The Price of this company has been sliding lower from the peak of Rs 608 formed on September 22 to the bottom of Rs 387 on February 23. Thereafter, the price consolidated and has now breached the rising trendline support and formed a new 52-week low. We consider this a sign of weakness and expect the price to slide lower from here on.

The markets are continuing in the negative mode. Despite a positive start, the headline index Nifty ended the day with almost half a percent loss. The Dollar Index spurt would adversely affect the commodities and metal stocks.

Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 1.5 points, or 0.01 per cent, lower at 16,972.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Thursday. Here are some stocks which are expected to see some action in trade today.

ET Now spoke to various experts and here's what they have to recommend for today's trading session. Kunal Bothra has a buy/sell recommendation on Kotak Bank and IEX while Nooresh Merani has a buy/sell recommendation on HDFC Bank and Power Grid for today's trading session. Check out the targets and stoploss.

On Wednesday, GNFC shares ended at Rs 529.30 on the NSE and were up by Rs 4.10 or 0.77% despite a lacklustre trade in the broader markets. Meanwhile, the benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty have been in a falling trend over the past five trading sessions on the back of twin banking disasters in the US.

ET looks at some of the stock recommendations by analysts of late. These companies are expected to return between 19 % and 37 % as per analysts’ price targets.

They said the bank could access liquidity from the central bank if needed. The moves follow the collapse of U.S. lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in recent days which have sent financial markets on a roller-coaster ride.

Stocks that were in focus include names like Gujarat Pipavav Port which rose nearly 2% to hit a fresh 52-week high, Sun Pharma Advanced Research which tumbled over 5% to a fresh 52-week low and Hindalco which pared gains but closed in the green on Wednesday.

"The Fed has a very difficult policy decision to make at next week's meeting," said Paul Ashworth, chief North America economist at Capital Economics, which for now still leans towards the Fed raising interest rates by a quarter percentage point. "It is a very close call... the risk of a full-blown contagion remains, and a lot can happen in the week until the announcement."

U.S.-listed shares of Credit Suisse hit a record low, after its largest investor said it could not provide more financing to the bank, starting a rout in European lenders and pressuring U.S. banks as well.

Credit Suisse, which is battling to recover from a string of scandals that have undermined the confidence of investors and clients, was the latest casualty to be caught up in a crisis of confidence after the collapse of SVB last week.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have net sold shares worth Rs 1,271 crore on Wednesday. DIIs, on the other hand, bought shares worth Rs 1,823 crore.

Japanese promoter company Sumitomo Wiring Systems will likely sell 3.4% stake in Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd through a block deal on Thursday, according to reports.

The March quarter is also traditionally the strongest for cement companies in India because of demand from the construction and infrastructure segments, and analysts expect this trend to play out this time as well, anticipating a volume growth of about 8-10% sequentially. The volume growth will also be conducive in shoring up the operating profit as it lowers fixed costs, analysts said. The March quarter accounts for 27-35% of the cement sold during a year.

THL Zinc Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of India-listed Vedanta Ltd (VDL), is negotiating with global lenders including JP Morgan, Barclays, Standard Chartered Bank and Deutsche Bank to lower their asking rate. The loan - talks with banks started a month back - was expected to be raised at the secured overnight financing rate or SOFR+500 bps. The lenders have given a term sheet at SOFR+800 bps for the 3-3.5-year loan, said the people cited above. SOFR is currently at 4.55%.

ET looks at some of the stock recommendations by analysts of late. These companies are expected to return between 19 % and 37 % as per analysts’ price targets.

Bankers are not too enthusiastic about the recovery chances from the account. "EPC companies such as these typically have a lot of pending receivables from the government, which invariably have some counterclaims. So recoveries are very difficult as these companies have very little assets that can be monetised," said a second person aware of the company's position.

As per the payment schedule approved by NCLT, the Swan Energy-Hazel Mercantile team had to pay ₹200 crore to lenders, ₹65 crore towards CIRP cost and ₹10 crore to trade creditors and employees. They needed to make this payment within 90 days from December 23, 2022, when NCLT approved their resolution plan.

While brokers collect this fee on behalf of the exchanges from clients, sources said many firms have been retaining excess of these amounts that have not been transferred to the bourses. Though there are no rules that state brokers must return the excess amount collected from clients, they may be treading a regulatory twilight zone.

In a chaotic day of trading, quotes for one-year credit default swaps were considerably more expensive than the offers for longer durations as lenders tried to give themselves a near-term shield from their exposure to the lender, the people said.

In an exchange filing on Wednesday, the company said it had received emails dated March 14 from the BSE and NSE regarding freezing shares of 21 promoter entities. Patanjali Ayurved, the single-largest promoter shareholder with 39.4% stake, and Acharya Balkrishna are among the promoters whose holdings have been frozen.

According to Bloomberg consensus estimates, there are about 15 stocks tracked by at least 20 research firms that could return between 13% and 50% in a year.

The NSE Nifty fell 71.15 points, or 0.4%, to close at 16,972.15. BSE's Sensex declined 344.29 points, or 0.6%, to end at 57,555.90. Both indices shuttled between gains and losses during the trading session after opening firm.

Short-term traders can look to buy the stock and the possible target could be towards Rs 2,500 levels, suggested experts. The stock price is down over 2% in a week and more than 6% in a month.

U.S. Treasury yields plummeted, with traders now expecting equal chances of a 25-basis-point rate hike and a pause at the Fed's March meeting.

Credit Suisse has asked for a similar response from Swiss regulator Finma, the report said, citing two people familiar with the matter.

“Low interest rates have encouraged investors to take on more risk, leading to an increase in leverage and a rise in the number of zombie firms that are only able to survive thanks to cheap credit,” says Dalio

Traders of futures tied to the Fed's policy rate on Wednesday were pricing a slightly better than even chance that policymakers will leave their benchmark lending rate in its current 4.5%-4.75% range at their upcoming meeting on March 21-22.

"Our markets have seen a lot of volatility in last few days. Amidst this uncertainty, some of the defensive stocks could witness some buying interest, and with the heavyweights HUL is trading around its support post the recent corrective phase," Ruchit Jain, Lead Research, 5paisa.com, said.

“Low interest rates have encouraged investors to take on more risk, leading to an increase in leverage and a rise in the number of zombie firms that are only able to survive thanks to cheap credit,” says Dalio

Sumitomo Wiring will sell about 230 million shares in the company in a deal that is valued at Rs 1,607 crore. The promoter company held about 17.55% stake in Samvardhana Motherson as of December quarter

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Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Wednesday as turbulence at Credit Suisse renewed fears of a banking crisis, while US economic data kept alive hopes of a less aggressive monetary policy move by the Federal Reserve next week.

On Wednesday, the Sensex benchmark index fell by roughly 344 points, dropping to 57,555, which caused 5 stocks from the BSE 100 index to hit new 52-week lows. The 52-week low represents the lowest price at which a stock has traded within the past year, and it's a crucial technical indicator used by investors and traders to assess a stock's present value and anticipate its future price trend.

SEBI norms state that public shareholders must hold a minimum of 25% stake in a listed company.​​

Shares in European banks got pummeled again on Wednesday, as Credit Suisse plunged to fresh record lows after the lender's biggest shareholder said it could not raise its 10%

Trailing 12-month return of Sensex dropped to 1.3% in middle of March from 4.4% as of the last trading session of 2022

Earlier, Credit Suisse's largest shareholder, Saudi National Bank, said it would not buy more shares in the Swiss bank on regulatory grounds.

The Board of Directors on October 28, 2022, approved the NCD issue for the raising of funds up to Rs 2,500 crore by way of the private placement.

Contracts on the S&P 500 sank about 2%. The 10-year Treasury yield plummeted below 3.5% after data showed wholesale prices in the US unexpectedly decline in March, adding to evidence that inflation may be near peaking. The dollar rallied.

Indian indices gave up early morning gains and ended lower for the fifth straight session as sentiments turned cautious amid fears that the European Central Bank may hike rates by at least 25 bps in its meeting on Thursday. Nifty at the close was dragged down below 17,000 levels, while broader markets outperformed with tad gains“Nifty has achieved our short-term target of 16,950 and hence we revise it downwards to 16,750 which is the previous swing low,” said Jatin Gedia, Technical Research Analyst, Sharekhan by BNP ParibasHere are stock recommendations for Thursday

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 525 points or 1.6%, at the open to 31,759.87.

Investors rushed back into safe-havens, with two-year German bond yields down over 30 basis points at 2.60%. Two-year treasury yield have tumbled 98 basis points in the last five days, the biggest drop since the week of Black Monday on October 19, 1987

LIC said its holding in NMDC has decreased from 13.69% to 11.69% during the period

Credit Suisse shares fell by as much as 23.8% and were last down 20.2%. Trading in the shares was halted a number of times by the stock exchange operator as volumes soared and the stock plummeted.

Now, till the index remains below 17,171 zones, weakness could continue towards next support of 16800-16666 levels while on the upside hurdles are seen at 17,171 and 17,250 levels, said Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal.Volatility is quoting near the highest levels of the last 28 trading sessions, thus giving an edge to bears in the market

An index of European bank stocks fell in morning trading and was last down 6.1%, hitting its lowest since January 3. The index has dropped 14% since last Wednesday's close, meaning a loss of over 120 billion euros ($127.25 billion) in market value since then. It is the index's biggest week-on-week loss since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last February

Sharma said that regulators learn from adverse past events and carry those lessons with them. "There is always learning with a new event. So, 2008 will not get repeated by any stretch. I mean, let us not even start thinking like that," he added.

Retail investors have turned to mutual fund SIPs. AMFI data shows that SIPs stayed above the Rs 13,000-crore mark for the fifth consecutive month in February.

Banking, financial and IT stocks were under heavy selling pressure. Domestic gains were short-lived, as European markets fell on fears that the ECB would raise interest rates by at least 25 bps at its meeting on Thursday