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Also Read: Day trading stocks to buy: Anand Rathi expert recommends these three shares to buy today — April 24 Shares of these 23 companies will likely react to their Q4 results today. Here’s a look at how some of these top companies are expected to perform in Q4: FMCG major Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is expected to report muted earnings growth in the March quarter. HUL Q4 net profit in Q4FY24 is estimated to rise 2.71% to ₹2,538 crore from ₹2,471 crore, YoY.

This is an AI-generated live blog and has not been edited by LiveMint staff. The NIFTY Realty at (0.98%), NIFTY Smallcap 250 at (0.9%) & NIFTY Healthcare at (0.55%) are currently the top performing sectors among the Sectoral Indices. While NIFTY FMCG at (-0.21%), NIFTY GS 10 Yr at (-0.21%), NIFTY GS 8 13 Yr at (0.02%) are currently the low performing sectors The Bank Nifty opened at 47970.45 (0%) , 0 points higher than the previous closing.

Equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the third session in a row on Tuesday, following gains in telecom, tech and consumer durable shares amid a firm trend in the global markets. Stocks that were in focus included names like ABFRL, which rose 9.24%, Tata Consumer, which was flat, and HUL, whose shares increased 0.96% on Tuesday.

Sensex gained 89.83 points, or 0.12%, to close at 73,738.45, while the Nifty 50 settled 31.60 points, or 0.14%, higher at 22,368.00. “The domestic market exhibited range-bound performance, tracking positive global cues with sustained outperformance of the broader market. While tensions between Iran and Israel were perceived to have limited escalation, the uptick in crude prices suggests investors’ reassessing the risks.

tax regime can consider ELSS funds to invest up to Rs 1.5 lakh under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Wealth managers say flows can be staggered using systematic investment plans (SIPs) from the first month of the financial year rather than parking lump sum towards the closing of the year. WHAT IS AN ELSS SCHEME? ELSS or Equity-Linked Savings Scheme is a mutual fund category that primarily invests in equity. This benefits investors choosing the old tax regime as investments up to Rs 1.5 lakh are exempt under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Financial planners recommend these schemes to first-time investors for the twin benefits of saving tax and taking exposure to equity as an asset class. Investments in these schemes are locked in for three years from the date of investment. Investors are free to redeem the investments or continue holding them after the lock-in ends.

loan fraud at one of its branches in the Northeast, sending shares of the non-bank lender nearly 8% lower. According to the company, the fraud involved the forgery of KYC (know your customer) documents to embezzle company funds.

NCLT) against ICICI Bank's bid to delist its broking arm from the Indian bourses. The private lender's scheme of arrangement to delist ICICI Securities received approval from the subsidiary's public shareholders in a voting process last month.

Dividend stocks: Shares of Huhtamaki India Ltd and Bharat Bijlee Ltd will be in focus when the stock market opens today, April 24 (Wednesday). The Board of Directors of the two companies have declared dividend and stock split for their eligible shareholders.

Buy or sell stocks for today: Frontline indices Nifty 50 and Sensex settled higher for the third consecutive session yesterday driven by firm global cues and easing Middle East conflict. A major drop in the volatility index indicated that market participants are confident about the near-term trajectory.

The Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule today is out, an overhaul of a 1975 regulation that the insurance industry has fought tooth and nail, as it will for the first time subject many agents selling annuities to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

₹87.8 crore during the January-March quarter of FY24. The exchange in the commodity derivatives market segment reported a 35% YoY rise in its revenue to ₹181.1 crore. MCX has declared a final dividend of ₹7.64 per equity share for FY24 on Tuesday, March 23.

Lok Sabha and a surprise defeat in the November 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly election, BJP MP from Satna Ganesh Singh is in a tough contest yet again. The Congress has fielded Siddarth Kushwaha “Dabbu”, the leader who defeated him in the state polls just four months ago, as its candidate, while a Brahmin candidate from the BSP is also likely to wean away some voters. Singh is among the BJP MPs who were fielded by the party in the Madhya Pradesh assembly election. He lost by 4,041 votes to Kushwaha but has been given the ticket again for the Lok Sabha polls. Both Singh, a Kurmi leader, and Kushwaha are from the backward castes, which have a sizable presence in the constituency. Satna Lok Sabha also has a substantial Brahmin population and the way it votes can prove decisive in this election. While the BJP is hopeful that the Ayodhya Ram temple issue would sway the Brahmin voters to its side, BSP candidate Narayan Tripathi may play the spoiler. In the 2023 assembly election, the BSP fielded Shiv Ratnakar Chaturvedi, making it a triangular fight. Chaturvedi polled 33,567 votes, which ensured Singh’s defeat. Narayan Tripathi is in a similar role in the Lok Sabha polls.

₹50,000 crore corpus, out of which ₹10,006 crore would come from the Centre and the rest from private capital or venture capital funds. The ministry of MSMEs last month tweeted saying that about ₹7,593 crore investment has been ploughed into 425 MSMEs in the past three years. In addition, 51 daughter funds – an alternative investment fund -- have been empanelled under the NSIC Venture Capital Funds (NVCFL).

Axis Bank is expected to report a net profit of Rs 6,305.25 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, according to average estimates of four brokerages against the loss of Rs 5,728 crore reported by it in the year-ago period. The recovery in profit after tax (PAT) will be led by an uptick in interest income where the bank is seen to report a net interest income of Rs 12,926 crore, up by 10.60% on a year-on-year basis, the average estimates revealed.

Net premium income for the reporting period jumped 17% to Rs 14,788 crore.

Motilal Oswal Financial Services has launched its maiden public issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 1,000 crore, comprising a base issue of Rs 500 crore and a green-shoe option of Rs 500 crore to retain oversubscription.

Tata Consumer Products' board of directors on Tuesday recommended a dividend payment of Rs 7.75 per share for the year ended March 31, 2024. The decision was taken in a board meeting held today to approve the company's January-March quarter earnings and the announcement was made after market hours. Tata Consumer shares today ended at Rs 1173 on the NSE, up by Rs 0.80 or 0.07% from the Monday closing price.

Tata Consumer Products on Tuesday reported 19% fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 217 crore for the quarter ended March 2024. It was Rs 269 crore in the last-year period. Revenue from operations during the reporting period rose 8% year-on-year to Rs 3,927 crore, compared with Rs 3,618 crore in the previous year quarter.

Following its initial case from October 2022, representing roughly 3,000 claimants, RGL is preparing a second claim for a further 4,000 investors, who have since joined the class action. Woodford investors set for first Link settlement payment as ACD makes distribution The claims are based around allegations that investors suffered losses as a result of HL continuing to recommend the WEIF right up to its suspension, despite the platform «being aware of the fund's longstanding portfolio diversification and liquidity issues». RGL is also claiming damages for the loss of opportunity t...

Sensex rallied 599.34 points, or 0.83%, to close at 73,088.33, while the Nifty 50 settled 151.15 points, or 0.69%, higher at 22,147.00. Also Read: Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three stocks to buy today — April 22 “Markets are likely to see volatility in a broader range on the back of divergent cues. On the negative side flare-up in geo-political tension in the Middle East, hawkish US Fed comments, and FIIs selling are making investors restless.

Day trading stocks to buy today: The weak global market sentiments continued to fuel the Indian stock market for the second straight session on Monday. The Nifty 50 index gained 189 points and ended at the 22,336 level, the BSE Sensex surged 560 points and closed at the 73,648 mark whereas the Bank Nifty index closed 350 points northward at the 47,924 level. The cash market volumes on the NSE were lower at Rs.0.95 lakh crore.