MARKET WRAP: Sensex rises 299 pts, Nifty reclaims 11,000 led by IT, banks

The Nifty IT index settled 2.4 per cent higher led by a rally in Infibeam Avenues, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys. The Nifty PSU Bank ended 3.6 per cent higher led by IDBI and Indian Bank

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September GST collections stood at Rs 94,442 cr against Rs 93,690 cr in Aug

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Advance-decline ratio at multi-year lows; Nifty midcaps, smallcaps fall

The advance-decline ratio, a key indicator for market breadth, has dropped to multi-year lows. It stood at 0.1 per cent, with only 183 stocks advancing and 1,658 declining on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in September. Such a weak market breadth was seen after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.

 

The broader market stocks witnessed a huge correction in September with the Nifty Midcap 100 index dropping 14 per cent and Nifty Smallcap 100 index plunging 20 per cent. It was the biggest monthly fall for the two indices since October 2008. READ MORE

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H1 FY19 market report card: Only one stock gave over 100% returns

 

The first six months of FY19 have been nothing short of a roller-coaster for the domestic equity market. This has been a highly volatile period for stocks, thanks to a variety of reasons — from valuation concerns to weakening macros, liquidity tightening, foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, increase in crude oil prices and trade tensions among the world's biggest economies. READ MORE

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BSE forays into commodity derivatives with launch of gold, silver contracts

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India may face shortage of drugs as supplies from Chinese companies dry up

 

Apart from Vitamin C, there is currently no shortage of medicines in chemist shops, but this situation could change soon. Industry insiders say antibiotics, steroids, and other drugs are becoming hard to find because sourcing bulk drugs from China continues to remain a challenge. READ MORE

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152 stocks from BSE500 index hit 52-week lows

 

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki India, Eicher Motors and Zee Entertainment Enterprises from the S&P BSE500 index hit their respective 52-week lows on the BSE in intra-day trade on Monday. READ MORE

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Manufacturing activity picks up pace in Sept, PMI rises to 52.2

 

This is the 14th consecutive month that the manufacturing PMI remained above the 50-point mark. In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below that denotes contraction. READ MORE

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These 5 stocks hit 52-week highs on NSE

COMPANY	LATEST	52 WK HIGH	PREV HIGH	PREV DATE	VOLUME
GANGOTRI TEXTILE	5.30	5.80	5.55	28-SEP-2018	114878
PRAKASH STEELAGE	0.65	0.65	0.60	28-SEP-2018	33113
RUCHI INFRASTR.	6.70	6.70	6.40	28-SEP-2018	19573
SPACENET ENTERPR	0.70	0.70	0.65	28-SEP-2018	14175
TCS	2243.80	2244.70	2211.90	25-SEP-2018	1298780

 

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Japan's Nikkei 225 closes at highest level since 1991

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Govt to move NCLT to remove IL&FS management following serial defaults

Union government has decided to remove the management of IL&FS following serial defaults by the company and its subsidiaries to lenders. IL&FS has Rs 910 billion of debt and is unable to repay loans in the last one month. READ MORE

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CPSE ETF may include shares of 11 cos, rebalanced index to be ready by Oct

The new index of the CPSE Exchange Trade Fund (ETF) is likely to have shares of 11 state-owned companies, in place of 10 at present, an official said.

 

The Finance Ministry, along with investment bankers, is currently in the process of rebalancing the ETF and the new index is likely to be ready by end-October, the official added. READ MORE

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Infibeam Avenues turns volatile; surges over 80% in intra-day trade

Shares of Infibeam Avenues have turned volatile on Monday surging over 80% from their record low touched in early morning trade on the BSE on back of heavy volumes.
 

Infibeam Avenues has moved higher by 20% to Rs 70.55 on the BSE in intra-day, bouncing back 84% from its record low of Rs 38.40 touched in early morning trade today. READ MORE

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FPI outflow at 4-month high of Rs 210 bn in Sept on widening CAD, trade war

Overseas investors pulled out a massive Rs 210 billion ($3 billion) from the capital markets in September, making it the steepest outflow in four months, on widening current account deficit amid global trade tensions.  

 

The latest withdrawal comes following a net infusion of close to Rs 52 billion in the capital markets (both equity and debt) last month and Rs 23 billion in July. READ MORE

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More than two of every five diversified equity scheme in red in H1FY19

More than two of every five diversified equity scheme has given negative returns in the first six months of the financial year 2019. Around 45 per cent of the 408 schemes, including direct plans, have given negative returns, data from Value Research shows; 75 per cent of the schemes have underperformed the benchmarks.

 

Small-cap schemes fared the worst with average six-month returns of -11.4 per cent, while large caps emerged the best among equity schemes with returns of 6 per cent. READ MORE

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Brent oil rises to four-year high ahead of Iran sanctions, traders eye more hikes

Brent crude oil prices rose to their highest since November 2014 on Monday ahead of US sanctions against Iran, the third-largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), that kick in next month.

 

Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose to as much as $83.27 a barrel and were at $83.21 at 0339 GMT, up 48 cents, or 0.6 per cent from their last close. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 32 cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $73.57 a barrel. READ MORE