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NMDC shares today surged 5.76 per cent to settle at Rs 248. At this price, the stock traded 1.84 per cent lower than its one-year high value of Rs 252.65, a level seen earlier this year on February 15.
LTIMindtree Q4 earnings: The IT firm declared a final dividend of Rs 45 per share. Revenue came at Rs 8892.9 crore in Q4 against Rs 8691 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
HUL Q4 results: Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the quarter at Rs 3,535 crore (Q4 FY23: Rs 3,574 crore) declined by 1 per cent. EBITDA margin at 23.5 per cent declined by 40 bps vs Q4 FY23, HUL stated.
Axis Bank board recommended a final dividend of Re 1 per equity share, subject to approval of the members of the bank at the ensuing 30th Annual General Meeting.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank may, however, continue to provide services to its existing customers, including its credit card customers, the apex bank said.
Shares of Craftsman Automation closed 7% higher at Rs 4602.80 against the previous close of Rs 4304.50 on BSE. Market cap of the firm climbed to Rs 9724. 94 crore. Earlier, the stock rose 8% intraday to Rs 4648.65 on BSE.
The bank's profit after tax (PAT) for Q4 FY24 came at Rs 156 crore, up 9 per cent from Rs 142 crore in the year-ago period. For FY24, PAT was at Rs 536 crore, registering a growth of 15 per cent compared to Rs 466 crore in FY23.
Tata Tech share price: Shares of Tata Technologies Ltd were trading 0.28 per cent higher at Rs 1,085.60 in Wednesday's trade. At this price, the stock has fallen 8.03 per cent on a year-to-date (YTD) basis. Moreover, it has dropped 22.46 per cent from its all-time high value of Rs 1,400, a level seen on November 30 last year (listing day).
Nippon Life India Asset Management Shares gained 11% to a high of Rs 623.40 on BSE. Market cap of the firm rose to Rs 36,825 crore.
Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd (IRFC), Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), IRCON International Ltd and Corporation of India Ltd are a few stocks that PL said look good on technical charts.
RVNL shares gained 3.13% to Rs 286 on BSE on Wednesday. Total 10.88 lakh shares of RVNL changed hands amounting to a turnover of Rs 30.76 crore.
RCRS Innovations IPO: The company's proposed initial public offering (IPO) comprises a fresh issuance of 48.24 lakh equity shares with a face value of Rs 10 each through the book-building process.
Chennai Petroleum Corp share price: The Indian Oil Corporation subsidiary's standalone Q4 FY24 profit came at Rs 612.38 crore as against Rs 1,004.19 crore in the year-ago period. Revenue from operations slipped to Rs 20,822.95 crore in March 2024 quarter from Rs 21,350.20 crore in the corresponding period last year.
Defence stocks: The brokerage recommended Solar Industries (Buy; target price: Rs 10,950), Astra Microwave (Buy; target price: Rs 800) and Azad Engineering (Buy; target price: Rs 1,600) as key stock picks in the defence space.
Vedanta Q4 earnings: Kotak Institutional Equities sees Vedanta reporting 34.20 per cent YoY drop in adjusted profit at Rs 2,038.70 crore compared with Rs 3,099 crore YoY.
Billionaire Gautam Adani's family has recently infused Rs 6,661 crore in Ambuja Cements, raising its stake to about 67 per cent from 63.15 per cent. It has raised the stake by converting warrants into shares, Ambuja stated.
Multibagger stock: GPT Infraprojects shares zoomed 16.17% to a fresh high of Rs 199 against the previous close of Rs 171.30 on BSE. Market cap of the firm rose to Rs 1109.05 crore.
Cyient DLM stock gained 13.41% to Rs 779.55 on BSE. Market cap of the firm rose to Rs 5808.38 crore. Total 1.68 lakh shares of Cyient DLM changed hands amounting to a turnover of Rs 12.56 crore.
Vodafone Idea share price: Indus Towers shares fell 1.93 per cent to hit a low of Rs 352.70. Vodafone Idea declined 5.42 per cent to hit a low of Rs 13.61. Bharti Airtel was up 0.39 per cent at Rs 1,347.50.
Biocon share price: The stock was last seen trading 4.01 per cent higher at Rs 291.60. At this price, it has gained 13.02 per cent in the past one month.
Vodafone Idea share price today: The stock was trading 4.38 per cent lower at Rs 13.76. The capital raising committee of telecom operator on Monday approved the allotment of 16,36,36,36,363 shares of face value Rs 10 each at Rs 11 per share.
Zydus Life shares slipped 4.49% to Rs 916.40 against the previous close of Rs 959.55 on BSE. Market cap of the firm fell to Rs 93,534 crore.
Shares of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company plummeted 6.74 per cent to hit a low of Rs 553.15. Analysts largely have price targets in the range of Rs 590-700 for this stock.
MCX stock fell 5.66% to Rs 3800 on BSE. Market cap of MCX declined to Rs 19,542 crore. The stock has a beta of 0.6, indicating very low volatility in a year.
While analysts have cut heir VNB estimates for ICICI Prudential Life, they largely maintained their target prices on the stock post the Q4 miss.
Nirmal Bang expects LITMindtre to report 13.8 per cent YoY rise in profit at Rs 1,267 crore on 4.9 per cent YoY rise in sales at Rs 9,116 crore. Ebitda margin is seen at 16.2 per cent.
Analysts noted that domestic consumer demand remained muted in Q4, in line with past two quarters. This is even as rural demand saw some pick-up on a low base.
ICICI Securities sees Axis Bank to report 5.9 per cent YoY fall in profit at Rs 6,233 crore. It sees NII rising 8.5 per cent at Rs 12,741 crore.
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd Stock Price Live: The Hindustan Unilever Ltd has been in focus today amid company-specific news and/or recent price action on the counter. Hindustan Unilever Ltd shares settled the previous traded session at 2,399.85, down -0.91%. The stock has traded in a wide range of 2,769.65 and 2,346.75 in the last one year. At last count, the Hindustan Unilever Ltd sector company commanded a market capitalisation of 5.64 Lakh Crore. Heres a deep dive Hindustan Unilever Ltd stock perf
Axis Bank Ltd Stock Price Live: The Axis Bank Ltd has been in focus today amid company-specific news and/or recent price action on the counter. Axis Bank Ltd shares settled the previous traded session at 1,085.20, down 1.06%. The stock has traded in a wide range of 1,151.85 and 814.30 in the last one year. At last count, the Axis Bank Ltd sector company commanded a market capitalisation of 3.27 Lakh Crore. Heres a deep dive Axis Bank Ltd stock performance, peer returns, historical details, & oth
Hindustan Copper Ltd Stock Price Live: The Hindustan Copper Ltd has been in focus today amid company-specific news and/or recent price action on the counter. Hindustan Copper Ltd shares settled the previous traded session at 372.05, down 1.85%. The stock has traded in a wide range of 394.00 and 97.60 in the last one year. At last count, the Hindustan Copper Ltd sector company commanded a market capitalisation of 35.98 Thousand Crore. Heres a deep dive Hindustan Copper Ltd stock performance, peer
Reliance Industries Ltd Stock Price Live: The Reliance Industries Ltd has been in focus today amid company-specific news and/or recent price action on the counter. Reliance Industries Ltd shares settled the previous traded session at 2,918.50, down 1.42%. The stock has traded in a wide range of 3,024.80 and 2,132.29 in the last one year. At last count, the Reliance Industries Ltd sector company commanded a market capitalisation of 19.75 Lakh Crore. Heres a deep dive Reliance Industries Ltd stock
The central bank had turned down the firm's application citing complex corporate structure post which PayU had to pause onboarding new merchants for its online payment aggregation business.
In its recent report, Nuvama Institutional Equities maintained a 'Buy' rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 850.
Nifty Next 50 index has a 71 per cent correlation and a Beta value of 0.95 with the Nifty 50 Index. It has a correlation of 90 per cent with Nifty Midcap 150 index in financial year 2024.
Tata Consumer Products Q4 earnings: Net profit slipped to Rs 267.71 crore in the last quarter against Rs 345.58 crore in the March 2023 quarter.
Multibagger stock: Rama Steel Tubes stock zoomed 7.39% to a high of Rs 13.80 against the previous close of Rs 12.85 on BSE. Market cap of the firm climbed to Rs 2,017 crore.
GSPL shares: Mirae Asset Mutual Fund held 4,83,53,196 shares, or 8.57 per cent, stake in GSPL at the end of March quarter. It further cut its stake to 4,65,69,163 shares or 8.25 per cent, before selling further GSPL shares.
Grasim Industries stock zoomed 4.11% to a record high of Rs 2374.75 against the previous close of Rs 2280.95 on BSE. Market cap of the firm climbed to Rs 1.61 lakh crore.
Tejas Network outlook: Arihant Capital Markets said Tejas Network performed well, with growth coming in from across product segments, including wireless and wireline businesses.
NBCC India shares gained 9.58% to Rs 136.65 in the afternoon session today. Shares of NBCC have zoomed 257% in a year and gained 66.46% in 2024.
Maruti Suzuki India Q4 results: Axis Securities expects 54.9 per cent YoY rise in profit at Rs 4,064 crore on 20.4 per cent YoY rise in sales at Rs 38,585 crore. Ebitda margin is seen expanding to 13.5 per cent from 11.7 per cent sequentially.
Says medical tourism to sustain 60-62% bed occupancy in 2025; health insurance expansion making quality treatment more accessible
Cochin Shipyard shares gained 11% to Rs 1225 against the previous close of Rs 1105.15 on BSE. Market cap of the defence stock climbed to Rs 32,049 crore.
Tata Power shares gained 0.43% to Rs 429.75 on Tuesday amid a rally in the broader market. Market cap of Tata Power climbed to Rs 1.37 lakh crore on BSE.
JNK India is selling its shares in the price band of Rs 395-415 apiece. Investors can apply for a minimum of 36 shares and its multiples thereafter.
Adani Ports' cash flow from operations may grow at 13 per cent compounded annually over FY24-26, said Motilal Oswal. This, it believes, will be used to fund capex and reduce debt.
The regulation comes in the wake of incidents in which children below the age of 12 were not seated alongside their parents or guardians when they were travelling in big groups.