Moneycontrol Selects: Top stories this morning

Here are the top stories this morning

Here is a collection of the most important stories this morning:

Paytm stock call: ‘Underperform’ from Macquarie as Vijay Shekhar Sharma steps down; stock gains

Shares of Paytm gained over 1 percent at open on the NSE on February 27. On February 26, Vijay Shekhar Sharma stepped down to help reconstitute the Board of Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL). Read more.

Heavyweight stocks pull Nifty, Sensex marginally up; analysts expect rangebound trade

Equity benchmarks the Sensex and the Nifty erased opening losses to trade marginally higher on February 27, supported by gains in heavyweight stocks. The markets will continue to be rangebound in the next few sessions in the absence of immediate triggers, analysts said. Details here.

Manoj Pandey resigns as SP chief whip amid voting for 10 Rajya Sabha seats in UP

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief whip Manoj Kumar Pandey on February 27 resigned from his post. More here.

15 Rajya Sabha seats go to polls today, cross-voting shadow looms on 3 states

Elections to 15 Rajya Sabha seats across three states- Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh will be held on February 27 amid concern about cross-voting. Details about the elections here.

PM Modi to review Gaganyaan mission today, bestow ‘astronaut wings’ to four test pilots

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Kerala visit on February 27, will visit the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram and review the progress of 'Gaganyaan', India's human spaceflight mission. More here.

Vodafone Idea board to discuss fundraise later today; promotors to infuse funds

Beleaguered telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s board will meet later on February 27 to discuss the proposal for a large capital fund raise. Read more.