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Early Q3 nos lift mkts; Sensex ends 487 pts up at 49,269, Nifty at 14,485

Volatility index, India VIX, surged 8.5 per cent to 22.4 levels

Stocks to watch: TCS, Wipro, Avenue Supermarts, Tata Steel, Vedanta, Cipla

Bharti Airtel announced the appointment of Pradipt Kapoor as its Chief Information Officer

TCS Q3 profit jumps 7% YoY to Rs 8,701 cr, announces dividend at Rs 6/share

On quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, the profit grew 16.4 er cent from Rs 7,475 crore posted for the quarter ended September 2020.

Sensex ends at fresh closing peak of 48,782, up 689 pts; Nifty at 14,347

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) hit a record high of Rs 3,127.55 apiece in the intra-day trade and closed 3 per cent higher ahead of the announcement of Q3FY21 results

IT shares in rally; Tech Mahindra's m-cap tops Rs 1-trillion; Wipro up 5%

With the market-cap of Rs 1.02 trillion at 02:15 pm, Tech Mahindra became the fifth IT company to join the Rs 1-trillion market-cap club

Agri-related stks in focus; FACT, Madras Fertilizers hit 20% upper circuit

FACT and Madras Fertilizers shares were trading at their 52-week highs today

M&M hits 52-week high on price hike of personal, commercial vehicles

The price will increase by around 1.9 per cent, resulting in an increase of Rs 4,500 - Rs 40,000, depending on the model and variant

PNC Infra gains 11% in 2 days after funds buy 10% stake via open market

Many institutional investors bought nearly 10 per cent stake in the road & highways company

Strides dips 6% from high on profit booking as Aditya Puri joins as advisor

In the past six months, the stock has zoomed 130 per cent, as compared to 33 per cent rally in the S&P BSE Sensex

Sun Pharma rises 3%, hits over 2-year high on steady earnings visibility

The board of directors of Sun Pharma are scheduled to meet on January 29, 2021 to consider and approve Q3 results

Biocon gains 2% after arm gets Rs 555 crore capital injection from ADQ

ADQ will invest Rs 555 Crore for a 1.80 per cent minority stake in the biosimilar business, valuing Biocon Biologics at a post money valuation of around $4.17 billion

Stocks to watch: TCS, Biocon, Bharat Rasayan, Vodafone Idea, Tata Power

Biocon announced that its subsidiary Biocon Biologics has approved a primary equity investment by Abu Dhabi-based ADQ, one of the region's largest holding companies

Sensex slips 81 pts ahead of FY21 advance GDP estimate; midcaps outperform

Overall, market breadth remained in the favour of the bulls with nearly two stocks rising against a stock that declined at the bourses

Metals extend rally on strong demand; Tata Steel zooms 97% in 3 months

At 02:15 pm, Nifty Metal index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 4% against 0.28% rise in the Nifty50 index

Bharti Airtel regains Rs 3 trillion market-cap as stock surges over 5%

Analysts at ICICI Securities have a 'buy' rating on Airtel with a target price of Rs 700 per share

IDFC First Bank rallies 11% in two days on strong retail loan growth in Q3

Motilal Oswal Financial Services believe the strong traction in retail loans was aided by festive demand and an improved economic outlook

L&T nears 52-week high; stock surges 51% in 3 months on strong order flow

In the past one month, L&T has bagged one mega, three large and four significant orders, that are together worth over Rs 25,000 crore

Cement shares extend gain on strong outlook; JK Cement surges 9%

In the past one week, most of the frontline cement stocks have outperformed the market and risen more than 4 per cent, as compared to 1.2 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex

Dixon Tech gains 5% on pact with boAt for new twin wireless speakers

In the past three months, Dixon Tech's stock has zoomed 75 per cent, as compared to 21 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex

Realty shares rally as Maha govt slashes premium for construction by 50%

Sobha, Indiabulls Real Estate, Sunteck Realty, Oberoi Realty and Godrej Properties surged between 5 per cent and 7 per cent on the BSE.