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Leading private sector banks with heavy weightage on indices such as HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank have beaten the street expectations as far as the results are concerned. And now with favourable news regarding the opening up of the economy and a decrease in unemployment figures, the banking sector is all set to come out of its depression phase

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The emotion of fear sometimes becomes more dangerous than the reason for any such fear. When India went through one of the strictest lockdowns to prevent spreading of the corona virus, it impacted the entire economy.

The price action suggests being with a bullish stance and looking for an immediate target of 12,025, followed by 12,220 in the near-term.

The latest update on the US election is that the presidential candidate Joe Biden is leading and approaching the 270 mark. If Nifty manages to hold above the 12,045-12,060 mark, the bulls would attempt to reclaim its all-time high level in the near term.

With this capacity addition, its total capacity would surge to 840 KLPD. The total Capex for the same is estimated to Rs 320 crore for which, Rs 220 crore would be borrowed from banks and the remaining Rs 100 will be arranged via internal sources.

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

In addition to this, the stock has formed a bullish engulfing candlestick pattern on the daily timeframe. This suggests that the bulls are taking control near the support zone.

On Wednesday, Nifty closed at 11,908.50 levels, up by 0.80 per cent or 95 points. Sensex gained by 0.88 per cent or 355.01 points to settle at 40,616.14.

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GlobalSpace Technologies Limited has announced that its subsidiary, Makebot will partner with Euro School for its Centre of Excellence (CoE) for experiential learning programme. With this move, Makebot is planning to expand its footprint in the Indian education sector.

The leading API manufacturer, Lasa Supergenerics informed the bourses on Wednesday that it has received environmental clearance from State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) for expanding its ‘benzimidazole derivatives’ capacity at the company’s manufacturing facility at Khed (Maharashtra).

The market opened in green on November 04, 2020.

The market opened in green on November 04, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,08,55,299 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,08,266.12 crore.

The market opened in green on November 04, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,08,55,299 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,08,266.12 crore.

The bulls took a pause around the 20-DMA, which is placed right near the mid-way of the big bearish bar of October 28. Thus, the opening of the index on Wednesday as well as the price action thereafter would be crucial to watch out for.

Indian markets staged a strong rally on Tuesday and interestingly, India Volatility Index (India VIX) cooled off nearly 4 per cent to 24.24 before a major event such as the US Presidential Election.

Sensex closed Tuesday’s session up by 503.55 points or 1.27 per cent from Monday’s close to end the session at 40,261.13 levels while Nifty was up by 144.35 points or 1.24 per cent at 11,813.50 levels.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced its partnership with B3i Services AG to design, develop & launch ecosystem innovations based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the insurance industry.

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The stock price took this development with positive sentiment. As per the last reported order balance status of the company, there was a decline of more than 50 per cent YoY in new order bookings, for the first quarter.

Wipro Ltd has launched its dedicated Wipro AWS Business Group (WABG). This new business group is developed to fast-track customers' cloud transformation journey on AWS. The announcement came on Monday after the market was closed for the day.

The stock has formed a homing pigeon candlestick pattern on the daily timeframe. This signals the weakening of the short-term downtrend and may reverse to the upside after the confirmation candle.

Early trends on SGX Nifty are indicating a cheerful opening on the back of strong global cues. SGX Nifty is up by 77 points and trading at 11,758. Watch out for the 20-DMA on Nifty, which is placed around 11,816 levels. It could act as a resistance point in the near term.

The level of 11,550-11,540 is acting like a strong wall of support and once this level is breached, it’s likely to invite incremental weakness.

GE Power India Limited (GEPIL) on Monday announced that it has received an order for nitrogen oxide (NOx) reduction installation at NTPC’s Barauni Thermal Power Plant in Bihar for a total order value of Rs 12.78 crore.

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EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 15.3 per cent vs 11.4 per cent in Q2FY20. This improved operational performance was supported by cost rationalisation measures implemented, which is expected to continue, going forward.

After an eventful day, the domestic indices calmed down towards the closing bell. Sensex settled at 39,757.58 levels, up by 143.51 points or 0.36 per cent. Nifty rose by 26.75 points or 0.23 per cent to close at 11,669.15 levels.

Today seemed to be a great day for those who have invested in the banking and financial stocks. Although during the early trading session on Monday, the domestic markets seemed to remain subdued; however, in the second half, the banking and financial stocks soared high.

The market opened in green on November 02, 2020.

The market opened in green on November 02, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 7,78,94,042 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 12,67,868.59 crore.

The market opened in green on November 02, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 7,78,94,042 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 12,67,868.59 crore.

For Q2FY21, LT Foods Ltd reported strong growth in financials. The company, known for its flagship Basmati and speciality rice brands namely, Daawat & Royal, is involved in milling, processing & marketing of branded and non-branded basmati rice and also, engages in manufacturing rice food products in the domestic & overseas markets.

The stock of Bajaj Finserv Limited registered its all-time high of Rs 9,950 in early February 2020 and thereafter, the stock plummeted over 58 per cent in the next 9 weeks, making a low of Rs 4,160.25.

The shares of ICICI Bank jumped by 6.47 per cent on Monday after the bank announced strong Q2FY21 results and a six-fold jump in the net profit for Q2FY21.

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, sold 8,06,848 units of motorcycles & scooters in October 2020, which is its highest-ever sales in any single month. Continuing its growth momentum, the company reported a robust sales growth of 35 per cent in October 2020 with total sales of 5,99,248 units. A positive turnaround in

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Despite recording a loss of 2.41 per cent in the last week, Nifty registered gains of 3.51 per cent for the month of October, aided by Bank Nifty, which rallied about 11.5 per cent and recorded its best monthly gains after April 2020.

The zone of 11,550-11,530 is likely to act as crucial support for the index as it is the confluence of the 38.2 per cent retracement level of its prior upward move (10,790.20-12,025.45) and it coincides with the 50-day EMA level.

In October 2020, Sensex recovered by 2.37 per cent whereas, the index had declined by 2.14 per cent in September 2020. Taking advantage of the strong upward trend, many penny stocks recorded positive returns in the month of October.

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The shares of Astec LifeSciences were trading in the green on Friday after surging as high as 7 per cent to Rs 1,167.20 per share after the company reported a robust set of numbers in the September 2020 quarter.

The upward sloping trendline was formed by connecting swing lows from March 25, 2020. Further, the stock has formed a sizeable bullish candle, which suggests that the bulls are taking control near the short-term support.

On Friday, amidst volatility in domestic markets, Sensex closed down by 135.78 points or 0.34 per cent to settle at 39614.07 levels while Nifty closed at 11642.40 levels down by 28.40 points or 0.24 per cent.

Since October 28, 2020, the general sentiments in the domestic markets have been bearish. Sensex declined by around 772.25 points or by 1.91 per cent in the last two trading sessions.

In recent management commentary, the company added that they plan to spend as much as Rs 1,500 crore over the next couple of months. The aim is to expand its production capacity.

The market opened in green on October 30, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 7,78,94,042 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 54,28,672.58 crore.

The market opened in green on October 30, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 7,78,94,042 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 54,28,672.58 crore.

The share price of Vodafone Idea increased more than 6 per cent today after the company reported its results for the quarter ended September 2020.

The market opened in green on October 30, 2020.

On Friday, the shares of Thyrocare Technologies gained by around 4.12 per cent after the company announced positive growth in quarterly results for Q2FY21.

During Thursday’s trading session, even as Sensex and Nifty closed negative, the stock of Yasho Industries registered a fresh 52-week high.

RBL Bank Limited has been picked up by our Bollinger Band Squeeze scanner, which suggests that the stock is near a consolidation breakout.

Identical Three Crows candlestick is a bearish reversal pattern. The pattern is seen after an uptrend. It consists of three large consecutive declining bearish candles.

Nifty gained nearly 8 per cent in the October series and during this period, it recorded one of the best winning streaks of the year that lasted for 10 days. In the first 13 trading sessions, it rose by 1,170.60 points or 10.78 per cent.

SGX Nifty indicates that pessimism is likely to greet D-Street at the beginning of the November F&O Series as the former was down by 36 points, trading at 11, 629 levels.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) today announced during the market hours that it has signed a contract worth Rs 400 crore with Tech Mahindra.

As the rally in stocks belonging to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector seems to calm down, S&P BSE Healthcare index fell by around 3.17 per cent since the beginning of October 2020. On the contrary, Laurus Labs has outperformed, gaining by about 17.81 per cent for the same period of time.

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With this partnership, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories can identify and use some of BIRAC’s clinical trial centres for the vaccine, which are funded under National Biopharma Mission (NBM) at BIRAC.

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On Thursday, the domestic benchmark indices closed in the red. The markets remained volatile during today’s trading session as Sensex closed down by 172.61 points or 0.43 per cent to settle at 39,749.85 levels while Nifty ended the session down by 58.80 points or 0.50 per cent to close at 11,670.80 levels.

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Pharma major, Cipla Limited, informed the bourses on Thursday that it was commercialising antibody detection kits for COVID-19 in India under the technology transfer from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in partnership with Karwa Limited.

The market opened in red on October 29, 2020.

The market opened in red on October 29, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,99,16,061 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 29,01,390.28 crore.

The market opened in red on October 29, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 3,99,16,061 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 29,01,390.28 crore.

Hero MotoCorp announced its results for the second quarter of FY2021, reporting a 9.05 per cent rise in the consolidated net profit to Rs 953 crore for the September quarter on the back of robust sales, signalling a gradual revival from the negative impact of the global pandemic.

Titan Company Limited reported its Q2FY21 results on Wednesday. The main revenue contributor of the company is its jewellery segment. Hence, the streets always give heavy weightage for this segment’s performance. Its jewellery segment saw a reduction of 2.31 per cent in revenue from Rs 3,528 crore in Q2FY20 to Rs 3,446 crore this year. These numbers are excluding the bullion sales of Rs 391 crore.

Now, the most important question is, whether one should consider this as a buying opportunity at this juncture. It is currently trading just 0.20 times of its FY20 sales. Hence, from a valuations’ perspective, the stock may look cheaper but still, a few market participants are in wait & watch mode.

D-Street was once again gripped by uncertainty on Wednesday after news emerged that Germany and France are likely to announce new measures to curb the spike in Coronavirus cases. As we have heard time and again that ‘markets hate uncertainty’, we are going to see the Indian markets extending their losses due to this.

Expect volatility to keep traders on their toes on Thursday on the eve of the expiry of the F&O for the October series. Hence, it’s time for traders, who like to play safe to sit on the sidelines; whereas, traders, who have a stomach for risk and are willing to take risks can play their cards.

Wednesday’s trading session witnessed a bearish attack as the domestic benchmark indices plunged. In spite of weaker market sentiments, a list of stocks locked in at their respective upper circuit.

Hurst exponent, which was originally developed to model the levels of River Nile to construct a reservoir system, is now being used to check trends in MF scheme performance.

On Wednesday, the domestic benchmark indices witnessed a sharp decline as Sensex fell by 599.64 points or 1.48 per cent to close at 39,922.46 levels while Nifty ended at 11,729.60 levels, down by 159.80 points or 1.34 per cent.

Delta Corp, the largest and the only listed company engaged in India’s casino gaming industry, surged nearly 11 per cent to Rs 120 on the announcement of casino reopening in Goa and Sikkim from November 01, 2020.

The insurance company from Belgium, AG has selected Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as a strategic partner for helping its digital channels and modernise IT systems by leveraging TCS’ Machine First approach.

Sensex sheds more than 500 points during Wednesday’s trading session whereas, the buzzing stock, Adani Green, continues its strong upward trend. 

Wipro announced its partnership with SAP today for developing industry cloud solutions in the real estate sector. The company said that it will co-innovate with SAP SE on cloud-based solutions for the real estate industry.

The market opened flat on October 28, 2020.

The market opened flat on October 28, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,99,25,233 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 21,54,121.43 crore.

The market opened flat on October 28, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,99,25,233 contracts with a turnover of Rs. 21,54,121.43 crore.

During Wednesday’s morning trading session, the shares of Bharti Airtel surged by 10 per cent on BSE after the company reported strong revenue growth for Q2FY21.

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) announced on Tuesday after the market hours that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups.

This expansion would drive the revenue going ahead as the garment segment is the highest revenue contributor to the company’s total revenue with a share of 42 per cent.

The bulls staged a smart recovery on Tuesday and erased most of the losses registered at the beginning of the week. Instilling further confidence in the bulls' camp was the comment by India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that India may be among the fastest-growing large economies next year while addressing at the Fourth Annual India Energy Forum by CERAWeek.

A clear trend would emerge only after the index manages to close above the 12,025-12,040 mark on the upside and on the downside, 11,660-11,620. Till then, Nifty would play in the range. 

Under this collaboration, TCS will help Equinor to speed up its digitalisation process and enable it realise the vision of becoming a digital energy company.

On Tuesday, Sensex gained by 376.60 points or by 0.94 per cent to close at 40,522.10 levels while Nifty was up by 121.65 points or 1.03 per cent at 11,889.40 levels.