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Raja Venkatraman, MarketSmith recommend five stocks for 20 March
On March 19, Nifty 50 and Sensex dropped over 3% due to HDFC Bank chairman's resignation and rising crude oil prices. Analysts recommend buying Ipca Laboratories, Great Eastern Shipping, Colgate Palmolive, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, and Power Finance Corporation amid market volatility.

NSE gets ready for IPO, finalises 20 bankers and 8 law firms
A total of 20 merchant banks have been appointed, setting a new record for India IPOs (the previous record was 18 banks for ICICI Prudential AMC).
SENSEX rises 400 pts, NIFTY tops 24,100 amid easing oil prices, hopes of de-escalation in West Asia; India VIX down 12%, IndiGo up 4% - Upstox
SENSEX rises 400 pts, NIFTY tops 24,100 amid easing oil prices, hopes of de-escalation in West Asia; India VIX down 12%, IndiGo up 4%Upstox

Watch | Sanjay Parekh on where he sees value in banks, IT, cement and telecom stocks
Sohum Asset Managers’ Founder & CIO, Sanjay Parekh, says markets look sluggish despite improving macro conditions, with Q3 Nifty earnings near 8–9%. He sees recovery in CVs (Ashok Leyland), credit growth at ICICI Bank and gradual picka a up in cement and steel. Portfolio stays domestic-focused: overweight telecom, NBFCs, industrials, cement, utilities, ports and logistics; underweight oil & gas and banks, zero FMCG. Watching IT names like Infosys and TCS, mid-cap tech (Persistent, Coforge, Mastek), defence HAL, quick commerce Zomato and Swiggy, and capital goods L&T, JSW Energy.

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights: Benchmark indices snapped their three-day winning streak; Nifty slips 365 points to close at 25,454
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Indian markets are trading with some immense pressure as the Nifty index is trading with losses of over 200 points and has slumped below 25,650. The Nifty Bank is under pressure, as the banking index is down over 450 points, trading around the 60,100 mark. Trent, IndiGo, Ultratech, Adani Enterprises are among the biggest losers.

Closing Bell: Sensex, Nifty end flat amid volatility; pharma, oil & gas gain, media falls
Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki were among major gainers on the Sensex, while losers were Power Grid Corporation, Trent, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and Eternal. Among sectors, auto, pharma, oil & gas, PSU Bank telecom, metal added 0.4-1%, while media index shed 0.7%. Nifty Midcap index rose 0.6%, while smallcap index ended flat.

Nifty Midcap 100 index hits all-time high; Adani Total Gas, Tata Communications, Info Edge among top gainers
Nifty Midcap 100 index rose for the third straight session, even as benchmarks remained under pressure.

Taking Stock: Nifty ends near 23,150 in volatile trade; pharma, private banks rally
ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Grasim, M&M, JSW Steel were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Infosys, HCL Tech, Adani Ports, Trent, Eternal.

Nifty IT falls to three-year low: How should investors position themselves? Here's what analysts say
Analysts said the market reaction was particularly sharp for India’s service-based IT firms as investors fear these companies may be sidelined by AI firms.

Taking Stock: Bulls back in action; Nifty closes above 24,100, Sensex gains 291 pts
More than 200 stocks touched their 52-week high on the BSE, including Kirloskar Oil, Aegis Logistics, New India Assurance, GNFC, HFCL, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, Belrise Industries, AIA Engineering, Aditya Birla Capital, Sona BLW, Syrma SGS, Leela Palaces, Cemindia Projects, RBL Bank, Bharat Forge, among others.

Taking Stock: Markets end in red amid volatility, but Nifty holds above 24,000
On the sectoral front, auto, FMCG, power, pharma, and telecom indices edged higher by around 0.5% each, while the realty index declined 1.4%, consumer durable down 1% and the private banking index slipped 0.5%.

Markets end higher in volatile week; rupee recovers from record low
The total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies rose marginally by ₹1.79 lakh crore during the week. Among the gainers, Reliance Industries led the increase in market capitalisation, while ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, and Axis Bank witnessed a decline in their market capitalisation.