D-Street Newsmakers: Infosys, BPCL and HDFC Bank among 7 stocks that made headlines today

After notching fresh highs at the opening, the benchmark indices soon pared the early gains and succumbed to profit booking. The Sensex ended 738.8 points, or 0.9 per cent, lower at 80,604.7 and the Nifty50 settled at 24,530.9, down 270 points, or 1.1 per cent, from its previous close. 

Here are the stocks that remained in focus today:

Infosys:

After the company reported a better set of Q1 earnings, the stock ended 2 per cent higher at Rs 1,792.85.

BPCL:

As the state-run OMC posted weak June quarter results with profit declining 29 per cent sequentially, the stock ended down by over 4 per cent at Rs 303.80.

Wipro:

Ahead of its results later in the day, the stock ended with a cut of nearly 3 per cent at Rs 557.25.

HDFC Bank:

Shares of the private lender settled 0.5 per cent lower at Rs 1607.10 ahead of its earnings tomorrow.

VST Industries:

As the company is set to mull its first bonus share issue in its upcoming board meeting, the stock ended over 11 per cent higher at Rs 4590.

ONGC:

Even as the global brokerage Citi continued with its buy rating on ONGC with a raised target of Rs 370, the stock ended lower by 3.5 per cent at Rs 319.65.

Spicejet:

The company has announced to consider fundraising via the QIP route in its board meeting scheduled to be held on July 23. The scrip ended with gains of 2 per cent at Rs56.38.