MARKET WRAP: Sensex slips 149 pts in volatile trade; mid, small-caps shine

All that happened in the markets today

1:51 PM

NEWS ALERT :: Govt decides to make graded relaxation in visa & travel restrictions

>> Govt to permit all OCI & PIO card holders and all other foreign nationals intending to visit India for any purpose, except on a Tourist Visa to enter by air or water routes through authorised airports and seaport immigration check posts

1:42 PM

IPO ALERT :: Equitas Small Fin Bank IPO subscribed 1.7x till 1:30 pm on Day 3

1:36 PM

ALERT :: S&P BSE SmallCap index up 0.22%

1:27 PM

Bajaj Auto Q2 PAT dips 27% YoY at Rs 1,194 crore; margin expands

Two-wheeler major Bajaj Auto on Thursday reported consolidated net profit of Rs 1,193.7 crore for the July-September quarter of FY21 (Q2FY21), down 27.5 per cent, from a profit of Rs 1,523 crore in the year-ago period. Sequentially, however, the profit surged 202 per cent from Rs 395.51 crore posted in the June quarter of FY21. READ MORE

1:17 PM

Bharti Airtel up over 2%

1:17 PM

Colgate Palmolive: Weak macros, competition from HUL key overhang on stock

Analysts believe the company needs to "adopt more aggressive strategy to accelerate growth in segments like handwash and sanitizers to be able to compete with firms like Hindustan Unilever and Dabur READ MORE

1:07 PM

Sept Quarter Result | Bajaj Auto

>> Net profit at Rs 1,138 crroe

>> Revenue at Rs 7,156 crore

>> EBITDA at Rs 1,266 crore

12:56 PM

SEPTEMBER QUARTER RESULTS | Sterlite Tech cons revenue up 32% QoQ at Rs 1,160 crore

-- Consolidated net profit at Rs 58 cr vs Rs 6 cr QoQ

 

-- Consolidated Ebitda margin at 18% vs 15% (QoQ)

12:51 PM

Q2 RESULTS | UCO Bank Q2 net profit at Rs 30.1 crore vs loss of Rs 892 cr (YoY)

-- Net NPA at 3.63 per cent vs 4.95 per cent (QoQ)

 

-- Gross NPA at 11.62 per cent 

 

 

12:37 PM

MARKET UPDATE:: Sensex at day's low

12:36 PM

FPIs prune exposure in tobacco stocks over high taxes, greater ESG focus

According to the shareholding pattern filed with the exchanges for the quarter ending September, FPI holding in ITC stood at 12.96 per cent (down by 2.68 per cent year-on-year), in Godfrey Phillips, it was at 10.80 per cent (down 1.59 per cent) and in VST Industries at 3.57 per cent (down by 4.27 per cent) READ MORE

12:28 PM

Indian economy set for a near double-digit contraction this fiscal: Poll

The Indian economy will suffer its deepest contraction on record this fiscal year and recent government stimulus does not go far enough to significantly boost activity depressed by the coronavirus pandemic, according to economists polled by Reuters. With over 7.6 million coronavirus infections, India is the second worst hit country in the world after the United States and the spread shows no signs of abating. READ MORE

12:18 PM

NEWS ALERT | IOC board to mull, on Oct 30, raising up to Rs 20,000 cr in FY21 via bonds/debentures: Exchange filing

12:10 PM

NEWS ALERT | Ashok Leyland launches Boss LE and LS trucks with i-Gen6 BS-VI technology

12:05 PM

NEWS ALERT | Dr Reddy's issues clarification after a cyber attack this morning, says it is anticipating all services to be up within 24 hours

-- The company does not foresee any major impact on operations due to the incident