The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 2,779.48 crore, which increased by 6.5 per cent YoY from Rs 2,609.95 crore in Q1FY20. 

On Monday, Sensex opened with gains but soon, sentiments in the markets turned sour after reports of India-China tensions made the headlines.

The nation's largest gas marketer and shipper has adopted a revised strategic plan identifying priority business initiatives. This strategic plan will help the company to address its challenges in the changing industry scenarios and provide new areas for growth with geographic expansion.

In the recently released report, India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has expressed that despite the share of agriculture in India's gross value, which is 17 per cent, the rural demand at best can extend support to consumption demand but cannot be a substitute for urban demand

The market opened in green on August 31, 2020.

The market opened in green on August 31, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,00,73,108 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 14,02,335.91 crore.

The market opened in green on August 31, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,00,73,108 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 14,02,335.91 crore.

On June 17, 2020, Wonderla Holidays forayed into food takeaway and home delivery division as part of its business expansion. Under this business plan, the company has launched two 'Wonder Kitchen' outlets in Bangalore since June 2020.

The markets witnessed a big dent in the month of March 2020 and then recovered gradually. Here is a list of the top 10 funds that returned higher than markets.

The company posted a net profit of Rs 759.75 crore for Q1FY21 on account of exceptional items in connection with the transfer of the business comprising 62 products to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited. 

The acquisition, which is being done to expand its end-to-end offerings for local as well as regional resources sector, will be made by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cyient Australia Pty Limited. 

With the recent rise and narrowing range bars, we would advise the traders to follow a strict trailing stop-loss for the long position as there is no signal for short-selling unless the index closes below the prior bar and forms a lower high. Stocks in news: CG Power & Industrial Solutions, Reliance Industries, Cyient.

Early trends in SGX Nifty indicates a strong opening of the week for the markets. 

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 217.73 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 52.99 per cent YoY from Rs 463.19 crore in Q1FY20.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 475.2 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 45.26 per cent YoY from Rs 868.14 crore in Q1FY20.

Reliance Industries Ltd and Future Group announced that the former is acquiring the Retail & Wholesale business and Logistics & Warehousing business of the latter on slump sale basis for lumpsum aggregate consideration of Rs 24713 crore.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 522.93 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 37.98 per cent YoY from Rs 843.22 crore in Q1FY20.

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Net interest income (NII) stood at Rs 53.33 crore as against Rs 400.82 crore it reported in Q1FY20. A decline of 86.7 per cent YoY.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 1092.81 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 28.32 per cent YoY from Rs 1524.51 crore in Q1FY20.

On Friday, the markets were dominated by the banks. Sensex managed to close at 39467.31 up by 353.84 points or 0.90 per cent. Nifty closed at 11655.25, up by 96 points or 0.83 per cent.

We analysed the last one year's returns of Nifty as an index and its constituents too in the last one year, starting from August 27, 2019, till August 27, 2020. Over this period, Nifty gave an absolute return of a mere 4.09 per cent. Surprisingly, there was enough disparity in Nifty constituents with regard to the returns they gave individually.

On July 27, 2020, BSE Metal index was at 7,598.48 which jumped by 20.7 per cent to 9,175.04 on August 27, 2020. BSE Realty index was at 1,536.99 as of July 27, 2020, which grew by 19.8 per cent to 1,842.24 on August 27, 2020.

In the last one-year, corporate bond funds, on average, generated a return of 10.74 per cent. Hence, if you are planning to invest in them, then here are some key points that you need to bear in mind.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 673.72 crore, which declined by 5.44 per cent YoY from Rs 712.49 crore in Q1FY20.

It expects to reach an average gross revenue rate of Rs 150-Rs 155 crore per month in the next 3 months. This is a 14 per cent increase in the average volume and revenue on a YoY basis.

Avantel, a small-sized telecom equipment manufacturer, informed on Friday that it has signed a contract worth Rs 96.76 crore with IHQ, MoD (Indian Navy), for the supply of communication equipment for Indian Naval ships. Looking at its annual revenue of Rs 52 crore for FY20, this order is of quite a significance to the company.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 179.43 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 71.94 per cent YoY from Rs 639.53 crore in Q1FY20.

The market opened in green on August 28, 2020.

The market opened in green on August 28, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,12,97,629 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 35,09,028.64 crore.

The market opened in green on August 28, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 5,12,97,629 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 35,09,028.64 crore.

Net interest income (NII) stood at Rs 4.46 crore as against Rs 3.97 crore it reported in Q1FY20. A growth of 12.3 per cent YoY.

Markets are likely to end the week on an optimistic note amid strong global cues.

In the coming session, the zone of 11,530-11,500 is crucial to monitor as it is the confluence of upward sloping trendline support and 20-hour EMA level. Failure to hold above the 11,500 mark could be the first sign of weakness. Stocks in news: Yes Bank Ltd, Artson Engineering Ltd, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, GMR Infrastructure Ltd.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 1,937.5 crore, which declined by 40.64 per cent YoY from Rs 3,263.74 crore in Q1FY20. 

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 955.40 crore, which declined by 12.63 per cent YoY from Rs 1,093.49 crore in Q1FY20.

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd announced the launch of Penicillamine capsules USP, 250 mg, a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Cuprimine (Penicillamine) capsules, 250 mg, approved by United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) on Thursday.

The shares of Blue Star Limited were trading as high as 15 per cent on Thursday after the company announced that it has won an electrical & mechanical works (E&M) order valued at Rs 149 crore.

Infosys, a global leader in the next-generation digital services & consulting, announced a five-year partnership with Genesys, a global leader in cloud customer experience and contact centre solutions. 

On the last expiry day of the month, Sensex and Nifty saw profit booking. Sensex managed to close at 39113.47 levels, up by 39.55 points or 0.10 per cent on Thursday. Nifty closed at 11559.25 levels, up by 9.65 points or 0.08 per cent.

To compile the CFO rankings, DSIJ examined the performances of companies listed on the BSE and the NSE across market capitalisation.

Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL) announced that a meeting of the company’s board of directors is scheduled to be held for considering proposals of raising funds. Reacting to the announcement, the shares of various Future Group-owned companies soared high on Thursday.

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The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 252.02 crore in Q1FY21, which rose by 31.95 per cent YoY from Rs 190.99 crore in Q1FY20.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 103.64 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 59.14 per cent YoY from Rs 253.67 crore in Q1FY20.

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The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc.

Voracious bulls are at play right now and the jumping stock prices are a pleasing sight to many investors. As the stock prices and indices, both local and global, inch higher, a majority of investors and professionals are wondering if it is the right time to book out.

Healthy product mix and penetrating existing markets while entering new markets is the growth mantra for Godrej Agrovet 

Before we begin let’s do a recap of what we had mentioned in our previous market update. We had stated that Bank Nifty was likely to regain its lost ground and according to the measure rule of the ascending triangle pattern index was likely to touch the level of 22,800-23,000.

The company sees greater opportunity in appliances, cold storage, hospitals for anti-microbial coated steel products amidst customers’ behavioural shift due to the ongoing pandemic that has increased health awareness.

In this edition, we have reviewed JK Paper Limited and Bajaj Finance. We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD in JK Paper Limited and Bajaj Finance.

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

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Indian multinational vehicle manufacturer, Mahindra & Mahindra, signed the deal to explore the development and manufacturing of electric commercial vehicles for the global markets.

The PMI data in the Euro zone did disappoint market participants but the stock prices after a bout of correction managed to recover, nevertheless tracking the virus-related developments and the US markets. The Asian markets traded strong in the past couple of weeks as there are signs emerging of the situation getting calmer between the US and China 

The market opened in green on August 27, 2020.

The market opened in green on August 27, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,64,21,835 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,47,582.19 crore.

The market opened in green on August 27, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,64,21,835 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 18,47,582.19 crore.

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Believe it or not, despite the economic challenges foreseen, there is a race going on between small-caps and mid-caps to top the markets

In July 2020, Tau Investment has made an open offer to acquire up to 2,00,93,346 shares of JB Chemical to its existing shareholders. The open offer constitutes 26 per cent of the voting share capital, at the offer price of Rs 745 per equity share, subject to the terms and conditions.

Xelpmoc Design and Tech Ltd is a recently-listed (January-2019) micro-cap company that is catching investors’ attention with its accelerating performance on bourses. Xelpmoc Design is a technology, data analytics, and design company.

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This is our mutual fund recommendation. Every fortnight , we recommend one open-ended equity diversified fund that has the best potential of returns for the next one year considering its constituents remain the same.

An analysis carried out by DSIJ shows that debt gave better risk-adjusted returns. This should certainly be of interest to a conservative investor

Most investors think that risk is proportionately reduced by adding each additional stock in a portfolio, which, actually, is quite farther away from the truth. In the book titled ‘Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis’ authored by Edwin J. Elton and Martin J. Gruber, there is evidence that one can only reduce risk to a certain point beyond which there is no further benefit from diversification.

It is not a question about whether you should buy equity or gold. It is more about whether it should be an essential part of your portfolio. In this article we have highlighted the reasons why we recommend gold to be an integral investment along with other asset classes

In the last couple of weeks gold has turned out to be quite volatile and is down by almost 6 per cent from its recent high. Many investors now believe that gold has run its course as it is up by more than 50 per cent in the last one year and there is no merit in investing in this yellow metal.

I am heavily invested in large-cap funds and am thinking of shifting to index funds. Is it the right step? Also, should I go for ETFs instead of index funds?

On the upside, Nifty may witness resistance in the zone of 11,660-11,680 level. On the downside, immediate support is placed in the zone of 11,490-11,460 as it is a confluence of upward sloping trendline support and 20-hour MA. Stocks in news: Jindal Stainless Ltd, Punjab & Sind Bank, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Affle (India) Ltd.

Early trends in SGX Nifty indicates a flat start for the markets.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 692.53 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 60.29 per cent YoY from Rs 1744.07 crore in Q1FY20.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 350.98 crore in Q4FY20, which declined by 24.35 per cent YoY from Rs 463.97 crore in Q4FY19.

The share price of Affle (India) Ltd hit its upper circuit on August 26, 2020, and made a new 52-week high after the company announced that it has won the contract from Singapore Government to build a ‘digital & cloud-based commuter survey platform’ for the countries’ Land Transport Authority (LTA).

Infosys on Wednesday announced the launch of AI-driven ‘cognitive email workbench’ solution that gives enterprises an ability to augment query management and scale their helpdesk operations

KNR Constructions Limited has won an order worth Rs 1,157 crore (including GST) by Highways Department of Government of Tamil Nadu.

In what proved to be an encouraging day of trading for investors, the Sensex jumped by more than 230 points or 0.59 per cent to close at 39073.92 levels. Nifty managed to close at 11549.60 levels, up by 77.35 points or by 0.67 per cent.

BSE Auto index, which is mostly led by two-wheeler stocks, gained by 1.50 per cent and was one of the top index gainers amongst all sectoral indices on Wednesday.

Lupin Limited and Mylan NV announced the launch of Nepexto, biosimilar etanercept, in the German market.

The shares will be issued at a discount price of Rs 160 per share. Reacting to this news, the share on Wednesday slipped 5.5 per cent during the early trading session on BSE.

Arbitrage funds are generating negative returns. So, in this article, we would discuss whether it’s worth staying invested or should one exit from it.

On Wednesday, the shares of buzzing stock, CG Power and Industrial Solutions again locked in at its upper circuit of 5 per cent on BSE. The stock has skyrocketed, gaining by more than 135 per cent in the last one month.

The market opened flat on August 26, 2020.

The market opened flat on August 26, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,54,32,637 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,51,531.87 crore.

The market opened flat on August 26, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,54,32,637 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 17,51,531.87 crore.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 30.46 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 46.72 per cent YoY from Rs 57.17 crore in Q1FY20.