Share Market Today August 2: ITC, Titan, Britannia, LIC Housing Finance, Maruti Suzuki, Cipla, Coforge, other stocks to track on Friday

Share Market Today August 2: At around 8:22 am, GIFT Nifty futures traded lower by 0.98 per cent at 24,786.5, indicating a weak opening on the D-Street. Domestic equity benchmarks Nifty50 and Sensex registered record closing highs on Thursday, driven by buying interest in financial and energy shares though selling pressure in auto stocks limited the upside.

A bunch of stocks are set to be in focus during the last trading session of the week, including ITC, Britannia, Maruti Suzuki India, Cipla, and Coforge.  

Here's the list: 

ITC posts operationally weak results

Cigarettes-to-hotels conglomerate ITC has reported a standalone net profit of Rs 4,917 crore for the April-June period with margin of 37 per cent. 

Zee Business analysts had pegged the cigarette maker's quarterly net profit of Rs 5,020 crore and margin at 38 per cent. 

Corporate Earnings

As many as 99 companies are scheduled to report their quarterly numbers on Friday, including Titan, Britannia, LIC Housing Finance, Zydus Wellness, and Delhivery. 

Corporate Action

Auto Stocks

Automobile manufacturers started reporting their monthly sales numbers on Thursday.