On Wednesday, 1,867 stocks advanced, 2462 declined and 206 remained unchanged on Bombay Stock Exchange with advance decline ratio of 0.76 indicating a negative closing. The trend of the major indices on Wednesday’s trading is given in the table below.
On NSE, 115 securities advanced and 60 closed at a new 52-week high whereas securities sank to close at their new 52-week lows. Nifty IT, Nifty FMCG and Nifty Auto were among the biggest losers. Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Media and Nifty India Defence were among the biggest gainers.
Tata Group stocks came under pressure after N Chandrasekaran resigned as Tata Sons chairman and decided not to seek reappointmen, with TCS (-3.93%), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) (-1.32%), Tata Steel (-1.57%), Titan Company (-0.57%), Tata Consumer Products (-1.49%), Tata Elxsi (-2.19%), Tata Technologies (-2.67%), Tata Investment Corporation (-1.18%), Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) (-1.65%), Tejas Networks (-1.19%), Nelco (-2.11%) and Tata Communications (-0.57%) trading lower. Tata Chemicals (+0.66%) and Voltas (+0.18%) bucked the trend, while Tata Power (-0.14%) and Trent (-0.43%) also remained under pressure.
SJVN Limited (-0.19%) successfully commissioned its 75 MW Jamui Solar Power Project in Bihar, costing ₹342 crore and expected to generate 90 million units in the first year. The project supports India’s renewable goals and created 15-20 direct and 50-100 indirect jobs locally.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (+0.62%) settled a US antitrust case for $15.28 million related to price-fixing allegations dating back to 2016, resolving consolidated lawsuits involving multiple plaintiffs and states.
Viviana Power Tech (+2.25%) became the L1 bidder for two ₹113 crore power transmission projects under MGVCL, boosting its order book to over ₹1,400 crore, more than twice its market cap.
EIH (-1.27%) managed-hotel pipeline includes 23 properties with 1,833 keys, targeting a major expansion in 2030 with nine new hotels, including Oberoi and Trident brands in Bengaluru and London.
Bajel Projects (+1.96%) won a ₹400 crore-plus ultra-mega EPC order from Power Grid Corporation for 765 kV transmission lines in the WR-ER network, with a 33-month execution timeline.
Bondada Engineering (+0.38%) secured fresh orders worth ₹513.94 crore in battery energy storage and telecom infrastructure, expanding its consolidated order book to ₹10,023 crore.
RSWM (-1.66%) formed a joint venture to set up a ₹186.3 crore denim garment facility, holding 74% stake and funding the project via equity and term loans.
Antony Waste Handling (+0.72%) received a ₹243.22 crore five-year contract from GNIDA for electric mechanical road sweeping machines and O&M services.
Earnings
Astral (+2.74%) reported a 51.8% net profit rise to ₹120 crore in Q1, with revenue up 15.9% to ₹1,578 crore and EBITDA growing 23% to ₹231 crore.
Lenskart (-0.47%) posted a 270% net profit jump to ₹222 crore and 43.3% revenue growth to ₹2,714 crore in Q1.
Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles (+1.56%) recorded an 83.3% net profit increase to ₹2,560 crore and 19.3% revenue growth to ₹20,667 crore in Q1.
Hindustan Aeronautics (+1.75%) posted a 14.9% net profit rise to ₹1,590 crore and 14.4% revenue growth to ₹5,515 crore, beating estimates.
AIA Engineering (-5.41%) saw a 1.3% net profit decline to ₹301.1 crore despite 12.4% revenue growth to ₹1,168 crore.
Caplin Point Laboratories (-5.98%) posted 17.5% net profit growth to ₹179.6 crore and 19.6% revenue rise to ₹610.3 crore.
Jyothy Labs (-1.85%) net profit halved to ₹47.64 crore in Q1 despite 3% revenue growth to ₹773.4 crore.
Hi-Tech Pipes (-7.64%) revenue surged 79% to ₹1,412.8 crore while net profit dipped 4% to ₹20.04 crore due to thin margins and higher costs.
Patel Retail (-2.56%) reported 69.7% revenue growth to ₹309.54 crore and 37.4% net profit rise to ₹9.52 crore in Q1.
Marksans Pharma (+12.06%) posted 169% net profit growth to ₹157.1 crore and 35.6% revenue increase to ₹840.8 crore.
Mukand Limited (-3.59%) reported 97.6% net profit growth to ₹57.36 crore and 20.7% revenue growth to ₹1,362.21 crore.
Senco Gold (-13.86%) posted 67.4% revenue growth to ₹3,056 crore but net profit slightly declined 3.4% to ₹101 crore.
Panama Petrochem (-11.91%) net profit soared 625% to ₹308.91 crore with 150% revenue growth to ₹1,735 crore, and EBITDA margin expanded to 22.35%.
Manappuram Finance (-2.06%) net profit rose 40.8% to ₹552 crore, beating estimates, though net interest income missed expectations.
The top gainers and top losers of the major indices are given in the table below:
The closing values of the major Asian indices are given in the table below:
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