Infosys, IndiGo, Tata Consumer among buzzing stocks as SENSEX jumps over 700 pts, NIFTY gains 0.8%

The Indian benchmark indices, SENSEX and NIFTY50, were trading in the positive territory during the afternoon session on Monday, July 27, amid a fall in global crude oil prices and buying in media and information technology (IT) stocks.

The SENSEX soared as much as 0.96% to hit an intraday high of 76,791.99. Meanwhile, the NIFTY50 surged as much as 0.89% to reach the session’s peak of 23,979.40.

At 1:24 PM, the S&P BSE SENSEX jumped by 703.30 points, or 0.92%, to trade at 76,763.07. NSE’s NIFTY50 stood at 23,970.60, reflecting a 203.15-point, or 0.85% jump.

Buzzing stocks on July 27: Check list

Shares of IndiGo operator InterGlobe Aviation and SpiceJet rose nearly 4% on Monday, July 27, as the US and Iran paused strikes, leading to oil prices dropping over 6%.

Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, slipped 6.22% to $92.26 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell 4.42% to $85.36 a barrel.

This development raises hopes that tensions in the Middle East could ease, potentially alleviating rising fuel costs and improving investor sentiment.

The stock of NTPC climbed as much as 1.6% to hit an intraday high of ₹353 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday, July 27, after it reported its earnings for the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year (Q1 FY27).

NTPC posted an 11.82% year-on-year (YoY) surge in its consolidated net profit (attributable to the owners of the company) to ₹6,721.05 crore during the quarter under review, compared with ₹6,010.60 crore in the June quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year (Q1 FY26), according to a regulatory filing dated July 24.

Its revenue from operations jumped 7.81% YoY to ₹50,740.96 crore in the first quarter of FY27, as against ₹47,064.35 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.

The company’s board of directors also approved a fundraiser of up to ₹12,000 crore via the issuance of secured/unsecured, redeemable, taxable/tax-free, cumulative/noncumulative, non-convertible debentures (NCD Bonds) in one or more tranches or series not exceeding 12, subject to shareholder approval.

SBI Card shares surged over 4% during the morning market hours on July 27 as equity investors focused on the healthy Q1 financial performance of the company for the financial year 2026-27, due to an increase in commission and fees income supporting overall revenue growth.

NSE data showed that SBI Cards and Payment Services posted a 19.5% surge in its net profit after tax (PAT) to ₹664.44 crore in the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27, in comparison to ₹555.96 crore in the same period a year earlier.

On a sequential basis, the non-banking financial company’s (NBFC) PAT surged 9% to its June quarter levels, from ₹609.30 crore in the fourth quarter of FY26.

Experts predict that the company's increasing card additions can potentially lead to a lift in spending and receivable growth with a lag, amid the management’s outlook of stabilising credit costs from the current level and recovery in the second half of the current fiscal year.

Infosys stock rallied as much as 3.8% to ₹1,080.70 per equity share on the NSE on Monday, July 27.

While the company's narrowed FY27 revenue guidance disappointed the Street, investors are now expected to shift their focus to its AI strategy and the leadership transition under CEO-designate Ashiss Kumar Dash.

Shares of Dr. Lal Path Labs hit a 52-week high level of ₹1,894.9 per unit on July 27 after investors reacted positively to the company’s Q1 FY27 earnings.

The pharma major posted a 28.02% YoY surge in its consolidated net profit (attributable to the owners of the company) to ₹169.5 crore during the quarter under review, compared with ₹132.4 crore in Q1 FY26.

Its revenue from operations jumped 19.10% YoY to ₹797.7 crore in the first quarter of FY26, as against ₹669.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of the preceding fiscal year.

Zen Technologies stock declined 9% to touch an intraday low of ₹1,613.60 per equity share on Monday, July 27, after the company witnessed a drop in earnings for Q1 FY27.

The anti-drone technology and defence training solutions provider posted a 29% decline in its consolidated net profit at ₹34 crore for the quarter ended June 30 of the current fiscal year, as compared to ₹48 crore for the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.

The Hyderabad-based firm’s revenue from operations stood at ₹142 crore YoY for the quarter under review as compared to ₹158 crore, marking a fall of 10%.

Tata Consumer share price soared over 3% on Monday morning after the company announced strong quarterly earnings over the weekend.

The company’s Q1FY27 revenue for the quarter jumped 12% YoY to ₹5,349 crore as compared to ₹4,779 crore in the same period last quarter. The steady growth in topline was primarily driven by superior performance across verticals.

The business segment, which includes brands like Tata Sampann, ready-to-drink, vending, and Organic India, recorded 47% YoY revenue growth.

At the bottom-line level, the profit after tax jumped 28% YoY to ₹445 crore as compared to ₹346 crore in the same period last year. Superior all-round growth with strong margin expansion helped improve profitability for the quarter.

Hirect (formerly known as Hind Rectifiers) shares surged more than 4% during the morning market hours on Monday, July 27, after the company secured orders worth a total of ₹120 crore from the Indian Railways, according to an exchange filing.

On Saturday, July 25, Hirect secured a ₹60 crore order from Indian Railways to develop the Vande Metro (Namo Bharat) trainset, according to the NSE filings. The trainset supply order is estimated to be executed within 21 months from the date of order book update.

Later on Sunday, July 26, the company also informed the stock exchanges that it has secured another ₹60 crore order from the Modern Coach Factory (MCF) of Indian Railways to supply Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) trainsets.

According to the order details, the company is set to supply complete propulsion systems for four MEMU trainsets, in line with the terms and conditions of the railways.

The stock of LTM climbed 2.57% to hit an intraday high of ₹4,197 per equity share on the NSE, after it said that it has entered a strategic partnership with Cognition, the AI lab behind the software engineering agent Devin.

Under the partnership, LTM has onboarded Devin, Cognition’s Autonomous AI Engineer, as part of BlueVerse RightLogic, according to a regulatory filing.

LTM BlueVerse RightLogic is a cybersecurity assessment and risk assurance framework designed to help enterprises identify, assess and remediate cyber exposure as they accelerate AI adoption.

“Together, the companies will prioritise the financial services sector, where Devin is most proven and where LTM brings deep institutional expertise,” the filing stated.

Canara Bank shares surged over 3% on Monday, July 27, after the PSU lender recorded healthy growth in Q1 earnings with improved asset quality in the period.

The NSE filings showed that Canara Bank’s standalone net profit after tax (PAT) for the first quarter rose 2.1% to ₹4,855.82 crore, compared to ₹4,752 crore in the same period a year earlier.

The institutional lender’s overall interest income advanced 6.3% to ₹32,957 crore in the June quarter of the financial year 2026-27, from ₹31,003 crore in the same quarter of the previous financial year.

The bank’s interest earnings witnessed a healthy 9% growth to ₹24,684.75 crore, compared to ₹22,618.32 crore in the June quarter of the previous financial year, while the income from investments recorded decent growth in the period under review.