Nifty has a crucial support in the band of 8,700-9,000 as in 2015 and 2016, we have seen that Nifty resisting at this around 9,000 mark and once the price breaks above the resistance, it becomes an area of support. Stocks in news: Maruti Suzuki India, Grasim, KEC International, IOC.

The board of directors of Nilkamal Limited have approved second interim dividend at the rate of Rs 10 per equity share, having the face value of Rs 10 each for FY19-20.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals announced that US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) conducted an inspection at Alembic Pharmaceuticals General Oral Solid Formulation Facility located in Panelav (Gujarat).

The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, announced the expansion of its commercial network portfolio on Monday. The company will now sell an extensive tour range of vehicles, namely Tour H1 (Hatchback), Tour H2 (Hatchback), Tour S (Sedan), Tour V (Van) and Tour M (MPV).

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a prestigious order for the supply of state-of-the-art electric buses along with charging infrastructure, for Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh).

The key benchmark index-Sensex crashed by 2,713.41 points, close to the level of 31,390.07, down by 7.96 per cent on Monday. Nifty 50 also fell by 7.6 per cent, which is 756.10 point to the level of 9,199.10. The continued panic selling was driven by the deepening fear of Coronavirus pandemic.

Transformers & Rectifiers India Limited (TRIL) jumped 16 per cent on bagging order worth Rs 130 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited.

The share price of Ind-Swift Laboratories was locked at five per cent lower circuit on Monday after the company announced the successful completion of its API manufacturing facility at Dera Bassi (Punjab).

Yes Bank Reconstruction Scheme 2020, after being approved by the central government, came into enforcement on March 13, 2020. With this, IDFC became the first bank to make an equity investment in Yes Bank. 

All over the world, equity market has been witnessing a massive sell-off due to weak market sentiments triggered by the outbreak of Coronavirus. This panic-like situation has resulted in a sharp fall in the benchmark indices all over the world