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The Sensex rose 143 points, or 0.17%, to 82,001, while the Nifty gained 33 points, or 0.13%, to 25,084. The Nifty Bank index was largely flat, edging up 57 points to 55,755, as financial stocks underperformed. Midcap and smallcap segments saw some pressure, with the BSE Midcap index slipping 222 points to 57,709. Market breadth turned neutral, with advancing and declining stocks roughly in a 1:1 ratio.

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Download our mobile app for Android and iOS platformsMARKET AT CLOSEMarket Closes Largely In The Green But Off Highs, Up For 6th Straight DayReliance Continues To Be A Major Support For Nifty, Stock Is Up 1%Broader Mkts Come Under Pressure As Capital Mkt Stocks See Heavy SellingFinancial Underperformance Continues, Nifty Bank Closes Near FlatlineMarket Breadth Turns Neutral At The Close, Adv-Decline Ratio At 1:1Sensex Rises 143 Points To 82,001 & Nifty 33 Points To 25,084Midcap Index Slips 222 Points To 57,709 While Nifty Bank Gains 57 Points To 55,755Pharma Names See Buying, ith Cipla & Dr Reddy’s Are Top Nifty GainersPG Electroplast Rises More Than 4% After Stock Enters F&O BanAB cap & L&T Fin Continue To Move Higher, Gain 2-3% TodayBSE & Angel Fall 7% Each On SEBI Chmn’s Comment Of Need To Increase Derivative TenureOla Electric Sees Profit Booking Following A Big Gain Seen In Prev 2 Sessions, Down 8%IDBI Bank’s Divestment Is On Track, Say DIPAM Secy, Stock Up 8%Nava Moves Higher With Big Volumes, Stock Closes 13% HigherQSR Plays Continue To See Buying Interest, Swiggy & Jubilant Food Up 3% Each

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“I continue to maintain that, from last 12-18 months, I have been saying that it is a more of a stock selection, more of a stock specific market. It is a bottom up approach and there are enough number of companies which are delivering reasonably strong growth. If I look at my own portfolio. We have a two portfolio, AAAIOP which is multi-cap, it has delivered 20% plus net profit growth. If you look at our AAA Budding Beasts, which is a more mid and small, it has also reported 24% kind of a profit growth. Both these portfolios are reported 18% plus revenue. So it means that there are enough number of companies which are delivering very strong growth.Primarily the winners are specialty chemical, capital goods, auto ancillary companies, EMS plays, good hospitals, retail businesses and CDMO. If you look at most of our portfolio, they are little bit more weighted towards these names.The banking, primarily the large banks, it and consumer they are the draggers from the market perspective. But the good part is the probably the worst is over in each of these three buckets. Hence, from the market perspective, I think we are very good, I would say reasonable good valuation with a upwards of earnings trajectory for the overall market. And moment you do a little bit more deep dive, there are enough pockets where you can make 20% plus earnings growth over next two years.”

Shares of IDBI Bank Ltd. gained as much as 9% on Thursday, August 21, after Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Arunish Chawla said that qualified interested parties have nearly completed due diligence for the bank’s divestment.

Good Performance Seen In Specialty Chem, Cap Goods, Auto Ancillaries

Good Performance Seen In EMS, Hospitals, Retail Businesses, CDMO Sectors

Banking, IT, Consumer Names Have Been The Draggers

CDMO Is Volatile But Long Term Prospects Are Healthy

Najib Shah, Former Chairman of CBEC On GST Rate Rationalisation

“This is phenomenal, very big news. As a Centre, one expected the GoM to deliberate or have some concerns. But the Centre has been able to persuade the GoM in terms of there not being any major revenue concerns. It’s very good from the point of view of simplification. It’s a very good move from the point of view of rate rationalisation, which has been the demand right from the time when GST was introduced. The GST Council will now deliberate, and I am quite sanguine that they too will go ahead with this proposal.”

The Nifty Smallcap index has managed to hold against the tide of slowdown that has seen the Midcap index turn negative.

Hind Rectifiers shares are currently down over 6%, a day after declining 10% in the previous session.

The stock has been in the red for two out of the last five sessions.

It has gained 28.6% in the past month and 74.3% in the last six months.

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IDBI Bank is up 9% after DIPAM Secretary said that qualified interested parties have nearly completed due diligence for the bank’s divestment, with the process expected to conclude by September.

Shares of Izmo Ltd. are currently trading 20% higher.

The stock is in the green for the fourth consecutive day. It has gained for eight out of the last nine sessions.

The stock has gained 65% in the last six months but has declined 13.4% this year, so far.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the due date for filing the GSTR-3B return to August 27. The relief applies to registered taxpayers whose principal place of business is located in Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar districts of Maharashtra. here

Mankind Pharma shares are currently up 3.7%.

The stock is also the top Nifty Midcap gainer.

It has gained 11.7% in the last six months but has declined 9.8% this year, so far.

Nifty 50 is currently at 25,107.00.

Cipla, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries are the top Nifty gainers.

A total of 23 of the 50 stocks are trading with gains.

Here are the top contributors towards its upside:

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PTC Industries on Thursday announced that it has won an order exceeding ₹100 crore from BrahMos Aerospace for the supply of critical titanium castings used in the supersonic cruise missile programme. here

Matt Orton, Chief Market Strategist at Raymond James Investment, said investors should brace for choppy trading until key events like the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at Jackson Hole on August 22 and the September jobs report are out. here#JustIn | #SulaVineyards clarifies that the report of the company eyeing entry into the premium spirits market via acquisition is factually incorrect and has no basis.

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The Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST rationalisation has accepted the Centre’s proposal to move to a simplified two-slab Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure of 5% and 18%. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Thursday (August 21), adding that the GoM has recommended scrapping the 12% slab. here

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Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) has executed a refinancing facility of up to ₹1,125 crore for Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited (BRBCL), a joint venture of NTPC Ltd. (74%) and Ministry of Railways (26%). here

Transrail Lighting Ltd. on Thursday, August 21, said it has won two new orders, cumulatively worth ₹837 crore, pushing its order inflows for this fiscal beyond ₹3,157 crore. here#CNBCTV18Market | GoM accepts Center’s proposal to move to 2 slabs; #FMCG & #Auto stocks in Focus pic.twitter.com/36WFQKfK67

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