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Varun Beverages shares drop 3% as analysts flag competition as key risk

Varun Beverages posted a 33 per cent growth in the consolidated net profit at ₹260 crore for the quarter ended December 2025

Adani Ports climbs 9% in two days of posting Q3 results; analysts weigh

In two sessions, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone's stock has gained over 9 per cent

Nifty Bank index hits all-time high; HDFC, Axis, Canara Bank soar up to 8%

Bank stocks rally on India-US trade deal, and hopes of the government raising FDI cap in PSBs to 49 per cent, and relaxing voting rights, believe analysts.

Titan, Kalyan Jewellery soar up to 20% on India-US trade deal boost

Analysts believe that the gems and jewellery related sector is likely to benefit from the India-US trade deal.

PB Fintech falls 4% post Q3; analysts flag QIP, healthcare foray risks

In the December quarter, PB Fintech posted 165 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in net profit to ₹189 crore from ₹71 crore in Q3 FY25

Nifty IT index soars 6% intra-day, TechM hits record high; here's why

Improved policy optics could encourage US enterprises to advance discretionary tech spending and GCC expansion, even though immediate revenue or margin acceleration for IT firms is unlikely.

ICICI Prudential AMC gains 7%, hits new high; stock up 44% from IPO price

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and domestic mutual funds (MFs) have increased their holding in ICICI Prudential AMC by nearly 4 percentage points post listing on December 19, 2025.

M&M, Tata Motors, TVS Motor: Nifty Auto rallies 3% on India-US trade deal

According to Axis Securities, the moderation in reciprocal tariffs to 18 per cent represents a meaningful tailwind for Indian automobile exporters, particularly auto component manufacturers

Lupin, Biocon: Nifty Pharma gains 3% after US-India trade deal pact

According to Axis Securities, the reduction in reciprocal taxes is incrementally positive for Indian pharmaceutical companies, particularly those with significant exposure to the US market,

Apex Frozen, Avanti Feeds hit 20% upper circuit on US tariff relief

Avanti Feeds hit a fresh life-time high at ₹960, while Apex Frozen Foods quoted at its highest level since September 2022 after the US President partly rolled back reciprocal tariffs on Indian imports

ITC, Godfrey Phillips, VST Ind slip up to 6% in 2 days on new cigarette tax

In two sessions, ITC shares declined over 5 per cent, Godfrey Phillips over 6 per cent and VST Industries over 3 per cent

Nifty PSU Bank index slips 8% in 2 days; Indian Bank, BOB down up to 11%

Despite the past two days decline, the Nifty PSU Bank index has outperformed the market by surging 21%, as against 1% rise in the Nifty 50 in the past five months.

Bank of Baroda shares fall as analysts downgrade stock after Q3 results

The lender's net profit rose 4.5 per cent year on year (Y-o-Y) to ₹5,055 crore in Q3 FY26, aided by lower provisioning and a marginal rise in non-interest income

Delhivery up 5% in 2 days post Q3; analysts see strong growth outlook

In the December quarter, the company reported profit after tax (PAT) for Q3 at ₹40 crore, as compared to ₹25 crore a year ago

Larsen & Toubro gains 3%; what's driving capital goods stock on Monday?

Budget impact: Sustained capex growth and identification of 7 high-speed rail corridors enhances medium- to long-term order inflows for EPC, railways, power transmission, defence and capital goods cos

Sun Pharma growth momentum to sustain post Q3 profit jump, say brokerages

Sun Pharma reported a 16 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at ₹3,369 crore for Q3FY26

Bajaj Auto Q3 in-line; analysts see further upside on exports, EV tailwinds

Antique Stock Broking said Bajaj Auto's Q3FY26 revenue, Ebitda and adjusted profit after tax were largely in line with expectations

MCX shares tank 15% in trade; here's why investors are dumping the stock

In past one year, MCX shares have rallied 101 per cent, as compared to Sensex's fall of 3.4 per cent

Nifty India Defence index surges 2% ahead of Union Budget; here's why

Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing, Mtar Technologies and Data Patterns rallied in the range of 5 per cent to 6 per cent on the NSE in intra-day trade.

Muthoot, Manappuram Finance crack up to 8% amid Gold price slide

Shares of gold-loan financers' wilted under selling pressure in Sunday's Budget day special trading session as Gold, Silver prices retreated sharply from record high levels.