Stocks to Watch today, January 8, 2026: From Tata Steel to Cipla, here is a list of stocks that will be on investors' radar
MCX is currently in a positive volume momentum, benefitting from the current state of heightened commodity volatility, reflected in the volume growth seen in Q3FY26 and 9MFY26, says ICICI Securities.
ICICI Securities maintained its 'Add' rating on MCX and upped the target to ₹12,500 from ₹10,000 earlier, an upside potential of 12 per cent from Wednesday's close
Investors looking to benefit from these corporate actions are required to own the shares on or before the ex-date
Among others - Ashok Leyland, India Cements, Laurus Labs, Federal Bank, Shriram Finance, Hindalco, Vedanta and NALCO shares were also trading at life-time highs in Monday's trading session.
MCX has fixed January 02, 2026, as the 'Record Date' for the purpose of determining the shareholders eligible for the sub-division of existing equity shares.
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In the past one month, MCX share price has outperformed the market by surging 13 per cent, as compared to a 0.26 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex
MCX attributed the halt to a 'technical issue' and announced that trading would begin from its Disaster Recovery (DR) site, though it did not provide full details of the fault.
MCX launched its monthly Options contracts on the MCX iCOMDEX Bullion Index (MCX BULLDEX) effective October 27, 2025
In the past one month, MCX has outperformed the market by surging 20 per cent, as against 0.50 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.
MCX shares rose 5 per cent after Sebi said it is considering a plan to allow banks and pension funds to trade commodities
The Nifty Capital Markets index, top loser among NSE indices, was down 1.52 per cent, as compared to a 0.22 per cent rise in the Nifty 50
MCX shares rose 3.5 per cent on Monday, August 18, 2025, logging an intra-day high at ₹8,439 per share on BSE, after the commodity exchange launched the Nickel futures contract effective today
Nifty outlook: On option front, Maximum Call OI is at 24600 then 24700 strike while Maximum Put OI is at 24500 then 24400 strike.
Here is the complete list of stocks that will remain in focus today as they trade ex-dividend on August 8, along with their key details
MCX reported a profit after tax (PAT) of ₹203.19 crore during the quarter ended June 30, 2025, up 83 per cent from ₹110.92 crore reported in the year ago period
MCX initially said trading would resume at 9:45 AM, but later delayed it to 10:10 AM due as trading in the platform had not resumed