Domestic equity benchmarks finished a volatile session mildly lower as losses in financial and metal shares outweighed gains in auto stocks. Gains across major global markets with investors pinning hopes on easing trade tensions limited the losses on Dalal Street. Both Sensex and Nifty50 fell 0.2 per cent for the day, falling 170.2 points to 83,239.5 and Nifty50 slid 48.1 points to settle at 25,405.3.
Market participants are awaiting the onset of a corporate earnings season on Dalal Street next week for domestic cues.
As investors await the next trading session, here are a few stocks set to be in focus on Friday:
Stocks set to trade ex-dividend
Sona BLW Precision Forgings, Tech Mahindra, M&M, Nestle India, Axis Bank, Max Healthcare, Cyient, Bharat Forge and Navin Fluorine are scheduled to trade ex-dividend at the opening bell.
Concor bonus
Container Corporation and Sharda Motors shares are set to trade ex-bonus.
Stock split
Paras Defence shares are set to trade ex-split in the ratio of 2:1 (two for one).
UCO Bank
In a quarterly update, UCO Bank has said its total advances grew 16.6 per cent while deposits increased 11.6 per cent in the April-June period.
IEX
IEX has registered a 15 per cent rise in its electricity trade volume to 3,238 crore units in the June quarter.
Bank of Baroda
The PSU lender has reported a 12.5 per cent increase in advances and 8.1 per cent in deposits in the June quarter.
Marico
The FMCG company has clinched low twenties percentage growth in its consolidated revenue amid improvement in rural demand in Q1.
Bajaj Finance
The NBFC has seen 15 per cent growth in its deposit book to Rs 72,100 crore in Q1.
Its assets under management have increased by one-fourth to Rs 4.41 lakh crore during this period.
ONGC
The oil and gas company has signed a pact with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines for two very large ethane carriers (VLECs).
Bharat Forge
The company has incorporated a subsidiary named Agneyastra Energetics.
