The BSE SmallCap Index and BSE Midcap Index were seen underperforming BSE Sensex on Friday, marginally. The metal stocks rallied along with real estate stocks and PSU stocks.

A company may raise funds in a number of ways apart from IPOs and bank loans. Many Indian companies such as L&T Finance Holdings Limited, PVR Cinemas and Reliance Industries have raised funds through a rights issue in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many companies, it is a fast and effective way to raise money, unlike the lengthy process of an IPO. Today, we will understand this concept in detail and also, look at the factors that you must take into consideration before taking part in a rights issue.  

If you have gone through annual reports or investor presentations of manufacturing companies or any Capex heavy companies, you might have crossed paths with companies investing in greenfield projects or brownfield projects.

 Monitoring the performance of your mutual fund schemes becomes an integral part of your investing.

Let’s have a look at the performance of stocks from the cement sector in the calendar year 2021 (CY2021). There are about 27 stocks in the cement & construction materials-related stocks on NSE. Interestingly, out of these 27 stocks, 7 stocks have gained over 100 per cent. 

Pledging of shares is an arrangement, in which, the promoters of a company use their shares as collateral to manage their financial requirements. Pledging of shares is common for companies that have high shares owned by investors. The borrower of pledged shares continues to retain the ownership of the assets and earn interests & capital gains on those shares.

The market opened in green on September 3, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 11,68,97,993 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 1,04,49,212.68 crore.

The market opened in green on September 3, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 11,68,97,993 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 1,04,49,212.68 crore.

Various mutual funds have filed the draft of offer document with Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

BSE, India's leading and most diverse exchange, announced that it has completed one month since launch of SUFI Steel futures contracts on the exchange platform, and has facilitated the delivery to the tune of 90 MT in the first full expiry cycle at the exchange designated delivery centre in Raipur.

The market opened in green on September 3, 2021.

Interestingly, the 17,300 Call option has seen maximum open interest build-up in today’s session. The 17,300 Call option has added more than 27 lakh shares in the open interest.

Interestingly, the move is seen on the back of the spurt in the volume. We are only into the first half of the trading session and the stock has already registered more than 50 per cent of the volume, which was seen in the prior trading session.   

Generally, a lower PE is considered better. However, it may not always be the case. Let’s take a look at the pros & cons of investing in a stock that is trading at a PE lower than its industry PE. 

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Let’s have a look at the stocks that should be on your watchlist for swing trading purposes. These stocks are selected based on the T20 breakout system criteria.   

On Thursday, Benchmark Indices have ended in green with Nifty closing above 17200 levels led by IT and FMCG stocks. Barring Auto and PSU Bank, all other sectoral indices ended in positive territory with IT and Pharma indices up 1 percent each. In the broader markets, BSE midcap and smallcap indices were up by 0.5 percent each.

The Nifty reversed its losses of previous day to close in green on Thursday. Barring BSE Auto Index, all the sectoral indices closed in green with BSE IT index, BSE Realty index and BSE FMCG index catching investors’ attention. 

Indian Oil Corporation Limited listed their foreign currency bonds in IFSC today. The securities of value SGD 400 Mn and USD 1.4 Billion, issued in 2012, 2013 and 2019 respectively were now listed on Global Securities Market platform of India INX.

Among the sectoral indices, barring Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Auto, all other indices were seen trading in green with Nifty IT & FMCG leading from the front.   

BLS International, a trusted global tech-enabled services partner for governments and citizens, announced today that it has signed a contract with The Republic of Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs to provide ePassport Renewal services initially starting with Italy, Qatar and Malaysia.

The stock of HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited has given a trendline breakout on the daily chart. Today, the 800CE of September series has gained over 500 per cent. Read onto know what the technical chart and option chain are suggesting about the stock.  

In order to achieve their goals, investors need to have a balanced portfolio. This entails giving careful consideration to the selection of stocks. There are many ways to understand which stocks to purchase; one such way is by looking at the fundamental nature of the business to further classify them into cyclical and non-cyclical stocks. In this article, we will understand what exactly cyclical and non-cyclical stocks are so that you can make informed decisions to efficiently diversify your portfolio.  

The market opened in green on September 2, 2021.

The market opened in green on September 2, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,02,52,388 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 71,43,110.66 crore.

The market opened in green on September 2, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,02,52,388 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 71,43,110.66 crore.

Mindtree was the top performing IT stock as it gained by more than 25 per cent followed by Tech Mahindra (+18 per cent) and TCS (+15 per cent) when Nifty climbed from 16k to 17k.

Bajaj Finserv is the top Nifty gainer, jumping higher by more than 19 per cent, during this period between August 3 to August 31 where the Nifty jumped from 16k to 17k. Bajaj Finance gained by more than 18 per cent during the similar period.

The record date for the purpose of payment of dividend is Thursday, September 9, 2021.

What is FOMO? FOMO is the acronym for ‘fear of missing out’. It is used to describe a situation, where someone has a fear or anxiety of missing out. Remember that FLASH SALE message which appeared in your inbox? Flat 50 per cent off!

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Realty emerged as the showstopper on the first trading session of September by gaining more than 5 per cent. Interestingly, in the T20 breakout system, a couple of stocks have also featured from the realty sector.   

On Wednesday, the headline indices erased the gains during the day and ended lower, experiencing profit booking at record high levels. Sensex was down by 214.18 points or 0.37 per cent at 57,338.21 levels while Nifty plunged 55.90 points or 0.33 per cent at 17,076.30 levels. In the broader markets, the small-cap and mid-cap indices outperformed by ending on a higher side. On the sectoral front, the metal & IT indices witnessed a drag whereas capital goods, power, and realty indices ended in the green. 

Trident: The share price of Trident jumped higher by ~5 per cent on Wednesday. The stock was locked in upper circuit on Wednesday. Trident will be in focus on Thursday.

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services, has today announced the launch of a dedicated Google Cloud Business Unit to accelerate cloud adoption for enterprises globally. The new business unit will focus on developing industry-specific solutions on Google Cloud to help customers balance growth with innovation, enable operational scalability & ensure seamless user experience.

The NFO for both the funds will open for subscription today and will track S&P 500 Top 50 Total Return Index.

In the last six months, large-cap indices have inched higher by 16 per cent while broader indices also zoomed over 20 per cent. Read onto find out the best performing funds in the last six months.  

The market opened in green on September 1, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,29,55,645 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 55,63,110.62 crore.

The market opened in green on September 1, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,29,55,645 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 55,63,110.62 crore.

The market opened in green on September 1, 2021.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has announced the launch of ICICI Prudential Alpha Low Vol 30 ETF FoF (Fund of Funds)

SEBI came out with detailed guidelines on May 18 , 2010 for the launching of SME Exchange/Platform. BSE became the first stock exchange to get approval from SEBI and launch its SME platform on March 13, 2012.

On the options’ front, the 17,200 Call options see the addition of over 30 lakh shares in the open interest on Wednesday. With this, the maximum concentration of open interest stands at 17,200 Call options.  

On Wednesday, BSE IT index is trading in red, squeezing 0.38 per cent. Outperforming the index, the stock that has caught the eyes of investors is Mastek Limited. Mastek is a global direct to stakeholder (D2X) specialist that engineers excellence for customers in retail, manufacturing, healthcare, life science, financial services, insurance, public/government and the education sector. 

Ownership structure might appear simple but may have a complex nature added to it. Hence, it is important to understand various ownership structures in the investment process; the conflict of interests that arise in them as well as its effects on corporate governance and the overall business. 

While Banking stocks, Realty Stocks, Capital Goods stocks and Power Stocks are seen outperforming on Wednesday, several paper stocks are seen rallying on bourses.

Tanfac Industries Ltd is a joint sector company promoted by Aditya Birla Group and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO). The manufacturing facilities are spread over 60 acres in the chemical complex of SIPCOT Industrial Estate, Cuddalore. 

Currently, there are 172 stocks that have their derivative contracts trading on NSE. The latest additions of 8 stocks will take the total list to 180 stocks from October Series.

Bonus Issue is sentimentally positive for the stock. In 2021 alone the stock is up by ~80 per cent while in one year the stock is up by more than 147 per cent. In one month, the stock has gained by gained by 13 per cent. In past 5 trading sessions the stock is up by 12.40 per cent.

The equity market is currently trading at an all-time high, which makes investment in the equity market tricky. Read onto know how to deploy your lumpsum.

Several companies from the textile sector have seen their fortunes revived in 2021. If we go by the performance of Textile companies on the bourses, there are several stocks from the textile sector that have turned out to be multibaggers in 2021 alone.

The stock of Adani Enterprises Ltd has formed a strong base in the zone of Rs 1,201-Rs 1,332 levels while on Tuesday, it moved out of the consolidation along with robust volume. Read onto know what the technical chart and the momentum indicators are suggesting about the stock.

The stock of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd surged nearly 5 per cent on Tuesday. It has given a breakout of the bullish flag pattern on the daily chart. Read onto know what the technical chart and the momentum indicators are suggesting about the stock.

Vijaya Diagnostic Centre runs one of the largest diagnostic chains in Southern India.

In Aug’21, BSE StAR MF set a new record processing 1.41 Cr transactions worth Rs. 36,277 Cr. 

We have curated a list of stocks that might outperform in the month of September. This list is based on BSE Smallcap index.  Meanwhile, it’s important to note that these stocks have been selected based on the seasonality analysis.  

Given the strong momentum witnessed in the markets, we believe that the markets are likely to continue their march forward. However, it would be wise to keep a list of the stocks ready, which could witness the action in the coming days. Hence, we have curated a list of stocks that meet the criteria of the T20 breakout system.   

Several penny stocks were seen with buying interest on Tuesday.

For the second consecutive session, the equity benchmark indices rose to record-high levels. Sensex has touched the 57,000 mark, experiencing a bull run whereas Nifty ended above the 17,000 level on August 31. The positive momentum was supported by the IT, power, healthcare, and metal stocks. All the sectoral indices settled in green whereas BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices in the broader markets were up by over 0.5 per cent each.  

The IT stocks were in focus on Tuesday. Several stocks that are trading below Rs 100 per share were seen locked in the upper circuit on Tuesday.  

Several stocks that trade below Rs 100 were seen making fresh 52-week highs for themselves on Tuesday.

Ami Organics Limited is one of the leading research & development-driven manufacturers of speciality chemicals.

Nifty crossing 17000 levels indicate the strength in the markets. BSE SmallCap index gained by more than 0.8 per cent, however failed to outperform the BSE Sensex on Tuesday.

Every investor, be it in any stock market across the world, would have come across several stocks that trade on a high price-to-earnings (PE) ratio. The PE ratio sometimes crosses all reasonable levels of valuation logic, even crossing levels of 100! Let us look at the risks of investing in these high P/E stocks.   

Sharpe ratio is the risk-adjusted return, which measures reward to variability. Firstly, a portfolio’s return in excess of the risk-free return is calculated and then this excess return is divided by the portfolio’s standard deviation. This ratio is named after William Sharpe.

Large-cap funds invest minimum 80 per cent is invested towards equity and equity-related instruments of large-cap companies.

GIFT City has strategically planned to achieve high energy efficiency through district cooling system and 100% LED street lighting. The city has also embraced water management through 35% reduction in potable water and treatment & reuse of 100% waste water.

Some of the midcaps that have been a drag for the index are down by ~ 27 per cent in August alone.

Nifty has touched a milestone level of 17,000 on Tuesday. It took almost 19 trading sessions for Nifty to reach this level of 17,000 from the 16,000 mark.   

While Hindustan Copper is the top loser in August from the BSE PSU index component we have HAL as the top PSU gainer. 

The market opened in green on August 31, 2021.

The market opened in green on August 31, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,00,70,155 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 43,97,477.59 crore.

The market opened in green on August 31, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,00,70,155 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 43,97,477.59 crore.

Polycab on August 27 was included in the list of F&O stocks. Since the stock was included in the F&O segment, the shares of Polycab have seen fresh buying.

Acrysil Limited has recently announced further expansion of its production capacity by an additional 1,60,000 Quartz sinks annually through Greenfield Project at Bhavnagar in Gujarat. This will increase the overall capacity to 1 million sinks per annum.

This indicates a consistency in performance by such small caps stocks that have gained in July and in August as well.

RattanIndia Enterprises has recently announced that it has formed an Advisory Board with a mix of new-age entrepreneurs and distinguished industry experts.

We find several small cap top gainers of July sliding by more than 10 per cent in August, so far.

So far in August we find that 5 BSE Sensex components are trading with losses. Bajaj Auto is the worst BSE Sensex performer; down by 3.07 per cent while NPTC slips by 2.71 per cent, Maruti Suzuki slides by 2.6 per cent, SBI drops by 2.08 per cent and Dr Reddy’s Lab tumbles by 0.73 per cent.

The stock is up by 434 per cent on YTD basis and in the last one year the stock has skyrocketed from levels of Rs 114.90 to Rs 1,017.15 as a result it jumped 785 per cent. Interestingly, the stock has touched fresh record highs on Monday.

Nifty Metal index was seen outperforming on Monday while BSE SmallCap index gained by more than 1.5 per cent on Monday. Several penny stocks were seen trending on Monday with few locked in the upper circuit. 

Several stocks that trade below Rs 100 per share were seen locked in the upper circuit in Monday trading session.

Free cash flows can be thought of as the cash flows available for distribution to the shareholders. It need not necessarily be paid to the shareholders; it just shows the true picture of liquidity and the cash, which is readily available with the company that can be distributed to shareholders.

BSE SmallCap index soared by 1.55 per cent on Monday, outperforming BSE Sensex on Monday.

Given the strong momentum witnessed in the markets, we believe that the markets are likely to continue their march forward. However, it would be wise to keep a list of stocks ready, which could witness the action in the coming days. Hence, we have curated a list of stocks, which meet the criteria of the T20 breakout system.   

The equity market benchmark indices were trading on a strong note on Monday, giving fresh 52-week highs at the commencement of the trading session. The rally was lead by banks, metals & real estate stocks, whereas IT stocks witnessed profit booking. In the broader markets, the small-cap and mid-cap stocks were also on a buzz on Monday as BSE Smallcap and BSE Midcap indices registered attractive gains. 

So, in this article, we will talk about the performance of stocks, which have a competitive advantage (MOAT). We have curated a list of 73 stocks with a moat. In the calendar year 2021 (CY21), out of 73 stocks, 11 stocks posted negative returns while 62 stocks have delivered positive returns.   

Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index, which measures changes in industrial activity or growth rates in various industry groups with reference to a base year.

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Datamatics recently announced that it has been recognised in Gartner Hype Cycle for Natural Language Technologies, 2021 under Text Summarisation & Intelligent Document Processing (IDP). The report is authored by analysts Adrian Lee, Bern Elliot, Anthony Mullen, and Stephen Emmott. 

In the year of 2021 many NFOs were launched by mutual funds.

The market opened in green on August 30, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,33,65,677 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,92,274.44 crore.

The market opened in green on August 30, 2021.

Several penny stocks managed to catch investors attention in August. We find that at least 14 penny stocks, defined as stocks with traded price below Rs 10 per share, managed to gain more than 100 per cent in August itself.

The market opened in green on August 30, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,33,65,677 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,92,274.44 crore.