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Market Wrap: Sensex ends 142 pts up, Nifty settles at 10,790; metals shine

The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 35,898, up 142 points or 0.4 per cent, while the broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,790, up 54 points or 0.5 per cent.

Tech Mahindra hits new high as board approves buyback at Rs 950 per share

The stock hit record high of Rs 832, up 2.5% after the board approved share buyback at a price of Rs 950 per share through a tender offer.

MARKET WRAP: Sensex ends 142 pts up, Nifty settles at 10,790; metals shine

All that happened in the markets on Thursday

ADAG stocks in focus; Reliance Nippon, Reliance Capital up over 5%

Reliance Power, Reliance Communications, Reliance Home Finance, Reliance Naval and Engineering and Reliance Infrastructure were up 2% to 6% on the BSE.

CG Power, Kwality: Promoters pledge 100% holding in December quarter

Share pledging means taking a loan against the shares that one / promoter holds. The promoters can pledge their shares in order to meet various business or personal requirement.

Varun Beverages outperforms index; territory acquisition to boost earnings

Varun's market share in terms of selling PepsiCo India's products would shoot up to over 80 per cent from 51 per cent earlier

TVS Motor hits 20-month low; stock falls 15% in one month

The stock was down 2% at Rs 456, falling 15% in the past one month, trading at its lowest level since April 7, 2017, on the BSE.

Aarti Industries gains 8% on signing Rs 900 crore multi-year deal

The stock rallied 8 per cent to Rs 1,418 after the company announced that they have signed a $ 125 million (Rs 900 crore) supply contract with a leading global chemical conglomerate.

ONGC gains for fifth straight trading session on strong Q3 earnings

The stock was up 2% at Rs 146 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Thursday, rallied 11% in past one week, as compared to 0.30% decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.

These 3 stocks witness sharp jump in open interest ahead of weekly expiry

The highest addition in OI were seen in 10,750 CE (call option) and 10,650 PE (put option) in the weekly options.

PSBs gain on Rs 48,239 crore capital boost; Corporation Bank rallies 20%

Nifty PSU Bank index, the largest gainer among sectoral indices, was up nearly 1 per cent at 2,768 points, as compared to a marginal 0.01 per cent decline in the benchmark Nifty 50 index at 09:20 am.

Rupee opens 4 paise higher at 71.07 against US dollar

The currency opened at 71.07, up 4 paise against the previous close of 71.11.

Public sector banks, L&T, RIL and Tech Mahindra may hog the limelight

Here's a look at the top stocks that may remain in focus today -

Market Ahead, Feb 21: Five stocks to watch out for in today's session

The domestic equities are likely to take cues from the minutes from the January Federal Reserve meeting, which were released on Wednesday.

Sebi gives mutual funds a reality check

Guidelines on returns, classification and labelling will scale back 'outperformance' claims and improve transparency

US Fed flags end to balance sheet runoff, patience on rates

For now, policymakers see little risk of leaving interest rates alone while they take time to assess rising risks, including a global slowdown, according to the Fed's minutes from their Jan 29-30 meet

First-time investors should tweak their portfolio, reassess stocks

Yes, there will be mistakes. But more often than not, there is enough time to recover if the companies are sound

Stock calls by Tradebulls Securities: Buy Axis Bank, JSW Steel

Nifty outlook and top trading ideas from Sacchitanand Uttekar, DVP - Technical (Equity), Tradebulls Securities.

Top trading ideas by Prabhudas Lilladher: Buy Aurobindo Pharma, Infosys

Nifty outlook and top trading ideas by Vaishali Parekh, research analyst - technical research at Prabhudas Lilladher.

NBFCs feel the pinch as mutual fund houses curb risks amid tight liquidity

According to Sebi data, the share of funds deployed to CPs of NBFCs slipped to 8.2 per cent in January