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Linde India Ltd, which is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial and medical gases, has rallied today by over 5 per cent in the early morning session from its previous close of Rs 2686.00.

After the worst day in nearly two years for the domestic stock market on February 24, benchmark indices managed to recover half of yesterday’s losses in today’s session. The Ukraine invasion actions triggered sharp risk aversion in global equities and led to a surge in global commodity prices, especially crude oil. A huge sell-off was seen by the FII of Rs 6448.24 crore and the even big buying by the DII of Rs 7667.75 crore was recorded. 

BSE Smallcap index has thrust into the spotlight soaring by 4.19 per cent.

List of the stocks where sell positions are being covered in the F&O segment.

On Friday, after frightening the investors in Thursday's trading session by Sensex tanking beyond 2,500 points, Indian benchmark indices had a gap-up on the back of positive global markets.

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From Group A, Chalet Hotels and Ramco Systems Ltd showcased an impressive rally.   

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Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on March 3 suggests indecision among traders and not willing to take any position. 

The Indian benchmark indices have nose-dived deep for the seventh consecutive trading session as geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine escalated. All the sectoral indices on the NSE and BSE were in the red with PSU Bank, realty, media and auto stocks losing the most. As per the provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, tumbled 2,702.15 points or 4.72 per cent at 54,529.33.

The equity markets were attacked by the bears on Thursday with Sensex crashing 2,702.15 points and Nifty tumbling 815.30 points. 

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Dhanuka Agritech rallied by 2.88 per cent which is noteworthy on a day when the market moved southwards. The stock logged its fresh 52 week low in Tuesday’s session at Rs 665 and saw a recovery of 0.85 per cent in yesterday’s session. Today, the stock logged an intraday high and low of Rs 729 and Rs 635.20 and closed at Rs 701.90. 

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Meanwhile, on a longer-term basis, the stock has delivered stupendous returns to its shareholders. The stock is up by about 274 per cent in the last one year and by a whopping 597 per cent in the last three years.  

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Indices saw an aggravated sell-off in the last hour of the trade.

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Many stocks are seen breaking their important support levels; however, there is one particular stock that has literally led to the tears of blood for its shareholders as it plunged over 18 per cent on Thursday.

Federal-Mogul Goetze (India) Ltd, which is engaged in the auto-parts and equipment industry, has rallied today by over 6.8 per cent from its previous close of Rs 251.25.

Polyester films manufacturing company, Garware Hi-Tech Films has rallied more than 20 per cent in today’s trading session. It opened at Rs 635 and touched a day’s high of Rs 784. 

At 12.30 pm on Thursday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were seen extending the losses since their opening, as Russia finally strikes Ukraine and has reportedly destroyed Ukraine airbases. The Sensex was trading at 55,486.52 down by 1740.51 points or 3.04 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,533.60, down by 540.75 points or 3.17 per cent from the last trading session.     

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Following are the stocks that are seeing fresh selling interest in the F&O segment.

Indices traded lower with sharp losses in the morning session as investors watched Russia's military operation in Ukraine. The Nifty traded below the 17,600 mark. The sectoral indices on the BSE and NSE are trading downwards with auto banks and IT stocks losing the most. 

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Following are the stocks where profit booking is seen taking place in the F&O segment.

While markets opened deep in red, as of noon, BSE Sensex was 2.90 per cent down and S&P BSE SmallCap has plunged 3.72 per cent.

Asahi Songwon Colors Ltd gained more than 12 per cent 

Asahi Songwon Colors Limited is engaged in the manufacturing and export of colour pigments and their derivatives. The share price of the company has jumped 12.52 per cent in the first half of today's trading session. The stock is in a downtrend for the past six months, decreasing more than 18 per cent from Rs 334.75 on August 24, 2021, to Rs 272.05 on February 24, 2022. 

Over the past 15 days, the Nifty has continued to trade with an underlying negative bias.

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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.

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

Top blue-chip losers include Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank and Adani Ports.  

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.

Indian frontline equity indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the fortnight in the green territory with marginal gains of 0.36 per cent and 0.37 per cent, respectively.

The Euro zone bond yields oscillated but ended lower at the end with fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine building up

On Thursday morning the markets opened lower only to plunge deep as the day advanced. The bear tightens its grip over the global markets as Russia advances its efforts to invade East Ukraine despite all the warnings from the USA and the United Nations. This has led to a surge in crude oil prices hitting a 7-year high and has almost crossed the USD 100 per barrel mark. 

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Lokesh Machines Ltd, a machine tool manufacturing company, rallied by 16.21 per cent in today’s pre-opening session. 

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Ducon Infratechnologies has given multibagger returns to investors in the past year. The company on Monday declared that its board will consider a bonus issue on February 25. The board also has a proposal of considering increasing the authorised share capital. The stock has given stellar returns of 225 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the past year. Ducon Infratechnologies shares were up by 5 per cent today and traded at 22.10 levels

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

The Indian market closed lower on the sixth straight session on Wednesday as investors focussed on rising geopolitical tensions on account of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the sanctions. 

PNC Infratech, a road construction company saw its stock soar by 11.46 per cent after receiving orders worth Rs 4,384 crore from the National Highway Authority of India. 

On Wednesday, the domestic benchmark indices traded on a positive note but ended lower after the five-day losing streak in hopes the sanction by the West may not hit Russian oil supplies. 

It was going all well until the last hour of the trade when the Indian indices witnessed a severe sell-off.

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Nykaa (FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd) today has zoomed by about 3.8 per cent with the settlement of litigation with L’Oreal S.A.

Shares of Yaari Digital Integrated Services Ltd, R Systems International Limited and SORIL Infra Resources Ltd have rallied in today’s trading session. 

While markets opened marginally higher, as of noon, BSE Sensex was 0.56 per cent up and S&P BSE Smallcap was 1.68 per cent up.  

Yaari Digital has hit the upper circuit of 19.99 per cent 

Yaari Digital Integrated Services Ltd is engaged in the business of real estate development, providing management and maintenance services, equipment renting etc. The company has hit an upper circuit of 19.99 per cent in the first half of today's trading session. The share price of the company was in a downtrend after ED raids on the parent company, Indiabulls Real Estate office. But, after the clarification from the company, the share price has bounced back in the last two days. 

At 12.15 pm on Wednesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were recovering amidst relaxed oil prices, and the changing political dynamics arising due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The Sensex was trading at 57,554.93 up by 254.24 points 0.44 per cent, while Nifty was at 17,162.40, up by 70.20 points or 0.41 per cent from the last trading session.   

Oil prices jumped on worries of western sanctions on Russia for sending troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine could hit energy supplies. Australia declared sanctions on eight of President Vladimir Putin's top security advisors on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Japan also issued sanctions on Russia; Japan's sanctions include prohibiting the issuance of Russian bonds in Japan and freezing the assets of certain Russian individuals as well as restricting travel to Japan. 

Following are the stocks that are seeing fresh selling interest in the F&O segment.

List of the stocks that are witnessing fresh buying interest in the F&O segment.

List of the stocks where sell positions are being covered in the F&O segment.

Following are the stocks where profit booking is seen taking place in the F&O segment.

The Nifty 50 index saw high volatility yesterday wavering over 305 points before finishing lower by 114 points. The US markets also had a volatile day with losses as markets corrected to new sanctions on Russia and oil prices reaching a 7-year high. The US 10-year bond yields climb to 1.86 per cent.

Banswara Syntex Ltd, an Indian textile company, surged 16.15 per cent in the pre-opening session of the markets today.

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Over the last 5 trading sessions, the index has slipped by 2.24 per cent on account of geo-political tensions between Russia and Ukraine and surging crude oil prices. 

After hitting a record high on January 17, 2022, during the last one month, domestic equities have dropped sharply by about 6 per cent followed by some recovery but remained rangebound and depicted volatility.

The bigger risk that we saw is higher inflation, sucking out of liquidity and rising interest rate. These factors will play larger role in determining the returns of equity market in next one year.  

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on February 24 shows 17000 to act as support now. 

The stock is likely to remain in the limelight on Wednesday as after the closing bell today, it revealed

On Tuesday, advancement in the Russia-Ukraine issue and a rise in oil prices led global markets to plunge sharply. Consequently, Indian equities opened sharp in red tracking overnight fall in the global market but could cut down their losses during the late session.

The strong move by the stock has led it to reclaim its 20-DMA. Meanwhile, the elder impulse system has turned bullish.   

Apollo Pipes soared 8.17 per cent and closed at Rs 492 with an intraday high and low of Rs 524 and Rs 412. The stock made some recovery after trading in red for the past four sessions shedding almost 10 per cent. 

The Indian Domestic markets closed lower for the fifth consecutive session due to the tumultuous global scenario. Meanwhile, Brent crude prices hit US$ 96.7 per barrel on Tuesday, the highest mark since September 2014. 

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While Sensex and Nifty are hovering in the red territory, 7NR Retail has gained over 5 per cent today.

Indian indices recovered most of the points that were lost during the gap down.

Khaitan Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd has been awarded the 'Best Environment Protection Award for Single Super Phosphate Plant' by the Fertilizer Association of India. 

Khaitan Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited manufacturer of single super phosphate, sulphuric acid and soya oil has given investors stellar returns of 303.1 per cent over the last year. The share price of the company stood at Rs 23.95 on February 22, 2021, and since then, it has increased investor wealth by more than four times.

At 1 pm on Tuesday, the core equity indices i.e., Sensex and Nifty 50 were trading in deep red amidst the rising geopolitical crisis between Ukraine and Russia, with India officially preparing to send flights to repatriate its citizens safely. The Sensex was trading at 56,792.71 down by 890.88 points 1.54 per cent, while Nifty was at 16,941, down by 265.65 points or 1.54 per cent from the last trading session.    

Shares of Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd, M.M. Forgings Ltd and Balaji Telefilms Ltd have rallied in today’s trading session.  

While markets opened flat, as of noon, S&P BSE – 500 declined by 1.19 per cent. 

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd gained more than 12 per cent  

Indiabulls Real Estate Limited is a holding company, which is engaged in the development of real estate projects and allied activities. The share price of the company has jumped 12 per cent in the first half of today's trading session after clarification on the ED investigation. The company clarified that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation did not pertain to the company and has no bearing on the business and operations of the company. The stock hit a high price of Rs 116.90 and a low of Rs 104.60 during the session.  

The Indian market emerged among the top bears due to broad-based selloff in majority stocks. The oil prices rise as Russia sends troops into the states of Ukraine due to which the economic crisis has been intensified and turned investors to trade cautiously. 

Following are the stocks that are seeing fresh selling interest in the F&O segment.

List of the stocks that are witnessing fresh buying interest in the F&O segment.

Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd (IBREALEST), an S&P BSE 500 company, rallied by more than 11 per cent today after a decline of 15 per cent yesterday.  

List of the stocks where sell positions are being covered in the F&O segment.

Following are the stocks where profit booking is seen taking place in the F&O segment.

On Tuesday, during early market hours Dalal Street witnessed a bloodbath on account of aggravating geo-political tensions between Russia & Ukraine.

On Tuesday, equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty50 opened deep in red amid a sell-off across global markets after Russia ordered troops into eastern Ukraine. All sectors are trading in red, with the financial and IT indices being the major drag on headline indices. 

At 9.10 am, Stylam Industries had a pre-opening move of 16.3 per cent north with an increase from its previous close of Rs 902 to Rs 1,005 today morning.