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AAVAS Financiers hits 52-week low, stock slips 7% post Q3 results
AAVAS Financiers stock quoted lower for the eight straight trading day, and has plunged 14 per cent during this period.
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Stock Market LIVE: Sensex, Nifty volatile after RBI policy; FMCG, private bank stocks gain
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, Friday: The RBI has raised its GDP growth forecast to 6.9 per cent for Q1FY27 and to 7 per cent for Q2FY27
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RBI holds repo rate at 5.25%; here's what it means for markets, key sectors
The RBI MPC, led by governor Sanjay Malhotra, on Friday, announced to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent
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ITC jumps over 5%, may log biggest single-day in 5 years; Godfrey zooms 12%
G Chokkalingam of Equinomics Research believes that a pullback in ITC was overdue, as the sell-off was way beyond his expectations. The analyst sees fair value for ITC in the range of ₹375 - ₹380 leve
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Dividend bonanza! Hero MotoCorp, RVNL, 32 other stocks go ex-date next week
Upcoming dividend stock list: here is the complete list of stocks that will remain in the spotlight next week following their dividend announcements to shareholders as they trade ex-dividend
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RBI Policy: A prolonged pause on rates may already be underway
The POC stressed that excluding precious metals, underlying inflation pressures were muted and that barring volatility on account of gold and silver, core inflation was expected to remain range-bound
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Sai Life Sciences shares jump 8% as Q3 profit surges 86% YoY
Sai Life Sciences has invested ₹405 crore in capital expenditure so far, against its planned outlay of ₹700 crore for FY26
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IT index down 9% in 4 days; at 3-mth low; what's making the Street nervous?
Cyient, Birlasoft, Cigniti Technologies, eClerx Services and Tata Technologies were down between 4 per cent and 6 per cent in Friday's intra-day trade.
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Data Patterns shares zoom 9% as Dec quarter profit jumps 30% YoY
Data Patterns reported a 30.54 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) jump in net profit to ₹58.30 crore, supported by a 47.92 per cent increase in revenue
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Alembic Pharma shares slide 4% on Q3 profit miss; is it a good time to buy?
Alembic Pharma shares today: Analysts at Motilal Oswal Financial Services (MOFSL) have retained their Neutral rating on Alembic Pharma, with a target price of ₹860 per share
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Govt bond yields harden by 4 bps after RBI MPC keeps policy rate unchanged
10-year benchmark yield rose to 6.69% after MPC holds rates and RBI refrains from announcing fresh OMOs
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Indian Oil Corp shares hit 52-week high after multifold jump in Q3 profit
Indian Oil Corp reported a six-times jump in consolidated net profit to ₹13,502 crore for Q3 on the back of improved gross refining margins
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Rate sensitive shares trade mixed; PSU Bank index down 2% post RBI policy
At 10:45 AM; the Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty Realty and Nifty Auto index were down in the range of 0.67 per cent and 2 per cent, as compared to 0.60 per cent decline in the benchmark Nifty 50.
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Nykaa rises 4% to 1-mth high on Q3 result; analysts hike target price
The scrip increased as much as 4.1 per cent to ₹271.80, the highest level since January 5 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
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MCX Gold down 23%; Silver prices dip by nearly ₹200,000 from high in 6 days
Commodity rout: Precious metals - Gold, Silver, Platinum have cracked up to 47.5%; base metals - aluminium, copper, zinc, lead and nickel - plunged up to 18% in global markets from January 29 highs.
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India's forex stockpile rises to all-time high of $723.8 billion: RBI Guv
The stockpile rose from $709.4 billion, which was already an all-time high
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Tata Motors PV: Analysts cautiously positive despite Q3 loss, JLR headwinds
Tata Motors Q3FY26 results: Analysts stay cautiously positive as India PV growth improves, JLR outlook stabilises. Targets range ₹310-₹460.
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Bitcoin falls, Asian shares slip as Wall Street hit by tech stock losses
Bitcoin sank to roughly half its record price, giving back all it gained since US President Donald Trump won the White House for his second term
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Hitachi Energy India surges 14%, stock nears 52-week high; here's why
Hitachi Energy order backlog stood at ₹29,872.2 crore as of December 31, 2025, providing revenue visibility for several upcoming quarters.
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LIC shares advance 5% after 'very strong results'; Q3 profit rises 17%
LIC's net premium income for the quarter increased 17 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to ₹1.26 trillion from ₹1.07 trillion in Q3FY25
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