Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.35 p.m. on January 25.

The markets on January 25 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,029.90, down by 131.74 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,055.70, down by 30.30 points.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.16 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,41,404.92 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.16 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,41,404.92 crore.

Going forward, the upside resistance of 11,125 remains intact, followed by 11,175, whereas immediate support is placed around the level of 11,040, followed by 10,980.Top stocks to watch today: Gallantt Ispat, United Bank of India, ONGC, Wipro, NCC, Crisil, DR Reddy’s Lab, Bharat Electronics, Phillips carbon, Majesco. 

Today, the start of the F&O series expiry session is likely to be flat and lot of volatility may be seen with the progress of session and as traders balance their positions for the new series. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open at 11,088 with modest gains of 11 points.  

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 25, 2018 are Tata Consultancy Services Limited, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited, Maruti Suzuki India Limited and Raymond Limited. 

Telecom major Bharti Airtel received the regulatory approval from the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) for the acquisition of Tigo Rwanda on Wednesday. 

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The share of VRL Logistics was trading up by more than 5 per cent on Wednesday. The company has placed order for 1,200 trucks. At 14:33 hours, on Wednesday, stock of VRL Logistics was at Rs. 421.00 per share, up by Rs. 22.65 or 5.69 per cent.

Construction and engineering company Shriram EPC surged steeply by nearly 16 per cent on the bourses on Wednesday following the announcement of an order win worth Rs. 84 crore. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.04 p.m. on January 24.

The markets on January 24 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 36,109.91, down by 30.07 points and the Nifty is trading at 11,065.50, down by 18.20 points. 

Salasar Techno Engineering has received new additional order of Rs. 94 crore from Reliance Jio. With this order, company continue to command a strong presence in the supply and erection of telecom towers.

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) made a big announcement at the World Economic Forum will be setting up its Center for fourth Industrial Revolution in Mumbai in partnership with RIL and the Government of India.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.13 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,98,933.13 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.13 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,98,933.13 crore.

Going forward, immediate resistance for the Nifty is placed in the region of 11,125, followed by 11,175. The daily RSI at present is quoting at 83 and has reached its overbought zone, which might lead to a consolidation phase or sideways movement. Top stocks in action today: Apex Frozen Foods, Reliance Industries, Majestic Research Services and Solutions, ONGC, Alembic, Wirpo, Majesco, Shriram EPC, Aurionpro Solutions, Quick Heal Technologies. 

Key benchmarks are likely to take a breather after witnessing strong rally in the last five trading sessions as cues from Asian peers are dull. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open at 11,066, down by 23 points at the opening bell.  

Stocks that are likely to witness a significant movement on the bourses on January 24, 2018 are Wipro Limited, Shriram EPC Limited, RBL Bank Limited, Aurionpro Solutions Limited, Can Fin Homes Limited and Welspun Corp Limited.      

Becoming the fourth PSU in line to get listed in 2018, defence PSU Bharat Dynamics filed its draft red herring prospectus with market regulator SEBI to roll out its initial public offer on Tuesday.

Robust performance from metal majors uplifted the benchmark indices to close at all-time high with nearly a per cent gain from the previous close. Nifty Metal index rose as much as 4 per cent majorly driven by 5.2 per cent gains in Vedanta.

For funding the Rs. 36,915 crore HPCL deal, ONGC has received government approval to sell stakes in IOC and GAIL. Given the levels that the benchmark indices are trading these days, it is fair to assume that government wants to expedite the 51.11 per cent stake sale of HPCL to ONGC.

India’s largest commercial enterprise Indian Oil surged by over 4 per cent on the bourses on Tuesday as the company announced that its board is likely to consider issuance of bonus shares in its upcoming board meeting on January 30, 2018.

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Construction engineering company Kalpataru Power Transmission soared by over 11 per cent on the bourses on Tuesday after the company announced an orders win of Rs. 871 crore. 

A survey of CEOs by global consultancy PwC on Tuesday said that the optimism over global economic growth is at a record level and India is seen as the fifth most attractive market for investments.

India soon to lead as the fastest growing economy in the world followed by China. IMF in their latest world economic outlook reiterated India’s growth forecast for 2018 at 7.4 per cent and 7.9 per cent for 2019. While, China is expected to grow at 6.8 per cent and 6.4 per cent for 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals (GNFC) resumes operations of its TDI plant in Dahej. The stock of GNFC was trading higher at more than 5 per cent in early morning trade. At 10:19 hours on Tuesday, GNFC was quoting Rs. 537.25 per share, up Rs. 26.65 or 5.22 per cent.

Going forward, the level of 11,000 followed by 11020 may act as a resistance for the Nifty, whereas on the downside, the zone of 10,880-10,900 may act as an immediate support level for the index. Top stocks to watch today: Speciality Restaurants, Talwalkars Better Value Fitness, Lasa Supergenerics, Bajaj Corp, Om Metals Infrastructure Projects, Kalpataru Power Transmission, TCS, Torrent Pharma, HSIL, Indian Oil Corporation

Indian markets are likely to open higher, extending their gains from the previous session on the back of bullish global cues. Traders will also be getting support with IMF saying in its global growth prospects survey that Indian economy could grow at 7.4% in FY19, as against 6.7% this year, gaining pace to clock growth at 7.8% in FY20. The SGX Nifty indicates that Nifty could open at 10,996 with gains of 29 points at the opening bell.  

DHFL surged for the second day in a row, after taking support at its significant upward sloping trendline level. The company declared its Q3FY18 results on January 22 which led to an upbeat move in the stock prices.

Axis Bank reported stellar quarterly performance in the recent quarter ended December 2017. The asset-quality showed improvement and remained stable, while earnings grew robustly

Generic Engineering Construction & Project (GECPL) has recently won a project worth Rs. 69 crore, with this the total order book of the company stands at Rs. 418 crore. 

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Indian oil and gas frontliner, Reliance Industries gave multiple resistance breakouts at 957-959 on January 22, posting a new all-time high after its Q3 results.

Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, a subsidiary of Reliance Capital, has signed a bancassurance-corporate agency agreement with Bank of Maharashtra.

Maruti Suzuki, the leader of Indian auto sector, is set to launch a host of new models in the current fiscal.

Auto component company Pricol has partnered with a China-based firm for launching electric water pumps in the Indian market.

Ahead of the Union Budget 2018, the steel ministry has appealed to the finance ministry for abolition of import duty on coking coal.

French healthcare major Sanofi has agreed to acquire biotechnology company Bioverativ for US$11.6 billion. The company will buy all the outstanding shares of Bioverativ for US$105 per share in cash.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.15 p.m. on January 22.

The markets on January 22 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,645.02, up by 133.44 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,917.30, up by 22.60 points. 

Adani Power declined by 17.39 per cent for the last 10 days on account of widening losses in its bottomline for Q3FY18. Company’s revenue declined by 10.8 per cent YoY to Rs. 4,844 cr. The loss for the quarter came in at Rs. 1,284 cr compared to loss of Rs.674 cr in Q3FY17.

The most-awaited merger of oil and gas majors ONGC and HPCL materialized, providing the government with a much-needed reason to rejoice. With the completion of the deal, ONGC acquired 51.11 per cent in HPCL for a consideration of Rs. 473.97 per share.

Apollo Micro Systems made a blockbuster debut on Monday as the scrip got listed at a premium of 73.82 per cent on BSE at a price of Rs. 478 per share over its issue price of Rs. 275.

Grasim Industries, an Aditya Birla Group company has received government clearance for expansion of VSF plant in Vilayat, Bharuch district, Gujarat. The expansion project would require an investment of around Rs. 2,500 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 84.86 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,56,949.97 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 84.86 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,56,949.97 crore.

Going ahead, a follow through move above Friday’s high of 10,907 could lead to further upside up to level of 10,950, followed by 11,000, whereas on the downside, the levels of 10,780-10,800 will act as an immediate technical support for the index.  Top stocks in focus today: Tata Steel, DFM Foods, Pioneer Distillers, Mercator, BEML, Shopper Stop, JKIL, ONGC, Venus Remedies, Bharti Aritel, IFCI, HDFC Welspun Enterprises. 

Indian equity markets are expected to make soft-to-cautious start to the new week as cues from Asian peers are mixed. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open at 10,920, up by 6 points at the opening bell.  

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The stocks that are likely to record significant movement on the bourses on January 22, 2018 are Gitanjali Gems Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, Bharti Airtel Limited, Gruh Finance Limited and IFCI Limited.  

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Shares of Healthcare Global Enterprises shares zoomed over 7 per cent on the bourses on Friday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the foreign investment limit for the company.

Pharma major Cadila Healthcare announced that the USFDA has successfully completed the inspection of its API manufacturing facility at Dabhasa.

FMCG giant and cigarette manufacturer ITC gave a slightly southward-titled horizontal trendline breakout at Rs 273 level today. It is the third consecutive uptick for the stock ahead of results which were posted today.

Nifty PSU Bank index has formed a 'falling wedge' pattern on the daily charts and witnessed has a breakout at 3650 on January 17. The breakout was after the index took support at 61.8 per cent retracement level which was also its 200 Days EMA support level.

EPC major Dilip Buildcon bagged an EPC project worth Rs. 360.58 crore from IRCON International for 40.37 km road construction in the state of Karnataka. 

Tata Steel on Friday announced raising US$1.3 billion or approx Rs. 8,282 crore through an issuance of unsecured bonds in the international markets.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.55 p.m. on January 19.

The markets on January 19 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,328.76, up by 68.47 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,825.20, up by 8.20 points. 

Agribusiness company Godrej Agrovet acquired 51 per cent of the total paid-up capital in the bio technologies company Maxximilk through preferential issue on Thursday.

IT major Tech Mahindra on Thursday announced that it will acquire 17.5 per cent stake in Altiostar Networks, a US-based telecom software development company for US$15 million.

In a bid to improve indirect tax revenue, Union government revised GST rates on 82 items. The government also gave several clarifications on rates implied on various services.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.70 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,58,044.44 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.70 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,58,044.44 crore.

Going forward, immediate resistance is seen around 10,880-10,890, followed by 10,930, whereas support is seen around 10,770-10,780 and the next support is around 10,670. Top stocks in focus today: Dilip Buildcon, Tech Mahindra, Swan Energy, Karnataka Bank, Godrej Agrovet, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Alembic, Biocon. 

Indian equity markets are likely to make a flat to positive start on Friday with traders eyeing third-quarter corporate earnings results of index heavyweights like HDFC Bank, Reliance, ITC, Wipro, Kotak Mahindra Bank for directional cues. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open at 10,823 up by 12 points at the opening bell. 

The stocks that are likely to record significant movement on the bourses on January 19, 2018 are SPML Infra Limited, HDFC Bank/ITC Limited, Geojit Financial Services Limited and Biocon Limited. 

Infrastructure company SPML Infra along with its joint venture partner OM Metals Infraprojects bagged an international order worth Rs. 205 crore from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Republic of Ghana.

Engineering research and development company L&T Technology Services bagged an order worth Rs. 319 crore from a global aerospace electronic systems manufacturer, announced the company on Thursday.

Panacea Biotech has signed two agreements with Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bilthovan Biologicals (BBIO). Under this collaboration, SII is entitled to manufacture and sell fully liquid whole cell Pertussis (wP) and salk-based injectable polio vaccine (IPV), developed by Panacea Biotech.

Infrastructure major Dilip Buildcon on Thursday announced that it has bagged a road project worth Rs. 730 crore from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Madhya Pradesh.

India's private bank major, HDFC Bank extended its upward rally, ahead of its Q3 earnings release. HDFC Bank crossed Rs. 5 lakh crore (Rs 5 trillion) in terms of market capitalization for the first time on Thursday, marking its entry to the big league.

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Power Mech Projects bagged multiple orders worth Rs. 192 crore, the company announced on Thursday.

Yes Bank recently made an announcement of mobilizing solar energy projects in India. India’s fifth largest private sector bank plans to fund US$1 billion till 2023 and US$5 billion by 2030 towards financing solar projects, the company announced at the International Solar Alliance (ISA) held at Abu Dhabi.

Beverages manufacturer and distributor Varun Beverages is buckling up to expand its reach and foray into newer markets in India.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.01 p.m. on January 18.

The markets on January 18 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,490.77, up by 408.95 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,880.40, up by 91.85 points. 

FMCG major Hindustan Unilever posts stellar bottom-line performance. The company's quarterly results showed growth in the home care and personal care segments.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 98.69 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,10,681.41 crore.