Shares of food delivery company Zomato hit a new low of Rs 74.65, down 2 per cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade. The stock has dropped 6 per cent in the past two trading days.
In Q4FY22, the country's largest FMCG major saw net profit climb by 5.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 2,304 crore, compared to Rs 2,186 crore from a year-ago period.
While analysts see near-term margin compression, on expected lines, due to rise in commodity prices, they believe HUL is relatively better placed to fight the inflation woes.
Shares of Poona Dal & Oil Industries hit a record high of Rs 103.15 and were locked at the 10% upper circuit on the BSE.
The management said business outlook is positive with April and May trending ahead of 2019.
Stock to Watch: Shares of Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Vedanta, Biocon, Ambuja Cements and SBI Life will be in focus ahead of their Q4 results today.
The stock was up 7% to Rs 1,115, and has zoomed 72% against FPO price of Rs 650 on the BSE
In Q1CY22, the company's profit after tax jumped 48 per cent year-on-year(yoy) to Rs 207 crore from Rs 140 crore in Q1CY21.
At 10:22 am; the stock locked in upper circuit of Rs 164.85, after hitting a low of Rs 149.15 in intra-day trade on the BSE, against issue price of Rs 137 per share.
In the past two days, the stock has rallied 15% after the company signed a definitive agreement to acquire T.I.M.E. (Advanced Educational Activities Pvt Ltd) for a consideration of Rs 287 crore
Brokerage firm Motilal Oswal Financial Services expects net interest margins (NIMs) to compress in FY23 due to yield pressure and higher borrowing cost.
The board has accepted the resignation of Ajay Mahajan as the MD & CEO of the company due to personal reasons.
According to the BSE data, RIL m-cap stood at Rs 19.02 trillion at 09:33 AM, with the stock up 1.3 per cent at Rs 2,811.85.
Stocks to Watch Today: Shares of Bajaj Auto, Hindustan Unilever and Indian Hotels are likely to be in focus as the companies report Q4 results on Wednesday.
The technical analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying Action Construction Equipment and Bandhan Bank.
At 10:40 AM, AWL up 5 per cent stood at 50th position in overall market-cap ranking with a m-cap of Rs 1.04 trillion, BSE data shows.
According to a Bloomberg report, Gautam Adani's conglomerate is in advanced talks to acquire Holcim Ltd.'s businesses in India.
On April 12, the board of Simplex Infra approved fund raise of up to Rs 421.80 crore by issuing shares and warrants to Swan Construction, a non-promoter group company on a preferential basis.
Khadim India surged 18% to Rs 274, while Liberty Shoes surged 13% to Rs 177.95, followed by Superhouse (11% to Rs 209) and Mirza International (6% to Rs 230).
Q4 ebitda margin was up by 405 bps to 35 per cent on the back of strong operational efficiency and internal cost control measures.