Nifty futures on SGX were trading 0.72 per cent down at 14,963, around 8.40 am, indicating a negative start for the domestic benchmark indices on Friday.
Here are the top stocks that are likely to be in focus today:
Wipro: Set to be its biggest ever buyout, Wipro will acquire London-headquartered Capco in a $1.45 billion (over Rs 10,500 crore) deal.
Heranbas Industries: Shares of Heranba Industries will list on the bourses today. The issue price has been fixed at Rs 627 per share.
Axis Bank: The private lender, on Thursday, said that one of its promoters, National Insurance Company,