Markets inched lower on Thursday taking cues from global markets. Sensex was down by 1.01 per cent closing at 33,690.09, with only six index stocks managing to close in the green.  

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The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 39.69 crore, yoy decline of 4.9 per cent. The company’s other income jumped almost 48 per cent to Rs. 13.95 crore from Rs. 9.42 crore in corresponding quarter of last year.

L&T Finance Holdings’ Q2 consolidated net profit rose by approximately 65 per cent and came in at Rs. 560.41 crore as against Rs. 337.53 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. Gross NPA was down to Rs. 6,119 crore, while net NPA was at Rs. 2,296 crore.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.10 p.m. on October 25, 2018.

The markets on October 25, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,703.75, down by 330.21 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,127.45, down by 97.30 points. 

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Security and Intelligence Services (SIS) reported a mixed set of numbers for the quarter ended on September 2018. The company's consolidated revenue for Q2FY19 was up by almost 16 per cent yoy to Rs. 1,690.2 crore.

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Construction company, ITD Cementation India has bagged orders worth Rs1,066 crore from Airport Authority of India, Vizhinjam Port, Mumbai Metro and Rail Vikas Nigam.

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Leading micro-financier Bharat Financial Inclusion reports good numbers for Q2FY19, following which the stock was buzzing on the exchange. The company posted a The company registered a 46 per cent YoY growth in Gross Loan Portfolio.

Pidilite Industries operates under two chief business segments, namely, branded consumer and bazaar products and industrial products. The former offers products like adhesives, sealants, arts and crafts, and construction and paint chemicals and contributes 84 per cent of the company’s sales.

Indian stock markets continued with their losing streak where the bears washed off the reversal attempt made by the bulls during last week.

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In a positive for the Indian economy, Brent crude oil prices cooled-off following Saudi’s pledge to fill up the gap in oil output due to Iran sanctions.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.59 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,33,824.38 crore.

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Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.59 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 13,33,824.38 crore.

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On the downside, the zone of 10,012-10,126 is likely to act as a crucial support level for the Nifty and it needs to hold above this zone to avoid fresh weakness creeping in. But failure to hold this support level would open up further correction up to the level of 9952, which is the low registered in the month of March. Stocks in news: Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, Kilitch Drugs and Jet Airways.

Indian stocks are likely to witness a gap-down opening as the leads from Asian peers and the Wall Street are disappointing. The Dow closed at its three-month lows in overnight trading and gave away year-to-date gains. Talking about Indian markets, volatility will remain embedded in the markets owing to the expiry of the October derivative series. The SGX Nifty is trading with a loss of over 100 points and indicates Nifty may open around the level of 10,136. Among Nifty 50 companies, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Yes Bank and JSW Steel will be announcing their quarterly earnings today.  

The following stocks are likely to be in focus in tomorrow’s trading session in light of their Q2FY19 results : BHEL, BIOCON, Dish TV, Force Motors and Yes Bank.

Leading airline operator Interglobe Aviation registered net loss Rs. 652 crore in Q2FY19 as against a profit of Rs. 552 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

Bajaj Auto's consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 7,986.79 crore, registering 21.6 per cent yoy increase. During the quarter, the company recorded highest ever volume of 13,39,444 units, while domestic volume stood at 6,92,899 units.

Bharti Airtel will be raising close to US$1.25 billion by selling stakes in its African business. 

Cyient and Suntech have signed a partnership agreement to pursue business opportunities, globally. Shares of Cyient were trading on a positive note during Wednesday's trading session.

The company bags EPC project from Qatari authority, which is its first major order in that country. The stock was buzzing in Wednesday's trade following this development. 

TCS partnered with Intel to further secure Quartz blockchain solutions. TCS will integrate Intel Software Guard Extensions technology using the aforesaid solutions. After consecutive 5 days of fall including Wednesday's session, the stock has recovered and is trading up by 1 per cent gain.

Pursuant to the acquisition of shares of DMMPL, the company is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSW Steel, wherein JSW Steel and its nominees hold 100 per cent of the issued and paid-up equity share capital of DMMPL.

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Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 1.05 p.m. on October 24, 2018.

The markets on October 24, 2018 opened up. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,971.70, up by 124.47 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,192.20, up by 45.40 points. 

The company’s market share across the segment improved substantially with chemist market share expanding to 8.4 per cent in second quarter from 7.4 per cent in first quarter of FY19.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 8.8 crore as against Rs. 13.76 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, yoy decline of 36 per cent. This mainly due to decline in other income. Also, jump in effective tax rate from 2 per cent to 43 per cent led to a decline in bottomline.

Rallis India Limited reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The company reported revenue growth of 12 per cent YoY.

Ambuja Cement Limited reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Ambuja Cement's consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 6,097.53 crore, registering 11.8 per cent yoy increase.

Zensar Technologies consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 968.71 crores, registering 7.09 per cent QoQ increase. This was primarily driven by growth in across the divisions.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.20 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,82,263.19 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.20 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 9,82,263.19 crore.

Hi-Tech Gears announced creation of a wholly-owned subsidiary at Ontario, Canada, by the name of Neo-Tech Smart Solutions Inc today after market hours. The company bought it for cash consideration of 2.5 lakh Canadian dollars remitted against allotment of 2.5 lakh common shares of 1 Canadian dollar each.

A move beyond 10,220 would provide a relief rally up to the level of 10,280, followed by 10,340. The 14-period RSI on the daily time frame shows bullish divergence against the price. Stocks in news: Bharti Airtel, Laurus Labs, Salzer Electronics, Sun Pharma, Shalby and DCM Shriram.

Much to our delight, it seems that the Indian markets may witness a positive opening on Wednesday. As the saying goes, someone’s loss is always another’s gain and the sharp fall in crude oil prices is certainly a big positive for the Indian markets. Too much supply combined with demand concerns led to a sharp drop in crude oil prices on Tuesday. The SGX Nifty is trading up by 66 points and indicates that Nifty may open around the level of 10,238. Among Nifty 50 companies, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Infratel, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Wipro will declare their quarterly earnings today.  

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Limited has announced that the company has been awarded Rs. 538.76 crore for a project in Lucknow. Shares of the company dipped below 3 per cent.

The PAT for the quarter came in at Rs. 33.48 crore as against Rs. 26.87 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, an increase of 25 per cent YoY. This jump in profit was mainly due to sharp decline in effective tax rate to 8 per cent in Q2FY19 from 21 per cent in Q2FY18.

The company reported highest ever quarterly profit and turnover, on Tuesday. The stock of Aksh Optifibre closed at Rs. 26.55 per share, up by 3.51 per cent on the BSE exchange.

Automaker TVS Motors posted revenue of Rs. 4,994 crore for Q2FY19, registering an increase of almost 22 per cent from the corresponding quarter last year. 

GNA Axles Limited Ltd. reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 during the market hours. GNA Axles Limited standalone revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 227.24 crore.

The NII for the quarter increased by 35.9 per cent yoy and 3.3 per cent qoq to Rs. 2,319.86 crore in Q2FY19 as against Rs. 2,245.54 crore in Q1FY19 and Rs. 1,707.54 crore in Q2FY18.

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RBL Bank’s net interest income for the second quarter of FY19 surged almost 41 per cent yoy to Rs. 593 crore. Also, core fee income grew by 60 per cent yoy to Rs. 325.24 crore, while other income grew by 38 per cent to Rs. 333.11 crore. 

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.20 p.m. on October 23, 2018.

The markets on October 23, 2018 opened down. BSE Sensex is trading at 33,970.19, down by 164.19 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,178.15, down by 67.10 points. 

Construction company, ITD Cementation India has bagged orders worth Rs. 1,066 crore from Airport Authority of India, Vizhinjam Port, Mumbai Metro and Rail Vikas Nigam.

The NII for the quarter increased by 2 per cent yoy and 3.2 per cent qoq to Rs. 103.39 crore in Q2FY19 as against Rs. 126.3 crore in Q1FY19 and Rs. 127.85 crore in Q2FY18. The interest income for the company grew by 12.2 per cent yoy to Rs. 414.2 crore in Q2FY19 vs Rs. 369.24 crore in Q2FY18.

The company informed the exchanges that its manufacturing plant in Boisar, near Mumbai has received an order for closure of the plant from Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB).

Himachal Futuristic Communications (HFCL), telecom network turnkey implementation company announced that it has received an Advance Purchase Order worth approximately Rs. 366.36 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), New Delhi.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.04 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,71,268 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 1.04 crore contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,71,268 crore.

The opening on Tuesday and the path that the Nifty takes post opening would be crucial as the levels of 10,138-10,200 would be extremely vital to watch out in the event of any vulnerability. Stocks in news: HFCL, ITD Cementation India, Rural Electrification Corporation, Digjam, Syndicate Bank, BHEL and Orient Press.

The SGX Nifty is trading down by almost 86 points and that could have an impact on the Indian markets even as the Asian peers are deep in the red. The SGX Nifty indicates Nifty may open with deep cut of almost 0.88 per cent around the level of 10,162.50. Among Nifty 50 companies, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance and HCL Technologies will report their earnings today.  

Mumbai based real estate firm, Oberoi Realty’s consolidated revenue for the second quarter of FY19 came in at Rs. 592.11 crore, registering 95.1 per cent yoy increase. 

Jubilant Life Sciences’ consolidated revenue for the quarter ended on September 2018 stood at Rs. 2,269 crore, up by 38 per cent YoY. This was led by stellar performance across all the segment, Pharmaceuticals division which account for 58 per cent of revenue recorded 55 per cent yoy growth.

The revenue break-up for the said quarter stood at box office (56.5 per cent), food & beverages (21.5 per cent), advertisement (10.3 per cent) and others (8.5 per cent). The company is having pan India presence with 536 screens in 66 cities.

The EBITDA for the quarter rose by 32.5 per cent yoy to Rs. 76.27 crore as against Rs. 57.56 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, with a corresponding margin expansion of 681 bps.

Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited Ltd. reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2018.

Mid-cap, Small-cap slip at closing hour of trade on Monday. The benchmark BSE MidCap index was at 13,958.90, down by 99.40 points or 0.71 per cent, while BSE SmallCap closed at 13,804.88, down by 278.04 points or 1.97 per cent. The market seemed spooked by liquidity concerns raised by NBFCs and banks.

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has launched the new Destini 125 scooter, on Monday. This powerful scooter aims to fortify company’s presence in the fast growing 125cc scooter segment.

TCS released TCS BaNCS for payments V12 at SIBOS 2018 which will enable banks to unleash innovation, speed and transparency. TCS BaNCS is an application certified on gpi and hence TCS customers who already avail the SWIFT gpi option will receive payments at a greater speed and can maintain end-to-end tracking.

Bhageria Industries to incur capex of around Rs. 100 crore for backward integration into manufacturing of sulphuric acid at Tarapur, Boisar.

Gayatri Projects, India’s leading pure play EPC company, informed the bourses that it has received three orders amounting to Rs. 403.96 crore from the Bihar State Road Development Corporation.

Following stocks are close to their 52-week low as at 12.58 p.m. on October 22, 2018.

The markets on October 22, 2018 opened gap down. BSE Sensex is trading at 34,469.20, up by 153.57 points and the Nifty is trading at 10,342.85, up by 39.30 points. 

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The company’s revenue for the quarter remained flat at Rs. 835.5 crore as compared to Rs. 834.2 crore in the preceding quarter. Revenue mix by segment, services (43 per cent of total revenue), digital (22 per cent), alliance (29.5 per cent) and Accelerite (5.5 per cent).

Aleor Dermaceuticals Ltd, a joint venture between Alembic Pharmaceuticals and Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies has cleared its first USFDA inspection.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 98.34 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,17,144.32 crore.

Overall volumes in futures & options currently stand at 98.34 lakh contracts with a turnover of Rs. 8,17,144.32 crore.

The company has bagged a purchase order of Rs. 111 crore for supply of country-wide next generation digital network for the Indian Navy's communication grid.

On the upside, the gap area which has been created on the October 19, 2018, is likely to act as a resistance zone (10,380-10,436). Stocks in news: Biocon, Lupin, Piramal Enterprises, Reliance Power, Tata Steel and Jet Airways.