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«But the way these numbers have been announced after giving the guidance, clearly there is a case of credibility issue to my mind. And the business model, we can all attribute this to the distribution channel, the disruption by Q-commerce, and many more things,» says Hemang Jani, Independent Market Expert. Does the stock deserve to fall by 20%? I mean, okay, numbers are bad, but they are not terrible. Hemang Jani: So, the way the market has reacted, which means that there is a larger concern on the credibility of the numbers that the management has been giving and more so after delivering a very good growth in the last two quarters.

REC Ltd. rose 0.59 per cent to Rs 505.55 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 510.10 and low of Rs 495.45, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 653.90 and low of Rs 327.30.

Ajay Srivastava, CEO, Dimensions Corporate, says, three segments – appliances, hotels, aviation – will directly see improved consumption. I am not sure capex companies are going to see a major uplift for the simple reason that government spending has to kick in and that is where the bigger problem lies. The government is not spending money for the right reasons like fiscal deficit, etc, So, capex companies will have a little longer winter than the consumer companies. It has been a tumultuous market. Nobody expected the US market to bounce back the way it did. Nobody expected Indian markets to correct the way it has. Where are we headed? Will the entire grind continue? Are we in for a long winter? Ajay Srivastava: Oh, no, not at all. Let us be honest. At the end of the day, when the market goes up, the whole world says it will keep going up. When it starts to go down, the theory is everyone says, you know what, underperformance continues, we will do badly and so on. We got caught and it is strange that people never thought that September would be a bad month in the economic cycle of India, given elections were just finished and the consumption cycle would change from October because that is the festive season. It will reverse itself. You will find earning surprises for this quarter.

Tube Investments of India Ltd. 0.34 per cent to Rs 3455.95 in Monday's trade as of 12:36PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 23538.0, 5.3 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 3444.00 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 3130.50 and a high of Rs 4807.05. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 66409.54 crore on the BSE.

SRF Ltd. traded 0.48 per cent at Rs 2225.30 at 12:32PM (IST) on Monday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex 44.39 points to 77624.7. The stock had settled at Rs 2236.15 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 2697.45 and Rs 2088.55, respectively.

French farmers are mobilizing for widespread protests Monday, targeting the controversial EU-Mercosur trade agreement

The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria

Shares are mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day

Lupin Ltd. traded 0.73 per cent in Monday's trade at 11:29AM (IST). Around 7,998 shares changed hands on the counter. The stock opened at Rs 2000.75 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 2029.85 and Rs 1998.25, respectively, in the session so far. The stock of Lupin Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 2312.00 and a 52-week low of Rs 1168.50.

Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) today surged 4% to an intraday high of Rs 4,246 on the BSE today after the company on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,510 crore for the quarter that ended September 30, 2024, rising 22% over Rs 1,237 crore reported in the year-ago period. The revenue from operations stood at Rs 5,976 crore, gaining 6% over Rs 5,636 crore posted by the company in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

NTPC Green Energy is set to open for public subscription tomorrow, November 19, and will close on November 22. Ahead of the issue, the grey market premium (GMP) for NTPC Green Energy shares is around Rs 1-2, indicating a 1% premium over the issue price.

Ambuja Cements Ltd. traded at Rs 548.05 on BSE at 11:24AM (IST) on Monday, 0.62 per cent from previous close. The scrip quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 408.60 and a high of Rs 706.85.

Cummins India Ltd. rose 0.16 per cent to Rs 3323.10 in Monday's trade. It hit an intraday high of Rs 3356.20 and low of Rs 3267.50, respectively, during the day. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 4169.50 and low of Rs 1779.20.

Amazon India is moving its headquarters from the World Trade Centre in the northwest part of Bengaluru to a location close to the city’s airport in a bid to cut costs, according to a report by Mint. The ecommerce and cloud computing giant currently occupies half a million square feet of office space across 18 floors in a 30-floor building by Brigade Enterprises. Amazon’s new office is a 15-minute drive from the Bengaluru airport. It is likely to cost the company a third of the Rs 250 per square feet rent it paid in the WTC office. The relocation will begin in April and be completed by 2026, the report said.

Hero Motocorp (HMCL) rallied 5% to their day’s high of Rs 4,835.90 on the BSE after the company reported 14% growth in its standalone net profit at Rs 1204 crore in the second quarter. Revenue from operations in the reporting period rose 11% YoY to Rs 10463 crore.

The NSE Nifty index traded 123.8 points down at 23408.9, while BSE Sensex was 350.64 points at 77229.67 as of 09:59AM(IST)on November 18.

On the BSE, AIK Pipes & Polymers(down 20.00 per cent), Honasa Consumer(down 20.00 per cent), Ascensive Educare(down 20.00 per cent), Unitech Intnl(down 19.77 per cent) and Looks Health Services(down 19.66 per cent) were among the stocks that plunged over 5 per cent during the session.

HDFC Securities has buy a call on KNR Constructions with a target price of Rs 374. The current market price of KNR Constructions is Rs 302.1. KNR Constructions, incorporated in 1995, is a Mid Cap company with a market cap of Rs 8505.94 crore, operating in the Infrastructure sector. KNR Constructions' key products/revenue segments include Income From Contracts and Other Operating Revenue for the year ending 31-Mar-2024.

FII selling that has wiped off nearly Rs 50 lakh crore from the Indian stock market ever since the bull market ended less than two months ago is now giving early signs of a U-turn before the Santa rally season begins in December-end. The pace of sell-off decreased to just about Rs 2,500 crore in the second week of the month after the first week saw foreigners decamping with nearly Rs 20,000 crore.

Hindustan Zinc surged 2% to their day’s high of Rs 504.65 on the BSE today after the company on Friday announced that it emerged as a preferred bidder for Dugocha Gold & Associated Mineralization Block. “Via notification dated November 15, 2024, hosted on the mstc ecommerce auction portal, the Company has been declared as 'Preferred Bidder' for Dugocha Gold & Associated Mineralization Block, District Salumber (on highest Final Price Offer of 8.15%),” said the company in a filing to the exchanges.