Ather Energy, Groww, LTTS, Union Bank of India among buzzing stocks as SENSEX, NIFTY50 trade flat in noon deals

Benchmark indices, SENSEX and NIFTY50, pared early gains to trade flat during the afternoon session on Wednesday, July 15.

The SENSEX advanced as much as 0.69% to an intraday high of 77,646.27, while the NIFTY50 touched the session’s peak of 24,220.35. Markets were earlier trading in the positive as the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) came into force today.

However, the indices were trading flat at noon. At 1:12 PM, the S&P BSE SENSEX gained by 48.88 points, or 0.1%, to trade at 77,103.81. NSE’s NIFTY50 stood at 24,043.40, reflecting an 8.65-point, or 0.04% fall.

Buzzing stocks on July 15: Check list

Textile, leather, pharmaceuticals, auto and other sector stocks are in focus on Wednesday, July 15, as the India-UK FTA came into effect.

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed in July last year, is expected to boost consumer choice while opening the British market to nearly 99% of Indian exports.

Indian exporters are expected to benefit from the elimination of UK tariffs on a range of products, including processed food, marine products, engineering goods, auto components, leather and footwear, textiles and clothing, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. It will also make imports of whisky and cars from Britain cheaper.

Shares of KEC International jumped as much as 5% to hit an intraday high of ₹514.40 per unit on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, July 15, after bagging new orders worth ₹1,180 crore across transmission & distribution (T&D), renewables, civil, and cables & conductors businesses.

With these orders, the firm’s year-to-date (YTD) order intake stood at over ₹5,200 crore, according to a regulatory filing dated July 14.

The stock of Tata Elxsi declined more than 6% after the opening bell on Wednesday, as the company’s April to June quarter results for the fiscal year 2026-27 failed to impress the stock market investors due to a sequential decline in profits.

Tata Elxsi posted an 18% rise in its net profit after tax (PAT) to ₹170 crore in the first quarter of the financial year ending 2026-27, compared year-on-year (YoY) with ₹144 crore in the same period a year earlier, according to the NSE filings.

Although the company's profits advanced on a YoY basis, the net profits declined 22.58% from ₹220 crore on a sequential basis when compared to the previous quarter's financial results.

Ather Energy shares surged 9.74% to hit a 52-week high of ₹1,318.90 per unit during the trading session on Wednesday, July 15, as investors focused on Hero MotoCorp’s ₹1,000 crore investment plan and upcoming new affordable scooter launch.

Hero MotoCorp directors on July 14 approved the additional investment, and in exchange, Ather Energy will issue equity shares or other eligible convertible securities on a preferential basis subject to the necessary regulatory approvals.

In a separate filing on Tuesday evening, Ather Energy announced that the EV maker is set to launch its new scooter based on the newly developed EL platform as the company plans to enter the affordable market.

As per the NSE filings, Ather’s upcoming new ‘mass-market’ scooter will cost in the range of ₹1 lakh to ₹1.25 lakh as the company plans to expand its market share in the Indian two-wheeler EV market.

Sun Pharma’s stock was trading in the positive territory after the company secured major approval to manufacture and market Semaglutide in South Africa.

“Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited announced that it has received approval from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to manufacture and market a generic version of semaglutide injection in South Africa for the treatment of adults with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise,” it said in an exchange filing.

The company plans to launch the product in the South African market in the coming days, and it will be available in a pre-filled, multi-dose injectable pen in two strengths (2 mg/1.5 mL and 4 mg/3 mL).

Shares of L&T Technology Services (LTTS) soared 9.3% to hit an intraday high of ₹3,600 apiece, following its Q1 FY27 earnings report.

The company posted a 7.41% QoQ jump in its consolidated net profit to ₹357 crore in Q1 FY27, from ₹332 crore in the quarter-ago period.

Its revenue from operations grew 2.9% QoQ to ₹2,940 crore for the reporting quarter, as against ₹2,858 crore in Q4 FY26.

The stock of Billionbrains Garage Ventures (Groww) advanced as much as 7.77% to reach the session’s peak of ₹219.62 per equity share on the NSE, as it reported a 94.28% increase in consolidated profit after tax at ₹735 crore in the June quarter of the financial year 2026-27.

The company earlier had a post-tax profit of ₹378.35 crore in the April-June quarter a year ago, according to an exchange filing. Sequentially, net profit rose 7.09%.

Its revenue from operations was up 66% to ₹1,501 crore in the June quarter. It was at ₹904 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Sequentially, it declined 0.26%.

Union Bank of India shares soared as much as 4%, as it posted a 29.57% increase in its standalone net profit to ₹5,332 crore in Q1 FY27, compared to ₹4,115.53 crore a year back.

The net interest income (NII) rose 10% to ₹10,037.3 crore Vs ₹9,112.5 crore a year back.

The stock of Kusumgar made a strong debut on the stock exchanges on Wednesday, July 15.

The share started trading at ₹569 per share, reflecting a premium of 35.80% over the IPO issue price of ₹419 apiece. On the BSE, it listed at ₹574 per unit, up 36.99% from the issue price.

A lot consisted of 35 shares. Investors who received Kusumgar IPO allotment made ₹19,915 per lot.

The initial share sale was subscribed a whopping 128.85 times, as it got bids for 1,47,76,17,435 equity shares compared to 1,14,68,094 shares on offer, according to the NSE data.