Stocks to Watch, October 6: Vodafone Idea, Tata Steel, Vedanta, DMart, Punjab & Sind Bank, PVR INOX, Maruti, IDBI Bank

Other crude-sensitive stocks such as paints, tyres, and aviation are also expected to remain in focus following the OPEC+ decision.

The alleged shortfall in mineral dispatch by the company as per the aforementioned Mine Development and Production Agreement for Sukinda Chromite Block has resulted in an aggregate demand of ₹2,410 crore based on the sale value of the shortfall quantity and appropriation of performance security.

Vedanta Ltd is anchoring aluminium at the centre of its growth strategy, with an expansion plan that will take capacity to 3.1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by FY28, the PTI report said.

The company is planning to invest ₹13,226 crore over the next few years for this expansion, the report added.

Besides, the company on Saturday said the production of aluminium and mined metal has increased slightly during the second quarter of the current financial year.

The company's total aluminium production rose by one per cent. In the case of mined metal for zinc in India also, the output was marginally up by 1%, Vedanta Ltd said in a filing to BSE.

The company, however, said that it has achieved the "best ever second quarter mined metal production at 258 kt, and for H1 at 523 kt."

In a separate development, Vedanta Ltd has pushed the deadline for its demerger to March-end next year, as the approvals from the National Company Law Tribunal and government authorities are still pending, the company has said in a regulatory filing.

The deadline was earlier extended from March 31, 2025, to September 30 this year.

"Given that the conditions precedent in the Scheme, including approval of the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench (NCLT), and approvals from certain government authorities are in the process of being completed, the board of the company and the resulting companies...have decided to extend the timeline for fulfilment of the conditions precedent from September 30, 2025, to March 31, 2026," Vedanta had said in a filing this week.

The approval of the demerger proposal will pave the way for the company's various business verticals to become separate entities.

Gross advances were ₹91,032 crore at the end of September 30, 2024, Punjab & Sind Bank said in a regulatory filing.

The Delhi-based lender reported a 9.42% increase in total deposits to ₹1.35 lakh crore against ₹1.24 lakh crore at the end of the second quarter of the previous financial year.

The bank's total business rose by 12.2% to ₹2.41 lakh crore from ₹2.15 lakh crore in the year-ago period.

Its total advances were ₹1.98 lakh crore at the end of September 30, 2024, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing.

The Kolkata-based lender reported a 10.8% increase in total deposits to ₹3.06 lakh crore against ₹2.76 lakh crore at the end of the second quarter of the previous financial year.

The bank's total business rose by 13.2% to ₹5.37 lakh crore from ₹4.74 lakh crore logged in the year-ago period.

This Dussehra, which also marked Gandhi Jayanti, has already seen over 8.5 lakh admissions, with occupancy crossing 50 per cent, the company said.

"This festive season, our theatres are alive with the energy of audiences across India," PVR INOX Ltd CEO - Revenue & Operations, Gautam Dutta, said in a statement.

With the second quarter already showing robust growth, the company said it is "poised for an exciting season ahead", with upcoming releases looking even more promising.

While both Bollywood and Hollywood movies, including 'Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1', 'Jolly LLB' and 'One Battle After Another', have been attracting patrons to the theatre, PVR INOX said regional cinema has also shone brightly.

The country's largest carmaker has reported a 52% year-on-year growth in exports to 42,204 units in September, compared to 27,728 units in the same month of the previous year.

"In Q1, we exported about 1.10 lakh units, and in the first half (April-September), we have done over 2.07 lakh units. So, we are on track to achieve the 4 lakh unit forecast that we have given," Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Corporate Affairs) Rahul Bharti stated.

Bharti noted that the company's exports are more than double those of the nearest domestic competitor.

The demand notices issued are under Para 15 of Drug Price Control Order 2013 (DPCO), imposing a penalty of ₹6,63,07,606, the drug firm said in a regulatory filing on Saturday.

Demand notices dated September 29 and October 1 were received on October 3, 2025, it added.

It alleges overcharging for five drugs covering the period "between Jan-16 and Nov-18", it added.

Based on the company assessment, there is no material impact on financials, operations or other activities due to the demand notices, it said.

The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) inspected the facility from July 8 to 17, 2025, and closed with the issuance of a Form-483 with four observations, the Mumbai-based drug maker said in a regulatory filing.

"We would like to update that the US FDA has determined the inspection classification of this facility as 'Official Action Indicated (OAI)'", the drug maker said.

Net advances were ₹2 lakh crore at the end of September 30, 2024, IDBI Bank said in a regulatory filing.

The lender reported a 9% increase in total deposits to ₹3.03 lakh crore against ₹2.77 lakh crore logged at the end of the second quarter of the previous financial year.

The credit book of the country's biggest private bank was ₹25.6 lakh crore at the end of the second quarter of the last fiscal.

The bank's period-end advances under management were approximately ₹28.6 lakh crore as of September 30 this year, around 8.9% higher than ₹26.3 lakh crore as of September 30, 2024, HDFC Bank said in a regulatory filing.

The bank's deposits aggregated to approximately ₹27.1 lakh crore as of September 30, 2025, registering a growth of 15.1% over the ₹23.5 lakh crore recorded in September last year, it said.

The company had sold properties worth ₹1,178.5 crore in the year-ago period.

In a regulatory filing, Bengaluru-based Sobha Ltd informed that the company sold 13.94 lakh square feet of area during the July-September period of this fiscal at an average price realisation of ₹13,648 per square foot.

Bengaluru contributed 69.7% of the quarterly sales, with a value of ₹1,326.4 crore, aided by improved sales momentum at the SOBHA Town Park project.

Delhi-NCR contributed ₹309.7 crore, while the Kerala region added ₹184.8 crore to the quarterly sales value, sustained by a festive demand surge.

The company's revenue from operations was ₹14,050.32 crore a year ago, Avenue Supermarts informed BSE in a regulatory filing on Friday.

"Standalone revenue from operations for the quarter ended (QE) September 30, 2025, stood at ₹16,218.79 crore," according to the filing on the company update at the end of the quarter.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), pursuant to its letter dated October 1, 2025, has approved IHH's request to proceed with an open offer for Fortis Healthcare and its arm, Fortis Malar Hospitals, IHH Healthcare Berhad said in a filing to the Malaysian Stock Exchange.

The same was shared on BSE by Fortis Healthcare.

The airline on Friday said the Manchester service -- which will be four times a week -- marks the start of its long-haul services from Delhi.

These flights will be operated with the leased Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

Daily flights to Denpasar will commence from October 24, and four-times-a-week services to Krabi will start from October 26. Also, frequencies on the Delhi-Bangkok route will be increased to double daily services from October 26, according to a release.

The offer price range for the sale has been set between ₹130.00 and ₹136.45 per share, a discount of up to 4.7% from the stock's last closing price. The deal is likely to be executed on the stock exchanges on Monday (October 6), subject to market conditions.