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Ambuja Cements Ltd. traded 0.32 per cent at Rs 536.20 at 10:17AM (IST) on Tuesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex 475.95 points to 76597.49. The scrip had settled at Rs 534.45 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 706.85 and 52-week low of Rs 452.90, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 10:17AM (IST) stood at 24133 shares with a turnover of Rs 1.30 crore.

Gopal Snacks Ltd.(up 2.22%), Adani Wilmar Ltd.(up 2.03%), Nakoda Group Of Industries Ltd.(up 1.23%), Dangee Dums Ltd.(up 1.01%), Patanjali Foods Ltd.(up 0.99%), Tata Consumer Products Ltd.(up 0.94%), Colgate-Palmolive(India)Ltd.(up 0.93%), Marico Ltd.(up 0.70%), Vadilal Industries Ltd.(up 0.68%) and Dodla Dairy Ltd.(up 0.66%) were among the top gainers.

MphasiS Ltd. rose 1.0 per cent to Rs 2831.30 in Tuesday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 2852.75 and low of Rs 2813.60, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 3239.55 and low of Rs 2180.05.

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Marico Ltd. 0.28 per cent to Rs 659.25 at 10:27AM (IST) in Tuesday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 665.05 and low of Rs 658.15 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 657.35 in the previous session. The counter has had a total traded volume of 10324 shares so far with a value of Rs 0.69 crore on the NSE. It traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 54.07 and a price-to-book ratio of 16.73.

While uncertainty eased slightly, concerns regarding tariffs still lingered in the background, as the traders began to adjust their expectations, betting that even if tariffs were imposed, they would likely be less aggressive, traders said.

Oberoi Realty shares will be in the spotlight on Tuesday, 21 January, after the company reported a 71.70% year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit for Q3 FY25, reaching Rs 618.38 crore, up from Rs 360.15 crore in Q3 FY24. The Mumbai-based real estate firm's consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 1,411.08 crore for Q3 FY25, a 33.92% YoY rise from Rs 1,053.64 crore in Q3 FY24. On a sequential basis, revenue grew by 7%.

Devendra Fadnavis on Monday met Klaus Schwab, the founder and chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed Monday his departure from the «Department of Government Efficiency» (DOGE) in a post on X (formerly Twitter), hours after Trump assuming charge at the White House.

Yoon Suk Yeol will appear for the first time Tuesday at the Constitutional Court, his lawyer said, for hearings that will decide whether to remove him from office.

Vodafone Idea shares will remain in focus on Tuesday, January 21, after the Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court’s order that asked the income tax authorities to refund excess prepaid tax of Rs 1128 crore to the telecom company. Vodafone had sought refund of prepaid taxes with interest amounting to around Rs 1600 crore for the assessment year 2016-17, which comprised of tax deducted at source and advance tax.

PVR Inox has introduced ScreenIT, a service available on its app aimed at addressing challenges such as declining footfalls, improving screen utilisation, and catering to audience preferences.

Pashupati Advani, Founder, Global Foray, says the Q-comm space is getting bigger because new players are coming in. The moat is there, but not big enough that people cannot approach it. The quick commerce business is supposedly the new play and Blinkit is very strong in that space. Advani does not know what is going to happen, but it is going to be a bit of slugging, a bit of loss. There was no chance that Zomato would continue to chug along at this kind of pace. Of course, there seems to be a one-time adjustment right now, maybe it was on account that ticketing businesses of Paytm that they acquired. I guess with structural stories like Zomato, it is a factor of how much you want to pay for the business, it is all about valuations. Pashupati Advani: I think Zomato has built a moat, but I do not know if the moat is big enough because there have been a whole bunch of new players that are trying to get in and using price, they are taking away, they are chiselling away some of the market share. As they say, the jury is out. We do not know what is going to happen finally. But this space is here to stay. They are getting more efficient. China has been doing 30-minute deliveries. Probably before Covid they were doing it. So, there is no reason why we cannot do 30-minute deliveries on everything. Zomato is definitely a big player and it is here to be in this space.

Dixon Technologies shares will remain in focus on Tuesday, January 21, after the firm reported a 124% jump in its December quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 217 crore versus Rs 97 crore reported in the year ago period. The revenue from operations in Q3FY25 stood at Rs 10,461 crore which was 117% higher from Rs 4,821 crore reported by the company in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

Tata Technologies will report its third quarter later on Tuesday. The company likely had a subdued quarter with flattish revenues and expected decline in the bottomline. JM Financial estimates the revenues to rise by a marginal 0.3% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,301 crore, while another brokerage Kotak Equities sees the same to grow by 0.2% YoY to Rs 1,292 crore.

Stocks that were in focus include names like Tata Technologies, which rose 0.77% and Paytm, which declined 0.7% and Dixon Tech, whose shares jumped 1.72% on Monday.

Stallion India Fluorochemicals IPO received overwhelming response from investors as the issue was subscribed nearly 188 times. This strong demand was led by non-institutional investors and institutional investors, even though retail investors were not too far behind. The share allotment for Stallion India Fluorochemicals will be available for investors late on Tuesday. Investors can check the Laxmi Dental IPO allotment status through BSE and also via the registrar's website.

fresher hiring targets for fiscal 2026, buoyed by signs of a revival in technology spending.