January 9 gap area is likely to be an important support to watch out and on the upside, the level of the zone of 12,230-12,280 is likely to act as a resistance in the short-term. Stocks in news: Prakash Industries, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company, Maruti Suzuki India, Adani Gas, GHCL.

Indian markets are likely to extend their losses as the global weakness is sure to spill on the Indian shores as well. SGX Nifty, which is currently trading almost 20 points below its yesterday’s close, is already reflecting it.

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Lupin Limited, which is a popular pharmaceutical company, announced about their successful completion of inspection undertaken by UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UKMHRA).

The following stocks will be in focus during Tuesday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Subros, Maruti Suzuki, JK Lakshmi Cement, Cummins India and Century Textiles & Industries.

Biocon announced that US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) conducted Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) at the company’s API manufacturing facility located in Bengaluru (Karnataka).

Sensex fell more than 450 points on the first day of the week. Sensex ended today’s trading session at 41,155.12 levels, down by 1.10 per cent while, Nifty too closed the day in red, down by 1.06 per cent at 12,119.00 levels.