Barring media, metal, FMCG and realty, all the other indices closed in red territory. Nifty Pharma, private banking and IT were down around 0.70-0.80% each

India Stock Market Highlights Today: ICICI Bank, followed by Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, PowerGrid, Nestle India and SBI were among the top losers today. On the other hand, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, L&T and UltraTech Cement were among the gainers

Stocks to watch today on October 22: HDFC, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv, Zee Entertainment, RIL among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Thursday's trading session

Sectorally, barring FMCG, IT, media and auto indices, all other sectors closed in the green. The realty index ended 4% higher, followed by a 2% gain in metal and 1.5% rise each in banking and financial sectors

The market capitalisation of the mid-cap stock stood at Rs 16,098 crore as of today's closing session. Escorts shares closed 0.13% higher at Rs 1,198.40 on BSE today

Manufacturers such as Maruti Suzuki, Honda, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Renault and Mahindra are offering attractive discounts on their car variants to woo customers. As people plan big-ticket purchases around this time, car buyers also align their shopping goals with this festive timeline

Shares of Bajaj Finance opened at Rs 3,279 and fell as much as 4.92% to touch an intraday low of Rs 3,101, as against the previous close of Rs 3,262 on BSE

The Vedanta group subsidiary reported a 7% YoY fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,940 crore for the second quarter of the financial year 2021, as against Rs 2,081 crore during the same quarter last year

The domestic unit opened at 73.39 in the interbank forex market, and gained by 13 paise to 73.36, over its previous close

Gold, Silver prices today: In global markets, the gold prices gained as renewed hopes for a new round of US stimulus drew investors to the metal that is considered as a hedge against inflation and currency debasement

Despite a commendable career in banking, Aditya Puri gives all the credit of the success that HDFC Bank achieved to his team. He hopes that one day HDFC will become the largest private bank in the world

India Stock Market Highlights Today: IndusInd Bank, followed by HDFC, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, Titan, Kotak Bank and Reliance Industries were among the top gainers today. On the other hand, Nestle India, HUL and TCS were among the laggards

Stocks to watch today on October 21: Hindustan Zinc, RIL, L&T Infotech, SpiceJet, Bajaj Auto among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Wednesday's trading session

On the sectoral front, barring FMCG and PSU Banks, all the indices ended in green, with metal and realty registering over 2% gains

Following Q2 earnings, Britannia share price fell as much as 6.33% to hit an intraday low of Rs 3,535 today, as against the last closing price of Rs 3,773.80 on BSE. The stock opened lower at Rs 3,689 on the BSE

This was after reports that the infrastructure company emerged as the lowest financial bidder for the design and construction of civil works for a significant part of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project

The move to raise global money not only diversifies the liabilities mix in the balance sheet but also reduces the cost of funds

The domestic currency was trading in a narrow range at the interbank forex market. After opening at 73.36 per dollar, rupee  gained by 2 paise to touch 73.35 from its previous close of  73.37 per dollar

On the financial front, Equitas Small Finance Bank's net profit increased to Rs 243 crore in FY20, from Rs 210 crore in FY19, while its net income rose to 1,777 crores in FY20

India Stock Market Highlights Today: HCL Tech, followed by L&T, M&M, Tech Mahindra, Maruti, TCS, Asian Paints, Infosys and HDFC Bank were among the top gainers today. On the other hand, ONGC, Nestle India, SBI, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank were among the laggards