Stock Market Highlights: Sensex, Nifty 50 end higher led by HDFC Twins, IT stocks, but post weekly loss

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Market At Close | Sensex, Nifty 50 End Higher

Market Rises For 2^nd Straight Day Amid Volatility, Financials Top Gainers

Sensex Rises 355 Points To 57,990 & Nifty 114 Points To 17,100

Nifty Bank Gains 466 Points To 39,598 & Midcap Index 95 Points To 30,092

HDFC & HDFC Bank Surge On NCLT Nod For The Merger, Stocks Up 2% Each

8 Of 9 Adani Grp Stocks Close Higher, Group Cos Gain Mkt Cap Of `17,000 Cr

China Cutting RRR By 25 bps Lifts Metal Pack, Nifty Metal Gains 2%

TCS Closes With Minor Cuts As Rajesh Gopinathan Resigns As MD & CEO

Cyient & LTIMIndtree Gain 2% Each Following An Upgrade From Morgan Stanley

Biocon Closes With Sharp Cuts Floowing Block Deals Worth `600 Cr

Autos Remain Under Pressure On Subdued Demand, Eicher & Maruti Top Losers

Realty Stocks Move Higher On Rising Demand For Luxurious Projs, DLF Up 4%

M&M Fin, Petronet LNG, India Cements, Dr Lal Are Top Midcap Losers

Defence Names Like HAL & Bharat Forge Rise On Govt Nod For `70,000 Cr Proposals

Market Breadth Turns In Favour Of Advances, Advance-Decline Ratio At 3:2

BSE Cos Gain Market Cap For 2^nd Straight Day, Up `1.70 Lakh Cr Today

Nifty 50 Update | NCLT Approves Merger Of HDFC & HDFC Bank

- HDFC Twins get approval from National Company Law Tribunal for merger
- In November last year, HDFC Bank had mentioned that the merger process will take another 8-10 months to complete
- Shares of HDFC are off the day's low, trading 1.5 percent higher
- HDFC Bank shares are also off the day's low, trading 1.5 percent higher

Share Market Update | Declines Resume For Avenue Supermarts

- Shares trading 1.6 percent lower at Rs 3,326.90
- Stock has declined in five out of the last six trading sessions
- The stock has declined 18.3 percent so far this year
- Shares are 4 percent away from a 52-week low

Share Market Update | Natco Pharma Gains After Six-Day Drop

- Shares of the drugmaker are trading 2.7 percent higher at Rs 538
- The stock has gained for the first time after a six-day drop
- Declined 8 percent over the last six trading sessions
- Shares have declined 35 percent over the last 12 months

Nifty 50 Update | GAIL signs MoU With Shell Energy India

- MoU to explore opportunities for infrastructure development for ethane sourcing
- For GAIL, this is a step towards achieving improved sustenance in business operations
- GAIL looking to import ethane to diversify feedstock for petrochemical plant
- MoU envisages to explore prospects in import and handling of different hydrocarbons which are important chemical and perochemical precursors, LNG for road transport etc.
- Shares of GAIL are trading 1.5 percent higher at Rs 111.15

Share Market Update | Block Deal In Nykaa

- 65.7 lakh shares or 0.23 percent of the total equity exchanged hands in a block deal
- Transaction said to be valued at Rs 93.2 crore
- Shares exchanged hands at a price of Rs 141.90 per share
- Buyers and sellers in the deal are unclear so far
- Shares trading 2.6 percent higher at Rs 141.65
- Stock is up for the second straight day

Share Market Update | Hemen Kapadia Recommends These Stocks To Traders

- Buy ICICI Lombard for target of Rs 1,100 with a stop loss of Rs 1,055
- Buy Aarti Industries for target of Rs 548 and stop loss of Rs 518

Share Market News | Sheela Foam at 52-week Low

- Makes 52-week low of Rs 1,092.15
- Stock trading lower for the sixth day in a row
- Stock is down 5 percent over the last six sessions
- Shares are down 15 percent year-to-date
- Stock has nearly halved from 52-week high of Rs 2,027

Stock Market News | Prakash Gaba Recommends These Two IT Stocks

- Buy HCLTech with a stop loss of Rs 1,100 and price target of Rs 1,140
- Buy Coforge with a stop loss of Rs 3,880 and price target of Rs 4,000

Nifty 50 Update | How Are Adani Group Stocks Faring Today

- Adani Enterprises is off the day's high, currently trading 0.3 percent higher at Rs 1,849.55
- Adani Ports is trading with losses of 1.1 percent, also off the day's high
- Adani Power has given up all of its gains to trade little changed at Rs 199
- Adani Green Energy is locked in an upper circuit of 5 percent
- Adani Transmission is trading with gains of 4.3 percent
- Adani Wilmar has given up gains and is trading 1 percent higher
- ACC is trading with losses of 0.75 percent
- Ambuja Cements is trading 1.1 percent lower in today's session

Nifty 50 Update | JPMorgan Estimates Indian IT Exposure To US Regional Banks

- JPMorgan estimates that among Indian IT companies, US regional bank exposure is highest in TCS and Infosys
- JPMorgan estimates that US regional Bank exposure at TCS & Infosys is likely to be less than 2-3 percent of revenue

Source: Reuters

- Shares of Infosys trade 2 percent higher at Rs 1,431.40
- Shares of TCS are off the day's low, currently trading 0.2 percent lower at Rs 3,179.30

Nifty 50 Update | How Are Adani Group Stocks Faring Today

- Adani Enterprises is off the day's high, currently trading 0.3 percent higher at Rs 1,849.55
- Adani Ports is trading with losses of 1.1 percent, also off the day's high
- Adani Power has given up all of its gains to trade little changed at Rs 199
- Adani Green Energy is locked in an upper circuit of 5 percent
- Adani Transmission is trading with gains of 4.3 percent
- Adani Wilmar has given up gains and is trading 1 percent higher
- ACC is trading with losses of 0.75 percent
- Ambuja Cements is trading 1.1 percent lower in today's session

Share Market Live | Jubilant Pharmova Gains Most In Two Years

- Stock trading with gains of 10 percent
- Shares are trading with volumes that are 12.7x higher than their daily average
- Stock is gaining after declining for six straight sessions
- Shares had corrected 12 percent over the last six sessions
- Canadian subsidiary gets approval for CAD 23.8 million loan

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Nifty 50 Update | Bharti Airtel's New Launch

- Launches introductory unlimited data offer for its 5G customers
- Removes all the capping on data usage across all existing 5G plans
- Shares are off the day's low, currently down 0.2 percent at Rs 744.80