In December 2018, the watchdog extended the deadline for transfer of shares of listed companies only in dematerialised (demat) form to April 1
The higher input cost impact on margins may be offset by premiumisation, cost efficiency measures and price hikes
Over Rs 23,000 crore worth of equity stake offloaded in the last one month
Higher footfalls and screen additions to keep FY20 growth strong
Analysts are looking forward for signs of steady flow in revenue and profits for the consolidated entity
On the sectoral front, pharma stocks bled the most followed by auto and realty stocks. The Nifty Pharma index fell 1.04 per cent to 9,149, with all the 12 components ending in the red
All that happened in markets today
Nifty PSU Bank index has gained 4% in the past two days. It hit an intra-day high of 3,249 on Wednesday, its highest level since September 4, 2018.
It has rallied 64 per cent from its 52-week low value of Rs 520 hit on February 19, 2019 in intra-day trade
The company reported strong 33 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in total sales at 1,282 units in February.
Delhi-based infrastructure lending company has seen pressure on its capital adequacy due to higher provisions for non-performing assets
The firm has fixed April 2 as the record date for the purpose of determining the shareholders who will be eligible to apply for the rights issue
Around 7.41 million shares, representing 2.8 per cent of total equity of United Breweries, changed hands via block deals at a price of Rs 1,381.60
The stock rallied 9 per cent to Rs 348 on the BSE in early morning trade as the offer for sale of the company saw subscription of 3.9 times.
On Tuesday, the domestic unit appreciated by 10 paise to end at 68.86 following a robust response to RBI's maiden rupee-dollar swap auction.
Here's a look at the top stocks that may remain in focus today -
A good deal with an NBFC will help the smaller and regional banks grow exponentially; some of the bigger NBFCs anyway have a good feel of the bottom of the pyramid
Nifty outlook and few trading ideas by Vaishali Parekh, research analyst - technical research at Prabhudas Lilladher.
Nifty outlook and top trading ideas by Vinay Rajani - Technical Analyst, HDFC Securities.
The equity market today is expected to be guided by stock-specific action, movement of rupee against the US dollar, oil prices, and FII inflows.