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Stocks to watch, March 24: JBM Auto, Olectra Greentech, Wipro, HDFC Bank, CIL, OMCs, ONGC, OIL, IRFC, IndiGo, Asian Paints

Swati Verma

5 min read | Updated on March 24, 2026, 08:17 IST

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Stocks to watch: Wipro shares will be in the spotlight on Tuesday, March 24, as it has announced the expansion of its business operations in South Korea with the launch of an innovation lab in Seoul.

Stocks in focus, March 24

The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 376 points higher. | Image: Shutterstock

Stocks to watch: The domestic stock market is expected to open in the green on Tuesday, March 24. The GIFT NIFTY futures suggest that the NIFTY50 index will open 376 points higher.
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Here is a list of stocks that may remain in focus today.
Wipro: Wipro shares will be in the spotlight on Tuesday, March 24, as it has announced the expansion of its business operations in South Korea with the launch of an innovation lab in Seoul.

In a regulatory filing dated March 23, the IT company stated that it launched the innovation lab as part of the Wipro Innovation Network (WIN) and its continued investment in “local talent to support South Korean clients locally and globally”.

The Bengaluru-based firm noted that the Seoul innovation facility will serve as a space for close collaboration with South Korean clients and ecosystem partners, “enabling co‑creation, rapid experimentation, and solution development".

Olectra Greentech, JBM Auto, Ashok Leyland: Shares will be in focus as the government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that 10,000 air-conditioned e-buses would be provided to 116 cities across 26 states/UTs by the end of 2027 under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, and a new scheme would be launched thereafter to provide another 35,000 e-buses.

Replying to supplementary queries during Question Hour, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had, on August 16, 2023, announced the PM e-Bus Sewa scheme to provide mobility in smaller cities and tackle rising pollution.

Since states were unable to provide adequate finance for e-buses, a target of a total of 10,000 buses was put under the PM e-Bus Sewa scheme for towns with a population between 3 lakh and 40 lakh, he said.

The minister said states were told to give their demands, and a selection criterion was laid down, and buses were sanctioned on the recommendations of coordination committees.

G.R. Infraprojects: The company has received an LOA for a work order worth ₹2,440.87 crore.
IRFC: Indian Railway Finance Corporation Limited (IRFC), a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Railways, has signed a major Rupee Term Loan agreement with Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) for the refinancing of its existing long-term debt up to ₹12,842 crore.

Speaking on this occasion, Manoj Kumar Dubey, Chairman & Managing Director, IRFC, said, "IRFC is actively expanding its footprint by supporting critical infrastructure sectors that have strong linkages with the railways. This refinancing transaction with HURL reflects our whole-of-government approach, where we bring cost-effective, long-term financing solutions to strategically important sectors such as fertilisers. By enabling financial efficiency, we are also contributing to agricultural sustainability while strengthening logistics with railways at the core.”

HDFC Bank: Shares of India's largest private sector lender, HDFC Bank, will be in the spotlight on Tuesday, March 24, after the company said that it has appointed external domestic and international law firms to review the resignation letter of non-executive chairman Atanu Chakraborty, who had quit citing differences over "values and ethics".

The bank, in an exchange filing on March 24, said that Chakraborty, in his resignation letter, did not mention any happenings and practices which were "not in congruence with his personal values and ethics".

The stock has declined 12.19% in the past week, while it has fallen 18.47% in a month. Year-to-date, it is down 25.11%.

The scrip had hit its 52-week low of ₹741.05 apiece on March 23, 2026, while a year's high of ₹1,020.50 per unit was recorded on October 23, 2025.

Coal India: Shares of Coal India (CIL) are expected to be in the spotlight on Tuesday, March 24, as the Maharatna company's board on Monday gave an in-principle nod for divesting up to 25% of its equity stake in subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) through an Offer for Sale (OFS), alongside a fresh issuance of up to 10% equity through an initial public offering (IPO) or other market routes. READ MORE
IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation): The country's largest airline, IndiGo, on Monday announced the appointment of former Air India Express managing director Aloke Singh as its chief strategy officer.

The appointment comes less than two weeks after the sudden resignation of IndiGo's CEO Pieter Elbers.

"Singh will lead the company's long-term strategic planning function and drive enterprise-wide transformation initiatives focused on accelerating growth, enhancing operational efficiency, and strengthening competitive positioning in a rapidly evolving global aviation landscape.

"He will partner closely with the leadership team on cross-functional priorities designed to improve agility, elevate customer experience, and deliver sustainable shareholder value," IndiGo said in a statement.

Birla Corp: RCCPL Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birla Corporation Limited, on Monday commissioned the third line of production at its Kundanganj unit, scaling up production capacity by 1.4 million tonnes (mt).

Post this expansion, Birla Corporation Limited’s consolidated production capacity stands at 21.4 mt, and, as announced by the company earlier, it is to be further expanded to 27.6 mt by 2028-29. The estimated cost of the Kundanganj expansion is around ₹300 crore.

Oil-sensitive stocks: Upstream firms, oil marketing stocks, paints, tyres, and aviation will be in focus as crude oil prices dropped sharply after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a temporary halt to military strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure. Immediately after Trump's announcement, Brent crude oil futures (for expiry in May) fell 16% to the session’s low of $96 from their intraday high of $114.43 per barrel (bbl).

The crash in crude oil prices follows the latest update about the conflict in West Asia.

Asian Paints: According to news reports, Asian Paints has implemented a 2–3% price hike effective March 25, 2026, driven by rising crude oil prices impacting raw material costs.
With inputs from PTI
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Swati Verma
Swati Verma is a business journalist with over 11 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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