Demand for speciality chemicals has continued to rise regularly in the past one year, which has led to increase in the prices of these chemicals. The easing of lockdown restrictions around the world has led to improvement in the outlook for the sector.

JSW Steel Limited has informed the bourses that it has received GreenPro Ecolabel certification for JSW Neosteel, the company's brand of TMT rebars. It is one of the first steel companies in India to get this certificate. 

Lupin: United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved the company’s supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to expand the use of Solosec® (Secnidazole) to include the treatment of Trichomoniasis in adults. 

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Option trading is very popular with traders and there is a reason for it. The possibility of making huge gains with little capital and in quick time is what makes it attractive. Also, the sheer varieties of strategies that can be used in different market conditions draw the attention of the masters of the stock market to option trading. Shreya Chaware discusses at length the top option strategies that can be used by a trader in the current volatile markets.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited today announced that it has received final approval from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Nitrofurantoin capsules, USP (Macrocrystals), 25 mg, 50 mg and 100 mg. 

In the wake of the global pandemic we saw one of the fastest market crashes and also one of the most rapid recoveries in stock prices. Come 2021 we saw the emergence of the so-called ‘meme stocks’. What are these ‘meme stocks’ and do we have such stocks in India? Geyatee Deshpande shares some interesting observations on the subject while also clarifying the concepts related to meme stocks

S&P BSE Auto Index jumped by 0.79 per cent outperforming the frontline indices after recording gains of 188.49 points, while the Sensex fell by 0.31 per cent or 164.11 points to close at 52,318.60.

Presented herewith is the vital financial data of the top 1,000 companies by market capitalisation. This is in response to requests from our valued reader-investors for financial data and keeping our promise, we have laid out the relevant data that covers 24 sectors in an easily readable format.

Special situation investing is something that can excite both investors and traders who want to make a quick buck in the market by incredibly improving the odds. What exactly is this strategy and how does one put it into practice to make handsome profits? Read on as Yogesh Supekar throws some light on this exciting topic

While the easing of lockdowns and increase in the vaccination percentage has provided some cheer to the commodity market, a new policy announcement from China has dampened the spirits

While the other global indices staggered forward at a slow pace, technology firms and the banking index pushed China to the top

The Indian IT industry is witnessing a transformation phase where a strong digital trend is increasingly creating new opportunities for the industry players. This puts eClerx in a sweet spot, also on account of its diversification strategy 
 

The market has been struggling to move higher during the last two weeks or so. While trading at lifetime highs during the month, the Nifty made an effort to close above the 15,900 level at least thrice.

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) announced on Thursday that its board accorded stage-1 approval for setting up of India’s first-ever Styrene Monomer Project at the firm’s Panipat Refinery & Petrochemical Complex in Haryana with a total capacity of Rs 3.87 lakh tonnes per annum.   

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.

The shares of Unichem Laboratories Limited were trading higher today by 3 per cent intraday after the company announced that it has received tentative approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for Aripiprazole tablets in the strengths of 2 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg and 30 mg.   

The stock is up by nearly 200 per cent from the lows of May 2020 and it’s nearing a multi-year breakout. It registered the highest single-day volume since May 05, 2021.   

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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. 

Drug manufacturer, Zydus Cadila announced on Thursday that it has applied for emergency use authorisation (EUA) to the office of Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for ZyCoV-D - its plasmid DNA vaccine against COVID-19.  

The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) recently said that the top five Indian IT companies are planning to add over 96,000 employees in 2021- 22 and the IT sector will persist to be a net hirer of skilled talent

Hence, a successful E20 programme can save the country US $4 billion per annum, i.e., Rs 30,000 crore. Besides, ethanol is a less-polluting fuel and offers equivalent efficiency at a lower cost than petrol.  

The market opened in red on July 01, 2021.

The market opened in red on July 01, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,54,80,369 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 34,64,779.35 crore.

The market opened in red on July 01, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,54,80,369 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 34,64,779.35 crore.

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World’s leading independent quality engineering & software testing services company, Cigiti Technologies Ltd announced the opening of its first office in Singapore; thus, expanding its global footprints.  

The value of these two contracts fall within the range of Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore.

As per the data available for 2021, the month of June not only witnessed the maximum number of stocks hitting their fresh 52-week highs but also a huge number of stocks hitting their respective lower circuits.

Suzlon has narrowed its losses in the recent quarter with improving total income YoY.

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India Glycols Limited (IGL) along with Clariant has completed the creation of their 49-51 per cent joint venture for renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives after receiving all the necessary regulatory approvals. The joint venture will operate under the name, Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals Private Limited.

So, let’s move on and look, which were the top-performing penny stocks for Q2CY2021.

Bayer Cropscience gained more than 1 per cent in previous trading session closing in green after slipping in red during the intraday session. The buying in the last hour of the session with volumes helped stock close in green.  

As the index traded in a sideways direction for almost two weeks, the breakdown of the range would result in a sharper move. Unless Nifty moves above its previous day’s high of 15,840, it’s better to avoid the long positions. 

Vodafone Idea: The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 7,022.8 crore against the loss of Rs 11,643.5 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year. In the quarter ended December 2020, the company’s loss stood at Rs 4,532.1 crore. 

Along with the record number of transactions, the BSE StAR MF platform registered 7.83 lakh new systematic investment plans (SIPs) amounting to 186 crore in June 2021. 

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In this edition, we have reviewed Kotak Mahindra Bank and Divis Laboratories . We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD in Kotak Mahindra Bank & Divis Laboratories

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Most of us who commute daily for work or for other purposes must have noticed how the fuel prices have gone up substantially and that now you shell out more for commuting the same distance.

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Stocks to watch out on July 1 include Veto Switchgears & Cables, India Cements, Vimta Labs, Andhra Sugars and Ircon International. 

ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd has successfully secured a big order for wet limestone flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system and flue gas conditioning (FGC) system package from Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC)

S&P BSE Utilities Index slipped by 1.20 per cent underperforming the frontline indices after recording losses of 30.04 points, while the Sensex fell by 0.13 per cent or 66.95 points to close at 52,482.71.

With all of the interest in international investing what are the key aspects of global equity investing. We delve into some of the answers in this interesting post.

Broader markets outperformed BSE Sensex on Wednesday with BSE Small Cap index gaining as much as 0.56 per cent or 139 points while BSE Sensex is down by 0.13 per cent.

Tanla Platforms informed on Tuesday that Karix Mobile Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tanla Platforms Ltd and prominent Swedish Caller ID firm, Truecaller have partnered to offer verified business caller ID solutions for enterprises to enhance the user experience by fostering a communication ecosystem built on trust & safety. 

Uflex Limited, a packaging solutions company recently declared its financial results for the fourth quarter of FY21.  

The market opened in green on June 30, 2021.

The market opened in green on June 30, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,54,80,369 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 34,64,779.35 crore.

The market opened in green on June 30, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,54,80,369 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 34,64,779.35 crore.

Interestingly, penny stocks continued to witness interest in the stock market as nearly 186 stocks hit a fresh 52-week high. On the flip side, only 3 stocks hit a new 52-week low. Penny stocks such as Tree House, Sintex, GTL Infra, and many more touched their upper circuit limits today.  

Lupin Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has received tentative approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its new drug application for Dolutegravir, Lamivudine, and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TLD) tablets.

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

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said that Reliance Industries Limited has signed an agreement to join a new world-scale Chlor-alkali, ethylene dichloride and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility at TA’ZIZ in Ruwais (Abu Dhabi).   

Manali Petrochemicals: Manali Petrochemicals recorded the best-ever performance of the highest turnover and profitability in FY 20-21 while the consolidated revenue surpassed Rs 1,000 crore.   

Crude prices tested this falling trend line resistance not just twice or thrice but as many as 6 times and still, could not penetrate. However, in this month (June), we have seen the price breaking out of this 13-year old trend line resistance.

Parag Milk Foods announced on Tuesday, that it is expanding its portfolio by launching ‘fat-free milk’ under its premium milk brand, Pride of Cows.

Cipla, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Torrent Pharmaceuticals have announced today that these five companies will collaborate for the clinical trial of the investigational oral anti-viral drug Molnupiravir for the treatment of mild COVID-19 in an outpatient setting in India.

The stocks to watch on June 30 include ISGEC Heavy Engineering, Kamat Hotels and certain pharma majors like Sun Pharmaceuticals, Cipla, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Dr Reddy's Laboratories along with Finolex Cables & United Drilling Tools. 

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Global enterprise software solutions provider, Ramco Systems will provide next-gen enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to the largest container terminal in the Republic of Yemen, Aden Container Terminal (ACT); thus, deepening its 12-year partnership.

BSE Sensex slipped in to red on Tuesday while BSE SmallCap index was marginally down, thus outperforming frontline index. Several stock saw only buyers in the counter such as GTL Infra, TTML, Zee Media and Bajaj Hindustan.

India’s largest bed linen exporter, Indo Count Industries Limited announced its new partnership with eminent British designer, Jasper Conran OBE for an exclusive bed & bath collection, which is expected to be launched in the spring of 2022.   

The BSE Metal index turned bearish and underperformed the broader indices after recording losses of 255.56 points or 1.35 per cent, when Sensex fell by 185.93 points or 0.35 per cent to close at 52,549.66. 

BSE SmallCap index outperformed BSE Sensex on Tuesday marginally even though both the indices slipped in trade.

Tata Elxsi is seen outperforming markets on a down day for Sensex. The stock is up by more than 3.5 per cent while Sensex is down by more than 200 points. 

RITES Limited announced on Monday after the market hours that it has received a work order from Railway Board, Ministry of Railways for railway electrification works on a turnkey basis. The cost of the project is Rs 749.67 crore. 

The market opened in red on June 29, 2021.

The market opened in red on June 29, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,04,86,610 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 29,56,114.22 crore.

The market opened in red on June 29, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,04,86,610 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 29,56,114.22 crore.

Among the stock-specific action, Nelco was up by a staggering 17.8 per cent, marking a fresh all-time high. Other stocks such as InfoBeans Technologies, Archies, TRF, Uttam Sugar, Apollo Hospitals also marked a fresh 52-week high.   

L&T Technology Services (LTTS) Ltd, a company engaged in the provision of engineering and R&D (ER&D) services, announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Mavenir, a US-based telecommunications software company, for the purpose of delivering end-to-end 5G automation services.

Despite a red day, there are many stocks which are seen witnessing big movements. So, let us check why these stocks are witnessing big movement on Tuesday.   

The stock was seen buzzing in otherwise a wobbly market as it closed with a stupendous gain of over 19 per cent. The stock registered a fresh 52-week high and even touched the upper circuit limit of 20 per cent on Monday.

EKI Energy Services is one SME IPO that is soaring on bourses with only buyers in the counter with no sellers willing to part with the holding. The lot size for this SME share is 1200, meaning an investor has to bid for a minimum 1200 quantity to buy the shares of EKI Energy Services.

SME IPOs along with the mainboard IPOs are catching investors attention. Out of the 15 SME IPOs that hit the markets in 2021 we find that at least four IPOs have gained from their listing price while as many as six IPOs are trading above their issue price.

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Stocks to watch on June 29 include Thomas Cook, SRF, NALCO, Shalimar Paints, and Vikas Lifecare.  

Why it is important to see whether the low-priced or high-priced stocks have been dominant is because there is a perception that retail investors are more inclined towards buying low-priced stocks.