Nifty Stocks

Shares were mostly higher Monday in Europe and Asia after strong data on the U.S. economy sent Wall Street to its best close in six weeks. Germany's DAX gained 0.4% to 15,644.08 and the CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.7% at 7,397.31. London's FTSE 100 edged 0.1% lower to 7,941.38. The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.2% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%. On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 1.6% to cap its first winning week in the last four as easing yields in the bond market relieved pressure on Wall Street. It's found some stability following a swift rise and fall to start the year. The Dow industrials climbed 1.2%, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 2%. In Asian trading Monday, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 0.2% to 20,603.19 and the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.2% to 3,322.03. At the annual session of China's rubberstamp legislature, the government set this year's economic growth target at around 5% as it tries to rebuild business activity following the end .

Business Standard's Puneet Wadhwa caught up with Gaurav Ratnaparkhi of Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, on the key levels he is tracking for the frontline indices and the 'must-have' stocks in your portfolio

Meanwhile, the market's attention in the next few weeks will shift to the outcome of the Gujarat assembly election and the monetary policy action of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Revenue during the period rose 57% to Rs 20,839 crore from Rs 13,314 crore

The fall in the Indian market is far subdued, compared to many global peers that have slipped into bear-market territory

Adani Total Gas is the only stock that has closed in green each quarter since the Covid-19 pandemic, shows the quarterly chart. The stock has surged 14 times from the pandemic lows

Small-cap index still down 17% YTD, even as Nifty50, mid-cap indices back in green.

Cummins India's stock has gained 27 per cent since its lows in June, helped by a strong first quarter, expectation of improved demand and margin recovery.

While analysts feel the fundamental backdrop has not drastically changed, a combination of domestic and global factors have lowered investors' apprehension.

Three resolutions have been listed on the agenda of the company's annual general meeting (AGM), to be held on August 10, involving subsidiaries

Inflationary trends led by edible oil prices had hurt both household and industrial demand for soft and hard oils in Q1

Hold only a couple of funds and diversify across growth and value style

Amfi releases list of large, mid, and small-caps based on H1 stock price movement

Higher interest rate, though, should help improve short-term margins and spread

Market players said this could be due to punching error where the trader sold 14,500 call options instead of 16,500 call options

Indian IT services sector is expected to benefit from digital transformation, particularly aided by cloud adoption.

Value of pledged shares put at Rs 73,102 crore; 22.8 per cent was pledged in December quarter.

Board recommends a dividend of Rs 33 per share, subject to shareholder's approval.

Aether's Rs 808-crore offering capped a busy month for IPOs, which saw a cumulative mop up of Rs 30,140 crore by eight companies

Among the losing pack, Solara Active Pharma Sciences has slumped 75 per cent, while Aarti Drugs, MCX India and Tata Communications are other major laggards