The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 15.27 crore, yoy increase of 3%. Taxes increased due to rise in deferred taxes attributed to the new capacities added.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech on Thursday announced that 56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads will be connected under regional air connectivity scheme (UDAN) of the government.

Furthering the Budget 2017 impetus on Housing for All, the government has assigned infrastructure status to affordable housing projects in this year's budget.On Thursday, the Finance Minister announced that the government will set up an affordable housing fund under the National Housing Bank (NHB).

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 1.12 crore, yoy decline of 70.4 per cent. This was due to jump in interest expenses by 236.8 per cent yoy. Also, sharp decline in other income from Rs. 3.66 crore to Rs. 0.24 crore contributed to the decline in bottomline.

HEG standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 842.71 crore, registering 235.4 per cent yoy increase. 

IIFL Holdings on Wednesday announced to reorganize the company's corporate structure. The reorganization will result in three listed entities, one each for its Loans and Mortgages; Wealth and Asset Management; and Capital Markets businesses.

The government proposed 100 per cent deduction on revenue from Farmer Producer Companies, in the Union budget 2018. While deductions under section 80JJAA is extended to footwear industry, earlier, the criteria of a minimum period of 150 days employment was available only to the apparel industry.

In its initial reaction equity market has given a thumb down to budget as Nifty and Sensex eroded early gain post the announcement of Long-Term Tax Gain (LTCG) of 10 per cent on gain over Rs. 1,00,000 without indexation benefit. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.55 p.m. on February 1.

Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech announced that government is planning to allocate Rs. 7,140 crore for textiles sector in 2018-19.

The markets on February 1 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,721.55, down by 243.47 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,883.30, down by 144.40 points.

Our honorable FM has showed his focus in #budget2018 to improve the education sector with an aim to invest Rs 1 lakh crore for education sector in four years in order to emerge as the fastest growing nation over the next decade Indian youth should be kept into the focus.

Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley announced a Capex of Rs. 1.48 lakh crores for FY19. Bangalore Metro, Mumbai locals and unmanned rail crossing get government attention.

In a bid to give further impetus to Digital India, in the Union Budget 2018 government has increased its focus towards digitisation of education system and increase Digital intensity in the country.

Government will be focusing on the improvement of road infrastructure for seamless connectivity to various part of India. Government is expected to spend around Rs. 5.35 lakh crore for building around 35,000 Km roads in first phase.

For the healthcare sector, National Health Protection Scheme is launched to cover 10 crore poor and vulnerable families. This will benefit 50 crore beneficiaries. 

The Finance Minister announced a new healthcare policy, Ayushman Bharat Programme.

The Finance Minister has announced a Rs. 10,000 crore allocation for fisheries, aquaculture and animal husbandry funds. 

In the starting commentary finance ministry announced major relief for the farmers. The government increase in MSP of kharif crops by 1.5 times the cost of produce of the crops. It has earlier increased the MSP of rabi crops by similar percentage. This comes in line with the governments aim at doubling the farmers income by FY2022.

This budget is considered to be crucial for the government with the Loksabha elections scheduled in 2019. The major task for the government is to keep the general sentiment positive, while the nation goes to the polls.

In a bid to give further impetus to Digital India, in the Union Budget 2018 government has increased its focus towards digitisation of education system and increase Digital intensity in the country.

The Indian stock markets were in top spirit on Thursday morning ahead of the Union Budget announced by Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley. The markets were trading higher despite fears of LTCG making a comeback.

Government started with the objective to improve the farm income by 2x by 2022. In the very direction government is planning to provide 1.5x of the cost of produce as the minimum support price. This was earlier applicable for Rabi crops and has been extended to all crops.

Being a mutual fund investor, it is necessary and advisable to be aware of the all charges and costs involved with the mutual fund investment. The various costs involved in mutual fund investment 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 50.96 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,73,999.37 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 50.96 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,73,999.37 crore.

Going forward, immediate support for the index is placed in the region of 10,970-10,990, followed by 10,900. On the upside, the level of 11,172 would be crucial to watch, as a move above this level would lead to an extension of the current leg of the upmove. Top stocks to watch out: Godrej Properties, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Copper, Fortis Healthcare, Time Technoplast, Wipro, Phillips Carbon Black, Nocil and SBI. 

Indian equity benchmarks are expected to make a muted start on Thursday, and until the Union Budget proposals start rolling in, we expect range-bound movement and lots of volatility would be seen with the progress of the session. The big question is whether the FM would maintain the reformist fervour or he would prefer to add a tinge of populism to the budget. The Lok Sabha election in 2019 and the some crucial state elections coming up this year could see the budget tilting more towards populism.  

The PAT for the quarter jumped by almost six times to Rs 31.31 crore from Rs. 4.6 crore in corresponding quarter of last year. 

Indiabulls Housing Finance on Wednesday announced placing a Social Bond of US $50 Mn (Rs.315 crores).

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs 14.13 crore, a decline of 16.8% YoY, which was due to steep rise in interest expenses by 50 per cent YoY.

Hindustan Copper standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 491 crore, registering 65 per cent yoy increase.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 2,959 crore, yoy decline of 8.6 per cent. This was led by jump in effective tax rate from 14.5 per cent to 31.5 per cent.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 31.75 crore, which is yoy decline of 11.1 per cent.

Company’s expansion project of coke oven plant and captive power plant is in advanced stage of completion and will be commissioned in Q1FY19.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 56.59 crore, yoy increase of 280.3 per cent. This was due to significant decline in effective tax rate from 63 per cent to 28 per cent aided to the growth of the bottomline.

Care Rating’s standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 74.81 crore, registering 13.4 per cent yoy increase. This was primarily driven by 14.2 per cent jump in rating revenue to Rs. 74.8 crore from Rs. 65.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.02 p.m. on January 31.

The markets on January 31 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,892.83, down by 140.90 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,008.40, down by 41.25 points.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 120.2 crore, yoy increase of 41.9 per cent.

Jagran Prakashan reported its third quarterly result on Tuesday. The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter remained flat at Rs. 598.1 crore.

With the Union Budget 2018 just a day away, traders and investors alike are waiting patiently to hear from Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley what his spending plans are for the year ahead. While there are many expectations from the budget, there also many fears that have gripped the market since the pre-budget discussions have taken-off.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 38.91 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,52,935.77 crore.

Arbitrage funds buys shares in cash segment and sell the futures for the same company in the derivative markets as long as they are trading at a reasonable premium. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 38.91 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,52,935.77 crore.

Going forward, the zone of 10,980-11,000 is a crucial support zone for the index. On the upside, Nifty reacted from the day’s high, i.e. 11,121, and this level may act as a resistance, followed by 11,172. Top stocks to watch out: BEL, KPIT, Syndicate Bank, MIRC Electronics, Welspun Enterprises, Bajaj Auto, Tube Investments of India and Mahindra and Mahindra. 

Key Indian equity indices may open significantly lower as the Asian markets are under pressure in early trading as also due to the overnight fall on the Wall Street. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty may open at 11,012 with a loss of 54 points. 

The company's PAT for the quarter stood at Rs 429.87 crore, an increase of 22.1% YoY. This increase was due to other income, which almost doubled to Rs 35.9 crore from Rs 18.9 crore in Q3FY17. 

The company's EBITDA for the quarter rose by 66.5 per cent YoY to Rs 135.6 crore, with a corresponding margin expansion of 359 bps. The EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 28.6 per cent.

CK Birla Group owned Birlasoft and KPIT have announced a merger to create an over US$700-million combined entity. The entity would be demerged into two separate companies later. 

Company has witnessed rise in material cost due to change in product mix, increased commodity prices, sales of new models compensated with cost optimization initiatives.

Kellton Tech Solutions has announced its plan to consider issuance of bonus shares, post-trading hours on Tuesday. Kellon Tech closed at Rs. 119.75 per share, up by 0.76 per cent on BSE.

The company’s PAT came in at Rs. 14 crore, representing 15.7 per cent sequential decline and 164.3 per cent YoY increase.

Its consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 1,278.3 crore, registering 15.4 per cent yoy increase. This was led by jump in revenue from Industrial products and Plastic piping products by 28.6 per cent and 18.6 per cent, respectively.

The PAT for the quarter jumped nearly 14-fold to Rs. 340.53 crore. This was also attributed to lower effective tax rate in the quarter.

The company’s PAT came in at Rs. 108 crore, representing 40.3 per cent sequential decline and 6.5 per cent YoY increase.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 67.28 crore, yoy increase of 868.1 per cent. This sharp jump in net profit was driven by significant rise in other income.

Fund factsheets are easily accessible at AMC’s website and are published monthly. Investors are advised to check these factsheets monthly to track fund’s performance and to know their schemes better.

 Its standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 3,684.95 crore, registering 13.7 per cent yoy increase. EBITDA for the quarter rose by 31.3 per cent yoy to Rs. 286.79 crore with a corresponding margin expansion of 104 bps.

The company’s PAT came in at Rs. 147 crore, representing 49.2 per cent sequential increase and 9.6 per cent YoY increase.

The company’s PAT came in at Rs. 28 crore, representing 6.1 per cent sequential increase and 124 per cent YoY increase.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.36 p.m. on January 30.

The markets on January 30 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,042.83, down by 240.42 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,046.00, down by 84.40 points. 

The stock of Specialty Polymer major Ester Industries was locked in its 10 per cent upper circuit following the announcement of a major order win. The company signed a long-term agreement with a US-based firm, the size of the order is expected to be around Rs. 900 million per year.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 35 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,19,544.84 crore.

One of the risk associated with investment in mutual fund is portfolio concentration. To earn more returns, equity funds have the tendency of investing large part of their portfolio in a handful stocks and sectors to beat the benchmark. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 35 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 3,19,544.84 crore.

Going ahead, Nifty has crucial support placed in the region of 11,090-11,100 and any move towards this support zone could be used as an incremental buying opportunity. On the upside, the levels of 11,175, followed by 11,200, are the resistance points for the Nifty. Top stocks to watch out: Welspun Corp, Snowman Logistics, Rushil Décor, Biocon, MOIL, HCL-Tech, Ester Industries, Reliance Infrastructure, ICICI BANK and Inox Leisure. 

Today, the start is likely to be cautious on sluggish regional cues. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty may open at 11,133 with a loss of 10 points. 

After a downfall in the month of November, the share of foreign portfolio investments (FPI) in domestic capital markets through participatory notes (P-notes) has jumped to a 6-month high of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore at the end of December, despite stringent norms imposed by the market regulator SEBI to check their misuse. 

The Economic Survey tabled by the government as part of the pre-budget session buoyed the market throughout the trading session on Monday. The stock markets traded near their all-time high in a rangebound manner. The survey reported that more than 60 per cent of India's GDP is fueled by internal trade.

Sintercom India Limited on Monday announced the launch of its NSE Emerge SME initial public offer (IPO). The issue is scheduled to be open for subscription between February 5 to 7, 2018 with a price band of Rs. 63 to Rs. 65 per equity share of face value of Rs. 10 each.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.03 p.m. on January 29.

KSB Pumps has received orders of around Rs. 413 crores from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). The orders are for supply of primary coolant pumps and electric motor along with auxiliaries and accessories for NPCIL's Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana – 1 & 2.

The markets on January 29 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,366.88, up by 316.44 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,152.45, up by 82.80 points. 

Newgen Software Technologies listed at Rs. 253 on BSE, at a premium of 3.3 per cent on its issue price of Rs. 245 per share after the company received a good response to its IPO offer.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.88 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,50,208.42 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.88 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,50,208.42 crore.

Going forward, important support for the Nifty is placed around the level of 10,990, but if Nifty fails to hold this support level, then a correction is expected up to the levels of 10,930-10,900. On the upside, the high of 11,110 might act as immediate resistance for the Nifty, followed by 11,200. Top stocks to watch out: FIEM Industries, Vakrangee, Jagran Prakashan, Havells, FDC, Hind Copper, Capital First, Kokuyo Camlin, Prataap Snacks, Amrutanjan Healthcare, Bharat Forge, and Reliance Industries. 

Indian markets are expected to make an optimistic start on the back of firm global cues. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty may open at 11,129 with a gap-up of 55 points. 

Most of the investors think of averaging down their cost of acquisition when the stock price go down. What does an investor do when the price of stock goes up? Should they purchase more of the stock or book profit?

If your portfolio of investments is tilted heavily either towards equity or fixed income investments, it is advisable to make suitable changesso that it becomes a more balanced portfolio that provides proper diversification.

If you are planning to go out on a holiday next summer, you can benefit from the leave travel allowance (LTA) paid by your employer and make your holiday more enjoyable.

Read on to know what kind of strategy an investor should adopt to take advantage of the rising interest rates, if the RBI raises rates in 2018 and 2019.

It looks like AMFI’s aggressive campaign “Mutual Funds Sahi Hai” over the last one year has really worked wonders and drawn small town investors into the mutual fund fold.

The stocks that are likely to record a significant movement on the bourses on January 29, 2018 are Havells India Limited, FDC Limited, Bharat Forge Limited, Shankara Building Products Limited and Divi’s Laboratories Limited.    

ETFs are gaining popularity even among retail investors. Read on to find the reasons for such rise and factors to consider while selecting right ETF.

Validating the risks for the Indian pharmaceutical companies, credit rating agency ICRA said that the US generic business is expected to remain challenging for the Indian companies in 2018.

The company reported PAT of Rs. 562 crore which represents a sequential QoQ increase of 87.33 per cent and a YoY increase of 20.86 per cent.

After TRAI's recommendations to government that inflight internet access should be allowed in Indian airspace, airline operators are keen on providing Wi-Fi and other internet services onboard.

In the recent times, the small-cap and mid-cap index has been facing volatility which is the main concern for the investors currently. With the continuous fall in these indices, the first-time mutual fund investors, as well as existing investors of small-cap and mid-cap funds, are in a dilemma while taking the investment decisions.

In a significant set back to tobacco as well as FMCG companies, the Maharashtra government announced a ban on the sale of tobacco products at shops that sell chocolates, chips and other edible items, which constitute the goods of common use. 

IT major Tata Consultancy Services announced its partnership with Mesosphere to aid customers utilize data services and cloud platforms with more efficiency.