Share Market News August 20: At around 8:26 am, GIFT Nifty futures traded higher by 0.16 per cent at 24,636, indicating a positive opening on the D-Street. Domestic equity benchmarks ended a choppy session largely unchanged on Monday as selling pressure in metal and auto shares offset buying interest in IT, energy, and metal stocks. The Sensex ended 12.2 points lower at 80,424.7 while the Nifty settled with a gain of 31.5 points at 24,572.7. Globally, investors awaited the release of minutes of the FOMC's last review due this week for more clarity on interest rates in the world's largest economy amid expectations the US economy would dodge a recession and cooling inflation would kick off a cycle of rate cuts.

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As investors await a new session on Dalal Street, here is a list of stocks set to be in focus on Tuesday, August 20: 

REC

REC is scheduled to hold its 55th annual general meeting (AGM) starting at 11:00 am on August 20. 

Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL)

Hindustan Zinc's board is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to consider an interim dividend.

Sansera Engineering 

Sansera Engineering's board is slated to meet on Tuesday to consider raising funds.

Bajaj Auto has said that capital gains tax-related changes announced in the Budget 2024 are likely to pose a one-time impact on its earnings in the fiscal second quarter. 

Tata Motors  

The Tata group auto giant has set September 1 as the record date for a proposed swapping of its DVR shares. 

Motilal Oswal Financial Services

MOFSL's board has approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 200 crore through NCDs.

Corporate Action | Dr Lal Pathlabs, PI Industries, Titagarh Rail Systems, Balkrishna Industries, JK Paper among stocks scheduled to trade ex-dividend  

  • AIA ENGINEERING
  • APAR INDUSTRIES
  • BALKRISHNA INDUSTRIES
  • CENTURY ENKA
  • CORAL INDIA FINANCE & HOUSING
  • INDO BORAX & CHEMICALS
  • IRB INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPERS
  • JK PAPER
  • Dr Lal PathLabs
  • Mitsu Chem Plast
  • National Peroxide
  • OMNITEX INDUSTRIES (INDIA)
  • The Phoenix Mills
  • PI Industries
  • Rain Industries
  • RATNAMANI METALS & TUBES
  • SANGHVI MOVERS
  • SOUTH INDIAN BANK
  • SUN TV NETWORK

Besides PVV Infra and AIA Engineering shares are slated to trade ex-bonus and ex-buyback, respectively. 

Corporate Earnings 

Six companies are set to report their financial results on Tuesday: Brightcom Group (BCG), CMI (CMICABLES), KD Leisures (KDLL), Markolines Pavement Technologies, Rapid Investments, and Shri Venkatesh Refineries (SVRL).

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