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.

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

Nifty has managed to clear its resistance of 10,780. Now, going forward, a follow through move above Wednesday’s high, i.e. 10,803, will brighten the possibility of Nifty touching 10,840. Top stocks in focus today: Yes Bank, Majesco, Axis Bank, Intellect Design Arena, Pitti Laminations, Ashoka Buildcon, Premier Explosives. 

Indian markets are expected to make an optimistic start and the benchmarks are likely to extend northward journey on the back of positive regional cues. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open at 10,849, higher by 45 points at the opening bell.  

The stocks that are likely to record significant movement on the bourses on January 18, 2018 are Intellect Design Arena Limited, Indo-National Limited, SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited, Pitti Laminations Limited, Tata Consultancy Services Limited and Bharti Airtel/Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone.  

Despite the slowdown in the Indian economy, global institutions are bestowing confidence in the hope of revival in the economy.

India’s largest exchange in the currency derivatives segment BSE touched its highest turnover of Rs. 45,575 crore on Wednesday.

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Mid-cap pharmaceutical company, IPCA Laboratories has acquired US-based API company for US$9.65 million through its wholly-owned US subsidiary and a step-down subsidiary.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.53 p.m. on January 17.

The markets on January 17 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,959.70, up by 188.65 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,750.50, up by 50.05 points. 

The partnership includes eight e-retailers amazon,Flipkart, Grofers, Shopclues, BigBasket, 1mg, Paytm Mall and Netmeds, through which its entire range of products would be available online.

IT major Tata Consultancy Services ( Tata Consultancy Services) was trading at its 52-week high on Wednesday, following a stream of news flow on new business wins. The company signed a 10-year deal worth US$690 million with M&G Prudential in the UK. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 67.54 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,98,316.12 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 67.54 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,98,316.12 crore.

Going ahead, a follow through move below Tuesday’s session low of 10,687 could lead to further profit-booking, and in which case, the levels of 10,650, followed by 10,600 can be tested. Top stocks in focus today : Varun Beverages, Texmaco Rail and Engineering, Sun Pharma, Symphony, GAIL, Pioneer Distilleries. 

Today, markets are likely to start on a cautious note on the back of sluggish regional cues. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open at 10,717, almost flat at the opening bell. 

The stocks that are likely to record significant movement on the bourses on January 17, 2018 are Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited, GAIL (India) Limited, Infosys Limited, Symphony Limited, TCS Limited and Grasim Industries Limited.      

IT major Infosys announced the launch of Infosys Business Assurance Store, a knowledge based solution with a repository of over one million test assets across various domains, technologies, products as well as packages. 

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Bajaj Finance is set to acquire 12.60 per cent stake in mobile wallet company Mobikwik for about Rs. 225 crore. 

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Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.47 p.m. on January 16.

The markets on January 16 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,904.85, up by 61.34 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,746.10, up by 4.55 points.

Popular dining chain Barbeque Nation Hospitality is buckling up to launch its IPO as the company received the final nod of the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India to raise around Rs. 7 billion through initial public offering. 

Federal Bank reported its quarterly results with slight deterioration in asset quality over the previous quarter on Monday. However, the interest income and profitability showed strong performance

The stock of micro-cap, Viaan Industries surged more than 8 per cent in the morning session. The company informed that it has added three additional franchises for its Poker League season.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 64.55 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,79,639.73 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 64.55 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,79,639.73 crore.

Going forward, Monday’s gap (10,690.40-10,713.80) is expected to offer support to the Nifty. The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses today are Speciality Restaurants, Seamec, Edelweiss Financial Services, BSE, Vascon Engineers, BL Kashyap and Sons, Bajaj Finance, Bharat Bijlee, Jubliant Life Sciences and Max Ventures.

Indian markets are expected to continue with the jubilation with a positive start as cues from Asian peers are supportive. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could at 10,759 with gains of 9 points at the opening bell.  

The upcoming IPO of Amber Enterprises India will remain open for subscription from January 17-19, 2018. The issue size is Rs 600 crore, comprising of fresh issue of shares of Rs 475 crore and offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 125 crore.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 16, 2018 are The Federal Bank Ltd, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd, Capital First,  BSE Ltd. and Inox Wind Ltd.

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Bodhtree Consulting, an IT consulting and software service provider, has hit a fresh 52-week high on BSE after the company announced bagging orders worth of Rs. 50 crore.

Sales of the non-IT services sector declined after a temporary revival in the previous quarter mainly due to the poor performance of real estate (4.8 per cent yoy decline), telecommunication companies (17.6 per cent yoy decline) and Video & Television Programming and Broadcasting (24.5 per cent yoy decline).

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.50 p.m. on January 15.

The markets on January 15 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,885.10, up by 292.71 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,749.40, up by 68.15 points.

DCB Bank on Monday announced raising Rs. 150 crore through the issuance of bonds.

Nifty Financial Services index gave its multiple resistance breakout at 10560-10570 levels, all thanks to HDFC. The index witnessed a three-week consolidation breakout on the first day of the week itself.

Highway Construction company IRB Infrastructure Developers and Italy's infrastructure major Atlantia are working out a road asset deal. Atlantia is interested in acquiring IRB's operational road assets, which includes the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 64.31 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,62,613.13 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 64.31 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,62,613.13 crore.

Going forward, the level of 10,580-10,590 remains a crucial support for the Nifty, and as long as Nifty stays above this level, buying on dips would be a good strategy for an upmove up to the levels of 10,740-10,800. Following are stocks to watch today: Power Grid Corporation, IL&FS Transportation Networks, Venus Remedies, Asian Granito India, Religare Enterprises, HDFC, HDIL, Southern Petrochemicals Industries, CAPF and IDFC Bank. 

Indian markets are likely kick off the week on a cheerful note today on the back of positive global cues and big positive surprise from the IIP front, which grew by 8.4% for the month of November. The SGX Nifty indicates that the Nifty could open higher by 37 points around 10,723.   

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The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has liberalised partial withdrawal norms allowing the subscriber of the National Pension System (NPS) to withdraw a maximum of 25 per cent of own contribution at any time before the final exit from the NPS.

The Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) has suggested many changes in the implementation of GST in the forthcoming Union budget for the consideration of the Ministry of Finance.

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The Modi government’s target of doubling farmer income by 2022 may appear to be quite ambitious, but if the comprehensive recommendations made by Swaminathan Commission are implemented across the country by the Central and state governments, the target may still be achievable.

Siemens, a global powerhouse that is engaged in electrification, automation and digitisation, retested a significant Rounding bottom breakout at 1293 levels on a closing basis. During the week the company bagged Gujarat Metro Link Express contract for consideration of Rs. 580 crores.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 15, 2018 are Bharti Airtel Limited, Mohota Industries Limited, The Karnataka Bank Limited, Federal bank Limited and Religare Enterprises Limited.  

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Infosys's reported consolidated results for the quarter beat market estimates on bottom-line. Revenue for the quarter came in 0.2 % lower than the estimated figure of Rs. 17829 crores. And lastly, net profit for the quarter came in 42.12% higher than the estimated figure of Rs. 3609 crores.

Den Networks hit an upper circuit at 20 per cent in intraday trade making a new 52-week high and has given downward sloping trendline breakout at 108 levels on weekly basis. Above 134.50, the stock may see potential upside.

Despite the neutral stance of Mumbai-based NBFC Capital First and private sector lender IDFC Bank, the market is rife with widely discussing the possibility that the two companies are in the final stage of merger talks.

The market experienced wild intraday swings on Friday. At one point in time, it was trading at an all-time high of 10690, but it slipped to days low of 10,597 level. The market was scaling new highs on a daily basis appeared to take slow down following an unprecedented move by four senior-most sitting Supreme Court judges who held a press conference regarding the irregularities in the functioning of the apex court.

Tata Chemicals completed the sale of its urea and customised fertilisers business for Rs. 2,682 crore to Yara Fertilisers India on Friday. 

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Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.02 p.m. on January 12.

The markets on January 12 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,424.58, down by 78.91 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,622.85, down by 28.35 points.

India’s largest lender State Bank of India is planning to raise funds worth Rs. 20,000 crore through long term bonds in a bid to finance infrastructure and affordable housing in the domestic space as well as the overseas market. 

The consolidated results for the quarter were largely in-line with street estimates. Revenue for the quarter came close to the estimated figure of Rs. 30,960 crores. Also, net profit for the quarter came in slightly higher than the estimated figure of Rs. 6,460 crores.

Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) secures Rs. 88.51 crore contract for dredging of channels and basins at Cochin Port through a competitive bidding process. DCI is the only PSU in the dredging sector in India.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.06 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,20,259.56 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.06 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,20,259.56 crore.

The stock of Dish TV tanked on Friday as market participants exited their positions in the stock following reports that the proposed deal with Videocon D2h faces uncertainties. The stock was down by nearly 7 per cent at Rs. 78.30 per share, down by Rs. 5.65 or 6.73 per cent. 

Going ahead, a follow through move above Thursday’s high of 10,664.60 will take Nifty to the level of 10,700. On the downside, the zone of 10,580-10,600 is a crucial support zone for Nifty. 

Key benchmark indices are expected to open on an optimistic note. The SGX Nifty suggests that the Nifty could open around 10,699 level with gains of 41 points at the opening bell.   

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on January 12, 2018 are HT Media Limited, Infosys Limited, Varun Beverages Limited, Sintex Plastics Technology Limited, Gallantt Ispat Limited and Dredging Corporation of India Limited.    

With this uptrend in retail inflation, we believe that RBI would tighten the monetary policy and there would not be any further rate cuts.

Bajaj Corp soared to a fresh 52-week high of Rs. 525 on Thursday after the company reported 11 per cent increase in revenue in the December quarter.

State-owned Cochin Shipyard surged by over 6 per cent on the bourses on Thursday as the company signed an MoU with the Mumbai Port Trust for the management and operation of Ship repair Facilities at Mumbai Port Trust.

The founder of Equity Intelligence India, Mr  Veliyath has bought 1,50,000 shares of the small cap  company on BSE at Rs.197 per share on Wednesday, which made the stock rose to 11.61 per cent  and touched a days high of  Rs.262.90 on BSE.

IndusInd Bank reported its quarterly results which were in-line with street estimates for Q3FY18.The bank's asset quality weakened while profitability improved on a quarterly basis.

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EPC and power equipment manufacturing major GE Power soared by over 7 per cent on the bourses during intraday trade on Thursday as the company bagged a contract worth Rs. 8,183 million by Navayuga Engineering on January 10, 2018.