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Adani Enterprises, Tata Motors and Eternal led the gainers list, with a 4.23%, 3,20%, and 2.69% rise each. Amongst the losers were Hero Motocorp and Maruti Suzuki, though their losses were marginal.
Amongst sectoral indices, all but Nifty Consumer Durables ended their day in green.
Nearing closing hours, the markets showed positive performance, with 3081 stocks traded, 1603 advanced and 1395 declined, with 83 unchanged.
Shares of Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services rallied over 4% to hit a fresh 52-week high on Monday as sentiment was lifted after the company informed exchanges that the stock will be included in the MSCI India Small Cap Index.
Extending its gaining streak for the second straight session, Yatharth Hospital shares rose as much as 4.5% to hit a new all-time high of ₹738 on the BSE today. The market capitalisation crossed over ₹7,000 crore, with more than 45 thousand shares changing hands over the counter.
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Shares of Sun TV Network rallied over 7% on Monday after the company informed exchanges that legal notices from a family member to the promoter had been “unconditionally and irrevocably” withdrawn.
Indian benchmark indices extended rally in the final hours of day's trade, with the Sensex and Nifty rising up to 0.7% each.
The BSE Sensex was up 537 points higher at 80,394, and the Nifty50 was trading higher by 172 points at 24,533 level.
Mahindra Logistics Ltd. has launched Alyte, a tech-enabled premium mobility service, transitioning its Meru brand into a full-fledge B2C services. The service has initially been rolled out in Delhi NCR, following which it will be expanded to Noida International Airport, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and other metropolitan areas in the coming months.
ICICI Lombard General Insurance has joined hands with Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services to distribute motor insurance products to its customers.
This strategic collaboration aims to provide accessible, tailored insurance solutions by combining Mahindra Finance’s extensive rural and semi-urban reach with ICICI Lombard’s expertise in motor insurance, as per the release.
Through this tie-up, Mahindra Finance customers will have access to a wide range of ICICI Lombard’s motor insurance offerings, embedding protection seamlessly into their financial journey while also driving financial inclusion.
Shares of Grasim Industries climbed over 3% after the company reported robust growth in its June quarter earnings, driven by cement and chemicals businesses. It posted a 32% growth in profit in Q1 FY26 to ₹1,418.68 crore as compared to ₹1,075 crore in the year-ago period.
The Aditya Birla Group’s revenue from operations jumped 16% to ₹40,118.08 crore, from ₹34,609.75 crore in the June 2024 quarter.
Voltas shares fell as much as 8% on the BSE on Monday after the company reported a steep 58% YoY drop in its net profit for Q1FY26.
The Indian equities advanced on Monday, with the Sensex climbing over 300 points and the Nifty crossing 24,450, led by strong gains in banking and financial stocks amid positive market sentiment.
BEML Ltd shares are trading with gains of over 1%, ahead of their results announcement for the June quarter.
Extending the gaining streak for the fourth consecutive session, shares of NSDL, the country’s oldest and largest depository, rose nearly 10% to ₹1,425 on Monday. At the current level, NSDL shares trade 78% higher than their initial public offering (IPO) price of ₹800 apiece, making investors richer by ₹10,770 crore in three sessions.
NSDL raised ₹4,011.60 crore by public listing of its shares, with its IPO subscribing 41.02 times, receiving bids for over 144 crore shares worth ₹1.15 lakh crore against 3.51 crore shares offered.
The public issue was booked 103.97 times in the qualified institutional buyer (QIB) segment, followed by 34.98 times in the non-institutional investor (NII) segment. The quota reserved for retail investors was booked 7.76 times, while the employee portion was subscribed 15.42 times.
Shares of State Bank of India (SBI) climbed up to 1% on Monday after the PSU lender recorded a a net profit of ₹19,160 crore in Q1 FY26, up 12.48% year-on-year (YoY).
The operating profit increased by 15.49% year-on-year to ₹30,544 crore. SBI’s return on assets (ROA) was 1.14%, while return on equity (ROE) stood at 19.7% during the quarter. However, the bank’s net interest income (NII) experienced a slight decline of 0.13% year-on-year, with the net interest margin (NIM) for the entire bank at 2.9% and domestic NIM at 3.02%, according to the SBI filing on exchanges.
The lender’s balance sheet steadily expanded, with total bank advances rising by 11.61% YoY to ₹42.5 lakh crore, according to the results. Domestic advances increased by 11.06% YoY, while foreign office advances surged by 14.81% YoY. Segment-wise, SME advances grew by 19.1% YoY, followed by agricultural loans at 12.67% YoY. Conversely, retail personal loans and corporate advances increased by 12.56% and 5.7% YoY, respectively.
Shares of Tata Motors rose up to 1.7% in the first hour of trade so far as investors reacted to its June quarter earnings. The auto major reported a 30.5% year-on-year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit to ₹3,924 crore in Q1, compared to ₹5,643 crore in the same period last year.
Revenue fell 2.5% to ₹1,04,407 crore in Q1 FY26, from ₹1,07,102 crore in the corresponding period last year.
The initial public offering (IPO) of digital-first jewellery brand, Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle, opened for subscription today. At the upper end of the price band of ₹492 to ₹517, the company looks to raise ₹1,540.65 crore.
The IPO is a fresh issue of 15.9 million equity shares and an offer for sale (OFS) of 13.9 million equity shares.
Ahead of the IPO, the company has garnered ₹693.29 crores from anchor investors by allocating 1,34,09,910 equity shares at ₹517 per share on Aug 8.
Some of the marquee Institutions that participated in the anchor includes Amansa Holdings Pvt Ltd, SBI Life Insurance, Nippon India Mutual Fund, Goldman Sachs, Aditya Birla SunLife MF, HDFC Life Insurance Co Ltd, Societe Generale, Mirae Asset Small Cap Fund, DSP India MF, Amundi Funds New Silk Road, PGIM India MF, ACM Global Fund VCC, Axis Mutual Fund, Motilal Oswal MF.
Maharashtra-based retail supermarket chain Patel Retail has fixed the price band at ₹237-255 a share for its public issue, looking to raise ₹242.76 crore. The IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of equities worth ₹217.21 crore and an offer for sale of shares amounting to ₹25.55 crore.
Patel Retail Ltd has set the price band 15% below its pre-IPO round. In November 2024, the retail supermarket chain operator had raised ₹15 crore from various investors at ₹300 per share in the pre-IPO round.
Gujarat-based Shreeji Shipping Global on Monday unveiled price bands for its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), looking to raise around ₹411 crore.
The company, which provides cargo handling, transportation, fleet chartering, and equipment rental services, has set a price band of ₹240-252 for its IPO, aiming to garner ₹410.71 crore at the upper end of the issue price. The issue is entirely a fresh issue of 1.63 crore shares.
Near-term market direction will be shaped by clarity on US tariff implementation, India’s diplomatic response, and incoming inflation readings, said said Ajit Mishra - SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd.
A sustained breach of key supports could accelerate profit-taking, particularly in trade-sensitive and export-oriented sectors. However, domestic demand-driven segments such as infrastructure, select autos, and rural-focused FMCG may display relative resilience if macro conditions hold steady.
"Investors may adopt a defensive-to-neutral stance, prioritizing companies with strong domestic earnings visibility and minimal tariff exposure, while maintaining cash buffers for opportunities during deeper corrections. Global developments, especially from the US economic calendar and any signs of softening trade rhetoric, will be pivotal in determining whether the current downtrend persists or stabilizes."
This week, attention will turn to domestic CPI and WPI inflation data. Developments in US–India trade relations will also remain in focus amid ongoing discussions over a trade agreement.
The earnings season is nearing its end, with key results due from Ashok Leyland, ONGC, IOC, Hindalco Industries, BPCL, and others, which could drive stock-specific action.
On the BSE Sensex pack, State Bank of India (SBI) Trent, NTPC were among top gainers.
On the other hand, Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, and HUL were among the top laggards.