Nifty50: 16,529 ▲164 (+1.0%)
Sensex: 54,843 ▲593 (+1.0%)
The benchmark indices opened with a gap-up and marched upwards throughout the day. Market breadth was positive too, with 30 of the Nifty50 stocks closing in the green.
Among the sectoral indices, Nifty IT (+1.3%) and Nifty FMCG (+0.8%) led the charge, while the Media and Realty indices were down 0.9% each.
| Top gainers | Today's change |
| Tata Consumer | ▲ 4.0% |
| TCS | ▲ 3.1% |
| L&T | ▲ 2.5% |
| Top losers | Today's change |
| Eicher Motors | ▼ 2.7% |
| Dr Reddy's | ▼ 1.5% |
| Power Grid | ▼ 1.2% |
Here are the top stories of the day.
Page stumbles on muted profit growth
Page Industries, manufacturer and retailer of Jockey innerwear in India, reported 76% YoY growth in revenue at ₹505 crore, mainly due to the low-base effect. However, revenue is yet to catch up with the pre-pandemic levels, and is still 40% lower than the revenue of the June quarter of 2019.
Meanwhile, the company’s profit was muted at ₹11 crore on account of under absorption of employee costs, selling expenses and corporate overheads. Following the weak quarterly results, the stock closed 4% lower.
GR Infra triples profits in Q1
The recently listed road construction company has delivered strong Q1FY22 results. Revenue at ₹2,133 crore was up 76% YoY, while profit after tax nearly tripled to ₹203 crore.
As of 30 June 2021, the company claims to have an order book worth ₹15,058 crore, which is over 2 times its FY21 revenues. The stock closed 0.6% higher today.
Wockhardt bags Sputnik deal
Mumbai-based Wockhardt has entered an agreement with the sovereign wealth fund of the Russian Federation (RDIF) to manufacture and supply the Sputnik V and Sputnik Light (single dose) vaccines in India. The RDIF funded the development of the Sputnik V vaccine.
Under the agreement, the pharma and hospital major will produce up to 620 million doses of the Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines. The stock closed 4.6% higher today.
Closing bell
While the week started on a softer note, the market resumed its uptrend and rose for the second week in a row. IT and banking stocks were top sectoral gainers. Overall, the cues from most fronts were positive. Inflation cooled off more than the market expected, and the RBI’s pro-growth stance boosted investor confidence. Further, the US market and most international indices have had a positive week so far. With the June quarter result season now behind us, markets are expected to increasingly track global markets, commodity price movements and domestic macro indicators.
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