Midcap and smallcap stocks posted their worst weekly losses in 20 months, falling 5.6% and 7.3%, respectively, as rising crude prices and geopolitical tensions rattled markets.
BlueStone Jewellery shares remain 47 per cent higher on a year-to-date (YTD) basis and 27 per cent higher in six months. However, they are flat over the last year, having lost nearly 2 per cent.
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.
With Brent at $114, high crude prices remain a key headwind for oil-sensitive sectors, making a broad-based equity recovery difficult, says Hariselvan Radhakrishnan of HST Wealth
The latest decline has dragged the Nifty Metal index down around 6.3 per cent over the past four trading sessions, compared with a 3 per cent fall in the benchmark Nifty 50 index in the same period.
Silver and Gold prices dipped in the last two sessions, with yellow metal dipping 2 per cent and silver down 1 per cent intraday on Friday.
Analysts said that Swiggy is growing slower than Eternal now on both food delivery and quick commerce.
Zetwerk, a technology-led global manufacturing platform, saw just 3.06 times bids for its IPO, which was available for bidding from October 15 till October 19.
Sahajanand Medical Technologies' debut was broadly in line with grey market premium (GMP) indications, which had pointed to listing gains of around 8 per cent.
The company reported a 9.72 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to ₹349.22 crore in the September quarter of FY27, helped by revenue growth.
Stocks to watch today: eMudhra, Infosys, Swiggy, HPCL, Havells, Sun Pharma, Jindal Stainless, Rallis India, Infosys, JSW Steel, Tech Mahindra, among others, will be in focus today.
Nifty fell 0.54 per cent to 22,687.65 as Brent crude climbed above $112 a barrel, with oil-sensitive stocks dragging markets lower amid renewed tensions in West Asia.
Infosys Q2 results preview: Brokerages said that the Street will watch for a possible revision in FY27 revenue growth guidance.
HDFC Silver ETF was down 2.7 per cent, Tata Silver ETF, SBI Silver ETF, Kotak Silver ETF, UTI Silver ETF, Axis Silver ETF, Mirae Asset Silver ETF, and DSP Silver ETF were down over 2 per cent.
The results will mark the first quarter under new MD and CEO Manish Anandani.
Today's selling in SRF was seen despite the company reporting a 31 per cent Y-o-Y increase in consolidated net profit to ₹509.12 crore for the quarter ended September.
For the September quarter, IGIL reported a consolidated PAT of ₹185.8 crore, up 43 per cent Y-o-Y, on healthy demand and strong operational execution.
PC Jeweller has announced plans to roll out up to 100 large-format showrooms across Tier I, Tier II and Tier III cities over the next 12-18 months.
The net profit of Eternal for the second quarter of financial year 2026-27 (Q2FY27) rose 92 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to ₹125 crore, compared to ₹65 crore in Q2FY26.
Analysts attribute the strong performance of recent IPOs to investor preference for niche and differentiated businesses, backed by healthy growth expectations and high entry barriers in some segments.