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Reliance Industries: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, a subsidiary of the company, announced the acquisition of the spectrum in the 800 MHZ, 1,800 MHZ, and 2,300 MHZ bands in the spectrum auctions.

Nifty extended its northward journey for the second straight day on Tuesday amid global bond yield easing. However, it was a volatile day as at one point of time, Nifty fell nearly 170 points from the day’s high and it was only during the last leg of the trade that the bulls came out with all guns blazing and ended the day up by 1.07 per cent at 14,919 levels.

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (“RJIL”) announces that it has successfully acquired the right to use spectrum in all 22 circles across India in the recently concluded spectrum auctions conducted by Department of Telecommunications, Government of India

The shares of Subex Limited ended higher by 5 per cent on Tuesday after the company announced that it became a member of O-RAN Alliance to support the development & standardisation of open radio access networks (RAN) and help drive innovation in the radio access network domain.

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On Tuesday, the domestic markets witnessed increased volatility, similar to that of Monday. Sensex ended up by 0.90 per cent at 50,296.89 whereas, Nifty closed at 14,919.10, inching up by 1.07 per cent. 

Bharti Airtel Limited has acquired 355.45 MHz spectrum across Sub GHz, mid-band, and 2,300 MHz bands for Rs 18,699 crore in the latest spectrum auction conducted by the Department of Telecom, Government of India. All the spectrums would enable Airtel to deliver 5G services in the future.

On Tuesday, the company announced its launch of AGL Tuffguard anti-bacterial tile (TAB), which is found to be 99 per cent effective.

The film industry of India was among the first ones to face the brunt of the pandemic and the lockdowns. And even though the cinema halls are now open for screening of films, business has not yet returned to normal. Speaking with DSIJ, Kapil Agarwal, Joint Managing Director, UFO Moviez, is, however, optimistic that the revenue stream will return to pre-pandemic times by Diwali this year. Following is the detailed discussion.

The market opened in green on March 02, 2021.

The market opened in green on March 02, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,71,26,507 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 26,60,089.93 crore.

The market opened in green on March 02, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,71,26,507 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 26,60,089.93 crore.

Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO, 5paisa.com indicates that the company is looking forward to an upward spiral in its business. Following is the detailed discussion.

Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. C. J. Pathak, Wholetime Director - Garware Polyester Ltd indicates that the company is now poised to make deeper footprints across the globe. Following is the detailed discussion.

Cipla Limited announced that its subsidiary, Cipla Gulf FZ LCC (Cipla Gulf) is expanding its partnership with Alvotech for the purpose of marketing & distribution of four biosimilar medicines in Australia and New Zealand. 

Bharat Dynamics Limited has received an order worth Rs 372.98 crore from the Indian Air Force. 

Coal India: In February 2021, the company witnessed a drop of 6.6 per cent in coal production as compared to the same period last year. Offtake for February 2021 slipped 6.2 per cent as compared to the same period last year.

There is an interesting takeaway from Monday’s session as the index managed to close above the midpoint of the prior trending bar. Usually, after the formation of the big bar, the price stalls around the midpoint of that trading bar. In the current case, the index has managed to close above the midpoint of a big bearish bar, which indicates that the bulls are regrouping.  

Let’s have a sneak peek of the conversation between DSIJ MF team and Mahendra Jajoo, CIO – Fixed Income, Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited.

MTAR Technologies is a precision engineering solutions company. It is coming out with its IPO. Read on to find if you should subscribe to the issue. 

Bulls have made a comeback as the domestic benchmark indices rallied on Monday, starting the last month of the financial year FY21 with a 'boom'. Sensex surged 749.85 points or 1.53 per cent to close at 49,849.84 levels while Nifty jumped 232.40 points or by 1.6 per cent to settle at 14,761.55 levels. 

Rites Limited has bagged major orders worth Rs 93 crore, approximately. The orders include turnkey order of signalling works from Ministry of Railways amounting to Rs 67.18 crore as well as the extension of general consultancy work for Nagpur Metro rail project.

Hinduja Group flagship company, Ashok Leyland gained one per cent intraday on March 01, 2021, after the company reported its monthly sales figure for the month of February 2021.   

Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) today announced major new deals and extensions to current engagement with leading telcos in the Middle East and Africa region (MEA). The deals worth more than Rs 730 crore take the company's order book to a record high of Rs 11,300 crore.  

Isgec Heavy Engineering announced today that it has received an order for a slop fired boiler from a prestigious company in the sugar industry for their distillery plant.

The company announced the addition of two residential plots in Sanpada (Navi Mumbai) from City & Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).

The subsidiary of Biocon Ltd i.e. Biocon Biologics announced on Monday that it has received CHMP approval to market Abevmy, which is a biosimilar to Avastin.

For the month of February 2021, the benchmark index-BSE Sensex gave a 6.08 per cent return. On January 29, 2021, it had closed at 46,285.77 and at 49,099.99 as of February 26, 2021. 

KEC International, a global infrastructure EPC major & RPG Group company has secured orders worth Rs 1,140 crore across various businesses.    

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited informed that it has acquired additional equity stake in its investee company, skyTran Inc. The acquisition took place for a consideration of USD 26.76 million; thus, increasing Reliance’s stake to 54.46 per cent on a fully-diluted basis in skyTran Inc.

Mirae Asset Mutual Fund launches Mirae Asset Corporate Bond Fund. Read onto find out more about it.

APL Apollo Tubes: The board of directors of the company at its meeting has considered and approved a draft scheme of amalgamation of Shri Lakshmi Metal Udyog Limited and Apollo TriCoat Tubes Ltd with the company and their respective shareholders & creditors.

Friday was the last trading session of the week and it was also the final trading session of the week. So, we got the weekly as well as the monthly closing. Bears completely dominated Friday’s session as Nifty witnessed a massive fall of 3.76 per cent, which was the sharpest fall since early May 2020 in percentage terms.

SGX Nifty is Nifty Futures contract, which trades on Singapore Stock Exchange. It starts trading early morning, approximately 3 hours before the Indian market, and trades for 16 hours on Singapore Stock Exchange while in comparison, Nifty trades for 6 hours & 15 minutes in the Indian Stock exchange, i.e. on NSE & BSE.

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Speaking with DSIJ, G V Bhaskar Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, Kaveri Seeds Company Ltd. explains the strategy which has helped keep the company on the growth path as also the important role played by research and development. Following is the detailed discussion.

Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. Rajneesh Chopra – Global Head Business Development, VA Tech Wabag Ltd, states that VA Tech WABAG, a leading Indian MNC and a pure-play water technology company, has been maintaining a lead in this sector with its emphasis on research and development, innovations and the experience gained from its global projects.

Dilip Buildcon today announced that it has received an order from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the construction of four-lane Bangalore-Chennai Expressway from Bangarupalem to Gudipala section in the state of Andhra Pradesh under Bharatmala Pariyojana on hybrid annuity model (HAM). 

Hatsun Agro Product Limited (HAP) announced on Thursday after the market hours that the company’s new Maharashtra plant has started its commercial production. 

Post Monday's shock that quivered the Indian stock markets to witness the biggest intraday fall in over two months, investors cheered as Sensex recovered by around 1,300 points during the latter part of the week.  

The domestic markets ended the month of February with a 'thud' as investors turned bearish with red being the prominent colour all over BSE & NSE on Friday.  

Speaking with DSIJ, Amit Kumar, Managing Director and CEO, Prataap Snacks indicates how the return to normal life in the post-pandemic scenario will once again boost demand for snacks. Following is the detailed discussion.

The shares of Natco Pharma were trading higher by 1 per cent in a down market after the company informed the exchanges that it has launched Brivaracetam tablets under the brand 'Brecita' in India.

The company has approved the proposal for the buyback of fully paid-up equity shares for an aggregate amount, not exceeding Rs 150 crore, which is 5.05 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital.

The stock of Tata Chemicals Limited has given approximately 59 per cent returns in less than a month. On January 29, 2021, it had closed at Rs 475.45 while today, it registered all time high level of Rs 757. 

There has been a sudden abrupt rise in the fear gauge index- India VIX at it jumped nearly 29 per cent to move above the 29 levels. Considering the inverse relationship between Nifty and India VIX, it is prudent for the market participants to avoid excessive leverage positions on the long side. 

Sundaram Mutual Fund completes 25 years and is celebrating its silver jubilee today. Read onto find out more about its journey. 

The market opened in red on February 26, 2021.

The market opened in red on February 26, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,77,82,893 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 86,15,815.25 crore.

The market opened in red on February 26, 2021, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 8,77,82,893 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 86,15,815.25 crore.

The tax-saving season is approaching, and nothing is better than investing in Equity Linked Saving Scheme (ELSS). Read onto find out more about the top-performing ELSS funds.

For those who are new to trading and are not familiar with the term 'quantity freeze', we would like to explain it to you in a simple manner. The concept of quantity freeze has been introduced by the stock exchange in order to regulate the flow of orders within a certain specified quantity.

RBL Bank: The bank has informed that Vishwavir Ahuja, Managing Director & CEO has sold 14,40,000 shares between February 19 & 25, 2021 for approximately Rs 35.07 crore, which is as per the preclearance taken by him. Further, he mentioned that the sale of shares is purely for personal and family reasons.

Technically, the index might have logged gains of 115 points on Thursday. However, the day’s range was confined within 111 points while the gains were largely due to the gap-up opening. Since Thursday’s trading range was the lowest in the last seven trading sessions, it led to the formation of the NR7 pattern.

Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. Pradip Kumar Menon, CFO, Pidilite Industries Ltd. states that the recovery from the impact of the pandemic has been swift and this is evident from the rising sales curve in both the domestic and international markets. Following is the detailed discussion.

Cochin Shipyard Limited announced on Wednesday after the market hours that it has joined hands with Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and IHC Holland BV to make world-class dredgers. 

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Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. Achal Bakeri; Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Symphony Limited indicates the growth drivers that will take the company back to its pre-pandemic growth level. Following is the detailed discussion.

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Wipro marked 25 years of partnership with Cisco by launching ‘Cisco Business Unit’, which will focus on the development and adoption of end-to-end digital transformation solutions, leveraging Cisco technologies for customers. 

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The drug may help improve mood and feelings of well-being, relieve anxiety and tension as well as increase energy level.

After an eventful trading session on Wednesday, the domestic markets remained comparatively calm on Thursday with Sensex surging 257.62 points or 0.51 per cent to settle at 51,039.31 levels while Nifty rose by 115.35 points or 0.77 per cent to end at 15,097.35 levels. 

Speaking with DSIJ, Mr. Shujaul Rehman; CEO, Garware Technical Fibres Limited indicates that Garware Technical Fibres continues to make good progress and is aiming to launch new products. Following is the detailed discussion.

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L&T Technology Services today announced that it has been selected by Airbus to provide technology and digital engineering solutions for Airbus’ Skywise platform as a part of Skywise Partner Programme. 

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd today announced the US launch of the website for its long-term care (LTC) division with the name- www.sunltc.com.

We have bounced back at a faster rate than the market

On Thursday, Max Asset Services (MAS), a subsidiary of Max Group’s listed entity, Max Ventures & Industries, announced its entry into the ‘managed office spaces’ business with the launch of ‘WorkWell Suites’ at its newly-developed office complex Max House, Okhla.  

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When the markets are at lifetime highs, speculation about the direction they will take also touches all-time highs

Sensex quickly recovered from its Monday’s crash, which is considered to be its biggest fall in over two months. Along with the Indian benchmark indices, midcaps have also kept up with the run.  

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

In the month of February 2021, the metal stocks have truly shined and attracted investors’ attention. BSE Metal index has jumped by more than 26 per cent in one month thereby, outperforming the domestic benchmark indices. Sensex gained by 10.31 per cent while Nifty rose by 10.7 per cent since the beginning of February.  

In this edition, we have reviewed Coal India Ltd. and GAIL (India).

The commodity options market is simply a market in which producers may purchase the opportunity to sell or...

International investing is increasingly gaining in popularity with an increasing number of Indians offered options to invest in internal equities, whether through direct equity exposure or via international mutual funds.

Since futures are contracts for future date, you should know the current spot market price of...

As in the case of stocks, most of the exchanges, the best five buy and sell orders for every contract available for...

Margin is the deposit money that needs to be paid to buy or sell each contract. The margin required for a...

The commodities market will have three broad categories of market participants apart from brokers and...

In India, commodity trading is taking place through spot market and forward and futures contracts.

It is now widely known that the pandemic has given a boost to the IT and pharmaceutical sectors.

Globally, India is known to be the largest provider of generic drugs.

From an investor’s point of view, commodity investment has certain unique features as it is...

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So, what are the options for investing in commodities? As an investor, people can use many vehicles in...

Commodity trading carries a lower downside risk than other asset classes, as pricing in...

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A commonly used approach is to consider as an asset class any instrument

The different commodities that trade on various commodity exchanges can broadly be classified as below

Just as stocks and stock derivatives are traded in stock exchanges, commodity derivatives are traded in commodity exchanges.

The Indian experience in commodity futures market dates back to thousands of years.

Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made headlines post announcing that his company has invested USD 1.5 billion worth in Bitcoin. This might have tempted many existing and potential investors to take a shot at this new investment avenue. But many may have done so without understanding the intricacies of the Bitcoin. The article provides some interesting insights

Commodities are natural products that grow (such as wheat, rice, etc.)