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RIL: Jefferies sees O2C, retail growth fuelling re-rating; stock rises 2.5%

Jefferies has retained 'Buy' rating on Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) shares and revised the target price to ₹1,710, implying an upside of 33 per cent from the previous close of ₹1,285.

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 2:39 PM IST

Graphite India surges 7%, HEG hits 52-week high; what's driving GE stocks?

GrafTech International, a US-based graphite electrode company, announced its decision to permanently close its graphite electrode manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico.

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 1:59 PM IST

Bajaj Auto rallies 3%, trades near record high; tops share buyback price

Bajaj Auto share price hit a 52-week high of ₹12,470 in Tuesday's intra-day deals, and appreciated by 31% from its three-month low of ₹9,505, hit on June 30, 2026.

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 12:31 PM IST

Milky Mist zooms 9.5% as Q1 profit surges multi-fold, up 65% over IPO price

Milk Mist, which listed on the bourses on August 18 after a solid response to its initial public offering (IPO), trades 65 per cent above its offer price of ₹140 based on today's intraday high.

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 11:03 AM IST

Skyways Air Services shares defy GMP expectations, list at 10% discount

Skyways Air Services' shares debuted at ₹124 apiece on the National Stock Exchange, a 10.14 per cent discount to the initial public offer (IPO) price of ₹138 apiece.

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 10:35 AM IST

Hy-Tech Engineers makes strong debut, lists at 42% premium on NSE

Hy-Tech Engineers shares listed at ₹72 on the BSE, a premium of 35.85 per cent against the offer price of ₹53. Meanwhile, on the National Stock Exchange, it debuted at ₹75, up 41.51 per cent.

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 10:02 AM IST

ITC rallies 5%; Happiest Minds Technologies slips 5%; here's why

ITC Infotech will acquire an aggregate minority stake of 22.1% in Happiest Minds from the Promoter and Promoter entities for a total consideration of ₹1,330 crore (average price of ₹395/share).

Updated On: 01 Sep 2026 | 10:02 AM IST

FMCG stocks HUL, ITC, Dabur, Emami, Godrej Consumer hit 52-week lows

In the past month, the BSE FMCG index underperformed the market by falling 3.3 per cent, compared to a 1.5 per cent fall in the BSE Sensex.

Updated On: 31 Aug 2026 | 3:10 PM IST

Nifty Media index tanks 4.5%; Zee Entertainment, Network18 plunge up to 14%

Sun TV Network hit a new 52-week low of ₹458.60, down 3.3%; Saregama India and Prime Focus were down 4% and 3%, respectively, in Monday's intra-day trade.

Updated On: 31 Aug 2026 | 12:04 PM IST

Ather Energy rallies 14% in 2 days; what's driving stock to record highs?

In the past six months, Ather Energy's market price zoomed 136% and it skyrocketed 297% from its 52-week low of ₹422 touched on August 29, 2025.

Updated On: 31 Aug 2026 | 11:14 AM IST

Ashoka Buildcon shares rally 13% on bagging ₹602-crore order from RVNL

Despite today's sharp rise, Ashoka Buildcon's share price remains 40 per cent below its 52-week high of ₹214.35 scaled in November last year.

Updated On: 31 Aug 2026 | 10:28 AM IST

Lenskart up 3% ahead of MSCI rejig; Nomura calls it a generational stock

The changes are closely watched by investors as MSCI indices are tracked by global institutional and passive funds, potentially triggering portfolio rebalancing and changes in stock-specific flows.

Updated On: 31 Aug 2026 | 10:21 AM IST

Augmont Enterprises shares make a strong market debut, list at 22% premium

Augmont Enterprises shares listed at ₹956 on the BSE, a premium of 21.32 per cent against the offer price of ₹168. Meanwhile, on the National Stock Exchange, debuted at ₹961, up 21.95 per cent.

Updated On: 31 Aug 2026 | 10:00 AM IST

Why has HDFC Bank stock rallied over 2% in Monday's trade? Analysts take

Analysts at Jefferies believe that uncertainty can drag EPS & valuations, but after a 27% fall year-to-date at 1.5x PB, the risk-reward for HDFC Bank stock seems balanced.

Updated On: 31 Aug 2026 | 9:58 AM IST

Ola Electric share price surges 6% after new S1Z electric scooter launch

Ola Electric launches the S1Z, bringing its indigenous Bharat Cell LFP technology to affordable electric scooters.

Updated On: 28 Aug 2026 | 2:45 PM IST

This stock listed in August trades at 80% premium; up 37% in two days

Madhuri Kela portfolio stock: MV Electrosystems listed on August 6; the stock rallied 37% in the last two days, and skyrocketed 80% against its issue price of ₹425 per share.

Updated On: 28 Aug 2026 | 1:54 PM IST

Manipal Hospitals market cap tops ₹1 trillion; stock jumps 13% in 1 week

HSBC Global Investment Research initiated coverage on Manipal Hospitals with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of ₹1,000 per share.

Updated On: 28 Aug 2026 | 1:23 PM IST

Yatharth Hospital gains 6% to new high as Aster, Advent eye majority stake

Advent International and Blackstone-backed Aster DM Quality Care are in discussions to acquire a controlling stake in Yatharth Hospital.

Updated On: 28 Aug 2026 | 1:21 PM IST

Federal-Mogul Goetze surges 10% on ₹ 94 per share dividend bounty

Federal-Mogul Goetze board on Thursday declared an interim dividend of ₹7.50 and a special dividend of ₹86.50 per equity share.

Updated On: 28 Aug 2026 | 11:33 AM IST

Nifty IT index soars 3%; LTM, Coforge, TCS, TechM gain up to 5%; here's why

IT stocks rallied on Friday after Nvidia's strong revenue forecast reinforced optimism around the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

Updated On: 28 Aug 2026 | 11:04 AM IST