India's valuation premium to EMs highest in a decade; will some light be shed on LIC's closet affairs? Plus top BUY/SELL ideas for the day

To keep you updated, we send ET Markets Newsletter to your mailbox. In case, you wish to Unsubscribe Click Here MORNING NEWSLETTER Fri, Dec 21, 2018 Dear Subscriber, Good morning. When Sensex fell some 280 points Thursday morning, there was a significant pileup of Puts at 10,600 through 10,900 levels of Nifty in near-month contracts, meaning traders didn't see too much risk of the 50-pack slipping below those levels. Plus, India VIX has been falling; it slipped 2.23 per cent to 14.33 on Thursday. All of it suggests the headwinds sweeping global markets are not bothering Dalal Street too much. More on this, and on why MS has just downgraded cement stocks in this edition. #ValueInvestor#SmallcapHunters#ETMGS#Rupee#Oil

SENSEX 36400.42 -31.25 NIFTY 50 10935.40 -16.30 Gold 31325.0 98.0 USD/INR 69.98 0.28 OPENING BELL India's valuation premium to EMs highest in a decade India does not look overvalued when looked at in dollar terms said Alok Jain. View: High time we let sunlight shine into LIC's closet affairs LIC must steer clear of any allegation of mala fide in its investment decisions. Top buy, sell, hold ideas from D-St experts Put-call ratio jump hints at an upcoming Santa rally: Analysts Stocks in the news: PSU banks, Bharti Airtel and Tata Motors What changed your market while you were sleeping MS downgrades cement cos, says profitability uptick slower Money and markets A short seller is an investor's brother from another mother.... Money and markets Modern investors should have a Stan Lee portfolio. Anchor it... Economy and policy The great balancing act: An astute central banker is a warri... EQUITY EVENTS Coming soon... ET Markets - Radio ETMarkets Morning Podcast: US govt stares at a shutdown; crude at 17-month low & other news Dec 21, 2018, 09.08 AM IST | Tune in for your daily dose of market news, views and cues. 05:32 EQUITIES PRICE SHOCKERS Stock Name LTP 3 Days % Change Mkt. Cap (Cr.) Are you missing the Trend? Find it out Now VOLUME SHOCKERS Stock Name LTP Avg. Vol. Volume % Change Is this momentum going to continue? Check out NEAR 52 WEEK HIGH Stock Name LTP 52 Week High High % Gap Shree Vasu... 65.20 65.25% 0.08 Agro Phos ... 49.15 49.45% 0.61 Will these stocks hit new hights? Track Now NEAR 52 WEEK LOW Stock Name LTP 52 Week Low Low % Gap Bharati De... 3.55 7.25% -104.23 Khadim Ind... 539.85 535.60% 0.79 Will these stocks breach beyond its low levels? Track Now VIDEOS Sensex drops 50 points, Nifty below 10,950 Buy or Sell: Stock ideas by experts for Dec 21, 2018 Stocks in news: Bharti Airtel, Bosch, Satin credit BENCHMARKS INDICES TOP INDEX FOR THE DAY Nifty Metal 3206.55 0.90% 8713 BOTTOM INDEX FOR THE DAY S&P BSE Information Technology 14124.09 -1.01% 490744 IMPACT SECTORS Sector Name Market Cap Rs Cr. Market Cap % Change Beverages - Non-Alcoholic 14188.25 3.00% 5050 Electronics 24674.24 2.66% 2714450509 The scare of defaults by NBFCs has now passed: Nirmal Jain It seems, the industry has been able to tide over the short-term liquidity crunch, Jain says. 'Airtel move positive for investors' Axis to soon get a corp bank head Here are all the bulk deals from Thursday's session Gold holds ground near 6 month high, weak dollar supports COMMODITIES PRECIOUS METAL Commodity Price/Unit % Change Volume preciousMetalDesc Gold Expiry: 05-06-2019 32577.0 926.00% 5 preciousMetalDesc Gold Guinea Expiry: 28-02-2019 24995.0 485.00% 1 VIEW MORE BASE METAL Commodity Price/Unit % Change Volume baseMetalDesc Lead Mini Expiry: 31-12-2018 138.6 0.80% 22397 baseMetalDesc Lead Expiry: 31-12-2018 138.55 0.80% 10798 VIEW MORE OIL & ENERGY Commodity Price/Unit % Change Volume oilEnergyDesc Natural Gas Expiry: 25-02-2019 255.8 4.00% 70 oilEnergyDesc Natural Gas Expiry: 28-01-2019 267.5 2.60% 10642 VIEW MORE OTHERS Commodity Price/Unit % Change Volume outhersDesc Mentha Oil Expiry: 31-12-2018 1523.2 23.40% 757 outhersDesc Mentha Oil Expiry: 28-02-2019 1476.0 17.60% 14 VIEW MORE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DAY Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. Buy Adani Ports; target Rs 388: Kunal Bothra Buy Escorts Ltd. Buy Escorts; target Rs 715: Manas Jaiswal Buy CESC Ltd. Buy CESC; target Rs 730: Dr CK Narayan Buy QUICK LINKS Equity Movers | 52 WK Low | Only Buyers | Only Sellers | Upcoming IPOs Follow Us: Download ET Markets App: About us|Advertise with us|Feedback|Sitemap|Code of Ethics More Newsletters: Daily Newsletter | Markets Watch | ET Investment Opportunities | Wealth | View all © 2018 Times Internet Limited. To ensure delivery directly to your inbox, please add etnotifications@indiatimes.com to your address book today. If you are having trouble viewing this newsletter, please click here, To unsubscribe or edit your subscriptions please click here