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Since 2021, several nations, both developed and developing, have been experiencing a period of high inflation. Much of this has to do with the vast sums of money pumped into the global economy to prop it up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inflation has made a comeback between the highs and lows of the pandemic and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Over the past few months, India has witnessed a jump of 7 per cent in retail inflation.

Major economies reporting better-than-expected inflation data has resulted in optimistic global cues, which in turn helped Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, gain by nearly 2 per cent over the course of a fortnight.

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Star HFL aims to double its network and increase its coverage to 100+ districts over the next 3 years, assures Kalpesh Dave Head of Corporate Planning and Strategy, Star Housing Finance Ltd. 

Given the expected peaking of inflation and rebound in equity markets, the buoyant mood amongst equity investors is only logical.

The equity fever amongst investors in India is near its all-time high and trust me it’s contagious – the equity culture. Go to any town or any city and it is difficult to miss equity discussion with the BSE Sensex managing to close at all-time high levels on a closing basis.

With the present global uncertainty, the need for reliance on our natural resources has gone up substantially making the outlook of the exploration and mining industry more attractive, asserts Vikas Jain, Chairman cum Managing Director, South West Pinnacle Exploration Ltd.

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 181.42 points or 0.29 per cent. 

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Today, this stock closed the day on a high note, up 3.14 per cent to Rs 129.75, while BSE Energy was down 0.61 per cent to Rs 8790.45.

Mid-cap and small-cap stocks underperformed broader markets. Healthy buying was seen in capital goods and industrial stocks.

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The equity markets witnessed a tough battle between the bulls and the bears in today's trading session and ultimately posted a marginal positive close. At close, the Sensex was up 107.73 points or 0.17 per cent at 61,980.72 and the Nifty was up 6.30 points or 0.03 per cent at 18,409.70.

The Nifty closed slightly higher than the 18,400 levels. 

The stock is currently rallying towards its 52-week high

This BSE small-cap top gainer climbed over 13 per cent today; do you own it?

Here is a list of stocks that are trading at 52-week highs and impressing investors with stellar returns as indices hit new 52-week highs.

Since the result announcement, the stock has rallied more than 15 per cent in just three trading sessions.    

Broader indices have witnessed profit booking at higher levels just ahead of the last trading hour. NSE Nifty 50 index has slipped 0.25 per cent while Sensex has dropped 50 points.  

 It has given 10 per cent returns in last 5 trading sessions. The company has attracted investors in past sessions due to some positive news revolving around it.

The price band of the issue has been fixed at Rs 514 to Rs 541 per equity share. The issue size is Rs 635 crore at a higher price band.  

The stock has increased by 392 per cent, while the BSE Sensex has increased just by 4.41per cent.

Technopack Polymers Limited is a Gujarat-based Company whose registered office is at Rajkot.

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With more than 8-fold rise in volume, shares of Housing & Urban Development Corporation, the top BSE Smallcap gainer, soared over 12 per cent.

The Nifty traded above the 18,400 level. Auto shares extended gains for third consecutive session.

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 333.98 points or 0.53 per cent

On Tuesday, domestic equity markets saw positive developments. Nifty 50 closed with gains of 0.41 per cent at 18,403.4.

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Now, let’s look at the Small-cap stocks that attracted fund managers in the month of October 2022 (Note: We have considered stocks which have seen buying of over 50 crores.)

Today, the stock of this company was locked at 20 per cent at Rs 139.80.

The domestic benchmark indices ended higher in the highly volatile session on November 15 with Nifty closing above the 18400 level. Sensex was up 248.84 points or 0.40 per cent at the 61,872.99 level and the Nifty was up 74.20 points or 0.40 per cent at 18,403.40.

Real estate, FMCG and IT shares fell while demand increased for auto, banking and financial services equities.

the company is well placed in terms of order book at a level of Rs 40,616 crore.

Since its Q2FY23 results announcement, the stock has rallied more than 14 per cent in just two trading sessions. 

Fantastic rally in the last half of the trading session led Nifty to close above 18,400 level. The benchmark index jumped nearly 100 points during this period to close at day’s high. BSE Sensex rose 250 points while Nifty Midcap ended flat.

The stock has been setting fresh 52-week highs and is continuously hitting back-to-back upper circuit.

Shares of Vesuvius India, the top BSE Smallcap gainer, climbed over 11 per cent and hit a new 52-week high in an otherwise dismal market. 

The auto sector has been the top gaining sector amongst all sectors while metal, realty and information technology have been the top losers.

Nibe Ltd in its recent regulatory filing stated that it has signed MOUs with Goa Shipyard, Garden Reach, Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited and Hindustan Shipyard Limited at Defence Expo.

This stock is currently available at a PE multiple of 21.47 and an ROE of 9.68, all of which indicate good management effectiveness.

The shares of G M Polyplast have been locked in the upper circuit today at Rs 787.85 per share. 

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 494.59 points or 0.80 per cent.

It has soared almost 848 per cent year-to-date and in the last one month; it has delivered 86 per cent returns to its shareholders!   

Year-to-date, the stock is up by 1,294.13 per cent and over the last six months, it has furnished returns of 421.13 per cent.   

On Monday, domestic equity markets ended on a flat note amidst a volatile session.

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As per IMF, India shall become 5th largest economy in FY-2023 and is likely to be 3rd largest in FY-2028 surpassing the UK, Japan and Germany. This is because, in the past several decades, India’s GDP growth has been higher than in these nations. Currently, India’s GDP growth is the highest in the world despite its decline in the past 6 years. In such a fast-growing economy, falling employment and the consequential rising poverty are indeed unusual. Therefore, India must revisit its growth model. The benefits of growth must flow to the population at the bottom of the pyramid. For this, let’s peep into the basics of GDP, as invented by Simon Kuznets, a Nobel laureate of USA, in 1934-35.  

These BSE Group 'A' stocks witnessed positive action in today’s session. 

With this acquisition HGSL's share capital will rise from Rs 41.79 crore to Rs 52.48 crore

In the last five trading sessions, the stock jumped from Rs 480 to Rs 600.

Amid volatility, the domestic benchmark indices ended the day in red with Sensex declining 170.89 points or 0.28 per cent at 61,624.15. Nifty was down 20.50 points or 0.11 per cent at 18,329.20. Among the sectors, realty and metal stocks traded on a positive note whereas FMCG stocks traded on a down note.  

Maharashtra Seamless Limited (MSL) is trading at a PE multiple of 12.66 and an ROE of 11.88, all of which point to strong managerial performance.

The broader indices ended on a mixed note, after Nifty 50 and Sensex ended marginally lower while midcap and Smallcap stocks outperformed the largecap stocks.

The stock is trading up by nearly 3 per cent and it has recorded a fresh 52-week high on Monday. Interestingly, the stock in the last six months has advanced more than 127 per cent and in the last one year, it has delivered jaw dropping returns of 210 per cent which make the stock a multibagger.  

Shares of Dredging Corporation of India, the top BSE Smallcap gainer, rocketed over 11 per cent and reached a new 52-week high. 

Shares of this Info Edge Ltd (Naukri) are buzzing on the bourses today.

At 10:50 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was trading in red, down by 76 points to 61,718 levels. 

Daps Advertising Limited is Uttar Pradesh-based company whose registered office is in Kanpur.

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 29.18 points

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Dmart, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Marico, and ITC are among the marquee clients of this company.

The shares of Zomato zoomed 13.6 per cent on November 10

In its recent review, 43 securities have been added, while 16 securities have been deleted from The MSCI India Domestic Small Cap Index. 

Nevertheless, after trying your hand in trading a number of times, a couple of questions popped up in your mind: 1. Do traders make money? 2. How to become a successful trader?

However, there is no fixed template when it comes to selecting stocks, as what suits one’s investing style may not be appropriate for the another individual. However, one of the famous checklists, which is used by many renowned investors might help you to pick a needle from a haystack! 

It tracks periodical changes in prices and is thus monitored closely by policy decision-makers, analysts, businesses and consumers. 

Prior to the Bonus Shares announcement,  Alstone Textiles had been continuously making new 52-week highs and had closed at 223 on November 10. 

In terms of credit disbursement and insurance premium, the company had year-on-year growth of 94 per cent and 79 per cent, respectively.  

Similarly, on Friday, the bulls seemed unstoppable just like Virender Sehwag and moreover, the Nifty bulls too scored a triple century and touched a milestone of fresh 52-week high, led by HDFC Twins, Infosys and Reliance Industries. 

On Friday, shares of Kingfa Science & Technology (India) saw a solid price-volume break and froze at 5 per cent upper circuit, recording an intra-day high of Rs 1402.8 per share on BSE. The scrip witnessed close to 1.5 times spurt in volume in today's session. 

This stock is currently available at a PE multiple of 15.77 and an ROE of 30.06, all of which indicate good management effectiveness.

NSE Nifty 50 index hit a fresh 52-week high level of 18,360 level while closing nearly at day’s high. The benchmark index jumped 1.78 per cent while BSE Sensex rose 1200 points.

On the final trading day of the week, Nifty 50 started higher on the back of strong global trends. In this post, we have highlighted top stocks that are experiencing a solid positive breakout.

Shares of Muthoot Capital Services soared over 17 per cent with a spurt in volume, making it the top BSE Smallcap gainer.   

At 11:10 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, is trading in green by 1,005 points to 61,619 levels.

Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company to hold a 9.22 per cent equity stake in this company through a primary and secondary investment of Rs 455.5 crore.

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in green with a gain of 307.11 points or 0.5 per cent

On a consolidated basis, the Company delivered 16.3 per cent sales growth versus prior year, and a 3.5 per cent sales growth on a sequential basis.

One of the largest and only listed company in the AAC Block Space with a capacity of 5.75 lakh cubic meter per annum. Green and non-toxic building construction material, AAC blocks are economical, light weight, thermal insulation, sound proof, fire resistance with superior build quality and saves energy, eco-friendly and economical too compared to the traditional bricks. It is the only company in this segment which generates carbon credits. 

The stock hit the upper circuit today and is trading at an all-time high price.

ICICI Prudential Equity and Debt Fund completed 23 years. As on October 31, 2022, the size of the scheme is Rs 21,109.35 crore. Continue reading to learn more about this fund.

HDFC Mutual Fund on November 10, 2022, launched HDFC Business Cycle Fund. Read on to out more about it.

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In such a weak market, its strong price-volume breakout kept the bulls in the small-cap sector busy. 

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This pharma company stock went 8 per cent high, do you own it?                                                                                                                                                                                                       With its shares up 8 per cent, the Indian multinational pharmaceutical company posted a net profit of Rs 130 crore in the second quarter, while its turnover increased to Rs 4,145 crore.

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The price action of the market since last Thursday has been mixed with hardly any action. The only notable feature was the Nifty crossing its swing high and India VIX dwindling.

This indicator measures the percentage of Nifty 50 stocks that are trading above/below their 200-day simple moving averages. The 200-DMA is considered important as it is one of the basic technical indicators that can be used to determine the long-term trend of a security.

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All the sectoral indices on the NSE were in the red with auto, PSU bank and consumer durables stocks falling the most.

Nifty 50 recorded losses of 0.71 per cent to end at 18,028.2.

The benchmark indices ended lower following a sluggish mood in the global markets.  

The IPO opening date is November 10, 2022, and it will be closing on November 14, 2022. The issue is likely to be listed on the exchange on November 22, 2022.