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Any industry passes through various stages in its lifecycle. The performance of industries is related to the stage of the business cycle. Different industries perform differently in their respective stage of the business cycle. 

The domestic benchmark indices ended in red on August 6 on the back of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeping the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent and maintaining a policy stance as ‘Accommodative’.

Several small-cap stocks were seen trading at fresh 52-week highs  while mid caps were seen joining the party when Large caps struggled in general. 

Many debt funds are generating returns in single digits. Read onto find out more about the returns that you should expect from debt funds. 

Ever wondered why you are not able to buy or sell a stock at precisely the last traded price that you saw on the exchange? It is because of the bid-ask spread! 

Put together Adani Enterprises and Vodafone Idea are seen contributing almost 80 per cent to the BSE MidCap Index gains.

The market opened in green on August 07, 2021.

The market opened in green on August 06, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 12,92,53,087 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 1,12,20,388.53 crore.

The market opened in green on August 06, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 12,92,53,087 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 1,12,20,388.53 crore.

The frontline indices are tradingweak while the broader markets is showing signs of strength. In past few sessions the broader markets, especially the small-caps were seen underperforming on bourses. 

The debate whether family-owned businesses are better & safer than professionally managed companies is never-ending. In this article, we will have a look at both the scenarios in detail, their pros & cons, warning signs, and returns comparison. 

The share price of Shiva Cements is up by more than 3 per cent in one month while the share price of Udaipur cement works is up by more than  26 per cent in one month alone. 

Yasho Industries Limited a leading Indian global manufacturer & supplier of specialty and fine chemicals, has announced its un-audited financial results for the quarter ended on June 30th, 2021. The company reported its highest ever quarterly revenue , EBITDA and PAT .

Torrent Power, RBL Bank, Page Industries and UPL are seen trading weak owing to long unwinding.  

The shares of JMC Projects have risen by more than 80 per cent in 2021 alone while in one year the shares of JMC projects have jumped by 157 per cent. 

People, who have taken a home loan to finance their dream home, often ponder whether they should prepay part of their home loan or invest it. Read onto find out more! 

SGX Nifty is trading up by 10 points at 16,320 levels. The sentimental boost for the market would be the government's move to scrap retrospective tax law. This move will enhance India’s global image as a fair, predictable, and rule-based investment destination, providing certainty & protection of property rights to investors.

India’s leading cloud communication platform service provider, Route Mobile recently announced a long-term partnership with Comviva Technologies to furnish advanced blockchain solutions for global telecom companies. 

The share price of Barbeque Nation is seen soaring on bourses on Friday .

However, the stock, which we are going to talk about today, has proved to be a perfect exception to the above term as it has defied gravity by hitting upper circuits one after the other. No more suspense, the stock name is Ind-Swift Limited.

The breakout in Shivalik Rasayan is seen with a spike in volume on Friday. There are multiple triggers working in favour of the company , including commissioning of the new manufacturing plant.

SGX Nifty is signaling a positive start for the markets on Friday. Even though the US markets closed in green on Thursday, the DOW futures trading in red is posing concerns for the markets.

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The frontline indices are showing signs of vulnerability at life highs even as the broader markets continue to underperform. 

The broader markets continued its underperformance on Thursday while the frontline indices saw some profit booking at life high levels. Bharti Airtel, ITC, HDFC Bank, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra witnessed some fresh long built-up positions while shorts built up was seen in SBI.  

HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra bank are teh outright outperformers on thursday with both the stocks put together helping BSE Bankex stay in green.

Investors put money in any company with an expectation that management will utilise this money efficiently and generate profits. Wealth creation for its shareholders is, after all, the primary aim of a company. However, there are times when companies invest their capital sub-optimally and thus, fail to meet the expectations of shareholders.   

The market opened in green on August 05, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,32,49,371 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 71,67,864.68 crore.

The market opened in green on August 05, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,32,49,371 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 71,67,864.68 crore.

The market opened in green on August 05, 2021.

Ind-AS is the alignment of Indian accounting rules with IFRS.

India’s largest private sector company-Reliance Industries is doubling its PET recycling capacity by setting up a recycled polyester staple fibre (PSF) manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. The move is part of RIL’s commitment to enhance its sustainability quotient, bolster the polymer and polyester value chain as well as lead the industry further on circular economy.

On Wednesday we saw tech heavy NASDAQ Composite outperform DJIA and S&P 500. The shares of Robinhood, a newly listed NASDAQ company surged on Wednesday indicating buyers optimism in US markets. 

In the primary market, investors purchase the security directly from the issuer, which is called the ‘new issue market’ since these securities are issued for the first time by the company.

Overall, the key takeaway for Wednesday’s session was that the banking and financial stocks assisted the index to remain buoyant while the wreck in the broader markets kept traders on tenterhook. Going forward, we would recommend the readers to be selective in their long positions and follow proper risk management. 

Some small-cap stocks are continuing their up trend and trading at fresh 52-week highs. The rise in price is aided with good volumes as well, thus providing confidence to the bulls. 

BSE Small Index corrected by more than 1 percent when the BSE Sensex scaled to fresh highs on Wednesday. IIFL Wealth Management was the top BSE Small Cap Index gainer on Wednesday, after the company posted the best quarter profits in its history.

While the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex made all time high on Wednesday and the financial stocks hogged the limelight,  investors were seen struggling as the broader markets underperformed.

Keep a watch on these nine stocks on Thursday! 

While BSE Sensex touched all-time highs on Wednesday, it was supported by Banks and the Financials. Some of the banks and housing finance stocks were seen gaining with a huge spike in Volume.

Broader indices have been the star performers over the last several months but from the last two trading sessions, there is a change in the fate of broader indices as for the second day in a row, they have been underperforming the frontline indices.   So, let's have a look at the stocks featured in today’s T20 breakout system.

Banks ruled Wednesday trading session with SBI trading at life highs. BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 traded with optimism taking support from Banks. Following stocks will be on the watchlist on Thursday trading session. 

D P Wires , Vardhman Acrylic , Airo Lam , Shivalik Bimetal and GNA Axles  all gained by more than 10 per cent with spike in volume and also trading at fresh 52 week highs. 

The majority of the sectoral indices were trading in red with Nifty Realty being down by 1.73 per cent. On the other hand, Nifty Financial Services, Nifty Bank, and Nifty PSU Bank have advanced 2.68 per cent, 2.48 per cent, and 0.57 per cent, respectively.  

The shares of Tata Steel were seen buzzing on bourses even as the frontline indices were seen making all time highs on Wednesday trading session.

The market opened in green on August 04, 2021.

The market opened in green on August 04, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,62,51,875 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 47,10,257.97 crore.

The market opened in green on August 04, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,62,51,875 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 47,10,257.97 crore.

For a mutual fund, the PE and PB multiple is a weighted average of stocks that form part of the mutual fund portfolio.

There are strong reasons to support both concentrated and diversified portfolios. Read onto find out the pros & cons of these two types of portfolios. 

Trident Ltd has ventured into the detergent market with the launch of its washing powder - ‘Tri-Safe’ while recently, it announced the commencement of its production, which began on August 2 at its Budhni facility in Madhya Pradesh with a capacity of 10 MT/day. With this, the company aims to become a national brand and further penetrate the consumer market.  

Sterlite Technologies has announced collaboration with Facebook Connectivity to develop Evenstar radio units for the open RAN ecosystem.

Do you think equity market and sentiments have any impact on each other or are co-related by any chance? 

Sutlej Textile is one stock that has delivered impressive performance both on bourses and in terms of  financial improvement. Sutlet is India’s largest spun dyed Yarn Manufacturer and one of the leading manufacturers of Melange Yarn. The company has presence in all Value-added yarns and high-end Melange Yarn. 

While the action was seen in the frontline indices and heavyweight stocks several small-caps were seen making fresh 52-week highs with a spike in volume. 

The broader markets underperformed on Tuesday , however some of the mid-cap stocks managed to make fresh 52-week highs on Tuesday with rising volumes. 

NASDAQ  Composite is seen trading with gain on Tuesday on an intraday basis even as Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 are seen outpeforming the tech heavy index.

The company announced its  special dividend of Rs. 35 per share on Tuesday. IIFL Wealth share price gained by more than 14 per cent in one month whie on YTD basis teh share price of IIFL Wealth is up by more than 34 per cent.

Keep these stocks in your watchlist on Wednesday. 

On Tuesday we have seen Cummins India top the gainers chart and is attempeting to break the key resistance level. Cummins India is reflecting a ROE of 14.4 per cent much lower than that of Swaraj Engines. Kirloskar oil Engines also reflects a much lower ROE of close to 10. 

With the bull market in place it is common to see stocks fly sky high. What one has to be careful about is it to watch if the high flying stock is backed by improving fundamentals.

Exxaro Tiles is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing activities of vitrified tiles.

The frontline indices have given a breakout after trading within a range for almost two months.

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is expanding its footprint in India with the commencement of a new connection to India International Exchange (India INX), which is located at International Finance Services Centre (IFSC), Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT City) Gandhinagar. This new connection aims at delivering low latency access to India INX for both market data as well as order routing services. 

The stock showstoppers on this historic day were the large-cap stocks. Interestingly, after so many weeks, large-cap stocks have started appearing in the T20 breakout system.   

BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 made all-time highs on Tuesday while the broader markets were seen underperforming. 

Rane (Madras) Ltd is a part of the Rane group of companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of steering and suspension systems. The shares of Rane (Madras) Ltd jumped by more than 15 per cent on Tuesday and are trading close to its 52-week highs. A breakout is possible in the stock if the stock close above the 52-week high levels. 

The NFO was open for subscription between July 9 & July 23, 2021, and received over 37,000 applications.  

Devyani International Ltd is the largest franchisee of Yum Brands and among the largest quick-service restaurants (QSR) chain operators in India.

Krsnaa Diagnostics Ltd is one of the fastest-growing diagnostic chains in India.

The market opened in green on August 03, 2021.

The market opened in green on August 03, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,41,63,788 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,58,025.90 crore.

The market opened in green on August 03, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,41,63,788 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,58,025.90 crore.

Dramatic shifts in financial markets and the emergence of new technologies such as robotic process automation, cloud-based data solution, advanced analytics, distributed ledger, and others are driving transformation in the global securities industry. A key technology that has the potential to disrupt and bring significant structural changes to the securities market are Application Program Interfaces (APIs).

Kuantum , Andhra Paper and West Coast Paper are the stocks trading with weakness on Tuesday. 

On the options' front, massive open interest addition is seen in the 15,900 put option on Tuesday as nearly 49.69 lakh shares have been added in the open interest. On the other hand, unwinding has been witnessed in the 15,900 call option. Besides, PCR stands at 1.47.  

Maharashtra Government has recently unveiled a new progressive electric vehicle (EV) policy that will go a long way in promoting companies engaged in building this infrastructure. 

Despite the risks of investing in penny stocks, investors have been tempted by the fantastic returns rewarded by penny stocks in the past seven months in 2021. Doubling one's money is always exciting! A total of 239 stocks turned multi-baggers and have more than doubled investors' wealth on a YTD basis.

India’s largest amusement park chain, Wonderla Holidays is all set to reopen its Wonderla Bangalore Park from August 12, 2021. As a reopening initiative, it is furnishing a limited offer where the visitors can visit the amusement park and enjoy a fun-filled day at the park for Rs 799 (inclusive of GST). The adventure theme park will be open from Thursday to Sunday during the week from 11 am onwards. 

Ramkrishna Forgings has secured a domestic multi-year order worth Rs 51 crore from a foreign multinational tier 1 original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The order will be implemented over the period of three years, distributed equally. 

This can be a dream start for the bulls in August with two consecutive gains in the index. BSE Sensex is up by more than 200 points in the morning hours of the trading session.

The shares of CG Power are locked in the upper circuit as there are no sellers in the counter and only buyers as the demand to hold this multibagger stocks gains momentum. 

Windlas Biotech Ltd is one of the leading companies in the pharmaceutical formulations contract development and manufacturing organisations (CDMO) segment in India.

Several penny stocks within the textile sector are witnessing a gain in price momentum aided by a huge partcipation from the investors. While the participation is increasing on the retail side there is heavy selling seen by atleast two FPI accounts that are mauritius based. 

BSE SmallCap Index is trading at all time high and so is BSE MidCap Index.

The broad based rally has ensured participation in the rally across teh sectors and across market capitalisation.

Keep eye on these six stocks on Tuesday

Similar to BSE Smallcap index, BSE Midcap index also climbed and managed to make a fresh high at the start of the week. Sensex zoomed 363.79 points while Nifty ended close to its 52-week high at 15,885.15 level whereas BSE Midcap index settled at 23,330.77 levels today. 

We have chalked out a list of stocks that may see some good action in the near term.          

The Frontline indices and the broader markets were seen trending up with several stocks managing to trade at fresh 52-week highs