The F&O contracts of any stock enter the ban period when the open interest (OI) on it crosses 95% of the market-wide positions limits or MWPL. The ban on it is reversed only if the open interest falls below 80%.

The Fed is considered certain to hold rates at 5.25-5.50% this week, putting the focus on the so-called dot plots for rates and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.

Stocks that were in focus included names like RBL Bank, which rose 4.86%, Praj Industries, which fell 11%, and Five-Star Business, whose shares declined 2.85% on Friday.

GIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 2.5 points, or 0.01 per cent, higher at 21,079.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Monday. Here's a slew of stocks that will be in focus today for various reasons.

As part of amendments to the IBC, the corporate affairs ministry will likely include the provision to extend the pre-packaged insolvency framework to large firms or introduce a similar "creditor-led resolution" mechanism for them, but only when it believes the time is right, a person told ET on condition of anonymity.

Jaykay Enterprises has completed the execution of MoU with Philips Machine Tools India to synergistically expand each other's businesses on Pan India and in global markets.

“Container Corp stock has been forming a Higher Top Higher Bottom formation and hence is in an uptrend. Traders can buy for a target of Rs 900-940,” Ruchit Jain, Lead Research at 5paisa.com, said.

Banks that have been building up carbon trading and finance desks include Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Barclays.

Adani Power had offered Rs 3,650 crore, as reported by ET on November 2. The unsolicited offers are made almost 10-11 months after 95% of lenders voted for a plan by the Power Finance Corp (PFC) led consortium.

Stocks such as Alkem, Sun Pharma, Titan, Federal Bank, SBI, TVS Motors, and HCL Tech are each considered to present potential opportunities for investors, analysts said.

An impasse after several rounds of discussions has left Dunzo’s other investors increasingly sceptical of its chances of survival in the absence of fresh funding soon, said multiple people briefed on the situation.

Banks have asked the regulator to consider lowering the 'risk weight' on loans to unrated small and medium enterprises. An overwhelming number of small businesses do not have any ratings that bigger businesses and corporates obtain from credit rating agencies to get a better deal from lenders.

Prospective bidders have been given time until December 23 to submit fresh resolution plans with January 2, 2024 being set as the date for issuing the provisional list of prospective applicants., documents accessed by ET showed.

According to the latest projections provided by the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee, consumer price index inflation is seen at 4% in July-September and 4.7% in October-December of the next financial year. The central bank has repeatedly emphasized that it needs to see a durable return to 4% inflation before it can consider any change in its current tight policy.

Last week, Trent became the fifth Tata Group company to surpass a market capitalisation of ₹1 lakh crore.

The breakout has opened room for the stock to head towards Rs 900 levels in the next 3-4 weeks, suggest experts. Short-term traders can look to buy the stock now or on marginal dips as the stock is likely to continue its winning run, they say.

As a sector, metal is one of the most challenging ones, not only for investors but even for the promoters running it. Right from the demand matrix of the actual product, another big part of the equation is currency. Right from how the US dollar will pans out to how other cross currencies equations impact the bottomline. Last but not least, metal stocks have a strange relationship with financial ratios, when they appear cheap based on some ratios they are actually expensive and vice-versa. At this point of time, if one looks at the news flow, it is largely negative for the sector. Probably a time for contrarian bet with a hedge.

The MPC’s growth-inflation forecasts put forth a merry growth story for India. India’s GDP is seen to clock a 7.0% growth, 0.5% higher than October forecasts. This upward revision comes in the backdrop of improved growth prospects that the MPC sees persisting through the next one-year

Indian equity indices closed at fresh record highs on Friday after the RBI stood pat on key rates for a fifth consecutive time and raised its growth forecast for fiscal 2023-24. The S&P BSE Sensex closed 0.44% higher at 69,825, while the NSE Nifty 50 index closed above the 20,950 level."The near-term uptrend status of the market remains intact and present consolidation or minor weakness could eventually result in Nifty resuming its sharp upside further in the short term. The next overhead resistance to be watched is around 21,550 (78.6% Fibonacci extension) and immediate support is at 20,850 levels," said Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.Here are 4 stock recommendations for Monday:

GMR Airports Infrastructure is currently developing two significant greenfield airport projects - one in Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh, and the other in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in collaboration with construction company GEK Terna. The passenger traffic at Delhi and Hyderabad airports is consistently increasing, reaching the highest year-to-date (YTD) levels recorded.

As a sector, metal is one of the most challenging ones, not only for investors but even for the promoters running it. Right from the demand matrix of the actual product, another big part of the equation is currency. Right from how the US dollar will pans out to how other cross currencies equations impact the bottomline. Last but not least, metal stocks have a strange relationship with financial ratios, when they appear cheap based on some ratios they are actually expensive and vice-versa. At this point of time, if one looks at the news flow, it is largely negative for the sector. Probably a time for contrarian bet with a hedge.

The market capitalisation (mcap) of Life Insurance Corporation of India jumped by Rs 65,558.6 crore to Rs 4,89,428.32 crore at close on Friday. LIC had reclaimed the Rs 5 lakh crore-mark after the shares of the company hit a 52-week high on the bourse on Thursday.

Investors need to be aware that sectoral funds can make them vulnerable to market fluctuations, and poor sectoral performance can result in suboptimal returns. It's crucial to recognize that the high potential returns come with an equally high level of risk, requiring a balanced and informed investment approach.

According to an analysis by ET NOW, here are five stocks that have managed to surprise investors on the upside so far in 2023.

Financial sectors stocks tend to do well, where there is inflow from foreign portfolio investors, the reason, it is their preferred sector for taking exposure to the Indian market for decades as it can also act as a proxy for GDP growth. After a gap of two months, September and October, FPI have been net buyers in the month of November and till date in December. Given the fact that in the last one year there has been a sort of underperformance by financials stocks, there is high probability that we might see some of them making a come back, we take a look at stocks from this sector where one of one of valuation matrix meets the criteria for investing for long term.

Kislay Upadhyay, the founder of FidelFolio Investments, attributed the FPI inflows to the outcome of major state elections that signalled political stability going forward..

To further enhance the participation of the non-institutional investors in the corporate bond market, Sebi has "proposed to permit issuers to launch NCDs (non-convertible debentures) or NCRPS (non-convertible redeemable preference shares) with the face value of Rs 10,000".

After a phase of relative under-performance to mid caps stocks, there has been a recent catch up by large cap stocks. While there is no denying that sentiment is positive, because valuations are high, any negative news will have a higher impact on stock price. So, incremental exposure should be more toward large caps. Businesses which have a track record of being able to deal with all the swings of economic cycles and even take higher advantage of economic boom. It is the large cap companies with strong balance sheets, strong brands which probably the ones which should be looked at in these conditions.

Recently, Warren Buffet, one of the few investors emulated by many for his conviction in his investment philosophy, booked losses amounting to Rs 507 crore in One97 Communications—well known as Paytm.

Growing speculation that the Fed is done hiking rates and will start cutting by mid-year is fueling a sharp drop in Treasury yields and rekindling investors’ risk appetite. The S&P 500 Index has added roughly $4 trillion in market value since late October, as traders rush into beaten-down areas of the market like small caps, which typically benefit from falling borrowing costs.

Long unwinding refers to the selling of positions or stocks owned for a longer period either to book profit or to exit it in anticipation of impending bearishness. In Friday's trading session, five stocks witnessed a top-long unwinding. Here's the list:

Buoyed by state election results, Nifty ended the week with over 4% gains and the rally in Adani Group-owned stocks was noteworthy. All 10 stocks settled with weekly gains between 63% and 11%, with Adani Total Gas emerging as the biggest gainer from the pack. Take a look at how each stock performed:

Short covering refers to the buying of shares to close an existing short position or a position that has been sold. Short covering signals a shift in view on security from extreme bearishness to bullishness. In Friday's trading session, five stocks saw top short covering. Here's the list:

London-based BAT has seen a sell-off in its shares in the past week, rendering its market cap below ITC to $64 billion. ​The stock fell sharply after the company said it would take a hit of around $31.5 billion as it wrote down the value of some US cigarette brands, acknowledging that its traditional combustible market has no long-term future.

After a brief pause, the primary market will be back in full swing this week with two mainboard IPOs and four SME issues planning to raise about Rs 2,500 crore. The two mainstream public offers -- DOMS Industries and India Shelter Finance -- will open for public subscription on December 13 and close on December 15.

From a technical standpoint, the previous week has created a gap. In the process, the index has shifted its support zones higher in the range of 20,450-20,550 levels from 20,000. The Nifty has also closed above its upper Bollinger band. Even if there is a temporary pullback inside the band, the markets may further their uptrend even with the possibilities of some consolidation at current levels.

While multiple tailwinds continue to ensure that mid-cap stocks are able to outperform border market indices. What these tailwinds are going is that they have pushed the valuations to a much higher level. This increases the challenge of buying the stocks. In such times, it would be better that investors should be cautious in selecting the stocks, better to go with buying in smaller quantities and keep some cash allocated for the stocks, but only to be used on the day when there is absolutely chaos on the street. Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus which lists stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy".

"We are working with them (MF industry) to see where is the cost...what can Sebi do to facilitate making it possible to bring that viability down to Rs 250 a month, because then it is the equivalent of what Hindustan Lever (HUL) did with shampoo sachets. You just explode the market," PTI reported quoting Buch.

Even as the S&P BSE Sensex hit a new lifetime high of 69,893.8 and ended with weekly gains of over 2%, the broader BSE500 had no dearth of action. It closed with weekly gains of 1,138 points or 4%. We bring 10 stocks which were instrumental in furthering this rally. Take a look!

In the largecap segment, 15 companies witnessed significant block deals on the screen which were worth Rs 12,612 crore led by Reliance Industries (RIL) with a 12 block count, totalling to Rs 2,874 crore. The next in line were Bharti Airtel (Rs 1,769 crore), HDFC Bank (Rs 1,757 crore), Zomato (Rs 1,208 crore), Adani Total Gas (Rs 1,019 crore), Tube Investments (Rs 944 crore), ICICI Prudential (Rs 705 crore) and ICICI Bank (Rs 589 crore).

Railways was among the last sectors to get re-rated due to the policy focus. But the speed at which the stocks got re-rated was very sharp. Whether it was companies which are financing the expansion of railways or private sector companies which are making coaches in the last eighteen months all of them have done extremely well . After they reach a certain level of valuations where they may not be classified as cheap. The question is whether the policy push which may continue in coming years will make their bottomline move up sharply which ensures that not only valuations are taken care of but also there is continued re-rating.

Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch stated that the capital markets regulator aims to sachetise mutual fund investments, similar to Hindustan Lever's shampoo sachets. The mutual fund industry finds investments of Rs 500 per month viable, but Rs 250 not. Sebi is working with the industry to lower the cost and make Rs 250 a month viable. Buch believes that sachetisation will aid financial inclusion and the Indian capital markets. She also emphasized the importance of employing women.

HDFC Life Insurance's prominent additions in November were Tata Tech, IREDA, and Gland Pharma. It completely exited Abbott India, Kansai Nerolac, and SKF India. Meanwhile, SBI Life Insurance picked up a stake in Honasa Consumer, and Cello World, among others. Let's have a look at what else the top insurance houses in the country bought and sold in November. (Source: Nuvama)

While multiple tailwinds continue to ensure that mid-cap stocks are able to outperform border market indices. What these tailwinds are going is that they have pushed the valuations to a much higher level. This increases the challenge of buying the stocks. In such times, it would be better that investors should be cautious in selecting the stocks, better to go with buying in smaller quantities and keep some cash allocated for the stocks, but only to be used on the day when there is absolutely chaos on the street. Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus which lists stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy".

After delivering an international bestseller ‘The Psychology of Money’, Morgan Housel has come up with a practical book on how understanding human behaviour can help us look at many of life's puzzles from a different spectrum.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is often referred to as the ‘banker's bank’. But it is not just any bank; it plays a crucial role in maintaining the stability of India's economy. To maintain financial stability and control inflation, the RBI employs several important tools.

The catalyst for the development of investor portals in alternative investments can be attributed to the broader trend of digitalization in the financial industry. As investors and fund managers sought more efficient ways to conduct business, the demand for purpose-built digital solutions became apparent, leading to the evolution of investor portals.

As the nifty once again forms a new high and crosses some of the psychological barriers. The mood of the markets is clearly bullish, while it might appear that one is trying to spoil the party, by adding words like caution and high valuations at this point of time. The fact remains that it pays to be cautious in terms of selecting stocks when it is a bullish time. So be selective, avoid impulsive investing, and keep reviewing one’s portfolio and stay away from penny stocks especially. We look at stocks which have witnessed a continuous rise in their score in the last one month. These selected stocks depict a strong upward trajectory in their overall average score which is based on five key pillars i.e. earnings, fundamentals, relative valuation, risk and price momentum. This implies that there has been a significant improvement in their market outlook in the given time frame.

Bank Nifty has grappled with underperformance in the past 5 years compared to the benchmark Nifty50. The banking index recorded a growth of 78%, notably trailing behind Nifty50, which witnessed a 96% surge during the same period.

Domestic brokerage firm Axis Securities is bullish on a number of mid and smallcap stocks, which can rally up to 30%. These stocks include Federal Bank, Lupin, and CreditAccess Grameen. The brokerage firm believes that the Indian economy stands in a sweet spot of growth and remains the land of stability against the backdrop of a volatile global economy. Here's a list of 8 mid & smallcap stocks that can rally up to 30%, according to Axis Securities: