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Stocks to Watch, January 6: Trent Ltd, IndusInd Bank, Dabur, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank, L&T Finance, Adani Ports, GM Breweries, SAIL, IEX

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6 min read | Updated on January 06, 2026, 08:03 IST

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Stocks to Watch: Tata Group retail firm Trent Ltd. reported a 17% growth in standalone revenue to ₹5,220 crore for the third quarter ended December 31.

Stocks in focus, January 6

The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 73 points higher. | Image: Shutterstock

Stocks to Watch: The domestic equity market is expected to open in the green on Tuesday, January 6. The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 73 points higher.
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Here is a list of stocks that may remain in focus today.
ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC): The company signed joint venture agreements and capital contribution agreements with M/s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL), Japan, on January 5, 2026, to subscribe equity shares in two joint venture entities, namely Bharat Ethane One IFSC Private Limited and Bharat Ethane Two IFSC Private Limited, registered in Gift City, Gandhinagar.

The Maharatna shall subscribe to 2,00,000 equity shares, of ₹100 per share, in each of the joint venture companies. Upon completion of the equity subscription, ONGC shall hold a 50% equity stake in each of the joint venture entities, with the remaining 50% held by M/s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., Japan.

IndusInd Bank: Private sector lender IndusInd Bank on Monday reported a 13.1% decline in loan growth to ₹3.19 lakh crore in the October-December quarter.

The bank, which disclosed accounting lapses in the derivatives portfolio having financial implications of ₹1,960 crore last year, had net assets of ₹3.67 lakh crore at the end of the third quarter of the previous fiscal.

The lender also recorded a decline of 3.8% in deposits to ₹3.94 lakh crore in the reporting quarter against ₹4.09 lakh crore at the end of the third quarter of the previous financial year, IndusInd Bank said in a regulatory filing.

Leela Palaces: Leela Palaces Hotels and Resorts announced on Monday that it has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary to own, operate, manage, and develop luxury hotels and resorts under "The Leela" brand.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued the Certificate of Incorporation for "Leela Imperial Suites Private Ltd" on January 5.

"The main object of the company is to own, operate, manage and develop luxury hotels and resorts under 'The Leela' brand," Leela Hotels and Resorts said in a regulatory filing.

Tata Motors PV: Jaguar Land Rover reports its wholesale and retail sales for the third quarter of FY26 (three months to 31 December 2025) on Monday, January 5.

Production returned to normal levels only by mid-November post the cyber incident. Due to this and also the time required to distribute vehicles globally once produced, wholesale and retail volumes reduced on a quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year basis.

In addition, the planned wind-down of legacy Jaguar models ahead of the launch of the new Jaguar and incremental US tariffs impacting JLR’s US exports continued to impact volumes.

Trent: Tata Group retail firm Trent Ltd. reported a 17% growth in standalone revenue to ₹5,220 crore for the third quarter ended December 31.

The company had clocked standalone revenue of ₹4,466 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, Trent Ltd said in a regulatory filing.

As of December 31, 2025, the company's store portfolio included 278 Westside, 854 Zudio (including 4 in the UAE) and 32 stores across other lifestyle concepts, it added.

Dabur India: Homegrown FMCG firm Dabur India on Monday said it expects consolidated revenue to rise in the mid-single digits and profit after tax to grow ahead of revenue in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal year, during which it has witnessed early signs of demand recovery due to GST rate revisions.

In its update for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 (Q3 FY26), Dabur India said that in October 2025, distributors and retailers focused on liquidating the existing higher-priced inventory in the channel.

Post-trade stabilisation, consumer sentiment improved in urban and rural areas. The rural demand continued to outperform urban demand this quarter as well, the company said in a regulatory filing.

GM Breweries: The company's shares will be in focus as the firm is slated to release its December quarter earnings later in the day.
SAIL: State-owned SAIL on Monday reported a 37% year-on-year growth in sales to 2.1 million tonnes in December 2025.

It had achieved sales of 1.5 million tonnes (MT) in December 2024, the steelmaker said in a statement.

SAIL said, "This is the best ever showing for the month of December and saw the company scale new peaks across product categories and different sales channels with significant inventory reduction."

The performance was buoyed by maintaining a strong focus on customer deliveries.

IEX: The total electricity trade volume at the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) in October-December rose 11.9% to 34.08 billion units.

During the quarter, the exchange traded 18.63 lakh renewable energy certificates (RECs), recording a 29.8% year-on-year decline, IEX said in a statement.

The REC trading sessions were held on December 10 and December 25, at a clearing price of ₹359/REC and ₹345/REC, respectively, it said.

Day-ahead market volume decreased 2.8% to 16,250 million units (MU) during the quarter from 16,712 MU in the same period last year.

Kotak Mahindra Bank: The private sector lender reported a rise in total deposits and advances for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

The bank’s net advances grew 16% to ₹4.80 lakh crore in Q3 FY26 as compared to ₹4.13 lakh crore in Q3 FY25. Sequentially, it rose 3.8%. The average net advances jumped 16.2% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹4.65 crore as against ₹4 lakh crore. On a quarterly basis, the average net advances surged 4%.

Its total deposit for Q3 FY26 stood at ₹5.42 lakh crore, climbing 14.6% YoY from ₹4.73 lakh crore. It rose 2.6% on a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis.

Axis Bank: The company's total deposits grew 12.3% YoY during the December quarter to ₹11,974 billion.
L&T Finance: The company posted an approximate 49% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its retail disbursements (or retail finance) to an estimated ₹22,690 crore during the quarter under review.

In the December quarter of the previous fiscal year (Q3FY25), the firm had logged ₹15,210 crore in retail finance, it said in a regulatory filing on Monday.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M): The company on Monday, January 5, launched the new XUV 7XO. Starting at a price of ₹13.66 lakh (ex-showroom), the XUV 7XO raises the benchmarks set by the gamechanger XUV 700, which has had over 3,00,000 customers since its launch in 2021.

"The XUV 7XO delivers an experience that rewrites the rules of high-end SUVs by elevating sophistication and technology like never before," the press release added.

Adani Ports: During the December quarter, APSEZ handled 41.9 MMT of total cargo (+9% YoY), led by containers (+18% YoY). YTD Dec’25, APSEZ handled 367.3 MMT of total cargo (+11% YoY), driven by containers (+21% YoY).
Waaree Energies: Waaree Energy Storage Solutions Pvt Ltd (“WESSPL”), a subsidiary of Waaree Energies, on Monday announced the successful completion of a major funding round totalling nearly ₹1,003 crore from a cluster of strategic investors, including family offices, high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), and institutional backers.
Raymond Lifestyle: Prasad Ellatch Chathuar has joined the organisation as Senior Management Personnel of the Company, and he will be appointed as Chief Financial Officer in the ensuing Board Meeting.
With inputs from PTI
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