NSE puts eight companies under surveillance
New Delhi: Leading stock exchange NSE has shortlisted eight companies, including Future Enterprises and GMR Infrastructure, that have higher levels of pledged shares by promoters, for surveillance action.

The exchange would levy minimum margin of 35 per cent on the respective shares, including on stocks in derivatives segment.

Jindal Steel -

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Reliance Infra invokes RPower's 10.19 crore pledged shares

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Nikkei slips on fresh global trade concerns, weak US data
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average dropped on Tuesday, as concerns about global trade revived after US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Brazil and Argentina, while weak US manufacturing data also dented sentiment.

The Nikkei share average closed down 0.64 per cent at 23,379.81. It had fallen as much as 1.46 per cent, to 23,186.84, but managed

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Over 2.77 lakh PACL's investors with claims up to Rs 5,000 get back their money
New Delhi: More than 2.77 lakh investors of PACL Ltd having claims of up to Rs 5,000 have been paid, markets regulator Sebi said on Tuesday.

PACL, which had raised money from the public in the name of agriculture and real estate businesses, was found by Sebi to have collected more than Rs 60,000 crore through illegal collective investment schemes (

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Karvy case: SAT suspends further transfer of clients' securities
New Delhi: The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Tuesday suspended further transfer of investors securities that Karvy Stock Broking had pledged with lenders.

The move comes a day after the market regulator Sebi's directive to NSDL to transfer the investors' securities, held by Karvy Stock Broking (KSBL), in their respective accounts.

The

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Coal India, JSW Energy, SREI Infra among 45 stocks readying to rally, shows MACDCoal India, JSW Energy, SREI Infra among 45 stocks readying to rally, shows MACD
Coal India, JSW Energy, SREI Infra among 45 stocks readying to rally, shows MACD
NEW DELHI: Nifty50 has failed to extend the rally the way it was expected to, after it breached the crucial 12,000-12,050 range.

But analysts believe the broader market trend is intact and the index would head for the 12,400 level sooner than later after a brief consolidation.

A few dozen stocks from the broader market are already showing buildup

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Motilal Oswal AMC launches 2 largecap index funds

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By Eric Lam and Gregor Stuart Hunter

US President Donald Trump’s moves to slap an assortment of trading partners with tariffs Monday served a rude reminder to investors that a major deadline is looming with China.

Global equities came within a whisker of their all-time high last month, propelled in part by swelling optimism that at least an interim

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Goldman Sachs projects Nifty to touch 13,000 by end of 2020

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After Market: YES Bank plunges; broader market bleeds; 26 stocks turn 'oversold'
Traders continued to hammer YES Bank for a third straight session, as it plunged further 7 per cent even as the US-based Capital International committed to pump in $120 million.

Jindal Steel and Power took a beating after Supreme Court refused to give it a favourable ruling, while its peer Tata Steel got battered after Swiss broker UBS downgraded

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NBFC stress to hurt banks badly, says Fitch
Kolkata: The stress on the non-banking sector is likely to impact banks' asset quality and may lead to solvency risk for some, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.

"Indian banks have thin buffers against systemic NBFC stress," the rating firm said. "Systemic stress across non-banks would deal a significant setback to recovery in the banking sector,

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Thomas Cook India acquires rights to Thomas Cook brand for India, Sri Lanka and Mauritius
Thomas Cook India (TCIL) announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with AlixPartners, Thomas Cook UK’s appointed liquidation managers to acquire the rights to the Thomas Cook Brand for India, Sri Lanka - Mauritius markets for a one time payment of about Rs 14 crore.

TCIL was previously contracted to pay an annual brand licence fee

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NSE may look to move more operations to the cloud
Mumbai: NSE may look to move more parts of its technology infrastructure to the cloud, a top official said. The stock exchange currently uses largely on-premise systems but would look to move operations to the cloud in the future to improve speed, especially during disaster recovery sessions.

In a chat with ET GM Shenoy, Chief Technology Officer

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Is the ‘darkest before dawn& story playing out in midcaps, smallcaps?
By Pankaj Tibrewal

Over the past 18 months, midcap and smallcap indices have seen sharp pullbacks. While Nifty is hovering near its all-time high, the midcap index is 23 per cent below its all-time high and the smallcap index 40 per cent.

There has seen a sharp underperformance of the broader market vis-a-vis Nifty50. Since last 22 months, in the

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Share market update: Infra stocks trade lower; Bharti Infratel slumps 7%
NEW DELHI: Shares of infrastructure companies were trading in the negative zone in Tuesday's afternoon session.

Shares of Vodafone Idea (down 10.90 per cent), Bharti Infratel (down 7.34 per cent), Reliance Infrastructure (down 4.98 per cent) and Reliance Power (down 4.29 per cent) were trading in the red.

Suzlon Energy (down 4.26 per cent),

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Tech View: Nifty forms a bearish candle; experts say buy on dips
NEW DELHI: Nifty50 fell below the 12,000 level on Tuesday and formed a bearish candle on the daily chart. In the process, the index closed below the 12,004 mark, which was its 13-day moving average.

Market breadth was weak and Tuesday was the third straight session when the index made a lower high. Analysts advised ‘buy on dips’.

“The ‘buy on dec

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Share market update: Fertilizer stocks mixed; Deepak Fertilizers dips 2%
NEW DELHI: Fertilizer stocks were trading on a mixed note in Tuesday's afternoon session.

Phosphate Company (up 4.92 per cent) , Basant Agro Tech (India) (up 4.10 per cent) , Shiva Global Agro Industries (up 3.51 per cent) and Nagarjuna Fertilizers - Chem (up 2.05 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Deepak Fertilizers - Petrochemicals

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Steel demand to slow down on weak auto, manufacturing demand: Moody's
New Delhi: India's steel demand will slow down on account of weak auto and manufacturing order, but will remain strongest in Asia, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.

India will remain the world's second-largest steel producer behind China after having overtaken Japan in 2018, it added.

"India's steel demand growth pace will slow because of

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F O: Nifty trading range shifts to 11,900-12,300, but optimism on
By Chandan TapariaNifty50 started Tuesday’s session with marginal gains, but it slipped into the negative territory in no time. Once again, we witnessed selling pressure from the very start. While some buying interest in the later half of the day helped the index pare losses and conclude the session a tad below 12,000 mark.

The index made a lower

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China shares end higher with support from consumer, financial stocks
SHANGHAI: China stocks reversed course to end higher on Tuesday, led by gains in consumer and financial shares, as investors chased firms with low valuations following recent upbeat factory data.

The blue-chip CSI300 index rose 0.4 per cent to 3,851.09, while the Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.3 per cent at 2,884.70.

The benchmark Shanghai

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Share market update: PSU shares slip; SAIL down 5%
NEW DELHI: Shares of PSU were trading with losses in Tuesday's afternoon session.

Shares of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) (down 4.56 per cent) , REC (down 3.88 per cent) , Bharat Heavy Electricals (down 2.25 per cent) and Container Corporation of India (down 2.18 per cent) were the top losers in the index.

National Aluminium Company (down 1.96

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Sensex falls 127 pts, Nifty below 12,000; market breadth worsens
Mumbai: Benchmark equity index Sensex dropped 127 points and broader Nifty slipped below the 12,000-mark on Tuesday, taking cues from weakness in their Asian peers as global trade wars opened up on new fronts. Lack of a domestic catalyst also failed to drive the market higher.

Market participants now await the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) m

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FIIs posted yearbest show in November; but December giving cold vibes
Mumbai: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) pumped a net of $3.2 billion into Indian equities in November, their best show so far this financial year.

However, market watchers warn that the so-called hot money flow is part of incremental allocation to emerging markets.

However, India-specific flows are yet to revive on lack of near-term

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Bharti Airtel shares slip on rating concerns
New Delhi: After hitting 52-week high in previous session, shares of Bharti Airtel on Tuesday fell over 1 per cent after Moody's said AGR dues are credit negative for the telecom operator.

The stock was trading 1.32 per cent down to Rs 452.50 on the BSE.

On the NSE, the stock declined 1.46 per cent to Rs 451.90.

Adjusted gross revenue dues on

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Trump says China trade deal might have to wait for 2020 election
LONDON: US President Donald Trump said a trade agreement with China might have to wait until after the U.S. presidential election in November 2020, denting hopes of a quick resolution to a dispute that has weighed on the world economy.

"I have no deadline, no. In some ways, I think I think it's better to wait until after the election with China,"

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JSPL drops 8% as SC refuses to pass order on Sarda Mines case

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Share market update: Nifty Financial Services index down; Edelweiss slumps 5%
NEW DELHI: The Nifty Financial Services index was down with its components trading lower in Tuesday's afternoon session.

Shares of Edelweiss Financial Services (down 4.73 per cent) , REC (down 3.41 per cent) , Indiabulls Housing Finance (down 2.66 per cent) and Cholamandalam Investment - Finance Company (down 1.80 per cent) were trading with

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India seen making 6th interest rate cut, but no cure for economy's ills
MUMBAI: Five interest rate cuts since the start of the year hasn't stopped India's economy from slowing to its weakest growth rate since 2013, but the country's central bank is expected to make its sixth cut on Thursday to give what little relief it can.

Growing by 4.5 per cent annually in the June-September quarter, down from 7 per cent a year

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CSB Bank to list on bourses on Wednesday

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Buy Gujarat Gas, price target Rs 228: Chandan Taparia
Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal Securities has a buy call on Gujarat Gas Ltd. with a target price of Rs 228.0 . The current price of Gujarat Gas Ltd. is Rs 210.75 . Chandan Taparia recommended to keep a stoploss at Rs 210 .

Gujarat Gas Ltd., incorporated in the year 2012, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 14910.53 Crore) operating

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