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Sensex, Nifty end flat as investors on edge ahead of Q2 earnings season

Catch all that happened in the market today

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adani

adani

1:13 PM

Buzzing stock
 
Adani Enterprises lost over 4% to Rs 383 in intraday trade after large protests were held across Australia on Saturday against the company’s proposed Carmichael coal mine on environmental concerns.

adani

12:58 PM

Economic growth to top 7% in next two quarters: Urjit Patel
 
Fostering monetary conditions conducive to economic growth were a constant consideration for Indian policymakers, but would not take priority over achieving the central bank's inflation target, Governor Urjit Patel told a newspaper on Monday. READ MORE 
12:34 PM

Markets reeling under problem of plenty?
 
It seems to be a problem of plenty in the Indian stock market, with foreign portfolio investors and domestic institutions acting almost in tandem in buying all available quality stocks, but the worry is who will be the buyer when these holdings get liquidated to book profit. READ FULL REPORT
12:21 PM

Markets check

At 12:20 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 31,836, up 22 points, while the broader Nifty50 was ruling at 9,983, up 3 points. 
11:56 AM

Small investors flock to IPOs
 
Small investors are chasing initial public offerings (IPOs) like never before. Of the past 10 IPOs which have hit the market, five have seen more than a million applications from them.   State-owned Cochin Shipyard’s IPO saw nearly two million applications, while the recently concluded one of Godrej Agrovet saw 1.5 million applications in the retail category, meant for investors applying for shares worth up to Rs 2 lakh. READ FULL ANALYSIS HERE 
11:36 AM

Buzzing stocks 

Shares of pumps manufacturers such as Shakti Pumps (India), Kirloskar Brothers, KSB Pumps and Roto Pumps have rallied by up to 12% on BSE in intra-day trade after the Goods and Service Tax (GST) on pump parts has been reduced from 28% to 18%. READ FULL REPORT
11:15 AM

Interview of the day
 
Amid rising worry over slowing economic growth, Nirmal Jain, chairman of IIFL, the financial services group, said that slowdown for a quarter or two is a small price to pay for the radical reforms implemented, as these would have a strongly positive impact on economic growth over the next five to 10 years. READ FULL INTERVIEW HERE

Nirmal Jain, Chairman, IIFL Group
Nirmal Jain, Chairman, IIFL Group

11:02 AM

Markets check

At 11:00 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 31,889, up 75 points, while the broader Nifty50 was ruling at  10,001, up 21 points. 
10:45 AM

Buzzing stocks 

Shares of jewellery companies were trading higher by up to 9% on BSE in early morning trade on expectation of revival in sales after the government revoked an order that mandated PAN and Aadhaar cards for purchases above Rs 50,000. READ MORE

gold,  jewellery

10:34 AM

Tata Teleservices closure may cost the group dear 
 
With the curtains likely to be drawn on Tata Teleservices soon, the group is staring at some serious challenges — paying debt of over Rs 28,000 crore to banks, deciding the fate of over 6,000 employees and battling the realisation that despite investing over Rs 50,000 crore (based on estimates) through the years, it would be able to recover little. READ FULL REPORT
10:20 AM

Buzzing stock

Sun Pharma Advanced Research (SPARC) has dipped 15% to Rs 332 on BSE in early morning trade after the company said its two pivotal phase III studies of Baclofen GRS for treatment of spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis did not meet the primary end point in placebo controlled studies. READ MORE

SPARC

10:00 AM

Nifty outlook by Angel Broking

If the Nifty50 manages to continue the positive momentum, then the index could extend the gains upto its resistances of 10,050-10,140. On the flipside, 9,880 is now a crucial support for this week, which if breached, could lead the index to resume the corrective trend to test the recent low. 
9:56 AM

Top five gainers as Nifty50 reclaims 10,000

gainers
Source: NSE

9:37 AM

Buzzing stock
 
Tata Teleservices tanked 15% following news reports that the Tata Teleservices is likely to wind down operations in phases, and has had discussions with the government. 

tata-tele

9:28 AM

Sectoral trend

sectors
Source: NSE


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First Published: Oct 09 2017 | 3:30 PM IST