Top 5 stocks of the day: Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, HCL Technologies and HDFC Bank were among the biggest gainers on the Nifty. The losers were Axis Bank, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Hindalco Industries, Grasim Industries and Power Grid. On the sectoral front, the auto index increased by 1%, while the pharma, PSU Bank, metal, and realty indexes decreased by 1% each.
Sensex and NSE Nifty50
The Sensex closed up 37.08 points, or 0.06%, at 60,978.75, while the Nifty fell 0.20 points, or 0.00%, to 18,118.30. Approximately 1485 shares have increased, 1930 shares have decreased, and 132 shares have remained constant. The BSE midcap and smallcap indexes fell between 0.3 and 0.4 percent.
Top gainers & losers in closing trade
Torrent Power
491.00
31.00(6.74)
Coforge
4358.90
256.90(6.26)
Persistent Systems
4593.15
269.65(6.24)
Can Fin Homes
551.85
30.75(5.90)
DSJ Keep Learning
4.20
0.20(5.00)
Yes Bank
18.15
-1.60(-8.10)
Infibeam Avenues
17.10
-1.45(-7.82)
JSW Energy
246.85
-15.50(-5.91)
Shree Cement
23037.05
-1383.90(-5.67)
Future Retail
3.70
-0.20(-5.13)
Top 5 stocks of the day: Shoppers Stop Q3 net profit falls 18.86% to Rs 63 crore
Shoppers Stop reported an 18.86% drop in total net profit to Rs 62.74 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2022 on Monday. In the same period last year, the company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 77.32 crore, according to a regulatory filing. It noted that consolidated income from operations for the quarter under review was Rs 1,137.07 crore, up from Rs 958.11 crore in the same period a year ago.
Total expenses in the third quarter were Rs 1,075.66 crore, up from Rs 905.14 crore in the same time the previous year, according to the business.
US stocks edge up ahead of busy earnings week, Salesforce rises
US market indices began higher on Monday, the start of another busy week for corporate earnings, with Salesforce leading the way after news that Elliott Management had purchased a stake.
At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 64.07 points, or 0.19%, to 33,439.56.
Pakistan cenbank raises key rate by 100 bps to contain inflation
As it tries to control chronically rising inflation, Pakistan's central bank upped the benchmark rate by 100 basis points, as predicted. Eighteen of the 22 analysts and market observers polled by Reuters projected a hike: 14 predicted 100 basis points (bps), three predicted 200 bps, and one forecast 150 bps. Four respondents predicted that rates will remain steady among the Top 5 stocks of the day.
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