D-Street Newsmakers: Varun Beverages, GIC Housing and ideaForge among 10 stocks that were in spotlight

Indian equity indices ended on a positive note in Tuesday’s session led by gains in the IT and energy pack. Nifty ended 157.7 points or 0.72 per cent higher at 21,929.4, while Sensex added 454.67 points or 0.63 per cent and closed at 72,186.09. Meanwhile, broader markets outperformed the headline indices with gains of over a per cent.

Here are the 10 stocks that were buzzing in trade today:

ideaForge:

Shares of the drone manufacturing company ended with solid gains of over 10 per cent at Rs 777.25 after the company turned profitable in Q3.

Triveni Turbine:

Shares of the heavy electrical equipment company ended locked in 20 per cent upper circuit at Rs 426.20 amid a spurt in volume in the counter.

Bajaj Consumer Care:

Shares of the personal care company ended with a cut of over 3 per cent at Rs 216.15 even as the company’s Q3 PAT rose over 9 per cent on year.

BPCL:

Shares of the oil marketing company continued its winning run for the third straight day and ended around 6 per cent higher at Rs 609.2.

Varun Beverages:

Shares of the company ended over 3 percent higher at Rs 1347.9 after the company’s good financial performance in the December quarter.

GIC Housing Finance:

Shares of the housing financier ended around 6 per cent lower at Rs 254 as the company reported a 45.52 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 35.65 crore.

IEX:

Shares of the power trading platform ended over 4 per cent higher at Rs 152.7 after the company reported the highest-ever trading volume in January since inception.

Bharti Airtel:

Shares of the company ended over 2 per cent higher at Rs 1137.9 even as the company reported mixed set of numbers for the December quarter.

Bank of India:

Shares of the state-run lender ended with a cut of over 3.5 per cent at Rs 133.75 after Morgan Stanley double downgraded the stock to ‘underweight’ from ‘overweight’.

Praj Industries:

Shares of the industrial products company ended with over 7 per cent gains at Rs 508.3.