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Stocks to Watch, December 4: Petronet LNG, ONGC, Railtel, RVNL, IndiGo, Biocon, JK Cement, JSW Steel, IEX, and Pine Labs

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7 min read | Updated on December 04, 2025, 08:40 IST

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Stocks to Watch: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited and Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) have entered into a 15-year Ethane Unloading, Storage and Handling (USH) Services Binding Term Sheet (commencing between October and December 2028 and ending on the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the commencement date).

Stocks in focus, Dec 4

The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 52 points lower. | Image: Shutterstock

Stocks to Watch: The domestic stock market is expected to open in the red on Thursday, December 4. The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 52 points lower.
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Petronet LNG, ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited and Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) have entered into a 15-year Ethane Unloading, Storage and Handling (USH) Services Binding Term Sheet (commencing between October and December 2028 and ending on the fifteenth (15th) anniversary of the commencement date).

PLL is developing ethane unloading, storage and handling (USH) facilities with an ethane storage tank capacity of approximately 170,000 cubic metres at Dahej, Gujarat. PLL is also constructing a unique third jetty at Dahej, which will be capable of handling ethane and propane in addition to LNG.

Biocon: The company is slated to hold a board meeting on Saturday, December 6, to consider and approve the proposals for investment in Biocon Biologics Limited (“BBL”), an unlisted material subsidiary of the company, and raising of funds by way of issuance of commercial paper through private placement and/or equity shares or any other eligible securities.
JK Cement: JK Cement has made a further investment in the equity share capital of O2 Renewable Energy V Private Limited (“the SPV”) by acquiring 46,45,658 equity shares, constituting 12.21% of the SPV’s equity share capital, from JSW Neo Energy Limited, for a total cash consideration of ₹5.19 crore.

Pursuant to the aforesaid acquisition, the company’s overall shareholding in the SPV will increase from 16.76% to 28.97%. Consequently, an amendment to the existing share subscription and shareholders' agreement (SSHA) will be executed among the parties.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL): The company has received an LOA from Southern Railway for “Design, Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of Traction Sub Stations (Scott Connected) inclusive of Power Quality Compensating Equipment with Associated Switching Posts (SP/SSP) for 2x25 KV at Feeding System and SCADA & Automatic Fault Locator (AFL) in Jolarpettai Jn. Salem Jn. (JTJ-SA) Section of Salem Division of Southern Railway in connection with the mission 3000 MT loading target.

The cost of the project is ₹145.34 crore.

RailTel Corporation of India: The company has received the work order from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for a project amounting to ₹48.7 crore, excluding tax.
Pine Labs: Pine Labs reported a consolidated net profit of ₹6 crore in the second quarter of the fiscal year (Q2 FY26) on Wednesday, December 3, as compared to a net loss of ₹32 crore reported in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

The company attributed the rise in profitability to lower depreciation and ESOP expenses.

The newly listed firm’s revenue from operations jumped 18% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis to ₹650 crore in the July to September quarter as against ₹552 crore seen in Q2 FY25.

Transrail Lighting: In its regulatory filing, Transrail Lighting said, "The company and Goodrich Logistics Private Limited (“GLPL”) had entered into two service orders, each dated March 12, 2020 (“Service Contracts”), pursuant to which GLPL provided containers to the company for the carriage of its equipment and accessories for the construction of a 330 KV DC transmission line in Nigeria, Africa."

In this regard, GLPL filed a petition dated December 2, 2024, against the company before the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai (“NCLT”), for payment of outstanding dues in contravention of the service contracts.

In this regard, we wish to inform you that NCLT has, by way of its order dated December 2, 2025, dismissed the application filed by GLPL (“NCLT Order”).

InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo): IndiGo cancelled more than 100 flights at various airports, and scores of services were delayed on Wednesday as the country's largest airline grappled with significant operational disruptions mainly due to crew shortages.

Aviation watchdog DGCA said it is investigating IndiGo flight disruptions and has asked the airline to submit the reasons for the current situation as well as the plans to reduce flight cancellations and delays.

As part of the calibrated adjustments announced by IndiGo, there will be cancellations and rescheduling of flights, sources said on Wednesday, a day when airports witnessed chaos as hundreds of passengers faced hardships due to services getting cancelled and delayed for long.

Godfrey Philips, ITC: Shares of cigarette, tobacco and related product companies such as Godfrey Phillips India, VST Industries, and ITC Limited, among others, will be in focus on Thursday, December 4, as the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a law to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends.
IEX: Shares of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) will be in focus on Thursday, December 4, after it reported its market update for November 2025.

In a regulatory filing dated December 3, IEX posted a 17.7% surge in its trade volume at 11,409 million units in November compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

A total of 4.74 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates were traded during the month, it stated.

It said that enhanced hydro, wind, and solar generation resulted in higher supply liquidity on the exchange platform, leading to a decline in DAM (day-ahead market) and RTM (real-time market) prices.

JSW Steel: The company on Wednesday said that Japanese firm JFE Steel Corporation has agreed to invest ₹15,750 crore for a 50% stake in the steel business of Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL).

BPSL will be an equal joint venture between JFE and JSW Steel from here on, and the transaction values the enterprise at ₹53,000 crore, an official said.

Company executives said the deal will help JSW Steel reduce debt by over ₹37,000 crore by June next year and also help both JSW Steel and BPSL to grow the business going forward. JSW Steel's debt stood at ₹79,000 crore as of end-September.

BPSL was acquired by JSW Steel through the bankruptcy process in 2021 at over ₹19,700 crore. The entity's steel business is set to become an equal joint venture between JSW Steel and JFE.

Engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and agriculture stocks: Shares of these sectors are expected to hog the limelight as Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India. Putin will land in New Delhi on December 4 for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.

A PTI report said that India's prospects for stronger exports to Moscow lie in sectors like engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and agriculture, where there is a great unmet demand in Russia, a government official said.

Besides these high-value sectors, labour-intensive industries such as textiles, apparel, leather goods, handicrafts, processed foods and light engineering also hold substantial promise given Russia's large consumer base and India's cost competitiveness.

Increasing exports from these sectors would help bridge the widening trade deficit with Russia, which stood at about $59 billion in the last fiscal year.

Godawari Power & Ispat: The company said the "Consent to Operate" for the additional 2 MTPA Iron Ore Pellet Plant has been received from the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board vide its letter dated December 3, 2025.

The company lit up the said pellet plant on Wednesday after receiving the consent, and the commercial production is expected within a week's time. After commencing the commercial operations, the sale will be intimated to the exchanges.

With the operation of this additional iron ore pellet plant, the pellet manufacturing capacity of the company has increased from 2.7 MTPA to 4.7 MTPA.

With inputs from PTI
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