During the last week, Nifty Media jumped 3.51 per cent and in the second quarter of the calendar year 2021, it gained a staggering 22 per cent. Furthermore, the index has reached levels that were last seen in early 2020.   

Lupin: The company has received a warning letter from USFDA for the company’s Somerset (New Jersey) facility. USFDA had inspected Lupin Somerset site from September 10 to November 5, 2020. The company does not believe that the warning letter will have an impact on the disruption of supplies or the existing revenues from the operations of this facility.

Vietnam's VN 30 is the only index that has gained more than Nifty 50 in the past one year by clocking returns greater than 84 per cent. Nifty 50, however, has underperformed several of its peers in the developed markets with FTSE 100, DAX, CAC 40, IBEX 35, and FTSE MIB & S&P 500 doing better. 

The stock is again entering the breakout zone with good volumes under the circumstances where the IT stocks are outperforming and making new highs for themselves. Tech Mahindra, Wipro, and Infosys put together are pushing Nifty IT index higher along with TCS. 

Nelco is engaged in the business of network systems as well as automation & control. The company has a good return on equity (ROE) track record: Three years ROE - 25.39 per cent and has reduced debt while maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 25.82 per cent. 

"Higher volumes (and revenues) and a strong control on our conversion cost as well as fixed costs have led to strong operating leverage for us, which is visible in our margins as well as profits!" says Sunil Chordia, Chairman and Managing Director, Rajratan Global Wire Ltd.

BSE has setup a wholly owned subsidiary company 'BSE Administration & Supervision Ltd.' (BASL) for carrying out the administration and supervision activities of all SEBI-registered investment advisors (RIA). BASL (https://www.bseasl.com/ria/index.html) has received recognition from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to administer and supervise Investment Advisors (IAs) registered with SEBI and commenced its operation from June 1, 2021.

Nifty Pharma Index, after underperforming for most of 2021, managed to make life highs for itself on Friday’s trading session. Nifty Pharma Index inched up by 11.25 per cent on YTD basis while in one year the index was up by nearly 45 per cent. 

Housing finance companies (HFCs) are on a roll on the bourses with several HFCs outperforming the markets. HUDCO is one stock that is joining the party late. 

The metal producer company, Shyam Metalics & Energy Limited (SMEL) is coming out with its IPO. Read onto find out if you should subscribe to the issue.

The automotive technology company, Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) is coming out with its IPO. Read onto find out if you should subscribe to the issue.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading provider of IT services, consulting & business solutions, announced today that it has designed a novel customer engagement process for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE), a software company headquartered in Colombes (France).

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Continuing its stellar performance, BSE StAR MF, India's largest Mutual Funds Distributor platform is moving consistently towards transforming itself into a unique end-to-end-value based platform. In May 2021, BSE StAR MF contributed net equity inflow of Rs 5147 crore as compared to industry’s total of Rs 10083 crore, raising more than 50 per cent of net equity funds.

In the last half an hour, the 15,800 Put option has also seen massive open interest addition of 20.63 lakh shares. 

Cosmo Films Limited informed the exchanges that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cosmo Speciality Chemicals has forayed into the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry with the launch of Fabritizer, an after-wash laundry sanitiser for germ-free clothing.   

Suven Pharmaceuticals Limited (SPL) announced that it has entered into an agreement for the process technology transfer & manufacturing of the anti-COVID drug, Molnupiravir, and 2-DG with CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) and CSIR National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (CSIR-NIIST).   

The market opened in green on June 11, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,74,60,210 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 83,46,719.08 crore.

The market opened in green on June 11, 2021.

The market opened in green on June 11, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,74,60,210 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 83,46,719.08 crore.

Accel Ltd zoomed nearly 5 per cent to hit the upper circuit during Friday’s trading session. The stock is up by more than 35 per cent in a one-month period while in one year, it gained more than 300 per cent.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is set to expand its strategic partnership with Virgin Atlantic, one of UK’s leading airlines, to help the latter embark on a new phase of recovery and growth. 

Yes Bank Limited made the announcement on Thursday after the market hours that its board has considered & approved fundraising in Indian/foreign currency up to an amount of Rs 10,000 crore.

"Our focus is to build robust tech-enabled processes with efficient execution and investments in technologies to utilise exciting possibilities related to digitisation, last-mile penetration and enhanced service experience." says Shikhar Aggarwal, Joint Managing Director, BLS International Services Ltd.

The company along with IDL Explosives Limited (IDLEL), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GOCL Corporation Ltd, have bagged orders from Coal India Limited.

The company informed the exchange on Thursday during the late market hours that it has received a letter of award & contract from State Water Supply & Sanitation Mission, Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department under Jal Jeevan Mission.

Positive Capex guidance is given by the management with a large part of the Capex to be spent on the speciality care portfolio. 

Free cash flow (FCF) is one parameter that needs to be tracked before including a stock in one’s diversified portfolio. 

Cosmo Films: Cosmo Speciality Chemicals, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Cosmo Films Ltd launches Fabritizer - an after-wash laundry sanitiser for 7 days protection from germs & viruses.

Trading at Rs 1,065 per share, the stock is trading close to its life-highs. The stock has gained 9 per cent in one month and is up by more than 86 per cent in one-year period.

Gujarat Ambuja has emerged as one of the top performing players in the cement sector. 

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Alkem Laboratories Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company, announced today the launch of its new product- Perampil (Perampanel) tablet in three strengths i.e. 2 mg, 4 mg and 6 mg.   

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Karix Mobile, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tanla Platforms announced the deployment of a conversational banking solution namely, WhatsApp Business for India’s third-largest private sector bank i.e. Axis Bank.

Affle India Limited has informed the bourses that it has approved the plan to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Jampp (a leading programmatic mobile marketing company) through its subsidiaries. 

Milestones like these come with inevitable questions such as, are markets in a euphoric phase? Haven’t we heard before that the market is in a euphoria or bubble zone, every time it scales to new heights?

The market opened in green on June 10, 2021.

The market opened in green on June 10, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,13,25,641 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 59,40,241.82 crore.

The market opened in green on June 10, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,13,25,641 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 59,40,241.82 crore.

Among stock-specific action, RS Software (India) Ltd, Hisar Metal Industries, Compucom Software, and KM Sugar Mills got locked at the upper circuit.   

Penny stocks roared in 2020 and are not falling behind in 2021. Excess liquidity and risk-on mood in the markets has ensured the stock prices trade higher even for penny stocks.

Frontline indices have been on a tear in 2021 continuing their uptrend from 2020. Several stocks have managed to double investors' wealth in 2021. 

Sensex is up by close to 9 per cent while BSE Small cap Index is up by more than 35 per cent on YTD basis. By any measure this is a good year for investors and traders alike

Polycab recorded impressive growth in its key segments such as wires & cables.

Low price stocks are different from penny stocks in the sense that the market capitalisation is usually higher for these stocks when compared to the penny stocks . Also, the stock prices are higher than Rs 10 per share but less than Rs 100 per share.

Tanla Platforms: Karix Mobile, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tanla Platforms, India’s largest CPaaS provider announced the deployment of a conversational banking solution, WhatsApp Business- for India’s third-largest private sector bank i.e. Axis Bank.

Arvind Ltd traded with heavy volumes during Wednesday’s trading session even as it managed to record gains of 4.62 per cent on a closing basis when Sensex corrected by more than 300 points.  

Domestic mutual fund AUM increased by 2.09 per cent on a sequential basis in the month of May 2021. 

Eclypses has partnered with Coforge to enhance efforts of both the companies in powering critical business processes across the insurance, financial service, and travel industries. 

With the help of this special service, employees can seek prompt and personalised explanations of their compensation and payslip components. 

A leading global technology company, HCL Technologies announced the general availability of a secure enterprise application-development platform namely, Domino.

On Wednesday, Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) informed the exchanges that it has joined hands with Vocus Group for the expansion of its fibre network in Australia. 

The manufacturer of veterinary & human APIs, Lasa Supergenerics announced today the launch of Oxyclozanide in its product portfolio for the domestic as well as the export markets.   

Varroc Engineering Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Candera GmbH for a strategic association to integrate the human machine interface (HMI) technology in Varroc’s thin-film-transistor (TFT) instrument cluster. 

With the changing lifestyles and lockdowns, an increase in kitchen appliances’ spend has been witnessed in the Indian markets. Several listed players such as TTK Prestige and Inflame Appliances are already doing exceedingly well on the bourses and have created wealth for long-term investors. 

The market opened in green on June 9, 2021.

The market opened in green on June 9, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,48,28,801 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 33,89,576.35 crore.

The market opened in green on June 9, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,48,28,801 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 33,89,576.35 crore.

The stock is up by nearly 9 per cent on an intraday basis even as it is up by almost 65 per cent on a YTD basis.  

Ramky Infrastructure is bound to benefit from low-interest-rate environment and with its annuity income and cash receivables, it can be a debt-free company in the coming years.

The stock is buzzing on the bourses since the last couple of trading sessions and also, attracted investors & traders, which is quite evident from the fact that it has seen price along with robust volumes.   

In one-month period, IRCTC is up by 21 per cent while on a YTD basis, it’s up by over 41 per cent.

On the options front, Nifty 15,700 Put option has seen a massive addition in the open interest of over 18.4 lakh in today’s session and with this, the maximum concentration of open interest on the Put side stands at 15,700 strike.

Analysts have been warning investors about the prospects of DHFL being valued to zero as a part of the deal where DHFL is being sold to Piramal Group. 

After fulfilling certain criteria, the SME stock can be migrated to the mainboard. So far, out of 338 companies listed on the SME platform, 103 companies have migrated to the mainboard as per the records published on BSE SME website.

Videocon Industries: Approval of the resolution plan by National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai (NCLT) of Videocon Industries Limited and 12 other Videocon Group companies, under a consolidated corporate insolvency resolution process.

The stock trading at Rs 6.05 per share was up by 4.31 per cent with only bidders willing to buy the shares with no sellers. 

The company informed today that it has received an order from lndradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL) for the supply of coated line pipes.

The market regulator, SEBI has imposed Rs 7 crore fines on Vivek Kudva and Roopa Kudva as they were found guilty of violating sections of the prevention of fraudulent trading practices. 

Balu Forge Industries Ltd (BFIL), a crankshafts manufacturing company announced today that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Government of Karnataka for the construction of a manufacturing facility in Belgaum (Karnataka).  

The 20-day average volume of the stock stands at 3.78 lakh, whereas today’s volume in the first half of the trading session stands over 13 lakh. A massive jump in price backed with robust volume indicates buying interest in the stock.   

Among sectoral indices, Nifty IT is trading with gains of 1.45 per cent. Interestingly, the top two contributors in Nifty 50 are from Nifty IT namely, Infosys and TCS that have combinedly contributed 33 points to Nifty’s kitty. 

Creative Peripherals & Distribution Limited has announced that it has expanded its portfolio of Honeywell products to include a range of air purifiers and related parts. 

Given that real rates are low, inflation expectations are high and liquidity is likely to remain easy, any exposure to debt schemes above-average duration of three years is not recommended.

The stock gained almost 358 per cent in 2020 thereby, turning out to be one of the best multibaggers of 2020. After a stellar performance, the expectations from the counter remained subdued. Yet the stock is up by more than 70 per cent in 2021, so far.

The market opened in red on June 8, 2021.

The market opened in red on June 8, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,67,25,588 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 26,24,914.03 crore.

The market opened in red on June 8, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,67,25,588 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 26,24,914.03 crore.

The share prices of the AMC stocks have been on the rise in the past one month with FIIs showing interest in the AMC counters. Nippon Life Asset Management also made a fresh 52-week high for itself in today's trade. 

In a trendy market, even the poor-quality stocks participate on the upside. If we look at the constituents of BSE 500, we will find several stocks that were beaten down in the year 2020 and are still trading lower in 2021 from the closing levels of 2020 when Sensex had climbed 26.20 per cent despite massive market crash in early 2020. 

Infosys: Infosys collaborates with Archrock, the leading provider of natural gas compression services in the US, to integrate digital technologies and mobile tools for its field service technicians. 

While multibaggers are floating around in 2021, investors are spoilt for choice in 2021. A huge amount of wealth has been created in the past one year including five months of 2021.  

The world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles & scooters, Hero MotoCorp announced its reinvigorated strategy for the Nigerian market. Moving further to strengthen its robust market presence, the company launched a new motorcycle, especially for the Nigerian market.

The market continued its momentum in 2021 with Sensex hitting record highs along with the mid-cap indices. The broader markets participated in the rally and enthused investors to participate actively in the markets. The optimism of such kind usually sees quality and poor-quality stocks trend upwards. 

Markets are on a high ride and every day, new records are being made. Small-caps are attempting to become mid-sized while mid-caps are attempting to become large in market capitalisation. It is important that investors focus on quality when the markets are as heated as today.  

BSE, India’s leading exchange and the world’s fastest Exchange has crossed the milestone of 7 crore registered users based on Unique Client Code (UCC) on June 7, 2021.

Larsen & Toubro Ltd, a leading construction engineering company, announced today that it has secured significant contracts from affluent clients for its various businesses. 

DigiSpice Technologies, a next-gen technology company, announced this morning the launch of a new age start-up namely, ‘Korero Platforms’.

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In technical parlance, Yes Bank witnessed a weekly stochastic crossover during Friday’s closing session. This is considered a bullish indicator and may help keep Yes Bank stock prices in green for the near term. 

Cues from the options data show that the level of 15,700 is a significant level to watch out for. The maximum open interest concentration on Call & Put side is seen at this strike. Interestingly, more than 25 lakh shares have been added in 15,700 Put option in today’s session itself.

There is a buzz in the markets that the company can get debt-free with its assets that produce annuity income and also, with the cash that it expects to receive from different government authorities for the work completed.