During the last week, the domestic benchmark indices made the investors sit on their edge with their exciting performance. On the other hand, the broader markets underperformed as compared to the domestic benchmark indices. Sensex and Nifty gained 0.75 per cent & 0.91 per cent, respectively whereas, BSE SmallCap & BSE MidCap indices plunged 1.65 per cent and 1.04 per cent, respectively.  

In today's trading session, BSE Sensex zoomed 318.05 points or 0.58 per cent to end at 54,843.98 levels whereas Nifty rallied 82 points or 0.5 per cent to settle at 16,364 levels.

The markets have been witnessing the profits that investors bagged by investing in the small & midcap stocks during the pandemic. Since the beginning of 2021, BSE Midcap index rose around 25.03 per cent whereas BSE Smallcap index has gained around 41.55 per cent. In comparison, Sensex, which comprises the top 30 stocks of the country, has gained only 13.91 per cent on a YTD basis. Both the indices have clearly outperformed Sensex by a wide margin. 

The domestic benchmark indices choose to end flat in Wednesday's trading session whereas the broader markets closed in red.

The domestic benchmark indices continued to delight investors for the straight second day in the current week led by IT and select private financial stocks.

Benchmark indices ended on a cheering note despite of the volatility caused by the banking and IT stocks.

India Insurtech Association (IIA), a not-for-profit organization working towards growing a technology-driven insurance ecosystem in India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GIFT City, India’s first operational Greenfield smart city and international financial services centre (IFSC), to collaborate on building thought leadership in the field of insurance and creating awareness about GIFT City among Indian and foreign insurance companies.

SEBI came out with detailed guidelines on May 18, 2010, for the launching of SME Exchange/Platform. BSE became the first stock exchange to get approval from SEBI and launch its SME platform on March 13, 2012.

The domestic equity markets commenced Monday's trading session on a positive note, supported by buying interest in the financial and IT stocks. 

During the last week, the domestic benchmark indices Sensex & Nifty ended in the green, gaining 2.62 per cent and 2.36 per cent. At the same time, the BSE SmallCap index slipped into the red and ended at 26,805.97 levels. 

It's raining multibaggers in the equity markets and some of the multibaggers after multiplying investors' wealth are seen building on their gains since the beginning of the second half of the current calendar year.

The domestic benchmark indices ended in red on August 6 on the back of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeping the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent and maintaining a policy stance as ‘Accommodative’.

PDS Multinational Fashions Ltd, a leading global plug and play design-led platform has announced its financial results for Q1 FY22.

The frontline indices are showing signs of vulnerability at life highs even as the broader markets continue to underperform. 

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is expanding its footprint in India with the commencement of a new connection to India International Exchange (India INX), which is located at International Finance Services Centre (IFSC), Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT City) Gandhinagar. This new connection aims at delivering low latency access to India INX for both market data as well as order routing services. 

BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 made all-time highs on Tuesday while the broader markets were seen underperforming. 

Despite the risks of investing in penny stocks, investors have been tempted by the fantastic returns rewarded by penny stocks in the past seven months in 2021. Doubling one's money is always exciting! A total of 239 stocks turned multi-baggers and have more than doubled investors' wealth on a YTD basis.

Similar to BSE Smallcap index, BSE Midcap index also climbed and managed to make a fresh high at the start of the week. Sensex zoomed 363.79 points while Nifty ended close to its 52-week high at 15,885.15 level whereas BSE Midcap index settled at 23,330.77 levels today. 

The Frontline indices and the broader markets were seen trending up with several stocks managing to trade at fresh 52-week highs  

While Sensex & Nifty were witnessing ups & downs throughout the month of July, BSE Smallcap index managed to zoom by 6.01 per cent in July 2021. The pickup in economic activities and ramp-up of vaccination have infused positive sentiments and helped the small-cap stocks to be in the limelight. 

"We have an exciting pipeline of patent expiration opportunities coming up in the cardio-metabolic segment over the next 3-4 years, which we plan to leverage." says  Krishnakumar V, Executive Director & COO at Eris Lifesciences

"We firmly believe that our existing portfolio of over 200+ products along with green innovations in the areas of mild surfactants, non-toxic preservation will power our next leg of growth in the coming decade." says K. Natarajan, Executive Director & COO, Galaxy Surfactants Ltd

July month qualified to be a roller coaster ride for the domestic benchmark indices. While BSE Sensex was experiencing the bumpy ride, the investors were inclined towards participation in the markets via mutual funds.

On Wednesday, Happiest Minds Technologies announced its consolidated quarterly results for Q1FY22. The company was able to record good performance for the quarter. 

On Wednesday, Coforge Limited, an Indian multinational information technology company, announced its financial results for Q1FY22. The performance reported also includes a contribution from SK Global, an acquisition that concluded in the last week of April 2021. 

In 2021, so far, BSE Midcap index has outperformed the domestic benchmark indices by gaining around 25.9 per cent. Meanwhile, Sensex and Nifty have gained 9.82 per cent & 12.31 per cent, respectively. 

KPIT Technologies, an Indian multinational corporation, announced its quarterly results for Q1FY22. During the year, the company has also entered T25 engagements across geographies.

The domestic benchmark indices, Sensex & Nifty, are trading in an upward trajectory for the last one year. They have cheered the investors by gaining 39.32 per cent & 42.16 per cent, respectively during this period. 

On Monday, BSE SmallCap index continued its upward spiral and touched the level of 26,650. The index was up by nearly 0.69 per cent.    

On Monday, Sensex & Nifty traded on a flat note at the start of the trading session. Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) caught investors' attention by zooming 4.12 per cent in the initial minutes of Monday's trading session. The company's introduction of a transparent competitive bidding process for JPL divestment has given a boost to the company's share price. 

SEBI came out with detailed guidelines on May 18, 2010, for the launching of SME Exchange/Platform. BSE became the first stock exchange to get approval from SEBI and launch its SME platform on March 13, 2012.

On Wednesday, Rajratan Global Wire Ltd announced its quarterly results for the first quarter of FY22. The sales volumes for the company stood at 19,833 tonnes in Q1FY22 as compared to 9,239 tonnes recorded in Q1FY21, recording a significant rise. 

Since the beginning of July 2021, the domestic benchmark indices i.e. Sensex & Nifty are on a bumpy ride. The investors are on their toes, witnessing the mixed reaction of the markets to the domestic & global economic scenario.

On Tuesday, CRISIL Ltd, an Indian analytical company's board of directors approved the unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, i.e. for Q1FY22. 

On Tuesday, the domestic markets continued to slip in red with Sensex & Nifty trading lower by 1 per cent and 1.09 per cent at 52,025 and 15,581.05 levels, respectively. 

In the previous trading session i.e. on Monday, the equity markets glued investors to their seats as the domestic benchmark indices gradually slipped into red territory. Sensex ended at 52,553.40 level, dipping by 586.66 points or 1.10 per cent while Nifty closed the session at 15,752.40 level, which is a decline of 171 points or 1.07 per cent. 

On Monday, Fineotex Chemical announced that it has entered into a joint venture with HealthGuard® Australia in order to become the exclusive global marketing and sales channel partner with joint operations from Malaysia. 

Rossari Biotech Limited, a speciality chemicals manufacturer announced on Friday that its board of directors has approved the acquisition of Tristar Intermediates Private Limited.  

The following stocks will be in focus during Monday's trading session in light of their Q1FY22 results announcements:  ACC, Alok Industries, Astron Paper & Board Mill, HCL Technologies, HDFC Life Insurance, Mastek, Nippon Life India Asset Management, Supreme Petrochem, Radix Industries (India), and Swaraj Engines. 

L&T Technology Services (LTTS) posted sturdy Q1FY22 results on Wednesday. While Sensex & Nifty touched their record highs in Thursday's trading session, this stock also managed to catch investors’ attention by gaining more than 18 per cent on an intraday basis. 

"We are proud to be in the 2 per cent of the manufacturers of the world, having technology, which is less than 5 years old. The remaining 98 per cent of the yarn manufacturers are using technology, which is aged more than 5 years."  says O P Gulia, CEO, SVP Global Ventures 

On Tuesday, Pennar Group, a leading value-added engineering product & solutions company announced that the company has won new orders worth Rs 571 crore across its various business verticals.  

The following stocks will be in focus during Tuesday's trading session in light of their Q1FY22 results announcements: Deccan Healthcare, Mindtree, Shree Ganesh Remedies and Tata Metaliks.

The following stocks will be in focus during Monday's trading session in light of their Q1FY22 results announcements: Apis India, Avenue Supermarts, Gujarat Hotels, Indo-City Infotech, Oriental Trimex and Bhansali Engineering Polymers - 

BSE StAR MF, India's largest Mutual Funds Distributor platform has outshone the industry net equity inflow by contributing Rs. 6,072 crore as compared to industry’s Net Equity Inflow of Rs. 5,988 crore in June, 2021.

The following stocks will be in focus during Friday's trading session in light of their Q1FY22 results announcements: Delta Corporation, K&R Rail Engineering, Mapro Industries, Valencia Nutrition, Suryavanshi Spinning Mills, Metalyst Forgings, Integrated Capital Services, and Excel Realty N Infra. 

The following stocks will be in focus during Thursday's trading session in light of their Q1FY22 results announcements: TCS, Shyam Metalics & Energy, and Gammon Infrastructure Projects.

Stocks to watch out on July 7 include Force Motors, JK Lakshmi Cement, V.I.P Industries, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Finance, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services and Tanla Platforms.

"We have set ourselves a vision 2025 under the purview of the 'RISE to Shine' framework. The RISE framework includes Re-inventing the wheel through business practices; be Inspired to adopt & adapt to the new world order, Supply creation to meet demands of end-users, and be an Example to the community exemplified by Ajmera family values" says Dhaval Ajmera, Director, Ajmera Realty & Infra India Ltd.

"We plan to continue focussing on our custom synthesis & manufacturing (CSM) business by developing an in-house innovative process for the new complex chemistries along with focussing on value engineering by replacing the lower-value products with higher-value ones." says Anand Desai, Managing Director, Anupam Rasayan 

Stocks to watch on July 6, 2021, include Coal India, Tech Mahindra, ITD Cementation, KRBL, Avanti Feeds, IFCI, and Delta Corporation.

On Monday, Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd rose beyond 13 per cent on an intraday basis. 

On Monday, the share of Bosch Limited, a global auto parts supplier zoomed 5.06 per cent in the first half of the trading session.  

"The company's current growth driver is its product portfolio: Chlor-alkali, Chloromethanes, and hydrogen peroxide. Demand for all these products is expected to increase in the coming years and hence, there will be growth led by these segments" says  Maulik Patel, Chairman and Managing Director, Meghmani Finechem Limited.

Stocks to watch out on July 1 include Veto Switchgears & Cables, India Cements, Vimta Labs, Andhra Sugars and Ircon International. 

Uflex Limited, a packaging solutions company recently declared its financial results for the fourth quarter of FY21.  

The stocks to watch on June 30 include ISGEC Heavy Engineering, Kamat Hotels and certain pharma majors like Sun Pharmaceuticals, Cipla, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Dr Reddy's Laboratories along with Finolex Cables & United Drilling Tools. 

India’s largest bed linen exporter, Indo Count Industries Limited announced its new partnership with eminent British designer, Jasper Conran OBE for an exclusive bed & bath collection, which is expected to be launched in the spring of 2022.   

Stocks to watch on June 29 include Thomas Cook, SRF, NALCO, Shalimar Paints, and Vikas Lifecare.  

The stocks to watch out for on June 25 include Reliance Industries, Uttam Sugar, Avadh Sugar, GMR Infrastructure, Coforge, Nelco, Mphasis, Quick Heal, Ramco Systems, eClerx, and IHCL.

The stocks to watch out for on June 23 include Minda Industries, Thangamayil Jewellery, Century Plyboards (India), Gayatri Highways and Ashapura Minechem.  

The stocks to watch out for on June 22 include KPIT Technologies, BL Kashyap & Sons, MOIL, Kamdhenu Limited, and Bharti Airtel.  

In 2021, the stock markets have surprised everyone with its magical strength being exceptionally stronger and remaining unfazed by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar to the overall cheerful market environment, the shares of Aditya Vision Limited surged around 1,255.29 per cent on a YTD basis.   

" As far as HFCL is concerned, we are the largest manufacturers of fibre optic cables and fibre to the home (FTTH) cables. Also, we are further expanding our capacities, designing new equipment for 5G setups and also, practising backward integration etc. This collectively will increase our revenue from the self-manufactured equipment & products. " says Mahendra Nahata, Managing Director at HFCL

Even if the ongoing pandemic has disrupted many a business plan, Sanjeev Aggarwal, Chief Financial Officer, JK Tyre and Industries Limited is more than optimistic about a revival in both the economy and the tyre industry. In this interview he highlights the steps taken by the company to face the impact of the pandemic and gear up for a return to normalcy.

Since June 15, Sensex has tumbled around 1.38 per cent. A board across selling is seen as investors rushed to book profits and cash in their rewards from the recent market rally.  

The stocks to watch out on June 21 include Maruti Suzuki, Insecticides (India), Oriental Carbon & Chemicals, Phillips Carbon Black, and Fine Organic Industries.  

Sensex and Nifty witnessed increased volatility on Friday. Recovering from the day’s low, Sensex closed at 52,344.45 levels, up by 21.12 points or 0.04 per cent. Unbothered by the volatility in markets, some stocks locked in their upper circuits on Friday.  

On Friday, the stock markets remained volatile as the board sell-off continued.

Sensex has gained by around 8.57 per cent on a YTD basis. Catching up with the positive momentum in the stock markets, some stocks proved to be fairytales, rewarding investors with sumptuous returns.   

Going hand in hand with the overall positive sentiments in the domestic stock markets in June 2021, a number of low-scrip stocks caught investors’ attention as well.

On one hand, many analysts are worried about the bubbling of stock market bubble while on the other hand, some are extremely optimistic about the bull run. Even then, June 2021 has been an interesting month for domestic stock markets as penny stocks seem to be back in action.  

The additional surveillance measure (ASM) is a part of various initiatives undertaken by Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the domestic stock exchanges to ensure & enhance market integrity as well as safeguard the interest of investors.  

On Wednesday, in BSE’s equity segment, a number of shares were trending due to a spurt in their volumes.  

On Wednesday, the Indian markets witnessed profit booking as Sensex slipped by around 0.40 per cent or 241.88 points trading at 52,531.17 levels while Nifty was down by 0.47 per cent or 81.25 points at 15,788.00 levels. Even in subdued markets, some of the small-caps continued to outperform.  

Auto Ancilliaries have been gaining traction with the change in fortunes for the auto industry. Sensex is up by nearly 7 per cent in one month and is up by 10.25 per cent in 2021 so far. 

Chemical sector stocks have been consistent wealth creators for more than 3 years now. The strong momentum in chemical stocks is seen belonging to the smallcap category as well.

IT stocks have been outperforming since the market made lows in March 2020. Most of the IT major companies like TCS, Wipro, Infosys and Tech Mahindra are either trading at their life-highs or are trading within 5 percent of their respective life-highs.  

"Higher volumes (and revenues) and a strong control on our conversion cost as well as fixed costs have led to strong operating leverage for us, which is visible in our margins as well as profits!" says Sunil Chordia, Chairman and Managing Director, Rajratan Global Wire Ltd.

"Our focus is to build robust tech-enabled processes with efficient execution and investments in technologies to utilise exciting possibilities related to digitisation, last-mile penetration and enhanced service experience." says Shikhar Aggarwal, Joint Managing Director, BLS International Services Ltd.

Sensex is up by close to 9 per cent while BSE Small cap Index is up by more than 35 per cent on YTD basis. By any measure this is a good year for investors and traders alike

Low price stocks are different from penny stocks in the sense that the market capitalisation is usually higher for these stocks when compared to the penny stocks . Also, the stock prices are higher than Rs 10 per share but less than Rs 100 per share.

In a trendy market, even the poor-quality stocks participate on the upside. If we look at the constituents of BSE 500, we will find several stocks that were beaten down in the year 2020 and are still trading lower in 2021 from the closing levels of 2020 when Sensex had climbed 26.20 per cent despite massive market crash in early 2020. 

Markets are on a high ride and every day, new records are being made. Small-caps are attempting to become mid-sized while mid-caps are attempting to become large in market capitalisation. It is important that investors focus on quality when the markets are as heated as today.  

While BSE Energy index rose by 2.29 per cent since the onset of June 2021, the shares of a Gujarat-based natural gas transmission company skyrocketed by around 11 per cent for the same period of time.  

The pump market in India by revenue is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 7 per cent during the period 2021–2026 and the demand may be due to the increasing application of pumps in several end-user sectors, says Dinesh Patidar, Chairman and Managing Director, Shakti Pumps India Ltd.  

On Friday, the domestic markets remained volatile as Sensex erased morning gains to slide into the negative territory, trading at 51,976.11 levels, down by 0.6 per cent. Even then, some buzzing stocks locked in at their respective upper circuits, defying the subdued market sentiments.

In today's trading session, Sensex and Nifty remained bullish throughout and touched record high levels. Sensex ended at 52,232.43 level, recording 0.74 per cent increase and Nifty ended at 15,690.35 levels, registering a 0.73 per cent increase.

The markets soared today by crossing the 52,000 mark and gained 382.95 points. Sensex ended at 52,232.43 levels while Nifty closed at 15,690.35 levels, which are up by 114.15 points. With a positive trend shown by the markets, the investors are in the hope of exploring the untapped opportunities in the market.

Traders and investors are now increasingly waking up to realise that economy may finally open and as estimated by various pundits, India will be fully vaccinated by December 2021. There is wide speculation that by the end of the year, all those hotels that are struggling to do business in the wake of the pandemic will be full by the year-end.  

"With the second wave causing widespread chaos and damage, we have formed Blue Dart Med-Express Consortium with a single goal in mind and that is, to deliver vaccines and other critical medical equipment in a reliable manner that helps us reach every village & city in India. " says Mr Aneel Gambhir, CFO, Blue Dart Express Limited.

ROIC is a highly reliable and useful metric to consider when measuring investment quality. It is not readily available like other popular ratios, and it takes a bit of work, but once investors start figuring out ROIC, they can be better armed to pick out stocks with great value. 

In the previous session, which also was an expiry session on Thursday, markets witnessed huge volumes in select counters in the last 30 minutes of the trade. The huge volumes seen in select small-caps can be attributed to the changes made in MSCI India Domestic Small Cap Index.

We are living in an era where infrastructure has become the most important aspect that will determine the rate at which our GDP might grow, going ahead. Huge infra spending is budgeted by the Government of India for the coming years.  

The mid-caps and small-caps are the flavours of the season. BSE Mid-cap index is up by 19.42 per cent while the frontline indices, Sensex & Nifty are up by 6.05 per cent and 8.8 per cent, respectively on a YTD basis. 

Retail investors have always taken a liking for small-cap investing. The small-cap universe has not disappointed all those betting on tiny treasures listed on the bourses.

SBI has had a stellar run on the bourses. A very few investors would have betted on SBI to be the top-performing bank in 2021.  

The stock of Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited (HFCL), a publicly-listed telecom company jumped over 6 per cent on Thursday. 

Recently, Shakti Pumps (India) Limited has declared its quarterly results for the fourth quarter of FY21. The company witnessed the highest-ever quarterly and yearly profits till date. 

Doubling one's money is always exciting! If we look at the market performance in 2021, we can see that it provided us with exciting opportunities as at least 181 stocks more than doubled in 2021 with some of them turning out to be a five-bagger.