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Stocks that were in focus include names like SBI Life, which rose 3% and DMart, which gained 1% and LTIMindtree, whose shares jumped 2.5% on Thursday.

Wealthy investors looking to book profit from equities amid rich valuations and eyeing a fixed income product with high safety are turning to RBI floating rate bonds, which currently give an 8.05% return. These bonds, issued by the Reserve Bank of India on behalf of the government, earn more than 10-year benchmark government bonds and fixed deposits, distributors said.

«While recent index movements have lacked clear direction, the resilience of the banking sector, which carries significant weight, is a positive sign. Amid these mixed signals, participants should prioritize selective stock picking and robust risk management strategies,» said Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking.

Blue Cloud Softech Solutions on Monday, January 20, today becomes the last day to buy the shares of these companies in order to qualify for the stock splits announced by them. Shareholders who buy the stock at least one day before the ex-date are eligible for the offers as settlement happens the next day. Those buying the stock on the ex-date are not eligible for dividends/splits/bonus issues etc.

Capital Infra Trust InvIT, which floated an IPO and received subscription of just over 2 times, will debut on the exchanges on Friday. Ahead of the listing, the company's shares have no GMP in the grey market. This is because InvIT units typically are not actively traded in the grey market like any IPO shares of the companies. InvITs are typically structured as investment vehicles focused on infrastructure assets like roads, transmission lines, or renewable energy projects.

HDFC Life surged 8% on Thursday as analysts at most top brokerages retained share price targets after better-than-expected third-quarter results. The stock closed at ₹641.7. «The results were above the expectations of the market, and it seems that the impact on margins has likely bottomed out,» said Abhishek Pandya, research analyst at StoxBox. «The market will also be watching for regulatory clarity regarding bancassurance and potential taxation changes going ahead.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex sustained their upward momentum for a third consecutive session on 16 January, driven by robust gains in metal, energy, and public sector bank stocks. This positive trend followed the softer-than-expected US inflation data for December, boosting hopes for additional interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve in 2025.

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Infosys, India's second-largest IT services company, posted a better-than-expected 11.4% increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 6,806 crore for the December quarter from the year earlier, driven by a healthy rebound in the financial services and manufacturing segments. Europe, the company's second-largest region after the US, reported double-digit revenue growth. Profit was up 4.6% sequentially. Infosys did better than peers Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and HCLTech in terms of beating analyst expectations, while echoing similar sentiments regarding an «improvement in discretionary spends» in select segments in core geographies. This persuaded the Bengaluru-based company to raise its revenue guidance for the full fiscal year ending March to 4.5-5.0% in constant currency terms from 3.75%-4.50% earlier, marking a second upgrade in a row. Operating margin outlook continued to remain at 20-22%.

Panasonic Energy—are stepping on the gas to fast track their plans to establish manufacturing facilities in India, multiple people aware of the developments told ET.

Infosys, India’s second-largest IT services company, posted a better-than-expected 11.4% increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 6,806 crore for the December quarter from the year earlier, driven by a healthy rebound in the financial services and manufacturing segments. Europe, the company’s second-largest region after the US, reported double-digit revenue growth. Profit was up 4.6% sequentially.

RIL, Infosys, IRCTC, Wipro, Jio Financial, BPCL among others will be in focus due to various news developments and third quarter results. RIL India's top conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) third quarter earnings beat the Street expectations as the recovery in oil-to-chemicals and strong show from Jio Platforms aided growth.

World Bank. While the projection for FY26 is unchanged from June 2024, growth for FY27 has been revised downwards by 0.1 percentage point.

Axis Bank on Thursday reported a tepid rise in its December quarter profits on the back of weak business growth, increased slippages and higher credit costs. The bank's profit rose 4% on year to ₹6,304 crore, largely in line with expectations. An analyst poll by Bloomberg had estimated profit after tax at ₹6,297 crore. Net profit was ₹6,071 crore in the same quarter last year.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Thursday allowed banks to open rupee accounts at their overseas branches for people residing outside the country in the latest regulatory move aimed at helping achieve the rupee’s internationalisation.

Pacheli Industrial Finance (PIFL) and six other entities from accessing the securities market for indulging in a 'pump and dump' operation. The regulator said the company was taken up for examination because the share price movement of PIFL did not appear consistent with the reported financials.

stock market in 2024. Notwithstanding the general pessimism, they raised their stakes in around 27 midcap stocks by more than 5%. These include Home First Finance, Sansera Engineering, Pricol, Kalyan Jewellers, Data Patterns, Yatharth Hospital, Techno Electric, Mankind Pharma, Tips Music, Delhivery, and Archean Chemical, among others. Foreigners' holdings in Sansera Engineering rose by 9.5% in 2024, propelling the stock up by 46% during the year. Similarly, Pricol surged 43% after FPIs increased their stake by 9.4%. Kalyan Jewellers India rallied 116% in 2024 as FPIs boosted their holdings by 7.8%. The benchmark Nifty gained 8.75% in 2024 while Nifty Midcap 150 and Nifty Smallcap 250 surged 23.15% and 25.64%, respectively.

Reserve Bank of India helped contain excess losses. «Most foreign banks were buying dollars, while the RBI sold dollars to cap depreciation near 86.50/$1 levels, after which some more depreciation was seen up to 86.55/$1,» said Anil Bhansali, head of treasury at Finrex Treasury Advisors.

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) reported an 11.9% rise in consolidated net profit in December quarter, driven by its energy, retail and digital services units, beating analyst estimates. Consolidated profit after tax rose to ₹21,804 crore from ₹19,488 crore in the year earlier. Net profit attributable to owners of the company was up 7% to ₹18,540 crore from ₹17,265 crore a year earlier. A Bloomberg survey of analysts had pegged profit at about ₹18,326 crore. Revenue from operations increased 7% to ₹2.43 lakh crore from ₹2.27 lakh crore in the year earlier. Consolidated ebitda increased by 7.8% to ₹48,003 crore. «It gives me great pleasure to see Reliance grow exponentially over the years and set new benchmarks that demonstrate the inherent strength and resilience we have across all our businesses,» said Mukesh Ambani, chairman and MD of RIL. «The delivery of record ebitda and profit after tax at a consolidated level for this quarter is a testament to this.»

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