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United Spirits Ltd. 1.63 per cent to Rs 1482.05 in Thursday's trade as of 10:51AM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 23230.0, 74.66 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 1458.20 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 1055.65 and a high of Rs 1700.00. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 107797.03 crore on the BSE.

Zensar Technologies zoomed nearly 10% to an intraday high of Rs 846.85 on the BSE today after announcing its financial results for Q3FY25 on Wednesday, wherein the company reported a strong performance, with revenue reaching Rs 1,325.6 crore, an increase of 10.1% year-on-year (YoY). Meanwhile, the EBITDA for the quarter stood at Rs 207 crore, while the EBIT reached Rs 183.3 crore

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Ultratech, Dr Reddy's, HUL, Go Digit, Airtel among others will be in focus due to various news developments and third quarter results. Ultratech, Adani Green, Dr Reddy's Shares of Ultratech, Adani Green and Dr Reddy's will be in focus as the companies will announce their third quarter results later today.

Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:

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Gold prices crossed the ₹80,000/10 gm mark for the first time Wednesday, data from the top industry body showed, underscoring renewed safe-haven demand for the metal from investors riled by anticipated uncertainty in the securities markets in the immediate aftermath of a seemingly disruptive Donald Trump presidency. A dollar retreat globally has also helped prices head north. The metal closed at ₹80,194 per 10 gms for 24-carat in the physical market, data from the India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA) showed. A weakening dollar and bullion's enduring safe-haven allure with investors have helped prices harden, said IBJA and the bullion trade, although prospects of retail jewellery purchases through the remainder of the wedding season have become rather circumspect after the price increases.

Indian equities worth ₹36,082 crore across 19 sectors between January 1 and 15, according to NSDL data. Financial services continued to bear the brunt of unabated foreign selling, as these investors dumped shares worth ₹12,204 crore in the first 15 days of January after pumping over ₹3,000 crore into the sector in December. Overseas investors pulled out over ₹58,000 crore from the sector in 2024. «Financial services have significant weight in the index and are some of the most liquid counters, which explains why the foreign selloff is aggressive in the sector,» said Saurabh Patwa, portfolio manager and head of research at Quest Investment. «Banks have, however, relatively decent results and there could be a revival of foreign flows in the sector.»

Property developers are losing flavour on Dalal Street as risk-off sentiment in equities is prompting investors to cut exposure to these shares considered richly valued after the two-year rally. The Nifty Realty index, comprising 10 top shares in the sector, plunged 4.6% on Wednesday after dropping 4.1% the previous day. The Nifty 50 was up 0.6% at close on Wednesday.

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Chemical sector again has been undergoing a downturn for almost three years and we expect demand to start recovering. So, broadly, as far as the exporters are concerned, we should be okay," says Varun Goel, Mirae Asset Investment Managers. What do you make of the market set up right now? Is it time to buy after the correction, especially in the broader markets or do you anticipate more pain? Varun Goel: If you look at the markets, we have corrected roughly 10% to 15% from the top that we saw in the month of September. If you look at the time duration also, last year in January, February, markets were at similar levels. So, we spent a year trading sideways with a good 10-15% correction. If we look at FY26 valuations, if we look at 1200 rupees EPS for Nifty 50, we are trading at around 19 times, which is let us say 5-7% more expensive than what is the 10-year average.

SRF Ltd. traded 2.91 per cent at Rs 2499.25 at 01:24PM (IST) on Wednesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex 89.34 points to 75927.7. The scrip had closed at Rs 2574.35 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 2697.45 and 52-week low of Rs 2088.55, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 01:24PM (IST) stood at 1945 shares with a turnover of Rs 0.50 crore.

Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) have recovered by 32% after they made a low of Rs 917 earlier in November 2024, falling from its peak of Rs 1,794.70 made in July 2024. After resuming a northward journey, the stock broke above its downward trendline and started making higher highs and higher lows, taking support on an upward-moving trendline.

HDFC Bank, HUL, Tata Technologies, JSW Steel, PNB Housing among others will be in focus due to various news developments and third quarter results. HDFC Bank, HUL, Tata Communication Shares of HDFC Bank, HUL and Tata Communication will be in focus as the companies will announce their quarterly results later today.

electronics manufacturing services (EMS) firms were among the top laggards on Tuesday after the third-quarter results of Dixon Technologies, one of the country's largest players in the segment, disappointed investors. Dixon shares plunged 13.9%, Kaynes Technology tumbled 9.7%, Amber Enterprises slumped 7.6%, Syrma SGS Technology declined 4.7% and PG Electroplast fell 6% on Tuesday.

online food delivery and quick-commerce platform operator Zomato tanked by over 10% on Tuesday after its consolidated net profit in the December quarter dropped 57% from a year ago. Swiggy shares also declined 8% with Zomato's disappointing earnings rubbing off on its smaller rival. Zomato has attributed the weaker numbers to the increased investments in accelerated new dark-store openings and customer acquisition efforts in the quick commerce (QC) business. Swiggy has not reported its October-December results yet.