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Adani Power Ltd. traded 1.28 per cent in Monday's session at 12:31PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 597.10 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 597.10 and Rs 586.15, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 896.75 and a 52-week low of 365.55. About 71,202 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Tube Investments of India Ltd. rose 1.34 per cent to Rs 4401.20 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 4511.95 and low of Rs 4390.00, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 4807.05 and low of Rs 3082.55.

Samsung Electronics Co. is poised to account for about half of South Korea’s economic growth this year, making its biggest contribution on record, Bloomberg Economics said, in commentary that underscores the company’s significance in an economy that ebbs and flows with the global semiconductor industry. Samsung is South Korea’s largest company, accounting for about 8% of manufacturing output and 17% of the main stock index’s total market capitalization. Based on the gross profit its South Korea-based units generates, the company will likely be responsible for 1.1 percentage points of the 2.2% growth that the economy is expected to post this year, BE economist Hyosung Kwon said Friday in an analysis based on a series of data available since 2008. The report underscores the importance of Samsung’s efforts to secure orders for high-bandwidth memory from Nvidia Corp. and other developers of computer processors that power artificial intelligence development. It also highlights the concentration of clout that Samsung has over Asia’s fourth-largest economy after global demand for memory chips increased.

Shares of Bandhan Bank Ltd.(up 2.63 per cent), Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(up 0.51 per cent), Federal Bank Ltd.(up 0.33 per cent) and HDFC Bank Ltd.(up 0.07 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

On the BSE, Tanvi Foods(India)(down 10.73 per cent), Alfavision Over(down 10.43 per cent), Multipurpose Trading & Agencies(down 9.94 per cent), Brawn Biotech(down 9.68 per cent) and ISL Consulting(down 8.35 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.

stocks rallied as much as 15% in Mumbai trading on Thursday even as equity benchmarks, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty, traded in the amid brisk in frontline bluechip counters. Stocks that surged in excess of 15% included, Bio Green Paper(57.49%), Pharmaids Pharm(20.00%), KJMC Corp. Adv.(19.99%), KJMC Financial(19.98%), Trans Freight(19.97%), Gravity(India)(19.96%), AVI Products India (17.76%), Goodricke Group(17.62%), Lee Nee Soft(17.49%) and Suryo Foods Ind(16.53%).

Equity markets will remain closed on Friday on account of Diwali. However, exchanges will conduct a special Muhurat Trading session for an hour between 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Muhurat Trading is a special one-hour trading session held on the occasion of Diwali, marking the beginning of the Hindu calendar year, Samvat 2081.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It was a foregone conclusion that Dabur India Ltd’s September quarter (Q2FY25) results would disappoint, as the company’s business update earlier this month had already cautioned of a weak quarter. Unsurprisingly, Dabur’s shares reacted with only a muted response.

rupee opened on a flat note and rose 1 paisa to 84.07 against the US dollar in initial deals on Thursday, as strong dollar and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investor sentiments. Forex traders said the rupee remained range bound as month-end demand kept the US dollar well-bid. Moreover, a muted trend in domestic equities weighed on the local unit, while any intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may support the local currency at lower levels, they said.

Tata Investment, Tata Power, L&T, Wipro, Biocon among others will be in focus due to news developments and second quarter results. Tata Investment Shares of Tata Investment will be in focus in Thursday's trade as the company will announce quarterly numbers for the July-September 2024 period.

These high-performing stocks that rallied more than 10% during the session included, Precision Camshaft(14.54%), WPIL Ltd(14.53%), Response Informatic(14.44%), APM Finvest(14.24%), Capri Global(13.87%), Jain Irrigation(13.79%), Balurghat Tech(13.50%), KJMC Financial(13.40%), Ashapura Minechem(13.34%) and Cosyn (12.84%).

fiscal year 2025, announced an interim dividend of Rs 2.75 per share for the company’s shareholders. It has fixed November 8 as the record date for the purpose. “Pursuant to Regulations 30 and 43 of the Listing Regulations, we wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company in its meeting held today have declared Interim Dividend of Rs. 2.75 per equity share having face value of Re. 1/- each (i.e., 275%) for the financial year 2024-25. Pursuant to Regulation 42 of the Listing Regulations, the Company has vide its letter dated October 16, 2024 already informed to Stock Exchanges regarding the Record Date of November 08, 2024,” said the company in an exchange filing.

Dabur on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Sesa Care, engaged in the Ayurvedic personal care and wellness segment, at an enterprise value of Rs 315-325 crore. This new acquisition will help Dabur to expand in the Rs 900 crore ayurvedic hair oil market, the company said in a regulatory filing. It has entered into an agreement to acquire the majority 51 per cent stake from its shareholder True North (a private equity fund) for Rs 12 crore at face value.

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. rose 0.88 per cent to Rs 3123.00 in Wednesday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 3138.00 and low of Rs 3068.85, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 3893.00 and low of Rs 2031.05.

REC Ltd. traded 1.75 per cent in Wednesday's session at 01:29PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 549.75 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 549.75 and Rs 535.50, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 653.90 and a 52-week low of 268.00. About 181,568 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Adani Power Ltd. traded 0.56 per cent at Rs 595.15 at 10:30AM (IST) on Wednesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex 244.17 points to 80124.86. The stock had closed at Rs 591.80 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 896.75 and 52-week low of Rs 345.20, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 10:30AM (IST) stood at 64300 shares with a turnover of Rs 3.81 crore.

DXY is significantly influenced by the economic and fiscal policies proposed by the U.S. administration. With Donald Trump and Kamala Harris outlining distinct policy paths, the DXY could experience notable fluctuations, which in turn would directly affect the Indian rupee and stock markets.

Tata Elxsi Ltd. 1.94 per cent to Rs 7128.35 at 11:23AM (IST) in Monday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 7399.95 and low of Rs 7006.95 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 6992.25 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 8469 shares so far with a value of Rs 6.00 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 54.12 and a price-to-book ratio of 19.34.

yen touched a three-month low on Monday as Japan's ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority and investors figured that would likely slow future interest rate hikes, while the dollar headed for a monthly gain on rising U.S. yields. On the dollar, the yen hit its weakest since late July at 153.3 in early-morning trade and it touched the same milestone at 165.36 to the euro.

Angel One on Friday settled a case related to an alleged violation of regulatory norms with the capital markets regulator Sebi after paying Rs 5.74 crore towards settlement charges. The settlement order came after the applicant (Angel One Ltd) proposed to settle the instant proceedings initiated against them, «without admitting or denying the findings of facts and conclusions of law». «The instant adjudication proceedings initiated against the applicant (Angel One) vide show cause notice (SCN) dated March 12, 2024, and enquiry proceedings initiated against the applicant vide SCN dated March 12, 2024, is disposed of in terms of the settlement regulations,» Sebi's Adjudicating Officer Barnali Mukherjee said in the order.

IDBI Bank reported a 39% jump in net profit for the second quarter of the fiscal at Rs 1836.5 crore against Rs 1323.3 crore in the year ago period, riding on steady business expansion and improvement in asset quality. Its net interest margin for the quarter improved by 54 basis points to 4.87% as compared with 4.33% in the corresponding period last year.