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The NSE Nifty index ended the session 97.35 points up at 19230.6, while BSE Sensex rose 282.88 points to 64363.78. In the Nifty index, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.(up 5.45 per cent), Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.(up 2.73 per cent), Eicher Motors Ltd.(up 2.69 per cent), LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 2.29 per cent) and Titan Company Ltd.(up 2.28 per cent) stood among the top gainers.

Shares of Granules India Ltd.(up 2.98 per cent), Abbott India Ltd.(up 1.84 per cent), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.(up 1.71 per cent), Lupin Ltd.(up 1.48 per cent) and Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 1.36 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack. On the other hand, Dr.

Karan Taurani, Senior VP, Elara Securities, says on profitability, Zomato has maintained 2.5% kind of a range. They have been guiding for 4% to 5% EBITDA as a percentage of GOV. They are very much well on track for that. In the last two quarters, we saw significant improvement in EBITDA as a percentage of GOV. But, of course, that kind of momentum may not happen in every quarter. So, it has come to a more of a steady state or a phased manner. ” What do you make of the commentary? Is this a bit more muted or the management is being a bit more conservative, you believe? If you look at the growth numbers, it is largely in line, 20% growth on GOV is a mild positive surprise on the food business on a YoY basis. The adjusted revenue has grown 22%, so that positive surprise has been offset by this, clearly because generally what happens is the outperformance of the adjusted revenue is somewhere close to 1.2 to 1.3 times in terms of growth versus the GOV growth, so that is one.

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Mankind Pharma Ltd dipped more than 1% in the intraday trades on Friday. While some softness in the domestic growth visible reflected in the September quarter performance declared a few days back has been a cause of concern. Analysts expect the growth to improve moving forward.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services in its report on the interim review of the Q2FY24 earnings season. The brokerage firm pointed out that as of November 1, 36 Nifty 50 companies have announced their Q2FY24 results. These companies constitute (a) 75 per cent of the estimated PAT for the Nifty Universe, (b) 49 per cent of India's market capitalisation, and (c) 85 per cent of weightage in the Nifty, Motilal Oswal said.

₹6,500 crore, as per a report by The Economic Times. Regulatory clearance for lessors to repossess leased aircraft has made it impractical for banks to commit fresh capital in the maiden instance of voluntary bankruptcy in Indian aviation, it said. Also Read: Go First Lessors Demand Aircraft Deregistration Post Bankruptcy Code Changes The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) informed the Delhi High Court via an affidavit that the recent directive exempting aviation leases from the bankruptcy moratorium should be applicable even to companies undergoing insolvency proceedings.

UPL, HDFC Bank, HUL, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries, Wipro, TCS, and Asian Paints. The remaining eight include Hindustan Zinc, SBI Cards and Payment Services, Pidilite Industries, Dabur India, SRF, Vedanta, Adani Wilmar, and Adani Total Gas, Trendlyne data showed. Extending their downward trend, Hindustan Zinc shares started November on a sour note, falling 1% to ₹294.0 apiece, and in the last three months, the shares have lost 8.37% of their value.

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small-cap stocks reflects India's strong corporate earnings. Despite uncertain macroeconomic conditions, a selective investment strategy in areas of strong earnings resilience is recommended for medium-term investors.

Also Read: Gold price today: MCX Gold trades lacklustre; how to trade in bullion today? Q3 investment demand of 157 tonnes, although 56% higher YoY, was weak relative to its five-year average of 315 tonnes. Bar and coin investment declined 14% YoY to 296 tonnes, largely due to sharp falls in Europe, the report showed.

Arvind Kejriwal that as per the report of the Central Government, Delhi experienced more than 200 days of good air quality. But the task remains. The 10-15 days after 1st November weather changes take place.

Delhi, NCR Pollution LIVE updates Dr Gupta suggested Delhi residents avoid going out early in the morning or late in the evening because the pollution level at that time is very high. Also read: Delhi-NCR air quality in 'severe' category for second day| Pics, videos "Nowadays every road is like a smoking zone. It not only affects patients who are allergic or have asthma but also normal people," the doctor added.

Delhi-NCR air quality ‘severe’ to breathe as smog envelops region | Photos, videos So, what about the other cities in India? We take a look at the top 10 with the worst air pollution levels in the country. AQI levels from 401-500 are termed as 'hazardous', while levels between 301-400 are 'severe', and between 201-300 are 'unhealthy'. Pan-India, the AQI level is 'poor' recording 151, as per AQI.in.

US Federal Reserve left policy rates unchanged on Wednesday, November 1, at a 22-year high level of 5.25-5.50 per cent. The US weekly jobless claims data on Thursday showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, according to a Reuters report. "Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended October 28.

Tata Motors with a target price of Rs 750. The current market price of Tata Motors Ltd.

Shares of Adani Power jumped over 5% to the day's high of Rs 393 on the NSE on Friday sustaining a strong rally on the back of robust September quarter earnings announced on Thursday during market hours. While it is still early morning trade, the gains for Adani Power stock over the past two trading sessions is nearly 8% supported by significant volumes.

Nifty ended its first weekly expiry of the November series on a high. For the next weekly series, 19,200 call has significant open interest, followed by 19,300 strike.

The scrip opened at Rs 659.2 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 664.8 and Rs 658.25, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 775.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 557.15.

SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd. traded 0.59 per cent up at Rs 747.95 at around 11:47AM (IST) on Friday. The stock had closed at Rs 743.55 in the previous session.

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