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Just as it was bouncing back after the easing of lockdowns following the pandemic, the automotive industry has once again been hit hard on account of the second wave which has slowed down both production and demand. So, what does the future hold for this stricken industry? Are there any triggers to quicken the pace?

Most investors are cognizant of John Bogle's renowned saying, Buy right and hold tight. In the journey of compounding money over the long horizon, time is indeed your best friend. But, what comes after you have held on to your investments for a long period of time? What about selling right

The establishment of clean and green electricity generating capacities bundled with the development of related transmission and distribution infrastructure is crucial for India’s energy security and therefore provides ample and sustainable opportunities for the perpetual long-term growth of the sector. As such, Power Grid Corporation of India finds itself poised for long-term benefits

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As of now, consolidation continues in the market which is hesitant to make any decisive moves.

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.

On the options' front, there is an interesting activity which will comfort the bulls. The 15,900 Put option has seen maximum open interest (OI) addition in today’s session.

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon.

As there is rise in a travelling-related accidents or losses it has become essential to have travel insurance when you plan for any trip.

The market opened in green on July 15, 2021.

The market opened in green on July 15, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,86,78,910 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 47,94,997.45 crore.

The market opened in green on July 15, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,86,78,910 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 47,94,997.45 crore.

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.

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The stock of Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has given approximately 61 per cent returns to the investors in the last two weeks. On a YTD basis, it has given a stellar return of nearly 167 per cent.

Auto sales figures for the month of June 2021 evidenced signs of recovery in retail segments across the board as several states eased lockdown restrictions. 

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The markets are on a roll. Small-caps and mid-caps are outperforming along with real estate stocks.

"We are proud to be in the 2 per cent of the manufacturers of the world, having technology, which is less than 5 years old. The remaining 98 per cent of the yarn manufacturers are using technology, which is aged more than 5 years."  says O P Gulia, CEO, SVP Global Ventures 

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5Paisa Capital: Q1FY22 began with a healthy top-line growth of 22 per cent QoQ and 44 per cent YoY. Revenue growth is driven by robust growth in customer base as well as cross-sell income. The company onboarded more than 2,78,000 new clients during the quarter, taking the total number of registered customers to 16.3 lakh.

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Brooks Laboratories Limited, a leading pharmaceutical company announced today that it has inked an agreement with SteriScience Specialities Private Limited, for making a fresh infusion of funds in its subsidiary- Brooks SteriScience Limited (BSL). 

Gensol Engineering Limited, a company engaged in engineering, procurement & construction (EPC), and solar advisory services, announced today that it has received an order from an esteemed client for the development of a grid-connected ground-mounted solar power generation system. 

Mumbai-based Sunteck Realty Ltd saw some disruption in its sales momentum in June quarter due to the second wave of COVID-19. In its operational update, the real estate developer said that it witnessed pre-sales of Rs 176 crore in Q1FY22, down by 53 per cent on a sequential basis. On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, given the low base pre-sales, volumes increased by 74 per cent.  

India's largest airport infrastructure company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL) announced that it has taken over the management control of Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from GVK Group, following the board meeting of MIAL this week (on Tuesday).   

Caplin Point Laboratories Limited’s subsidiary, Caplin Steriles Limited has been granted final approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) Sumatriptan injection.

The rupee had to contend with mixed cues this quarter. On one hand, the flow picture was pretty supportive of the rupee while on the other, the market was unable to digest the hawkish tilt of Federal Reserve.

Considering that markets are in momentum, many traders opt for a BTST trade, which means 'buy today & sell tomorrow'. We have chalked out a list of stocks from Nifty 500 index, which can be kept on the watchlist for BTST.   

On the options' front, the 15,800 Put option has seen aggressive addition in the open interest (OI) as on Wednesday itself, over 53 lakh shares have been added in the open interest. 

India Grid Trust, which is India’s first power infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) has informed the bourses that it has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in two solar assets with the cumulative capacity of 100 MW (AC) from Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) at an enterprise value of approximately Rs 660 crore. 

The market opened in red on July 14, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,01,51,185 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 39,11,332.70 crore.

The market opened in red on July 14, 2021.

The market opened in red on July 14, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,01,51,185 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 39,11,332.70 crore.

Meanwhile, IT stocks such as Mindtree, Happiest Minds Technologies contributed most to the gains of BSE Smallcap index. Deepak Nitrite is also among the top contributor as it registered a fresh all-time high on Wednesday.

Adani Enterprises: Adani Airport Holdings Ltd (AAHL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, has taken over the management control of Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from GVK Group. 

Interestingly, there as many as 14 stocks in this list, which is the highest seen in the last two weeks.

On Tuesday, Pennar Group, a leading value-added engineering product & solutions company announced that the company has won new orders worth Rs 571 crore across its various business verticals.  

In the history of time, there have been three industrial revolutions while the fourth is still underway. We can define an industrial revolution as the introduction of technology to fundamentally and rapidly create a change in the way society undertakes an activity.

There is a general perception that retail investors are fond of the trading breakout, which is witnessed in stocks below Rs 100. Hence, in this article, we will cover stock priced below Rs 100 and also, those which have seen breakout.  

Among the sectoral indices, Nifty Financial Services, Nifty Bank, and Nifty Bank were the top three gainers while on the flip side, Nifty Media, Nifty IT, and Nifty FMCG emerged as the top losers.

The market opened in green on July 13, 2021.

The market opened in green on July 13, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,78,98,892 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 37,10,671.85 crore.

The market opened in green on July 13, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,78,98,892 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 37,10,671.85 crore.

Ramkrishna Forgings Limited, a company engaged in manufacturing of rolled, forged & machined products announced today that it has secured a multi-year order win from a European original equipment manufacturer (OEM).  

The company announced on Monday after the market hours that it has received a new letter of acceptance (LoA) from the government.

ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd, a diversified heavy engineering company announced today that its boiler manufacturing & piping division has won an order from Hitachi Zosen Inova for provision of two waste-to-energy boilers.

Aegis Logistics Limited and Vopak (Netherlands) have decided to join forces in India with an aim to grow together in the LPG, chemicals storage and handling business. The transaction is expected to close by early 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.

PGIM India Mutual Fund has launched a new fund offer (NFO). Read onto find out more details.

You must have heard of the proverb, ‘birds of a feather flock together. Similarly, all these real estate companies appeared in the T20 breakout system. 

The following stocks will be in focus during Tuesday's trading session in light of their Q1FY22 results announcements: Deccan Healthcare, Mindtree, Shree Ganesh Remedies and Tata Metaliks.

Zomato Limited is one of the leading online food service platforms in terms of the value of food sold as of December 31, 2020. The company is coming out with its initial public offering (IPO) of equity shares of the face value of Re 1 per equity share. Read onto find out if you should subscribe to the issue.

The market opened in green on July 12, 2021.

The market opened in green on July 12, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,44,21,149 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 33,32,841.55 crore.

The market opened in green on July 12, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,44,21,149 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 33,32,841.55 crore.

That means a lumpsum amount of Rs 1,00,000 would turn into well over Rs 20,00,000 in just a span of one year. This is not a flashy or a very well-known stock. It belongs to the category of nano-cap.   

Essar Shipping Limited has informed the bourses that two of its handysize vessels, Tvisha and Tuhina, weighing 13,000 DWT, have been engaged in exports of rice from India to Bangladesh as per the recent bilateral trade agreement signed between the two neighboring countries.

The company, in an effort to diversify its business, has launched an innerwear segment.  

Nifty has got stuck in a broad range of 15,450-15,915 level from the last 28 trading sessions. Within this broad range, there is another range that developed in the last 14 trading sessions, where the index has been witnessed moving in the range of 15,632-15,915.

Stocks to watch out on July 12 include Ugar Sugar, Salzer Electronics, JSW Energy, RattanIndia Enterprises, and a few more.

We have chalked out a list of stocks, which can see some good action in the near term.

NBCC (India) Limited has been awarded a work, summing up to nearly Rs 321.41 crore.

The following stocks will be in focus during Monday's trading session in light of their Q1FY22 results announcements: Apis India, Avenue Supermarts, Gujarat Hotels, Indo-City Infotech, Oriental Trimex and Bhansali Engineering Polymers - 

BSE StAR MF, India's largest Mutual Funds Distributor platform has outshone the industry net equity inflow by contributing Rs. 6,072 crore as compared to industry’s Net Equity Inflow of Rs. 5,988 crore in June, 2021.

On Friday, the shares of GHCL, India's leading chemical & textile company were trading higher by 3 per cent intraday after it announced that secured creditors have approved the scheme of demerger of its inorganic chemicals & textile businesses.  

The leading global technology company, HCL Technologies (HCL) today announced a five-year global agreement to provide digital transformation & managed services to The Mosaic Company, a Fortune-500 company as well as the largest US producer of phosphate & potash.   

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NSE-listed company, Libas Consumer Products has announced its plans for expansion and with this, expects to clock in revenue of Rs 70 crore. 

Amid the pandemic, just a few sectors were resilient and the IT sector was one of them. BSE IT index outperformed the benchmark index-Sensex along with investors’ favourite BSE Small-Cap index in a bull market rally by gaining over 24 per cent in 2021.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a government-owned engineering & manufacturing enterprise, announced today that it has secured a major order for the supply of 12 steam generators from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). 

Midcaps and Smallcaps have strong balance sheets compared to their own history. They have withstood the challenges of GST adoption, demonetisation, and Covid well and are well prepared for growth over the next few years.   

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, a leading pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has received a go-ahead from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for manufacturing Erlotinib tablets. 

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) signed a deal amounting to Rs 499 crore on Thursday with the Ministry of Defence for manufacturing & supply of Akash missiles to Indian Air Force. 

The market opened in red on July 09, 2021.

The market opened in red on July 09, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 10,79,32,644 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 1,04,93,040.76 crore.

The market opened in red on July 09, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 10,79,32,644 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 1,04,93,040.76 crore.

Tata Power Company , Limited has won a contract worth Rs 400 crore from Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) to develop 64 MW solar rooftop project for domestic consumers across all districts of Kerala. 

Fertiliser sector shows maximum long built-up while banking sector shows maximum short built-up. Technology sector stocks witness maximum short-covering while the media sector shows maximum long unwinding.   

Going ahead, the prior week low of 15,635 is likely to act as an important support level for Nifty in the near term. A close below the level of 15,635 shall eventually pave the way for a retest of the recent corrective low of around 15,450 levels. On the upside, a decisive close above the level of 15,915 would further provide strength to the bulls.

Bharat Dynamics: Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract today worth about Rs 499 crore with the Ministry of Defence for manufacturing & supply of Akash Missiles to Indian Air Force.

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On Thursday, Alembic Pharmaceuticals announced that it has received final approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Desipramine Hydrochloride tablets USP, 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg & 150 mg.  

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