D-Street Newsmakers: Zomato, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance among 10 stocks that hogged limelight today

Domestic equity benchmarks ended Friday’s session flat after the RBI kept the benchmark interest rates unchanged as widely expected. The Sensex ended 20.6 points higher at 74,248.2 and the Nifty settled barely changed at 22,513.7, as losses in IT and auto stocks offset gains in financial and FMCG counters.

Meanwhile, broader indices outperformed their headline peers.

Here are the 10 stocks that buzzed the most during the day:

Zomato:

Zomato shares ended 1.9 per cent higher at Rs 190.5 apiece on BSE after scaling a record high during the session.

HDFC Bank:

After the lender’s ADR surged the most in two years after a healthy business update, its stock ended over 1 per cent higher at Rs 1,549.4 apiece on BSE. 

Bajaj Finance:

Bajaj Finance shares ended 1.3 per cent lower at Rs 7,191.2 even after the NBFC released a positive quarterly business update.

UltraTech Cement:

The cement maker's stock declined 1.8 per cent to Rs 9,837.8 apiece.

Asahi India:

The stock soared five per cent to Rs 596.1 amid a spurt in trading volumes.

Trident:

After credit rating agency CARE Ratings reaffirmed the company’s long-term bank facilities at 'CARE AA' with a stable outlook, the stock rose 0.6 per cent to end at Rs 41.1 apiece.

Marico:

Amid buying in FMCG shares, Marico shares rose nearly four per cent to Rs 509.4 apiece.

Sobha:

Shares of the realty company ended 0.4 per cent at Rs 1,558 after it released a quarterly business update.

Hero MotoCorp: 

Hero MotoCorp shares ended flat at Rs 4,523.9 apiece after the auto major said it would file appeals with appellate authorities, including rectification applications, against certain orders issued by the Income Tax Department. 

Godrej Properties:

Godrej Properties shares rose four per cent after the real estate developer sold inventory worth Rs 2,690 crore at the launch of its Godrej Reserve project in Kandivali, Mumbai.