D-Street Newsmakers: Vedanta, ICICI Lombard and Nestle among 10 stocks that hogged limelight

Indian equities have ended on a weak note for the fourth consecutive day even as it a positive opening today. Nifty at the close dropped 0.7 per cent or 152 points at 21,995.85, while Sensex dropped 455 points or 0.62 per cent at 72,489.

Here are the 10 stocks that hogged limelight today:

Ramakrishna Forgings:

Shares of the smallcap firm ended 1 per cent higher at Rs 732.8 on foray in the EV market of the US.

Nestle:

Shares of the FMCG company slipped over 3 per cent and settled at Rs 2462.75 amid reports that the company's baby food brands have a high content of added sugar.

Vodafone Idea:

Shares of the company ended over 2 per cent higher at Rs 13.2 as the company's FPO received 0.18 times subscription on the first day.

Vedanta:

Shares of the diversified company ended 3 per cent higher at Rs 389 as the company's subsidiary Vedanta Resources intends to increase its operating profitability to $750 crore over the next two years.

ONGC:

Shares of the oil exploration company settled 3 per cent lower at Rs 274.3 even as Morgan Stanley continued with its overweight stance on the counter.

LIC:

Shares of the leading insurer ended with a cut of 1.6 per cent at Rs 960.85 even as JM Financial initiated buy on the stock.

Paytm:

Shares of the company ended nearly 1 per cent lower at Rs 388.4 upon NPCI's nod to start the company's user migration to new PSP bank handles.

Just Dial:

Shares of the company settled 13 per cent higher at Rs 1009.95 as the company saw spurt in volume in the counter.

ICICI Lombard:

Shares of the general insurer ended over 3 per cent higher at Rs 1706 as the company's Q4 PAT rose 19 per cent on year.

Jubilant Pharmova:

Shares of the company gained over 4 per cent to Rs 701.65 as the company's Roorkee facility has been classied as VAI or Voluntary Action Indicated.