RateGain, Prestige Estates, Zen Tech, Groww among buzzing stocks as NIFTY tops 24,550, SENSEX gains 730 pts in noon deals

Equity benchmark indices NIFTY and SENSEX were trading in green on Tuesday, April 21, amid reports of second round of talks between US and Iran to prevent further escalation in West Asia.

SENSEX climbed 731 points to 79,252, while NIFTY50 advanced 190 points to 24,554 at 12:16 pm.

From NIFTY firms, Trent, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, ICICI bank, Adani Ports, Asian Paints, HCLTech and Axis Bank were among the major winners.

SBI Life, Dr Reddy's, Jio Financial Services, BEL, Reliance, Titan and Tech Mahindra were among the laggards.

RateGain

"Through this partnership, Easebuzz’s payment gateway and local acquiring capabilities will be integrated with RG Pay to enable travel and hospitality brands to better serve Indian travellers. Brands will be able to offer widely used domestic payment methods such as UPI, cards, net banking, and wallets, helping improve payment acceptance, reduce friction at checkout, and drive higher booking completion rates," the company said in an exchange filing.

Zen Tech

"The licence authorises the company to manufacture 12.7mm, 23mm, 30mm, and 40mm cannons, critical weapon systems with strong applicability in air defence, naval operations, and counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) roles," it said.

The stock was trading 6.33% higher at ₹1,747.90 apiece on the NSE. It has rallied 14.65% in the past week and 23.62% over the past 30 days.

Prestige Estates

Shares of realty firm Prestige Estates Projects rose as much as 2.83% to ₹1,412.7 per unit on the NSE after its recently launched residential project, Prestige Golden Grove, in Hyderabad attracted strong response from homebuyers.

Within two weeks of launch, the firm clocked sales of over 1,700 units, reflecting a total sales value exceeding ₹2,500 crore.

Prestige Golden Grove, a large-scale residential development, is spread across 29 acres, consisting of approximately 5,120 units across 10 towers, with a total estimated gross development value of ₹9,500 crore.

PNB Housing Finance

The housing finance company promoted by Punjab National Bank had made a profit after tax of ₹550 crore in the same quarter a year earlier.

Total income during Q4 FY26 rose to ₹2,172 crore from ₹2,037 crore in the year-ago period, PNB Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing.

Groww

The company had reported a 122.06% surge in its net profit to ₹686.35 crore in the latest March quarter of the financial year 2025-26, compared to ₹309.08 crore a year back.

Its revenue from operations was at ₹1,505.36 crore in the quarter under review, up 87.93% from ₹801 crore in Q4 FY25.