Heena Ojha

Emkay initiated coverage on the company with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of ₹190.

Symbiotec Pharmalab IPO is a mix of a fresh issue of ₹15 lakh and an offer for sale of ₹1.63 crore. The price band for the offer is set issue price band at ₹938 to ₹988 per share.

LME copper spot price is currently trading near its all-time high of $14,594/t, reached on 17 Aug 2026. At the current level of $14,113/t, spot copper price is up 46.3 per cent Y-o-Y on the LME.

Dwarikesh Sugar Industries was the top laggard, falling 7.2 per cent, followed by Dalmia Bharat, which fell 6.4 per cent intra-day and Balrampur Chini Mills, which fell over 5 per cent on Friday.

Muthoot Finance was up 4.7 per cent intraday to ₹2,997.80, while Manappuram Finance rose 3.2 per cent to ₹351. IIFL Finance rose 3 per cent to ₹649 apiece, CSB Bank moved the most, gaining 5 per cent.

Tata Silver ETF, Nippon Silver ETF, HDFC Silver ETF, SBI Silver ETF, Axis Silver ETF, DSP Silver ETF, Groww Silver ETF all gained over 4 per cent each

Avadh Sugar & Energy and Bajaj Hindustan gained over 6 per cent. Meanwhile, Dwarikesh Sugar Industries, Shree Renuka Sugars, Dhampur Sugar Mills gained up to 5 per cent on NSE in intra-day deals.

Analysts highlighted improving rural demand, premiumisation and a gradual recovery in consumption as key positives.

For Gaja Alternative Asset Management, Ventura recommends an 'Apply' for investors with a three-year or longer investment horizon.

Over a three-to-five-year horizon, Sachin Bajaj of Axis Max Life said that he favours businesses with hard-to-replicate assets, pricing power, credible management teams and strong governance.

Analysts say the opportunity is not about a broad NBFC boom, but about lenders that can build a strong position in borrower segments that traditional banks still largely underserve.

Lalithaa Jewellery Mart's ₹1,700 crore IPO opened for subscription on August 17 and will conclude on August 19.

At intraday, Mahanagar Gas was up 5.5 per cent, Indraprastha Gas was up 5.3 per cent and Adani Total Gas was up 4.9 per cent

MOFSL noted that Tube Investments' Q1FY27 adjusted PAT came in line with its estimate despite a 70 basis point miss on Ebitda margin.

Jefferies noted that the company's premium portfolio is growing 6 times faster than the overall portfolio, with revenue share now at 2.5 times versus CY21.

Paytm opened at ₹1,580.20 and initially traded around 1.2 per cent higher before reversing gains. The stock later slipped as much as 1.4 per cent during the session to an intraday low of ₹1,557.

Fintech firm Zaggle reported a 32.9 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to ₹17.53 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2026.

The automaker's revenue from operations stood at ₹13,069.59 crore during the April-June quarter, up 12 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) from ₹11,708.54 crore.

Zee had sought permission to proceed with its proposed ₹3,143 crore preferential warrant issue and a relaxation in the 14-day window for completing the process.

LG Electronics India saw its net profit rise 27.2 per cent in Q1 FY27 to ₹653 crore on the back of revenue growth and margin expansion.