​D-Street Newsmakers: BHEL, Vodafone Idea, Yes Bank among 10 stocks that hogged limelight

Indian equities, after hitting fresh peaks on the first trading day of CY 2024, ended with marginal gains amid mixed global sentiments. Nifty ended around 21,750 levels at 21,741.9, up 0.05 per cent or 10.5 points, whereas Sensex closed 0.04 per cent or 31.68 points higher at 72,271.94 points. Meanwhile, the Nifty Midcap 100 ended in the green, outperforming the headline indices.

Here are the 10 stocks that were in the limelight in January 2024's trade.

BHEL

Shares of the PSU company ended over 2 per cent higher after clocking a new high as it bagged a new order from NLC India.

Vodafone Idea

Shares of the telco ended over 6 per cent higher at Rs 17, surging a decent over 30 per cent in 2 sessions.

Yes Bank

Shares of the private lender ended 5.6 per cent higher at Rs 22.65, as the lender informed bourses about receiving Rs 150 crore from a single trust in its security receipts portfolio.

Nestle

Nestle shares, after notching an all-time high, ended with 3 per cent gains at Rs 27,372.4 as the stock is set to trade ex-split on January 5.

LIC

Shares of the PSU insurer ended around 3 per cent higher at Rs 858.75 as the insurer is seen to benefit from the relaxation in the MPS rule.

Coal India

Shares of the company ended over 1 per cent higher at Rs 381.8 as brokerages are upbeat on the stock.

Sandur Manganese

Shares of the company ended over 5 per cent lower at Rs 2,749.1 amid profit selling in the counter.

VST Tillers

Shares of the company ended 2 per cent lower at Rs 3,700.8 amid the company’s weak business update for the December quarter.

JBM Auto

Shares of the auto firm ended 10 per cent higher at Rs 1,619.35 amid high volume.

Kaveri Seed

Shares of the company ended over 5 per cent higher at Rs 646.2 amid the company’s buyback plans.