Equity benchmarks record 9 sessions of gains: Tata Elxis, DMart among 6 stocks that hogged limelight today

Amid buoyant global mood, Indian equities continued to gain ground for the ninth session in a row since August 14, climbing as much as 4 per cent on the Nifty50 index. Here are the stocks that remained in limelight today:

Tata Elxsi: 

Tata group's Tata Elxsi stock ended in the green with significant gains by over 16 per cent at Rs 8,970.35 after the stock underperformed.

DMart:

After CLSA continued with its outperform call on DMart, the stock ended in the negative at Rs 4,952.

Paras Defence:

Shares of the defence company ended nearly 1 per cent higher at Rs 1,279.55 as the company's board approved raising Rs 200 crore via QIP issue.

LIC:

LIC shares ended 3 per cent higher at Rs 1,079.3 amid reports that the insurer is looking at changes in the surrender value norms.

Railtel Corporation:

Shares of the railways company ended in the negative by 0.71 per cent at 499.65 after the company bagged Rs 71 crore order from Western Railways.

Dee Development:

Dee Development shares ended marginally lower at Rs 347.95 even after bagging order worth around Rs 27 crore from L&T Energy Hydrocarbon.