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Alembic has a total of 130 ANDA approvals, out of which, 113 are final approvals while 17 have tentative approvals from USFDA.

Equity portfolio management is all about maximising returns while minimising risks. Most professional investors are able to understand this relation very well which makes them good at managing long-term portfolios.

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.

With the ongoing pandemic disrupting economies around the world and pushing companies into finding innovative ways to stay afloat, the chief financial officers of all the leading organisations are now shouldering the immense responsibility of creating a new path of sustainability

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.

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

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon.

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year. 

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.

I am very thankful for the recent issue discussing beaten-down stocks and their prospects for recovery.

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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Investing through mutual funds can be a sure-shot way of enhancing your chances to achieve your investment goals over varied time horizons as they offer a number of advantages over traditional investment options.

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.

Market leader State Bank of India (SBI) has sanctioned Rs 23,864 crore of loans and disbursed Rs 17,599 crore. It is followed by Punjab National Bank, which has sanctioned Rs 10,348 crore.

JMC Projects (India) Limited, which is a leading civil engineering and EPC company, has surged 16 per cent on BSE after it bagged new orders worth Rs 554 crore.

After Glenmark, companies like Cipla, Lupin and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries also launched their own variants of Favipiravir tablets. Lupin’s ‘Covihalt’ is priced at Rs 49 per tablet while Sun Pharma’s ‘FluGuard’ is priced as low as Rs 35 per tablet, which is the cheapest in India.

As long as the resistance zone of 11,536-11,600 is not cleared convincingly, do not expect a run-away rise. On the downside, the zone of 11,410-11,370 is likely to act as immediate support. Stocks in news: Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd, Scanpoint Geomatics Ltd, JMC Projects (India) Ltd, FDC Ltd.

All participants are going to keep a watchful eye on whether the Indian markets carry the positive sentiment from the previous trading sessions after three days of the continued rise and close on a six-month record high?

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 634.53 crore in Q4FY20, which declined by 0.49 per cent YoY from Rs 637.64 crore in Q4FY19.

The company reported consolidated net sales of Rs 526.87 crore in Q1FY21, which declined by 50.75 per cent YoY from Rs 1069.85 crore in Q1FY20.

The 10-year benchmark bond yields surged over 6 per cent. What should debt MF investors do? Read on to find out more.

India’s leading integrated travel services company, Thomas Cook (India) announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Payback India to offer attractive loyalty benefits to its customers thereby, enabling them to earn and redeem points on every Thomas Cook holiday purchase.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 359.53 crore, which declined by 60.56 per cent YoY from Rs 911.52 crore in Q1FY20. 

Ramco Systems informed the bourses on Tuesday that it has entered into a multi-million dollar agreement with leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses in Malaysia

On Tuesday, the Sensex and Nifty opened comfortably in green and then slid twice into red zone during the volatile trading session. The Sensex managed to close at 38843.88 levels, up by 44.80 points or 0.12 per cent. Nifty closed at 11472.25 levels, up by 5.80 points or 0.05 per cent. The Mid-Caps and the Small-Caps once again outperformed the markets.

The management of the company mentioned that many of its suppliers invoked force majeure clause (which allows temporary relief from contractual obligations in uncertain & uncontrolled situations such as pandemic).

Interestingly, the management in a conference call held for the discussion of the acquisition, mentioned that Bharti AXA made a loss of Rs 240 crore in FY20. This can be considered as one of the reasons why the stock price is not cheering on the announcement of the transaction.

Single-mode optical fibre is imported from various countries including China, Japan, the US and Korea. The major quantity is imported from China. The directorate, in its probe, concluded that the product is being imported to India in such increased quantities that it may threaten the domestic manufacturers.

CRISIL expects India’s retail food inflation, which is measured through consumer price index (CPI), to cool down in the second half of the ongoing fiscal year on account of the effect of the high base of the previous year, along with a bumper Rabi harvest and a good prospect of Kharif harvest

During the last six months, almost 150 stocks that trade on BSE have doubled.

The approved ANDA is therapeutically equivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), DesOwen Lotion, 0.05 per cent of Galderma Laboratories LP. Desonide Lotion is low to medium potency corticosteroids indicated for the relief of inflammatory and pruritic manifestations of corticosteroid-responsive dermatoses.

Volatility in markets can be seen during today’s trading session. After opening up in positive, Sensex continued to fluctuate, oscillating in the red and green territory.

The market opened in green on August 25, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,92,04,237 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,31,390.82 crore.

The market opened in green on August 24, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,25,46,616 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,85,496.25 crore.

Consolidated profit stood at Rs 824.08 crore for Q1FY21. It grew by 35.3 per cent as compared to Rs 609.1 crore that it had reported in Q1FY20.

The market opened in green on August 25, 2020.

It pointed out that pharma companies cumulatively witnessed their pre-tax margins rise by 306 bps on an annualised basis and 551 bps sequentially in Q1 due to the strong revenue growth in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) business and lower operating expenses.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 1,022.30 crore, which declined by 42.34 per cent YoY from Rs 1,773.04 crore in Q1FY20.

Lupin Limited has informed the bourses that it has received United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) approval for its Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg (base)/actuation. It is a generic version of ProAir HFA.

This move will align the company’s operations as well as capital structure. It will also help in streamlining its financial obligations and will significantly improve credit metrics.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 106.51 crore, which declined by 53.61 per cent YoY from Rs 229.59 crore in Q1FY20. 

Talking about the levels of Nifty, 11,530-11,600 seems to be the next hurdle for the index. On the downside, immediate support is seen around opening the upside gap area (11,412-11,371). Stocks in news: Axis Bank Ltd, Prince Pipes and Fittings Ltd, Indian Bank, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd, Wipro Ltd, Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.

The month of August saw Sensex gain by almost 5 per cent. The bulls clearly have the momentum with them even as there are as many as 350 stocks that are constituents of BSE 500 that outperformed BSE 500 index in August.

Equity market performance in August has taken the market participants by surprise as BSE Small-cap index gained by 14 per cent in August itself. 

The recent underperformance of the banking dedicated mutual fund scheme highlights one significant aspect of the stock market i.e. the best sectors are not immune to cyclicality.

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

Considering the daily timeframe, the stock has given a downward sloping trendline breakout formed by connecting swing highs from July 2020. Further, the breakout is supported by a robust volume of more than three times of 50 days’ average volume, indicating strong buying interest by the market participants.

Taking cues from global markets, the Indian market on Monday saw a broad-based rally, with Sensex jumping by 364.36 points or 0.95 per cent and closing at 38799.08 levels. Nifty managed to close at 11466.45 levels, up by 94.85 points or 0.83 per cent.

Steel Strips Wheels Limited (SSWL) announced that the company has bagged new export orders for over 3,200 wheels for EU Truck and US Mobile Home Market. Reacting to the news, the stock of the company gained by nearly 7 per cent during Monday’s trading session.

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BASF continued its gaining streak on Monday as the stock of the company rose for the fifth straight trading session. The stock recorded its fresh 52-week high at Rs 1,870 since October 2018.

The market opened in green on August 24, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,25,46,616 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,85,496.25 crore.

Granules India informed the bourses on Saturday that United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved the abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) filed by its wholly-owned foreign subsidiary, Granules Pharmaceuticals, Inc (GPI) for Ramelteon tablets, 8 mg

The market opened in green on August 24, 2020.

The market opened in green on August 24, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,25,46,616 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,85,496.25 crore.