The market is behaving exactly like what had stated in our last two editorials

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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. 

The equity market, in the last couple of months, has become quite volatile. It is trading in a wide range.

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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.

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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.

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.

Adani Renewable Energy Holding Fifteen Limited (AREHFL), a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) had participated in the tender issued by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for setting up 1,200 MW ISTS-connected wind power project (Tranche-X) and received a letter of award (LoA) to set-up 300 MW wind power project under this tender. 

NHPC: The board of directors of NHPC has approved the proposal regarding the formation of a joint venture (JV) company for implementation of Ratle Hydroelectric Project (850 MW) in Chenab River Basin in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.

The shares of Adani Enterprises were trading higher by 2 per cent intraday on Friday after the Group announced that it has received an award for a toll-operate-transfer (TOT) road project from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).  

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The shares of Bajaj Auto ended lower on Friday despite the announcement made by the auto-manufacturer that it has amended its dividend distribution policy with an intention to reward its shareholders and boost return ratios.  

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Minda Industries announced on Friday that it has issued commercial papers of Rs 50 crore with an allotment date of March 18, 2021, which is due to mature on June 16, 2021. The company has issued these commercial papers to bring down the finance cost. 

The board of Aarti Drugs proposed to buy back up to 6 lakh equity shares of the company at Rs 1,000 per share. The aggregate consideration of the buyback shall not exceed Rs 60 crore.

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Bulls made a comeback at D-Street as domestic benchmark indices snapped their 5-day losing streak to end the week in the positive territory. On Friday, Sensex surged by 641.72 points or by 1.30 per cent, to close at 49,858.24 levels while Nifty jumped by 186.15 points or 1.28 per cent to settle at 14,744 levels. 

Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the biopharmaceutical division of Strides Pharma Ltd namely, Stelis Biopharma Pvt Ltd have partnered together to produce & supply a minimum of 200 million doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V. 

The market opened in red on March 19, 2021.

Stelis Biopharma, a pharmaceutical division of Strides Pharma Science Ltd, announced today that it has successfully completed its series B & C fundraise which amounted to US$ 195 million. This fundraise reinforces the growth potential of the company and enables the company to pursue growth initiatives and scale-up its business further.

Dilip Buildcon Ltd has received a letter of acceptance (LoA) from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the construction of two highways worth Rs 2,241 crore.

The market opened in red on March 19, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 9,84,90,136 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 92,56,631.31 crore.

The market opened in red on March 19, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 9,84,90,136 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 92,56,631.31 crore.

The top three contributors to Nifty 50 index are ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Hindustan Unilever.   

Gail (India) announced that it has signed a concession agreement (CA) with Ranchi Municipal Corporation for setting up compressed biogas (CBG) plant in Ranchi at a formal ceremony in the presence of Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), one of the biggest renewable energy companies in the world signed a deal worth USD 1.35 billion that secured financing for its renewable asset portfolio (currently under construction) with 12 international banks. This will enable the company to initially finance the 1.69 GW hybrid portfolios, which comprises of solar & wind renewable projects to be set up in 4 SPVs in the state of Rajasthan, India. 

Indo Count Industries, which is India's largest home textile manufacturer, announced on Thursday after the market hours that the management committee of the company has approved the expansion of its bed linen capacity by 20 per cent from its existing annual capacity of 90 million metres to 108 million metres. 

Minda Industries: The company has issued the commercial paper of Rs 50 crore and this is in line with the management efforts to bring down the finance cost. 

Varroc Engineering Limited has entered into a cooperation agreement with Delta-Q Technologies Corp. The former will manufacture Delta-Q’s chargers in India to support the expansion of the electric two and three-wheeler vehicle market.

BHEL emerged as the lowest bidder for the fleet mode tender floated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) in an open competitive bidding.

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Titan Company Ltd, a lifestyle company engaged in the production of accessories such as jewellery, watches & eyewear, released its investor presentation for its watches and wearables segment on Thursday.  

The market opened in green on March 18, 2021.

The market opened in green on March 18, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,40,17,007 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 42,45,096.45 crore.

The market opened in green on March 18, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,40,17,007 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 42,45,096.45 crore.

HFCL Limited informed that it has bagged an order from Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation for Kanpur Metro (Corridor-1 & 2) as well as Agra Metro (Corridor-1) Projects. 

Escorts Limited has informed that it has achieved the landmark sales of 1,00,000 tractors in the ongoing fiscal year i.e. FY21. It has surpassed the previous highest-ever sales achieved during the entire fiscal year 2018-19.

HG Infra Engineering Ltd informed that it has been declared as the lowest bidder by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), New Delhi. 

IRCTC: IRCTC said there have that there has been no major impact of terminations of mobile catering contracts in the financial year 2020-21 and the impact, if any, will be reassessed on the resumption of regular train services & subject to the outcome on the ongoing litigation.

The  US 10-year bond yields have spiked nearly 5 per cent and it has inched higher to 1.73. Nifty trades below the 14,700 mark while Sensex has breached the 49,700 mark. Meanwhile, the advance-decline ratio is strongly in favour of the decliners. 

On Wednesday, the domestic benchmark indices struggled to stay afloat in the positive territory. A sudden plunge towards the end of today's trading session resulted in Sensex closing at 49,801.62 levels, down by 562.34 points or 1.12 per cent while Nifty fell by 189.15 points or 1.27 per cent to settle at 14,721.30 levels.  

Hitachi ABB Power Grids, a pioneer in the field of technology and provider of various utility & infrastructure services announced on Wednesday that it has won an order worth Rs 124 crore from one of India’s top aluminium producers i.e., Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) to strengthen its power infrastructure at Korba Plant in Chhattisgarh.

The shares of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) were trading in the green on Wednesday after the company announced that it has received export orders to the tune of US$ 23 million from Cameroon and Bangladesh. 

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Blue Star Ltd, the leading provider of air conditioning & commercial refrigeration products, announced the launch of its new range of split air conditioners.  The company has launched this range, keeping in mind, the requirements of the mass category and intends to expand its market reach in this category through this launch.

Ducon Infratechnologies Limited, one of the leading engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) companies has informed the bourses about the receipt of its latest order regarding Alumina handling system (AHS).

All the sectors ended in red with Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Realty leading the losers. In the afternoon session, we saw heavy open interest addition in the 15,000-call option in the current weekly options series.  However, it has now shifted to 14,700 call option as more than 26 lakh open interest addition at this strike price. Meanwhile, unwinding was seen in 15,000 and 14,900 put options.