"AB Capital Stock has negated its lower highs formation of the last two months and came out of its consolidative band after taking good support near 143 zones," Shivangi Sarda, Analyst, Derivatives and Technical Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, said.

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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under selling pressure for the second straight session to settle nearly 1% lower on Friday as concerns over instability of the global banking system lingered. Investors pared exposure to the metal, energy and realty stocks amid a bearish trend in Asian and European markets. Besides, a depreciating rupee against the dollar and fresh foreign fund outflows also hit investor sentiments.Nifty ended below 17,000 levels, with a cut of 132 points or 0.77%. Meanwhile, broader markets tanked even more, with Nifty Midcap 100 ending over 1% lower.“On the hourly charts we can observe that the Nifty is trading in the zone of 16,910 – 16,970 where the crucial Fibonacci retracement levels of the previous rise from 16,828 – 17,207 are placed. This zone shall be the make or break support zone and if the Nifty fails to hold on to this support, it is likely that it has started the next leg of the fall. The daily momentum indicator has a positive crossover, which is a buy signal, and is also supporting our view that the pullback rally is not complete.“Thus considering the above we shall continue to maintain our positive outlook on the Nifty. On the upside, the initial hurdle is placed at 17,180 – 17,210. Beyond this, it has the potential to 17,315 – 17,430,” said Jatin Gedia, Technical Research Analyst, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.Here are the stock recommendations for Monday:

The steadily rising number of Demat accounts across both depositories aptly indicates this trend. The number of active Demat accounts reached a record high of 11 core in January this year. Multiple factors have contributed to this surge, including the ease of access to market information, availability of online brokerages, increase in financial savings and the potential for good returns.

According to the amendment to the Finance Bill, income from investments in debt mutual funds where not more than 35% is invested in equity will attract short-term capital gains, while no benefit of indexation for the calculation of long-term capital gains will be available

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Ahead of Q4 earnings, several brokerages have upgraded the target price on stocks. These stocks belong to various sectors such as banking, auto component & equipment, information technology, and more. According to Trendlyne data, as many as four brokers have upgraded the target price on 10 stocks. Here's a list of 10 stocks that earned upgrades in the last month

The pandemic has led to a surge of social media content promoting options trading as an easy way to supplement income. The increased awareness has attracted many gullible & first-time people to turn traders with surface-level information

Last week, five out of the top 10 most valued companies lost a total of Rs 86,447.12 crore in market valuation, led by Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and State Bank of India. Meanwhile, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever Limited, ITC, HDFC and Bharti Airtel posted gains

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Foreign portfolio investors have invested INR7,200 crore ($1bn) in Indian equities so far in March, according to depositories. The inflows have been led by the US-based GQG Partners' bulk investment in Adani Group companies. However, FPIs may remain cautious given a risk-off sentiment in global equity markets due to the stress in the US banking system and banking stocks crash, said VK Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services. FPIs had invested INR11,119 crore in December and sold equities worth INR26,913 crore this year.

Brand Concepts declared an interim dividend of Rs 0.50 per equity share of the face value of Rs 10. Shares of Brand Concepts declined 2.5% to Rs 213.3 apiece in Friday's trade on BSE. The firm has a market capitalization of Rs 226 crore

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The rates were steeply increased; Fed hiked by 475 bps in just 12 months, a historic jumbo. The banking sector had to pay the price of the monetary maven.It took a toll on the system; SVB, Silvergate Capital, First Republic, Signature Bank, and Credit Suisse had to be bailed out

​The unexpected hike in the securities transaction tax on futures and options and tax amendments in debt funds further turned the sentiment sour.The overall outlook for the market remains weak as investors gradually digest the domestic news while also keeping a tab on developments on the global front

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The Nifty Financial Services index is inside the weakening quadrant. However, some improvement is seen in its relative momentum. Besides this, Bank Nifty and PSU Bank indices are seen moving inside the weakening quadrant as well. The Nifty Metal, Media, Services Sector, Commodities, and Energy groups are inside the lagging quadrant. These groups are likely to relatively underperform the broader markets.

Buybacks are crucial for shareholders. If done correctly, a buyback minimizes overall equity capital, increasing others' stake in the company. But if the buyback is not done at the right price, it does not become value accretive for the shareholders and benefits only those who exited from the company.

At a time when worrying about what will happen to the global financial markets is the norm, it is better to stay focussed on long term wealth creation and companies which have the right combination to make it. Of all the stocks, which our algorithms come up with, we took companies from four sectors: defence, FMCG, agrochemical and natural resources. ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy".

For an investor, a stop loss doesn’t make sense for the most part, because the idea is to hold for a long-time frame, which usually makes up for errors in stock selection or short-term collapse in prices.

The exchange had introduced futures and options contracts on the Nifty Midcap Select index on January 24, 2022, following approval from market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

Historically as well as statistically, it has been observed that long-term investing creates wealth. Warren Buffet, one of the greatest investors of all time, quoted, “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

First it was the US banks and then it was the US Fed whose action gave jitters to global markets. However, even before that market has been under the control of bears who have been getting from all directions. Stocks which have seen a constant improvement in their scores even in such volatile times are worth looking at. The 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.

After the recent spike of January the polymer prices are cooling off once again and stabilizing at lower levels, tailwinds for select packaging companies have gathered momentum.

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Meanwhile, Prudent Corporate Advisory, TD Power Systems, Aarti Drugs, Valiant Organics, TTK Healthcare Ltd, Anupam Rasayan and Krsnaa Diagnostics registered double-digit weekly gains.

The S&P 500 just capped its second straight up week, and while Treasuries have dealt body blows to short sellers, holding on through the worst volatility in four decades would’ve reaped sizable profits.

Investors are bracing for more banking sector volatility next week, after sharp declines in shares of European giants Deutsche Bank and UBS on Friday followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank earlier this month. Upcoming U.S. data on consumer confidence and inflation could also sway markets.

“Traders have to practice to be in a Zen-like mindset where the expectation at the start of a trade is set in such a way that a bad outcome is not beyond what you had expected,” Alok Jain, smallcase manager & Founder, Weekend Investing.

ODIs such as P-notes are an indirect route of investing in India for foreign funds that do not want to register with local authorities. In a P-note transaction, a bank, broker or custodian allowed to issue these derivatives buys the securities that the investor desires and issues P-notes against them.

On Friday, the Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill 2023 with some amendments. According to the Bill, mutual funds having less than 35% assets under management in domestic equity will lose the indexation benefit and the returns will be taxed as short-term capital gains according to the tax slab of the individual.

In separate appearances, three regional Fed bank presidents said that their confidence that the banking system was not facing a liquidity crisis is what led to the decision to implement a 25 basis point policy rate hike on Wednesday.

"Increase in STT could impact the volumes in the F&O (futures and options) segment, especially from those high-frequency trades, jobbers, and hedgers who actively trade at a small tick price," said B Gopkumar, MD & CEO of Axis Securities. "Low volumes could likely increase the impact cost."

Indiabulls Enterprises Ltd is another stock that will move from Stage II to Stage I of the long term ASM framework.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.11%, the S&P 500 gained 0.17% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.18%

The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 762.55 per piece, taking the transaction value to Rs 105.41 crore.

"The Board of Directors of the Company, based on the recommendation of the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, at its meeting held on March 24, 2023, has designated Shri Srikanth Venkatachari (Joint Chief Financial Officer of the Company since 2011) as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from June 1, 2023," the release stated.

Just a couple of weeks ago, threats to financial stability barely registered on the troubleshooting list for central bankers. Now they’ve rocketed toward the top. Powell and his peers say preventing a re-run of the inflationary 1970s remains priority number one. But the signal is shifting

The retail portion of the OFS also received an overwhelming response, with the government getting bids for 14,50,924 shares against 11,70,357 shares on offer for the category.

The Sensex benchmark index experienced a decline of approximately 398 points, reaching 57,527 on Friday. As a result of this downturn, 10 stocks within the BSE FMCG index reached their lowest levels in the past 52 weeksThe 52-week low is a technical indicator that reflects the lowest price at which a stock has traded during the past year. Some investors and traders consider this an important factor for assessing a stock's current value and predicting its future price movements

Banking stocks, including those of Deutsche Bank, dropped amidst concerns that regulators and central banks have not tackled the worst shock to the sector since the 2008 global financial crisis. The euro fell against the dollar, and bond yields and the costs of insuring against bank defaults rose despite policymakers' efforts at reassuring investors. While both U.S. and European banks’ stocks declined, Deutsche Bank experienced the most significant drop—losing over 12% of its value. As a consequence of the market turmoil, investors were looking for support from authorities worldwide to ensure a stable banking sector.

U.S. shares of Deutsche Bank fell nearly 10% after the bank's credit default swaps rose to a four-year high

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NPS is a voluntary low-cost investment plan designed to enable people to plan for their retirement. One can invest in this scheme through systematic savings during his/her working lifetime. It is also an effective way to save on tax payouts.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 67.03 points, or 0.21%. The S&P 500 opened lower by 9.51 points, or 0.24%.

Delisting is a process when the stock of a listed entity is removed from a stock exchange. Consequently, the shares of that company will no longer trade on that stock exchange. Read more about delisting at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/delistingHere is a list of 7 stocks that are going to get delisted from exchanges, according to data from Prime Database:

The finance ministry today clarified that the securities transaction tax (STT) on selling options has been increased to 0.062% from 0.05% and not from 0.017% to 0.021% as mentioned in the latest amendment to Finance Bill 2023 that was passed by the Lok Sabha today.

The reason is outside observers usually look at headline numbers of trading volumes and assume that broking is a huge opportunity with a large revenue pool that will grow forever. In reality, it's a cyclical business that tends to revert to the mean, the billionaire startup founder said.

The recent fall has faded hopes of sustained recovery, and we might again end up seeing range-bound moves in the index. Needless to say, the major support is intact at 16,800 in Nifty. We thus reiterate our view to limit positions and maintain positions on both sides.