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BSE Oil & Gas index hits 52-wk high; what's driving ONGC, OIL India stocks?

In the past one month, the BSE Oil & Gas index has outperformed the market by gaining 2.2 per cent, as against 2.2 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex.

Trent Q3FY26 results trigger mixed brokerage calls on growth, margins

Brokerages, however, agree that Trent continues to grow steadily, expand its store network and improve profitability, broadly in line with expectations

Bajaj Finance down 2% on higher provisions; brokerages optimistic on growth

Nomura said Bajaj Finance (BAF) has voluntarily revised loss-given-default (LGD) floors across products, resulting in accelerated provisions of ₹1,400 crore in Q3FY26.

Ventive Hospitality gets new 'Buy' from Motilal Oswal; 30% upside seen

Motilal Oswal initiated with a 'Buy' rating on Ventive Hospitality and a target price of ₹ 1,000, an upside of 30 per cent from Tuesday's close.

HAL share price tumbles 8% as firm likely misses AMCA fighter jet shortlist

HAL share price fell over 8% after reports said the PSU was not shortlisted for the AMCA fighter jet programme. Here's why the stock declined

Mankind Pharma shares drop 4% even as Q3 profit rises; check outlook

Mankind Pharma recorded profit after tax (PAT) of ₹414 crore, up from ₹378 crore in the same quarter last year. Its revenue from operations also grew 11.5 per cent

Textile shares Gokaldas, Indo Count extend rally, zoom up to 44% in 2 days

Textile stocks in focus: Lower reciprocal tariffs and recent trade deals with UK/EU provide multi-year advantage to boost earnings/cashflows by enhancing export base for the sector, believe analysts.

Avanti Feeds up 35% in 2 days, stock hits new high after 8 yrs; here's why

Share price of Avanti Feeds surged 12 per cent to ₹1,078.75 on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade, and surpassed its previous high of ₹999.99 touched on November 13, 2017.

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.