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​The BSE Sensex was trading 82 points or 0.11% higher at 72,509. Nifty50 was trading at 22,083, up 43 points or 0.19% at around 9.20 am. From the Sensex pack, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, SBI, ITC, and Nestle opened in the green, while Wipro, TCS, L&T, IndusInd Bank, and Tech Mahindra opened in the red.

The F&O contracts of any stock enter the ban period when the open interest (OI) on it crosses 95% of the market wide positions limits or MWPL. The ban on it is reversed only if the open interest falls below 80%.

Positive setup was seen in stocks like Federal Bank, Metropolis, Granules, Wipro, M&M, Mphasis, Tata Communication, SBI Life, Concor, Alkem, Adani Ports, ACC, Maruti, TVS Motor, Ambuja Cement, HDFC AMC, etc. among others.

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. key Products/Revenue Segments include Cement, Clinker and Other Operating Revenue for the year ending 31-Mar-2023.

At least 31 companies that have reported a double-digit earnings growth for three quarters in a row saw consistent rise in the foreign institutional holding, data analysed by ETMarkets showed.

Nuvama sees limited downside in Quess Corp and sees a strong value unlocking in the near future. There are high odds of medium-term upside. The investment bank raised the target price to Rs 630 from Rs 580 earlier. The option to own pure staffing is an attractive one.

Stocks that were in focus included names like TVS Motor, which rose 2.25%, KPI Green, which jumped 5%, and Oil India, whose shares increased 1.57% on Friday.

A holiday for U.S. markets also made for thin trading, while the latest surge in tech stocks is set to be tested by results from AI diva Nvidia on Wednesday.

Gold prices inched higher on Monday, lifted by a softer dollar, as the bullion partially recovered from a slump last week on hot U.S. inflation data that cooled prospects of early rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

The yen has hovered around 150 level in the last few days, prompting officials to comment on the currency moves and keeping markets on alert to a possible intervention by Japanese authorities.