The Sensex hit a day's high of 77,079, while the Nifty 50 touched 23,411.9 in early trade on Monday on the back of a Modi-fuelled state firm rally, but the IT stocks dampened the buoyant market mood. The IT index fell 1.83%, making it the top sectoral loser. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and HCLTech declined by 1%-3%, becoming the top losers on the Sensex. The market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE surged by Rs 1.59 lakh crore to reach Rs 425.08 lakh crore.

Shares of Andhra Pradesh-based firms continued surging despite muted headline indices. The rally, sparked by Chandrababu Naidu's election win, saw companies like KCP surge up to 40% in four sessions. Andhra Cements led gains with 10%, followed by Nelcast at 5.6%. KCP gained 0.6%, Andhra Sugars rose 6.6%, and others like Crane Infrastructure and Laurus Labs also traded in green.

The near-term trend of the index remains positive, but with a crucial hurdle around the 23,300 level, there is a high chance of a short-term downward correction. Immediate support is at the 23,100 level, according to Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities.

Shares of Suzlon Energy dropped by 5% during Monday's early session, hitting the day’s low of Rs 47. This decline followed the resignation of the company’s independent director, Marc Desaedeleer, from his directorship on June 8.

EIH Associated Hotels surged 17% to Rs 845 on BSE as it plans to issue bonus shares. The company's strong performance is evident from Trendlyne data. It is part of The Oberoi Group, known for luxury hotels and various services.

We believe this rally in staple stocks is driven by not only its ‘defensive sector’ tag but also the underlying excitement, which was triggered by strong post-Q4 management commentary.

IDBI Bank's shares rose 5.4% after receiving a Rs 2,701.6 crore income tax refund for the Assessment Year 2016-17 from the Income Tax Department.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) stock soared 18.7% on BSE, hitting a record high of Rs 719.95 post-ex-bonus trading. The company declared a 1:3 bonus share issue in May, granting three bonus shares for every share held.

With the monsoon coming, there is always a cyclical pressure on cement stocks, with the narrative being that in monsoon construction activity slows down. There is no doubt that this happens but over the last few years it has been seen that the decline in demand is not as strong as it used to be, maybe because the overall thrust on infrastructure is far higher or the fact that as the economy recovers, the overall demand matrix is better for cement companies. The fact is that cement has been a sector where most of the analysts have been caught off guards. The stocks have done well and a large number of analysts have been sticking to their stands that pricing and capacity utilization is an issue. Another reason to look for cement stocks is the fact that we have a state election coming in near term and that will lead to a situation where push to infrastructure projects would be given and that is always good news for the cement industry.

Paytm has been facing regulatory trouble after the RBI barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting more deposits from February 29, owing to non-compliance. After declining 51% in the last one year, Paytm saw some positive action with the shares rising 13% this month.

The Sensex hit a day's high of 77,079, while the Nifty 50 touched 23,411.9 in early trade on Monday on the back of a Modi-fuelled state firm rally, but the IT stocks dampened the buoyant market mood. The IT index fell 1.83%, making it the top sectoral loser. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and HCLTech declined by 1%-3%, becoming the top losers on the Sensex. The market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE surged by Rs 1.59 lakh crore to reach Rs 425.08 lakh crore.

Shares of Andhra Pradesh-based firms continued surging despite muted headline indices. The rally, sparked by Chandrababu Naidu's election win, saw companies like KCP surge up to 40% in four sessions. Andhra Cements led gains with 10%, followed by Nelcast at 5.6%. KCP gained 0.6%, Andhra Sugars rose 6.6%, and others like Crane Infrastructure and Laurus Labs also traded in green.

Shares of Suzlon Energy dropped by 5% during Monday's early session, hitting the day’s low of Rs 47. This decline followed the resignation of the company’s independent director, Marc Desaedeleer, from his directorship on June 8.

EIH Associated Hotels surged 17% to Rs 845 on BSE as it plans to issue bonus shares. The company's strong performance is evident from Trendlyne data. It is part of The Oberoi Group, known for luxury hotels and various services.

We believe this rally in staple stocks is driven by not only its ‘defensive sector’ tag but also the underlying excitement, which was triggered by strong post-Q4 management commentary.

IDBI Bank's shares rose 5.4% after receiving a Rs 2,701.6 crore income tax refund for the Assessment Year 2016-17 from the Income Tax Department.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) stock soared 18.7% on BSE, hitting a record high of Rs 719.95 post-ex-bonus trading. The company declared a 1:3 bonus share issue in May, granting three bonus shares for every share held.

With the monsoon coming, there is always a cyclical pressure on cement stocks, with the narrative being that in monsoon construction activity slows down. There is no doubt that this happens but over the last few years it has been seen that the decline in demand is not as strong as it used to be, maybe because the overall thrust on infrastructure is far higher or the fact that as the economy recovers, the overall demand matrix is better for cement companies. The fact is that cement has been a sector where most of the analysts have been caught off guards. The stocks have done well and a large number of analysts have been sticking to their stands that pricing and capacity utilization is an issue. Another reason to look for cement stocks is the fact that we have a state election coming in near term and that will lead to a situation where push to infrastructure projects would be given and that is always good news for the cement industry.

Paytm has been facing regulatory trouble after the RBI barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting more deposits from February 29, owing to non-compliance. After declining 51% in the last one year, Paytm saw some positive action with the shares rising 13% this month.

The Sensex hit a day's high of 77,079, while the Nifty 50 touched 23,411.9 in early trade on Monday on the back of a Modi-fuelled state firm rally, but the IT stocks dampened the buoyant market mood. The IT index fell 1.83%, making it the top sectoral loser. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and HCLTech declined by 1%-3%, becoming the top losers on the Sensex. The market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE surged by Rs 1.59 lakh crore to reach Rs 425.08 lakh crore.

Shares of Andhra Pradesh-based firms continued surging despite muted headline indices. The rally, sparked by Chandrababu Naidu's election win, saw companies like KCP surge up to 40% in four sessions. Andhra Cements led gains with 10%, followed by Nelcast at 5.6%. KCP gained 0.6%, Andhra Sugars rose 6.6%, and others like Crane Infrastructure and Laurus Labs also traded in green.

Shares of Suzlon Energy dropped by 5% during Monday's early session, hitting the day’s low of Rs 47. This decline followed the resignation of the company’s independent director, Marc Desaedeleer, from his directorship on June 8.

EIH Associated Hotels surged 17% to Rs 845 on BSE as it plans to issue bonus shares. The company's strong performance is evident from Trendlyne data. It is part of The Oberoi Group, known for luxury hotels and various services.

We believe this rally in staple stocks is driven by not only its ‘defensive sector’ tag but also the underlying excitement, which was triggered by strong post-Q4 management commentary.

IDBI Bank's shares rose 5.4% after receiving a Rs 2,701.6 crore income tax refund for the Assessment Year 2016-17 from the Income Tax Department.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) stock soared 18.7% on BSE, hitting a record high of Rs 719.95 post-ex-bonus trading. The company declared a 1:3 bonus share issue in May, granting three bonus shares for every share held.

With the monsoon coming, there is always a cyclical pressure on cement stocks, with the narrative being that in monsoon construction activity slows down. There is no doubt that this happens but over the last few years it has been seen that the decline in demand is not as strong as it used to be, maybe because the overall thrust on infrastructure is far higher or the fact that as the economy recovers, the overall demand matrix is better for cement companies. The fact is that cement has been a sector where most of the analysts have been caught off guards. The stocks have done well and a large number of analysts have been sticking to their stands that pricing and capacity utilization is an issue. Another reason to look for cement stocks is the fact that we have a state election coming in near term and that will lead to a situation where push to infrastructure projects would be given and that is always good news for the cement industry.

Paytm has been facing regulatory trouble after the RBI barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting more deposits from February 29, owing to non-compliance. After declining 51% in the last one year, Paytm saw some positive action with the shares rising 13% this month.

The Sensex hit a day's high of 77,079, while the Nifty 50 touched 23,411.9 in early trade on Monday on the back of a Modi-fuelled state firm rally, but the IT stocks dampened the buoyant market mood. The IT index fell 1.83%, making it the top sectoral loser. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and HCLTech declined by 1%-3%, becoming the top losers on the Sensex. The market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE surged by Rs 1.59 lakh crore to reach Rs 425.08 lakh crore.

Shares of Andhra Pradesh-based firms continued surging despite muted headline indices. The rally, sparked by Chandrababu Naidu's election win, saw companies like KCP surge up to 40% in four sessions. Andhra Cements led gains with 10%, followed by Nelcast at 5.6%. KCP gained 0.6%, Andhra Sugars rose 6.6%, and others like Crane Infrastructure and Laurus Labs also traded in green.

Shares of Suzlon Energy dropped by 5% during Monday's early session, hitting the day’s low of Rs 47. This decline followed the resignation of the company’s independent director, Marc Desaedeleer, from his directorship on June 8.

EIH Associated Hotels surged 17% to Rs 845 on BSE as it plans to issue bonus shares. The company's strong performance is evident from Trendlyne data. It is part of The Oberoi Group, known for luxury hotels and various services.

We believe this rally in staple stocks is driven by not only its ‘defensive sector’ tag but also the underlying excitement, which was triggered by strong post-Q4 management commentary.

IDBI Bank's shares rose 5.4% after receiving a Rs 2,701.6 crore income tax refund for the Assessment Year 2016-17 from the Income Tax Department.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) stock soared 18.7% on BSE, hitting a record high of Rs 719.95 post-ex-bonus trading. The company declared a 1:3 bonus share issue in May, granting three bonus shares for every share held.

With the monsoon coming, there is always a cyclical pressure on cement stocks, with the narrative being that in monsoon construction activity slows down. There is no doubt that this happens but over the last few years it has been seen that the decline in demand is not as strong as it used to be, maybe because the overall thrust on infrastructure is far higher or the fact that as the economy recovers, the overall demand matrix is better for cement companies. The fact is that cement has been a sector where most of the analysts have been caught off guards. The stocks have done well and a large number of analysts have been sticking to their stands that pricing and capacity utilization is an issue. Another reason to look for cement stocks is the fact that we have a state election coming in near term and that will lead to a situation where push to infrastructure projects would be given and that is always good news for the cement industry.

Paytm has been facing regulatory trouble after the RBI barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting more deposits from February 29, owing to non-compliance. After declining 51% in the last one year, Paytm saw some positive action with the shares rising 13% this month.

The Sensex hit a day's high of 77,079, while the Nifty 50 touched 23,411.9 in early trade on Monday on the back of a Modi-fuelled state firm rally, but the IT stocks dampened the buoyant market mood. The IT index fell 1.83%, making it the top sectoral loser. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and HCLTech declined by 1%-3%, becoming the top losers on the Sensex. The market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE surged by Rs 1.59 lakh crore to reach Rs 425.08 lakh crore.

Shares of Andhra Pradesh-based firms continued surging despite muted headline indices. The rally, sparked by Chandrababu Naidu's election win, saw companies like KCP surge up to 40% in four sessions. Andhra Cements led gains with 10%, followed by Nelcast at 5.6%. KCP gained 0.6%, Andhra Sugars rose 6.6%, and others like Crane Infrastructure and Laurus Labs also traded in green.

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday proposed stricter norms for the entry of individual stocks in the derivatives segment. The new proposal would weed out stocks with consistently low turnover from the Futures & Option (F&O) segment of the bourses.

Shares of Suzlon Energy dropped by 5% during Monday's early session, hitting the day’s low of Rs 47. This decline followed the resignation of the company’s independent director, Marc Desaedeleer, from his directorship on June 8.

EIH Associated Hotels surged 17% to Rs 845 on BSE as it plans to issue bonus shares. The company's strong performance is evident from Trendlyne data. It is part of The Oberoi Group, known for luxury hotels and various services.

We believe this rally in staple stocks is driven by not only its ‘defensive sector’ tag but also the underlying excitement, which was triggered by strong post-Q4 management commentary.

IDBI Bank's shares rose 5.4% after receiving a Rs 2,701.6 crore income tax refund for the Assessment Year 2016-17 from the Income Tax Department.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) stock soared 18.7% on BSE, hitting a record high of Rs 719.95 post-ex-bonus trading. The company declared a 1:3 bonus share issue in May, granting three bonus shares for every share held.

With the monsoon coming, there is always a cyclical pressure on cement stocks, with the narrative being that in monsoon construction activity slows down. There is no doubt that this happens but over the last few years it has been seen that the decline in demand is not as strong as it used to be, maybe because the overall thrust on infrastructure is far higher or the fact that as the economy recovers, the overall demand matrix is better for cement companies. The fact is that cement has been a sector where most of the analysts have been caught off guards. The stocks have done well and a large number of analysts have been sticking to their stands that pricing and capacity utilization is an issue. Another reason to look for cement stocks is the fact that we have a state election coming in near term and that will lead to a situation where push to infrastructure projects would be given and that is always good news for the cement industry.

Paytm has been facing regulatory trouble after the RBI barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting more deposits from February 29, owing to non-compliance. After declining 51% in the last one year, Paytm saw some positive action with the shares rising 13% this month.

The Sensex hit a day's high of 77,079, while the Nifty 50 touched 23,411.9 in early trade on Monday on the back of a Modi-fuelled state firm rally, but the IT stocks dampened the buoyant market mood. The IT index fell 1.83%, making it the top sectoral loser. Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and HCLTech declined by 1%-3%, becoming the top losers on the Sensex. The market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE surged by Rs 1.59 lakh crore to reach Rs 425.08 lakh crore.

Shares of Andhra Pradesh-based firms continued surging despite muted headline indices. The rally, sparked by Chandrababu Naidu's election win, saw companies like KCP surge up to 40% in four sessions. Andhra Cements led gains with 10%, followed by Nelcast at 5.6%. KCP gained 0.6%, Andhra Sugars rose 6.6%, and others like Crane Infrastructure and Laurus Labs also traded in green.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) stock soared 18.7% on BSE, hitting a record high of Rs 719.95 post-ex-bonus trading. The company declared a 1:3 bonus share issue in May, granting three bonus shares for every share held.