Contrarian bets on capacity expansion, generational change in management, and corporate turnarounds can create opportunities for outsized returns, said experts.
Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) continue to play an important role in India's lending market, but a widening funding gap between larger and smaller lenders is creating challenges
The strong participation by the retail investors has provided resilience to the Indian stock market and capped downside in the face of massive selloff by foreign portfolio investors (FIIs), said Vikas
Sensex Today | Stock Market Updates, Monday, Oct 26, 2026: The Nifty Midcap 100 ended 1.19 per cent higher, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 1.38 per cent.
Analysts at Axis Securities recommended 'BUY' on Eternal with a target price of ₹365 per share based on an SOTP valuation.
ITC Hotels said that occupancy rose 481 bps to 76 per cent and ADRs grew 14 per cent, resulting in overall RevPAR growth of 21 per cent Y-o-Y in Q2 of FY2027.
Ather Energy on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹1.26 crore for Q2FY27 as against a net loss of ₹154.07 crore in Q2FY26.
MRPL also featured among the top three most active equities on the NSE by both volume and value. As per exchange data, nearly 80 million shares, worth ₹1,387.19 crore, changed hands.
Analysts at Systematix Institutional Research and Elara Securities upgraded rating on Dr Reddy's Laboratories stock from 'Hold' to 'Buy' and 'Reduce' to 'Accumulate', respectively.
The total order value is nearly 90 per cent of its current market capitalisation of ₹1,069 crore.
AU SFB's current valuations offer limited margin of safety amid the raging macro-uncertainties, said Emkay Global as it maintained a REDUCE call on the stock.
For Q2FY27, Apollo Micro Systems reported record performance across all key metrics. Its consolidated profit grew by 54 per cent Y-o-Y to ₹46 crore, while revenue surged by 72 per cent to ₹388 crore.
Nifty 22,500 remains a crucial juncture, a decisive breach below this level could accelerate the decline towards 22,200 on intermediate basis, says Osho Krishan of Angel One.
So far this year, Infosys shares remain 31 per cent lower amid a selloff in traditional IT services companies on AI-led deflation fears.
Stocks to watch today: Tata Consumer, Paytm, ITC Hotels and APL Apollo Tubes are among the key companies slated to announce their Q2 results today.
Stocks Ideas: Chennai Petro is showing signs of recovery after recent volatility, with the share price sustaining above its 50-EMA, says Sachin Gupta of Choice Broking.
The Smallcap index plunged 7.4 per cent over the past week and is down over 10 per cent from its 52-week high of 20,187.80.
The NSE Nifty on Friday marked the 160th trading day below its long-term average, the longest time period since January 2012. The index has been quoting below its 200-DMA since February 27, 2026.
Shree Cement on Friday reported a 15.2% YoY drop in Q2 consolidated net profit at ₹263 crore, while its revenue from operations grew by 23.9% YoY to ₹5,897 crore.
Chennai Petroleum reported a PAT of ₹2,271 crore in Q2FY27, as against a PAT of ₹732 crore during the same quarter last year. This translates into a gain of 210 per cent on a Y-o-Y basis.