In the past few weeks, the domestic markets witnessed strong bullish sentiments. On Monday, bears charged ahead as Sensex declined by more than 500 points while Nifty fell by around 140 points.

On Monday, Tata Communications jumped 4.92 per cent and was trading at Rs 965.70, gaining by Rs 45.30 per share from its previous close.

The market opened in red on October 26, 2020.

The market opened in red on October 26, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,58,48,172 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,64,474.69 crore.

The market opened in red on October 26, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,58,48,172 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,64,474.69 crore.

SBI Cards is a credit-card division of the banking major State Bank of India. The shares took a negative turn after the company reported a sharp rise in its NPA’s. As per investor presentation, its ratio of stressed loan accounts stood over 16.5 per cent in the September quarter.

Indian markets are likely to begin the week on a soft note as cues from the global peers are not supportive. In fact, the news of a resurge of Coronavirus cases in the West is throwing cold showers on the hopes of economic recovery.

All-in-all, the level of 12,025-12,040 is a sturdy wall of resistance and we advise that until and unless this level is cleared, look for stock-specific opportunities.

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On Friday, Sensex closed in green, up by 127.01 points or 0.31 per cent from Thursday’s close to end the session at 40,685.50 levels while Nifty was up by 33.90 points or 0.28 per cent at 11,930.35 levels.

India’s largest pure-play credit card issuer, SBI Cards announced that it has partnered with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the largest metro network in India to launch a unique combo credit card i.e. Delhi Metro SBI Card.

Bajaj Auto announced its quarterly results for Q2FY21 on October 22, 2020. The total volumes stood at 10,53,337 units, showing a decrease of 10 per cent YoY.

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The fashion & lifestyle company plans to use the capital to strengthen its balance sheet and speed up its growth trajectory. 

Zydus Cadila informed the exchanges today that it has received final approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Albuterol tablets in the strengths of 2 mg and 4 mg, which is bioequivalent of reference listed drug (RLD) Proventil tablets.

The stock of AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited has been picked up by our Bollinger Band Squeeze scanner, which suggests that the stock is near a consolidation breakout.

India INX reported that it has achieved its highest ever trading volume per day of over Rs 50,000 crore as of October 21, 2020.

The market opened in green on October 23, 2020.

The market opened in green on October 23, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 7,42,90,726 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 52,74,739.96 crore.

The market opened in green on October 23, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 7,42,90,726 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 52,74,739.96 crore.

Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Thursday; however, a few F&O counters saw long positions being built with sizable open interest.

Thursday's session was extremely volatile with the key benchmark indices closing in the red. Amidst increased volatility, there was a lot of action in the mid-cap counters during Thursday's trading session. 

Tech Mahindra announced on Thursday after the market hours that its wholly-owned subsidiary Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc. has agreed to acquire 6.03 per cent equity shares in VitalTech Holdings, Inc. It also has an additional option to acquire additional equity of up to 8 per cent until January 2021.

The amount of dividends is quite significant as this has come on the back of the expectation of a weak business environment. The record date published by the company is November 6, 2020.

Leading global information technology, consulting & business process services company, Wipro Limited announced that it has entered into an agreement with SAP SE to deliver SAP Enable Now to help organisations adapt quickly to technological changes and expedite globalisation.

For day trading, important support is seen around 11,770 while resistance is placed around 12,020-12,040 levels; more or less, we expect the index to oscillate in this range.

On Thursday, Indian markets marked an end to its four-day winning streak. In the early deals, SGX Nifty vacillates near the dotted lines, indicating a listless start.

The company has consistently reported strong business inflows over the past two quarters. At the end of the first quarter of the current fiscal, it reported its consolidated order book at Rs 305100 crore.

On Thursday, Aurobindo Pharma informed that it has received final approval from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Acetaminophen injection, 1,000 mg/ 100 ml single-dose vial (SDV), which is a generic equivalent of Mallinckrodt’s Ofirmev injection.

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Ashok Leyland today launched BOSS LE and LX trucks, with i-Gen6 BS-VI technology in BS6. The company has developed the BOSS brand for the intermediate commercial vehicle (ICV) segment.

On Thursday, the domestic benchmark indices closed in the red. The markets remained volatile during today’s trading session as Sensex closed down by 148.82 points or 0.37 per cent to settle at 40,558.49 levels while Nifty ended the session down by 41.20 points or 0.35 per cent to close at 11,896.45 levels.

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Every investor aspires to have a multibagger in his or her portfolio. One or two such baggers in the portfolio with adequate weightage can lead to huge wealth creation. The problem lies in spotting the multibaggers in advance and betting on the top ones with sizeable capital. Ganesh Vaybase puts under the spotlight multibaggers of the year 2020 while also highlighting the trends in multibagger stocks over the past 10 years and the sectors that have produced the maximum 10 baggers in the past 10 ten years 

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The textile sector is one of the worst-hit sectors by the ongoing pandemic. As markets stage a recovery, majority of the sectors in the domestic markets are hoping for a stable way ahead. In this article, Geyatee Deshpande discusses the state of the textile sector and the way ahead

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Investors invested in pharmaceutical and healthcare stocks were in euphoria during the past few months. However, it seems that the buzzing momentum of pharma stocks has slowed down.

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Just as every dark night is followed by a bright morning, the Indian markets have moved out of the shadows after a witnessing a massive fall last Thursday.

The market opened in red on October 22, 2020.

The market opened in red October 22, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,55,61,450 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 33,02,118.97 crore.

The market opened in red October 22, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 4,55,61,450 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 33,02,118.97 crore.

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Asian markets remained on a high on growing hopes of fresh US stimulus as well as on increasing hopes of the probability of having a corona virus vaccine by the end of this year

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The erratic stages and varied impact of the pandemic is creating mixed signals on where the world economy is heading towards.

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It’s a tough time for fixed deposit (FD) investors as the rate of return on this saving product, traditionally used by Indians to park their savings for years, has been witnessing a steep decline. The pre-tax return on the FD issued by the State Bank of India for the tenure of one year has dropped to 4.4 per cent from 8.5 per cent seen at the beginning of 2015.

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The level of 11,775 is likely to act as important short-term support. While on the upside, the zone of 12,000-12,025 is likely to act as a sturdy wall of resistance.

In the last trading session, we saw that volatility raised its ugly head on D-Street and on Thursday. SGX Nifty is indicating opening bell losses to be seen on D-Street and the day promises to be another volatile trading day on the back of the expiry of weekly derivative contracts.

White Organic Agro today launched the immunity booster powder with the name, ‘ARHAM’. 

Considering the daily timeframe, the stock of Apollo Tyres Limited has given a horizontal trendline breakout formed by connecting swings highs from August 2020. The stock has formed a sizeable bullish candle on the breakout day, which adds strength to the breakout.

After a choppy session, Sensex ended at 40,707.31 levels today, up by 162.94 points or by 0.40 per cent. Nifty gained by 0.34 per cent or by 40.85 points to settle at 11,937.65 levels.

On Wednesday, Atul Limited announced that its joint venture with Nouryon, a leading global technology player in MCA, has received the environmental clearance for its 32,000 metric tonnes monochloroacetic acid (MCA) plant in Gujarat, India.

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The company’s payroll solution, powered with platform-driven automation, provides accurate regional payroll, improved payroll readiness coupled with optimised processing time provides enhanced user experience at Lendlease.

Cement stocks have been in news lately. The shares of companies such as Ramco Cements, India Cements, UltraTech Cements, ACC, etc. were seen staging a recovery.

Commercial and residential spaces arm of buildings & factories business bagged orders from reputed developers to construct a residential project and an office space in Mumbai.

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In the recent quarter ended June 30, 2020, Alembic pharma’s consolidated revenue for Q1FY21 came in at Rs 1,341.32 crore as against Rs 948.91 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, registering a 41.4 per cent YoY increase.

The market opened in green on October 21, 2020.

The market opened in green October 21, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,31,08,150 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,85,766.70 crore.

The market opened in green October 21, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,31,08,150 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,85,766.70 crore.

Motherson Sumi Systems Limited (MSSL) via its Mexican subsidiary, Motherson Rolling Stocks S de RL de CV (MRS), has signed an asset sale and purchase agreement to acquire the electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) business of Bombardier Transportation, Mexico (BT Ensambles México).

Price volume gainers are the stocks that have shown an increase in the stock prices in a particular session along with increasing volumes. Generally, it is considered a bullish sign, and traders usually are comfortable going long on such counters where the prices increase along with volumes. 

Strides Pharma Sciences announced that the company’s step-down wholly-owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore has received approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for Ethacrynic Acid tablets USP, 25 mg.

The zone of 11,789-11,820 would be a crucial support area in the near term while, on the upside, the bulls need to sustain above the level of 11,950 for the continuation of the upmove.

The index has a resistance placed around the levels of 11,950 and until and unless this level is not crossed convincingly, it’s better to refrain from making any heavy long positions in the index. Meanwhile, the broader indices can be looked into for some stock-specific trading opportunities.

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The pharma major, Cipla Limited announced on Tuesday that it has launched generic Nintedanib for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), under the brand name, 'Nintib'. The drug will be made available in the form of 100 mg and 150 mg capsules.

Looking at the industrial front, China has a 39 per cent share in home textile exports with USD 19 billion, followed by India at 11 per cent with USD 5 billion. India, being the second largest home textile exporter as well as the largest producer of cotton in the world, is expected to benefit from this structural shift.

On Tuesday, the stock has formed a bullish engulfing candlestick pattern on the daily timeframe. The bullish engulfing candlestick pattern is considered to be a bullish reversal pattern and usually occurs at the bottom of a downtrend.

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) on Tuesday informed the bourses that the Indian Railways has approved another grade of rails developed by the company for high-speed and high-axle load applications.

Amidst a volatile trading session, on Tuesday, Sensex gained by 112.77 points or 0.28 per cent to close at 40,544.37 levels while Nifty ended up by 23.75 points or 0.20 per cent at 11,896.80 levels.

Veridify Security today announced Happiest Minds Technologies as a global systems integrator partner.

The drug company will market Solifenacin Succinate tablets (Vesicare tablets) in the strengths of 5 mg and 10 mg, which is used in the treatment of overactive bladder syndrome.

The market opened in green on October 20, 2020.

The market opened in green October 20, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,29,45,794 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,35,133.63 crore.