Financials lift indices; Sensex ends 504 pts up ahead of US poll outcome

All that happened in the markets today

10:10 AM

MARKET UPDATE:: Sensex off day's high, but still up 300 pts

10:05 AM

Rupee opening

Rupee opens higher at 74.33/$ vs Monday's close of 74.43 against the US dollar

9:58 AM

Cadila Healthcare rallies 9% on strong September quarter results

Shares of Cadila Healthcare rallied 9 per cent to Rs 445.60 on the BSE on Tuesday as the company reported strong results in the September quarter (Q2FY21), with net profit after adjusting for exceptional items jumping 73 per cent year-on-year (YoY) at Rs 562 crore, on the back of healthy revenue. The pharmaceutical company's stock was trading close its 52-week high level of Rs 447.95, touched on October 9, 2020. READ MORE

9:48 AM

S&P BSE Bankex index jumps nearly 600 pts

9:38 AM

Sensex picks momentum

9:35 AM

Nifty Metal index up 2%

9:33 AM

BUZZING :: TVS Electronics soars 6%

9:31 AM

Reliance Industries off lows

9:29 AM

Zee Entertainment rises over 3.5% post Sept qtr result

>> Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs93.41crore for the second quarter ended September. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 412.09crore in the year-ago period, it said in a filing to the BSE.

9:29 AM

ICICI Bank extends gains into second straight day

9:27 AM

Larsen & Toubro up 1%

>> Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has emerged as the lowest bidder for the C6 package of the National High-Speed Rail Corporation’s (NHSRCL) bullet train project, at Rs 7,289 crore. This is the second contract for the company in the mega project.

9:26 AM

Result Reaction | Cadila Healthcare zooms 6%

>> On the back of an 18 per cent growth in its US sales and 11 per cent growth in its India business, Cadila Healthcare Ltd. (Zydus Cadila) registered a 341.60 per cent jump in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The company grew its net profit for Q2 of FY21 to Rs 473.4 crore from Rs 107.2 crore in corresponding Q2 of previous fiscal year 2019-20.

9:24 AM

Sterlite Technologies advances around 2.5%

>> Sterlite Technologies (STL) on Monday said it will acquire Optotec, an optical interconnect products company based in Italy. The deal involves acquisition of 100 per cent of Optotec's shareholding at an enterprise value of EUR 29 million, a statement by STL said.

9:23 AM

The Ramco Cement gains over 3% on healthy Q2 nos

>> Ramco Cements has posted a 40 per cent jump in profit to Rs 235.77 crore during the quarter ended September 30, from Rs 168.15 crore during the same quarter last year. Revenue dropped to Rs 1,265.31 crore from Rs 1,325.88 crore.

9:22 AM

Result Reaction | PNB down 1%

>> Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Monday reported a 22 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 620.81 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. Net non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 4.75 per cent, compared with 7.65 per cent a year ago. However, provisions for bad loans rose to Rs 3,811.17 crore in the quarter, against Rs 3,253.32 crore in July-September 2019.