.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 46.36 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,04,390.21 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 46.36 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,04,390.21 crore.

Going ahead, the level of 10,840 will act as an immediate resistance, followed by 10,910. On the way down, the level of 10,770 would be seen as an immediate support, followed by 10,690. Stocks in news: Vedanta, JK Paper, Kaveri Seed, National Aluminium, Reliance Infrastructure, Shalimar Paints and Adlabs Entertainment.

Indian benchmark indices are expected to open with modest losses as the cues from the Asian peers are mostly soft. In a very important and significant cabinet reshuffle, Smriti Irani was moved out of the I&B ministry and Rajyavardhan Rathore will take charge of the I&B ministry, while Piyush Goyal will take additional charge of the Ministry of Finance till Arun Jaitley recovers from his illness. Market participants will wait for the outcome of Karnataka assembly elections as it will dictate the movement of the market. 

Dr Lal Pathlabs reported stable numbers for the Q4FY18 with strong revenue numbers and strong bottomline growth

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 51.76 crore, an increase of 36 per cent YoY. This was due to a one-time gain of Rs 5.27 crore during the quarter. 

Nile reported weak numbers for Q4FY18 with declining margins due to higher raw materials costs.

Praj Industries surged as much as 6.16 per cent from the previous close with 4.73 times volume spurt. The stock of Praj Industries gave a resistance breakout on closing basis on Monday. This may be ahead of the corporate results which the company is likely to announce on May 16.

Gujarat Gas opened on a positive note and surged more than 5.5 per cent with 8.68 times volume spurt post Q4 in the last week. Stock rested its Descending Triangle pattern breakout at 860 levels on Monday supported by volume spurt and 14-period RSI giving multiple point downward sloping trendline breakout.

In its first chargesheet filed with regards to the over Rs. 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank scam, CBI books Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and the former MD & CEO of PNB, who now holds the same position in Allahabad Bank.

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Sun TV Network posted Rs. 289.76 crore as Net profit, an increase of 22.82 per cent for the year ending 31st March, 2018 as against Rs. 235.91 crore during the same quarter of the preceding year.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.14 p.m. on May 14, 2018.

The markets on May 14, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,509.42, down by 26.37 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,792.80, down by 13.70 points. 

Ahluwalia Contracts, construction company, has informed the exchanges that it has bagged new orders worth around Rs. 389.81 crore.

The company's EBITDA for the quarter rose by 17.4 per cent yoy to Rs. 180.25 crore with a corresponding margin contraction of 87 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 17.5 per cent.

While the earning season brought cheers to almost all sectors, the strain in the banking sector, especially in the public sector banks, is also being highlighted. Prominent public banks including PNB, Allahabad Bank, Dena Bank, Canara Bank, Vijaya Bank, OBC, UCO were buzzing in the morning session.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 45.11 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,87,111.61 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 45.11 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,87,111.61 crore.

On the way down, immediate support is placed around the level of 10,780, followed by 10,740. Stocks in news: Dena Bank, JSW Steel, Ashoka Buildcon, JBM Auto, The New India Assurance Company, Aarti Industries, Allahabad Bank, Sical Logistics and 5paisa Capital.

Indian shares look set to open flat to negative as the exit polls ahead of the actual counting in Karnataka assembly polls have not given a very decisive picture. If the consensus forecast of all the exit polls are considered, the results appear to be veering towards a hung assembly in Karnataka. 

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Insurance companies, of late, have started offering out-patient department (OPD) cover with health insurance policies. TheOPD cover, which comes as an additional feature of the health insurance policy, offers reimbursement of expenses such as ambulance charges, diagnostic tests, prescribed and over-the-counter medicines, preventive health check-ups, etc.

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