Indian equity benchmarks are expected to witness a mildly positive opening as cues from Asian peers are supportive. However, the bigger question is will the market be able to sustain the initial gains or will it be just a dead cat bounce. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open marginally positive around 10,214 at the opening bell.  

Indian drug major Torrent Pharmaceutical is planning to bid for Sanofi's generic business, Zentiva NV.

The investigation agencies are now probing 31 banks who have lent a sum of around Rs 5,000 crore to Gitanjali Gems.  

Now, going forward, the market could drift to test the daily 200-SMA, which is placed around the level of 10,120. But any bounce-back towards the levels of 10,310 and 10,350 will act as immediate resistance areas for the Nifty. Stocks in the news: Infosys, TCS, Bal Pharma, Ashoka Buildcon, REC, Sadbhav Infrastructure Projects, Dabur, HPL Electric and Power, Avenue Supermarts, Ultratech Cement, ZEEL, Bharti Airtel and Speciality Restaurants.

Indian markets are expected to open flat with a negative bias as cues from global peers are mixed. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open marginally negative around 10,230 at the opening bell. Since Nifty has breached its very crucial level of 10,300, we believe that the undertone of the market has shifted from 'buy on dips' to 'sell on rise'.  

India's largest mutual funds distribution Infrastructure, BSE StAR MF announced on Tuesday that about 40 banks have been enabled for e-mandate on BSE StAR MF. 

Indian stock market bulls finally surrendered after tremendous struggle to sustain above the support levels. We hold 10,100 followed by 10,033 as immediate supports. The 9685 level is a major reversal for the Nifty in the medium term. On the upside, 10315-10375 followed by 10,425 will act as resistances.

Defence public sector company Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) ventures into the stock market next week with its pure offer of sale (OFS) offer which may fetch the Government of India Rs. 600 crore.

Interest rate are set to rise globally, and central banks are looking to normalise the interest rates. Read on to find how to position your portfolio in this situation. 

This proposed six lane expressway will reduce the distance between the two cities by almost 40 km and reduced the current travel time of 4 to 6 hours to around 2 hours.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.42 p.m. on March 6, 2018.

The markets on March 6, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,861.19, up by 114.41 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,404.55, up by 45.70 points. 

JSW Energy has acquired JSW Electric Vehicles Private Limited in-line with its focus to venture into the Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage Systems and associated businesses.

The pharma industry bellwether Sun Pharmaceutical was buzzing on the bourses following news that USFDA may soon give clearance to the company's Halol site in Gujarat.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 55.68 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,77,603.56 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 55.68 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,77,603.56 crore.

Indian markets are likely to witness a positive opening as cues from global peers are supportive. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open higher by 39 points around 10,399 at the opening bell.  

Going ahead, the zone of 10,270-10,300 is very crucial for the Nifty and a decisive breach of this support zone may trigger a sell-off which may drag the market up to the levels of 10,200-10,080 in the near term. On the upside, the gap area of March 5, 2018 (10,429-10,447) will play out as the resistance area. Stocks in the news: Infosys, Prime Focus, Mahindra and Mahindra, Wanbury, JSW Energy, Reliance Industries, Somany Ceramics, HDFC, Ramco Cements and Reliance Infra.

The stocks that are likely record significant movement on the bourses on Tuesday, March 6, are JSW Energy Limited, Wanbury Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, Oil India Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.      

While the market still debates the effect of Trump admin's newly imposed import tariff on steel and aluminum, Indian markets slip in-line with global weakness post the announcement.

Eris Lifeciences is seen surging against the market sentiments with 5.4 per cent gains from the previous close. The stock succeeded in giving a consolidation breakout with 3.10 times volume spurt in intraday trade. The oscillators too are trailing above 60 levels which supported momentum in the stock.

The IT sector has been on a recovery mode since the past few months. In October 2017, the BSE Information Technology index stood at 10,005.49. It touched new 52-week high of 13,126.39 in January 2018. Currently it is trading at 12,439.91 levels. Thus, in past 4 months, the index has surged by ~25 per cent.

After a brief downward rally in the most talked of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, the bottom is said to have been made for now. ow Bitcoin/USD chart shows a Cup and Handle pattern in the making, with Bitcoin taking multiple resistance at 11,600-11,775 levels.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.08 p.m. on March 5, 2018.

The markets on March 5, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,701.61, down by 345.33 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,340.80, down by 117.55 points.

Adding to its wide range of innovations, Uflex launched its special glitter ink for flexible substrates such as paper and heat sensitive films on Monday. The glitter ink will get cured by LED lamps applied in-line with gravure printing process using solvent or water-based ink system.

While the entire market is grabbed with negative sentiments, Nifty IT is trailing flat to positive amid bounce back in the IT majors. Where the benchmark indices have seen 4 consecutive days of downfall, Nifty IT index is trading in consolidation from past 5 trading sessions.

Tata Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL), a joint venture of Government of Delhi and Tata Power have joined hands with Electricite de France (EDF) and its wholly-owned subsidiary 'Enedis' to explore prospective opportunities for Smart Grid Technology in India.

Viaan Industries Limited enters into a deal to launch a live online trivia game show for India audience. The company signed the agreement with Stream Live Inc USA.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.37 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,18,649.24 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.37 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,18,649.24 crore.

We may see Nifty testing its major support zone of 10,270-10,300 in the coming trading sessions. Stocks in the news: Jubilant Lifesciences, PNB, NMDC, Wipro, Poly Medicure, HCL Infosystems, Fortis Healthcare, Laurus Labs, JBM Auto, Dilip Buildcon, Allahabad Bank and Reliance Infrastructure.

After a long holiday weekend, Indian equity benchmarks are likely to react on Monday to the import duties imposed by the US on steel and aluminium. The big overhang will be the possibility of a full-fledged retaliatory trade and currency war. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open around 10,345 at the opening bell.  The ruling NDA put up a stellar show in the North-East assembly elections.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently overhauled the rules governing bank loan defaults in order to curb the menace of burgeoning NPAs of banks. 

Car insurance is one of the most important insurance policies a person buys after life insurance, health insurance and home insurance. But it is quite a frustrating experience if the car insurance claim gets rejected due to some reason. Read on to know more.

The general perception about these frauds and defaults is that these could have happened only with the active connivance between the bank officials and promoters of businesses. This perception holds true in cases such as Nirav Modi’s, but the corruption of bank officials and dishonesty of the promoters are not the only reasons why such mega frauds and defaults happen.

The decision of India’s largest public sector bank SBI to hike the interest rate on retail deposits, followed by an increase in MCLR rate by up to 20 basis points may be a precursor to the upward movement of interest rates going forward.

The Bill defines a ‘fugitive economic offender’ as any individual against whom a warrant for arrest in relation to a scheduled offence has been issued by any court in India and who leaves or has left India so as to avoid criminal prosecution and refuses to return to India to face criminal prosecution.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on February 21, 2018 are Sunflag Iron And Steel Company Limited, Eicher Motors Limited, Matrimony.Com Limited, Steel Strips Wheels Limited and Dilip Buildcon Limited. 

Dividend is nothing but the distribution of gains and profits. All mutual fund houses/ AMC’s (Asset management company) calculate the dividends for each of their schemes on the basis of the distributable surplus. 

“95% of all traders fail’ is the most commonly used trading statistics. If we assume this as a fact, the traders obviously require a tool that gives them an edge over other market participants. Many traders spend years trying a variety of indicators and indicator settings and combinations to find the best combination that will give them an edge.

Ashoka Buildcon has won a huge order from NHAI after emerging as the highest bidder for the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) projects. The company in joint venture with Macquarie had bided for this project. The company has quoted the bid project cost at Rs. 860.10 crore. This bidding was for the first batch of TOT and has 9 projects under it.

Mid-cap fertilizer and industrial product company, GSFC has commissioned a film grade Nylon-6 plant in Vadodara, Gujarat. The unit has a capacity of 15 MT per day of film grade Nylon-6.

Ramky Infrastructure, the company with a market cap of Rs. 1,150 crore has been awarded Rs. 939 crore project for construction of proposed Srinagar Semi-Ring Road/ Bypass from Gallander to Crossing of Sumbal Road by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

Being a mutual fund investor, it is very important to select the perfect fund manager for the investment. 

State-owned manganese ore mining company MOIL witnessed a surge in its share price on Thursday following the revision of prices of different grades of manganese ore and other products.

There is one “E” that never goes out of fashion when it comes to stock market investing and that “E” is nothing but “Earnings”. Indeed, time and again, the importance of earnings is reinforced for the investors after the dust surrounding the markets settle down and a major events such as the Union budget concludes. Earnings are again in focus and the markets start discounting the most influential parameter that truly moves share prices. 

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.37 p.m. on March 1, 2018.

These are interesting times for investors as both equity as well as hybrid funds have been performing well. Although the introduction of LTCG tax and DDT of 10 per cent on these funds in the Union Budget 2018 as well as the recent market volatility has dampened the spirits of investors looking to start investing in these funds, they remain the best bet to achieve medium and long-term investment goals.

The markets on March 1, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,150.35, down by 33.69 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,489.75, down by 3.10 points.

Bharti Airtel chief, Sunil Mittal has openly criticized TRAI's regulation on pricing and said that he will contest the order in court if the regulator does not provide a fair business environment to all telecom operators.

Banking stocks are reeling under pressure and have under-performed lately. In-spite of underperformance there remains tremendous appetite for the banking stocks as they truly capture the Indian growth story. 

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), one of the largest steel-maker globally, has reported net profit in the OctoberDecember quarter after 10 consecutive quarters of losses! The company’s share price touched a two-and-half-year high of Rs101.40 recently in January. So, is it safe to say that SAIL has started sailing on its journey to reclaim its lost glory? Or, is it too premature a conclusion? We dig deeper to find this out for our Investors.

After corporate earnings of most of the major stocks came to an end, the global cues have driven the Indian markets in the couple of weeks or so. The US Federal Reserve minutes, which signalled interest rate hike in the coming policy reviews amid persistent economic boom prevailing in the US, dragged the bourses across the globe. 

The scrips in this column have been recommended  with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors  are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing,  as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year.

The NPAs and PSU banks are the talk of the town in India. While the PNB share price is down in the dumps, I believe the impending reforms in the banking sector will permanently improve the way PSU banks are run. The Narendra Modi government is taking the banking crisis seriously and will, in my view, take decisions that will make the PSU banks a lot more efficient and accountable.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 84.32 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,78,710.91 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 84.32 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 7,78,710.91 crore.

For the day, important supports are seen around the levels of 10,450, followed by 10,400 and, on the upside, the levels of 10,560 followed by 10,640 will offer stiff resistance. Stocks in the news: Dilip Buildcon, Xpro India, Dynamatic Technologies, Reliance Power, Tata Power, HCL Infosystems, SH Kelkar, MOIL and Canara Bank.

Indian equity benchmarks are expected to open significantly lower given on the back of weakness across the global markets. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open lower by 65 points around 10,454 at the opening bell.  

Pharma major Cipla announced its partnership with Roche Pharma India, following which the company’s share price surged by nearly 2 per cent in intraday trade on Wednesday. The partnership is expected to increase access of the company to major medicines.

On Tuesday, the private sector bank IndusInd Bank informed bourses that it has entered into a partnership with blockchain solution provider Ripple. 

HG Infra Engineering's IPO to raise ~Rs. 300 crore through fresh issue and Rs. 162 crore through offer for sale has been fully subscribed on its last day, February 28, 2018.

As the banking frauds in the country get bigger day by day, government tightens new norms against PSUs. The government's response to the situation indicates that PSUs are showing signs of chaos.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.57 p.m. on February 28.

India's leading exchange BSE launched cross-currency derivatives and cross rupee options on Tuesday. On day one, the exchange took pole position with Rs. 1,098 crore turnover in cross currency derivatives.

The markets on February 28 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,178.34, down by 168.05 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,494.90, down by 59.40 points.

International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday prognosticated Indian Economy to grow at 7.6 per cent in the ongoing calendar year and at 7.5 per cent next year in 2019.

Lower beta determines the lower volatility with respect to the market as well as higher alpha gives us an indication of higher performance against the respective benchmark. 

The assets of distressed cement maker Binani Cement are expected to be bought by an investor group lead by Dalmia Bharat and backed by Bain Capital. The group has offered 20 per cent stakes to the lenders of Binani Cement who have dragged the company to the insolvency court.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 61.22 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,55,470.88 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 61.22 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,55,470.88 crore.

Going ahead, the level of 10,500 followed by 10,430 is a crucial support for the index. Top stocks to watch out today: Spice Mobility, Kridhan Infra, ABC India, Indiabulls Housing Finance, Cipla, DLF, HDFC, Larsen and Toubro Infotech, Sadbhav Infrastructure, Bharat Forge, Atlas Cycle and Sona Koyo.

Indian markets are expected to open lower as leads from the global markets are weak. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open down by 58 points around 10,504 at the opening bell. A slew of key data,  including Nikkei Indian Manufacturing PMI for February and GDP numbers, are going to be released today and traders will keep a close watch on these.  

The share price of Sagar Cements recorded a sharp hike of 2 per cent during Tuesday’s trade as the company announced that its board has approved the acquisition of two mini hydel power plants in Andhra Pradesh.

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Since LTCG (Long term capital gain) tax was re-introduced in the Union Budget 2018, many insurance companies have been highlighting the tax-free nature of ULIPS. But the tax incentive should not be the sole factor to take a investment decision. There are some other factors where mutual funds are the best bets instead of ULIPs.

The board of ACC has decided to not go ahead with the proposed merger with Ambuja Cements Limited (ACL) for now.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.42 p.m. on February 27.

The markets on February 27 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,330.39, down by 115.36 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,541.85, down by 40.75 points. 

Agri-based company Jain Irrigation System announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary has wholly acquired Belgium-based Innovafood N V and its affiliate companies.

Integrated real estate developer Nitesh Estates has executed an agreement for the development of a premier property at Ali Askar Road, off Cunningham Road in Bengaluru.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 48.29 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,29,229.27 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 48.29 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,29,229.27 crore.

Nifty is approaching towards the key resistance zone of 10,630-10,645; as previously this zone had offered strong resistance to the index and led to the decline in the index. Top stocks to watch out today: Simbhaoli Sugars, PNB, Jain Irrigation Systems, Mahindra and Mahindra, ACC, HDFC Bank, Sagar Cement and Indiabulls Real Estate.

We expect markets to extend their jubilant run on Tuesday as cues from the global markets are supportive. However, Nifty may face resistance around the level of 10,640. The SGX Nifty is indicating that the Nifty could open higher by 35 points around 10,633 at the opening bell.  

The average length of road projects awarded in the last five years by NHAI was 2,860 km with 4,335 km awarded in FY 2016-17. 

In a bid to increase investor participation on its platform, the BSE Sensex on Monday waived off transaction charges applicable in the equity segment for S&P BSE SENSEX 30 stocks.

Strides Shasun Limited announced that it is going to launch Ranitidine Tablets USP, 150 mg in the US markets. The company is already a major performer in the US Ranitidine Rx market and enjoying around 32 per cent market share.

The Central Board of Investigation has booked the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Simbhaoli Sugar on charges of fraud against Oriental Bank of Commerce. The stock reacts sharply and was down by 20 per cent.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.22 p.m. on February 26.

The markets on February 26 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,383.48, up by 241.33 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,565.00, up by 73.95 points. 

Telecom products manufacturers Sterlite Technologies surged on the bourses by over 10 per cent in Monday’s trade session as the company announced that it has bagged order worth Rs. 3,500 crore for designing, building and managing the Indian Navy’s communications network.

Last couple of years were just amazing for equity markets which brought many investors to the mutual funds. But post union budget 2018 and because of weak global cues, the fall in the markets have disappointed many investors and caused them to worry about their investments

Asset management companies collect an amount from investors when they exit a scheme. Generally, this fee charged is termed as an 'exit load'.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 48.02 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 4,10,334.60 crore.