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Warburg Pincus-backed logistics firm Ecom Express is looking to enter the primary market with a Rs 2,600-crore IPO, which will be a mix of fresh equity sale and an offer for sale (OFS).

Future Consumer Ltd.(up 3.71%), Patanjali Foods Ltd.(up 2.92%), Parag Milk Foods Ltd.(up 2.53%), Varun Beverages Ltd.(up 1.78%), Dangee Dums Ltd.(up 1.70%), ADF Foods Ltd.(up 1.66%), Zydus Wellness Ltd.(up 1.57%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 1.42%), Hatsun Agro Products Ltd.(up 1.20%) and LT Foods Ltd.(up 1.19%) stood among the top gainers.

Pokarna Ltd.(up 14.75%), Ashapura Minechem Ltd.(up 6.01%), Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd.(up 5.87%), 20 Microns Ltd.(up 5.00%), Oriental Trimex Ltd.(up 4.94%), Madhav Marbles & Granites Ltd.(up 1.50%), MOIL Ltd.(up 1.46%), Coal India Ltd.(up 1.28%), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.(up 1.12%) and NMDC Ltd.(up 0.74%) stood among the top gainers.

Shares of Natco Pharma Ltd.(up 2.88 per cent), Biocon Ltd.(up 2.8 per cent), Gland Pharma Ltd.(up 2.43 per cent), Mankind Pharma Ltd.(up 2.16 per cent) and Granules India Ltd.(up 1.84 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Shares of Inox Green Energy Services surged over 17% on Monday, hitting an intraday high of Rs 174, after the company said it had sold its entire equity stake in its wholly-owned unit Aliento Wind Energy to Nani Virani Wind Energy for a cash consideration at face value of Rs 1 per share. Parent company Inox Wind rose nearly 10% to Rs 209.80, while Inox Wind Energy, a promoter group entity, climbed 5% to Rs 10,667.50.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of best-seller Rich Dad Poor Dad, has made a bold prediction about Bitcoin, forecasting that its price could “crash” to $60,000 before eventually surging to $250,000 by 2025. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Kiyosaki expressed his views, stating, «Bitcoin is stalled short of $100k. That means BTC may crash to $60k. If and when that happens, I will not sell. BTC will be having a sale. I will buy more.» He emphasised that the current price of Bitcoin is less important than accumulating more of the cryptocurrency during its corrections.

Nitish Mittersain, Joint MD & CEO, Nazara Technologies, says India-first novel approaches are needed. If e-commerce can be integrated into gaming, that can deliver relevant opportunities for shoppers to buy what they want while they are engaging with the games, that could lead to a very interesting and new monetisation model. With the whole India stack opportunity emerging with platforms like ONDC, a lot of initiatives can be taken for such innovations. It is a concept now. Nazara is starting to deploy it in the Q4 of FY25, which is Jan to March and they will see how that pans out over the next year. The latest acquisition that you have made is Trinity Gaming. It cost just around Rs 24 crore. What is the acquisition strategy going forward? Have you earmarked a certain amount that you are looking at deploying, and certain capabilities that you are looking at adding? Nitish Mittersain: It is important to understand that Nazara operates the M&A flywheel at two levels. One is what the parent entity does, which is areas that we want to enter. But also, many of our subsidiaries are cashflow generating companies, accumulating cash, many of these are asset-light businesses which do not require to deploy a lot of cash for organic growth and therefore, we help our subsidiaries also learn our M&A playbook and help them deploy.

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PI Industries Ltd. traded 0.0 per cent in Monday's trade at 12:51PM (IST). Around 3,487 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 4065.60 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 4072.95 and Rs 4034.70, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of PI Industries Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 4801.40 and a 52-week low of Rs 3060.00.

Punjab National Bank 0.4 per cent to Rs 104.50 at 12:04PM hours (IST) on Monday. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap down start to the session. As per data available on BSE, total traded quantity on the counter stood at 446,030 shares with a turnover of Rs 4.67 crore till 12:04PM (IST). The stock traded at a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 8.30, while the price-to-book value ratio stood at 1.34.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. rose 0.05 per cent to Rs 793.15 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 801.55 and low of Rs 790.35, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 814.65 and low of Rs 416.15.

Prateek Agrawal, MD & CEO, Motilal Oswal AMC, says if we see more drops this month, it’s likely we’ll witness a bottom formation. There’s some positive news to highlight. The GST collection figures were solid. Although the GDP data for Q2 didn’t meet expectations, it’s clear that mining and electricity were the two sectors that dragged it down. The slower growth in those areas was mainly due to improved monsoon conditions. As we move into Q3, we can expect to see better numbers. There’s definitely a sense of optimism around. It has been quite a yo-yo kind of a market. The excesses in the market are over, is it time now to start buying the fear and volatility? Prateek Agrawal: That has been our thought for some time now. Typically, we have seen that a 5% to 6% kind of a correction is a good correction. And buying comes in. This time around, we saw intense selling in the month of October. November saw a reduction. Now, if this month sees further reduction, chances are good that the bottom formation that we are talking about happens. There is some data to cheer about. The GST collection data was good. While the GDP data for Q2 was lower than expected, very clearly there were two spaces which pulled it down, mining and electricity.

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MphasiS Ltd. traded at Rs 2998.40 on BSE at 11:23AM (IST) on Monday, 0.76 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 2180.05 and a high of Rs 3186.95.

Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.33 per cent), MphasiS Ltd.(up 1.13 per cent), Persistent Systems Ltd.(up 0.79 per cent), Infosys Ltd.(up 0.6 per cent) and LTIMindtree Ltd.(up 0.57 per cent) were among the top gainers.

Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com, says given three-four years of underperformance by Bajaj Finance, the growth in the balance sheet and their ability to reasonably control asset quality even at a time when the pressures are growing, combined with a potential monetary easing cycle, holds it at good stead. From here on, there is a very high probability that Bajaj Finance could be an outperformer. The pharma sector is growing at 6-8%. It is even lower than India's nominal GDP. There are specific companies which may do 15%. An odd outlier may do 20%. But the excitement in this space of late has been absolutely palpable. Why is that? Sandip Sabharwal: Sectors go through cycles. Pharma had a big up cycle and outperformance cycle many years back, then it fell out of the radar and then stocks became very cheap. So, when stocks become cheap and then there is an improvement in profitability cycle led by lower input costs and higher sales, then even a 8-10% growth in sales can lead to a 15-20% or more growth in profitability and that is something which we have seen for many companies and that has led to another round of re-rating.

Dixon Technologies shares surged as much as 6.4% on Monday to Rs 16,819.45 on BSE after the electronics manufacturer said its wholly-owned unit, Padget Electronics, in partnership with Compal Smart Device India, has commenced mass production of Google Pixel smartphones. The company’s unit Padget Electronics is engaged in the business of manufacturing mobile phones and information technology (IT) hardware as its core business activity, and the said production of Google Pixel smartphones is set “to commence at the plant of Padget Electronics situated at Sector-68, Noida,” Dixon Technologies’ exchange filing said.

Ambuja Cements Ltd. traded 0.27 per cent up at Rs 533.25 at around 11:28AM (IST) on Monday. The stock had closed at Rs 531.80 in the previous session. Equity benchmark Sensex traded 0.1 points at 79802.69 around the same time.

Vedanta Ltd. 0.63 per cent to Rs 456.40 in Monday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 460.40 and low of Rs 453.00 during the session. On the technical charts, the 200-DMA of the stock stood at Rs 414.36, while the 50-DMA was at Rs 470.13. If a stock trades above 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it usually means the immediate trend is upward. On the other hand, if the stock trades below 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it is considered a bearish trend and if trades between these averages, then it suggests the stock can go either way.

Adani Green Energy shares surged 9% to Rs 1,445, recovering all losses since the U.S. indictment on November 21. This sharp rebound follows allegations against the group's billionaire founder, Gautam Adani, over an alleged $265 million bribery scheme. The recovery in stock value came after the company issued a clarification denying the bribery accusations against Gautam Adani and other group officials, boosting investor confidence. In recent trading sessions, Adani Green has emerged as one of the top performers, dispelling concerns related to the allegations.

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