Discoms in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, J&K and Telangana account for 81 per cent of the total overdue to gencos

Besides positive global markets, investors were also buoyed over the September quarter earnings season, that will further help in providing a clear picture of the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown

The eight companies that have been asked to consider share buy backs include Coal India, NTPC, NMDC and Engineers India Ltd, one of the government sources

India Stock Market Highlights Today: ONGC, followed by NTPC, HDFC, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, PowerGrid and Nestle India were among the top gainer on Sensex pack. On the other hand, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Sun Pharma were among the laggards.

Sectorally, barring IT and media, all the other indices closed bullish today, with over 3% gains registered in metal and around 1.5-2% gain in banking, realty, pharma and financial indices

All sectors fell heavily today, with IT and banking indices dropping nearly 3% each, followed by 2% fall in realty and pharma shares and over 1% decline in auto and FMCG stocks

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Tech Mahindra, followed by HCL Tech, TCS, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and ITC were among the top losers on Sensex today. On the other hand, Tata Steel, ONGC, NTPC, Asian Paints, M&M, Nestle India and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers

Overseas, Asian equities were trading mixed tracking overnight fall in US markets as investors awaited Chinese President's speech. Investors sentiment was hit after select drug-makers faced setbacks in vaccine trials of COVID-19

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, Asian Paints and Bajaj Auto were among the top laggards today. On the other hand, ONGC, followed by NTPC, PowerGrid, UltraTech Cement, ITC, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC were among the top gainers.

Stocks to watch today on October 14: Infosys, Wipro, Karnataka Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, NTPC, Future Enterprises among others are the top stocks to watch out for in Wednesday's trading session

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On the currency front, the rupee snapped its three-session winning run and slipped 12 paise to settle at 73.28 against the US dollar on Monday

India Stock Market Highlights Today: SBI, followed by ITC, PowerGrid, Axis Bank, NTPC, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Kotak Bank were among the top gainers on Sensex pack. On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, ONGC, Titan, HDFC Bank and Asian Paints were among the laggards

In August 2020, the total overdue amount, which was not cleared even after 45 days of grace period offered by generators, stood at Rs 1,20,439 crore, as against Rs 78,646 crore in the year-ago period

On the currency front, the Indian rupee settled 10 paise higher at 73.76 against the US dollar on Wednesday as against Tuesday's close of 73.86 against the greenback, supported by positive domestic equities

Era Infra sees no immediate closure even after three years, as litigation and procedural delays slow down the insolvency process

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Sun Pharma, ONGC, M&M and HUL were among the gainers. On the other hand, IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, followed by ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, PowerGrid, NTPC and HDFC Bank.

Asian markets that opened bullish today ended lower for the day. European markets traded in the red as investors fretted over another wave of the coronavirus pandemic that can spark tighter lockdown measures

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Axis Capital, Citigroup Global Markets India, DSP Merrill Lynch, ICICI Securities, JM Financial and SBI Capital Markets are the book running lead managers to the offer

Asian markets began the fresh trading week with modest gains after data released Sunday showed China's industrial enterprises grew for a fourth consecutive month. European stocks turned positive, tracking global rally