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Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on April 21 shows 17000 to act as support. 

On Wednesday, the markets made a gap-up opening but were unable to sustain the gains due to global cues & weekly expiry and thus, closed lower for the third consecutive session.  

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Reliance Industrial Infrastructure showed a strong rally of  20 per cent in today’s session to hit the upper circuit of 20 per cent at the closing bells at Rs 971.15.

The stocks of Oil & gas, metals as well as fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) rose while banks, financials, and auto companies fell. On Wednesday, most of the European markets fell but Asian stocks mainly rose, as investors awaited market reaction to a somewhat hotter-than-expected US inflation report. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, climbed 2.05 per cent to 17.78 levels. European markets mostly edged lower on Wednesday. 

BSE Small-cap index outperformed broader markets, closing the session with gains of 0.27 per cent.

Indices remained weak throughout the day while Nifty has closed below the 17,500 support level. The benchmark index is down by 0.31 per cent and closed at 17,475.65.

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ONGC Ltd, Hindustan Zinc Ltd, and Anand Rathi Wealth Ltd are today's mid-day movers.

On Wednesday, the Indian markets kicked off the day on a bullish note, reversing the previous dismal session. The continued see-saw fight of Brent crude oil prices, on the other hand, is influencing investors around the world, where the prolonged crisis between Russia & Ukraine have left global markets in a frenzy.

Eighty Jewellers Limited became the 370th company to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on April 13, 2022. Eighty Jewellers Limited came out with an initial public offering of 27,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10 each for cash at a price of Rs. 41 per equity share , aggregating to Rs. 11.07 crore. The company has successfully completed its public issue on April 05, 2022.

Bharti Airtel Ltd, a leading Indian multinational telecom service provider, rallied 5.18 per cent in the first 15 minutes of the day.

Strong AUM growth has helped them deliver stellar growth in topline with much higher margins.

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry tomorrow shows 17600 to act as resistance for this series.

Sunrise Efficient Marketing Limited and Dhyaani Tile and Marblez Limited became the 368th and 369th company, respectively to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on April 12, 2022.

BSE Smallcap index underperformed the broader markets, recording losses of 1.47 per cent, closing at 29,441.67.

The domestic benchmark indices closed in red for the second consecutive session in the volatile market on Tuesday. India VIX, the volatility gauge of domestic markets, was trading lower along with the headline indices. Before the session closed, it contracted 0.49 per cent, but is still holding above 18 levels. 

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The weak sentiment was witnessed across all sectors. However, GRSE, Just Dial and OnMobile witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

After a dull session on Tuesday, the domestic equities barometers concluded with heavy losses. Nifty fell below 17,550 points. Metals, information technology, and oil & gas equities fell the most. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, moved up by 0.62 per cent to 18.16 levels. European markets mostly edged lower on Monday.  

 Indices recovered towards the last hour of the session and experienced huge volatility. Nifty recovered about 150 points, only to give away half of its gains.

Torrent Pharma Ltd, Varun Beverages Ltd and PI Industries are today's mid-day movers.

Dev Information Technology is up by five per cent in an otherwise negative market.

The Indian benchmark indexes are now trading at low levels. Bank stocks are down for the second day in a row. In mid-morning trade, the domestic equity barometers managed to reduce some losses and came off the day's low. Shiva Texyarn increased by 10.11 per cent to Rs 250. The Indian Government's Ministry of Defence has issued an order to the firm. Gufic BioSciences increased 11.86 per cent to Rs 277.25 per share. Meanwhile, Isavuconazonium Sulfate API injection licence has been granted by the Central Licensing Approving Authority.

Lasa Supergenerics, a vertically integrated company engaged in manufacturing veterinary and human APIs, animal feed ingredients is up by 25 per cent in the last few trading sessions. 

At 10.30 am on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell by almost a per cent each, owing to the persistent geopolitical tensions coupled with rising supply chain difficulties in China.  

On Tuesday morning, the markets opened on a lower note amidst weaker global cues. Asian markets are down, owing to the supply chain disruption caused due to the lockdown restrictions in China.  

Adani Green Energy Ltd, an S&P BSE 100 company, rallied 5.46 per cent on the bourses today.

The equity markets addressed the year 2022 with vitality. The high spirits persisted for a week or so, post which, the markets exhibited a turbulent performance. In the past three months, the benchmark indices dropped up to 12 per cent thereby, rebounding up to 11.58 per cent till today as the geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine were majorly controlling the performance of the markets.    

Continuing its stellar performance, India's largest regulated Exchange-based online Mutual Funds Distribution platform created an all-new record.

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on April 13 shows 17000 to act as support now. 

Dynacons Systems & Solutions, Adani Green Energy, Nagreeka Exports, Shree Renuka Sugars, Ester Industries, Shanthi Gears, Agro Phos India, Gujarat Ambuja Exports, Cantabil Retail India, and Mirza International made a fresh 52-week high today. 

Lagnam’s quality products and increase in selling price with high global demand attribute to our growth in profit, asserts Anand Mangal, Managing Director, Lagnam Spintex Ltd.

On Monday, the European and Asian markets traded lower at the beginning of the week with key central bank meetings and US inflation prints. The domestic benchmark indices traded lower as offhand global sentiments and rising bond yields undermined the rally in the equities. 

The big news that stirred markets in the previous week was the merger between HDFC and HDFC Bank. The news sent the stock soaring over 11 and 9 per cent, respectively. It is said to be the biggest merger in Indian corporate history, and the entity now commands the highest weight in Nifty.

The Indian markets, mirroring the weakness in their global peers, closed in red on Monday. Veranda Learning Solutions closed at Rs 164.80 on BSE, at a premium of 20.29 per cent compared with the issue price of Rs 137. SMS Lifesciences jumped 11.03 per cent to Rs 876.95. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, moved up by 3.29 per cent to 18.27 levels. Meanwhile, the European markets mostly edged lower on Monday.

Adani Green Energy rallied 16.25 per cent in today’s session and closed at Rs 2701.55. The stock touched its upper circuit of 20 per cent at Rs 2788.70 during the closing session

Going ahead, the theme of sector churning and stock-specific outperformance is likely to remain intact and hence, we have come out with a list of stocks that should be on your radar.

Net inflows into equity mutual funds increased 44.45 per cent in March 2022, with multi-cap funds accounting for the majority of the increase. Continue reading to learn more.

The benchmark indices closed lower amid volatility. Nifty closed below the 17,700-mark and is down by 0.62 per cent.

Ambuja Cement, JSW Energy and Tata Power are today's mid-day movers.

At 1 pm on Monday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading marginally lower amidst weak global cues.

On Monday, Indian markets plummeted due to negative global cues and concerns about inverted US bond yields as well as the ongoing concerns from the COVID-19 epidemic. 

The domestic benchmark indices started the week in the red with Nifty trading below the 17,750 level on the back of weak global cues.  

Vaibhav Global Ltd, an S&P BSE 500 company, jumped 7.37 per cent in the pre-opening session today. 

During the month of April, Nifty IT index, on average, has delivered returns of about 1.1 per cent and interestingly, three out of the last four years’ performance for the index in the month of April has been mindblowing!

The company will be benefitted by utilising the proceeds of the restructuring for the repayment of the debt, Capex for composite cylinders (LPG/CNG/hydrogen), and core business in India to meet huge market demand as well as benefit the shareholders. 

Continuing its stellar performance, India's largest regulated Exchange-based online Mutual Funds Distribution platform is moving consistently towards transforming itself into a unique end-to-end-value based platform.

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on April 13 shows a wide range of trading. 

BSE Smallcap index relatively outperformed the broader markets, registering gains of 0.99 per cent, closing at 29,765.79.

On Friday, the markets broke the losing streak and ended higher after RBI's Monetary Policy Committee kept the key rates unchanged. 

The biggest highlight of today’s RBI policy was that it kept the interest rate unchanged. For the 11th time in a row now since May 2020, the RBI has kept the repo rate and reverse repo rate constant at 4 per cent and 3.35 per cent, respectively, thus maintaining its accommodative policy stance although it has hinted at the withdrawal of this policy soon. 

Today, the major gaining sectors were energy, FMCG, metal, oil & gas, and power. The shares of Mangalore Chemicals, Deep Industries, Zuari, and Jaiprakash Associates gave exception returns in today’s session. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, went down by 6.90 per cent to 17.69 levels.

Bharat Dynamics, Ruchi Soya and Ceat witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

Indices have closed higher, thanks to positive RBI MPC outcome. Nifty has surged 0.82 per cent to close at 17,784.35 while Sensex gained about 850 points.

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The equity markets are still under cautious view due to the uncertainty of the Russia-Ukraine crisis along with the oil prices on the boil. Although the economy has shown positive momentum based on earnings growth, deleveraging, and rising Capex announcement along with a robust government budget, the volatility is still likely to persist due to the hawkish US Federal Reserve as well as the recent crisis between Russia and Ukraine. 

Adani Enterprises, Adani Green Energy and Adani Transmission are today’s mid-day movers.

In the US markets, Dow Jones and NASDAQ traded higher by 0.06 per cent & 0.43 per cent, respectively. On BSE, the shares of Deep Industries zoomed 12 per cent to Rs 260.90 in today’s trading session. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that India’s digital currency can replace cash transactions to some extent in India. The buyers outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On BSE, 2,206 shares rose while 917 shares fell. The FII sold shares worth Rs 5,009.62 crore and the DII bought shares worth Rs 1,774.70 crore on April 07.

At  noon on Friday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher as RBI kept the policy rates unchanged in the bi-monthly policy meet. The monetary policy stance remains accommodative as the repo rate also remains unchanged at 4 per cent. 

Asian markets were trading slightly higher on Friday. BSE Telecom, metal, and energy are bullish in the morning session. Selling was seen by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) worth Rs 5,009.62 crore while in domestic institutional investors (DIIs), buying was seen at Rs 1,774.70 crore in the Indian markets on April 07. Crude oil is trading at $95.64 per barrel. The rupee has depreciated this morning and is trading at 75.98 against the dollar.   

Volatility measures the frequency and magnitude of price movements that a financial instrument experiences over a certain period of time. VIX is a real-time volatility index which reflects the volatility expectation of the market participants over the next 30 calendar days. 

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Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd, an S&P BSE SmallCap company, witnessed a surge of 5.86 per cent during the pre-opening session today. 

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on April 13 shows bearishness in the market. 

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On Thursday, the benchmark indices ended lower for the third consecutive session, ahead of the RBI policy outcome on Friday. 

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BSE Smallcap index closed in the red territory at the 29,474.70 level, down by 0.75 per cent.

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The domestic equity benchmarks extended losses for the third session on Thursday. Among all sectors, only BSE FMCG, Bankex, Healthcare, and Realty ended on a positive note. Most of the European shares ascended whereas many Asian shares declined on Thursday. The NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility went down by 0.13 per cent to 19.00 levels.

Among sectoral indices, except for Bankex and Realty, most BSE sectoral indices ended in red

Because of the rise in inflation, bottlenecks in global supply chains, and the shift in the geopolitical landscape, commodity prices are surging all over the world.

Oil prices were quite volatile over the fortnight as various nations announced plans to release more supply of oil to tame elevated prices

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Pharma closed marginally higher while the rest of the indices closed lower.

BSE and Federal Bank join hands to promote listing of SMEs and Startups BSE, India’s premier exchange and the world’s fastest Stock Exchange with a speed of 6 microseconds, signed an MoU with Federal Bank, a leading private sector Bank to promote listing of SMEs & Startups on the BSE, SME & Startup platform. Federal Bank and BSE shall evaluate SMEs and Startups undergoing listing process.

While the cosmetics market and its customers wrestle with new age-defying and age-reversing concepts and products, there is one market segment that has actually discovered the fountain of youth.

I am an individual. The Indian Railways had acquired my land situated in my native village for a total consideration of ₹10 crore as compulsory acquisition. Although the compensation was determined in 2016 I received the same in the current financial year along with interest of ₹2 crore.

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From housing provision to water and sanitation services and to digital and transportation needs, there is an increasing demand for superior delivery across the spectrum of entire infrastructure.

Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd, Godrej Consumers and Hindustan Aeronautics are today’s mid-day movers gaining more than 2 per cent since the market opened.   

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The sugar industry as a whole is trending due to robust exports. Also, the government has extended the date for loan disbursement for domestic ethanol projects.