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Nifty 50 closed at 11587.85 (-12.4, -0.1%) , BSE Sensex closed at 39097.14 (7.1, 0.0%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 9475.65 (-11.0, -0.1%)

Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1656 stocks traded today, 708 were in the positive territory and 864 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include IDBI Bank Ltd. (34.25, 10.66%), Muthoot Finance Ltd. (687.60, 6.60%) and Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (3692.00, 4.37%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. (116.00, -5.61%), Sun TV Network Ltd. (473.40, -5.19%) and Astral Poly Technik Ltd. (1174.05, -4.97%).

Volume Shockers

37 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (108.80, 14.95%), Rites Ltd. (261.05, 9.16%) and Allcargo Logistics Ltd. (107.65, 6.43%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were ITD Cementation India Ltd. (54.55, -9.39%), Triveni Turbine Ltd. (102.50, -3.57%) and Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd. (57.70, -3.35%).

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. (151.00, -1.05%) was trading at 17.9 times of weekly average. Security and Intelligence Services (India) Ltd. (865.50, -1.22%) and Prism Johnson Ltd. (89.45, 0.22%) were trading with volumes 10.2 and 8.1 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

25 stocks took off, crossing 52 week highs, while 4 stocks hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Abbott India Ltd. (10830.05, 1.06%), Akzo Nobel India Ltd. (1905.00, -1.80%) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (457.70, 1.52%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Indian Bank (147.35, -3.06%) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (280.80, 3.39%).

89 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Swan Energy Ltd. (110.20, 9.60%) and Allcargo Logistics Ltd. (107.65, 6.43%). 24 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including SJVN Ltd. (24.60, -5.38%) and Engineers India Ltd. (111.80, -5.17%).

LIVE: Markets close higher, Ashish Kacholia team meets with AllCargo Logistics
Markets closed higher. Nifty 50 closed at 11607.30 (333.1, 3.0%) , BSE Sensex closed at 39090.03 (1075.4, 2.8%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 9490.95 (260.5, 2.8%)

Market breadth is overwhelmingly positive. Of the 1679 stocks traded today, 1103 were on the uptrend, and 497 went down.


Titan disclosed in stock filings that it will be meeting Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's investment firm RARE Enterprises today. 
Markets are trading up in the afternoon. Nifty 50 was trading at 11662.80 (388.6, 3.5%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 39235.31 (1220.7, 3.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9527.15 (3.21%). Market breadth is surging up. Of the 1653 stocks traded today, 1154 were on the uptrend, and 418 went down.
Ashish Kacholia's investment team Lucky Securities meets with AllCargo Logistics one on one. This is the second such meeting in recent months. 
Reliance Capital has tanked today on CARE downgrade on payment defaults, with the company making a hard to believe claim that the non-payment happened due to 'technical glitch' in bank servers. 
Lupin has received 3 observations following an FDA inspection, for its Tarapur manufacturing facility. Share price for the stock is down. This follows the recent warning letter issued by the FDA for the company's Mandideep facility. 
After Thomas Cook share price fell sharply falling bankruptcy declaration by the UK company Thomas Cook, the Indian firm clarified that Thomas Cook India "is a completely different entity owned by Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings". It said it was unrelated to the British firm Thomas Cook Plc. The British firm exited the Indian entity 7 years ago.
Indian equity markets have extended gains and are currently at day's high as of 11:15 am. The Nifty50 is up 3% while the Sensex is up 3.2%.
44 stocks in the Nifty500 hit fresh 52 week highs.
Shares of hotel operators are seeing big gains today after the government cut GST rates on hotel tariffs to help boost the tourism sector. 
Nifty 50 was trading in the morning at 11558.05 (283.9, 2.5%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 38786.43 (771.8, 2.0%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9442.40 (211.9, 2.3%). Market breadth is surging up. Of the 1449 stocks traded today, 1094 showed gains, and 280 showed losses.




Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. (726.00, 15.74%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (457.15, 13.20%) and ABB India Ltd. (1545.05, 9.65%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (271.45, -9.94%), Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd. (2995.00, -5.46%) and PNB Housing Finance Ltd. (646.00, -5.20%).

Movers and Shakers

59 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Triveni Turbine Ltd. (104.95, 13.83%), Grindwell Norton Ltd. (658.15, 12.83%) and IFB Industries Ltd. (746.50, 11.94%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Petronet LNG Ltd. (253.90, -4.71%), Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. (1469.55, -3.66%) and Jagran Prakashan Ltd. (66.80, -3.19%).

TVS Srichakra Ltd. (2000.00, 9.70%) was trading at 31.9 times of weekly average. Gayatri Projects Ltd. (108.00, -1.23%) and Eveready Industries India Ltd. (48.10, 2.45%) were trading with volumes 19.7 and 18.5 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

48 stocks hit their 52 week highs, while 6 stocks hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Abbott India Ltd. (10750.00, 5.19%), Akzo Nobel India Ltd. (1956.05, 9.06%) and Asian Paints Ltd. (1804.10, 7.97%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Eveready Industries India Ltd. (48.10, 2.45%) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (351.65, -0.24%).

96 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. (726.00, 15.74%) and Triveni Turbine Ltd. (104.95, 13.83%). 10 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (188.40, -3.98%) and India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (255.10, -3.52%).





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LIVE: Markets jump on corporate tax cut, Brickwork downgrades Reliance Home
Markets are trading high. Nifty 50 was trading at 11245.05 (540.3, 5.1%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 37909.17 (1815.7, 5.0%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 9193.25 (4.87%). Market breadth is surging up. Of the 1639 stocks traded today, 1279 showed gains, and 275 showed losses.


Around 1.1 crore shares of Coal India changed hands today. Share price of the stock is up.
Brickwork Rating downgrades Reliance Home Finance's long-term commercial paper, NCDs and short-term debt to D owing to non-repayment. 
Auto and banking stocks gain in double digit percentages on tax relief.
Plenty of online enthusiasm for the Budget tax cut announcement:











The Sensex is up 4.98%, and the Nifty50 is up 4.19% as of noon after the government announcement of corporate tax cuts. 
The Central government has slashed effective corporate tax to 25.17 percent, inclusive of all cess and surcharges for domestic companies. Making the announcement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the new tax rate will be applicable from the current fiscal which began on April 1. Companies not availing exemptions will also not be required to pay minimum alternative tax (MAT).
Tracking earnings growth versus PE growth is a lot simpler with the best stocks screen. Titan, HDFC Asset Management among the top stocks in earnings growth. 
Thyrocare and Bombay Dyeing are among the top gainers today.
Yes Bank promoter sold 58 million shares (a 2.3% stake) in the bank, which the bank said was part of its efforts to reduce debt. 
Approximately 34 lakh shares of Astral Poly Technik changed hands in eight large trades. Share price of the stock is sharply down. 

Markets are up but volatile in morning trade. Nifty 50 was trading at 10713.30 (8.5, 0.1%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 36203.54 (110.1, 0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 8769.05 (2.6, 0.0%)

Market breadth is holding steady. Of the 1319 stocks traded today, 590 were in the positive territory and 640 were negative.



Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include RBL Bank Ltd. (383.50, 15.48%), Ashok Leyland Ltd. (66.60, 14.04%) and Eicher Motors Ltd. (17953.05, 13.97%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Indiabulls Ventures Ltd. (153.00, -4.38%), Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (295.70, -4.26%) and Dabur India Ltd. (449.80, -1.91%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

39 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Bandhan Bank Ltd. (501.50, 12.96%), ICICI Securities Ltd. (259.25, 11.65%) and ABB India Ltd. (1448.00, 9.25%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (295.70, -4.26%), CCL Products India Ltd. (243.45, -1.40%) and Astral Poly Technik Ltd. (1138.00, -1.16%).

Maharashtra Scooters Ltd. (4189.60, 5.77%) was trading at 7.2 times of weekly average. Adani Transmission Ltd. (223.55, 1.15%) and Au Small Finance Bank Ltd. (659.95, 2.35%) were trading with volumes 6.4 and 6.1 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

18 stocks overperformed with 52 week highs, while 23 stocks tanked below their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Abbott India Ltd. (9984.35, 1.49%), Asian Paints Ltd. (1656.55, 6.61%) and Bata India Ltd. (1623.30, 6.07%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Allahabad Bank (30.95, 1.98%) and Asahi India Glass Ltd. (174.65, 1.63%).

56 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Federal Bank Ltd. (94.25, 12.94%) and Page Industries Ltd. (22092.00, 12.85%). 9 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (2075.30, -1.27%) and Oberoi Realty Ltd. (521.60, -1.01%).