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We have seen that every stock market rally has different sectors contributing to market gains. The leadership however keeps revolving. The most important question that interests majority of the investors is: who will lead the next leg of rally that can be expected to take markets to all-time highs? Yogesh Supekar shares insights on the market condition while highlighting the importance of the banking sector stocks in one’s core portfolio 

The Nifty has given clear signs of weakness since the last weekend by forming bearish patterns and closing below the key support. As mentioned earlier, the index behaviour around the crucial level of 18,000 is important to watch.

Now that there is cut-off timing for mutual fund investors, many fall prey to a panic reaction in trying to take advantage of the same day net asset value of the fund. But, as this article reveals, there is no need to be in such a hurry.

The company is a constituent of the S&P BSE SmallCap index. 

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

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 At 11.30 am on Thursday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen trading higher as the global indices seemed to be cautious about Fed Chairman’s comments about inflation at Jackson Hole Annual Meet, scheduled to take place on Friday.  

With a greater emphasis on research and development, preserving long-term relationships with MNCs and delivering specialised chemicals, Indian chemical companies are moving up the value chain. Mandar Wagh outlines how urbanisation, greater capital expenditure by chemical companies, and India's proximity to the Middle East would all play a role in driving growth in this sector.

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having a stock price below Rs 150 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon.

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In FY21, despite the impact of Covid-19, the company's total revenue increased by about 10 per cent, with sales of Rs 1788 crore compared to Rs 1633.41 crore in FY20. This shows the resilience of the business. 

This is our mutual fund recommendation. Every fortnight, we recommend one open-ended equity diversified fund that has the best potential of returns for the next one year considering its constituents remain the same.

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year

The IT sector appears to be out of favour with its valuation falling by almost 31 per cent year-to-date (YTD). Furthermore, Nifty IT has dropped more than 23 per cent YTD, behind Nifty 50, which has gained around 0.75 per cent. So, does this seem like a good time to buy great IT companies the contrarian way? This article is an effort towards finding out the same 

The BSE Sensex fell to a close of two-week low on August 19. Consumer inflation in the nation decreased to 6.71 per cent in July, slowing for the third consecutive month, but remained above the central bank’s goal range of 2-6 per cent for the seventh consecutive month.

The total number of mutual fund folios has reached a record high of 13.55 crore, up 29 per cent year over year and one per cent month over month. It is time then to see the ranking that some of the leading funds can lay claims to

Sensex soared 304 points and was trading at 59,389 at 10.40 am. The mid-cap index too rose 193 points at 25,163 levels.

It is true that the FIIs form a dominant part of the Indian markets and that their activities majorly influence the market movements and in turn the investor sentiment of the country

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Major global central banks except for China, and especially the US Federal Reserve, are still on a war against inflation. It has become a credibility issue for the US Federal Reserve now as a battery of experts with their sophisticated models failed miserably to read the inflation monster earlier.

The shares of this company made a fresh 52-week high for the fourth time in the last four days!  

 The shares of ImagicaaWorld Entertainment were simultaneously locked in the 5 per cent at Rs 38.70 a piece on August 25, 2022.   

The equity market, buoyed by the surge in FII flows, has been able to climb the wall of worry quite easily.

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in green with a gain of 455.83 points or 0.77 per cent.

Interestingly, 10 out of 13 stocks managed to deliver positive returns in the last two years. Now, here comes the most fascinating thing which would leave everyone spellbound and it's the fact that not one or two stocks but as many as four stocks have turned into multi-baggers!  

Chemfab Alkalis share price gave 82 per cent return to investors in two months due to its strong quarterly results. 

Additionally included is a list of stocks that have more than doubled in just one month!

Inflame Appliances informed the bourses in July that it has received a huge order for 45,000 kitchen appliances of various models from one of the major & renowned companies i.e. Hindware Home Innovation Limited, which owns the prestigious brand - Hindware Appliances.   

On Wednesday, Sensex ended at 59,085.43, up by 0.09 per cent while Nifty 50 ended higher by 0.16 per cent at the 17,604.95 level.   

Media, telecom, realty, and private bank stocks were seen gaining whereas IT, pharma & auto stocks were moot on the bourses today.  

RBL Bank, Bandhan Bank and IDFC First Bank witnessed positive action in today’s session.   

The IPO opening date is August 24, 2022, and it will be closing on August 26, 2022. The IPO market lot size is 46 Shares and in multiple thereof.

Indices have been trading wIndices closed higher on Wednesday as Nifty climbed 0.16 per cent while Sensex gained 54 points. 

The key equity barometers continued to trade with minor losses on Wednesday.

On August 22 (Monday), the Government of India announced a revamp of the overseas investment framework in an attempt to improve the ease of doing business in India.

The shares of Kotyark Industries soared 146 per cent in a single month while it has provided shareholders with outstanding returns of more than 1,380 per cent in just one year!  

Shares of Tejas Network Limited have risen 6.31 per cent from their previous close of Rs 494 to trade at Rs 525.15. 

Nifty 50 started the day down due to weak global trends. Continue reading to know about stocks that are experiencing a strong positive breakout.

The shares of Medicamen Biotech are currently buzzing among the investors after soaring 20 per cent on Wednesday amid strong buying interest.

The benchmark indices traded with marginal gains on Wednesday. The shares of New Delhi Television (NDTV) hit an upper circuit limit of 5 per cent after Adani Group launched a takeover bid on the media company.

 At 11 am on Wednesday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 are trading marginally lower as the US market continues to bleed for the third consecutive day.  

The shares of Advait Infratech were seen trading at fresh 52 week high on August 24. The shares of Advait Infratech were seen locked in the upper circuit on Wednesday trading session on an intraday basis.

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 131.04 points or 0.22 per cent. 

Going ahead, the stock selection is going to be of paramount importance and hence, we have chalked down a list of stocks that are likely to witness a breakout.    

The company has delivered good profit growth of 43.2 per cent CAGR over the last five years. In the recently concluded quarter, the stock reported sales of Rs 98 crore, up by 40 per cent YoY while its net profit shot up to Rs 17 crore in Q1FY23 as against Rs 11 crore in Q1FY22. The stock’s return on equity (RoE) stands at 32 per cent, which is quite impressive! 

Its stock soared 120 per cent in a single year while in a span of just five days, it gave stellar returns of nearly 60 per cent to the stockholders!   

The benchmark indices ended the volatile session with moderate gains on Tuesday. 

Bhansali Engineering Polymers and Pennar Industries witnessed positive action in today’s session. 

The markets witnessed a volatile session today, owing to the mixed market sentiment only to end higher by 0.50 per cent. 

Sensex closed at 59,031.30, up by 0.44 per cent whereas Nifty 50 ended higher by 0.50 per cent at the 17,577.50 level.  

The first quarter earnings of most companies were better than analyst expectations and this has helped the mutual fund sector, says A Balasubramanian, Managing Director and CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited

This small-cap textile stock caters to clients like Zara, H&M, IKEA, Jockey, etc.

Indices witnessed a sharp recovery towards the end as Nifty surged 100 points in the last hour. It closed near the 15,600 level, higher by 0.50 per cent.

Ravi Jaipuria has a net worth of USD 7 billion or Rs 55,892 crore and is India’s 18th and world’s 333rd richest person. 

SIP and SWP are two significant strategies for mutual funds. In this post, we will show you how to withdraw Rs 40,000 each month with SWP by investing in a monthly SIP of Rs 5,000.

The shares of the company are witnessing heavy demand from buyers ahead of their ex-dividend date, which is tomorrow, August 24, 2022.

This mid-day mover has emerged as the top gainer of the S&P BSE Smallcap index. 

The Indian equity benchmarks i.e. BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 started Tuesday's session in the red, tracking weakness across global peers as the prospect of aggressive hikes in interest rates made investors nervous. 

 As a result, Asia Pacific markets also plunged sharply with Japan’s Nikkei losing 1.22 per cent whereas China’s Shanghai Composite trading flat at 3,274.22, lower by 0.12 per cent.  

These three stocks were the top gainers on BSE in the pre-opening session today.

Navneet Education Limited scrip hit its three-year high due to strong Q1FY23 numbers. 

In what seems to be the greatest fall in over two months, the markets tanked 1.50 per cent, owing to a panic sell-off by investors after Fed Chairman’s comments on an aggressive rate hike in the upcoming meeting for September.

Being one of the stocks with the highest turnover, it had a significant spurt in volume. The price-volume breakout has piqued the interest of investors.

The key equity barometers continued to trade with major losses on the first day of the week. 

Shares of Gautam Gems Ltd zoomed 14.21 per cent in today’s session and closed at Rs 11.17. In its board meeting held on August 20, the company decided and fixed Rs 44.30 crore as the Right Issue Size for the issue of 4,02,68,236 Equity Shares with Right Issue Price of Rs 11 per equity share. 

Stylam Industries Ltd produces a huge selection of premium decorative laminates, solid surfaces, speciality surfaces, PU+ lacquer coating, and compact laminates.

It was a one-way downward journey as Nifty plunged below the crucial 17,500 mark. The benchmark index slipped 1.51 per cent while Sensex tanked 872 points.

On Monday, the stock jumped nearly 79 per cent and it is trading at the level of Rs 50. The stock touched an intraday high of Rs 52.35 and a low of Rs 47.45.  

RBI discussion paper, issued earlier in August, expressed that the charges in UPI need to be levied in the same way as IMPS for fund transfer. This raised questions about the possibility of RBI charging fees for UPI payments, which has created a buzz among the general public.   

The shares of this company made a fresh 52-week high at Rs 33.50 a piece on August 22, 2022. The stock has been consistently hitting its 5 per cent upper circuit levels for the past two weeks and witnessed a spurt in volume by 2x on Monday.  

Markets started lower on the back of weak global trends. In this post, we have listed two stocks having a powerful technical setup.

Amidst all this chaos, as the saying goes ‘champions are made on hard days’, we are seeing the shares of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) companies buzzing on the bourses despite the severe sell-off in the benchmark indices.  

The company is a constituent of the S&P BSE SmallCap. 

Since June 17, 2022, the domestic indices have been on an unbroken upward trend. BSE Bankex sectoral index, for the banking industry, surged more than 18 per cent thereby, outperforming the markets.      

The major market indices experienced steep declines in the early trade, trading close to the day's low.

At 11 am on Monday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply post US market’s reaction to the newly-arisen fear of aggressive rate hike by Federal Reserve.   

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a loss of 444.67 points or 0.74 per cent.

Despite the fact that there was a sharp sell-off witnessed in the frontline gauge, some of the SME stocks on BSE SME were on cloud nine! 

Position sizing is one of the most important factors in trading or investing, which plays a vital role. But why is it so important?

The acquisition of new clients, increasing seat utilisation and the rise in the share of business from existing clients were the main drivers of the rapid development.Because of higher seat occupancy across all sites and increased efficiency, we have been able to increase our profit margins, asserts Mr Akshay Chhabra, Managing Director, One Point One Solutions.

As per one of the studies undertaken in the USA, it was observed that capital gains accounted for only 53 per cent of all shareholders' gains whereas the other 47 per cent was generated from dividend payoffs.   

Despite the market weakness, Ultracab India Ltd, Eros International Media, and DCM Ltd were the top low-priced gainers on BSE, locking in a 20 per cent upper circuit. 

Larsen & Toubro was one of the top-performing stocks in today’s market and these gains have been witnessed on a day when there was bloodshed on D-Street.  

BSE Smallcap index dropped 0.93 per cent to end at 28,175.38.

ESG simply stands for Enviromental, Social and Governance. Investors are increasingly applying non-financial factors in their screening process to understand the impact of ESG factors on their invested companies. Companies are also waking up to the need and importance of ESG

The shares of this company have hit back-to-back upper circuits in the last week. The scrip is consistently getting locked in the 5 per cent upper circuit on the BSE since August 12, 2022. 

Investors prefer derivatives as they facilitate price discovery, strengthen the underlying asset's liquidity, and work effectively as a hedging tool. 

Snapping the winning streak for eight sessions, the benchmark indices ended the week on a lower note. Sensex was down 651.85 points or 1.08 per cent at 59,646.15 level, and the Nifty was down 198 points or 1.10 per cent at the 17,758.50 level. 

 One of the company's competitive advantages is that it borrows funds at a 20 per cent lower rate than its competitors. 

Indices faced a severe sell-off before the weekend as Nifty tumbled 1.10 per cent to close below the 17,800 level. Sensex plunged over 650 points while the broader indices also faced similar havoc.

The stock soared over a massive 15 per cent during the initial hours of Friday’s trading session despite weakness in the market.

The company is a component of the S&P Smallcap index.

Nifty 50 began flat, with a negative bias, amid gloomy cues from Asian counterparts. Even so, this article speaks about the top three stocks with a strong positive breakout.

 At 11 am on Friday, the headline equity indices, i.e. Sensex and Nifty 50 are trading flat, owing to a quiet trading session in the US market.   

The key equity barometers continued to trade near the flat line amid bouts of volatility in the morning trade. Nifty continued to hold above the 17,650 mark. Meanwhile, the shares of power, utilities, and IT witnessed across-the-board buying.  

The stock has gained 65 per cent in just one month and climbed around 400 per cent over the last six months!  

At the pre-opening bell, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in green with a gain of 127.24 points or 0.21 per cent.

Company got environmental clearance for the expansion of the synthetic organic chemical manufacturing plant.

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