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ITC Ltd on Thursday reported a 3% year-on-year (yoy) growth in its net profit at Rs 5078.34 crore for the second quarter ending September, while gross revenue from sale of products and services went up by 16% yoy at Rs 20,359.95 crore which the company attributed to the agriculture and hotels businesses. The conglomerate said the “resilient performance” was at a time when demand was subdued, the country faced unusually heavy rains, high food inflation and sharp escalation in certain input costs such as that of wood and leaf tobacco.

NTPC Limited on Thursday posted about 14 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 5,380.25 crore for the September quarter. Its net profit in the year-ago period stood at Rs 4,726.40 crore, a BSE filing said. The total income, however, fell to Rs 45,197.77 crore in the quarter from Rs 45,384.64 crore a year ago.

United Parcel Service reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, ahead of the crucial peak holiday season, boosted by rebounding volume and effective cost controls and shares soared as much as 10% in early trading. The world's biggest package delivery firm also raised its full-year adjusted operating margin forecast despite customers' ongoing switch to slower, cheaper deliveries in the long retrenchment that followed the early pandemic's e-commerce boom.

Reliance Power Ltd.(up 4.99%), Jyoti Structures Ltd.(up 3.96%), Adani Power Ltd.(up 2.90%), NHPC Ltd.(up 2.40%), Karma Energy Ltd.(up 1.06%), NTPC Ltd.(up 0.89%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.(up 0.72%), Inox Wind Ltd.(up 0.55%), PTC India Ltd.(up 0.47%) and Suzlon Energy Ltd.(up 0.44%) stood among the top gainers.

Shares of Coforge Ltd.(up 1.87 per cent) and LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 0.6 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Shares of Oberoi Realty Ltd.(up 1.4 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 36.1 points down at 24399.4 amid selling in frontline bluechip counters.

Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd.(up 4.99%), Ponni Sugars(Erode)Ltd.(up 1.06%), Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.(up 1.00%), DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.(up 0.33%), EID Parry(India)Ltd.(up 0.32%), KCP Sugar & Industries Corporation Ltd.(up 0.32%) and Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd.(up 0.20%) stood among the top gainers.

Rajesh Power Services (RPSL) has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the BSE SME to raise funds via an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO will comprise a fresh issue of 27.90 lakh equity shares with a face value of Rs 10 each and an Offer for Sale (OFS) of up to 20 lakh equity shares, through a book-building process.

Adani Wilmar on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 311 crore for the September quarter, compared to a loss of Rs 131 crore posted in the same period last year. Revenue from operations in Q2 FY25 was reported at Rs 14,460 crore, an 18% increase from Rs 12,267 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. The profit after tax (PAT) was marginally below on a sequential basis, declining by 0.7% from Rs 313 crore in Q1 FY25.

The initial public offering (IPO) of Afcons Infrastructure will open for subscription on October 25. The issue closes on October 29. Through the public offer, the company plans to raise nearly Rs 5430 crore. Here are 10 things to know about the Afcons Infrastructure IPO before subscribing to the issue.

Tata Elxsi Ltd. dropped 3.31 per cent to Rs 6984.35 at 01:39PM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The scrip has hit a high of Rs 7225.0 and low of Rs 6970.0 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 7223.75 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 13188 shares so far with a value of Rs 9.31 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 53.31 and a price-to-book ratio of 19.34.

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. rose 3.98 per cent to Rs 1240.6 in Thursday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 1299.95 and low of Rs 1238.7, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 1541.3 and low of Rs 959.55.

ACC Ltd on Thursday reported a 48% year-on-year (YoY) fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 200 crore in the second quarter. The same stood at Rs 388 crore in the last year quarter. Revenue from operations increased 4% YoY to Rs 4,614 crore.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. gained 0.15 per cent to Rs 658.75 at 12:32PM (IST) in Thursday's trade. The scrip has hit a high of Rs 663.2 and low of Rs 651.3 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 657.7 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 22322 shares so far with a value of Rs 1.46 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 72.9 and a price-to-book ratio of 8.9.

Tata Power Company Ltd. traded at Rs 437.4 on BSE at 12:48PM (IST) on Thursday, down 0.01 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 230.75 and a high of Rs 494.85.

Reliance Power said it has received shareholders' approval to raise Rs 1,524.60 crore through issuance of preferential shares. A resolution through a postal ballot notice has been passed with requisite majority, the company said in a late night stock exchange filing on Wednesday. According to the postal ballot notice, the company will raise up to Rs 1,524.60 crore by preferential issue of up to 46.20 crore equity shares and/or warrants convertible into equivalent number of equity shares at a price of Rs 33 per apiece.

SRF Ltd. rose 0.49 per cent to Rs 2235.45 in Thursday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 2258.95 and low of Rs 2160.0, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 2697.45 and low of Rs 2081.25.

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GAIL (India) Ltd. fell 0.11 per cent to Rs 211.2 in Thursday's trade as of 12:06PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 24406.65, down 28.85 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 211.45 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 116.2 and a high of Rs 246.35. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 139096.23 crore on the BSE.