While India's growth prospects are brighter over the medium term, there are concerns about the economy in the short term. Europe's manufacturing sector grows rapidly in March.

Adani Transmission has responded to the clarification demanded by the exchanges regarding a news item in a recent media report stating that Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) had granted a licence to Adani Transmission for 1,000 MW transmission link.  

The market opened in green on March 26, 2021.

The shares of Confidence Petroleum India have gained by around 160 per cent in the last one year backed by strong business growth. Recently, the company also informed that it has signed an agreement with GAIL Gas.  

Godrej Properties Limited has informed the bourses that it has achieved sales of Rs 475 crore in a single day by selling 275 residences at the launch of its project, Godrej Woods in Noida (Uttar Pradesh).

Ashok Leyland, a flagship company of Hinduja Group today announced its launch of India’s first 4-axle 8x2 DTLA Truck (14-wheeler) AVTR 4120, which has a capacity of 40.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW).

Tata Steel is up by about 7 per cent and interestingly, the 910 call option has surged more than 140 per cent while open interest change witnessed in 910 call option is staggering over a thousand per cent.

Bajaj Auto announced strengthening its strategic cooperation with PIERER Mobility AG for the development of electric products especially, e-mobility vehicles in the two-wheeler sector.  

The shares of Welspun India Limited (WIL) gained around 8.63 per cent on Friday after its credit ratings were upgraded.  

Big names in the pharmaceutical industry have said that they have subscribed to partnership interest in ABCD Technologies LLP.  

The market opened in green on March 26, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 10,38,66,820 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 95,13,616.02 crore.

The market opened in green on March 26, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 10,38,66,820 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 95,13,616.02 crore.

Welspun India: India Ratings & Research, a Fitch Group Company has upgraded the long-term credit rating of Welspun India from IND AA- to IND AA and the outlook is stable.

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On Thursday, Zydus Cadila announced that it has received tentative approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate tablets in the strengths of 100 mg/150 mg, 133 mg/200 mg and 167 mg/250 mg.  

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The insured claim ratio saw a decline in health insurance, which indicates that health insurers are settling claims cautiously. Read onto find out more. 

With investors around the world have been reported of being entitled to extremely high profits of even around more than 1,000 per cent over a number of years simply through investments made in cryptocurrencies and a leading company like Tesla expressing interest in Bitcoin, the new financial phenomenon has caught the attention of investors across the world. Join Geyatee Deshpande to explore more about cryptocurrencies. 

Jubilant FoodWorks Limited (JFL) announced on Wednesday after the market hours that it has entered into an exclusive master Franchise & development agreement with PLK APAC Pte Limited.

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In this edition, we have reviewed CCL Products (India) Ltd. and Pidilite Industries. We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD in CCL Products (India) Ltd. and Pidilite Industries.

Large-caps are perceived to be safe, liquid and qualitative when compared to mid-caps and small-caps. With the ongoing market correction, investors are once again focusing on large-cap stocks for outperformance. Yogesh Supekar highlights the historical performance of large-caps in India while sharing the outlook on the set of stocks that influences the market returns heavily even as the DSIJ research team shares the list of top thriving companies and the companies with improving financials in the large-cap space  

The market opened in red on March 25, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,65,79,492 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 44,42,582.70 crore.

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There are various reasons why a person may invest in property, ranging from a need for self use to investing with a long-term perspective. Rohit Garodia, Managing Partner, Pecan Reams, highlights the various triggers that drive property purchase and sale
 

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BSE E-Agricultural Markets Ltd. (BEAM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Steel Users Federation of India (SUFI). This strategic association between BEAM and SUFI will help develop electronic spot markets in steel and enhance efficiencies of steel spot markets in the country.

The cyclical nature of steel demand and volatility in the cost of input materials has always been a major concern for the company which is yet to fully emerge from the impact of the pandemic and the consequent slump in the steel and welding sectors 

Moneyboxx Finance Ltd, a non-banking finance company that provides loans to micro & small enterprises announced that it has successfully raised Rs 25 crore in debt from a group of lenders. The company informed that the list of lenders include non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) and small finance banks.  

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A fresh wave of the pandemic and tense high-level US-China talks were among the factors that continued to keep the global markets in a state of volatility

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Meanwhile, gold futures followed a positive trend as the US Federal Reserve continued its stance on lower interest rates

While the global markets were seen recovering from the dips, concerns regarding rising corona virus cases in India and broad profit booking dragged down domestic benchmark indices.

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On the options' front, the 14,400 put option has added more than 20 lakh open interest today itself, while the 14,500 call option added nearly 38 lakh open interest. Besides, Max Pain for March series stands at 14,400 level. 

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Ashok Leyland: The company announced its decision to move towards sustainable transportation for its employees. It will induct electric buses in a phased manner, sourced from its subsidiary, Switch Mobility Limited.

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Speaking with DSIJ,  Anirban Chakraborty, MD & CEO, Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd (TFCI) tells us, India is a large market for travel & tourism, and TFCI, constantly strives to extend the best of the dynamic offerings of the country to all types of travellers.

While open-ended and high-quality debt funds have delivered reasonable returns over the past few years, one of the advantages of a target maturity fund is the predictability of maturity as well as better visibility of expected outcomes.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading provider of IT services, consulting & business solutions, announced on Wednesday about its launch of a new solution namely, TCS Connected Consumer Home Solution based on reference design kit (RDK) that will enable media & communication service providers (CSPs) in offering intuitive and exciting connected consumer experiences.  

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India VIX jumped nearly 8 per cent and surged above the 22 mark. Amongst the sectoral indices, Nifty Metal and Nifty PSU Banks emerged as the top losers.  Global Cues: Dow Jones Futures was up by a quarter of a per cent. Meanwhile, the European stocks traded lower amid renewed concerns over the global economic outlook as the Coronavirus cases surged in Europe and renewed lockdowns.

On Wednesday, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited announced that it has received final approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride tablets USP in the strengths of 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg.  

The shares of Rail Vikas Nigam fell over 8 per cent intraday after the government said that it would dilute a 15 per cent stake in the company through an offer for sale (OFS) that opens today. 

The market opened in red on March 24, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,85,61,775 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 36,98,201.11 crore.

The market opened in red on March 24, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,85,61,775 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 36,98,201.11 crore.

Speaking with DSIJ,  Mr. Venkatraman Narayanan, MD and CFO of Happiest Minds Technologies, indicates, strengthening existing partnerships and entering new partnerships with independent software vendors enables the company to expand its services and be a strategic vendor of choice.

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), one of the largest renewable companies in India, announced today that it has signed a share purchase agreement (SPA) in two SPVs holding 74.94 MW operating solar projects of Sterling & Wilson, a Shapoorji Pallonji Group company for the acquisition of 100 per cent stake.

Confidence Petroleum India Limited has bagged a contract for setting up CNG mobile refuelling units (MRUs) on a built & operate basis from Central UP Gas Limited (CUGL) apart from the earlier contracts from Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited (MNGL), Pune and Avantika Gas Limited (AGL), Indore.

The market opened in red on March 24, 2021.

World’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles & scooters, Hero MotoCorp announced the launch of the new Destini 125 ‘Platinum’ edition.

Edelweiss Group, India’s leading diversified financial services conglomerate and PAG, a leading Asia-focussed investment group announced PAG's private equity strategy's investment in Edelweiss Wealth Management (EWM). 

IndusInd Bank: Moody’s has affirmed long-term local & foreign currency deposit ratings of the bank at Ba1 & baseline credit assessment (BCA) and adjusted BCA at ba2. The outlook has been changed to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’. 

On Tuesday, the shares of Maruti Suzuki were trading in the green after the company announced that it would increase prices across its model range from April 2021.   

Barbeque Nation (BBQ Nation) is one of the leading casual dining restaurant chains in India. It is coming out with its IPO. Read onto find out if you should subscribe to the issue.

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Tuesday was again filled with volatility as investors adopted the 'sell-on-rally and buy-on-dip' approaches. Sensex closed up by 280.15 points or by 0.56 per cent at 50,051.44 levels while Nifty gained 78.35 points or 0.53 per cent to settle at 14,814.75 levels. 

Cues from the global markets: European stock markets were trading lower as concerns over the third wave of COVID-19 infections in the region upset sentiments of the market participants. Dow Jones Futures went down by a quarter of a per cent; however, it was seen bouncing back from the lower levels.   

Panache DigiLife via its recent press release informed that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a leading IT company, whose name has not been disclosed yet.   

The MoU has been signed for designing and manufacturing laptops with embedded artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) feature. This deal aims at transforming education, which is undergoing a major revolution by using the latest embedded AI & IoT technologies.  

The market opened in green on March 23, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,04,25,970 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 29,07,223.92 crore.

The market opened in green on March 23, 2021.

The market opened in green on March 23, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,04,25,970 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 29,07,223.92 crore.

Cipla Therapeutics (a division of Cipla USA, Inc., an affiliate of Cipla Ltd) has entered into a strategic partnership with SIGA Technologies to deliver sustained innovation and access to novel antibacterial drugs, particularly against biothreats.

Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDS), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has been awarded a major contract from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the manufacturing of armoured tactical vehicles (LSV) for the Indian Army for their recce and weapon carrier requirements.

M&M: Providing a further boost to ‘Make in India’, Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd (MDSL) for the supply of 1,300 light specialist vehicles to the Indian Army, at a cost of Rs 1,056 crore.

On Monday, Thermax Limited announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions (TBWES) signed a know-how transfer and licensing agreement with Steinmuller Babcock Environment GmbH (SBE), Germany for waste to energy technology. 

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) announced today that it has received a maiden overseas turnkey contract for a grid-connected 8 MWac solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant. As per the contract, the solar farm will be set up by BHEL at Tamarind Falls, Henrietta (Phase II, Mauritius) on engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) basis. 

Havells India Limited, a technology-led fast moving electrical goods (FMEG) & consumer durable company launches Stealth Puro Air, which the company claims to be India’s first air purifying ceiling fan with three‐stage filtration.

KNR Constructions announced today that it has received a letter of acceptance for four-laning of Bangalore-Mangalore section from 270+270 km (Periya Shanti) to 318 km+ 755 km (Bantwal) including a six-lane flyover in Kalladka town (311 km-314 km) on NH-75 on an EPC basis in the state of Karnataka.

RailTel Corporation of India today announced that it has received a work order amounting to Rs 153.15 crore from Central Coalfields Limited, for the establishment of MPLS-VPN network of higher bandwidth on a rental basis for 5 years. 

On Monday, Glenmark pharma, a global integrated pharmaceutical company announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with an affiliate of Bausch Health Companies Inc through its subsidiary Glenmark Specialty SA in Switzerland for the commercialisation of Glenmark’s innovative nasal spray, Ryaltris, which is under review by Health Canada.

Sonata Software Limited announced this morning about its plan to launch CXe, a unique integrated customer experience (CX) management solution developed using the ‘Platformation’ approach (Sonata’s highly esteemed framework for digital transformation) to tap the CX market to fuel growth. 

Global Cues: Dow Jones Futures is down by 130 points and trading near the day’s low.  Stocks in action:  Havells, KNR Consutruction and Prakash Industries. 

Mindtree, a leading digital transformation & technology services company, declared its multi-year engagement with Knauf, a global manufacturer of building materials and construction systems.

The market opened in red on March 22, 2021.

The market opened in red on March 22, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,22,76,577 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 31,01,643.55 crore.