At the close, Sensex was up 634.65 points or 1.01 percent at 63,782.80, and the Nifty was up 190.00 points or 1.01 percent at 19,047.30. About 2713 shares advanced, 833 shares declined, and 123 shares were unchanged.
2/11
Axis Bank Ltd: Shares of the private lender rose over 3 percent to Rs 999, extending gains for the second day in a row. The shares have gained over 4 percent in the last two trading sessions.
3/11
State Bank of India Ltd: Shares of the bank rose 2.5 percent to Rs 560, a day after the stock price crashed nearly 2 percent. About 55 lakh shares changed hands as against the 1-week average of 1 crore shares.
4/11
HCL Tech Ltd: Shares of the IT major rose 3 percent to Rs 1,268, continuing its gaining streak on the bourses for the second day in a row. About 26 lakh shares changed hands against October 26's trade where close 46 lakh shares changed hands,
Coal India Ltd: Shares of the public sector undertaking bounced back 2.9 percent to Rs 314, a day after the stock tanked 1.6 percent amid a huge market sell off. Volumes were low as 42 lakh shares changed hands as against the 1-week average of 77 lakh shares.
6/11
Adani Enterprises Ltd: The stock price of the flagship Adani firm rose over 2 percent to Rs 2,257, in a major respite to Adani investors as the stock is trading in the green after nine trading sessions. Over 7 lakh shares changed hands as against the 1-week average of 17 lakh shares on the bourses.
7/11
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd: Shares of the pharma major tanked close to a percent to Rs 5,380, extending losses for the sixth day in a row, becoming the top loser in the index. The company is expected to announce its Q2 results on October 27. As per estimates, the Hyderabad-based company's revenue is expected to see high single-digit on-year growth as it continues to benefit from the robust sales of the blockbuster cancer drug Revlimid in the US.
8/11
UPL Ltd: The share price fell 0.5 percent to Rs 559, plunging for the ninth consecutive trading session in a row. Volumes were low as 12 lakh shares changed hands far lower than the 1-week average of 27 lakh shares.
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd: Shares of the insurance major fell 0.2 percent to Rs 1,302 after the company reported a net profit of Rs 380 crore for the July-September quarter of FY24, up by 22 percent from Rs 376.4 crore recorded in the year-ago period. The net premium income of the insurer came in at Rs 16,260 crore, in H1FY24 up 24 percent from Rs 16,477.26 crore the year-ago.
10/11
Hindalco Ltd: Shares of auminium and copper maker fell a marginal 0.05 percent to Rs 456, extending losses for the second day in a row on October 27.
11/11
Asian Paints Ltd: The shares of the paint major fell 0.2 percent to Rs 2,955, extending losses for the fourth day in a row on October 27. In Q2, reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,232.39 crore for the second quarter of the financial year 2023-24, up 53.31 percent.