Top Buy IdeasThe benchmark indices closed a rangebound session on a negative note, continuing the downtrend for the fourth straight day, with an overall weak market breadth. About 1,607 shares declined, while 892 shares advanced on the NSE. The market is expected to remain consolidative with a negative bias. Below are some trading ideas for the near term:Amol Athawale, VP-technical Research at Kot...

Top Stock PicksThe benchmark indices saw some profit-taking after a day of small rally, with the Nifty 50 ending with a loss of one-third of a percent on October 15. The breadth was negative, with 1,312 shares declining against 1,192 shares advancing on the NSE. The index is likely to remain rangebound until it decisively surpasses short-term moving averages. Below are some trading ideas for the n...

Following a decent start to trade where market markets snapped a 5-day losing streak, the Nifty and Sensex again slipped into the red after a sharp downturn in energy and public sector banks, among others turned investors bearish. Remember, both benchmarks scaled fresh peaks in late September.At noon, the Sensex was down 90.50 points or 0.11 percent at 81,597.95, and the Nifty was down 76.90 point...

A fertile jump in volumeIt is that time of the year when fertilizer stocks are in the limelight. And while the markets keep a tab on the progress of the monsoons, they also prefer to keep fertilizer stocks high on their radar during this time. Hence, it comes as no surprise that a large section of traders was focusing on the sudden and swift jump in the volume of many fertilizer stocks on Monday. ...

Shares of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers surged over 10 percent to reach an all-time high of Rs 2,309 apiece on July 1, following the announcement of a contract to construct an advanced ocean-going tug for the government of Bangladesh.So far this year, shares of Garden Reach surged over 163 percent, as compared to a 10 percent rise in the benchmark Nifty 50 index.The company announced that ...