From today onwards, the nationwide lockdown in India, which was implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, has been eased a little. This has allowed travel to be resumed, following which, IRB Infrastructure Developers announced the resumption of user fee collection at all toll plazas.

Wockhardt announced that the company has received qualified infectious disease product (QIDP) designation for WCK 6777 from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA). WCK 6777 is once-a-day combination antibiotic of β-lactam enhancer.

Domestic benchmark indices have ended the week on a positive note today as Sensex zoomed by 3.22 per cent which is 986.11 points to be at the level of 31,588.72 while, Nifty went up by 3.05 per cent which is 273.95 points to the level of 9,266.75.

On Thursday, domestic indices-Sensex and Nifty closed in green as Sensex gained by 0.73 per cent, which is 222.80 points to end at 30,602.61 level while, Nifty closed up by 0.76 per cent, which is 67.50 points to the level of 8,992.80.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that Israel’s first fully-digital bank has partnered with TCS as the first customer of its banking service bureau, powered by TCS BaNCS.

On Wednesday, Sensex closed down by 1.01 per cent, which is 310.21 points to be at 30,379.81 levels. Nifty also fell by 0.76 per cent which is 68.55 points to 8,925.30 levels. The morning session had witnessed Sensex rising over 700 points along with Nifty, gaining by more than 200 points as global peers were positive.

Since the beginning of Coronavirus pandemic, companies belonging to either aviation or tourism as well as hotel industry have seen a major downfall with lockdowns forcing them to suspend their business activities.

Hindalco announced that the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Novelis Inc. has completed the acquisition of US-based rolled products major, Aleris Corporation. Post this development, the stock of the company gained by nearly five per cent.

Lasa Supergenerics has received an approval from Food & Drug Administration authorities to manufacture Progesterone. Soon after this development, the stock of the company gained by 4.86 per cent.

Stocks markets begin the week on a weaker note as Sensex drops by 1.51 per cent, which is 469.60 points to the level of 30,690.02. Nifty also declined by 1.30 per cent, which is 118.05 points to the level of 8,993.85.

Zydus Cadila announced that the company has received a final approval from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Imatinib Mesylate tablets, 100 mg and 400 mg.

On Thursday, bulls were again seen establishing their dominance in D-Street as Sensex surged by 4.23 per cent, which is by 1,265.66 points to close at the level of 31,159.62. Nifty also gained by four per cent or 354 points to end the trading week at the level of 9,102.75.

A successful meeting is being expected on April 9 between the members of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allied producers including Russia. On the back of this, crude prices oil prices saw a positive jump as US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price rose by 5.59 per cent to USD 24.95 per barrel and Brent crude oil price went up by 2.35 per cent to USD 32.62 per barrel.

Sensex records the biggest one day gain as it closed at the level of 30,067.21 with an increase of 8.97 per cent or 2,476.26 points. Nifty closed at the level of 8,792.20, up by 8.76 per cent or 708.40 points. Nifty witnessed all stocks advance with no declines. The advance-decline ratio on BSE was 3:1.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) in a filing to the exchanges stated that it has reviewed its investment in SsangYong Motor Company (SYMC) worth 500 billion Korean Won (KRW) or USD 406 million. The company has also discussed the approach to capital allocation embracing COVID-19 impact.

Associated Alcohols & Breweries announced that the company has received permission from MP Drug & Food authorities for the production of alcohol-based hand sanitisers.

Godrej Properties, which is considered as one of India’s leading real estate developers, will be adding two new projects in Worli and Matunga East area of Mumbai (Maharashtra).

Cyient has announced that the company is providing drone-based surveillance technology for supporting Telangana State Police in implementing the strict COVID-19 lockdown in the city of Hyderabad.

Minda Industries is set to make an investment in TG Minda, which is 49.9 per cent joint venture between UNO MINDA and Toyoda Gosei, Japan (TG). The mentioned investment will be of Rs 33.5 crore and is expected to be completed by September 2020.

Dalal Street witnessed an extreme volatility in the past few weeks. However, on Tuesday, i.e. March 31, 2020, Sensex rallied by 1,028.17 points to the level of 29,468.49 which is an increase by 3.62 per cent. Nifty closed at 8,597.75 level, thus increasing by 3.82 per cent or 316.65 points.

After the release of positive manufacturing data by Chinese government, the metal stocks rallied with boosting domestic investor confidence. As a reaction to the news, S&P BSE Metal index went up by 5.36 per cent.

Aavas Financiers Limited has informed that Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement to lend around US$ 60 million in Indian rupee to the company for improving access to housing finance for lower-income borrowers especially women, in India.

Zydus Cadila announced that the pharma company has received a tentative approval from US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Carbidopa and Levodopa extended-release capsules in the strengths of 23.75 mg/95 mg, 36.25 mg/145 mg, 48.75 mg/195 mg and 61.25 mg/245 mg.

The maniac at D-Street continued on Monday as well, since the stock markets witnessed a massive sell-off with bears taking the lead on account of rising Coronavirus cases in India and also, globally. The rise in cases has led to a forceful shut down of businesses and disruption in manufacturing operations.

TVS Motor Company, which is a two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer, along with die-caster Sundaram-Clayton Ltd (SCL), together announced spending of around Rs 30 crore for supporting the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The spread of Coronavirus has been getting more and more serious globally, with continuous speedy rise in the new infected cases as well as death count. This has resulted into various countries applying travel restrictions as well as suspending international or domestic travel thereby, causing a worldwide slashed in fuel demand. As a result, Brent Crude witnessed a dip in prices and was last seen trading at USD 28.36 per barrel.

The outbreak of Coronavirus has impacted various sectors globally and domestically. The current lockdown that has been implemented pan India has forced a cut in power demand.

Ashok Leyland submitted a report of receiving ratings from CARE Ratings. As a result of this, the stock of the company fell by around four per cent.

The board of directors of Linde India, post careful evaluation of integration plan made for realising synergies between the businesses, have approved of a joint venture between the company and Praxair India to render operation and management services to both Linde India as well as Praxair India.

Reliance Jio seems to be very interesting for social networking giant Facebook, as market reports suggests that the latter intends to buy 10 per cent stake in Mukesh Ambani’s Jio.

Infibeam Avenues announced that it has partnered with third and one of the largest oil and natural gas company Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), through which the consumers of the latter, will be able to book LPG gas cylinders across India via the platform of BillAvenue.

The board of directors of Ashok Leyland, in a meeting, approved to acquire up to 6.99 per cent equity shares of Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited (HLFL) from existing shareholders in HLFL.

iGTB which is a complete global transaction banking platform by Intellect Design Arena Limited announced that it has received a large deal from Middle East's second-largest bank in order to enhance the bank's liquidity management capabilities. As a result of this development, the stock of the company jumped by nearly five per cent.

On Wednesday, the selling spree at D-Street continued with no relief as BSE Sensex fell by 1,709.58 points or 5.59 per cent to the level of 28,869.51. Sensex broke its mark of 29,000 for the first time since January 2017. Its NSE counter Nifty 50 breached the level of 8,500 to end at 8,468.80 level, down by 498.25 points or 5.56 per cent. Other global indices also witnessed a fall due to the fear of Coronavirus.

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd announced the launch of Ziprasidone Mesylate for injection, 20 mg (base)/ml single-dose Vials in US market.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals announced that the company’s API facility located at Karakhadi has received Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).

The board of directors of Nilkamal Limited have approved second interim dividend at the rate of Rs 10 per equity share, having the face value of Rs 10 each for FY19-20.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals announced that US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) conducted an inspection at Alembic Pharmaceuticals General Oral Solid Formulation Facility located in Panelav (Gujarat).

The key benchmark index-Sensex crashed by 2,713.41 points, close to the level of 31,390.07, down by 7.96 per cent on Monday. Nifty 50 also fell by 7.6 per cent, which is 756.10 point to the level of 9,199.10. The continued panic selling was driven by the deepening fear of Coronavirus pandemic.

Blue Star announced that it has declared an interim dividend of Rs 10 per equity share of Rs 2 for FY19-20, at a meeting held of its board of directors. The record date for the same is March 20, 2020 with the dividend expected to be paid or dispatched on or before March 30, 2020.

Black Cat Engineering & Construction (BCEC), which is one of Qatar's largest EPC and maintenance contractor for the upstream oil and gas industry, has decided to form a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in order to drive digital transformation and co-innovation strategy.

Airline as well as other stocks belonging to the travel and tourism sector tumbled as World Health Organisation (WHO), recognised COVID-19, commonly known as Coronavirus as a ‘pandemic’. Additionally, US President Donald Trump, also announced that his administration will be implementing new travel restrictions which will prohibit travel from Europe to US except from UK, from March 13, 2020 and will last for at least 30 days.

Coronavirus outbreak has hit the global markets severely with expected massive disruption in the global demand and supply balance. As the sell-off in markets continued today i.e. on March 12, 2020, Sensex tanked by more than 7.29 per cent or 2,601.47 points to the level of 33,095.93. It is one of the lowest levels that the index has reached in the past 24 months. For the first time since September 2017, Nifty 50 index breaches 9,700 with a fall of more than seven per cent or 761 points at 9,697.40 levels, the lowest in 32 months.

Indian Hume Pipe Company announced about receiving a letter of acceptance for the work of around Rs 357,53 crore, which includes GST. It is received from Madurai City Municipal Corporation (Tamil Nadu) to provide dedicated water supply to Madurai City Municipal Corporation. The company also mentioned that the project is to be completed within 30 months followed by six months trial-run and commissioning. 

Sensex tumbled by 1,941 points or 5.17 per cent and closed at 35,634 levels. At one point of time, Sensex was down by more than 2,400 points on intraday basis. The spread of COVID-19 and the crash in the crude oil prices spooked the global markets pushing European indices down by anywhere between four per cent and nine per cent. 

As part of the efforts to bail out the private lender, the government has approved a plan for State Bank of India (SBI) to lead a consortium that will buy a stake in YES Bank. The public-sector bank has also been authorised to pick other members of the consortium.

The key benchmark index-Sensex tumbled more than 200 points to close at 38,409.48, down by 0.55 per cent on Wednesday. 

Zydus Cadila announced that it has received an approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) in order to initiate Phase 1 clinical trials for its Investigational New Drug (IND) ZYBK2.

L&T Construction announced that its power transmission and distribution business has received a new order in India as well as overseas. Reacting to the news, the stock of Larsen & Toubro was trading in positive during Tuesday’s early morning trading session.

Auto sales continued to be affected by the economic conditions. The heavy outbreak of Coronavirus in China and around the world has resulted into various lockdowns and disruption in trades as well. Thus, the auto sales numbers for the month of 2020 look weak with hardly any signs of recovery.

NCC announced that the company had received a new order worth Rs 85 crore in the month of February, 2020.

Bharti Airtel announced to have carried out self-assessment of various license agreements entered into with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and also of various directions issued by the DoT from time to time with respect to Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC).

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Chandigarh Bench approved the merger of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Limited (GSKCH) into Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) which previously NCLT of Mumbai Bench had approved as per its order dated September 24, 2019.

US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) conducted a post-approval and GMP inspection at Biocon’s facility located in Bengaluru.

GMR Group announced that it has entered into a partnership with Groupe ADP for a partnership in the airport business.

CRISIL announced about the completion of acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Greenwich Associates LLC and its six subsidiaries as well. Despite this development, the stock of the company fell by more than four per cent on Wednesday.

Aurobindo Pharma announced of receiving an Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) with Voluntary Action Initiated (VAI) status from USFDA for its Hyderabad facility.

Pharma major Cipla reported to the exchanges that United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) have issued a warning letter in accordance with the inspection held at the company’s manufacturing facility in Goa.

Lupin announced the launch of Ethacrynic Acid Tablets USP, 25 mg used for the treatment of Edema. The pharma major had already received an approval from United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) earlier for this drug.

Man Industries (India) announced that it has received a new export order of around Rs 300 crore from Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Bharat Rasayan has executed a joint venture agreement with Nissan Chemical Corporation (NCC) under the name-Nissan Bharat Private Limited.

The board of directors of Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited (FLFL) will hold a meeting on February 20, 2020 to consider as well as to evaluate the proposal for raising funds.

Alphageo (India) on Monday said that it has received Notification of Award (NOA) of contract from Oil India Limited (OIL). Reacting to this news, the stock of the company rose by more than 10 per cent intraday.

Thyrocare Technologies is launching blood-based cancer screening profile consisting of Easycheck360, which is a cancer screening test profile for early detection of 16 types of cancers that is processed by Datar Cancer Genetics.

Lupin announced that United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) have successfully completed the inspection at its Aurangabad facility.

Brent Crude and WTI Crude oil prices continue to increase as the investors shift their focus on a possibility of more supply cuts by the oil producers.

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices had previously filed modification applications on the time schedule for making payments of over Rs 1 trillion which the companies owe to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues.

The following stocks will be in focus during Friday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements-Balkrishna Industries, Edelweiss Financial Services, Finolex Cables, Gabriel India and ARSS Infrastructure Projects.

Sunteck Realty Ltd (SRL) announced that the company has received positive response for its ‘Sunteck MaxXWorld’ project located at Naigaon (Maharashtra). As a reaction to this news, the company’s shares increased by nearly two per cent.

The following stocks will be in focus during Thursday's trading session in the light of their result announcements-Allcargo Logistics, Apollo Hospitals, Atul Auto, BPCL and Century Plyboards.

Zydus Cadila has received the final USFDA approval for marketing of Fluocinonide Cream USP, (US RLD-Vanos Cream) 0.1 per cent. This cream is commonly used for the treatment of various skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, dermatis, allergies, rash, etc.

Marksans Pharma announced that it has received Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) from United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for the company’s New York facility.

The following stocks will be in focus during Monday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements-JK Cement, Mahindra & Mahindra, VRL Logistics, Satia Industries and Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Company (DMCC).

The following stocks will be in focus during Thursday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Aarti Drugs, Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail, Bata India, Eicher Motors and Lupin.

The following stocks will be in focus during Wednesday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Ajanta Pharma, Apollo Tyres, Berger Paints and V-Mart Retail.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and arms manufacturer company-MBDA, through their joint venture-L&T MBDA Missile Systems Limited (LTMMSL) has set up a missile integration facility.

Zydus Cadila has received an approval from Drug Controller General of India (DGIA) for the use of Saroglitazar Magnesium in the treatment of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as an additional therapy with Metformin.

Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC) Limited announced that the company has received three new orders totaling to Rs 530 crore, which is exclusive of GST in the month of January 2020.

Centrum Housing Finance Limited (CHFL), which is part of Centrum Group, has signed an agreement to raise Rs 190 crore of equity funds from a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia.

As part of the Budget 2020 announcement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that the government will be divesting its stakes held in IDBI Bank. The stock of IDBI bank jumped by massive 10 per cent post this news.

Mahindra & Mahindra announced that its subsidiary Mahindra First Choice Wheels Limited (MFCWL) has acquired Fifth Gear Ventures Limited (FGVL).

The following stocks will be in focus during Wednesday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Escorts, Jubilant FoodWorks, Nilkamal, Pidilite Industries and Vaibhav Global.

Lupin Limited, which is a popular pharmaceutical company, announced about their successful completion of inspection undertaken by UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UKMHRA).

The following stocks will be in focus during Tuesday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Subros, Maruti Suzuki, JK Lakshmi Cement, Cummins India and Century Textiles & Industries.

Biocon announced that US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) conducted Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) at the company’s API manufacturing facility located in Bengaluru (Karnataka).

Maruti Suzuki announced that the company has launched S-CNG variant of the car-Alto, which is a very popular car in India.

The following stocks will be in focus during Monday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: ICICI Bank, APL Apollo Tubes, Pondy Oxides & Chemicals, DCB Bank and Muthoot Capital Services.

The following stocks will be in focus during Friday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: UltraTech Cement, Sonata Software, Bank of Baroda, JSW Steel and Atul Limited.

The following stocks will be in focus during Thursday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Biocon, PVR, Radico Khaitan, HDFC Life Insurance Company and Cholamandalam Investment Finance Company.

Power Mech Projects announced that it has received orders worth Rs 351 crore in total. As a result of this announcement, the stock of the company gained by more than 2 per cent.

The following stocks will be in focus during Wednesday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Asian Paints, Axis Bank, Raymond, Larsen & Toubro and SBI Life Insurance Company.

The following stocks will be in focus during Tuesday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Havells India, HDFC AMC, Polycab and Granules India.

Cipla announced that it has received Establishment Inspection Report (EIR) which indicates the closure of the inspection by United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) at its Patalganga (Maharashtra) manufacturing facility.

The board of directors of Dishman Carbogen Amcis on January 16, 2020, approved the buyback of fully paid-up equity shares by the company having a face value of Rs 2 each. On Friday, the stock dipped by nearly 9 per cent from its intraday high level.

The following stocks will be in focus during Monday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Chennai Petroleum Corporation, HDFC Bank, Cupid, Jindal Steel & Power and Goa Carbon.

The following stocks will be in focus during Friday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, L&T Finance Holdings, Reliance Industries and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company.

The following stocks will be in focus during Thursday’s trading session in the light of their result announcements: Cyient, Karnataka Bank, Rallis India, South Indian Bank and Tata Metaliks.

The honourable Arbitral Tribunal dismissed the claim made by Lauren Jyoti Private Limited (Lauren) which is an EPC Contractor, appointed by Godawari Green Energy Limited (GGEL).

IRCTC announced that Ministry of Railways has given its approval to IRCTC for operating Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Tejas Express.

Tata Power Solar Systems received a Letter of Award (LoA) from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for a 250 MW solar project under the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) scheme.