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Post the pandemic-driven slowdown, engineering companies in India are now working hard towards increasing both their domestic and global footprint. Meanwhile, several government initiatives and the need for infrastructure development is providing a huge boost to this sector. In this article, Shreya Chaware highlights the key trends and prospects of engineering sector. 

The key equity benchmarks traded with controlled losses in the morning trade, tracking negative global cues.

The demand for commercial real estate is skyrocketing as the economy recovers and the majority of the workforce returns to the workplace. In this story, Henil Shah discusses if now is the ideal time to invest in REITs, as well as how to choose one.

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The Indian economy and equity markets are both in a sweet spot. Within the sphere of Indian economy, if there is any sector that has caught investors’ attention recently, it has to be the logistic sector post the announcement of the National Logistics Policy. Mandar Wagh discusses in detail the contours of the policy and highlights some of the outperforming stocks in the logistics sector in India 

Investing is all about diversification, and the key objective of diversification across asset classes is to minimize risk while optimizing the returns.

The BSE Sensex slumped 0.68 per cent in the last two weeks to 58,840 on September 16 whereas the Nifty 50 index closed at 17,530.85 points. Meanwhile, the Small-Cap index surged by 0.49 per cent to 29,199.39 and the Mid-Cap index declined by 0.09 per cent to 25,558.21.

The Indian equity market has outperformed major equity markets globally and is near its 52-week high. The quantum of foreign funds flowing into the Indian markets tells us how the world views India as an oasis in the global markets.

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 530.48 points.

The domestic benchmark indices traded with substantial volatility ahead of Fed Policy announcement. Sensex ended 262.96 points or 0.44 per cent lower at 59,456.78 level while Nifty settled 98 points or 0.55 per cent down at 17,718.30 level.  

Month-to-date, Nifty 50 and Sensex have climbed more than a per cent each. High volatility due to weak global cues has erased gains over the last few trading sessions.

The amount of risk that companies run by pledging shares are different for small and mid-cap companies than it is for large-caps. The betas are far higher in the case of small companies because if the market corrects, the stocks of such companies plummet, resulting in financial institutions selling these shares and putting further pressure on the stocks.  

A listed company issues bonus shares due to free reserves & surplus as well as to add fresh capital. 

Top losers of the session include IndusInd Bank, Power Grid Corp, UltraTech Cement and NTPC.

Nifty 50 slipped 0.55 per cent to close at 17,718.3. 

Shares of the company surged 2.91 per cent on the day. 

The benchmark equity indices continued to trade with nominal losses on September 21.

Major indices ended Wednesday’s trading session on a weak note, ahead of US Federal Reserve meeting scheduled later this evening. Nifty lost 0.55 per cent while Sensex dipped 265 points.

This multibagger outperformed BSE FMCG sectoral index by posting impressive gains of nearly 180 per cent, so far this year!

After hitting a swing low of 15,293.5, Nifty 50 started to recover. Even equity funds saw an increase. Here is a list of the top ten powerful equity funds that have returned over 20 per cent since the June lows.

The major equity indices traded with volatility during the morning session.

It’s a major project, for which, the company is expected to construct an integrated warehousing complex and offer first & last mile road delivery for providing end-to-end multimodal services to the industrial areas of Jaipur market.

Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) agreed to buy a 17.41 per cent stake from Kirloskar Industries for Rs 296 crore.

Amid weak global cues ahead of the FOMC meeting outcome, the Indian market declined in the opening trade on Wednesday. 

India Pesticides Limited (IPL), one of the fastest-growing agro-chemicals companies in terms of volume of technicals manufactured

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 304.92 points or 0.51 per cent.

Apart from the United States and China, India boasts of one of the largest armies in the world and the fourth-highest yearly defence budget.

Very recently, the company bagged an order valued at Rs 173 crore. The nature of the contract is the doubling of the railway tracks between Ludhiana and Qila Raipur (17.174 km) including 25 kV high rise OHE railway electrification and signalling & telecommunication works in engineering procurement & construction (EPC) mode.

Sensex extended further on yesterday's gains  The headline index closed at 59,719.74, up by 0.98 per cent.

On Tuesday, the Indian equity markets closed in the green territory with strong gains. Nifty 50 climbed 1.10 per cent to end the session at 17,816.2.

At the time of market closing on Tuesday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 ended almost a per cent higher each thereby, ending the losing streak of the past week.  

On Tuesday, the buoyant domestic markets were not much affected by the weakness of the western markets.

On Tuesday, the shares of CG Power hit an all-time high price of Rs 255.95 and gained up to 6.08 per cent on an intraday basis. This stock, from the capital goods sector, has been making investors extremely delighted by rewarding massive returns in a span of two years. CG Power & Industrial Solutions shares soared around 844 per cent in the last two years, climbing from Rs 25 to Rs 252. 

On September 20, shares of the company surged more than 5 per cent.

Shree Renuka Sugars zoomed 14.74 per cent in today’s session to emerge as the biggest gainer in the 'A' Group.

The key equity indices continued to trade with major gains in the mid-afternoon trade, tracking strong global cues.

Indices witnessed selling pressure towards the end as Nifty closed above the 17,800 level. The benchmark index jumped 1.10 per cent while BSE Sensex climbed 578 points.

Here is a list of the top chemical sector multi-baggers that impressed investors with their outstanding returns!

For the principal's protection, people often choose bank fixed deposits (FD). What if we said that these top three money market funds outperform bank FDs while also carrying lesser risk? Continue reading.

The major equity benchmarks are significantly up during the early trade on the back of optimistic global indications. 

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in green with a gain of 398.56 points or 0.67 per cent. 

The domestic markets have opened in the green, shooting up decently with Sensex gaining 500 points and trading at 59,741.16 level. Meanwhile, Nifty zoomed 191 points and was spotted at the 17,813.85 level.

Yesterday, Sensex closed at 59,141.23, up by 0.51 per cent.

On Monday, Indian equity staged a decent recovery to end with positive developments in the green territory. Nifty 50 recorded gains of 0.52 per cent to end the session at 17,622.2.

PSU banks are an attractive play on the growing Indian economy as these banks have strengthened their balance sheet by fully providing for stressed accounts. The focus on improving underwriting practices is reflected in controlled slippages.

It has gained about 342 per cent in the last six months while its shareholders enjoyed stellar returns of 139 per cent in just one month!     

On the other hand, S&P BSE Smallcap index dropped mere 54 points and trades at 29,152.99. 

Ambuja Cement gained 9.32 per cent in today’s session to close at Rs 564.40. Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC Ltd were purchased for $6.4 billion on Friday from the Holcim Group in Switzerland by Adani Group.

Broader Indices closed on a higher note as financials, FMCG, media, and auto led a fantastic short-covering rally. Nifty bounced off nearly 200 points from its day’s low to close above the 17,600 level.

Nifty 50 began cautiously due to poor global trends. This article presents a handpicked list of powerful stocks that are experiencing a price volume breakout.

The company entered into a service agreement with Tata International Limited (TIL) & Tata International Singapore Pte Ltd (TISPL) for the supply of aluminium scraps and other materials in the Indian market. 

The company has a technological partnership with Zaporozhtransformator (ZTR), located in Ukraine, for the production of 765 kilovolts (KV) class transformers.

At 11.30 am on Monday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 are trading marginally higher ahead of the two-day meeting of the US Federal Reserve in which, the central bank is expected to hike the interest rate by 75 basis points.  

The benchmark equity indices are trading with decent gains in the morning trade.

Shantidoot Infra Services Limited became the 392nd company to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on September 19, 2022. Shantidoot Infra Services Limited came out with an initial public offering of 4,96,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each for cash at a price of Rs. 81 per equity share, aggregating to Rs. 4.02 crore. The company successfully completed its public issue on September 09, 2022.

The scrip has more than doubled in less than two months. Year-to-date, the stock is up by 1,250 per cent. 

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 517.54 points or 0.88 per cent.

The company is engaged in the manufacturing of biodiesel and its byproducts. This multi-bagger SME stock should be on your watchlist that promises to ride the positive ESG trend!  

The Indian automotive ancillary sector is estimated to grow by 14-16 per cent for this fiscal i.e. FY23.

Here is a list of the top real-estate sector multi-baggers that impressed investors with their outstanding returns!   

The company has recently  awarded contract for conducting basic engineering study for an integrated brownfield expansion project at their Ayodhya Facility to AFRY.

In the current month, despite the market turbulence, these penny stocks have produced exceptional returns.  

The shares of this company have made a fresh 52-week high at Rs 192.80 piece on September 16 (Friday).  

The stock has been hitting back-to-back upper circuits for a week and got locked in the 5 per cent upper circuit on Friday as well.  

Given the current domestic and global scenarios, Sailesh Raj Bhan, Deputy CIO (Equity Investments), Nippon India Mutual Fund has some words of advice for investor.

Here is a list of the top textile sector multi-baggers that impressed investors with their outstanding returns!  

When investing in an IPO, it is important to understand the following points!

Sampre Nutritions, a Gurbani Group firm that produces confectionery products including hard-boiled candies & chocolates at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, is on the rise. 

We have recommended trading ideas to our readers based on the cup pattern setup in our Flash News Investment weekly journal. Our readers have consistently benefitted from this trading strategy. Here are some examples of the trading setup that our clients have traded on!  

BSE Sensex plummeted 1.82 per cent to end the day at 58,840.7.

On Friday, Indian equity markets were dominated by bears. Nifty 50 closed the last trading session of the weak at 17,530.8 with heavy losses of 1.94 per cent.

Both Index Funds and ETFs have performed well historically. Before deciding where to invest your money, it could be a good idea to compare and analyse the overall prices of each.

Due to mixed economic data in the US, global weakness and investor cautiousness, the domestic benchmark indices nosedived deeply. Sensex fell more than 1,000 points while Nifty settled below 17,600.  

Currently, NPS pensioners must submit an exit form to PFRDA before submitting a detailed proposal form for an annuity to insurers. This practice will be discontinued. Continue reading to learn more.

Its customised superalloys are used in defence, space, and atomic energy sectors. 

As a result of a significant sell-off in nearly all the index equities, the major indices are currently trading at their lowest levels of the day.

Indices faced a severe sell-off as fears of uncertainty around interest rate hikes and soaring inflation weighed on investors’ sentiment. Ahead of the weekend, investors chose to book profit as Nifty plunged 1.94 per cent to close at 17,530 while Sensex tanked 1,094 points.

The company has a strategic partnership with Tata Steel Ltd (TSL), and TSL's senior-level management has regularly been incorporated into the business.

 At 12.30 pm on Friday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading lower by a per cent as the markets seem to accommodate the upcoming rate hike by US Federal Reserve amongst recession fears.  

The company is a constituent of the BSE 500 index. 

Ashish Kacholia holds a 3.89 per cent stake in this company. 

On Friday, the benchmark indices opened in red for the third consecutive day and saw roughly half a per cent fall. 

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 471.52 points or 0.79 per cent.

An investment of Rs 1 lakh made in this stock a year ago would now be worth over Rs 43 lakh!

The market was trading weakly; however, the shares of Gujarat Containers were seen locked in the upper circuit in the Thursday trading session.

Interestingly the shares of Jayant Infratech were seen locked in a lower circuit on Tuesday and Wednesday trading sessions this week. 

The IPO price was 56 per share and the shares of VOL were listed at Rs 111.70 per share on Thursday trading session.

Top large-cap gainers of the day comprise Maruti Suzuki, Eicher Motors, Adani Ports, NTPC and Grasim. Heavy buying was seen in power stocks.

The domestic equity benchmarks continued their downward journey and closed in the red on September 15.

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At day end  on Thursday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 closed the session on the steeper side, owing to inflation fears and weaker sentiments in Asia Pacific markets.  

As a result of a surge in the volume of more than 144 times, PVR emerged as a stock with the highest turnover of the session.  

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This indicator measures the percentage of Nifty 50 stocks that are trading above/below their 200-day simple moving averages.