Stocks to watch: Paras Defence, ZEEL, Maruti Suzuki, Phillips Carbon, BoI

Nifty futures on SGX slipped 164 points to 17,438, indicating a gap-down start for the benchmark indices on Friday. 

Here are the top stocks to track in today's session:

New Listing: Shares of Paras Defence will list on the bourses today. The company is commanding a hefty premium of 140 per cent in grey market over issue price of Rs 175 per share.

Auto stocks: Shares of auto companies will be in focus today as companies will start reporting their September sales figures. 

NHPC: State-owned hydro power giant NHPC on Thursday said it has got its shareholders' approval to raise borrowing limit by Rs