At noon on Wednesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 fell sharply amidst weak global cues. Asian markets gained as the inflation data released by the Chinese Government was not as bad as expected. This proved to be a relief for the Asian markets, which were trading higher by 1 per cent.

In the tussle between the bulls and the bears, the bulls seemed to overpower the bears today. 

Chemplast Sanmar Limited, a speciality chemicals company, which is India’s dominant producer of specialty paste PVC, announced its audited financial results for the quarter and year ended on March 31, 2022.  

The month of April was a wicked one for the stock markets across the world and Indian markets were no exception as Nifty plunged 2 per cent.

On Tuesday, the benchmark indices ended the volatile trading session on a lower note. Sensex slipped 105.82 points or 0.19 per cent at 54,364.85 level while Nifty plunged 61.90 points or 0.38 per cent at 16,240 level. 

Highest put option open interest contract was added at a strike price of 15400 for expiry on May 12. 

 GNFC, Inox Leisure and PVR witnessed positive action in today’s session.  

The company’s board of directors has recommended a final dividend of Rs 144 per share of Rs 10 each. The company has already paid two interim dividends of Rs 3 each per share. The total dividend for the year, works out to Rs 150 per share of Rs 10 each.    

On Tuesday, the headline equity indices i.e. Sensex and Nifty ended on a lower note after gaining almost 0.50 per cent in the afternoon session.  The European markets have opened in the green whereas the Rupee crossed the Rs 77 per dollar mark and is trading at Rs 77.33.  

BSE Smallcap index notably underperformed broader markets, by recording losses of 2.11 per cent. 

Indices witnessed a sharp sell-off in the last half hour while Nifty lost about 90 points to close at 16,240.05.

Craftsman Automation Ltd, Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd, Lux Industries Ltd and Trident Ltd are today’s mid-day movers.

At 11 am on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were almost trading flat amidst weak global cues.   

All the three US equity indices fell in the range of 2 to 4 per cent on Monday, as major tech companies like Apple, Alphabet, Meta, and others lost almost $1 trillion market share in the last three trading sessions. 

Markets are falling, with the Nifty 50's weekly returns becoming negative. In this post, we will look at stocks that have outperformed the Nifty 50 on a weekly basis.

At the pre-opening bell today, the markets showed mixed sentiments. For the second consecutive day of the week, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red with a decline of 0.13 per cent.   

BASF India, Vesuvius India and HIL soar on the back of strong Q4.

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Highest put option open interest contract was added at a strike price of 16000 for expiry on May 12. 

Ajay Bijli, Chairman, PVR says, “We were in the rescue phase earlier; we are in the revival phase now, and then comes the reimagination phase, where we will definitely look for the diversification.”  

On Monday, concerns over the weakening rupee, global interest rate hikes, and tightening lockdowns in China forced the markets to take a downward trend. Sensex closed down by 364.91 points or 0.67 per cent at 54,470.67 while Nifty settled 109.40 points or 0.67 per cent lower at the 16,301.90 level. 

On Monday, the benchmark indices remained in the negative region. The barometers fell further for the second day in a row. During the day, metal and FMCG were among the major losers. Dow Jones index futures in the United States were down by 398 points, implying a bad start to the day for US stocks. On Monday, the European markets fell along with most Asian markets as investors worried about the country's chronically high inflation rate. 

BSE Smallcap index significantly underperformed broader markets by sinking 1.67 per cent to close the session at 26,641.21.

On such a volatile day, Nifty closed lower by 0.67 per cent at the 16,301.85 level. Sensex tanked about 364 points while Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap closed lower by 1.78 per cent & 2.52 per cent, respectively.    

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Equitas Holdings Ltd, HCL Technologies Ltd and HIL Ltd are today’s mid-day movers.

Delhivery is a fast-growing logistic solutions provider company primarily engaged with e-commerce players. 

The market opened on a negative note thereby, reflecting the worldwide market weakness caused due to the selling pressure from foreign institutional investors (FIIs), who were concerned about growing inflation and interest rate hikes. Tech Mahindra, Reliance, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, and Induslnd Bank are among the worst performers.  

After witnessing a drawdown of over 1.5 per cent in the previous trading session, the equity market index S&P BSE Sensex opened in red today. 

BSE Smallcap index underperformed the broader markets by tanking 2.10 per cent on the last trading session of the week to close at 27,092.41.

Highest put option open interest contract was added at a strike price of 15100 for expiry on May 12. 

Vardhman Textiles, CSB Bank and Ratnamani Metal witnessed positive action in today’s session.

Worries over interest rate hikes alarmed the investors during Friday's trading session. As a result, the benchmark indices started the trading session deep in the red. A sharp fall was seen in the US stocks as the market identified the need for a higher rate hike to sustain higher inflation levels affected the global markets with heavy selling.  

Real estate is a long-term game and that is how it needs to be played out. The trends in real estate are not generally dictated by market moves but are underpinned by structural fundamentals. The fluctuations in the economy & market can make financial assets, bearish or bullish. However, using the very same parameters to assess your real estate investments might be counterproductive. Real estate is a long-term investment and it follows sound policies and structural fundamentals. 

The domestic equity indices ended the week with heavy losses, mirroring global cues. Banks, financials, autos, IT, and metals were among the worst-performing sectors. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of the market's anticipation of volatility over the short term, climbed 4.71 per cent to 21.25. Three employees of Axis Mutual Fund, including MD and CEO Chandresh Nigam, have rumored to have made a scam of Rs 1,000 crore, putting redemption pressure on all Axis MF schemes. Viresh Joshi and Deepak Agarwal of Axis MF have been replaced as fund managers.

 Indices have closed lower amid volatility. Nifty slipped 1.63 per cent to close the week at 16,411. Besides, Sensex tanked about 866 points while Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap plunged 1.79 per cent & 2.53 per cent, respectively.  

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Hindustan Food Ltd, Vardhman Textiles Ltd and Hikal Ltd are today’s mid-day movers. 

At the time of today’s trading bell, Indian markets took a tremendous drop, spurred by a broad-based sell-off across the sectoral indices. IT, metal, and real estate equities took the biggest hits, losing 2 per cent each. The stock of Hindustan Foods climbed 4.55 per cent to Rs 1,865.80. On May 20, 2022, according to the corporation, the board of directors of Hindustan Foods will discuss a stock split. Meanwhile, the stock of Blue Dart Express increased 1.28 per cent to Rs 6,915.55. The company's overall net profit increased by 52.2 per cent to Rs 13 crore 67 lakh. 

Fone4 Communications (India) Limited and Nanavati Ventures Limited become the 373rd and 374th company respectively, to get listed on the BSE SME Platform on May 06, 2022.

In the previous trading session, the frontline index S&P BSE Sensex ended the day with minor gains of 0.06 per cent. However, in the pre-opening session today, the index opened in red, down by 0.51 per cent to the level of 55,419.83 and by 9.15 am, it fell to 54,928.29, which was a decline of 1.39 per cent. 

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on May 12 shows 17000 to act as resistance now. 

When it comes to surprising the markets, central banks do seem to take the lead. This time too, the central bank i.e. the Reserve Bank of India surprised the markets big time, stunning the market participants by going for a rather abrupt 40 basis points hike in policy rate, accompanied by hike in CRR rate by 50 basis points.

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BSE Smallcap index underperformed broader markets closing in the red territory at 27,673.97, down by 0.32 per cent.

On Thursday, the core equity indices faded most of the intraday gains and ended on a flat note in the highly volatile session. Additionally, US index futures indicate a subdued start on Wall Street later today.

With US Federal Reserve going ahead with an aggressive rate hike and most global central banks following suit, a sense of uncertainty is flowing through the world markets

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On Thursday, the domestic equity indices concluded the day with minor gains, mirroring mixed global indications. After hitting a high of 16,945.70 in the early session, Nifty ended below 16,700. Banks, FMCG, and real estate stocks fell while IT & metal stocks rose.  

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It was a disappointing day as Nifty lost nearly all its gains in the last couple of hours. In the end, Nifty closed flat at 16,682. Moreover, Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap closed on a mixed note.   

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The shares of Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd plunged 6.29 per cent to Rs 397.60 despite posting good Q4FY22 numbers. Besides, the 52-week high value of the company’s share is Rs 628.05. 

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Sell in May and go away seems to be the most appropriate decision for those investors who cannot handle increased volatility in the equity markets.

The equity market seems to be trading in a range and there are hardly any triggers to move the needle either way. Even the current earning season till now is at best a mixed bag.

The Indian power sector is advancing at a fast pace with an ever-increasing demand for power.

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The Company is definitely an outperformer as the stock is up by 53.30 per cent whereas benchmark indicator Nifty Small-Cap 100 has been up only by 0.34 per cent in the last one month

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Larsen and Toubro Ltd, Hind Rectifiers Ltd and State Bank of India are today’s mid-day movers.

The Indian equity markets have been trading on shaky ground since the start of 2022. With global markets also feeling the heat of rising inflation, mutual funds have become an apt investment avenue in the medium to long term. The article takes a look at what focused funds have to offer

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After a volatile week, Nifty formed an inside bar last week as it traded within the previous week’s range. It traded in the range of 489 points, formed a long upper shadow candle and resembled a shooting star candlestick pattern

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At 11.45 am on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading higher by 1.30 per cent each after reaching their day’s high of 1.57 per cent. This surge in their levels comes after Federal Reserve Chairman finally hiked the funds' rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday.   

Fed Chairman also made clear that it is not planning to hike the rates by 75 basis points in the upcoming meeting in June.   

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The RBI surprised the market yesterday by raising key policy rates by 40 basis points. What effect would this have on debt fund investors? Let us investigate.

After Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted the repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) to 4.40 per cent at an off-cycle meeting on Wednesday, the Indian markets opened on a positive note on Thursday. The domestic equities saw widespread buying with the bank, auto, and IT sectors leading the market. The sole laggard in the early session was the consumer durables sector.

Frontline equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the fortnight on a flat note with marginal losses of 0.19 per cent each on the back of weak global cues and mixed fourth quarter results.

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In FY22, the company has achieved a consolidated turnover of Rs 284.4 crore with a profit before tax of Rs 28 crore, exhibiting growth of 97 per cent on a YoY basis.

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The company’s reliance on NBFC funding is a mere 5 per cent of the total borrowings and has significantly reduced its reliance on the higher cost of funding. Around 63 per cent of its borrowings are from banks. 

The equity markets continue to stay volatile, and it is no time for the bulls to relax.

Hybrid funds are a lethal combination of equity and debt funds. However, it is usually difficult for a first-time investor to select the best fund among the many accessible possibilities. Henil Shah sheds some light on the hybrid fund category in this story and advises first-time investors in picking the correct hybrid fund

In a surprise move on Wednesday, RBI Governor announced a 40 bps hike in the repo rate to 4.4 per cent, which sent shockwaves across the stock and bond markets.

We are extremely positive about economy-facing sectors like infrastructure, banking, capital goods and housing, expresses Santosh Meena, Head of Research, Swastika Investmart Ltd 

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry tomorrow shows 16500 to act as support now.

ONGC Ltd, Gujarat Ambuja Ltd and Rain Industries Limited are today’s market movers.

On Wednesday, the domestic equity barometers fell and ended near the day's low. Nifty fell below 16,700 points. The stocks have dropped across the board. Following Reserve Bank of India's surprise rate hike announcement, the bourses witnessed a significant sell-off today (RBI). Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) agreed unanimously to raise the policy repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 per cent. The cash reserve ratio (CRR) was also hiked by 50 basis points to 4.50 per cent by the central bank. "CRR hike might suck liquidity out of the banking industry to the tune of Rs 83,711.55 crore," the Governor stated. 

BSE Smallcap index plunged 2.11 per cent to close the session at 27,762.59.

On Wednesday, the domestic equity markets were driven majorly by events namely the commencement of the IPO of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and an increase of 40 bps in repo rate by Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).  

Sensex tanked over 1,200 points and was trading at 55,775.81.09, down by 2.11 per cent, after RBI Governor announced a 40 bps rate hike in the repo rate at 2 pm on May 4, 2022.  

Nifty 50 also was down by 2.09 per cent and was trading at 16,712.80 levels.  

Indices ended nearly at the day’s low while Nifty plunged about 2.29 per cent to close at 16,677. Sensex tanked about 1,306 points amidst RBI’s decision to increase the repo rate by 50 bps.

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Onmobile Global Ltd, Cosmo Films Ltd Paisalo Digital Ltd, are today’s mid-day movers.

Shashwat Furnishing Solutions Limited and Global Longlife Hospital & Research Limited became 371st  and 372nd company, respectively to get listed on BSE SME Platform on May 4, 2022.

The crude oil price slipped by a per cent and was trading at $103.6. Meanwhile, the bond yields are higher and touched the 3 per cent mark today, in anticipation of the rate hike to be announced by Federal Reserve.