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.

Keep a watch on these stocks and their volumes for potential breakout and consider hopping in for decent profits! 

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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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.

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The US markets namely, Dow Jones and NASDAQ were down by 0.40 per cent & 2.2 per cent, respectively. Invesco plans to sell a 7.8 per cent stake in Zee via block deals. Bandhan Bank, ChrysCap, and GIC teamed up to buy IDFC Mutual Fund for Rs 4,500 crore. Meanwhile, ‘Tata Neu’, the country’s first super app is set to launch today. The buyers outnumbered sellers to show positivity in the market. On BSE, 2,018 shares rose and 1,196 shares fell. The FIIs sold shares worth Rs 2,279.97 crore while the DIIs bought shares worth Rs 622.92 crore on April 6.

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The company along with its subsidiaries currently owns and operates casinos in India in the states of Goa and Sikkim.

 NSE and BSE listed KBC Global has moved up by almost 300 per cent in the last three years. 

At 11.30 am, on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50, fell for the third consecutive day due to poor global cues. The price of crude oil fell below $100 and is trading at $ 97.54 per barrel. 

After a long wait, the housing market finally seems to be on the mend. Investors with a risk appetite can make most of what some estimates peg as an emerging USD 1 trillion opportunity by investing in housing stocks directly

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Over the past fortnight, the relentless march of benchmark index Nifty 50 off its 200 DMA surpassed yet another barrier

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Domestic frontline equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex made a strong comeback during the fortnight, recording gains of 5.47 per cent and 5.79 per cent, respectively, on account of easing crude oil prices and improving global market cues.

On Thursday, the Indian benchmark indices started the session in red with Nifty slipping below 17,800 due to weak global cues.  

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As mentioned in my last editorial, the market had already priced in factors such as higher crude oil, above average raw material prices, disruption in supply chain and the geopolitical situation but when a positive trigger like the news of HDFC and HDFC Bank merger surfaced, the market jumped up phenomenally.

The merger of HDFC and HDFC Bank may result in certain sell-offs from mutual funds. Continue reading to learn more.

Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd, an S&P BSE SmallCap company, rallied 5.70 per cent on the bourses within the first fifteen minutes of the day.

On Wednesday, the Indian equity markets ended lower on the second consecutive day, as the US markets dipped over the concerns expressed by Fed Governor Lael Brainard as well as Fed President Mary Daly, who hinted at the speedy tightening of inflation by hiking the rates.

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry tomorrow shows 17500 to act as support now.

The domestic equities moved in sync with US markets to close in the negative, fuelled by investors’ expectation of stringent interest rate decisions by the Fed. The market closed lower for the second successive day, dragged down by IT and financial sector stocks. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, went up by 2.89 per cent to 19.02 levels.  

OnMobile Global, Yes Bank and South Indian Bank witnessed positive action in today’s session.

Today, when the equity market saw corrections, BSE Sensex was down by 566 points. In spite of that, the stock of Tata Power gained 5.5 per cent. The below-listed factors led to the demand for Tata Power shares.

BSE Smallcap index outperformed broader markets, ending in the green territory at 29,695.94, up by 0.38 per cent.

Indices closed lower on Wednesday. Nifty closed at 17,807.65, down by 0.83 per cent while Sensex lost about 566 points.

The company has proposed company's board split equity shares of the face value of Rs 5 each into equity shares of the face value of Re 1 each.

In environments of rising yields and higher inflation expectations, value stocks are placed better than growth stocks, asserts Meenakshi Dawar, Fund Manager, Nippon India Mutual Fund.

Container Corporation of India Ltd, IDBI Bank and Indian Hotels Company Limited are today’s mid-day movers