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The market opened in green on August 13, 2020. 

The market opened in green on August 13, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,43,77,404 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,67,098.85 crore.

The market opened in green on August 13, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 2,43,77,404 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 16,67,098.85 crore.

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Indian markets are likely to open with a positive bias on Thursday aided by strong close on Wall Street overnight. At 7:50 am, SGX Nifty was up by 6.50 points trading at 11,317.50 levels. The zone of 11,340-11,380 is a stiff resistance for the bulls and as long as the index stays below this level do not expect a runaway rise. 

It is a known fact that equity has always attracted greater attention than its distant cousin bond or debt when it comes to economic growth. The bond market, however, remains a key component of the financial system and its robustness and economic growth are positively correlated.

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The 20-DMA is likely to act as an important support in the near term, and on the upside, the bulls need to pierce the zone of 11,340-11,380 to extend its upmove. Stocks in news: Affle, Genus Power Infrastructures, Adani Power, Wipro.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 5,924.78 crore, which increased by 8.82 per cent YoY from Rs 5,444.6 crore in Q1FY20. 

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 336.55 crore, which declined by 5.12 per cent YoY from Rs 354.72 crore in Q1FY20. 

CARE Ratings announced on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tresata, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) & predictive analytics software in a bid to launch predictive intelligence business solutions in India.

The domestic benchmark indices closed flat with a negative bias on Wednesday as Sensex declined by mere 37.38 points or 0.10 per cent to settle at 38369.63.

The sales growth for these two businesses for the first quarter also reflected the same. It reported 10 per cent growth in the content solution business for the quarter.

The value theme was laggard for quite some time. However, it is likely to pick up any time around. Here is a list of the top-performing value funds.

One of the leading diagnostics company, Metropolis Healthcare, reported its first-quarter result of FY21 on Tuesday. Owing to the nationwide lockdown, its consolidated net sales in Q1FY21 dipped nearly 30 per cent YoY to Rs 143 crore

Equity funds from Axis mutual fund have remained the favourite of investors, however, in the last few months funds from this AMC are lagging in performance. 

The market opened in red on August 12, 2020. 

The market opened in red on August 12, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,95,69,107 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,68,029.32 crore.

The market opened in red on August 12, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,95,69,107 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,68,029.32 crore.

With the lower output of manufacturing, mining, and power generation, India's factory output, measured on the basis of Index of Industrial Production (IIP), declined by 16.6 per cent in June 2020.

JMC Projects (India) Limited, a leading civil engineering and EPC company, has bagged new orders worth Rs 1,363 crore. The orders include building projects in South India worth Rs 1,169 crore along with water supply project in Bihar worth Rs 194 crore.

On Tuesday, the stock has formed a reversal dark cloud cover candlestick pattern on the daily timeframe. The dark cloud cover is a bearish reversal candlestick pattern, which usually occurs at the top of an uptrend.

After crawling for almost five to six trading sessions in the past, the Indian indices mirroring weak cues from global peers are likely to witness a free fall at the opening bell as at 7:55 am, SGX Nifty was trading down by a staggering 118.5 points at 11,222 levels.

If the index moves below 11,280, bears would have an advantage, while above 11,380, the bulls would break the shackles and regain their power. Stocks in news: JMC Projects, KRBL, Hexaware, Eicher Motors.

The market is inching up by taking cues from the global markets in spite of the surge in the COVID-19 cases. The pharma stocks are rallying, which shows its maximum strength in 2020, so far.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 469.61 crore, which declined by 37.27 per cent YoY from Rs 748.57 crore in Q1FY20.

Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) in its latest data has shown that the passenger vehicle (PV) retail sales declined by 25.19 per cent to 1,57,373 units in July 2020 as compared to the sales of 2,10,377 units in July 2019 as Coronavirus pandemic continued to impact vehicle offtake

CRISIL has reaffirmed its 'CRISIL A1+' rating on the commercial paper programme of Jubilant FoodWorks Limited. The rating continues to reflect an established market position in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) segment, healthy operating efficiency driven by a robust supply-chain network, and a strong financial risk profile.

The company also informed that it has launched two products during the quarter in the US market. This has taken the total tally of products to 175 US generics market.

The Sensex closed today at 38407.01 by gaining 224.93 points or by 0.59 per cent whereas the Nifty registered 52.35 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 11322.50. The metal, banking stock and pharma stock did well in today’s buying session.

Like AMFI did campaigning for mutual funds, now even Life Insurance Council has come up with such a campaign for life insurance.

InterGlobe Aviation, which runs one of India’s most popular airlines IndiGo, announced that the company’s board of directors has approved fundraising of up to Rs 4,000 crore through the issuance of equity shares by way of a qualified institutional placement (QIP).

The market opened in green on August 11, 2020. 

The market opened in green on August 11, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,48,78,121 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,49,122.07 crore.

The market opened in green on August 11, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,48,78,121 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 10,49,122.07 crore.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 1,979 crore, which declined by 61.58 per cent YoY from Rs 5,151 crore in Q1FY20. 

BSE StAR MF contributed Rs 653 crore as net equity inflow whereas, the industry experienced a net outflow of Rs 2,480 crore.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories informed the bourses that along with its US subsidiary, it has launched Ciprofloxacin 0.3 per cent and Dexamethasone 0.1 per cent Otic Suspension, USP, a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Ciprodex

Gufic Lifesciences Private Limited (GLPL) has entered into a loan license agreement with Hetero Labs Limited to manufacture and supply Remdesivir lyophilised powder for injection (100 mg/vial) on loan license basis to Hetero for its sale in various countries, including India.

The company has received USFDA nod for the additional four variants to market them in the United States. Earlier, the company had received USFDA approval for one variant of male contraceptives.

Tracking positive global cues with indications of Nifty to open with gains of 43 points at 11, 362 levels, the Indian markets are likely to open in green. With index likely to open near its resistance level as on the upside, the zone of 11,340-11,380 continues to be a strong hurdle for the bulls.

As long as the resistance zone of 11,340-11,380 is not cleared convincingly, do not expect a run-away rise. On the downside, the level of 11,230 is likely to act as an immediate support level, followed by 11,120 levels. Stocks in news: Cupid, Titan, Suven Pharmaceuticals, Gufic Biosciences, BLS International Services, Kotak Mahindra Bank.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 2,480.14 crore, which declined by 24.91 per cent YoY from Rs 3,302.79 crore in Q1FY20. 

Sensex on Monday gained by 141.51 points or 0.37 per cent to close at 38182.08 while Nifty rose by 60.65 points or 0.54 per cent to settle at 11274.70. The day saw pharma stocks like Cipla and Natco Pharma doing well.

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

The stock of Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Limited has given a horizontal trendline breakout, formed by connecting swing highs since March 2018. Further, the breakout is supported by a robust volume of more than double of 50-day average volume, indicating a strong buying interest by the market participants.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 1,534.4 crore, which increased by 42.31 per cent YoY from Rs 1,078.19 crore in Q1FY20. 

CRISIL in its latest report has stated that Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to enable lenders to permit a one-time restructuring of loans is likely to ease the liquidity pressure on companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Steel Strips Wheels Limited (SSWL) announced that the firm has received export orders for over 30,000 wheels for the US Caravan trailer market. The order is over USD 2,37,000 from the market in the United States of America (USA).

The company will receive a gross value of nearly US$ 420.66 million from the divestment of US subsidiary as against the total investments made by the company in a US subsidiary of US$ 68.67 million

Dynamic bond funds take a bet on the interest rate cycles. Here is a list of the top-performing dynamic bond funds that are worth considering.

Domestic AUM increased by 6.4 per cent on a sequential basis in the month of July 2020, despite negative inflows into equity dedicated mutual fund.

The market opened in green on August 10, 2020. 

The market opened in green on August 10, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,42,39,144 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,91,308.23 crore.

The market opened in green on August 10, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1,42,39,144 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,91,308.23 crore.

Tejas Networks Limited has bagged a purchase order from L&T Construction worth Rs 66 crore to supply its gigabyte passive optical network (GPON) based fibre-broadband products and high-performance metro ethernet switches for a prestigious Indian defence network project.

Major companies in today’s trading session are trading in the green, which includes, BEL- up by 15 per cent, Bharat Dynamics- up by 11 per cent, Solar Industries India- up by 8 per cent, Hindustan Aeronautics- up by 10 per cent, Bharat Forge- up by 7 per cent and BEML- up by 6 per cent.

The new week is likely to begin on a soft note as the global cues are mixed and mostly on the lower side. The Nifty enters the new week right near the critical resistance level of 11,225-11,260. At 7:40 am, the SGX Nifty was trading with minuscule gains of nine points at 11,235 levels.

For the day, the high and low of the inside bar, which was formed on Friday, are critical for Monday as a break on either side could lead to a trending move. Stocks in news: Ganesha Ecoshpere, Nandan Denim, FDC, Indusind Bank, Tube Investment of India.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 1,064.27 crore, which increased by 6.55 per cent YoY from Rs 998.89 crore in Q1FY20.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 135.08 crore, which declined by 84.7 per cent YoY from Rs 882.76 crore in Q1FY20.

The stock of Caplin Point Laboratories Limited formed a bearish engulfing candlestick pattern on the daily timeframe. The bearish engulfing candlestick pattern is considered to be a bearish reversal pattern and usually occurs at the top of an uptrend.

The stock of Berger Paints India Limited has given a downward sloping trendline breakout, formed by connecting swing highs from February 2020. The breakout was supported by robust volumes.

Both the companies, which are in the same sector that is engineering, are expected to be beneficial to all. Tube Investment believes that its operations as well as financial efficiency could help in the resolution of issues going on in CG Power.

Ending the week, domestic benchmark indices closed flat with a positive bias on Friday, as Sensex gained by a mere 0.04 per cent or 15.12 points to settle at 38,040.57 while Nifty rose by 0.12 per cent or by 13.90 points to reach the level of 11,214.05.

Prince Pipes and Fittings Limited (PPFL), one of India’s largest integrated piping solutions & multi polymer manufacturers, announced that the company has entered into a technical collaboration with Tooling Holland BV, a global leader in the international plastic injection moulding industry based in the Netherlands.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 277.47 crore, which   declined by 66.62 per cent YoY from Rs 831.19 crore in Q1FY20. 

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The market opened in red on August 7, 2020. 

The market opened in red on August 7, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,09,80,826 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 39,88,372.83 crore.

The market opened in red on August 7, 2020, overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 6,09,80,826 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 39,88,372.83 crore.

Lupin Limited announced that the company’s US-based wholly-owned subsidiary Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. has entered into an agreement with ForDoz Pharma Corp (ForDoz).

Global pharma major, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals announced on Thursday that it is launching a 400 mg version of oral antiviral FabiFlu, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in India. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals was the first company in the country to have received the regulator’s approval for 400 mg dosage form.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 3,527.86 crore, which declined by 9.02 per cent YoY from Rs 3,877.69 crore in Q1FY20. 

As markets witnessed a strong rebound from lower levels and closed above the 11,200 level, the 'buy on dip' strategy worked quite well on Thursday's session.  On Friday, cues from Asian peers are mostly negative and hence, today's session is likely to begin on a cautious note.

As the daily bars are making higher highs and higher lows, it is better to continue the long positions with a trailing stop-loss. Stocks in news: Prince Pipes and Fittings, SML ISUZU, Jubilant FoodWorks, TCS, Lupin, Wipro.

The consolidated net sales reported in Q1FY21 came in at Rs 10,659.3 crore, which   declined by 5.42 per cent YoY from Rs 11,269.9 crore in Q1FY20.

The shares of GOCL Corporation Limited, a Hinduja Group Company, climbed by 20 per cent on Thursday, hitting the upper circuit after the company posted encouraging results for the quarter ended June 2020.

Tata Group companies are buzzing on the bourses. At least 10 out of 17 companies of the Group have outperformed Sensex, taking into consideration the market movement since July 1, 2020.

On Thursday, with RBI's announcement of keeping the repo rate unchanged at four per cent, Sensex rose by 362.12 points or by 0.96 per cent to close at 38,025.45 while its NSE counterpart Nifty gained by 98.50 points or 0.89 per cent to end at 11,200.15.

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