D-Street Newsmakers: Varun Beverages, SpiceJet among 10 stocks that buzzed the most today

Shrugging off global positive sentiment, Indian equities ended sharply lower in Wednesday’s deal on the back of abrupt sell-off towards the later part of the session. Nifty ended 302.95 points, or 1.41 per cent lower at 21,150.15, while Sensex was dragged lower by 930.88 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 70,506.31. Broader markets, meanwhile, underperformed headline indices, with Nifty Midcap 100 cracking over 3 per cent.

Here are the 10 stocks that buzzed most in trade on December 20

DOMS Industries:

After a remarkable debut on the D-Street today, shares of the stationery major ended around 5 per cent lower at Rs 1330.85.

India Shelter Finance:

On its first day on the bourses, shares of the housing financier ended over 10 per cent higher at Rs 543.5.

Varun Beverages:

Shares of the company ended over 7 per cent higher at Rs 1254.55 as the company’s foray into the South African market via an acquisition is taken positively across brokerages.

Symphony:

Shares of consumer electronics major ended a tad higher at Rs 876.25 amid spurt in volume in the counter.

Embassy Office Parks REIT:

As per a PTI report that quotes sources, after Global fund Blackstone has pared its entire stake of Rs 7,100 crore in the company, the stock ended over 1 per cent lower at Rs 331.

Manappuram Finance:

Shares of the NBFC closed at Rs 164.1, a cut of over 5 per cent even as Morgan Stanley iterated its ‘overweight’ call on the counter.

Transformers and Rectifiers (India):

After gaining in early trade on Rs 219 crore order win, the stock ended in the red, lower by around 3 per cent at Rs 183.75.

Aurobindo Pharma:

Shares of the pharma major, after clocking a new all-time high of Rs 1081.45, settled marginally higher by 0.13 per cent at Rs 1,034. The company received establishment inspection report (EIR) that classified its Andhra Pradesh facility as ‘Voluntary Action Indicated’ (VAI) from the US FDA.

Spicejet:

Shares of the carrier ended around 9 per cent lower at Rs 60.25. The stock on the previous day gained substantially after the company evinced interest to buy out the bankrupt Go First.

RVNL:

Shares of the railway stock ended with a cut of more than 6 per cent at Rs 172.4 even as its joint venture firm emerged as the lowest L1 bidder for the redevelopment of Varkala Sivagiri Railway Station, Kerala.