1) Pidilite Industries Ltd has entered into a definitive agreement with Huntsman Group (USA) to acquire 100% stake in one of its subsidiaries in India, Huntsman Advanced Materials Solutions Private Ltd (HAMSPL). HAMSPL manufactures and sells adhesives, sealants and other products under well-known brands such as Araldite, Araldite Karpenter and Araseal in India.2) The giant paint companies are in the limelight as the stocks gained because of the volume growth in the decorative segment remains high, especially in rural areas, given better crop production this season. Further, on-going government investments in rural infrastructure and house construction in rural areas should partially mitigate overall slowdown. In the past three month Asian paints & Berger Paints rallied 31% & 20% respectively. paints #MOMarketUpdates #MotilalOswal #indianstockmarket #nifty #sensex #stockinvestment #markettips #asian #bergerpaints #Fevicol #pidilite