When you open an option position, you have two choices: Buy it or sell it. The actual orders used would rather be ‘buy to open’ or ‘sell to open’. Once you are long or short of an option, there are a number of things you can do to close the position.

Everyone is eager to know what the mutual fund managers bought and sold but mostly keen to know what they bought. So, let’s find out the stocks that attracted fund managers in August 2020.

The stock of HDFC Bank Ltd has formed a three inside up candlestick pattern on the daily scale. The three inside up pattern is representing the confirmation of the bullish harami pattern, which shows the success of the forecast. 

As per the recent data available, as of September 4, a research paper on the results of phase I and phase II clinical trials of the Sputnik-V vaccine has been published in one of the leading international medical journals.

On Wednesday, the domestic markets witnessed a volatile session after the benchmark indices gained during the afternoon session. Sensex rose by 258.50 points or 0.66 per cent to close at 39,302.85 while Nifty gained by 76.90 points or 0.67 per cent to settle at 11,598.70.

As per the data released by the Commerce Ministry, merchandise exports fell by 12.66 per cent to $22.70 billion in August 2020, as compared to $25.99 billion in the same month, a year ago.

IT stocks seem to have certainly stolen the focus by reporting huge gains recently.

Sundaram Asset Management Company has announced the launch of its newly open-ended equity scheme, Sundaram Bluechip Fund.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Aurobindo Pharma on Tuesday announced a collaboration to develop vaccines for COVID-19.

In the previous two trading sessions, the broader markets outperformed with an increased focus on the stocks of small-cap companies.

The shares of Lakshmi Vilas Bank jumped by 10 per cent intraday thereby, hitting its upper circuit of 10 per cent on Wednesday after the bank said that the due diligence process for its merger with Clix Group is substantially complete and both parties are now in discussions regarding the next step.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 430.87 crore, which declined by 5.62 per cent YoY from Rs 456.53 crore in Q1FY20. 

With an optical network, Airtel will be able to deliver superior customer experience through enhanced scalability, reduced latency, and improved bandwidth.

The market opened in green on September 16, 2020.

The market opened in green on September 16, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,34,19,300 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,80,954.91 crore.

The market opened in green on September 16, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,34,19,300 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,80,954.91 crore.

Sapphire Intrex Ltd, the promoter entity of Radico Khaitan informed the bourses after the market hours on Tuesday that it has repaid the entire loan taken against the pledged shares

We reiterate unless and until the zone of 11,565-11,585 is pierced convincingly; don't expect a runaway rise. With the indices being trapped in a range, there are not clear opportunities for traders in the index; however, ample traction is seen in the broader markets.

A decisive trend could be seen only if Nifty breaks above the resistance of 11,565-11,585 while on the downside, close below the 11,300 levels. Stocks in news: Aurobindo Pharma, Wipro, Sterlite Technologies, Infosys, Indo Count, REC.

The relationship between the spot price of the underlying and the strike price is described by the moneyness of an option.

Nila Infrastructures Ltd, a penny stock in the infrastructure space outperformed in today's session by gaining 7.29 per cent with increasing volumes. The stock is up by 24 per cent on a YTD basis. 

This pattern indicates a day with low volatility and a small range. And according to Toby Crabel, the low level of volatility is often followed by a sudden increase in the volatility and a directional move.

On Tuesday, the markets experienced sideways improvement with active gains in the broader markets. Sensex closed at 39,044.35, gaining by 287.72 points or 0.74 per cent while Nifty rose by 81.75 points or 0.71 per cent to close at 11,521.80.

JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals emerged as one of the top pharmaceuticals stock gainers on Tuesday. The stock jumped more than 16 per cent and made a new 52-week high of Rs 965 on BSE.

The option premium (i.e. the price of the calls and puts that you see on your trading screen) has two components:

The retail inflation has soared beyond Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper margin of 6 per cent. The Indian central bank has been instructed by the government to keep the inflation within the range of 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side.

The broader market is witnessing a rally due to the proposed changes in SEBI’s guidelines for the multi-cap category. You should continue with your investment and stick to your asset allocation.

Markets have been quite volatile lately, more or less, like a roller coaster ride. This may raise a concern regarding SIP investments. Read on to find out more.

The Additional Surveillance Measure (ASM) is a part of initiatives by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the exchanges to ensure and enhance market integrity and safeguard the interest of investors.

The market opened in green on September 15, 2020.

The market opened in green on September 15, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,23,79,924 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,55,698.37 crore.

The market opened in green on September 15, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,23,79,924 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 15,55,698.37 crore.

During FY20, the company had delivered to buyers a very large gas carrier (VLGC), which it had contracted to sell in FY 2018-19, and also, sold & delivered to the buyers a Suezmax crude carrier.

On the upside, an immediate resistance stands at 11,510, followed by the major resistance level of 11,565-11,585 and we would reiterate until this level is taken out and the bulls would be on slippery ground. Stocks in news: Indiabulls Housing Finance, Wipro, Zensar Technologies.

Early trends in SGX Nifty suggest that the Indian markets are likely to open on a flat to positive note amid mixed cues from the Asian peers.

The art (or science, as some would like to call it) of balancing our infinite needs with resources that are finite in nature is called Economics.

Today, the stock gave a breakout of pennant pattern along with robust volume. Additionally, the stock has formed a sizeable bullish candle on the breakout day.

Considering the daily timeframe, the stock of Metropolis Healthcare Limited has given a bounce from the edge of the rising trendline support (on a logarithmic scale) formed by connecting swing lows from March 24, 2020, and it coincides with the 34-day exponential moving average.

Considering the daily timeframe, the stock of EID Parry India Limited has given a breakout of downward sloping trendline resistance, formed by connecting swing highs since August 2020.

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, today launched the BADA DOST.

On Monday, Sensex tumbled by more than 600 points from its day’s high to close down by 97.92 points or by 0.25 per cent at 38,756.63 levels while Nifty fell by 43.40 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 11,421.05 levels.

Yes Bank rose 2.67 per cent to Rs 15 after domestic credit rating agency ICRA on Friday upgraded its ratings assigned to various debt instruments of the private lender.

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The collaboration provides the bank’s varied customer base access to the insurer’s portfolio, making insurance more accessible to its customers across India.

The estimated value of the contract falls under the significant category ranging between Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore.

Kirloskar Ferrous Industries informed the bourses during the weekend that its board of directors at a meeting held on September 12, 2020, has granted in-principle approval for the acquisition of movable & immovable assets relating to the pig iron plant of VSL Steels for a cash consideration of not exceeding Rs 135 crore, payable in installments

Indoco Remedies informed the bourses today that it has received approval for its ANDA for Apixaban tablets 2.5 mg & 5 mg. The products are therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug ‘Eliquis’ of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)

It noted that the GDP fall of about 24 per cent in the first quarter was slightly higher than its expectations of a 20.2 per cent contraction. The element, which came in as a surprise, was the growth of public administration, defence, and other services segments at (-) 10.3 per cent.

The market opened in green on September 14, 2020.

The market opened in green on September 14, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,61,89,988 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,21,888.55 crore.

The market opened in green on September 14, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,61,89,988 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 11,21,888.55 crore.

Ramco Cements informed the bourses during the weekend that it has commissioned a 9 MW waste heat recovery power generating plant at Jayanthipuram (Andhra Pradesh) in September 2020

Ratnamani Metals & Tubes surges on the bourses by nearly 7 per cent after the company announced on Friday post-market hours that it has bagged a domestic order worth Rs 90 crore in the carbon steel division of the company for the supply of coated CS pipes for oil & gas sector

The project, with an order value of Rs 126.5 crore, is scheduled to be completed within 22 months. As of FY20, the company’s order book stood at Rs 6,916 crore.

Last week, SEBI changed the mandate for multi-cap funds. To evade a few concerns, it has further clarified regarding the rejigging of their portfolios.

The credit rating agency, Moody's Investors Service, has revised Bharti Airtel's credit outlook rating to stable from negative on the account of easing of competition in the telecom sector, increase in 4G customer base and mobile services rates from December.

For the upcoming week, on the upside, the level of 11,565-85 is likely to act as a resistance zone and on the downside, 11,390-70 may act as a support. Stocks in news: Wipro, Ramco Cement, Ratnamani Metals and Tubes, Goa Carbon.

On the back of optimism about the resumption vaccine trial and positive cues from Asian peers, SGX Nifty is indicating that the Indian markets are set to kick off the week on a positive note and most importantly, it will try and build on last week’s gains.

SEBI has modified asset allocation rules for multi-cap funds. In this article, we would discuss how it would impact the investors.

Several categories of stocks are available in the market that may fit your goal. The following literature provides you with the attributes of these different categories of stocks.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 852.41 crore, which declined by 64.07 per cent YoY from Rs 2,372.35 crore in Q1FY20.

The stock of Granules India Limited has formed a gravestone Doji candlestick pattern as on March 23, 2020, and thereafter, marked the sequence of higher tops and higher bottoms. The stock has witnessed over 235 per cent upside momentum from the low of Rs 114.10, which was registered on March 23, 2020.

Considering the daily timeframe, the stock has given a downward sloping trendline breakout formed by connecting swing highs since August 11, 2020. This breakout is confirmed by the above 50-day average volume.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 778.51 crore, which increased by 17.81 per cent YoY from Rs 660.81 crore in Q1FY20.

Earlier this month, the company had announced a plan to invest Rs 1 lakh crore, which would help the company to achieve 1 billion tonnes (BT) coal production by the year 2023-24.

On Friday, the domestic benchmark indices saw volatility during the week’s last trading session. Sensex and Nifty closed flat with a positive bias. Sensex edged up by a mere 0.04 per cent or 14.23 points to settle at 38,854.55 while Nifty gained by 0.13 per cent or 15.20 points to close at 11,464.45.

Risk is simply the probability of losing money on an investment. A more technical definition of risk would be the volatility of return on the investment. An asset with erratic returns is considered to be riskier than an asset, whose value stays rather static or moves slowly.

Zydus Cadila has received final approval from USFDA to market Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome injection in the strengths of 20 mg/10 ml (2 mg/ml) and 50 mg/25 ml (2 mg/ml) single-dose vials.

Zydus Cadila has received final approval from USFDA to market Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome injection in the strengths of 20 mg/10 ml (2 mg/ml) and 50 mg/25 ml (2 mg/ml) single-dose vials.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 2,910.83 crore, which increased by 2.29 per cent YoY from Rs 2,845.64 crore in Q1FY20. 

Penny stocks have made a come back in 2020. Several penny stocks have become multibaggers and are catching investors attention.

Also on the production front, the company has beaten the production target of its main revenue component Urea. It has produced 16.11 lakh MT of Urea during April-August 2020 as against 14.26 lakh MT produced during the same period in 2019-20.

Over a period of 5 years the stock has generated 109.4 per cent returns on an annualised basis while over three years the stock has delivered 97.60 per cent on an annualised basis.

During Friday’s trading session, even as Sensex and Nifty remained volatile, the stock of Coforge Limited almost touched its 52-week high.

Asset allocation is one of the most important parts of your financial planning and hence, you should get it right!

The market opened flat on September 11, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,96,14,749 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 45,81,697.77 crore.

The market opened flat on September 11, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,96,14,749 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 45,81,697.77 crore.

The market opened flat on September 11, 2020.

Rating agency CRISIL in its latest report has sharply lowered its forecast for India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the current fiscal 2020-21 (FY21) to (-) 9 per cent as against its earlier estimate of (-) 5 per cent projected in May, as Coronavirus infections are yet to peak

Granules India Limited’s US subsidiary has received marketing approval from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for Dexmethylphenidate HCL extended-release capsules for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

It is said ‘when it rains, it pours’ and this is what the situation of Indian markets is this morning as they received bad news in abundance. To begin with the cues from Wall Street in overnight are fragile as the tech stocks came under hammering and the jobless claims rose more than the estimate.

Friday’s session could set the tone for the near term and the level of 11,560-11,570 would hold key importance. Stocks in news:  ITI, TCS, Infosys, Reliance Industries, Indo Count, Motherson Sumi.

BSE StAR MF has once again achieved a positive net equity inflow of Rs 667 crore for the month of August whereas the industry experienced a net outflow of Rs 4,000 crore.

The consolidated net profit in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 29.69 crore, which rose by 40.11 per cent, as compared to Q1FY20, when it reported a profit of Rs 21.19 crore.

Standalone profit stood at Rs 6.5 crore for Q1FY21. It declined by 70.3 per cent as compared to Rs 21.9 crore that it had reported in Q1FY20.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 1,736.74 crore, which declined by 47.2 per cent YoY from Rs 3,289.47 crore in Q1FY20. 

Invesco Mutual Fund announces the launch of its new fund, Invesco India Focused 20 Equity Fund, an open-ended equity scheme investing in a maximum of 20 stocks across market capitalisation.

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Companies are in business for one purpose i.e. to make profits. If a company accumulates considerable losses year after year, it will not stay in business for long. Profits are the driving force of growth and also, the main source of repaying loans, making new investments along with providing an adequate return to owners so that they retain their interest and financial backing.

Snapping a two-day losing streak, the domestic benchmark indices ended Thursday’s trading session in the green, boosted by gains in heavyweights. Sensex rose by 1.69 per cent or 646.60 points to settle at 38,840.32 while Nifty gained by 171.25 points or 1.52 per cent to close at 11,449.25.

While the 'do it yourself' kind of investment process may help you avoid paying fees to financial advisers, there may come a time when you are unable to manage your portfolio, especially at the time of a financial crisis, as has been the case in recent times due to the ongoing pandemic. DSIJ takes a closer look at the pros and cons of this issue

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation 

In this edition, we have reviewed Kotak Mahindra Bank and Bata India. We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD in Kotak Mahindra Bank and Bata India.