State Bank of India (SBI), Nestle India and Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services from the index hit their respective 52-week highs and quoting close to their record high levels.
At 12:50 PM, M&B Engineering share price was trading 2.46 per cent higher at ₹440.75 per share. By comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.62 per cent higher at 83,982.99 levels.
The buying on the counter came after the company acquired the remaining 24 per cent equity stake in Applied Research International Private Limited (ARIPL)
JP Morgan, in a recent report, said that RIL's consumer businesses are set to drive nearly all of the group's earnings growth in the coming years
The buying on the counter came after the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), in coordination with NOAA, approved India's Turtle Excluder Device (TED) for shrimp trawl fisheries
The upward movement in Whirlpool of India's share price followed the company's announcement that it has executed several key agreements after receiving approval from its audit committee and board
KPI Green Energy shares rose 3 per cent after it bagged orders worth ₹696.5 crore from SJVN for a 200 Mw solar power project
Canara HSBC's debut price came in slightly below expectations in the grey market, where its unlisted shares were trading at ₹109 per share
Earlier, on Thursday, October 16, the stock had hit the upper circuit of 5 per cent following the announcement of the launch of Ola शक्ति, its first residential Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
In Q2, the company's profit stood at ₹48.3 crore as compared to ₹20.24 crore a year ago, up 139 per cent
The brokerage has pegged a December 2026 target price of ₹360 per share, based on a 22x EV/Ebitda multiple for December 2027
"Given favourable industry tailwinds from goods and services tax (GST) rate reduction, we believe the management's topline focus is prudent," Emkay noted
During the quarter, Zee Entertainment's advertising revenue dropped 10.6 per cent to ₹806.3 crore, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of decline, against ₹901.7 crore a year ago.
Nifty Bank index hit an intra-day high of 57,458.85 on the NSE, and was just 170-odd points shy from it's all-time high level of 57,628.40 registered on July 2, 2025.
ICICI Bank is likely to report muted Q2FY26 earnings on October 18, with net profit up 4-5% YoY and muted NIMs. Analysts expect steady loan growth, controlled credit costs, and high provisions
Kajaria Ceramics' net profit advanced 58 per cent to ₹133 crore in Q2FY26 from ₹84 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year
Shares of One 97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, hit a 52-week high of ₹1,305, gaining 2 per cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade amid heavy volume.
BLS International shares have fallen 38 per cent this year, compared to a 7.7 per cent advance in the benchmark Nifty 50
In the past six trading days, the stock price of Waaree Renewable Technologies has rallied 24 per cent after the company posted a strong set of results in the September quarter of financial year 2026.
At 12:12 PM, Nestle India share price was trading 3.23 per cent higher at ₹1,261 per share. By comparison, BSE Sensex was trading 0.53 per cent higher at 83,043.31 levels.