Buy Dalmia Bharat, target Rs 3,300: Anand Rathi
Anand Rathi has a buy call on Dalmia Bharat with a target price of Rs 3,300.

The current market price of Dalmia Bharat is Rs 2,701.05.

Time period given by the brokerage is one year when Dalmia Bharat price can reach the defined target.

View of the brokerage on the company:With sales in 22 states across India and driven by rising demand, Dalmia

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Nifty vaults to fresh record high, Sensex jumps 284 points on global cues
NEW DELHI: After losses in Thursday’s session, domestic equity market made an impressive rebound today, as the NSE benchmark Nifty closed at an all-time high on improvement in global cues after China said it would hold talks with the US later this month on their trade dispute.

Global stocks rose, riding the wave of optimism over US-China trade

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Share market update: BSE Auto index in the green; Tata Motors among top gainers
NEW DELHI: Shares of Motherson Sumi Systems (up 2.38 per cent), Bharat Forge (up 2.23 per cent) and Tata Motors (up 2.21 per cent) jumped over 2 per cent in Friday's session, pulling the BSE Auto index in the green.

The BSE Auto index was trading 0.52 per cent up at 24,397 around 02:10 pm.

Ashok Leyland (up 1.90 per cent), Cummins India (up 1.41

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Buy La Opala RG, target Rs 340: Centrum Broking
Centrum Broking has a buy call on La Opala RG with a target price of Rs 340.

The current market price of La Opala RG is Rs 243.25.

Time period given by the brokerage is one year when La Opala RG price can reach the defined target.

View of the brokerage on the company:Q1FY19 result ahead of expectation: Total revenues were flat at Rs551mn on the

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Stock market update: Overall 45 stocks hit 52-week highs on NSE
NEW DELHI: As many as 45 stocks, including Hindustan Unilever, Britannia Industries, ITC and Infosys hit 52-week highs on NSE on Friday.

Sun Pharma, Pfizer, RITES, Mahindra - Mahindra, Dr. Lal Path Labs, Berger Paints, Bata India and 3M India also featured among the stocks that touched 52-week highs on NSE on Friday.

After Thursday's losses,

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NSE, SGX likely to finalise new product for Gift City by October
NEW DELHI: The NSE and the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) are likely to unveil a new Nifty50 product in IFSC of Gift City in coming months, government sources told ETNow today.

The index product is likely to be finalised by October this year and trading may begin by December, the sources said.

The new entity would require Sebi approval.

Both

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Buy Mayur Uniquoters, target Rs 650: Centrum Broking
Centrum Broking has a buy call on Mayur Uniquoters with a target price of Rs 650.

The current market price of Mayur Uniquoters is Rs 398.80.

Time period given by the brokerage is one year when Mayur Uniquoters price can reach the defined target.

Centrum Broking's view on the company:Footwear segment stable, auto reports strong growth: The

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Avendus frontrunner to acquire IDFC's AMC and broking units
By Vivek Iyer It's advantage Avendus Capital. The firm has elbowed out rivals in its bid to acquire IDFC assets, say sources.

The company has made a formal offer to take over IDFC's two units put on the block -- broking and asset management businesses.

Earlier rounds of talks pointed to a deal size of Rs 5,000-6,000 crore.

If the acquisition sees

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Stock market update: Metals shine; Vedanta, Tata Steel top gainers
NEW DELHI: Most metal - mining stocks were trading in the positive territory in afternoon trade on Friday.

The BSE Metal index was trading 1.93 per cent up at 12,907 around 2 pm.

NMDC (up 4.04 per cent), Vedanta (up 3.09 per cent) and Jindal Steel - Power (up 3.07 per cent) were the top gainers in the metal index.

Tata Steel (up 2.39 per

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Buy Coal India, target Rs 375: Centrum Broking
Centrum Broking has a buy call on Coal India with a target price of Rs 375.

The current market price of Coal India is Rs 281.20.

Time period given by the brokerage is one year when Coal India price can reach the defined target.

Centrum Broking's view on Coal India:Strong volume growth and robust realisations, e-auction share falls to make way for

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Nifty hits all-time closing high: 5 key factors that drove the rally
NEW DELHI: Bulls made a splendid comeback on Dalal Street on Friday that saw benchmark indices logging solid gains. The S-P BSE Sensex rallied 284.32 points or 0.75 per cent to 37,947.88 while the broader Nifty50 index closed at a lifetime high of 11,470.75 after rising 85.70 points or 0.75 per cent.

Here's a look at the key factors that

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Shanghai stocks end at 31-month low as healthcare firms slump
SHANGHAI: Shanghaistocks closed at a near 31-month low on Friday, dragged down by a slump in healthcare firms amid a vaccine scandal fallout, but planned talks between the United States and China helped ease trade war fears.

The blue-chip CSI300 index ended 1.5 per cent down at 3,229.62 points, while the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 1.3

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Jet Airways pares gains amid reports of subleasing its planes
Shares of Jet Airways wiped off most of their day’s gains amid media reports that the beleaguered carrier is in advanced stage of discussions with TruJet to sublease up to seven of its ATR planes to the regional carrier.

The airline is looking to reduce costs and mop up additional revenues amid cash drought

After rising as much as 3.16 per cent

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Stock market update: Titan, Volats boost consumer durables index
NEW DELHI: The BSE Consumer Durables index was trading 1.02 per cent up at 22,076 around 02:50 pm, backed by gains in Titan Company (up 2.21 per cent), Voltas (up 1.71 per cent) and PC Jeweller (up 1.26 per cent).

Shares of Blue Star (up 1.20 per cent), TTK Prestige (up 1.09 per cent) and Symphony (up 0.13 per cent) too were up.

Rajesh Exports

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Australian shares rise on banks and strong earnings; NZ jumps
Australian shares ticked up on Friday, after a firmer finish on Wall Street, with banks leading the gains along with Link Administration Holdings and Goodman Group which rose on strong earnings.

The S-P/ASX 200 index closed 0.2 per cent higher, up 10.9 points at 6,339.2. The benchmark closed unchanged on Thursday and recorded a weekly gain of

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Donald Trump asks US SEC to mull half-year corporate filings
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to study the impact of allowing companies to file reports with the financial regulator every six months instead of every quarter.

"That would allow greater flexibility - save money," he said in a post on Twitter on Friday.

Publicly

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Stock market update: BSE Capital Goods index up; BHEL, BEL climb over 2%
NEW DELHI: Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) (up 2.56 per cent), Bharat Electronics (BEL) (up 2.53 per cent), AIA Engineering (up 2.25 per cent) and BEML (up 2.17 per cent) were trading in the positive territory, keeping the capital goods index up in afternoon trade on Friday.

The BSE Capital Goods index was trading 0.77 per cent up at

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Coffee, cardamom and rubber crops worth Rs 600 crore lost to Kerala floods
God's own country Kerala is up against nature's fury, and the misery is growing by leaps and bounds. Flood waters have destroyed more areas of the state, a popular tourist hotspot, bringing general life and economic activities to their knees.

According to reports, tea, coffee, cardamom and rubber planters have already run up losses to the tune

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F O: Nifty50-s bullish belt hold candle shows buying at lower levels
By Chandan TapariaThe Nifty50 index opened with a gap up and witnessed sustained buying throughout Friday’s session. It saw the highest day close ever and formed a bullish candle on a daily scale, followed by a bullish engulfing candle on the weekly chart, which implied that the bulls are holding a grip on the market.

As long as it holds above

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Share market update: Telecom stocks mixed; RCom, Idea up, but Airtel slips
NEW DELHI: Telecom stocks were trading mixed in afternoon trade on Friday.

The BSE Telecom index was trading 0.13 per cent up at 1,160 around 02:30 pm, with 10 stocks up and 7 down.

Himachal Futuristic Communications (up 6.16 per cent), Reliance Communications (up 3.83 per cent) and Vindhya Telelinks (up 2.46 per cent) were the top gainers in the

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Nikkei rises on hopes for U.S.-China trade talks; chip-related stocks fall
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei rose on Friday on hopes that talks between China and the United States next week would ease trade tensions, but chip-related stocks fell after Applied Materials disappointed investors with worse-than-expected earnings forecasts overnight.

The Nikkei share average ended 0.4 per cent to 22,270.38. The benchmark index edged

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Tech view: Nifty forms a bullish pattern for 4th consecutive week
NEW DELHI: The Nifty50 hit an all-time closing high on Friday and made a bullish candle on the daily chart. This also marked the fourth week of consecutive bullish pattern for the index on the weekly scale.

At one point, the index was just 9 points away from its all-time high level of 11,495, but it came off later in the day to settle at a fresh

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RITES on rising spree, surges 53% since listing day
NEW DELHI: Recently-listed Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES) jumped 15 per cent on Friday to hit a fresh high of Rs 326.55 on the BSE. The stock has made solid advances since its listing on July 2.

The state-owned company's IPO, which ran during June 20-22, was a blockbuster hit as the issue was subscribed 67 times. The price band

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Share market update: HDIL, DLF keep Nifty Realty in the green
NEW DELHI: Most realty stocks were trading with gains in afternoon trade on Friday.

The Nifty Realty index was trading 0.49 per cent up at 275 around 01:10 pm, with Housing Development - Infrastructure (HDIL) (up 6.70 per cent), Unitech (up 4.94 per cent) and DLF (up 1.55 per cent) as top gainers.

Shares of Sobha (up 0.42 per cent), Godrej

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After Hours: MACD shows 66 stocks ready to fall; RITES, HDIL see jumps
NEW DELHI: The bulls signed off the week on a terrific note on Friday, thanks to heavy buying in FMCG, metals and banking stocks. The S-P BSE Sensex rallied 284 points to settle at 37,948 while NSE’s Nifty50 ended at a fresh closing peak of 11,470.

Here’s a quick recap of top newsmakers of Friday’s session: -

Buzzing stocksRITES: Shares of

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Stock market update: BSE Oil Gas index slips; GAIL, ONGC among top drag
NEW DELHI: Losses in GAIL (India) (down 1.82 per cent), Indraprastha Gas (down 0.70 per cent) and ONGC (down 0.67 per cent) were weighing on oil - gas index in afternoon trade on Friday.

The BSE Oil - Gas index was trading 0.20 per cent down at 14,759 around 02:20 pm.

Oil India (down 0.51 per cent), Petronet LNG (down 0.41 per cent) and

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Stock market update: YES, ICICI, Kotak Bank boost Nifty Private Bank index
NEW DELHI: Gains in YES Bank (up 3.08 per cent), IDFC Bank (up 2.98 per cent), ICICI Bank (up 1.72 per cent) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 1.61 per cent) boosted Nifty Private Bank index in Friday's session.

The Nifty Private Bank index was trading 1.07 per cent up at 16,035 around 1 pm.

Shares of South Indian Bank (up 1.11 per cent), RBL Bank (up

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Share market update: Over 50 stocks defy positive market mood, hit 52-week lows on NSE
NEW DELHI: Defying the positive market mood, as many as 51 stocks, including Centum Electronics, Byke Hospitality, Century Plyboards (India), HSIL and Indian Terrain Fashions, hit 52-week lows on NSE on Friday.

However, 45 stocks, including Hindustan Unilever, Britannia Industries, ITC and Infosys hit 52-week highs on NSE today.

After Thursday's

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European shares flat as uncertainties on trade war, Turkey remain
LONDON: European shares were slightly higher at the open on Friday as investors exerted caution about the Turkish lira recovery as well as China and the United States' latest efforts to avert a trade war.

While the mood was upbeat on Wall Street with gains for the main indexes, in Asia, Chinese shares markets were hardly impressed, with the

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Share market update: Nifty PSU Bank climbs nearly 1%; PNB, SBI play ball
NEW DELHI: The Nifty PSU Bank was trading 0.83 per cent up at 3,153 around 12:55 pm with all components in the green.

Bank of India (up 3.55 per cent), Canara Bank (up 2.41 per cent), Syndicate Bank (up 2.25 per cent) and Union Bank of India (up 2.01 per cent) were among the top gainers in the index.

Oriental Bank of Commerce (up 1.24 per cent), P

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