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Looking ahead into the March 2026 quarter (Q4FY26) and the financial year 2026-27 (FY27), the management said that the worst is behind the company and things are starting to look up

Hindalco Industries posted consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of ₹2,049 crore in Q3FY26, down from ₹3,735 crore a year earlier

The Nasdaq IT services basket has corrected meaningfully, dragging Indian IT ADRs lower and triggering a risk-off sentiment that has spilled into domestic markets, said ICICI Securities.

The parent of Mamaearth, Honasa Consumer, reported a 92.9 per cent jump in its consolidated profit at ₹50.2 crore in the December quarter of FY26

The selling pressure on the counter came after brokerages stayed cautiously constructive on HUL, with execution and volume-led growth need to improve, while margins are anticipated to stay stable.

Britannia Industries shares rise after Q3FY26 earnings beat with strong margin expansion. Nomura raises target to ₹7,275; MOFSL, JM Financial, ICICI Securities remain bullish on stock

Thus far in the month of February, the stock price of Avanti Feeds has zoomed 75 per cent, while Apex Frozen Foods 52 per cent.

Divi's Laboratories reported a consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of ₹583 crore, marginally lower than ₹589 crore in the same period last year

In the December quarter, HUL posted a 30 per cent decline in consolidated net profit (from continuing business) to ₹2,118 crore, compared to ₹3,027 crore year-on-year (Y-o-Y)

Antique initiated coverage on Artemis Medicare with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of ₹340, a potential upside of 45 per cent from Wednesday's close

TCS, Wipro, Infosys, Coforge, Tech Mahindra, Persistent Systems, HCL Technologies, LTIMindtree and Mphasis were down in the range of 4 per cent to 5 per cent in intra-day trade on Thursday.

In the December quarter, Ashok Leyland posted a 5 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to ₹862 crore, compared to ₹820 crore during the corresponding period last year

In the December quarter, Lenskart Solutions posted a multi-fold jump in year-on-year (Y-o-Y) rise in net profit for Q3FY26 to ₹131 crore, compared to ₹1.85 crore in Q3FY25

LG Electronics reported a weak set of results, weighed down by subdued performance in the home appliances segment amid post-Diwali demand softness, analysts at Motilal Oswal said

At 11:55 AM on Wednesday; SBI's market cap stood at ₹10.78 trillion, as compared to TCS's market cap of ₹10.68 trillion on the BSE, the exchange data shows.

The buying on the counter came after Eicher Motors released its Q3FY26 numbers on Tuesday, after market hours.

At 10:51 AM; the BSE Auto index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 2 per cent, as compared to 0.07 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.

Samvardhana Motherson's share price was trading 4.2 per cent higher at ₹134.85 compared to the previous session's close of ₹129.43 on the NSE

In the past four trading days, the stock price Titan Company engaged in gems, jewellery and watches business has rallied 7 per cent.

The stock price of Tata Motors hit a new high of ₹492 in intra-day on Wednesday, and has zoomed 50 per cent from its listing day price of ₹327.65 per share on November 12, 2025.