Trade Setup for Tuesday: Top 15 things to know before Opening Bell

The Indian benchmark indices traded in a tight range and settled almost flat amid mixed cues on April 20. The steps, which are taken by the government for lifting the lockdown partially, Reserve Bank of India’s measures to stabilise the financial system and projection of a normal monsoon have provided a sentimental boost," said Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, Religare Broking. "As the earnings season progresses, the stock-specific movement would remain high, hence we would advise participants to continue with a cautious approach and prefer hedged bets," Mishra said. Based on open interest (OI) future percentage, here are the top 10 stocks in which short-covering was seen. Earnings ACC , CRISIL , Den Networks , GSS Infotech , Tejas Networks , ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company and GTPL Hathway are the companies that will release their March quarter earnings on April 21. NLC India: Company raised Rs 1,000 crore via issuance of commercial papers to SBI for standalone business operations. Infibeam Avenues: Company signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of US-based IT firm AI Fintech. Precision Wires: The company received permission to restart manufacturing operations at Silvassa plant. Excel Industries: Company's manufacturing operations have restarted and will be ramped up gradually. FII and DII data Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 265.89 crore and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares of worth Rs 788.87 crore in the Indian equity market on April 20, provisional data available on the NSE showed.