Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.56 p.m. on June 7, 2018.

The markets on June 7, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,552.41, up by 373.53 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,795.60, up by 110.95 points. 

The mutual fund classifications have been finally formalised, post the SEBI directives. DSIJ explains the changes and its impact on returns and how should you review your portfolio.

PVR on Thursday announced the launch of a 5 screen multiplex at Vellore, Tamil Nadu. 

The role of mutual fund investments is increasing in the Indian economy. Mutual funds have strengthened the role of DIIs in the Indian equity market and we no longer dance to the tune of the FIIs. As for the retail investors, mutual funds are fast becoming one of the preferred destinations for parking their savings in lucrative investments. 

Videocon Industries was locked in a lower circuit in early morning trade on Thursday following the news that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) admitted a plea from lenders to initiate a resolution process.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 87.66 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,29,823.12 crore.

The year 2018 so far has been difficult for the markets as there seems to be no clear trend emerging since the beginning of the year. Volatility has increased for global equity markets in 2018 and the investors favourite mid-caps and small-caps have taken a huge beating. The conundrum facing the longterm investors is that in spite of the recent fall in mid-caps and small-caps, the valuations are still looking rich for several stocks and hence the current set-up is providing only limited investment opportunity in the markets. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 87.66 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,29,823.12 crore.

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.

Reeling under the effect of back-to-back economic blows rendered by demonetisation, GST and the price fluctuations in natural rubber and crude oil, the tyre industry found itself in the grip of degrowth in the first half of FY2018, especially impacting the commercial segments. [EasyDNNnews:PaidContentStart]However, it is safe to say that despite these short term aberrations, the industry has been catching momentum in terms of domestic as well as export demand, which is largely cushioned by the pick-up in growth across industry sub-segments, including automotive production. 

Understanding the earnings trend is tantamount to deciphering the market trend. Tanay Loya along with Yogesh Supekar demystify the Q4FY18 results, while the DSIJ Research Team focuses on the sectoral performance in the latest quarter

The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) posted loss for the December quarter for the first time in nearly 19 years. 

The pressures of rising political uncertainties in India and the increasing geopolitical tensions across the globe have stressed out the Indian stock markets. The uncertainty on continuation of the BJP rule at the Cetre, Italy’s politico-economic crisis and the overall US domination in terms of Trump’s policies, economic boom and appreciating dollar have together weighed on the markets. The sharp rise in the global crude oil prices poses a threat as it may fuel inflation and inflate country's current account deficit. 

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

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.

In spite of upbeat GDP data, profit-taking gradually pushed the domestic indices lower. Besides, the continuous decline in the broader market was the major dampener.

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

Investors must be a worried lot at the moment as it is not at all comforting when one sees small-caps and mid-caps, which dominate an average individual investor’s portfolio, fall the way they have in CY18 on a YTD basis

Continuing its upward streak, HCL Infosystems gained more than 3 per cent in early morning trading session on Thursday. The company informed that its distribution agreement with iPhone maker Apple will be terminated in March 2019.

Going ahead, immediate resistance is placed around the level of 10,734 which happens to be 61.8 per cent retracement level of the entire down leg of 10,929-10,418, and the next resistance is placed around the level of 10,770. Stocks in news: Sadbhav Infrastructure Projects, Lemon Tree Hotels, Hindustan Construction, Quess Corp, Majesco, Syndicate Bank, BEPL, Goldstone Infratech and HCL Infosystems.

Today, the start is likely to be on a positive side tracking firm global cues. The trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty may witness a gap-up opening of 51 points at 10,746.   

The three-day meeting of MPC ended with the members unanimously favoring a repo rate hike of 25 basis points raising the rate to 6.25 per cent, citing rising inflationary pressure. This is for the first time in over four years that there was consensus among the MPC panelists.

The company has managed to save over 8.3 lakh tonnes of CO2 emission over the past decade through the introduction of eco-friendly vehicles.

In line with SEBI's intent to keep the Indian equity markets safe for the investors, the market regulator has directed BSE and NSE to introduced additional surveillance measures (ASM).

The share price of construction firm Hindustan Construction Company surged by over 7 per cent in the intraday trade on Wednesday as the company bagged a contract worth Rs. 737 crore from Russia’s state nuclear company, JSC Atomstroyexport.

IDFC Bank was buzzing on Wednesday after the bank announced the receipt of No Objection letter from the Reserve Bank of India with regards to its proposed merger with Capital First.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.49 p.m. on June 6, 2018.

The markets on June 6, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,108.42, up by 205.21 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,660.00, up by 66.85 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 67.16 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,15,927.64 crore.

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited received a mega order from the Indian Railways to supply electrical equipment.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 67.16 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,15,927.64 crore.

In the coming session, the level of 10,550 would be a key support level. Stocks in news: Capital First, CG Power and Industrial Solutions, NMDC, Mcleod Russel, ADF Foods, Grasim Industries and United Spirits.

The markets are likely to start on a cautious note amid muted global cues. Traders will remain watchful ahead of outcome of Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) policy review meeting. Economists are equally divided on the outcome of the meeting. While half of the economists are betting on a 25 bps rate hike, the other half believes that the RBI may signal a hawkish note and wait till August to hike rates after monsoon data is clearer. The trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty may open with modest losses of 13 points around levels of 10,594. 

The stock of Intellect Design Arena was buzzing on the bourses as the company proved its mettle by winning an award for its innovative big data solutions.

BharatNet is a government project aimed at providing high-speed broadband connectivity to all the 2,50,000 gram panchayats in the country in an effort to provide last mile connectivity.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.09 p.m. on June 5, 2018.

The markets on June 5, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,915.65, down by 96.24 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,593.30, down by 35.20 points. 

The markets regulator SEBI has slashed the 'additional expense' charged by mutual funds. The additional expenses have been lowered to just 5 basis points, eyeing a further increase in penetration of mutual fund products among investors.

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) has informed the exchanges that the operations of TDI-II plant in Dahej have resumed. After fixing the technical issues with full safety precautions, the plant has started working and normal production was achieved on Tuesday at 07:00 hours.

To determine the efficiency of the fund manager and the performance of the mutual fund, alpha is used. Alpha is a statistical tool which measures the difference between the actual returns and the expected returns of the fund.

How much cash should you be holding at any moment in time, this is a very debatable topic as it varies from individual to individual

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 68.61 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,43,117.05 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 68.61 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 6,43,117.05 crore.

Fulphila, a biosimiliar indicated to reduce risk of infection in patient with non-myeloid cancer, developed by Mylan-Biocon received approval of the US drug regulator.

In the coming trading session, immediate support is seen around the level of 10,600 and a breach of this support could take Nifty to test its 100-day SMA level. Stocks in news: Biocon, Idea Cellular, Sunteck Realty, GE Ship, Lupin, Quess Corp, Vedanata and SBI.

We might see a flat to negative opening to the session on Tuesday following mixed cues from Asian peers. The trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty may open with a modest loss of 24 points around the level of 10,589. 

Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) raised over Rs. 10,944 crore through public issue of bonds. 

The equity shares of automation company Affordable Robotic & Automation Limited (ARAPL) witnessed a decent listing on the bourses on Monday. The stock was trading close to 11 per cent premium to its issue price in the post lunch hour.

Dilip Buildcon jumped about 4 per cent intraday on Monday after the company received letter of award (LoA) from National Highways Authority of India. 

This order comprises of approximately 9500 truck wheels amounting to USD 425,000.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.25 p.m. on June 4, 2018.

Rising interest rate impacts debt funds more than equity dedicated funds. Read on to know how you should position your debt portfolio.

The markets on June 4, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,101.52, down by 125.74 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,647.65, down by 48.55 points. 

With the government discussing a new mechanism to control drug prices in the country, most pharma stocks were buzzing on Monday. Stocks of pharma companies with higher domestic revenues were under pressure.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 56.54 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,12,566.51 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 56.54 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 5,12,566.51 crore.

In the coming session, the identical high of the previous couple of trading sessions placed around 10,764 would act as an immediate resistance. Stocks in news: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Kajaria Ceramic, Whirlpool India, Idea Cellular, Dilip Buildcon, Cadila Healthcare and Biocon.

Indian markets are likely to make optimistic start tracking firm leads from global markets. The trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty may open with gains of 45 points around the level of 10,724.  

Real estate developers have been trying to woo prospective home buyers with various kinds of offers of discounts and freebies. But are these offers for real or are these just gimmicks to attract the prospective buyers? Let’s find out.

The valuation of a stock needs to be seen in the context of its financial performance and the future prospects of the company and one needs to do a fundamental analysis of the company to ascertain whether or not the valuation is justified.

The use of digital transactions is on the rise, be it in the form of internet banking, debit card payments, NEFT, RTGS or UPI. These payment modes can be used by investors to invest in various financial products. Let us look at some of the features of these payment modes.

State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, hiked its MCLR (marginal cost of lending rate) by 10 bps on Friday (June 1). Earlier, Punjab National Bank had revised its MCLR. The private sector banks and financial institutions, including ICICI Bank, HDFC and Kotak Mahindra Bank, followed suit by hiking their lending rates.

The Trump administration is acting like a rampaging bull in a China (no pun intended) shop. There are no better words to describe its plan to impose tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium imported from Canada, Mexico and the European Union under the pretext of ‘national security’. 

Best sectoral fund performance in last one month and three months. 

Om Metals Infraprojects, in a joint venture (JV) with Patel Engineering, has bagged a contract worth around Rs 92 crore from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), on the upstream of power house pertaining to phase 1 of Kundah pump storage hydroelectric project (1x125 MW) in Nilgiri district. 

The market regulator SEBI has taken one more step to develop the bond market. It has suggested uniform procedure to determine pricing of thinly and non-traded, traded non-convertible debt securities

In the current global scenario, where global trade is under dark clouds of protectionism and trade war, India’s performance amongst all these headwinds is satisfactory.

HCL Technologies has announced its collaboration with JDA Commerce Inc. The company will join forces with JDA Commerce for developing product support and go-to-market (GTM initiatives) for JDA’s Commerce, SofTechnics, and Pricing and Revenue Management Solutions.

May auto sales indicate that the consumer appetite in the country is back on track after facing twin shocks of demonetization and GST implementation in FY18.

Avanti Feeds has fallen more than 39 per cent in May, witnessed deep fall after posting Q4 results on May 26. We hold 1,440-1,420 as the support. In case it bounces back as the oscillators are lying in the oversold zone, we hold 1,640-1,700 followed by 1,755 as the resistance.

In early 2015, the government had tried the same strategy to cope up with rising oil prices in the international market and managed to give some relief to consumers. ONGC was asked to sell oil to refiners at a discount.

Despite the poor performance of the S&P healthcare index and the underperformance of the pharma category some of the fund houses see this sector as an opportunity and are coming up with NFOs in this sector. 

Nifty Auto index traded against the market and was up 0.84 per cent at 14:35 hours on Friday. Going forward, above 11,075-11,150, we hold 11,205 followed by 11,335 as the resistance levels. On the downside, 10,960 followed by 10,840 will act as the support for Nifty Auto index.

Vakrangee Limited ditched its losing streak and was locked in its upper circuits on Friday. This is major trend reversal for the stock which has been falling for 18 consecutive days. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.02 p.m. on June 1, 2018.

The markets on June 1, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,309.56, down by 12.82 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,714.95, down by 21.20 points. 

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.97 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,34,938.48 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.97 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,34,938.48 crore.

In the last three months, benchmark index Nifty has remained flat, however, mutual fund schemes focused on PSU stocks have fallen around 3-10 per cent roughly. 

The US drug regulator has issued Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) to Granules India's Gagillapur facility without any 483 observations.

In the coming trading session, the levels of 10,785 and 10,800 will play out as immediate resistance areas. Stocks in news: Fortis Healthcare, Idea Cellular, Mahindra and Mahindra, Infosys, Shriram EPC, TCS, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance, Bayer Crop science, Maruti Suzuki India, PNC Infratech, Ashiana Housing and Bodal Chemicals.

The key benchmark indices are likely to kick off June series on a positive note as markets will react to GDP numbers which were released after market hours. India’s GDP grew 7.7% in Q4 and retained its fastest growing economy label. The trading of Nifty 50 index futures on the Singapore stock exchange indicates that the Nifty may open higher by 28 points around the level of 10,744.  

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Indian stock market bulls have been making futile attempts to chase away the rampaging bears. The domestic political uncertainties concerning continuation of the BJP government at the Centre have overshadowed the decent macroeconomic environment.

Cochin Shipyard today informed the bourses that the Government of Kerala has signed an agreement with the company for the construction of three marine ambulance boats for the fisheries department.

Energy dedicated funds have underperformed in last three months owing to fall in the crude oil prices. Read on to know more

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 3.01 p.m. on May 31, 2018.

The markets on May 31, 2018 opened gap up. BSE Sensex is trading at 35,133.27, up by 227.16 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,681.70, up by 67.35 points. 

Leading pharma company Lupin has launched Solosec, a single-dose oral therapy for bacterial vaginosis in the US market.

Continuous slide in the shares prices of Manpasand Beverages during the past three day have given worries to many investors. The mutual fund industry as a whole is impacted and returns of many schemes are hampered with this slide.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.52 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,59,131.65 crore.

Construction company Atlanta Limited said that Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants LLP, the statutory auditors of the company have resigned from their position for FY 2017-18 with immediate effect. The company has informed this through a regulatory filing made with the stock exchanges.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.52 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,59,131.65 crore.

Higher raw material cost in Q4FY18, especially ammonia and natural gas, increased by 32 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively on YoY basis and impacted the profitability.