Stocks to Watch: SBI, Grasim, Cipla, Sun Pharma and More

The Nifty Futures on the Singapore Exchange, an early indicator of Nifty performance in India, is little changed at 8,621.

Here are all the stocks to watch today

• Alkem Lab: U.S. FDA inspection completed at Taloja
  
• Ashok Leyland: Gets 1,200 trucks order from Rivigo
  
• Coal India: Aims 71.77 million tonne coking coal output by 2019-20
  
• Dena Bank: To consider raising up to Rs 446 crore selling shares to government in meeting today
  
• Dewan Housing: To consider fund raising on August 17
  
• Gitanjali Gems: To raise upto Rs 110 crore via warrants to founder

Mega Rejig: Birla Moves to Simplify Group Structure, Values Financial Services Arm at Rs 25,000 Crore

Media Reports

• Vedanta: HC asks Karnataka not to take any coercive action against the Goa-based firm (Business Line)
  
• SAIL: Joint venture with ArcelorMittal to be operational by December (Financial Express)
  
• Maruti: Says diesel vehicle curbs making customers uncertain (Financial Express)
  
• Dhunseri Tea: In talks to buy 2-3 tea estates in Assam (Mint)
  
• Multiples, ChrysCapital lead race for 13 percent Hero FinCorp stake (Economic Times)

Earnings Reaction to Watch

• Aditya Birla Nuvo: Q1 profit Rs 305 crore versus Rs 706 crore; firm approved merger with Grasim
  
• Coffee Day: Q1 profit Rs 11.4 crore vs Rs 78.3 crore loss YoY
  
• Dhanalakshmi Bank: Q1 profit Rs 5.73 crore vs Rs 22.71 crore loss YoY
  
• Grasim Industries: Q1 net income Rs 830 crore versus Rs 508 crore; firm's shareholders to get 7 shares of Aditya Birla Financial Services for each share held
  
• Tide Water Oil: Q1 profit Rs 27.5 crore versus Rs 25.46 crore YoY
  
• Trent: Q1 net income Rs 23.3 crore versus Rs 14.5 crore

Earnings to Watch

• Aban Offshore
  
• AIA Engineering
  
• Akzo Nobel India
  
• Allahabad Bank
  
• Bajaj Electricals
  
• Bank of India
  
• Bank of Maharashtra
  
• Bosch
  
• Central Bank of India
  
• Cipla
  
• Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemicals
  
• Dena Bank
  
• Divi's Laboratories
  
• Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
  
• Hindalco Industries
  
• Jet Airways India
  
• Jindal Saw
  
• NHPC
  
• NMDC
  
• Oracle Financial Services
  
• Oriental Bank of Commerce
  
• PTC India Financial
  
• Shree Cements
  
• State Bank of India
  
• Sun Pharmaceutical
  
• United Breweries
  

IPO Watch

• S.P. Apparels share listing on NSE/BSE after IPO got 2.66 times demand in offer at Rs 268 a share