Stock Market At Closing
The benchmark equity indices ended holiday-shortened week higher on Friday, with Nifty and Sensex swinging to green after a day of decline.
Intraday, both Nifty and Sensex had risen over 1%.
Nifty ends 12.50 points or 0.05% higher at 24,346.70
Sensex ends 244.71 points or 0.30% up at 80,486.95.
Broader indices also closed lower. Nifty Midcap 150 ended 0.68% lower; Nifty Smallcap 250 closed 0.03% lower.
Most sectoral indices fell with Nifty Defence leading the decline. Nifty Oil and Gas and Nifty Media were leading the gains.
The market breadth was skewed in the favour of sellers, as 2,183 stocks declined, 1,758 advanced and 144 remained unchanged on the BSE.
Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, SBI, ITC and Adani Port emerged as the top gainers for the day.
On the other hand, JSW Steel, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, NTPC and Bajaj Auto were the worst performers of the Nifty 50 index.
Stock Market Live: NTPC Green Announces Commercial Operation Of 60 MW Solar PV Project
NTPC Green announces commercial operation of 60 MW Gujarat Solar PV Project of Arm NTPC Renewable.
Source: Exchange Filing
Stock Market Live: Capacit'e Infraprojects Wins Order Worth Td 385 Crore
Capacit'e Infraprojects gets letter of acceptance from National High Speed Rail Corporation for an order worth Rs 385 crore.
Source: Exchange Filing
Stock Market Live Near Closing Bells
Benchmark indices were trading higher near market close. Nifty 50 was trading 0.16% up at 24,369.20 and Sensex was up 0.44% at 80.608.
Stock Market Live: IOC Plan To Add 3,000-4,000 Retail Outlets In FY26
Plan To Add 3,000-4,000 Retail Outlets In FY26.
Total Retail Outlets as on March 31 Stand At 40,221.
Expect 'Pretty Good' Margins in Refining Operations in FY26.
Panipat Refinery Expansion to Be Completed By Q4.
FY26 Capex At Rs 33,494 crore versus Rs 37,557 crore.
Russian Crude Share in Overall Refining Came Down To 14% In Q4.
Russian Crude Share Expected to Rise To 24-25% In FY26.
Russian Crude Share in Overall Refining At 22% In FY25.
Source: Informist
Stock Market Live: Indian Overseas Bank Share Price
The shares of Indian Overseas Bank rose nearly 0.91% after its profit rose 30%.
Indian Overseas Bank Q4 Highlights (Standalone, YoY)
Net interest income up 13% to Rs 3,123 crore versus Rs 2,763 crore
Net Profit up 30% to Rs 1,051 crore versus Rs 808 crore
Net NPAs at 0.37% versus 0.42% (QoQ)
Gross NPAs at 2.14% versus 2.55% (QoQ)
Stock Market Live: Latent View Shares Rise Over 6%
The shares of Latent View rose nearly 6.37% after its profit rose 22%.
Latent View Analytics Q4 Highlights (Consolidated, QoQ)
Revenue up 1.9% to Rs 232 crore versus Rs 228 crore
Net Profit up 28% to Rs 53.5 crore versus Rs 41.9 crore
Ebit Margin at 19.8% versus 18.3%
Ebit grew 9.8% to Rs 45.9 crore versus Rs 41.8 crore
Stock Market Live: NMDC April Total Production Stood At 4 MT
NMDC's total production in April stood at 4 MT versus 3.48 MT (YoY).
April Total Sales stood at 3.63 MT versus 3.53 MT (YoY).
Varun Beverages Share Price Update: Large Trade In Stock
Over 1.14 million shares of Varun Beverages were traded via a block deal on Friday. The share of Paytm rose as much as 0.50% to Rs 524.95 apiece.
Paytm Share Price Update: Large Trade In Stock
Over 1.01 million shares of Paytm were traded via a block deal on Friday. The share of Paytm rose as much as 2.95% to Rs 839.20 apiece.
Stock Market Live: Alembic Pharma Gets Final Approval For ANDA Of Ticagrelor Tablet
Alembic Pharma has received final approval for ANDA of Ticagrelor Tablet
Ticagrelor is used to reduce risk of heart attack or stroke in certain high-risk patients
Source: Exchange filing
Stock Market Live: Ami Organics Shares Rise Over 7%
The shares of Ami Organics rose nearly 7% after its profit rose threefold for quarter ended March.
Ami Organics (Consolidated, YoY)
Revenue up 37.1% to Rs 308.48 crore versus Rs 224.96 crore.
Net Profit up 148% to Rs 62.38 crore versus Rs 25.15 crore.
Ebitda up 97% to Rs 84.95 crore versus Rs 43.16 crore.
Margin at 27.5% versus 19.2%.
Stock Market Live: Nifty Waves Index Launched For Creative Economy In India, Says NSE CEO
Nifty Waves Index launched for creative economy in India, Ashishkumar Chauhan the Managing Director & CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India told NDTV Profit.
Chief Minister's office asked for an index that represents the growing creator's economy he added.
Chauhan further added that WAVES conference will get over at one point, but Waves index will be there forever.
Q4 Results Live: Newgen Software Profit Up 22%
Newgen Software Technologies Q4 Highlights (Consolidated, QoQ)
Revenue up 12.8% to Rs 430 crore versus Rs 381 crore
Net Profit up 21.7% to Rs 108 crore versus Rs 89 crore
EBIT Margin at 29.9% versus 26.1%
EBIT grew 29% to Rs 129 crore versus Rs 99.7 crore
Company to pay a dividend of Rs 5 per share.
Looking for update on Q4 Results? Get live updates here.
Stock Market Live: Godrej Properties Share Pare Gains
Godrej Properties shares rose over 3% on Friday before paring gains to trade 1.83% higher at Rs 2,201 per share.
Godrej Properties Q4 Highlights (Consolidated, YoY)
Revenue down 49% to Rs 2,122 crore versus Rs 1,426 crore
Net Profit down 19% to Rs 382 crore versus Rs 471 crore
EBIT Margin at 5.2% versus 8.6%
Ebitda fell 10.4% to Rs 110 crore versus Rs 123 crore
Stock Market Live: Newgen Software Share Up 13% After Q4 Results
The shares of Newgen Software rose as much as 13.4% on Friday before announcing their results for quarter ended March.
Sensex, Nifty Today: Stock Market Watch 12 PM
Indian equities were trading lower after opening in the green. Nifty fell nearly 0.05% at 24,317.20 and Sensex rose over 181.50 points at 80,424 as of 12 p.m.
Intraday, both Nifty and Sensex fell over 1%.
Nifty fell 0.08% to 24,315.90 after it rose 1.05%.
Sensex was trading 0.21% to 80,405.20 after it rose 1.17%.
Broader indices were trading lower. Nifty Midcap 150 fell 0.50%; Nifty Smallcap 250 was trading 0.02% lower.
Most sectoral indices fell, led by Nifty Metal and Nifty Pharma.
Nifty Bank rose 0.15%, Nifty IT was up 0.04%.
ICICI Bank, RIL, Adani Port, SBI and Maruti Suzuki were top Nifty gainers.
Bharti Airtel, JSW Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Eicher Motors and NTPC were top Nifty losers.
Stock Market Live: SMS Pharma's Facility Gets WHO Geneva Prequalification Approval
SMS Pharma's Andhra Pradesh manufacturing facility gets WHO Geneva prequalification approval.
Source: Exchange Filing
Stock Market Live: PM Modi Inaugurates Vizhinjam Port
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on Friday, the first semi-automated port in India.
Pinarayi Vijayan, CM of Kerala welcomed the Prime Minister Modi for the commissioning of Vizhinjam Port. The CM thanked all those who contributed to building of the port and expressed joy in the feeling of unity that was felt in construction of the port.
Adani Port shares were trading 4.83% higher at Rs 1,275.20 per share.
Stock Market Live: JSW Steel Shares Fall Over 2% After Supreme Court Rejects Plan For Bhushan Power And Steel
The shares of JSW Steel fell over 2% on Friday after the Supreme Court rejected its resolution plan for Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd, reported Informist. The Supreme Court says that resolution plan of JSW was illegal and should not have been accepted by CoC.
JSW Steel’s acquisition of Bhushan Power & Steel was second largest in history of insolvency proceedings.
JSW Steel had bought Bhushan Power for nearly Rs 20,000 crore.
JSW Steel had won Bhushan Power in 2019.
Acquisition was closed in 2021.
Read full story here.
Stock Market Live: Coal India April Coal Production Rose 0.5%
Coal India April Highlight (YoY)
April Coal Production rose 0.5% to 62.1 MT (YoY)
April Coal Offtake fell 1.2% to 63.4 MT (YoY)
The shares of Coal India fell 0.14% to Rs 384.75 as of 11:13 a.m. This compares to a 0.32% advance in the Nifty 50 index.
Stock Market Live: GIFT Nifty Sets An All-Time High Monthly Turnover In The Month Of April
GIFT Nifty recorded a new milestone and has achieved All-Time High Monthly Turnover of $100.93 billion in the month of April 2025. This surpasses its previous record of $100.7 billion set in September 2024.
Stock Market Live: Ola Electric Likely In SEBI Crosshairs For Alleged Insider Trading
Ola Electric likely in SEBI crosshairs for alleged insider trading.
SEBI looking into Ola Electric on two counts of insider trading.
These trades happened between October and December 2024.
Ola Electric related-party transactions, sales mismatch also in focus.
Ola Electric VP Claudio Zizzo conducted three buy-sell trades in Oct.-Dec. 2024.
Ola Electric VP Claudio Zizzo has conducted five buy-sell trades since listing.
Source: Three people to NDTV Profit
Note: It wasn’t immediately clear whether SEBI has contacted Ola Electric over the issues yet. Emails sent to SEBI and Ola Electric on 30 April 2025 remained unanswered.
Stock Market Live: Manufacturing PMI Rises To A 10-Month High In April
Despite rising only fractionally from 58.1 in March to 58.2 in April, the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index showed the strongest improvement in the health of the sector for ten months.
Stock Market Live: All Railway Shares Advance
All railway stocks were trading in the green on Friday with Raitel leading the gains.
Indus Towers Share Price Update: Large Trade In Stock
Over 1.41 million shares of Indus Towers were traded via a block deal on Friday. The share of NMDC rose as much as 4.53% to Rs 389.70 apiece.
Adani Ports, Adani Enterprises Gain After Robust Q4 Numbers
The Adani Group stocks rose in trade on Friday on reporting robust results for the quarter ended March 2025.
Leading the charge among the top gainers in the group was Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., which soared over 5% to reach Rs 1,282, and Adani Energy Solutions Ltd., which followed closely with a 2.64% increase to Rs 923.40.
Read full story here.
Eternal Share Price Update: Large Trade In Stock
Over 1.3 million shares of Eternal were traded via a block deal on Friday. The share of NMDC rose as much as 2.48% to Rs 238.28 apiece.
Stock Market Live: JSW Infrastructure Share Price Surges After Q4 Results
JSW Infrastructure Ltd.'s share price spiked 3.51% following the announcement of its fourth-quarter results.
The scrip rose as much as 3.51% to Rs 303.95 apiece. It pared gains to trade 1.57% higher at Rs 298.25 apiece, as of 09:27 a.m. This compares to a 0.47% advance in the NSE Nifty 50 Index.
It has risen 15.92% in the last 12 months. The relative strength index was at 50.
Out of 14 analysts tracking the company, 10 maintain a 'buy' rating, one recommends a 'hold', and three suggest 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average 12-month consensus price target implies an upside of 8.7%.
Stock Market Live: Indus Tower Share Price Declines After Q4 Results
Indus Tower's share price declined 7.24% following the release of its fourth-quarter earnings report. The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter increased by 2.38% to Rs 7,727 crore, compared to Rs 7,547 crore in the previous quarter.
The scrip fell as much as 7.24% to Rs 378.65 apiece. It pared losses to trade 4.91% lower at Rs 388.15 apiece, as of 09:46 a.m. This compares to a 0.77% advance in the NSE Nifty 50 Index.
Read Full Story Here.
NMDC Share Price Update: Large Trade In Stock
Over 1.45 million shares of NMDC were traded via a block deal on Friday. The share of NMDC rose as much as 3.07% to Rs 66.80 apiece.
SBI Share Price Update: Large Trade In Stock
Over 2.03 million shares of State Bank of India were traded via a block deal on Friday. The share of SBI rose as much as 0.53% to Rs 792.80 apiece.
Stock Market Live: Most Auto Stocks Advance
Most auto stocks advanced on Friday after they announced their monthly sales data. While VST Tillers led the gains, Eicher Motors and Hyundai Motors were trading lower.
Stock Market Live: All OMC Stocks Rally
All of the OMC stocks were trading in the green with Indian Oil Corporation leading the gains.
Stock Market Live: RailTel, Adani Port, Adani Enterprises Rise; Godrej Agrovet Falls Nearly 8% After Q4 Results
Shares of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd., Eternal Ltd., Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd., were in focus on Friday, after the companies announced their fourth quarter results.
Read full story here.
Stock Market Live: Most Sectors Trade Higher
On NSE, 13 of the 14 sectors were in the green. The Nifty Oil & Gas was the best performing sector during open.
Broader markets were trading in green, with the NSE Midcap 150 was trading 0.36% higher and NSE Smallcap was trading 0.15% higher.
Rupee Vs Dollar Today: Indian Currency Strengthens Past 84 Mark, Highest In Seven Months
Rupee strengthened to 83.86 a dollar. It marks the highest level since 83.79 on Oct 1, 2024
Source: Bloomberg
Read full story here.
Stock Market Live: Adani Ports, Adani Enterprisers Among Top Gainers
Eicher Motors, ONGC, Cipla, Eternal and JSW Steel weighed on the Nifty 50 index.
Adani Ports, Axis Bank, Jio Finance, Adani Enterprsies and Hindalco added to the Nifty 50 index.
Stock Market Live: Nifty, Sensex Open Mixed
The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex opened mixed on Friday. The Nifty 50 opened 0.09% lower at 24,311.90 after it ended in red in the previous session and Sensex opened 0.07% up at 80,300.19.
"On the technical front, Nifty 50 continues to consolidate in a narrow range, forming a neutral candlestick pattern.," said Mandar Bhojane, Research Analyst, Choice Broking.
Stock Market Live Update: Nifty, Sensex Trade Mixed Pre-Open
At pre-open, the NSE Nifty 50 was trading 22.30 points or 0.09% lower at 24,311.90. The BSE Sensex was 0.06% higher at 80,290.34.
Rupee Vs Dollar Today: Indian Currency Opens Stronger
Rupee opened 39 paise higher at 84.09 against the US Dollar. It closed at 84.49 on Wednesday.
Source: Bloomberg
The dollar index is down at 100.10. Brent crude was trading 0.45% higher at $62.58.
Eternal: What Brokerages Say
Citi
Maintain 'Buy' and hike target price to Rs 290 from Rs 280.
Q4: Quick Commerce Cash Burn Has Likely Peaked Out.
Remains in pole-position in a large TAM.
Opex increases are largely focused on sustainable growth.
Jefferies
Rates hold with target price of Rs 232.5.
Good fpurth quarter, but cautious outlook on QC.
Cuts Adj Ebitda by 5-15% and stay on sidelines.
Nomura
Retains buy cuts target price to Rs. 280 vs 290 earlier.
Expect food delivery to deliver 17% year-on-year GOV growth.
Co. is not busing cash at Ebitda level.
JPMorgan
Maintains 'Overweight' but cuts target price to Rs 290 from Rs 340.
Expects QC losses to extend further and a tad longer.
Expecting a sharp ramp up in profits in financial year 2026 overall.
Expects MTU growth at 17%.
CLSA
Maintains outperform with TP of Rs. 295
Cuts Ebitda and profit estimates by 25% and 36%
Believes hitting all the right milestones
Vishal Mega Mart: What Brokerages Say
JPMorgan
Maintain 'overweight' with a hike in target price to Rs 133 from Rs 125.
Good value retail play offering strong growth.
Multiple levers for healthy same stores sales growth.
Long runway for store expansion, with the company scaling up hyperlocal play.
Modest operating margin expansion ahead.
Jefferies
Maintain 'buy' with a hike in target price to Rs 142 from Rs 125.
Strong end to year raises optimism for fiscal 2026.
Reported an acceleration in SSSG in the final quarter, which remains a key positive.
Operating leverage benefits will be ploughed back into growth, a sound strategy.
Varun Beverages: What Brokerages Say
Jefferies
Maintain a 'buy' call with a cut in target price to Rs 650 from Rs 700.
Strong double-digit volume growth in India with margin expansion should allay investor concerns around Reliance's Campa
Management remains unfazed with the rise in competition.
Views competition as a tool for market expansion
International performance was mixed.
All eyes are on the upcoming season in India.
BofA
Maintain 'buy' with a cut in target price to Rs 600 from Rs 630.
India volumes surprise positively with overall Q1 largely in line
Management is confident in sustaining a double-digit volume growth trajectory with stable margins.
JPMorgan
Maintain 'overweight' with a cut in target pricing to Rs 625 from Rs 650
Confident narrative on sustaining double digit volume growth with limited margin impact.
Q2 volume remains a key catalyst ahead
South Africa does well in the overseas market, while Morocco & Zimbabwe recovery remains key to monitor.
Nifty Today: What F&O Cues Indicate
Nifty May Futures down by 0.18% to 24,380 at a premium of 46 points.
Nifty May futures open interest up by 2.2%.
Nifty Options May 8 Expiry: Maximum Call open interest at 26,100 and Maximum Put open interest at 22,000.
Put-Call ratio at 1.12, with highest change in Put open interest at 24,350.
Securities in ban period: RBL Bank.
Dollar Check
The US Dollar index is down 0.06% at 100.13.
Euro was down 0.05% at 0.8852.
Pound was down 0.14% at 0.7521.
Yen was down 0.01% at 145.45.
Stock Market News Live: Global Check
Asian stocks edged up and US equity-index futures erased losses on Friday after China’s Ministry of Commerce said it is evaluating possible trade talks with the United States.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.1%. Japan’s Topix climbed 0.62%, buoyed by supportive comments from the country’s top trade negotiator, while Japanese shares overall rose 1.1%.
The S&P 500 closed 0.63% higher, marking its eighth straight gain—its longest winning streak since August. Optimism over tech earnings and hopes that trade deals could soften the impact of steep tariffs unveiled on April 2 drove sentiment.
The Nasdaq 100 rose 1.1%, led by Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc., which surged on the back of strong quarterly results.
Stock Market News Live: GIFT Nifty Indicates Muted Open; Zomato, Adani Ports, Marico, Auto Shares In Focus
Good morning!
After a market holiday the GIFT Nifty was trading above 24,400 early Friday. The futures contract based on the benchmark Nifty 50 fell 0.03% at 24,428.5 as of 7:35 a.m. indicating a muted start for the Indian markets.
In the previous session on Wednesday, the benchmark equity indices snapped two days of advances to end in the red. The NSE Nifty 50 ended 1.75 points or 0.01% lower at 24,334.20, while the BSE Sensex closed 46.14 points, or 0.06% down at 80,242.24.
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