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The board of directors of Hero MotoCorp has approved the recommendation of final dividend as well as of special dividend to be paid to the shareholders post approval from the members.  

Metal stocks have been buzzing for a long time now! However, there’s a particular steel stock, which has given around 28.85 per cent returns in the last one month.  Wondering as to which metal stock are we talking about? 

The shares of Aurionpro Solutions Ltd were trading in green and closed higher by 4 per cent on Friday after the company announced its exit from the cybersecurity business with the sale of its investment to Forcepoint (USA) in a deal valued at US$ 9.6 million (approx. Rs 71 crore).  

Leading digital solutions & technology services company, Zensar Technologies informed the exchanges that it has been selected by Infinity Circle, a UK-based fintech company for the development of its wealth management platform.   

A summary of the most important economic news that moved markets during the week.

In the commodities market, copper is stealing the spotlight as its prices are seen climbing near to lifetime high in the domestic bourses. 

Tata Motors Limited has announced that it will increase prices of its passenger vehicles, averaging 1.8 per cent, depending upon the variant and model, with effect from May 8, 2021.

JSW Steel Ltd, one of the leading integrated steel companies in India, announced this morning that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake a feasibility test with JFE Steel Corporation, a strategic alliance partner.   

Mahindra Group announced on Thursday after the market hours that it is planning to set up Mahindra Advanced Design Europe (M.A.D.E) in West Midlands (UK).

The pharma sector proved to be the most crucial sector in 2020 as well as in 2021, owing to the pandemic-related situation.  

The darling of value investors, ITC is seen buzzing on the bourses today. The stock is up by nearly 1.8 per cent and it is forming a bullish Marubozu candle, which has no or minimal wicks or shadows. Moreover, the stock has seen an open interest addition of 0.59 per cent in May Futures.   

The market opened in green on May 07, 2021.

The market opened in green on May 07, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,79,50,827 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 79,71,454.91 crore.

The market opened in green on May 07, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,79,50,827 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 79,71,454.91 crore.

Zensar Technologies: UK-based FinTech Infinity Circle selects Zensar for end-to-end development of its next-gen wealth management platform.

Roche India recently announced that Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has provided an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Roche’s antibody cocktail (Casirivimab & Imdevimab) in India.

JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd (JBCPL), a domestic pharmaceutical company, announced this afternoon that it has forayed into the nephrology segment by launching a new dedicated division called 'Renova'.

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IT major, Wipro Limited informed the exchanges that it has partnered with Transcell Oncologics in a bid to transform vaccine safety assessment using artificial intelligence.  

Analytics solutions provider, Subex Limited on Thursday announced that it has partnered with Snowflake, a data cloud company to bring the power of AI-driven augmented analytics to enterprises.   

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The year 2020-2021 has not been kind to mankind. We all are struggling with the second wave of the corona virus pandemic and there is too much uncertainty. Yet, life moves on and we have to put our money to work for us. Every investor develops his or her own style of investing and this is what makes investing interesting and a continuous learning experience.

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals.

"We have a digital-first business model wherein everything, from client acquisition to onboarding and servicing, is done online", highlights Prabhakar Tiwari, Chief Growth Officer, Angel Broking in an exclusive interview with Geyatee Deshpande, Senior Research Associate, Dalal Street Investment Journal.  

In this edition, we have reviewed Siemens Ltd. and V-Guard Industries. We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD in Siemens Ltd. and V-Guard Industries

RattanIndia Enterprises Ltd backed Revolt Intellicorp Pvt Ltd today announced that it has closed bookings for new customers for its new EV bike as they have been overbooked within few days of getting investment from RattanIndia. 

On the options front’, addition of open interest on the Put option side is seen in a broad range of 14,600-14,700 in today’s session. The 14,600 Put option has seen the addition of more than 40 lakh shares in the open interest, while the 14,600 Call option has shed more than 11 lakh shares in the open interest. The 14,800 Call option strike has seen an addition of 31 lakh shares in the open interest.  

This section gives decisive investment rationales to our subscribers on the stock queries they have raised to our research team.

Dalal Street Investment Journal is back with its much-awaited DSIJ PSU Awards. The PSU sector has undoubtedly always been an important protagonist in India’s development story. Hence, since 2009, Dalal Street Investment Journal has been presenting its flagship PSU Journal to its readers to commemorate the efforts and brilliant achievements of the public sector undertakings (PSUs). These undertakings are primarily government-owned corporations wherein 51 per cent or more of the paid share capital is held by the central government or by any state government or partly by the central government and partly by one or more state governments.

In this interview, R Venkataraman, Chairman, IIFL Securities Limited, presents an overview of both the economy and the markets and the way ahead . Below is the detailed discussion.

The rising number of corona virus cases and earnings are the factors that may decide the market direction going forward. While the positive results have so far kept market momentum intact, the increasing spread of the second wave of the virus threatens to dislodge the positivity in the markets. Yogesh Supekar analyses the Q4 results while highlighting the hits and misses of the current earnings season while the DSIJ Research Team highlights the sector-wise earnings’ performance this season

In this interview, R Venkataraman, Chairman, IIFL Securities Limited, presents an overview of both the economy and the markets and the way ahead

Stock selection and industry analysis go hand-in-hand. Thorough industry analysis can provide investors with a distinct advantage and may help investors beat the markets consistently. Geyatee Deshpande discusses the contours of industry analysis and explains the key focus area while conducting an industry analysis

The electricity market at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) entered the new fiscal year 2022 with 7,707 MU volumes in the month of April 2021, achieving a 90.2 per cent YoY growth. 

Gold has always been an essential part of an asset allocation exercise. After its stupendous performance in recent years and its underperformance in the short term, there is a bullish case being built around gold for 2021. Shreya Chaware discusses at length the trends in gold demand and shares the outlook for the yellow metal in 2021

The market opened in green on May 06, 2021.

The market opened in green on May 06, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,87,14,614 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 44,63,162.54 crore.

The market opened in green on May 06, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,87,14,614 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 44,63,162.54 crore.

Tata Elxsi caters to the demand for complete product development lifecycle from research and development, new product development and testing to maintenance engineering for broadcast, consumer electronics and communications, and continues to grow despite the current critical scenario across the world caused by the pandemic

The consolidation phase continued for another fortnight. During the last two weeks, the Nifty moved within the range of 15,000-14,200. The only difference in the current swings is that it has been at a faster pace.

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. 

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.

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.

The result season always sees hits and misses but earnings took a downbeat this time hurt by pandemic-triggered lockdowns that shuttered some stores.

It can be predicted that copper may see further bullish momentum that may be attributed to increase in spot demand due to decrease in storage levels at the London Metal Exchange

A decline in IT stocks was seen as industry leaders failed to beat market estimates for Q4FY21 results, thus bringing about a correction in the sector.

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The understanding of insurance and its need has constantly evolved over the last few years and one can say that it is going through a transition phase.

What we are witnessing in the markets right now is a classic tussle between bulls and bears where bears are banking on the rising number of corona virus cases and the fear of lockdown to build confidence while the bulls are focusing on the Q4 results and international markets to build their case.

Like life and health insurance, having critical illness insurance is equally important.

The most important, if not only, factor of success for an asset manager is in having a consistent good performance track record for its investment platform.

IDBI Bank: As per an official statement, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on May 5, granted approval for the long-pending 'strategic disinvestment' of IDBI Bank Limited.  

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After registering a low in March 2020, the equity market has not looked back.

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Cadila Healthcare Limited announced today that it has signed an agreement to extend the tenure of the joint venture agreement (JVA) with Bayer (South East Asia) PTE Limited, one of the companies of Bayer Group, for a further period of two months. 

Bajaj Healthcare Limited (BHL) announced on Tuesday that it has launched Favijaj (Favipiravir), an antiviral drug used for treating patients suffering from the influenza virus. The company informed that the drug has proven to be quite effective over COVID patients.

Dynacons Systems & Solutions Ltd has informed the bourses that it has been selected to be an alliance partner in the Global IT Alliance (GITA). 

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has been granted final approval by US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Dorzolamide Hydrochloride and Timolol Maleate Ophthalmic solution USP, 2 per cent and 0.5 per cent. 

Tata Mutual Fund launched its dividend yield fund, Tata Dividend Yield Fund on May 3, 2021, and is currently open for subscription. Read onto find out more about it.

The market opened in green on May 05, 2021.

The market opened in green on May 05, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,04,42,233 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 37,28,946.94 crore.

The market opened in green on May 05, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,04,42,233 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 37,28,946.94 crore.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed an MoU with Rolls-Royce to provide support for establishing Rolls-Royce MT30 marine engines in India.

Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting & business process services company announced on Tuesday that the company is in the process of setting up an innovation centre in Holborn (London). 

HCL Technologies, which is a leading global technology company, announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Hitachi ABB Power Grids, a leader in digital energy solutions, to build a new greenfield digital foundation as part of a global transformation programme. 

Hikal Limited, which is recognised as a preferred long-term partner for leading global life sciences companies on Wednesday announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with a leading global pharmaceutical company. 

Nifty is moving in a downward channel and the leading indicator, RSI is in an upward channel. This divergence of price making a lower high and the RSI making a higher high is giving clear signs of suspicions. We have not seen this kind of negative divergence after March 2020.  

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has come up with its healthcare ETF offering. The scheme will open soon for the subscription. Read onto find out more.

A long build-up was seen in Nifty PSU Banks with PNB climbing 7.7 per cent with an open interest addition of 13.90 per cent. Bank of Baroda also witnessed an addition of 7.60 per cent in the open interest with a price rise of 5.44 per cent. Canara Bank has seen the addition of 1.99 per cent while SBI saw an addition of 1.55 per cent in the open interest.  

Axis Mutual Fund on April 30, 2021, launched Axis Healthcare ETF, which is currently open for subscription. Read onto find out more about it.

Goldiam Group has received confirmed additional export orders worth Rs 50 crore from its international clients for manufacturing of diamond-studded designed gold & lab-grown diamonds jewellery.

An information technology (IT) solutions provider, Mphasis Limited, which specialises in cloud and cognitive services, is expanding its footprint in the UK with a special focus on customer-led digital transformation initiatives in banking & insurance. 

The market opened in green on May 04, 2021.

The market opened in green on May 04, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,33,77,374 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 30,48,844.96 crore.

The market opened in green on May 04, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,33,77,374 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 30,48,844.96 crore.

JSW Steel USA Ohio Inc, a subsidiary of JSW Steel Ltd, announced this morning that it has signed a long-term agreement with Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) for the conversion of carbon steel slabs manufactured at JSW Steel USA’s facility in Mingo Junction (Ohio) into hot rolled coils (HRC) at ATI’s hot rolling and processing facility (HRPF) in Brackenridge (Pennsylvania).  

Anupam Rasayan Ltd, a domestic company engaged in custom synthesis and manufacturing (CSM) of speciality chemicals, announced this morning that it is going to set up a solar power plant worth Rs 43 crore.

Satia Industries Limited (SIL) informed the bourses about its formal association with Zume, a US-based global brand in the sourcing of packaging products used for meal boxes, beverages and face masks, etc. 

The equity market has given quite stunning returns in the last one year and so did the mutual funds. In this article, we will discuss the MFs that gave returns of over 100 per cent in the last one year. 

Motherson Sumi Systems Limited (MSSL), a specialised automotive component manufacturing company for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) announced this afternoon that it has successfully completed the acquisition of assets and activities of electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS). 

On Monday, Steel Strips Wheels Limited (SSWL), a leader in designing & manufacturing automotive wheels announced its monthly sales figures for April 2021.   

Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), which is the transaction banking specialist from Intellect Design Arena Limited, today announced that it will support Societe Generale in implementing the world’s no.1 liquidity management solution.