The shares of Affle India jumped by around 3 per cent on Monday after the company reported a strong performance for Q4FY21.  

Marine Electricals (India) Limited, a company engaged in the provision of integrated electrical solutions, announced this morning that it has bagged orders worth Rs 40 crore in the last two months, i.e., in the months of April and May.  

Zydus Cadila announced of receiving final approval from USFDA for marketing market Fluphenazine Hydrochloride tablets in the strengths of 1 mg, 2.5 mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg.  

The market opened in green on May 31, 2021.

The market opened in green on May 31, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,40,13,277 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 22,88,107.33 crore.

The market opened in green on May 31, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,40,13,277 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 22,88,107.33 crore.

J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd has informed the bourses that it has received a letter of acceptance (LoA) from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) worth Rs 1,307.88 crore.

On the options' front, massive open interest addition is seen at 15,400 Put option strike as today itself 15,400 Put option added over 30 lakh shares in the open interest. The 15,500 Put option has also seen more than 15 lakh shares in the open interest.

Wipro: As a part of the recently announced acquisition of Ensono by KKR, Wipro has sold its entire stake in Ensono Holdings, LLC for a consideration of US$ 76.24 million. Consequent to the sale, Wipro now does not hold any stake in Ensono Holdings, LLC. 

ROIC is a highly reliable and useful metric to consider when measuring investment quality. It is not readily available like other popular ratios, and it takes a bit of work, but once investors start figuring out ROIC, they can be better armed to pick out stocks with great value. 

Just as e-mail is one of the many useful applications of the internet and iPhones are counted among the popular smartphones; similarly, Ethereum & Bitcoin comes under the major applications supported by blockchain technology.  

The shares of a pharma company, Ipca Laboratories dived down by around 8 per cent, going against the market trend when Nifty touched a record high of 15,469.65, three months since the previous record high. Sensex was also seen trading close to its all-time high but remained shy.

Making a buzz in the last few minutes of Friday's trading session, the shares of Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals took a big leap after the company announced its Q4FY21 results and also, approved a dividend for FY21. 

At the present valuations, we advise investors to invest in a combination of balanced advantage fund, Flexi-cap/large & mid-cap fund along with small allocations in sectoral as well as small-cap funds.

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The shares of Hester Biosciences were trading up by 8 per cent during Friday's morning session after the company announced that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bharat Biotech International Limited and Gujarat COVID Vaccine Consortium (GCVC). 

The stock is trading near the level that was seen in the latter part of March 2021. The stock has also witnessed an addition of 9.12 per cent in the open interest.

Remember how a group of traders drove the price up of a stock named, GameStop on Wall Street amid short squeezes? If you’re unable to recall that incident, there’s nothing to worry about because history is repeating itself all over again. Metaphorically speaking, the plot of the movie is the same; only the protagonist has changed!  

Ashoka Buildcon Limited  has received a letter of acceptance from Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation, a state-owned company of the Government of Maldives, for the project of design & construction of 2,000 social housing units in Hulhumale (Maldives).

In this article, Anuradha Ramachandran, Investment Director, Flourish Ventures, discussed how the truth of the old saying, 'necessity is the mother of invention' proved to be true in the efforts of many of the entrepreneurs, who are leading India’s FinTech sector during the COVID-19 crisis.

The market opened in green on May 28, 2021.

The market opened in green on May 28, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 9,29,87,249 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 87,62,791.57 crore.

The market opened in green on May 28, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 9,29,87,249 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 87,62,791.57 crore.

The global pharmaceutical company, Strides Pharma Science Limited and TLC, a clinical‐stage speciality pharmaceutical company announced on Thursday that Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) of India has approved TLC’s new drug application (NDA) of Amphotericin B Liposome for injection 50 mg.  

In the previous session, which also was an expiry session on Thursday, markets witnessed huge volumes in select counters in the last 30 minutes of the trade. The huge volumes seen in select small-caps can be attributed to the changes made in MSCI India Domestic Small Cap Index.

Ramco Systems announced on Thursday that it will implement its aviation software, Ramco Aviation M&E MRO Software V5.8 at Iraq’s national carrier, an Iraqi Airways company.

Sun Pharma: The company reported net profit for Q4FY21 at Rs 894.15 crore, up by 124 per cent over Q4 last year. Sun Pharma has repaid debt of about US$ 580 million in FY21 compared to the debt as of March 31, 2020.

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Thirumalai Chemicals Limited (TCL) has informed the bourses about its plans to execute a project to manufacture 1,80,000 tonnes per year of Phthalic Anhydride (PA) as well as 30,000 tonnes per year of fine & speciality chemicals, at its existing site at Dahej (Gujarat) in Western India, which would be implemented in two successive phases. 

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There is a general misconception that the AUM size of a mutual fund should be considered first before making an investment. Read this article to find out to what extent this is true. 

An innovation-driven pharmaceutical company, Zydus Cadila announced that its biological therapy, ZRC-3308 can prove effective in treating mild COVID 19.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced on Wednesday after the market hours that it has partnered with LACChain, an initiative led by IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, to drive the development of a blockchain ecosystem across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

In the futures segment, the top gainers are Mindtree, PNB and Petronet. On the other hand, the top losers are Berger Paints, Manappuram Finance and Cummins India.   

The market opened flat on May 27, 2021.

BPCL: The board of directors has recommended a final dividend of Rs 58 per equity share (including a one-time special dividend of Rs 35 per cent equity share). 

On Wednesday, Salasar Techno Engineering informed that it has received a letter of acceptance (LOA) from ITI Bangalore for constructing telecom towers at various locations in India.  

Digital transformation & IT solutions company, Happiest Minds Technologies informed the exchanges today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Yotta Infrastructure to jointly offer colocation services and Yotta’s cloud solutions on ‘anything-as-a-service’ model as a part of its portfolio.  

Zydus Cadila, a leading pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has entered into a licence supply & commercialisation agreement with Taiwan Liposome Company (TLC), a Taiwan-based pharmaceutical company.   

RattanIndia Enterprises-backed Revolt Intellicorp (Revolt), which is India’s next-generation mobility company today marked 2 crore kilometres on its AI-enabled electric motorcycles on the Indian roads.

An interesting aspect of the rally, which we have seen in the markets, particularly over the last 6-9 months, has been the change in stocks as well as the sectors that have been outperforming when the pandemic broke out in March 2020. It was defensives like pharmaceuticals and information technology (IT) that took the charge. 

Arvind Ltd trades near its breakout level even as it attempts to cross its 52-week high levels of Rs 84.50 per share. The stock was up by more than 5 per cent on intraday basis when it made a high of Rs 83.75 per share. 

ITI Mutual Fund has launched its value fund, which is now open for subscription. Read onto find out more.

PG Electroplast Limited (PGEL), announced on Tuesday after the market hours that it has enabled resolutions to raise Rs 76.6 crore from investors.

The market opened in green on May 26, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,03,18,521 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 38,06,122.99 crore.

The stock is trading above the prior parallel resistance. It is moving in an upward channel and retraced 38.2 per cent of the previous fall. Wednesday's move of over 10 per cent on the back of the highest volume in the last seven years indicates a huge accumulation of interest.  

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India, which is listed on the Indian stock exchanges as ‘ABB Power Products & Systems India Limited’ has announced a comprehensive programmme to achieve carbon-neutrality targets by 2030 in its own operations thereby, reaffirming its commitment to a sustainable energy future. 

On the options' front, the Put option base shifted from 15,000 to 15,200 Put option strike. As in today’s session, more than 28 lakh shares were added to the open interest in the 15,200 Put option. With this, the total concentration in 15,200 Put option surpassed 60 lakh shares in the open interest. 

The market opened in green on May 26, 2021.

SPARC: Dilip Shanghvi stepped down and tendered his resignation as Managing Director of the company, which was accepted by the board as recommended by the Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

We are living in an era where infrastructure has become the most important aspect that will determine the rate at which our GDP might grow, going ahead. Huge infra spending is budgeted by the Government of India for the coming years.  

Indian digital lifestyle & audio accessories brand and a subsidiary of Palred Technologies, pTron announced the launch of its latest true wireless earbud, ‘Bassbuds Sports’ which is said to be a powerful addition in its portfolio of products.

We are seeing a trend of bundling free insurance with a particular product. These days, even banks are offering a similar product. So, is it worth opting for it? Let’s find out.

The world’s largest speciality packaging company, EPL Limited announced on Monday after the market hours that it has entered into a partnership with one of the world’s leading FMCG companies i.e. GSK Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH) for achieving 100 per cent sustainability in the oral care segment.

The mid-caps and small-caps are the flavours of the season. BSE Mid-cap index is up by 19.42 per cent while the frontline indices, Sensex & Nifty are up by 6.05 per cent and 8.8 per cent, respectively on a YTD basis. 

Aurionpro Solutions Limited’s subsidiary, SC Soft Pte Ltd has been selected by an e-finance-led consortium to supply portable ticket validators for the Egyptian National Railway Project. This marks the company’s foray into the Egyptian market.

Retail investors have always taken a liking for small-cap investing. The small-cap universe has not disappointed all those betting on tiny treasures listed on the bourses.

Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) along with Panacea Biotec announced on Monday about the launch of Russian Sputnik V vaccine production against Coronavirus.

A majority of the stocks in the media sector was trading in the green but only one stock has garnered a lot of interest and that is- Dish TV, which got locked at the upper circuit. With this, it registered a fresh five-month high. Furthermore, the stock has also recorded the highest volume since December 2019.   

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited (LTI) has launched a ServiceNow-based operational technology management solution for the manufacturing industry. The solution aims to address the latent demand of the industry to have digital workflows for operational transformation (OT) service management.

So, let’s check which stock options have climbed sharply in today’s session. There are more than 80 stock options, which have proved to be a multibagger in today’s session.    

Having a goal-based financial plan has its own advantages. Read onto find out more about the benefits of goal-based financial planning.

SBI has had a stellar run on the bourses. A very few investors would have betted on SBI to be the top-performing bank in 2021.  

The market opened in green on May 25, 2021.

The market opened in green on May 25, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,75,71,849 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 35,28,909.40 crore.

The market opened in green on May 25, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,75,71,849 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 35,28,909.40 crore.

There are stocks like Trijal Industries which doubled in May itself , gaining 108 per cent followed by TechIndia Nirma from infrastructure sector that gained more than 102 per cent since the beginning of this month.

EPL: The company informed that it has been selected as a partner by one of the world’s leading FMCG companies, GSK Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH), for achieving 100 per cent sustainability in the oral care segment.

The shares of Natco Pharma climbed over 10 per cent intraday on May 24, 2021, following the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approval to begin production of antifungal drug Amphotericin B liposomal injection, which is believed to be critical in the treatment of Mucormycosis, also called 'Black Fungus'. 

Zydus Cadila, a leading pharmaceutical company, announced this morning the launch of Trastuzumab Emtansine, the first Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) under the brand name of ‘Ujvira’.  

The stock of ITC is trading in the range for a long period. To take advantage of this range-bound movement. 

On the options’ front, the 15,200 Put option strike has seen addition of nearly 19.16 lakh shares and the maximum open interest concentration on the put side stands at 15,000 strike. 

Cipla Limited, a leading pharmaceutical company announced today that it is going to distribute an anti-body of Casirivimab and Imdevimab drugs across India.  This anti-body cocktail is a product of Roche Pharma India. 

On Monday, the market capitalisation of equities of listed companies on BSE has reached USD 3 trillion intra day for the first time ever.

The market opened in green on May 24, 2021.

The market opened in green on May 24, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,03,89,662 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,37,984.68 crore.

The market opened in green on May 24, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,03,89,662 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 28,37,984.68 crore.

Renaissance Global Limited (RGL) has informed the bourses about its partnership with the second largest Chinese jewelry retailer Lao Feng Xiang (LFX) for the Chinese market for the introduction of its highly successful ‘Enhanced Disney Fine Jewelry Collection’.

Niraj Kumar, Chief Investment Officer of Future Generali India Life Insurance Co Ltd believes that the fiscal year FY21 was no doubt a challenging year for humanity, but paradoxically, it was a stellar one for markets!

TCS has launched ‘TCS Pace Port’ in Amsterdam, which is a co-innovation and advanced research centre designed to help customers successfully navigate their growth and transformation journeys.  

Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has revised the circuit limit of 21 stocks. Reduction in price bands is due to surveillance actions w.e.f. May 24, 2021.  

Hindalco Industries: Novelis’ expansion of recycling, casting, and rolling facilities in Pinda (Brazil) is on track, with commissioning expected by the end of FY22.  

The shares of Natco Pharma climbed over 10 per cent intraday on May 24, 2021, following the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approval

On Friday, the board of directors of JSW Steel approved the issuance of equity shares by way of a rights issue to existing shareholders for an amount, which will not be exceeding Rs 5,000 crore.

Investing systematically with SIP is one of the best ways to create wealth over the long term. In this article, we would be listing the top 10 MFs that gave double-digit SIP returns.

On Friday, SJVN Ltd informed the exchanges that it has received a letter of intent (LOI) for a 75 MW grid-connected solar power project in the state of Uttar Pradesh through tariff-based competitive bidding by Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Development Agency (UPNEDA). 

On Friday, Sensex jumped around 975.62 points or 1.97 per cent to close at 50,540.48 levels while Nifty surged 269.25 points or by 1.81 per cent to close at 15,175.30 levels.  Here are the three major reasons for the uplifted mood in domestic equity markets that caused markets to rebound after two days of bearish environment.  

Regaining its lost ground, the scrip of BSE Ltd has zoomed by around 25 per cent since the beginning of May 2021.  

Dishman Carbogen Amcis Ltd (DCAL), a multinational pharmaceutical company, announced this afternoon that it has achieved successful results in its research for treatment for vitamin D deficiency. 

Morepen Laboratories Limited, a domestic pharmaceutical company, announced this morning that in the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM), its shareholders have given a go-ahead for issuing and allotting 585 lakh equity shares worth Rs 243.36 crore to Corinth Investment Holdings AG (headquartered in Switzerland).

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The shares of HPL Electric & Power (HPL) hit the upper circuit on the second consecutive day after the company announced that it has bagged another set of orders worth over Rs 372 crore for its switchgear, wires, and other related accessories for housing projects in the state of Andhra Pradesh. 

The scrip of Pidilite Industries, which was one of the low price scrip stocks trading under Rs 100 per share in 2009, has jumped by more than 4,000 per cent, which is quite phenomenal! On Friday, the shares of Pidilite Industries made a fresh all-time high of Rs 1,992.10 per share.