Stocks to Watch: HDFC, Lupin, Adani Ports and More

The Nifty Futures on the Singapore Exchange, an early indicator of Nifty performance in India, climbed 0.1 percent to 8,744.

Asian shares rose a fourth day, extending their advance at an almost one-year high as U.S. crude oil traded near its highest price in two weeks.

U.S. equities receded a bit Monday from last week's record closes on the heels of the strong jobs report, despite a rise in oil prices, as investors awaited key retail sales data due later this week.

Here are all the stocks to watch today

• HDFC: To hold 42.5 percent in merged India life insurance entity
  
• Rural Electrification: To consider free shares issue on August 11
  
• Tata Motors: July global sales rise 20 percent year-on-year to 88,159 units
  
• Telcos (Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices): India telecom spectrum auction to start September 29, DoT says
  
• Alfred Herbert: Gets Rs 20.91 crore on Karnataka land sale
  
• Coal India: India considering final recommendation on coal royalty, Piyush Goyal says
  
• Gitanjali Gems: To consider issue of warrants to founders August 11
  
• HEG: Says income tax officials visited company premises August 4
  
• Hindustan Oil: Says ENI group divested stake in company
  
• Jaiprakash Associates: Pledges additional 2.67 percent Jaiprakash Power stake
  
• Rural Electrification: To consider issue of free shares Aug. 11
  
• Skipper: To invest Rs 70 crore to set up unit at Guwahati, Assam
  
• Stampede Capital: Appoints Haitong Bank investment banker for U.S. listing
  
• Sun Pharmaceutical: Extends Imatinib Mesylate Savings Card benefits to U.S.
  
• Vedanta, Cairn India: Vedanta holders to meet September 8 to vote on scheme of arrangement

Media Reports

• Jindal Steel Power: To recast Rs 7,500 crore loan (Business Standard)
  
• Union Bank: Eyes Rs 1200 crore recovery from small-size NPAs (Business Standard)
  
• ONGC: Over-reported crude oil production by 12 percent, says CAG ((Business Standard)
  
• Raymond: Expects apparel, fabric business to grow in five years (Business Standard)
  
• Adani Enterprises: Supreme Court allows Adani to submit bids for city gas distribution network in Jaipur, Udaipur (Financial Express)
• Arvind: To invest more in branding, marketing (Financial Express)
• Britannia: Looking to invest around Rs 450 crore in three greenfield plants (Mint)*Eyes 50 percent sales from rural markets (Business Line)
  

Earnings to Watch

• Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone
  
• Adani Power
  
• Apollo Tyres
  
• AstraZeneca Pharma India
  
• Century Textiles & Industries
  
• Container Corp. of India
  
• DCM Shriram
  
• Edelweiss Financial Services
  
• Finolex Cables
  
• Geometric
  
• Godrej Properties
  
• Indian Overseas Bank
  
• Intellect Design Arena
  
• Jagran Prakashan
  
• J.K. Tyre & Industries
  
• Jubilant Life Sciences
  
• Lupin
  
• Manappuram Finance
  
• Natco Pharma
  
• Power Finance Corp.
  
• Prism Cement
  
• S.H. Kelkar
  
• Sundaram Fasteners
  
• Tata Global Beverages
  
• United Bank of India
  
• UCO Bank
  

Earnings Reaction to Watch

• Idea Cellular: Q1 net income plunges 74 percent to Rs 220 crore
  
• Inox Leisure: Q1 profit Rs 24.96 crore versus Rs 25.32 crore YoY
  
• SRF: Q1 profit Rs 144 crore rupees versus Rs 113 crore YoY; firm approved Chloromethanes plant in Dahej for around Rs 165 crore
  
• Subros: Q1 loss Rs 76 lakhs versus Rs 4.01 crore profit YoY
  
• Polaris Consulting: Q1 net rises 8.2 percent YoY to Rs 39.72 crore
  
• Nitin Fire: Q1 loss Rs 5.25 crore versus profit Rs 3.39 crore YoY
  
• Navneet Education : Q1 net Rs 114 crore versus Rs 98.32 crore YoY
  
• Sundaram Multi: Q1 loss Rs 6.6 crore versus profit Rs 59 lakh YoY
  
• IL&FS Investment: Q1 net down 35 percent YoY to Rs 7.13 crore