Stock Market LIVE: GIFT Nifty Hints At Negative Open; Hyundai, JSW Energy, TCS Shares In Focus

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The Nifty 50 and Sensex will likely open on a negative note. (Photo credit: NDTV Profit)

Good morning, welcome to NDTV Profit's blog for real-time market coverage. The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex are expected to decline at open. Losses in global equities also weighed on the indices. The NSE Nifty Finance rose the most, while the NSE Nifty Media declined the most.

Stock Market LIVE: M&M Sees Faster Tractor, SUV Momentum; Jefferies Retains Bullish Call

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. struck an upbeat tone at its investor day, with Jefferies noting upgrades across its core businesses and reaffirming a 'buy' rating. The brokerage also raised the price target on the counter to Rs 4,500 from Rs 4,300.

Also Read: M&M Sees Faster Tractor, SUV Momentum; Jefferies Retains Bullish Call — Check Target Price

IRCTC, Oil India, Info Edge, MRF Dividends: Last Day To Buy Shares To Qualify — Details Here

Shares of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd., Oil India Ltd., Info Edge (India) Ltd., and MRF Ltd. will be of interest on Thursday, as the day marks the last session for investors to buy shares to qualify for receiving the dividend before the stock goes ex/record-date.

The record date determines the eligible shareholders who will receive the dividend payment. The ex-dividend date, which mostly coincides with the record date, marks when the share price adjusts to reflect the upcoming payout.

Also Read: IRCTC, Oil India, Info Edge, MRF Dividends: Last Day To Buy Shares To Qualify — Details Here

Oil Falls On Ukraine Peace Plan As Russia Sanctions Set To Start

Oil pushed lower after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed to work on a peace plan, just as US sanctions on two Russian oil giants are scheduled to take effect on Friday.

West Texas Intermediate dropped for a third session toward $58 a barrel, while Brent closed near $63 on Thursday.

Read the Bloomberg article to find more details.

Biocon Eyes Acceleration Phase As USFDA Draft Guidelines Open Door To Cheaper Biosimilars: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Biocon is stepping into a decisive new phase in its evolution as a global biosimilars powerhouse, propelled by regulatory shifts in the US, fresh strategic partnerships, and a strengthened insulin and GLP-1 pipeline, executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw told The Economic Times.

She said the company is now uniquely positioned to accelerate growth, lighten its financial load, and scale deeper into the high-value biologics market.

Also Read: Biocon Eyes Acceleration Phase As USFDA Draft Guidelines Open Door To Cheaper Biosimilars: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Five Stocks To Buy: Axis Bank, Bharat Dynamics, Eicher Motors, KEI Industries, Tata Consumer Products

NDTV Profit curated these five stocks from recommendation of various brokerages for Friday's session. Analysts chose stocks from consumption, financial, defence, and broking spaces for Wednesday's session.

Check target prices and stop losses for the above mentioned stocks here.

Stocks To Watch Today: TCS, RCom, HG Infra, Hyundai Motor, JSW Energy, JK Tyre

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Reliance Communications Ltd., JSW Energy Ltd. and JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. are some of the stocks that will catch investors' attention on Friday.

Get more details here.

Asia Markets LIVE: Japan's Nikkei 225 Falls Over 2%

Japan's benchmark index, the Nikkei 225 fell over 2% on Friday as market participants braced themselves for the stimulus package announcement from the Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

The Nikkei 225 was trading 1.76% down at 48,942 as of 6:53 a.m.

Japan's 10-year government retreated from multi-year high in early trade. It was trading 1.79% as of 6:54 a.m. compared to 1.82% close level in the previous session.

LIVE: GIFT Nifty Hints At Negative Open; Hyundai, JSW Energy, TCS Shares In Focus

The GIFT Nifty was trading flat at 26,157, which implied 64 points lower open for the NSE Nifty 50 index.

Traders will keep an eye on Hyundai Motor India Ltd., JSW Energy Ltd., Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. shares will be in focus because of the overnight newsflow.

The Nifty 50 convincingly pierced key resistance levels and steadily inched towards record highs. It closed 0.54% or 139.50 points higher at 26,192.15. The Sensex gained 0.52% or 446.21 to settle at 85,632.68.

Also Read: India Stock Market Strategy: Nifty 500 Sees Broad-Based Growth Amid Challenges Says Motilal Oswal— Read Report

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