Stocks declined while US equity futures full on Monday amid rising threats to global and the U.S. central bank's focus to tighter monetary settings in its bid to tackle surge in inflation.
Equities in Japan, Australia and South Korea fell after the worst week for global shares since late June.
At 7:10 am, the Singapore-traded SGX Nifty--an early barometer of India's benchmark Nifty 50--traded 0.42% lower at 17,669 points.
Key for markets this week is the Fed's symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 1.1% to $89.78 a barrel

Stocks To Watch
Adani Power: The company has agreed to acquire DB Power at an enterprise value of Rs 7,017 crore. DB Power owns and operates a 2x600 MW thermal power plant at District Janjgir Champa in Chhattisgarh.
JSW Steel: The company has entered into a joint venture agreement with National Steel Holding for establishing scrap shredding facilities in India.
Piramal Enterprise: The company appointed Upma Goel as the Chief Financial Officer effective from Aug. 18.
Central Bank of India: The bank entered into strategic co-lending partnership with lncred Financial Services to offer loans to MSME Borrowers.
AstraZeneca India: The company has received Import and Market permission from the Drugs Controller General of India for Olaparib Film-Coated tablets. The drug is additionally indicated as a monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with BRCA-mutated HER2- negative high risk early breast cancer who have previously been treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy.
Shilpa Medicare: The company's wholly owned subsidiary Shilpa Biologicals completed the phase 3 Human Clinical studies of its first biosimilar, the 100mg/ml High Concentration Adalimumab biosimilar and has submitted the dossier to the CDSCO for review and grant of marketing/manufacturing license — a first in India.
FTSE Inclusions & Exclusions
LargeCap
Inclusions:
Ashok Leyland Mid to Large
Bharti Airtel Partly Paid Lagecap addition
Hindustan Aeronautics Mid to Large
One 97 Communications Mid to Large
Tata Elxsi Mid to Large
TVS Motors Mid to Large
Varun beverages Mid to Large
Exclusions:
Aurobindo Pharma Large to Mid
Guj Gas Large to Mid
Hindustan Petro Large to Mid
Lupin Large to Mid
NMDC Large to Mid
Star Health & Allied Large to Mid
SAIL Large to Mid
Vodafone Idea Large to Mid
MIDCAP
Inclusions:
CG Power Small to Mid
Guj Fluorochemicals Small to Mid
Indian Hotels Small to Mid
Linde India Small to Mid
Schaeffler India Small to Mid
Aurobindo Pharma Large to Mid
Guj Gas Large to Mid
Hindustan Petro Large to Mid
Lupin Large to Mid
NMDC Large to Mid
Star Health & Allied Large to Mid
SAIL Large to Mid
Vodafone Idea Large to Mid
Exclusions:
Ashok Leyland Mid to Large
Hindustan Aeronautics Mid to Large
Indiabulls Housing Fin Mid to Small
One 97 communications Mid to Large
Tata Elxsi Mid to Large
TVS Motors Mid to Large
Varun beverages Mid to Large
SMALLCAPS
Inclusions
Aptus Value Housing Finance IndiaSmall Cap Addition
Asahi India GlassSmall Cap Addition
Blue Dart ExpressSmall Cap Addition
Borosil RenewablesSmall Cap Addition
CCL Products IndiaSmall Cap Addition
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation LimitedSmall Cap Addition
Devyani InternationalSmall Cap Addition
Elgi EquipmentsSmall Cap Addition
Fine Organic IndustriesSmall Cap Addition
Galaxy SurfactantsSmall Cap Addition
Garware Technical FibresSmall Cap Addition
GMM PfaudlerSmall Cap Addition
Hitachi Energy IndiaSmall Cap Addition
Home First Finance Company IndiaSmall Cap Addition
Indiabulls Housing FinanceMid to Small
Indigo PaintsSmall Cap Addition
Inox LeisureSmall Cap Addition
Mahindra Lifespace DevelopersSmall Cap Addition
Medplus Health ServicesSmall Cap Addition
Motherson Sumi Wiring IndiaSmall Cap Addition
PolyplexSmall Cap Addition
Restaurant Brands AsiaSmall Cap Addition
Shree Renuka SugarsSmall Cap Addition
Tejas NetworksSmall Cap Addition
Vedant FashionsSmall Cap Addition
Exclusions
CG Power and Industrial SolutionsSmall to Mid
Future ConsumerSmall Cap Deletion/Fail Invt Mkt Cap/Fail Mkt Cap/
Future RetailSmall Cap Deletion/Fail Invt Mkt Cap/Fail Mkt Cap/
Gujarat FluorochemicalsSmall to Mid
Indian HotelsSmall to Mid
Linde IndiaSmall to Mid
Schaeffler IndiaSmall to Mid
MICROCAP
Additions
Arihant Capital MarketsMicro Cap ADDITION
Bajaj HealthcareMicro Cap ADDITION
Barbeque Nation HospitalityMicro Cap ADDITION
Bhagiradha Chemicals & IndustriesMicro Cap ADDITION
Bigbloc ConstructionMicro Cap ADDITION
Coffee Day EnterprisesMicro Cap ADDITION
D. P. AbhushanMicro Cap ADDITION
Deep IndustriesMicro Cap ADDITION
DeltaMicro Cap ADDITION
Emami Paper MillsMicro Cap ADDITION
Privi Speciality ChemicalsMicro Cap ADDITION
Ganesh BenzoplastMicro Cap ADDITION
Garware Hi-Tech FilmsMicro Cap ADDITION
GFLMicro Cap ADDITION
GSS InfotechMicro Cap ADDITION
TAJGVK Hotels & ResortsMicro Cap ADDITION
HikalMicro Cap ADDITION
Hindustan MotorsMicro Cap ADDITION
Hinduja Global SolutionsMicro Cap ADDITION
HLE GlascoatMicro Cap ADDITION
HubtownMicro Cap ADDITION
Ion Exchange (India)Micro Cap ADDITION
Jagsonpal PharmaceuticalsMicro Cap ADDITION
Jayant Agro-OrganicsMicro Cap ADDITION
Jindal Stainless (Hisar)Micro Cap ADDITION
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning IndiaMicro Cap ADDITION
JTL InfraMicro Cap ADDITION
Jupiter WagonsMicro Cap ADDITION
Khaitan Chemicals & FertilizersMicro Cap ADDITION
Madhya Bharat Agro ProductsMicro Cap ADDITION
Mangalam OrganicsMicro Cap ADDITION
Marathon Nextgen RealtyMicro Cap ADDITION
Max IndiaMicro Cap ADDITION
Medicamen BiotechMicro Cap ADDITION
Monarch Networth CapitalMicro Cap ADDITION
MTAR TechnologiesMicro Cap ADDITION
Music BroadcastMicro Cap ADDITION
Nahar Poly FilmsMicro Cap ADDITION
NavkarMicro Cap ADDITION
Nazara TechnologiesMicro Cap ADDITION
Olectra GreentechMicro Cap ADDITION
Orient BellMicro Cap ADDITION
Oriental HotelsMicro Cap ADDITION
Paras Defence and Space TechnologiesMicro Cap ADDITION
Pearl Global IndustriesMicro Cap ADDITION
Prakash PipesMicro Cap ADDITION
Rossari BiotechMicro Cap ADDITION
Shipping Corporation of IndiaMicro Cap ADDITION
Shivalik RasayanMicro Cap ADDITION
Shree Pushkar Chemicals & FertilisersMicro Cap ADDITION
Sigachi IndustriesMicro Cap ADDITION
SOM Distilleries and BreweriesMicro Cap ADDITION
Speciality RestaurantsMicro Cap ADDITION
Sree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength HypoMicro Cap ADDITION
Suprajit EngineeringMicro Cap ADDITION
Talbros Automotive ComponentsMicro Cap ADDITION
TCPL PackagingMicro Cap ADDITION
The Dharamsi Morarji ChemicalMicro Cap ADDITION
Thyrocare TechnologiesMicro Cap ADDITION
Udaipur Cement WorksMicro Cap ADDITION
Ugar Sugar WorksMicro Cap ADDITION
United Drilling ToolsMicro Cap ADDITION
Uniphos EnterprisesMicro Cap ADDITION
Uttam Sugar MillsMicro Cap ADDITION
Vadilal IndustriesMicro Cap ADDITION
Vardhman HoldingsMicro Cap ADDITION
Vijaya Diagnostic CentreMicro Cap ADDITION
Vikas EcoTechMicro Cap ADDITION
Vinyl Chemicals (India)Micro Cap ADDITION
Zuari Agro ChemicalsMicro Cap ADDITION
EXCLUSIONS
Aurum ProptechMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Chalet HotelsMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation LimitedMicro Cap DELETION /Add to All Cap/ Above 92%/
DiGiSPICE TechnologiesMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Esab India-AMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Future EnterprisesMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Gayatri ProjectsMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
GHCLMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Greenpanel IndustriesMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Gujarat Alkalies and ChemicalsMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Gujarat Ambuja Exports LimitedMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Gujarat State Fertilizers & ChemicalsMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Inox LeisureMicro Cap DELETION /Add to All Cap/ Above 92%/
Inox Wind EnergyMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Jamna Auto IndustriesMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
JK PaperMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Jubilant IndustriesMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Jyothy LaboratoriesMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Karda ConstructionsMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
KSBMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Mahindra Lifespace DevelopersMicro Cap DELETION /Add to All Cap/ Above 92%/
Meghmani FinechemMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
MIRC ElectronicsMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Parsvnath DevelopersMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
RHI Magnesita IndiaMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Sadbhav EngineeringMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Securekloud TechnologiesMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Sharda CropchemMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Shoppers StopMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Siti NetworksMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
SVP Global TextilesMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Swan EnergyMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
TAKE SolutionsMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Tejas NetworksMicro Cap DELETION /Add to All Cap/ Above 92%/
Venus RemediesMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
VRL LogisticsMicro Cap DELETION /Above 92%/
Xelpmoc Design and TechMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Zee LearnMicro Cap DELETION /Fail Microcap invcap/
Insider Trades
LG Balakrishnan & Bros: Promoter Nithin Karivardhan sold 10,000 shares on August 18.
Mukand: Promoter Valiant Investments & Trades bought 6,600 shares on August 12.
Geojit Financial Services: Promoter BNP Paribas SA sold 2.7 lakh shares on August 17.
DB Corp: Promoter Sudhir Agarwal bought 7,558 shares on August 12 and Promoter Girish Agarwal bought 1.24 lakh shares between August 16 and August 18.
Nuvoco Vistas Corporation: Promoter Niyogi Enterprise bought 32,000 shares on August 17.
Bulk Deals
IIFL Finance: Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore PTE bought 35 lakh (0.92%) shares at Rs 334.95 apiece and CDC Group PLC sold 1.35 crore (3.55%) shares at Rs 335.64 apiece.
Repco Home Finance: Omnis Portfolio Invest Icvcomnis Global Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund bought 4.76 lakh (0.76%) shares at Rs 232.6 apiece.
Mrs Bectors Food Specialties: Bajaj Holdings and Investment sold 3.22 lakh (0.54%) shares at Rs 360.06 apiece.
Computer Age Management Services: Great Terrain Investment sold 18.55 lakh (3.79%) shares at Rs 2,306.18 apiece.
Who's Meeting Whom
Mahindra Lifespace Developers: To meet analysts and investors on August 22.
UltraTech Cement: To meet analysts and investors on August 22.
AGMs today
Astra Microwave Products
Bayer Cropscience
Divi's Laboratories
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals
NCC
Repco Home Finance
Money Market Update
The rupee ended at Rs 79.78 against the U.S. Dollar on Friday as compared to Thursday's closing of Rs 79.68
F&O Cues
Nifty August futures ended at 17,731.60, a discount of 26.85 points.
Nifty August futures shed 6.29% and 14,267 shares in Open Interest.
Nifty Bank August futures ended at 38,930, a discount of 55.95 Points.
Nifty Bank August futures shed 4.58%, 4,773 shares in Open Interest.
Securities in the ban list: Balrampur Chini, Delta Corp, Tata Chemicals

Research Reports
Cipla - Enhanced Effort Required To Improve Return Ratios Going Forward: Motilal Oswal
Consumer Electricals Sector Update - All Eyes On Festive Demand: Systematix
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