Let's catch up on the latest news from the stock market. From significant investments to major deals, order wins, and appointments, here’s a quick look at which stocks will be in focus in today's trade:
Quarterly Earnings on August 30
Brainbees Solutions (Firstcry), Unicommerce Esolutions, Apis India, Omansh Enterprises, and Pearl Green Clubs and Resorts will release their quarterly earnings scorecard on August 30.
Stocks To Watch
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the appointment of Nehal Vora as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of the company.
The Tata Group company has acquired 13,000 equity shares (i.e., a 26% equity stake) in TP Parivart for Rs 1.3 lakh. TP Parivart is a subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy.
Step-down subsidiary NTPC REL has commenced commercial operations for the first part capacity of 160 MW out of the 320 MW Bhainsara solar PV project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. With this, the total installed and commercial capacity of the NTPC group has now reached 76,294 MW.
The state-owned telecom manufacturing company has secured its first electronic voting machine (EVM) order from the State Election Commission (SEC) of West Bengal for the supply of 500 sets of electronic voting machines.
The company has received an order from the Department of Goods and Services Tax, Maharashtra, demanding tax and a penalty of Rs 160.37 crore after conducting the GST audit for FY20. The company is in the process of filing an appeal before the Joint Commissioner of State Tax.
Life Insurance Corporation of India
LIC has received a demand order for Goods & Services Tax, interest, and a penalty amounting to Rs 605.6 crore for Maharashtra state for FY20, due to wrong availment and short reversal of ITC and interest on late payments.
Bhaskar Bhat has ceased to be the Director & Chairman of the company, effective August 30.
The hotel chain has signed a License Agreement for a 72-room hotel property in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The property will be managed by its subsidiary, Carnation Hotels, and is expected to open in FY26.
The company has received approval from the Board of Directors for the buyback of up to 29.44 lakh shares (equivalent to 1.65% of total equity) for up to Rs 177.8 crore, at a price of Rs 400 per share. The record date for the buyback has been set as September 10.
RVNL has signed an MoU with Patel Engineering for hydro and other infrastructure projects in India and overseas.
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Bengaluru, has approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of 3M Electro & Communication India with 3M India. The appointed date of the Scheme is April 1, 2023.
Shareholders of the company, at the Annual General Meeting, have approved the appointment of Shalini Kalsi Kamath as an Independent Director of the company for five years, effective June 14, 2024, and Phani Tangirala as Director of the company for three years, effective August 1, 2024. Phani has also been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company.
Sugar stocks in focus
The Union government has removed the cap on sugar diversion for ethanol production for ESY (Ethanol Supply Year - December to November) 2024-25. According to the notification, sugar mills and distilleries are allowed to produce ethanol from sugarcane juice/sugar syrup, B-Heavy molasses, as well as C-Heavy molasses during ESY 2024-25 as per the agreement with oil marketing companies.
The aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has placed budget carrier SpiceJet under 'enhanced surveillance' with immediate effect. This would entail an increase in the number of spot checks and night surveillance to ensure the safety of operations. DGCA conducted a special audit of SpiceJet's engineering facilities in August.
Bulk Deals
Foreign investor Small Cap World Fund Inc has bought a 0.55% stake in the company at an average price of Rs 4,522.45 per share.
Promoter The Chinkerpoo Family Trust (Trustees are Shobha Gangwal and JP Morgan Trust Company of Delaware) sold a 5.24% stake in IndiGo, amounting to Rs 9,549 crore. Chinkerpoo sold 67.5 lakh shares each at an average price of Rs 4,715.76, Rs 4,714.95, and Rs 4,715.89 per share, respectively. However, Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Pte bought a 0.74% stake in the aviation company at an average price of Rs 4,714.9 per share, amounting to Rs 1,345.6 crore.
Foreign investor Tencent Cloud Europe BV sold a 2.12% stake in the company at an average price of Rs 1,719.75 per share. However, Europacific Growth Fund bought 0.54% shares at the same price.
SBI Mutual Fund bought a 1.47% stake in the company at an average price of Rs 217 per share. However, Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund sold a 1.92% stake at an average price of Rs 217.04 per share.
Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund sold a 0.5% stake in the cement company at an average price of Rs 364.21 per share.
SBI Life Insurance Company, Authum Investment & Infrastructure, and Copthall Mauritius Investment bought a 2.7% stake in the company at an average price of Rs 205.21 per share. However, promoter Welspun Group Master Trust sold a 3.91% stake in the company at the same price, amounting to Rs 781.47 crore.
SME Listing on August 30
Rapid Multimodal Logistics
Stocks Turn Ex-Dividend
Oil India, Power Finance Corporation, Birla Precision Technologies, Cantabil Retail India, Career Point, Dai-Ichi Karkaria, Ganesh Housing Corporation, India Tourism Development Corporation, Jasch Gauging Technologies, Jindal Stainless, JTL Industries, Kajaria Ceramics, Kama Holdings, MOIL, National Fittings, Nava, NCC, POCL Enterprises, Prevest Denpro, Quick Heal Technologies, Royal Orchid Hotels, Salzer Electronics, Sarda Energy & Minerals, Shyam Metalics and Energy, Shankar Lal Rampal Dye-Chem, Suyog Telematics, TVS Srichakra, Uflex, Vijaya Diagnostic Centre, Swastik Safe Deposit
Stocks Trade Ex-Date for Rights
Ducon Infratechnologies, SRU Steels
Stocks Trade Ex-Date for Buyback
Indian Toners & Developers, Weizmann
Stock Trades Ex-Date for Resolution Plan-Suspension
Melstar Information Technologies
Stock Trades Ex-Date for Scheme of Arrangement
Tata Motors - DVR
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