D-Street Newsmakers: L&T, Maruti Suzuki, PB Fintech among 10 stocks that hogged limelight today

Indian equities ended strong ahead of the Interim Budget due to be presented tomorrow (February 1). Nifty ended 0.95 per cent, or 203.6 points higher, at 21,725.7, while Sensex added 612.21 points, or 0.86 per cent to close at 71,752.11. Meanwhile, broader markets outperformed the headline indices.

Here are the 10 stocks that remained in focus in today’s session.

KPIT Technologies:

Shares of the software consulting firm ended over 6 per cent higher at Rs 1,550.85 as the company reported an over 50 per cent increase in net profit on year for the December quarter at Rs 156.7 crore.

L&T:

Shares of the construction major ended over 4 per cent lower at Rs 3480.15 as the company's Q3 earnings missed estimates.

Titan:

Shares of Titan ended over 1 per cent lower at Rs 3,697.4 ahead of its December earnings scheduled to be released on Thursday.

Voltas:

Shares of the AC maker ended sharply higher at Rs 1,087.6, up over 7 per cent as the company’s revenue for the December quarter surged 31 per cent on year.

PB Fintech:

Shares of Paisabazaar’s parent ended with 10 per cent gains at Rs 1,002.8 after the company posted its first quarterly profit in Q3 of Rs 37 crore.

PVR Inox:

Shares of the multiplex operator settled with a tad cut at Rs 1,455 as the company reported a 20.5 per cent YoY decline in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 12.80 crore.

Maruti Suzuki:

Shares of the blue-chip company settled over 2 per cent higher at Rs 10,183.3 as the company’s standalone net profit climbed 33 per cent YoY.

Bank of Baroda:

Shares of the state-run lender ended over 4 per cent higher at Rs 247.7 as the bank posted a 19 per cent YoY jump in its Q3 net profit.

Paras Defence and Space:

Shares of the aerospace and defence company ended over 3 per cent higher at Rs 810.5 after the company won a contract worth around Rs 53 crore from Instrument Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, DRDO.

CreditAccess Grameen:

Shares of the company ended around 2 per cent higher at Rs 1,589.3 after the microfinance company implemented Nagarro’s Temenos Solutions and strengthened its core banking solution.