D-Street Newsmakers: PNB Housing, Tata Communications and Uno Minda among 7 stocks that hogged limelight today
Indian equities continued to trade higher on Thursday in a volatile session led by buying in metal and realty counter.
Equity benchmarks continued to trade higher on the weekly expiry day led by buying in metal and realty stocks. At the close, Sensex ended higher by 0.18 per cent or 141.34 points at 77,478.93, while Nifty ended firm by 0.22 per cent or 51 points at 23,567. Meanwhile, broader markets saw buying action after a day’s breather.
Here are the stocks that made headlines today:
PNB Housing
After a block deal in the counter in the pre-opening trade, shares of the housing financier settled 6 per cent lower at Rs 791.85.
Uno Minda
Shares of the auto ancillary major after marking fresh all-time high in intra-day trade settled over 2 per cent higher at Rs 1081.30 . The sharp rally in the stock was triggered after global brokerage Goldman Sachs initiated its coverage on the stock with a ‘buy’ rating and a target price of Rs 1,350.
Tata Technologies
Shares of the company ended over 1 per cent lower at Rs 1010.65 as global brokerage Goldman Sachs initiated its coverage on the stock with a ‘sell’ rating and target price of Rs 900.
Goa Carbon
Shares of the company ended nearly 6 per cent higher at Rs 830 after the company announced the launch of its first branded product gcarb plus.
Tata Communications
Shares of the company ended 2 per cent higher at Rs 1867.50 after the company said that it secured a 5-year $250 million sustainability linked loan (SLL).
Rategain Travel
Shares of the company ended 4 per cent higher at Rs 781.45 after nearly 21.6 lakh shares changed hands in the block deal window today.
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shares of the company settled locked in 20 per cent upper circuit at Rs 222.40 apiece after 1.2 crore shares changed hands in the counter via a block deal.