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YES Bank zooms on reports SBI may pick stake; SBI recoups early losses

YES Bank has been struggling to raise capital for months. It also had to postpone its December 2019 quarter results as the fundraising process consumed most of its top management's time.

MARKETS: Indices end at 6-mth lows, Sensex tanks 894 pts; YES Bank down 56%

All that happened in markets today

JB Chemicals nears record high in weak market, rebounds 8% from day's low

In the past three months, JB Chemicals & Pharma has outpaced the market by surging 48 per cent against 7.8 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex

Nifty Auto, Metal, Media indices hit 52-wk lows on Coronavirus woes

Nifty Metal index tumbled 6.6 per cent to 2,134, while Nifty Media index slipped 5.5 per cent to 1,518, and Nifty Auto was down 4 per cent to 6,662, as against a 3.9 per cent decline in the Nifty50

Banks, financials tumble; RBL, AU Small Finance, IndusInd Bank dip over 14%

Nifty PSU Bank index tanked over 10-year low after falling 8 per cent in intra-day

MARKET WRAP: Indices end flat, Sensex up 61 pts; YES Bank zooms 26%

All that happened in markets today

Indian Hotels slips 18% in 1 week on growth concerns; stock hits 17-mth low

Hotel industry's performance this fiscal has been impacted by various factors, including Jet Airways shutdown, general elections, protests, and lack of demand due to general slowdown

Future Consumer locked in 10% upper circuit for third straight session

After plunging nearly 50 per cent in February, the company assured that the price movement is not inherent to FCL's fundamentals.

Bank of Baroda slides 3.5% as Moody's downgrades baseline credit assessment

The agency cited the lender's deteriorating asset quality as a threat to its profitability and capital.

Syndicate Bank, Oriental Bank gain on Cabinet nod for merger of 10 PSBs

Punjab National Bank (PNB), Oriental Bank of Commerce, and United Bank of India will combine to form the nation's second-largest lender

Pidilite Industries hits fresh high ahead of board meet; up 26% in 3 months

The company has fixed March 16, 2020, as the record date to determine /ascertain the members entitled to receive the interim dividend.

Voda Idea dips 6% as govt asks telcos to pay balance AGR dues without delay

Vodafone has so far deposited Rs 3,500 crore in two tranches to the DoT but is still assessing its full AGR dues

Adani Ports gains 1.5% after board declares interim dividend of Rs 3.2

In the past one month, shares of the company have slipped over 5.5 per cent while benchmark Nifty50 has declined around 7 per cent.

Stocks to watch: Bank of Baroda, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, L&T, M&M, RIL

Here's a look at the top stocks that may trade actively in today's session -

Metropolis Healthcare hits record high, surges 41% in 2 months

The stock has zoomed 125 per cent against its issue price of Rs 880 per share

Bajaj Auto skids 4% on disappointing February sales; hits over 5-month low

The company reported a 10 per cent year on year drop in total auto sales at 354,913 units for the month of February 2020.

Tata Power hits over 13-year low on reports co may snap power lines

The Mumbai-based company, which may incur a loss of Rs 1,000 cr from this one unit alone this year, has issued notices to discoms in Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab & Maharashtra

Escorts zooms 9% on strong February sales; stock up 28% in 2020 so far

Escorts announced that its agri machinery segment (EAM) sold 8,601 tractors in February, an 18.8 per cent growth against 7,240 tractors sold in February 2019

M&M hits 52-week low after February auto sales numbers, recovers later

The stock, however, recovered its early morning losses to hit an intra-day high of Rs 467.95 following the company's disclosure that its domestic Farm Equipment Sector grew by 21% in February.

Mishra Dhatu Nigam hits fresh all-time high; stock zooms 85% in a month

The company's board of directors is scheduled to meet on March 3 to consider interim dividend.