Ambuja Cement, Shree Cement, Ramco Cement, ACC, JK Cement, JK Lakshmi Cement and Ultratech Cement were up 2% to 3%, as compared to 0.32% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
The stock of Oriental Bank on the weekly chart has formed "Inverse Head & Shoulder" with neckline in the range Rs 98 - Rs 99.
Shares of RCom fell as much as 12 per cent to Rs 13.77 apiece on BSE after a news report suggested that the DoT has told RCom and Reliance Jio Infocomm that it can't approve their spectrum deal
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates for the fourth time this year
SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Bajaj Finance, Indiabulls Housing, Manappuram Finance, DHFL, Bajaj Finserv and M&M Financial were up in the range of 2% to 5%.
SpiceJet, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) rose up to 5 per cent on the BSE in early trade.
The stock surged 10% to Rs 152 on Wednesday, extending its previous day's 20% rally on BSE.
The domestic unit on Tuesday rallied by a whopping 112 paise, its best single-day gain in over five years, to settle at 70.44 against the US dollar.
Here's a look at the top stocks that may remain in focus in today's session -
Nifty outlook and few trading ideas by Vaishali Parekh, research analyst - technical research at Prabhudas Lilladher
Nifty outlook and technical calls by Vinay Rajani, Senior Technical Analyst at HDFC Securities.
Nifty, Bank Nifty, UPL, Wipro and Asian Paints
With all these concerns, the stock might see only a limited rise and the Street will watch the impact on performance in the next couple of quarters
The BSE marked its entry into the commodity derivatives segment with gold and silver contracts on October 1, 2018
Division accounts for 40% of firm's revenues and about half the order book
Deal structure, choice of partner coming into the company are key factors
Monthly options on Nifty are the biggest volume generator in the futures and options (F&O) segment
The market regulator is probing the role of rating agencies in the IL&FS fiasco
The Malaysian firm has said it won't proceed with the Rs 33-bn open offer in Fortis Healthcare
MCA 21 is the portal for making various electronic filings under the companies law