The Indian stock market is set to begin on a cautious note though the SGX Nifty indicates a 48-point drop for the index in India. On October 26, the BSE Sensex jumped 383.21 points, or 0.63 percent, to 61,350.26, while the Nifty gained 143 points, or 0.79 percent, to 18,268.40. All sectoral indexes finished higher, with auto, infra, and metal indices up 1-2.5 percent.
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Top stocks in focus today:
Cipla
The company reported a higher profit at Rs 712 crore in Q2FY22 against Rs 661.8 crore in Q2FY21, revenue rose to Rs 5,519.8 crore from Rs 5,038.3 crore YoY.
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Results on October 27
Larsen & Toubro, ITC, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Auto, Titan Company, Lupin, Maruti Suzuki India, Punjab National Bank, SBI Life Insurance Company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Aarti Drugs, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, Aegis Logistics, Apollo Tricoat Tubes, Arvind, Asahi India Glass, Astec Lifesciences, Balaji Amines, Cummins India, Dalmia Bharat, Deepak Nitrite, Exxaro Tiles, Geojit Financial Services, Greenpanel Industries, Happiest Minds Technologies, IIFL Finance, IIFL Wealth Management, India Grid Trust, Indian Overseas Bank, JK Paper, KEC International, KPR Mill, Lakshmi Machine Works, Mahindra Logistics, Phillips Carbon Black, Poonawalla Fincorp, PSP Projects, Ramco Systems, Raymond, Reliance Power, Shriram City Union Finance, SKF India, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, Tata Chemicals, Tube Investments of India, Torrent Power, TTK Prestige, United Breweries, United Spirits, and Welspun India will release September quarter earnings on October 27.
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Axis Bank
The bank recorded sharply higher profit at Rs 3,133.3 crore in Q2FY22 against Rs 1,682.7 crore in Q2FY21, net interest income rose to Rs 7,900.3 crore from Rs 7,326.1 crore YoY.
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Torrent Pharma
The company reported higher profit at Rs 316 crore in Q2FY22 against Rs 310 crore in Q2FY21, revenue increased to Rs 2,137 crore from Rs 2,017 crore YoY.
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Dr Lal PathLabs
The company reported higher profit at Rs 95 crore in Q2FY22 against Rs 85.3 crore in Q2FY21, revenue jumped to Rs 498.4 crore from Rs 431.9 crore YoY.
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Bajaj Finance
The company reported sharply higher profit at Rs 1,481 crore in Q2FY22 against Rs 964.9 crore in Q2FY21, revenue increased to Rs 5,335 crore from Rs 4,165 crore YoY.
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Ambuja Cements
The company posted slightly higher standalone profit at Rs 441.2 crore in Q2FY22 against Rs 440.5 crore in Q2FY21, revenue rose to Rs 3,237.3 crore from Rs 2,852.5 crore YoY.
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WABCO India
The company reported lower profit at Rs 32.25 crore in Q2FY22 against Rs 35.10 crore in Q2FY21, revenue jumped to Rs 616.53 crore from Rs 418.71 crore YoY.
