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Stocks to watch, July 21: Cyient DLM, Paytm, SBI Funds, TARIL, IHCL, Bajaj Auto, Mastek, Tata Steel, IndiGo

Swati Verma

8 min read | Updated on July 21, 2026, 08:14 IST

SUMMARY

Paytm on Monday released its June-quarter numbers. It said that its revenue for the quarter under review jumped 28% YoY to ₹2,448 crore, while EBITDA zoomed 182% YoY to ₹203 crore.

Stocks in focus, July 21

The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open around 100 points lower.

The domestic stock market is expected to open gap-down on Tuesday, July 21. The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open around 100 points lower.

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Here is a list of stocks that may remain in focus today.
Earnings today: According to the BSE calendar, 44 companies are scheduled to announce their June-quarter earnings today. The list includes Bajaj Auto, Indian Hotels Company, TVS Motor Company, Adani Energy Solutions, Adani Total Gas, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, Bandhan Bank, CRISIL, Sagility, Mastek and Cyient DLM, among others.
SBI Funds Management: Shares of the company will list on bourses today. The ₹9,812.91 crore initial public offering was subscribed nearly 42 times. The SBI Funds Management IPO allotment status was finalised on Saturday, July 18.
Paytm: The company on Monday released its June-quarter numbers. It said that its revenue for the quarter under review jumped 28% YoY to ₹2,448 crore, while EBITDA zoomed 182% YoY to ₹203 crore.

The company said that with large addressable TAM and AI-led operating leverage, accelerating revenue growth and EBITDA margin expansion position us for long-term sustainable profit growth.

Profit for the period came in at ₹220 crore, up 79% YoY.

Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd (TARIL): On Monday, July 20, the company reported its earnings for the July quarter of the 2026-27 financial year (Q1 FY27), posting an 8.66% year-on-year (YoY) fall in its consolidated net profit to ₹61.52 crore.

In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, the company had clocked a profit of ₹67.35 crore, according to a regulatory filing.

Sequentially, its profit dropped 31.09% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) from ₹89.28 crore in the preceding quarter.

The company’s revenue from operations rose 8.12% YoY to ₹572.34 crore during the quarter under review, compared with ₹529.33 crore in the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year (Q1 FY26).
Sobha: Sobha Limited reported a three-fold jump of 292% in its consolidated net profit at ₹51 crore on Monday, July 20, in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (Q1 FY27), compared to ₹44 crore in the same period last year.

The real estate firm’s revenue from operations grew 50% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹1,278 crore during the quarter under review, as against ₹852 crore in the June quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year (Q1 FY26).

At an operational level, its EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation), also known as operating profit, stood at ₹77 crore in Q1 FY27 as compared to ₹24 crore in the year-ago period.

HCLTech: The technology industry is undergoing a "tectonic shift" as Artificial Intelligence reshapes the way work gets done, HCL Technologies' chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra said, adding that the company sees AI as a key growth driver and an opportunity to accelerate business momentum.

HCLTech has always treated disruption as a catalyst for reinvention and growth, not as a threat, she said in HCLTech's latest annual report.

"The technology industry is undergoing a tectonic shift as AI reshapes how work gets done, with its promise of agility and productivity...We see AI and its adjacent technologies as a powerful tailwind, one that will open larger opportunities and accelerate our growth," she wrote.

Tata Steel: Tata Steel on Monday said it plans to invest ₹10,000 crore in its Jharkhand projects by 2028, which will create 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.

The company aims to have 40 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) steelmaking capacity in India, up from the present 27.35 MTPA, through capacity expansion and transition to low-emitting steelmaking routes.

“Tata Steel is committed to invest ₹10,000 crore in its Jharkhand projects, including ₹7,000 crore in HIsarna & Easy Melting Technology by 2028. In total, the investment will create 2,000 direct and indirect jobs,” a company official told the media here.

Tata Steel Chief of Corporate Communication, Sarvesh Kumar, said proposed investments included ₹2,600 crore in expansion of the Tinplate Division, while ₹1,500 crore will be invested in the Combi mill.

Bank of Baroda: State-run Bank of Baroda on Monday launched a slew of initiatives across the digital, retail and MSME segments.

The initiatives, announced on the occasion of its 119th foundation day, included the launch of a new mobile banking platform, a global capability innovation and transformation centre, a virtual front office and also a facility to undertake international UPI payments, an official statement said.

Ashok Leyland: Hinduja group flagship firm Ashok Leyland expects the domestic commercial vehicles market to grow in single digit this fiscal as demand continues to be buoyant despite headwinds due to the West Asia war.
The diesel price hikes have had an impact on demand initially but have now stabilised, Ashok Leyland President MHCV, Sanjeev Kumar, told PTI.

"First half growth will be better, but when it comes to the second half, because of the base effect, growth percentage is lower. Overall, it should be single-digit growth," he said.

Kumar was responding to a query on the growth outlook for the ongoing fiscal year for the commercial vehicles industry.

In the first two months of the fiscal, there were challenges, and then there was improved market sentiment in June, he added.

"Now we are again seeing some challenges. Having said that, overall we are optimistic...," Kumar noted.

Aastha Spintex: Gujarat-based integrated cotton yarn manufacturer Aastha Spintex plans to expand into forward-integrated textile products, a statement said on Monday.

The company is looking to strengthen its position in the textile value chain by expanding into value-added fabric products to drive its growth, it said.

Divyang Jashwant Patel, Managing Director of Aastha Spintex Limited, said, "At Aastha Spintex, every phase of growth has been guided by a long-term vision of building a stronger and more integrated textile business. As we continue to strengthen our manufacturing capabilities, we believe this is the right time to move further along the textile value chain."

The company said its board will also consider a bonus issue of equity shares in the ratio of up to 1:1 (one bonus share for every one equity share held), and a final dividend of up to 100%.

The company recently completed the acquisition of Falcon Yarns Private Limited, more than doubling its annual spinning capacity from 7,700 MT to 17,457 MT.

D P Abhushan: Jewellery retailer D P Abhushan on Monday reported 77% growth in profit after tax at ₹64.45 crore in the June quarter compared to the year-ago period.

The company had posted a PAT of ₹36.42 crore in Q1 FY26, D P Abhushan said in a statement.

Total income for the quarter under review rose 58% to ₹853.63 crore from ₹541.32 crore in the June quarter of the financial year ended March 31, 2026, the company said.

"Despite volatility in gold and silver prices and temporary consumer hesitation following recent policy announcements, demand, particularly for wedding jewellery, remained resilient and business momentum gradually normalised," said Santosh Kataria, Managing Director.

IndiGo: The country's largest airline IndiGo on Monday announced it will place an order with CFM International for more than 1,000 engines to power its 510 A320 neo family planes.

IndiGo and CFM International, an equal joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the order at the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK.

The order for more than 1,000 LEAP-1A engines to power 510 Airbus A320neo family aircraft will also be the "largest single order ever placed for LEAP engines and a record for CFM International," a release said on Monday.

Financial details were not disclosed.

Jaiprakash Power Ventures: Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd on Monday posted a nearly 69% rise in its consolidated net profit to ₹468.84 crore in the June quarter, mainly on the back of higher revenues.

Its consolidated net profit stood at ₹278.13 crore in the quarter ended on June 30, 2025, an exchange filing showed.

The total income rose to ₹1,806.49 crore in the quarter from ₹1,630.88 crore in the year-ago period.

Grasim Industries: Grasim Industries has invested nearly ₹74,000 crore in capital expenditure across its businesses over the past five years, said its Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, describing the outlay as a reflection of the group's confidence in long-term demand and its deep trust in India's growth potential.

The flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group remains among the few private sector enterprises to consistently invest in India’s future, said Birla in the latest annual report of the company.

This sustained investment strengthened capacity, enhanced capabilities, expanded the company's presence in high-growth sectors and created platforms to serve a "more ambitious, self-reliant and rapidly evolving India," he said.

With inputs from PTI
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Swati Verma
Swati Verma is a business journalist with 12 years of experience. She writes on equities, corporate earnings, sectoral trends, and industry outlook, among others. At Upstox, she leads financial markets coverage.

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