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The Union Budget 2018-19 has left the salaried class and investors fuming as there is hardly anything in the budget that would meet the expectations of these sections of the society. On the one hand, the long term capital gains tax on equity has raised the heckles of the stock market investors, on the other, the salaried class is sore as budget gives them with one hand and takes away with the other when it comes to tax rebate. 

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on February 5, 2018 are United Spirits, PC Jeweller, BSE Ltd, GMR Infrastructure, Aarti Industries, V2 Retail and Aegis Logistics.

Bajaj Auto reported good earnings in Q3FY18 performance. The revenue growth for the quarter was boosted by 18 per cent yoy rise in sales volumes of the quarter. The company witnessed strong demand in CV and automotive segments.

The company with highest market capitalization in the 2-3 wheeler segment, Bajaj Auto, posted its Q3FY18 earnings report on Friday. The stock witnessed tremendous volatility amid robust January sales and Q3 performance on one hand and a sharp plunge in the overall markets on the other hand.

The company's standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 1,855 crore, registering 8.7 per cent yoy increase. Its Pantaloons and Madura Fashion & Lifestyle have reported growth of 12.5 and 7.9 per cent, respectively.

State-owned listed entity, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has signed a MoU with United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) to design and develop state-of-art vessel that can be run in Inland and Coastal waterways.

Hindalco reported healthy quarterly numbers with robust revenue due to strong traction in metal prices. Further, its US subsidiary also recorded 92 per cent jump in net profit for the quarter.

The company’s net loss for the period narrowed to Rs. 41.1 crore in the quarter from Rs. 69.6 crore in corresponding quarter of last year.

In Budget 2018 infrastructure sector received a budgetary allocation of Rs 5.97 lakh crore for FY18-19. This represents an increase of 21 per cent as against revised estimates of last year. The government of India sees infrastructure investment need of Rs. 50 lakh crore to increase growth rate of GDP.

EBITDA for the quarter rose by 5.7 per cent yoy to Rs. 89.14 crore with a corresponding margin contraction of 5 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 9.3 per cent. The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 53.14 crore, yoy decline of 4.1 per cent. This was led by jump in effective tax rate from 32 per cent to 36 per cent.

Indian benchmark indices witness a free fall, both Nifty and Sensex shed 240 and 770 points, respectively. After hitting all-time high on January 29, benchmark indices tumbled nearly 3.5 per cent in just four trading sessions. 

BSE Limited, Asia’s oldest stock exchange, announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for Q3FY18 on Friday.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 25.94 crore, yoy decline of 66.4 per cent. This was also due to rise in effective tax rate to ~45 per cent from 34.4 per cent in Q3FY17.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.54 p.m. on February 2.

The markets on February 2 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,335.86, down by 570.80 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,850.40, down by 166.50 points.

Vakrangee is on a selling spree in the markets since January 29. The free fall in the company's stock price was in the wake of possible investigation by SEBI for suspected share price and volume manipulation. the stock formed a kind of Shooting Star pattern at all-time high.

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Indian stock markets duly digested the most-await­ed event of presentation of the Union Budget 2018-19. Despite expectation of a populist budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley remained rather undiplomatic on all fronts, brushing aside the possible repercussions on the 2019 elections.

The government’s 10-year bond yields are rising in the last couple of months. Read on to find out how this is going to impact the stock market. 

Pharma major Lupin on Thursday announced receiving final nod from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market its Clobetasol Propionate cream.

Benchmark indices were in a sea of red, down close to 600 points on Friday. BSE Sensex was at 35,322.45, down by 584.21 or 1.63 per cent, Nifty50 was at 10,834.40, down by 182.50 or 1.66 per cent at around 10:30 hours. Markets seem to be extremely disappointed by the Union Budget 2018.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.53 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,08,842.96 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.53 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,08,842.96 crore.

In the coming session, we believe the low of ‘high wave candle’ i.e. 10,879 is a crucial support and a follow through move below this level may trigger further sell-off up to levels of 10,800. On the other hand, the level of 11,121 would be a crucial level to watch out for and any follow through move above this level would once again open the gates for all-time high levels. Top stocks to watch out: Lupin, Info Edge, Grasim Industries, Zee Media, Gammon Infra and Hinduja Ventures.

The benchmarks indices are likely to make a pessimistic start on weak global cues. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty may open significantly lower at 10,931 with losses of 117 points.  

The proposed dividend distribution tax in the Union Budget 2018 will promote growth option of mutual funds.

Bajaj Finance Limited reported its Q3FY18 results on Thursday. The earnings for the quarter reported steady improvement in overall AUM and robust bottom-line growth.

As the fineprints of the Union Budget 2018 reaches the investor community, market witnesses extreme reactions to the budgetary announcements, ranging from fantastic, good to outright bad. Here are a few reactions from the key stakeholders representing the various sector of the Indian economy.

ICICI Bank posted stable asset quality and earnings for Q3FY18, GNPA’s remained little changed. However, the bottom-line remained subdued compared to the quarter and the previous year.

The tax efficiency feature in mutual fund investments stands reduced post Thursday's Union Budget announcement. The finance minister Arun Jaitley has introduced the long-term capital gain tax on equity/equity-related instruments on the gains over and above Rs. 1 lakh at 10 percent without the indexation benefit.

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.

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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.