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Indian equity benchmarks, after registering their best week since November, look set to continuing their jubilant run at the start of the week as global cues are supportive and Asian markets are mostly trading higher. At the time of writing, the SGX Nifty was trading with gain of 23 points at 11,497.

The stocks that are likely to witness significant movement on the bourses on March 18 are Voltas, Natco Pharma, Aarti Drugs, Wipro and Religare Enterprises.

Come March, everyone checks out for one last time, whether their tax-saving investments for the financial year is in order. Some even try to make last-minute investments in the last week of March. Here is a list of steps to go through before making hurried investments. 

FMCG stocks on Friday showed a negative trend despite benchmark index touching fresh highs for the year 2019. The sector took cues from HUL which hinted on lower volumes growth for the fourth quarter of FY19.

Aarti Drugs announced that its board approved buyback of around 1.2 per cent equity shares. The buyback price is set at Rs. 900 per share, which is a 37 per cent premium to its, Friday, 15 March closing.