Notably, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) accounts for about 40 per cent of airline operating expenses, making airlines highly sensitive to crude prices.
The company started FY27 on a strong note, with revenue growing 6.6 per cent QoQ, its fastest sequential growth in a decade outside the post-COVID recovery period, said Shwetank Dixit of Just Dial.
At last check, Brent crude was up 4.09 per cent at $79.12 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 4.10 per cent to $74.33 a barrel.
Among the Nifty constituents, TCS, Infosys, and HCL Technologies emerged as the top gainers, while Grasim Industries and Tata Steel ended among the top losers.
India-focused funds have borne the brunt of the recent selling, with $7 billion redeemed from long-only funds and another $2 billion from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) so far this year
Aakash Shah of Choice Equity Broking suggests buying the shares of LIC, Bajaj Finserv, Metropolis Healthcare today
Kunal Kamble, sr. technical research analyst at Bonanza, has recommended buying shares of Northern Arc Capital, CDSL, Knowledge Marine
JPMorgan's AI-powered investing agents outperformed a traditional 60/40 portfolio in historical backtests, though the bank cautioned that the results are based on simulations
Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Friday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap ended 1.4 per cent and 1.55 per cent higher, respectively
On the sectoral front, Nifty Realty ended the day as the top gainer, followed by Nifty PSU Banks. Both indices closed over 3 per cent higher.
Dixon Technologies today was up 4 per cent intraday as the company secured government approval to set up its joint venture (JV) with Vivo Mobile India (VMI).
The upward movement in the company's share price came after it announced that it had secured an order worth $52.83 million, or approximately ₹503 crore, from Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co
ONGC has approved an expansion of the country's strategic oil reserves, highlighting a push to strengthen energy resilience following the shock of the Iran war.
PSU Bank index logged its sharpest intra-day gain in three months on Friday. Analysts expect PSU Banks to outdo private peers on earnings front on improvement in asset quality and high credit growth.
Apollo Micro shares gained 5 per cent after approval was granted to the company to acquire 41.3 per cent stake in Premier Explosives.
Silver is expected to be highly volatile and choppy in the short run due to the evolving situation in West Asia. However, as West Asia conflict is likely to remain contained, traders may buy the dips.
The Nifty Metal index surged 2.5% led by Hindalco, NALCO and Hindustan Copper as aluminium prices rose over 5% from recent lows in July.
Motilal Oswal Financial Services initiated coverage on Vedanta Aluminium with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of ₹540.
Analysts at JM Financial Institutional Securities expect Paytm to report healthy Q1FY27 performance, led by strength in their respective core businesses.
Technical analyst at Mirae Asset Sharekhan believes that the short-term trend for TCS seems 'Neutral', but 'Bullish' from the medium-term perspective; hence expects an upside towad ₹2,500 levels.