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• Relative strength index (RSI) indicates that stocks like Pfizer, GE Vernova T&D India, IFCI, and MMTC are in the overbought zone.

• Lemon Tree Hotels' Q4FY25 net profit grows 26.4% YoY to Rs 84.6 crore, helped by lower finance costs. Revenue rises 14.6% YoY to Rs 379.4 crore, led by improvements in occupancy and revenue per available room (RevPAR). It shows up in a screener of stocks with high momentum scores.

• Procter & Gamble Health's revenue rises 23.3% YoY to Rs 314.1 crore in Q4FY25, owing to an improvement in the pharmaceuticals segment. Net profit grows 31.4% YoY to Rs 61.2 crore helped by inventory destocking and a deferred tax credit of Rs 3.4 crore. The company features in a screener of stocks with zero promoter pledges.

• ICRA is rising as its net profit grows 18.5% YoY to Rs 55.7 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower finance costs. Revenue increases 9.9% YoY to Rs 136.2 crore, driven by higher sales from the ratings & ancillary services segment during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding in the past month.

• Neerad Sharma, Head of Strategy at NCC, says the company secured 60% of FY25 order wins in Q4, with Rs 9,000–10,000 crore from the Amravati capital city. He projects revenue growth of 10% and an EBITDA margin of 9–9.25% for FY26, with expected order inflows of Rs 22,000–25,000 crore.

  NCC
  
  FY26 revenue growth guidance at 10%, guide EBITDA 9-9.25%
  
  60% of order wins for FY25 have come in Q4
  
  Bagged 9000-10000 Cr orders from Amravati capital city
  
  Order inflow guidance of 22000-25000 Cr
  
  Have 3 smart meter project orders worth 8000 Crhttps://t.co/uwjPhP6GHa

  — Mangalam Maloo (@blitzkreigm) May 30, 2025

• Gujarat Pipavav Port surges as its Q4FY25 net profit jumps 70.7% YoY to Rs 112.4 crore, driven by lower finance and depreciation & amortisation expenses. However, revenue remains flat at Rs 271 crore during the quarter. It features in a screener of stocks with annual net profit growth higher than sector profit growth.

• Alembic Pharmaceuticals is rising as it receives final approval from the US FDA for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Bosutinib Tablets. The drug is a therapeutic equivalent to PF Prism's Bosulif Tablets, used to treat chronic myelogenous leukaemia. According to IQVIA, the drug has a market size of $291 million in the US as of March 2025.

• India Glycols' board of directors approves the stock split of one equity share with a face value of Rs 10, fully paid up, into two equity shares of Rs 5 each.

• Dipali Goenka, MD & CEO of Welspun Living, expects uncertainty to persist over the next few quarters due to global tariff concerns. She believes the UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a strong opportunity for both India and the company. She also highlights that the company’s portfolio has grown 35% in non-US geographies. For FY28, Goenka projects revenue of Rs 15,000 crore and margins of around 15–16%.

  Welspun Living says
  
  ???? Uncertainity to persist due to global tariff uncertainity
  ???????? UK FTA is a good opportunity for India & the company
  
  FY28 Guidance ???? Revenue at Rs.15000 cr revenue & margins at 15–16% @DipaliGoenka@WelspunWorldhttps://t.co/TsnX25oC85|

  — Nigel D'Souza (@Nigel__DSouza) May 30, 2025

• Concord Biotech rises as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 47.7% YoY to Rs 140.4 crore, owing to lower inventory and finance costs. Revenue jumps 33.2% YoY to Rs 439.3 crore, attributed to improvements in the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and formulations segments. It features in a screener of stocks with growth in net profit and profit margin (QoQ).

• Tejas Networks' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD), Anand Athreya, tenders his resignation, effective June 20. The board appoints Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Arnob Roy to take on additional charge as CEO until a successor is appointed.

• KNR Constructions is falling as its net profit plunges 60.6% YoY to Rs 139.2 crore in Q4FY25 due to an exceptional items loss of Rs 125.6 crore. Revenue decreases 31% YoY to Rs 975.2 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with declining profits every quarter for the past two quarters.

• ICICI Securities maintains its 'Buy' rating on Varroc Engineering with a target price of Rs 610. The brokerage expects a gradual recovery in Varroc’s overseas business over the next 1-2 years, driven by recent order wins. It forecasts EBITDA margins to improve to around 10.4% in FY26 and 10.8% in FY27.

  #MarketToday | Varroc Engineering shares jump 7%, ICICI Securities says 'Buy' stock https://t.co/nkT16pXM32

  — Business Today (@business_today) May 30, 2025

• SJVN falls sharply as it posts a net loss of Rs 127.6 crore in Q4FY25 compared to a net profit of Rs 61.1 crore in Q4FY24 due to higher finance and depreciation & amortisation expenses. Revenue declines 4.3% YoY to Rs 548.8 crore during the quarter. It appears in a screener of stocks with falling returns on capital employed (RoCE).

• NBCC's net profit grows 29.3% YoY to Rs 175.9 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 15.3% YoY to Rs 4,700.9 crore, driven by improvements in the project management consultancy (PMC), real estate, and the engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) segments. It appears in a screener of stocks with prices above short, medium and long-term moving averages.

• Amara Raja Energy & Mobility is falling as its net profit declines 29.7% YoY to Rs 161.6 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher material costs and employee benefit expenses. However, revenue increases 5.2% YoY to Rs 3,060.1 crore, driven by higher sales from the lead acid batteries and allied products segment during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds decreased their shareholding in the past quarter.

• Muthoot Finance rises over 7% after the government directs the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to delay the implementation of new gold loan norms until January 2026 to protect small borrowers. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) also suggests exempting borrowers below Rs 2 lakh from the proposed regulations to ensure timely and efficient disbursements.

  #MarketsWithBS | Shares of Muthoot Finance rise nearly 7% after the govt asks RBI to ensure small borrowers are not affected.#Stocks#markets#stockmarketindia#stockmarketnews#sharemarket#marketnews#indianstockmarket#MuthootFinace#RBIhttps://t.co/4izfQWiP89

  — Business Standard (@bsindia) May 30, 2025

• Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders falls sharply as its Q4FY25 net profit declines 50.9% YoY to Rs 325.3 crore due to higher subcontracting, employee benefits, power & fuel, provisions, and project-related expenses. However, revenue grows 0.9% YoY to Rs 3,483.9 crore during the quarter. It shows up in a screener of stocks with expensive valuations according to Trendlyne valuation scores.

• Senco Gold's Q4FY25 net profit grows 94% YoY to Rs 62.4 crore. Revenue increases 21% YoY to Rs 1,392.4 crore during the quarter, driven by volume growth in the diamond jewellery business and an increase in old gold jewellery exchanges. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding over the past two months.

• Engineers India's Q4FY25 net profit grows 142.2% YoY to Rs 279.8 crore. Revenue increases 22.2% YoY to Rs 1,046.6 crore during the quarter, driven by strong project execution in the consultancy and engineering segments. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding over the past two months.

• Nuvama downgrades Alkem Laboratories to a 'Reduce' rating with a lower target price of Rs 4,750. The brokerage notes that Q4 EBITDA and PAT fell short of estimates by 10% and 15%, respectively, due to higher raw material and staff costs. It adds that with India’s WPI staying stable, growth in the NLEM (National List of Essential Medicines) portfolio may remain subdued, possibly limiting the overall growth of its India business.

  #BrokerageRadar | Nuvama on Alkem Laboratories: Downgrade to Reduce from Hold, target cut to ?4,750 vs ?5,840@Nuvama_Wealth#AlkemLabs#StockMarketpic.twitter.com/wqTQlewjiM

  — ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) May 30, 2025

• Ola Electric Mobility falls sharply as its Q4FY25 net loss expands 109.1% YoY to Rs 870 crore due to higher inventory expenses. Revenue plunges 56.4% YoY to Rs 728 crore, caused by a 55.5% decline in deliveries. It shows up in a screener of stocks where promoters increased pledged shares QoQ.

• Sobha rises sharply as its net profit surges 4.8x YoY to Rs 40.9 crore in Q4FY25, helped by higher sales, inventory destocking, and lower sub-contractor costs. Revenue increases 62.6% YoY to Rs 1,240.6 crore, driven by higher sales from the real estate and contractual & manufacturing segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding over the past two months.

• Suzlon Energy surges as its Q4FY25 net profit jumps 3.7x YoY to Rs 1,182.2 crore, driven by tax returns of Rs 629.7 crore. Revenue grows 73.3% to Rs 3,825.2 crore, led by improvements in the wind turbine generator, foundry & forging, and operation & maintenance services segments. It features in a screener of stocks with rising net profit margins (QoQ and TTM).

• Bajaj Auto is falling as its net profit declines 10.4% YoY to Rs 1,801.9 crore in Q4FY25 due to inventory build-up and higher finance costs. However, revenue increases 9.5% YoY to Rs 12,646.3 crore, driven by higher sales from the automotive and financing segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks underperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• Nifty 50 was trading at 24,806 (-27.6, -0.1%), BSE Sensex was trading at 81,465.69 (-167.3, -0.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,867.70 (6.4, 0.0%).

• Market breadth is in the green. Of the 2,005 stocks traded today, 1,116 were in the positive territory and 848 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Suzlon Energy Ltd. (71.48, 9.3%), Muthoot Finance Ltd. (2,215.40, 7.3%) and UCO Bank (33.05, 5.7%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (3,478.20, -7.3%), Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. (3,553.30, -5.3%) and Patanjali Foods Ltd. (1,671.30, -4.9%).

Volume Rockets

73 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Suzlon Energy Ltd. (71.48, 9.3%), R R Kabel Ltd. (1,425.70, 8.8%) and Muthoot Finance Ltd. (2,215.40, 7.3%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Welspun Living Ltd. (132.66, -9.6%), SJVN Ltd. (96.30, -5.7%) and KNR Constructions Ltd. (210.80, -4.5%).

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. (156.15, 5.6%) was trading at 46.3 times of weekly average. FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd. (203.26, -0.6%) and Coromandel International Ltd. (2,289.40, -0.8%) were trading with volumes 24.2 and 19.8 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

11 stocks made 52 week highs, while 2 stocks hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - CCL Products India Ltd. (884.15, 8.5%), Solar Industries India Ltd. (16,104, -0.9%) and Welspun Corp Ltd. (935.55, 4.5%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (85.85, -1.9%) and Capri Global Capital Ltd. (151.69, -2.6%).

21 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including R R Kabel Ltd. (1,425.70, 8.8%) and Muthoot Finance Ltd. (2,215.40, 7.3%). 28 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (676.20, -6.3%) and India Cements Ltd. (317.15, -5.8%).

Nifty 50 closed at 24,833.60 (81.2, 0.3%), BSE Sensex closed at 81,633.02 (320.7, 0.4%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,861.35 (82.0, 0.4%). Market breadth is holding steady. Of the 2,435 stocks traded today, 1,175 were in the positive territory and 1,222 were negative.

Indian indices closed higher after rising in the afternoon session. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, fell 8.9% and closed at 16.4 points. RBI’s 2024-25 Annual Report projects GDP growth at 6.5% for FY26, maintaining India’s position as the fastest-growing major economy. Growth is expected to be driven by strong demand and capital expenditure.

Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 closed higher, following the benchmark index. Nifty Midcap Liquid 15 and Nifty Metal Indices were among the top index gainers today. According to Trendlyne’s sector dashboard, Telecommunications Equipment emerged as the top-performing sector of the day, with a rise of 3.5%.

Asian indices closed higher, except for Malaysia’s KLCI and Indonesia’s IDX Composite, which closed lower. European indices are trading higher. US index futures are trading higher, indicating a positive start to the trading session after a US court blocked most of President Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs. Brent crude futures are trading higher after rising 1.2% on Wednesday.

• Infosys sees a long buildup in its May 29 futures series, with open interest increasing by 61.3% and a put-call ratio of 0.5.

• Alkem Laboratories is falling as its Q4FY25 net profit misses Forecaster estimates by 18% despite growing 4.2% YoY to Rs 305.9 crore due to lower raw materials and inventory expenses. Revenue increases 8.8% YoY to Rs 3,289.7 crore, driven by improvements in the Indian and international markets. It shows up in a screener of stocks with declining net cash flow.

• Samvardhana Motherson International is rising as its revenue grows 6.6% YoY to Rs 29,316.8 crore in Q4FY25, helped by improvements in the wiring harness and modules & polymer products segments. However, net profit falls 23.4% YoY to Rs 1,050.5 crore due to higher inventory and employee benefits expenses. The company features in a screener of stocks with RoCE improving over the past two years.

• Reliance Power rises sharply as its unit, Reliance NU Energies, wins a 350 MW solar power project with a 175 MW/700 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) from Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN).

• Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (CG Consumer) and TeamLease Services are among the top stocks with the highest mutual fund shareholding in India during Q4FY25. CG Consumer Electricals holds the highest shareholding, at 47.4%, while TeamLease Services follows with 45.4%.

  CG Consumer & TeamLease top the list of 7 stocks with highest mutual fund holdings as of March 2025#MutualFundPicks#CGConsumer#InvestmentTrendshttps://t.co/yjlXBho50j

  — Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) May 29, 2025

• Tata Chemicals' Director and Chairman, N Chandrasekaran, tenders his resignation, effective May 29. The company's board of directors appoints S Padmanabhan as its Chairman, effective May 30.

• Waaree Energies rises sharply as its wholly-owned subsidiary, Waaree Solar Americas, secures a $176 million (approximately Rs 1,503 crore) order from a US-based solar project developer to supply 586 MW of solar modules.

• Texmaco Rail & Engineering is rising as it bags an order worth Rs 140.6 crore from the Ministry of Railways to manufacture and supply eight rakes of flat multi-purpose wagons in the next six months.

• A recent ICICI Bank report estimates a 7% YoY growth in India’s economy in Q4FY25. The report highlights stronger growth momentum in the second half of the fiscal year, driven by increased government spending, rising rural demand, domestic travel, and services exports.

  India’s economy is estimated to have grown by 7 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of FY25, according to a recent report by ICICI Bank.
  
  Click here to read more: https://t.co/pPsg0vqx7y

  — businessline (@businessline) May 29, 2025

• Nuvama Wealth Management rises as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 41.3% YoY to Rs 255.4 crore, owing to lower fee & commission and depreciation & amortisation expenses. Revenue jumps 21.1% YoY to Rs 1,124.8 crore, driven by improvements in the wealth management, asset management and capital markets segments. It appears in a screener of stocks with prices above short, medium and long-term moving averages.

• Balaji Amines falls as its net profit declines 41% YoY to Rs 40.1 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher inventory and depreciation & amortization expenses. Revenue decreases 14.8% YoY to Rs 352.7 crore owing to weak performance in the amines & speciality chemicals segment. It shows up in a screener of stocks with decreasing revenue every quarter for the past three quarters.

• Gensol Engineering is falling as the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) reportedly permits the Government to freeze the company's and its subsidiaries' bank accounts and lockers.

• Jefferies initiates coverage on Jindal Stainless with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of Rs 800, reflecting optimism about its position in India’s fast-growing stainless steel market. It expects Jindal Stainless to deliver a 10% volume CAGR and 21% EPS CAGR over FY25-27, with a 17% return on equity. The brokerage highlights the company’s stronger balance sheet than its carbon steel peers and lower EBITDA/tonne volatility.

  Jefferies is bullish on Jindal Stainless@Jindal_Official
  
  Check it out ????pic.twitter.com/1NKjs0PELg

  — Nigel D'Souza (@Nigel__DSouza) May 29, 2025

• Bata India is falling as its net profit declines 27.9% YoY to Rs 45.9 crore in Q4FY25 due to lower sales and higher employee benefit and depreciation & amortisation expenses. Revenue decreases 1.2% YoY to Rs 788.2 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks underperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• Birlasoft is falling as its Q4FY25 revenue declines 3.4% QoQ to Rs 1,336.8 crore, attributed to reductions in the banking, financial services & insurance (BFSI), manufacturing, and life sciences & services segments. However, net profit grows 4.4% QoQ to Rs 122.1 crore, helped by lower employee benefits and finance costs. It shows up in a screener of stocks with decreasing promoter holding.

• Deepak Nitrite rises sharply as its net profit beats Forecaster estimates by 45.9% despite falling 20.3% YoY to Rs 202.4 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher raw materials, inventory, employee benefits, and finance costs. Revenue grows 2.5% YoY to Rs 2,179.7 crore, led by an improvement in the phenolics segment. It shows up in a screener of stocks with zero promoter pledges.

• RBI's 2024-25 annual report states that headline consumer inflation remains 'benign' and is expected to align with the 4% target within a year. However, it warns that global trade uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and market volatility could threaten growth and increase inflation. The report notes that Indian banking is resilient, but global uncertainties underscore the importance of proactive risk management.

  RBI annual report for 2024-25 cites soft inflation, moderate growth and global risks as it projects FY26 inflation at 4% and GDP growth at 6.5% with a supportive monetary stance#ReserveBankOfIndia#GDP#Inflation#GDPGrowth | @monstermanojithttps://t.co/6rZKioBiOv

  — Business Standard (@bsindia) May 29, 2025

• Natco Pharma is rising as its net profit grows 5.3% YoY to Rs 406.6 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 14.3% YoY to Rs 1,221 crore, driven by higher sales from the pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with net profit growth and improving profit margins (QoQ).

• HG Infra Engineering secures a Letter of Intent (LoI) from Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam to set up a standalone battery energy storage system in Gujarat with a 300 MW/600 MWh capacity.

• Cummins India rises as its Q4FY25 net profit beats Forecaster estimates by 8.7% despite falling 1.5% YoY to Rs 529.5 crore due to higher raw materials, employee benefits, and depreciation & amortisation expenses. However, revenue grows 7.4% YoY to Rs 2,596.9 crore, driven by improvements in the engines and lubes segments. It features in a screener of stocks with return on capital employed (RoCE) over the past two years.

• SEBI issues an order against IndusInd Bank over insider trading allegations involving its former top executives. Five key management personnel, including former MD and CEO Sumant Kathpalia, former Deputy CEO Arun Khurana, and three other officials, are barred from buying, selling, or dealing in securities in any manner, directly or indirectly, until further notice.

  #IndusIndBank shares in focus after #SEBI insider trading order on top management officials@hormaz_fatakiahttps://t.co/osPxD3dnjS

  — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) May 29, 2025

• Avanti Feeds rises sharply as its net profit surges 45.8% YoY to Rs 151.8 crore in Q4FY25, helped by inventory destocking. Revenue increases 7.9% YoY to Rs 1,385.1 crore, driven by higher sales from the shrimp feed, processed shrimp, and shrimp hatchery segments. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• Welspun Corp rises sharply as its Q4FY25 net profit surges 160.1% YoY to Rs 698.3 crore, led by exceptional gains of Rs 476.5 crore from the sale of a 74% stake in its arm, Nauyaan Shipyard. However, revenue declines 12.7% YoY to Rs 3,966.9 crore due to lower steel sales. It appears in a screener of affordable stocks with high return on equity (RoE) and momentum.

• Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation is rising as its net profit grows 26.1% YoY to Rs 358.2 crore in Q4FY25, helped by an exceptional gain of Rs 45.7 crore. Revenue increases 9.9% YoY to Rs 1,268.5 crore, driven by higher sales from the Rail Neer, internet ticketing and tourism segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding in the past month.

• Steel Authority of India's (SAIL's) Q4FY25 net profit grows 11.1% YoY to Rs 1,251 crore, helped by lower raw material costs and exceptional losses. Revenue increases 4.7% YoY to Rs 29,613.7 crore, driven by improvements in the IISCO and alloy steel plants. It features in a screener of stocks with rising net cash flow and cash from operating activities.

• Nifty 50 was trading at 24,847.95 (95.5, 0.4%), BSE Sensex was trading at 81,591.03 (278.7, 0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,866.20 (86.8, 0.4%).

• Market breadth is ticking up strongly. Of the 2,007 stocks traded today, 1,374 showed gains, and 577 showed losses.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Cummins India Ltd. (3,169.40, 6.5%), Deepak Nitrite Ltd. (2,100.40, 5.0%) and Jindal Stainless Ltd. (669.20, 3.4%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Coromandel International Ltd. (2,308.90, -4.2%), United Breweries Ltd. (2,004.40, -2.7%) and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (3,263.40, -2.5%).

Volume Rockets

28 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included MMTC Ltd. (81.11, 16.8%), Welspun Corp Ltd. (895, 10%) and Cummins India Ltd. (3,169.40, 6.5%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Cohance Lifesciences Ltd. (1,066.50, -3.8%), FDC Ltd. (442.85, -3.0%) and RHI Magnesita India Ltd. (458.85, -2.0%).

Castrol India Ltd. (218.24, 5.7%) was trading at 23.2 times of weekly average. Asahi India Glass Ltd. (765.40, 6.0%) and Varroc Engineering Ltd. (512.15, 1.2%) were trading with volumes 11.9 and 10.4 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

11 stocks overperformed with 52 week highs, while 1 stock hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (1,519.50, 5.2%), Solar Industries India Ltd. (16,249, 0.8%) and Welspun Corp Ltd. (895, 10%).

Stock making new 52 weeks lows included - Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (87.50, 0.6%).

24 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including MMTC Ltd. (81.11, 16.8%) and Castrol India Ltd. (218.24, 5.7%). 17 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including United Breweries Ltd. (2,004.40, -2.7%) and Escorts Kubota Ltd. (3,302.20, -2.1%).

• Money flow index (MFI) indicates that stocks like Pfizer, Jubilant Pharmova, Gillette India, and eClerx Services are in the overbought zone.

• 3M India is falling as its Q4FY25 net profit declines 55.7% YoY to Rs 71.4 crore due to higher inventory, employee benefits, finance, and depreciation & amortisation expenses. However, revenue grows 14.3% YoY to Rs 1,211.8 crore, helped by improvements in the safety & industrial, transportation & electronics, healthcare, and consumer segments. It shows up in a screener of stocks with declining profits for the past three quarters.

• Techno Electric's Q4FY25 net profit grows 73.6% YoY to Rs 134.7 crore. Revenue increases 84.5% YoY to Rs 868.8 crore during the quarter, driven by strong execution of a large order book and higher revenue recognition. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding over the past two months.

• Granules India's net profit grows 17.3% YoY to Rs 152 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower raw materials and finance costs and a deferred tax credit of Rs 16.3 crore. Revenue increases 1.8% YoY to Rs 1,197.4 crore due to an improvement in the finished dosages (FD) segment. It shows up in a screener of stocks with low debt.

• Samvid Gupta, Joint MD of Gateway Distriparks, targets double-digit volume growth in the Rail business and 2–3% growth in the Container Freight Station (CFS) segment. He notes that the company achieved over 40% double stacking in FY25 and aims for 45% in FY26.

  Gateway Distriparks
  
  Target double digit volume growth in Rail Biz
  Expect 2-3% growth in CFS
  
  Expect, `9000-10000/TEU EBITDA in Rail biz, 1500/TEU EBITDA in CFS
  
  Did >40% Double Stacking in FY25, Target 45% in FY26
  
  https://t.co/apRujYpx59

  — Mangalam Maloo (@blitzkreigm) May 28, 2025

• DCX Systems is falling as its Q4FY25 net profit declines 37.2% YoY to Rs 20.7 crore due to lower sales and higher employee benefit expenses. Revenue decreases 26.3% YoY to Rs 550 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with expensive valuations according to Trendlyne valuation scores.

• Enviro Infra Engineers secures engineering, procurement, and construction orders worth Rs 126.8 crore from Punjab and Odisha government bodies to construct sewage and water treatment plants.

• Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Healthcare is falling as its net profit misses Forecaster estimates by 22.4% despite rising 1.1% YoY to Rs 156.1 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower raw material costs and employee benefit expenses. Revenue decreases 1.1% YoY to Rs 991.6 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks underperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• ACME Solar Holdings gains over 3% after commissioning the initial 26.4 MW phase of its first wind power project in Shapar, Gujarat. This is part of the larger 50 MW ACME Pokhran project, funded by Power Finance Corporation and executed by ACME’s in-house EPC team using Envision’s 3.3 MW turbines. With this, the company's operational capacity increases to 2,731.4 MW from 2,705 MW.

  #MarketsWithBS | ACME Solar shares advance after the company announced that it has commissioned the initial 26.4 MW phase of its first wind power project in Shapar, Gujarat.#ACMESolar#Stocks#markets#stockmarketindia#stockmarketnews#sharemarkethttps://t.co/r472ogE8zW

  — Business Standard (@bsindia) May 28, 2025

• NLC India is rising as it is declared the preferred bidder for two mineral blocks in Chhattisgarh, Semhardih and Raipura, containing phosphorite and limestone, following a mineral e-auction held by the state.

• Apollo Micro Systems is rising as it receives an export order worth Rs 113.8 crore to supply avionic systems for civil and military aircraft.

• Medplus Health Services is rising as its net profit surges 53.7% YoY to Rs 51.3 crore in Q4FY25, helped by inventory destocking and lower stock-in-trade purchases. Revenue increases 1.3% YoY to Rs 1,509.6 crore, driven by higher sales from the retail and diagnostic services segments. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding over the past two months.

• Nuvama Institutional Equities downgrades Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail to 'Hold' with a target price of Rs 84. The brokerage highlights weak growth in ABFRL’s core portfolio post-demerger. While newer segments like ethnic and digital brands perform well, the core retail business continues to underperform.

  #MarketToday | ABFRL shares: Nuvama downgrades stock to 'Hold' citing growth concerns post-demerger https://t.co/65qJyUhim1

  — Business Today (@business_today) May 28, 2025

• NMDC's Q4FY25 net profit grows 4.6% YoY to Rs 1,477.7 crore. Revenue increases 8.5% YoY to Rs 7,497.2 crore during the quarter, driven by higher iron ore and pellet sales. The firm appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their stakes in Q4FY25.

• Bosch falls sharply as its net profit declines 1.9% YoY to Rs 553.6 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher raw materials, inventory, employee benefits, and finance costs. However, revenue grows 16% YoY to Rs 4,910.6 crore, helped by improvements in the automotive products and consumer goods segments. It shows up in a screener of stocks with decreasing net cash flows.

• JK Cement is rising as its Q4FY25 net profit jumps 64% YoY to Rs 360.4 crore, helped by lower inventory and power & fuel expenses. Revenue grows 15.1% YoY to Rs 3,627.1 crore during the quarter. It features in a screener of stocks with good aggregate candlestick strength.

• Antique Stock Broking maintains a 'Buy' rating on Shilpa Medicare with a lower target price of Rs 1,090. The brokerage sees strong potential in the company's Europe deal with Orion for recombinant albumin, with milestone payments likely in FY26. However, delays in Unicycive’s oxylanthanum carbonate (OLC) approval push revenues to FY27, leading to a 16% and 20% cut in FY26/27 estimates.

  #BrokerageRadar | Antique on Shilpa Medicare: Maintain Buy, target cut to ?1090 vs ?1525#StockMarketpic.twitter.com/0SfhEE6a3r

  — ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) May 28, 2025

• EID Parry's net profit grows 30% YoY to Rs 286.5 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 21.9% YoY to Rs 6,923.5 crore, driven by an improvement in the distillery segment and higher capacity utilization. The firm appears in a screener of stocks where foreign institutional investors (FII) increased their stakes in Q4FY25.

• Belrise Industries' shares debut on the bourses at an 11.1% premium to the issue price of Rs 90. The Rs 2,150 crore IPO received bids for 41.3 times the total shares on offer.

• HBL Engineering is rising as it secures an order worth Rs 101.6 crore from Ircon International to implement the Kavach system in the Bangalore and Mysore divisions of South Western Railway. The project covers 85 stations across 778 km and includes two locomotives.

• Sanjeev Kumar Singh, CMD of Hindustan Copper, projects over 15% volume growth and margins above 40% for FY26, with a planned capex of Rs 350 crore. He expects copper prices to stay strong on robust global demand and remains optimistic about the metal’s outlook, highlighting strong backing from the mining ministry.

  Hindustan Copper says
  
  HindCopper is divine metal company ????
  
  Guidance for FY26
  ???? Volume +15%
  ???? Margins at 40%+
  ???? Capex at Rs.350cr@MinesMinIndia@kishanreddybjp@copper_ltdhttps://t.co/bKj5O07Dvl

  — Nigel D'Souza (@Nigel__DSouza) May 28, 2025

• ITC falls as 32 crore shares (2.3% stake) worth approximately Rs 11,600 crore reportedly change hands in a block deal at an average price of Rs 400 per share. British American Tobacco (BAT) is likely the seller in the transaction.

• Triveni Engineering & Industries surges as its net profit rises 13.6% YoY to Rs 183 crore in Q4FY25, helped by inventory destocking. Revenue increases 25.1% YoY to Rs 1,629.3 crore, driven by higher sales from the engineering, and sugar & allied businesses during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with increasing profits every quarter for the past two quarters.

• Life Insurance Corp of India rises sharply as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 38.1% YoY to Rs 19,038.7 crore, helped by returns of Rs 1,428.7 crore from provisions. However, net premium income (NPI) drops 3.2% YoY to Rs 1.5 lakh crore due to reductions in the life, pension, and annuity insurance segments. It features in a screener of stocks with high trailing twelve month (TTM) earnings per share (EPS) growth.

• Bharat Dynamics is falling as its net profit declines 5.5% YoY to Rs 272.8 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher material costs . However, revenue increases 1.1X YoY to Rs 923.4 crore, driven by a strong execution cycle in its defence equipment order book during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• Nifty 50 was trading at 24,815.75 (-10.5, 0.0%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 81,457.61 (-94.0, -0.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,837.70 (21.2, 0.1%).

• Market breadth is overwhelmingly positive. Of the 1,973 stocks traded today, 1,376 were gainers and 551 were losers.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Life Insurance Corporation of India (942, 8.1%), GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (3,348.20, 7.4%) and Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (213.36, 3.4%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Escorts Kubota Ltd. (3,373, -4.5%), Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. (3,829.30, -4.0%) and 3M India Ltd. (28,925, -3.8%).

Volume Rockets

30 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included IFCI Ltd. (70.31, 15.2%), Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd. (1,438, 15.0%) and Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd. (778.70, 11.6%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. (3,829.30, -4.0%), 3M India Ltd. (2,8925, -3.8%) and Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. (1,748, -3.8%).

ITC Ltd. (420.20, -3.2%) was trading at 25.7 times of weekly average. Life Insurance Corporation of India (942, 8.1%) and Concord Biotech Ltd. (1,635.70, 6.4%) were trading with volumes 24.8 and 14.0 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

14 stocks hit their 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bharat Electronics Ltd. (390.45, 1.3%), Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. (1,647, -1.1%) and Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (1,444.70, 6.6%).

23 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd. (1,438, 15.0%) and Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd. (778.70, 11.6%). 24 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Escorts Kubota Ltd. (3,373, -4.5%) and Action Construction Equipment Ltd. (1,247.90, -4.1%).

Nifty 50 closed at 24,826.20 (-175.0, -0.7%) , BSE Sensex closed at 81,551.63 (-624.8, -0.8%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,816.50 (-91.8, -0.4%). Market breadth is horizontal. Of the 2,431 stocks traded today, 1,162 were on the uptrend, and 1,224 went down.

Indian indices closed lower after extending losses in the afternoon session. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, rose 2.9% and closed at 18.5 points. InterGlobe Aviation closed in the red as Co-founder Rakesh Gangwal reportedly sold 2.3 crore shares (5.8% stake) worth Rs 11,928 crore in a block deal at a floor price of Rs 5,260 per share.

Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 closed flat. Nifty India Defence and S&P BSE Telecom were among the best-performing indices of the day. According to Trendlyne’s sector dashboard, Healthcare Equipment & Supplies emerged as the worst-performing sector of the day, with a fall of 2.3%.

European indices are trading in the green, except Portugal’s PSI index, which is trading 0.5% lower. Major Asian indices closed mixed. US index futures are trading higher, indicating a positive start to the session, after President Donald Trump agreed to postpone import tariffs on goods from the European Union.

• Relative strength index (RSI) indicates that stocks like Pfizer, Bharat Electronics, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, and Max Financial Services are in the overbought zone.

• Chennai Petroleum Corp secures approval from the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to sell motor spirit and high speed diesel through its own retail outlets.

• Godawari Power & Ispat receives approval from the Indian Bureau of Mines, Gov. of India to resume operations at the Boria Tibu mines for the next five years.

• Bondada Engineering rises sharply as it secures a Rs 204.2 crore order from Telangana Power Generation Corp. The project involves setting up a 100 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system under the build-own-operate (BOO) model. It is scheduled for completion within 18 months from execution of the power purchase agreement.

• Fusion CX, a customer experience service provider, files draft papers with SEBI to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore through an IPO. The offer includes a fresh issue of Rs 600 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) worth Rs 400 crore.

  #FusionCX files preliminary papers with SEBI to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore via an #IPO.
  
  Read ????https://t.co/LSLRN8zTwK

  — NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) May 27, 2025

• Lumax Industries' Q4FY25 net profit rises 21.9% YoY to Rs 44 crore. Revenue increases 24.3% YoY to Rs 923.4 crore, driven by higher sales to customers such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, and Hero MotoCorp during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail rises as it plans a Rs 500 crore capex in FY26, aiming to make loss-making units TCNS Clothing, Tasva, and TMRW profitable by FY26. The company's net loss narrows to Rs 16.9 crore in Q4FY25 from Rs 229.6 crore a year ago, aided by inventory destocking.

• PTC Industries' Q4FY25 net profit surges 3.8x YoY to Rs 343.4 crore, helped by lower purchases, employee benefits, and finance costs and exceptional gains of Rs 306 crore from the sale of its subsidiary, PTC Energy. However, revenue declines 13.7% YoY to Rs 3,030.5 crore due to reductions in the power and financing business segments. It appears in a screener of stocks with above-line growth and below-line valuations.

• SEBI approves the registration of Jio BlackRock Mutual Fund, a joint venture between Jio Financial Services and BlackRock Financial Management. Both companies will serve as co-sponsors and establish the proposed mutual fund.

  #NewsAlert | Jio Financial says SEBI grants certificate of registration to Jio BlackRock MF: Agencies pic.twitter.com/1Xdtfjkj46

  — ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) May 27, 2025

• Sumitomo Chemical India is falling as its net profit drops 9.2% YoY to Rs 99.6 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher employee benefit expenses and material costs. However, revenue increases 0.8% YoY to Rs 679.4 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with declining ROE over the past two years.

• General Insurance Corp of India falls as its Q4FY25 net profit declines 3.2% YoY to Rs 2,498.9 crore, weighed down by higher commissions, operating expenses, and claims paid. However, revenue increases 28.8% YoY to Rs 11,942.5 crore, driven by improvements in premiums from the fire, motor, engineering, personal accident, and health insurance segments. It features in a screener of stocks with an increasing trend in non-core income.

• Borana Weaves' shares debut on the bourses at a 12.5% premium to the issue price of Rs 216. The Rs 144.9 crore IPO received bids for 148.8 times the total shares on offer.

• Parakram Jadeja, CMD of Jyoti CNC Automation, projects over 35–40% revenue growth for FY26, with margins in the 25–27% range. He also expects working capital to improve to 160–170 days. Jadeja adds that the company has received enquiries from Germany, France, and Italy for its aerospace and defence offerings.

  Jyoti CNC Automation says
  
  FY26 Guidance
  ???? Revenue +35-40%
  ???? Margins around 25-27%
  ???? Working Capital improves to 160-170 days https://t.co/uce25ihpQs

  — Nigel D'Souza (@Nigel__DSouza) May 27, 2025

• Akums Drugs is rising as it reports a Q4FY25 net profit of Rs 147.6 crore compared to a net loss of Rs 41.3 crore in Q4FY24, helped by lower inventory and finance costs and tax returns of Rs 74.5 crore. Revenue grows 12.4% YoY to Rs 1,073.1 crore, driven by improvements in the contract development & manufacturing organization (CDMO) and branded formulations segments. It features in a screener of stocks with YoY growth in operating profit and margins.

• Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on Varun Beverages with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of Rs 600. The brokerage expects the company to generate free cash flow following its spending on facility expansion. It believes Varun’s South Africa business EBITDA margins will improve from 10% to 17% during CY25-27, driven by rising volumes.

• Sagility falls as its promoter plans to sell up to a 15% stake through an offer for sale (OFS) at Rs 38 per share. The OFS opens for non-retail investors on May 27 and retail investors on May 28.

• Brainbees Solutions declines over 5% as the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) initiates search and seizure operations at its warehouses in Bengaluru. BIS has reportedly seized certain goods worth approx Rs 90 lakh. The operation is a part of BIS's efforts to curb the distribution of non-compliant products through e-commerce platforms, targeting items lacking the mandatory BIS certification.

  #JustIn | BIS initiated search & seizure ops at #BrainbeesSolns warehouses in #Bengaluru
  
  ????BIS seized certain goods worth approx ?90 Lk
  
  ????No reasons to believe that the products seized by BIS are non-compliant of BIS laws
  
  ????Alert: #BIS is Bureau of Indian Standards pic.twitter.com/TMz0juxgyW

  — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) May 27, 2025

• InterGlobe Aviation falls as Co-founder Rakesh Gangwal reportedly sells 2.3 crore shares (5.8% stake) worth Rs 11,928 crore in a block deal at a floor price of Rs 5,260 per share.

• Olectra Greentech is falling as Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik directs officials to cancel the Rs 10,000 crore e-bus order awarded to the company for failing to meet delivery timelines. The order involved the supply of 5,150 electric buses.

• Reports suggest that PG Electroplast promoters may sell 1.5 crore shares (5.6% stake) worth Rs 1,177 crore in a block deal on Tuesday at an average price of Rs 740 per share.

• RateGain Travel Technologies falls over 8% after issuing weaker-than-expected FY26 guidance. The company projects revenue growth of 6–8% YoY, a sharp slowdown from the 12.5% growth in FY25. It also guides for 15–17% EBITDA margins, down from 21.6% in FY25, citing aggressive go-to-market investments, particularly in the APAC (Asia-Pacific) and Middle East regions.

  #RateGainTravelTech shares decline 9% after weaker than expected FY26 guidance@senmeghnahttps://t.co/Py2TcOklX0

  — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) May 27, 2025

• Orchid Pharma is falling as its net profit declines 32.4% YoY to Rs 22.3 crore in Q4FY25 due to lower inventory destocking and higher stock-in-trade purchases. However, revenue increases 9.4% YoY to Rs 237.5 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding in the past quarter.

• Aurobindo Pharma is rising as its Q4FY25 revenue grows 10.4% YoY to Rs 8,516.9 crore, driven by improvements in the US & Europe formulations, growth markets, antiretroviral (ARV), and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) segments. However, net profit declines 0.6% YoY to Rs 903.5 crore due to higher raw materials, employee benefits, finance, and depreciation & amortisation expense. It appears in a screener of stocks with decreasing promoter pledges.

• Bayer Cropscience rises sharply as its net profit surges 49.3% YoY to Rs 143.3 crore in Q4FY25, helped by inventory destocking. Revenue increases 32.2% YoY to Rs 1,046.4 crore, driven by an improvement in the spring corn and crop protection portfolio during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks underperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• KEC International rises sharply as its Q4FY25 net profit surges 76.7% YoY to Rs 268.2 crore, led by lower inventory and erection & subcontracting expenses. Revenue jumps 11.7% YoY to Rs 6,892.3 crore, driven by an improvement in the engineering, procurement & construction segment. It features in a screener of stocks with annual net profit growth higher than sector profit growth.

• Nifty 50 was trading at 24,874.30 (-126.9, -0.5%), BSE Sensex was trading at 82,038.20 (-138.3, -0.2%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,850.75 (-57.6, -0.3%).

• Market breadth is in the green. Of the 1,986 stocks traded today, 1,043 were on the uptick, and 888 were down.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (3,118.20, 5.3%), Supreme Industries Ltd. (4,200.40, 4.1%) and Container Corporation of India Ltd. (768.70, 3.5%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include General Insurance Corporation of India (416.40, -3.5%), UltraTech Cement Ltd. (11,421, -2.3%) and ITC Ltd. (433.90, -2.0%).

Movers and Shakers

23 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Bayer Cropscience Ltd. (5,674, 10.6%), ITI Ltd. (309.25, 10.0%) and Minda Corporation Ltd. (550.55, 5.2%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Olectra Greentech Ltd. (1,257.90, -6.5%), Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. (503.20, -5.8%) and TTK Prestige Ltd. (645.90, -5.8%).

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (5,313.50, -2.0%) was trading at 31.0 times of weekly average. Schneider Electric Infrastructure Ltd. (697.95, 2.8%) and CreditAccess Grameen Ltd. (1,173.80, 2.6%) were trading with volumes 19.0 and 14.4 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

4 stocks hit their 52 week highs,

Stocks touching their year highs included - CCL Products India Ltd. (841.75, 4.6%), APL Apollo Tubes Ltd. (1,843.50, 0.3%) and Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (1,960.10, 2.7%).

24 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Bayer Cropscience Ltd. (5,674, 10.6%) and ITI Ltd. (309.25, 10.0%). 15 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. (503.20, -5.8%) and Blue Dart Express Ltd. (6,812.50, -5.2%).

Nifty 50 closed at 25,001.15 (148, 0.6%), BSE Sensex closed at 82,176.45 (455.4, 0.6%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,908.30 (127.3, 0.6%). Market breadth is in the green. Of the 2,457 stocks traded today, 1,379 were in the positive territory and 1,034 were negative.

Indian indices closed in the green, led by banking and auto stocks, after Trump extended the EU trade talk deadline, easing near-term trade tensions. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, rose 4.3% and closed at 18 points. Akzo Nobel declined 3.4% amid reports that JSW Paints plans to acquire a 74.8% stake for Rs 9,000 crore ($1.1 billion).

Nifty Midcap 100 & Nifty Smallcap 100 closed in the green, following the benchmark index. Nifty India Defence & Nifty Growth Sectors 15 were among the top index gainers today. According to Trendlyne’s Sector dashboard, Healthcare Equipment & Supplies emerged as the best-performing sector of the day, with a rise of 1.9%.

Asian indices closed mixed, while European indices are trading in the green except Russia’s MOEX & RTSI and UK’s FTSE 100 indices. US index futures traded higher, indicating a positive start to the trading session. Shares of Asian Apple suppliers dropped after Trump threatened a 25% tariff on imported iPhones, pushing for US manufacturing. Meanwhile, Nvidia is reportedly set to launch a lower-cost AI chip for China, priced between $6,500-$8,000, following export curbs on its higher-end models.

• Money flow index (MFI) indicates that stocks like Honasa Consumer, Pfizer, SKF, and Bharat Electronics are in the overbought zone.

• Healthcare Global Enterprises is falling as its net profit plunges 65.4% YoY to Rs 7.4 crore in Q4FY25 due to the absence of last year's exceptional gain. However, revenue increases 18.3% YoY to Rs 585.2 crore, driven by growth in average revenue per occupied bed (ARPOB) during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with deteriorating book value per share over the past two years.

• Anupam Rasayan India rises sharply as its net profit surges 44.2% YoY to Rs 44.6 crore in Q4FY25, helped by inventory destocking. Revenue increases 24.7% YoY to Rs 500.2 crore, driven by growth in the pharma and polymer segments and strong performance from Tanfac Industries during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with increasing revenue every quarter for the past three quarters.

• RateGain Travel Technologies surges as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 9.6% YoY to Rs 54.8 crore, helped by lower employee benefits and depreciation & amortisation expenses. Revenue jumps 1.9% YoY to Rs 260.7 crore, helped by new customer acquisitions. It features in a screener of stocks with rising quarterly net profit and profit margin.

• VS Mani, ED and Global CFO of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, projects topline growth of 10-12% and EBITDA margins at 19% for FY26. He notes that the company’s European business continues to perform well and expects steady growth in India. Mani believes critical launches in the coming quarters will support margin expansion.

  Glenmark Pharmaceuticals says
  
  FY26 Guidance
  ???? Topline growth of 10-12%
  ???? EBITDA margins at 19%https://t.co/MXTcX8vxcZ

  — Nigel D'Souza (@Nigel__DSouza) May 26, 2025

• Akzo Nobel is falling as reports suggest that JSW Paints plans to acquire a 74.8% stake for Rs 9,000 crore ($1.1 billion).

• Motilal Oswal initiates coverage on Radico Khaitan with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of Rs 3,000. The brokerage expects strong earnings growth over the next 3–5 years, driven by opportunities in the premium and above (P&A) portfolio. It forecasts the firm’s revenue to grow at a CAGR of 16% over FY25–28.

• Nomura downgrades Balkrishna Industries to a 'Neutral' call from 'Buy', with a lower target price of Rs 2,644 per share. The brokerage cautions that the company’s entry into the truck and car radial tyre markets faces stiff competition and expects higher upfront investments to build distribution and brand visibility. It forecasts RoE to decline by 200 bps.

• RBI announces a record Rs 2.7 lakh crore dividend to the Centre for FY25, up 27.4% from last year’s Rs 2.1 lakh crore. Morgan Stanley believes the higher-than-expected payout supports the government’s fiscal consolidation target of 4.4% of GDP for FY26 and sustains capex momentum amid global growth and revenue uncertainties.

  RBI dividend windfall boosts fiscal room, supports capex momentum, say analysts.
  
  Read ????https://t.co/HdMRbZK5Xa

  — NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) May 26, 2025

• Nippon India Mutual Fund buys 19.5 lakh shares worth Rs 196 crore in Ramco Cements via a bulk deal on Friday.

• Nibe rises sharply as it secures a Rs 150.6 crore export order from an Israeli company to manufacture and supply universal rocket launchers with a range of up to 300 km.

• Linde India rises sharply as its net profit grows 12.3% YoY to Rs 118.4 crore in Q4FY25, driven by lower material costs, stock-in-trade purchases and inventory destocking. However, revenue decreases 6.1% YoY to Rs 591.9 crore due to lower sales from the project engineering segment during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with increasing profits every quarter for the past two quarters.

• Rishi Raj, COO of Max Estates, projects 15–20% revenue growth for FY26 and expects booking values to reach Rs 6,000–6,500 crore. He notes that 3.6 million square feet (msf) are currently under construction, scheduled for completion in H2CY27. Max Estates also plans to launch over 7 msf projects in FY26–FY27, with a gross development value potential of Rs 14,000 crore.

  #4QWithCNBCTV18 | 'See #FY26 revenue growth at 15–20% and booking value of ?6,000–6,500 crore,' says Rishi Raj, COO of @Max_Estates. He adds that they are looking to expand residential footprint in #Delhi.@Reematendulkar@hormaz_fatakia
  
  Watch: https://t.co/0tzsEHaHdY

  — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18News) May 26, 2025

• Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announces a $25 million investment in US-based Pharmazz, raising its stake to 22.7%. The move strengthens its focus on specialty drugs in neurological and critical care segments.

• Zydus Lifesciences receives final approval from the US FDA for its Isotretinoin capsules, used to treat acne. According to IQVIA, the drug has a market size of $115.4 million in the US as of March 2025.

• Indigo Paints is rising as its net profit grows 6% YoY to Rs 56.9 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower depreciation and amortisation expenses. Revenue increases marginally by 0.6% YoY to Rs 387.6 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks underperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• Eternal declines over 4% as IIFL Capital Services estimates passive outflows of $840 million. The outflows follow weight reductions by FTSE Russell and MSCI after Eternal’s Foreign Ownership Limit (FOL) was lowered from 100% to 49.5%. FTSE’s May 27 rebalancing may trigger $380 million outflows, while MSCI’s May 30 adjustment could add $460 million.

  #Eternal's share price declines 4.05% to Rs 227.92 apiece, the lowest level since May 21. #NDTVProfitStocks
  
  For the latest #stockmarket updates, visit: https://t.co/xTOFZVNA2hpic.twitter.com/c9LiO5b1sV

  — NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) May 26, 2025

• GE Vernova's Q4FY25 net profit surges 181.3% YoY to Rs 186.5 crore. Revenue rises 27.6% YoY to Rs 1,173.7 crore, driven by higher order inflow and exports. The firm appears in a screener of stocks where foreign institutional investors (FII) increased their stakes in Q4FY25.

• Havells plans to increase cable manufacturing capacity by 0.25 lakh km, taking the total annual capacity to 41.4 lakh km at its Alwar facility. The company will invest Rs 340 crore in the project, which is expected to be operational by September 2026.

• NTPC is rising as its net profit grows 23.4% YoY to Rs 7,611.2 crore in Q4FY25, helped by lower fuel costs. Revenue increases 4.6% YoY to Rs 49,833.7 crore, driven by an improvement in the generation segment during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with improving cash flow from operations over the past two years.

• JP Morgan downgrades Ashok Leyland to a 'Neutral' rating with a higher target price of Rs 255. The brokerage anticipates sluggish growth in the commercial vehicle (CV) segment, citing continued weak truck demand and a slowdown in bus sales. As a result, it trims its FY26/27 EBITDA estimates by 4–5%. It also notes that margin drivers from the past two years could be offset by factors like a potential steel safeguard duty and a stable product mix.

  #BrokerageRadar | JP Morgan downgrades Ashok Leyland to Neutral, raises target price to ?255; expects weak CV growth and trims FY26/27 EBITDA by 4–5%@jpmorganpic.twitter.com/XBbGZ07TWt

  — ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) May 26, 2025

• Ashoka Buildcon rises sharply as its Q4FY25 net profit surges 73.1% YoY to Rs 432.2 crore, led by lower raw materials, construction, employee benefits, finance cost, and depreciation & amortisation expenses. However, revenue declines 12.2% YoY to Rs 2,755.4 crore due to reductions in the construction & contract segment. It appears in a screener of strong performing, under radar stocks.

• Narayana Hrudayalaya rises sharply as its net profit grows 3.4% YoY to Rs 197.2 crore in Q4FY25. Revenue increases 15.3% YoY to Rs 1,475.4 crore, driven by an improvement in the medical and healthcare-related services segment during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding in the past quarter.

• JSW Steel's Q4FY25 net profit grows 15.7% YoY to Rs 1,503 crore, helped by lower raw materials, inventory and mining premium & royalties expenses. However, revenue declined 3.1% YoY to Rs 45,049 crore during the quarter. It features in a screener of stocks with decreasing promoter pledges.

• JK Cement rises sharply as its net profit surges 64% YoY to Rs 360.4 crore in Q4FY25, driven by lower purchases of traded goods, finance costs, and power & fuel expenses. Revenue increases 15.3% YoY to Rs 3,581.2 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• Nifty 50 was trading at 25,003.65 (150.5, 0.6%), BSE Sensex was trading at 81,928.95 (207.9, 0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,930.15 (149.1, 0.7%).

• Market breadth is highly positive. Of the 2,044 stocks traded today, 1,547 were in the positive territory and 448 were negative.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Linde India Ltd. (7,560.50, 7.2%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (6,737, 3.9%) and Solar Industries India Ltd. (15,885, 3.6%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (2,492, -6.3%), Eternal Ltd. (226.80, -4.5%) and Dalmia Bharat Ltd. (2,056.10, -4.1%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

21 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included BEML Ltd. (4,279.70, 15.1%), Gillette India Ltd. (9,389, 7.3%) and Linde India Ltd. (7,560.50, 7.2%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (2,492, -6.3%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (1,390.10, -2.1%) and Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd. (254.70, -2.1%).

Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (546.40, 6.4%) was trading at 16.9 times of weekly average. JK Cement Ltd. (5,213, 2.1%) and Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. (1,776.90, 3.0%) were trading with volumes 12.1 and 12.1 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

15 stocks made 52 week highs, while 1 stock were underachiever and hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - City Union Bank Ltd. (196.14, 0.0%), Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (6,737, 3.9%) and EID Parry (India) Ltd. (987.10, -1.2%).

Stock making new 52 weeks lows included - Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (86.75, -2.0%).

20 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Gillette India Ltd. (9,389, 7.3%) and IFCI Ltd. (58.45, 5.8%). 11 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Honasa Consumer Ltd. (315.69, -4.1%) and HBL Engineering Ltd. (555.25, -3.6%).

Nifty 50 closed at 24,853.15 (243.5, 1.0%), BSE Sensex closed at 81,721.08 (769.1, 1.0%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,781.05 (186.1, 0.8%). Market breadth is in the green. Of the 2,418 stocks traded today, 1,414 were on the uptick, and 959 were down.

Indian indices closed higher after rising in the morning session. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, rose 0.1% and closed at 17.2 points. Honasa Consumer closed 18.8% higher as its Q4FY25 revenue increased 13% YoY to Rs 554.3 crore, beating Forecaster estimates by 9.1%, driven by double-digit growth in the e-commerce segment.

Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 closed higher. S&P BSE Dollex 30 and Nifty FMCG Indices were among the top index gainers today. According to Trendlyne’s sector dashboard, Retailing emerged as the top-performing sector of the day, with a rise of 2%.

Asian indices closed higher, except for South Korea’s KOSPI, which closed lower. European indices are trading mixed. US index futures are trading flat, as investors stay cautious amid high US debt and a major tax cut bill. Brent crude futures are trading flat after falling 0.7% on Thursday.

• Relative strength index (RSI) indicates that stocks like Pfizer, Bharat Electronics, Intellect Design Arena, and SKF are in the overbought zone.

• Devyani International’s Q4FY25 revenue grows 15.4% YoY to Rs 1,225.7 crore. Net losses widen to Rs 14.7 crore from Rs 7.4 crore YoY, driven by higher employee costs and increased price of food ingredients. The firm appears in a screener of stocks where foreign institutional investors (FII) increased their stakes in Q4FY25.

• BEML rises sharply as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 12% YoY to Rs 287.6 crore, helped by lower raw materials expenses. Revenue jumps 9.1% YoY to Rs 1,656.4 crore during the quarter. It appears in a screener of stocks with improving returns on equity (RoE) over the last two years.

• Grasim Industries rises as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 9.2% YoY to Rs 1,495.9 crore, led by lower inventory expenses. Revenue jumps 17% YoY to Rs 44,650.7 crore, attributed to improvements in the cellulosic fibres, chemicals, building materials, and financial services segments. It features in a screener of stocks with consistently high returns over the past five years.

• ICICI Bank expects global crude oil prices to trend lower in 2025, revising its Brent forecast to $60–70/bbl, with a potential dip to $55. It cites factors like the OPEC+ output, China’s stimulus, and Iran-related geopolitical risks.

  Global crude oil prices are likely to trade with a downward bias in 2025, according to a recent report by ICICI Bank.
  
  Click here to read more: https://t.co/9dTDCSVEpI

  — businessline (@businessline) May 23, 2025

• Premier Explosives' Q4FY25 net profit declines 44.6% YoY to Rs 3.7 crore. Revenue decreases 14.6% YoY to Rs 74.6 crore, driven by weak growth in bulk explosives and the defence service segment. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• GMR Airports is falling as its net loss expands 96.4% YoY to Rs 237.6 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher revenue share payable to concessionaire grantors and material costs. However, revenue increases 17% YoY to Rs 2,863.3 crore, driven by higher passenger traffic during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding over the past two months.

• Bondada Engg surges to its 10% upper circuit as it bags a Rs 9,000 crore order from the Andhra Pradesh Govt for 2000 megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC)/2600 megawatt peak (MWp) direct current (DC) solar power plants. The company will set up the plants in the Ananthapuramu and Sri Sathya Sai districts.

• RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra says India’s economic growth may face short-term pressures from global tariff tensions, particularly due to US trade policies under President Trump. However, he expects the economy to remain resilient, helped by strong domestic demand, robust services exports, and a low dependence on goods exports, constituting just 12% of the GDP.

  India’s economic growth will see a short-term impact of the ongoing tariff tensions, the central bank governor said https://t.co/YG5MbHXb4C

  — Bloomberg (@business) May 23, 2025

• Alembic Pharmaceuticals receives final approval from the US FDA to manufacture Amlodipine and Atorvastatin tablets used to treat high blood pressure and lower cholesterol levels. Amlodipine has a market size of $1.8 billion, and Atorvastatin tablets have a market size of $1.2 billion.

• Indoco Remedies is rising as it receives final approval from the US FDA for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Allopurinol Tablets. The tablets, used to treat joint pain, had a market size of $1.2 billion in 2024.

• Honasa Consumer's Q4FY25 net profit declines 18% YoY to Rs 24.9 crore due to increased advertising expenses. However, revenue increases 13% YoY to Rs 554.3 crore, driven by double-digit growth in the e-commerce segment. The firm appears in a screener of stocks where foreign institutional investors (FII) increased their stakes in Q4FY25.

• Jindal Poly Films declines due to a fire at its subsidiary JPFL Films' Nashik plant, which started on May 21. The fire, which reportedly affected 90% of the plant’s production capacity, continues to smoulder into its fourth day, causing major operational disruptions. The blaze began in a raw material warehouse and was fueled by chemicals and plastics. No fatalities were reported.

  #JindalPolyfilms' share price extends decline to 4% as fire continues to smoulder in unit's Nashik plant.
  
  Read more: https://t.co/5slaDbKHlIpic.twitter.com/tdk6UCiiPE

  — NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) May 23, 2025

• Power Mech Projects rises sharply as its Q4FY25 net profit grows 38.7% YoY to Rs 117.2 crore, helped by lower inventory costs. Revenue increases 42.5% YoY to Rs 1,870 crore during the quarter. It features in a screener of stocks with strong QoQ earnings per share (EPS) growth in recent results.

• Greenpanel Industries is falling as its net profit plunges 56.8% YoY to Rs 29.8 crore in Q4FY25 due to inventory build-up. Revenue decreases 5.5% YoY to Rs 345.3 crore, driven by lower sales from the plywood and medium density fibreboard segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds increased their shareholding in the past quarter.

• The Ramco Cements' Q4FY25 net profit plunges 78.8% YoY to Rs 27.4 crore due to higher raw materials and finance costs. Revenue declines 10.9% YoY to Rs 2,409.7 crore, caused by lower cement sales. It shows up in a screener of stocks with decreasing net cash flows.

• Goldman Sachs maintains its 'Buy' rating on HPCL & BPCL and a 'Neutral' rating on IOC with revised target prices of Rs 475, Rs 410, and Rs 125, respectively. The brokerage believes OMCs are in a "sweet spot" due to improving macro outlook and strong refining and marketing margins. It also raises FY26–27 EBITDA estimates by an average of 26% and 5%, respectively.

  OMCs in a sweet spot, says Goldman Sachs; raises price targets on #HPCL, BPCL, IOC@senmeghnahttps://t.co/Ng0DkUQXMs

  — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) May 23, 2025

• Tata Steel expands its crude steel capacity from 3 MTPA to 8 MTPA at its Kalinganagar plant in Odisha with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore.

• Waaree Energies falls sharply as US President Donald Trump signs a bill to eliminate funding granted under the Biden Administration, removing the 30% federal tax credit for solar rooftop installations. As of Q1FY26, exports make up 57% of Waaree Energies' order book.

• Gujarat State Petronet is falling as its net profit plunges 53.6% YoY to Rs 220.3 crore in Q4FY25 due to higher material costs and the absence of a one-time gain from exceptional items last year. Revenue decreases 5.3% YoY to Rs 4,290.5 crore during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with declining profits every quarter for the past four quarters.

• Lloyds Engineering Works rises over 4% as 2.7 crore shares (2.3% equity), amounting to Rs 130 crore, reportedly change hands in a block deal.

  Lloyds Engg #LargeTrade | 2.68 Cr Shares (2.30% Eq) Worth ?130 Cr Change Hands At ?48.50/sh In Block Deal Window pic.twitter.com/7cDy3UKOgA

  — CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) May 23, 2025

• Trent and Bharat Electronics will replace Nestle India and IndusInd Bank in the BSE Sensex index, effective June 23. The rebalancing is expected to bring passive inflows of Rs 2,592 crore ($304 million) into Trent and Rs 2,947 crore ($354 million) into Bharat Electronics.

• Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals is falling as its Q4FY25 EBITDA margin contracts 414 bps YoY despite net profit growing 29.1% YoY to Rs 277.2 crore, driven by lower tax expenses. Revenue rises 25.9% YoY to Rs 2717 crore due to improvements in the traded and manufactured fertilisers segments. It features in a screener of top loser stocks.

• Metro Brands is rising as its net profit beats Forecaster estimates by 13.4% despite falling 38.9% YoY to Rs 94.8 crore in Q4FY25 due to the absence of last year's tax benefits. However, revenue increases 10.3% YoY to Rs 642.8 crore, helped by strong demand for its premium products during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.

• Sun Pharmaceutical Industries' Q4FY25 net profit declines 18.9% YoY to Rs 2,153.9 crore due to higher raw materials, and employee benefits expenses, and an exceptional loss of Rs 361.7 crore for legal expenses and foreign exchange losses. However, revenue grows 7.8% YoY to Rs 13,571.7 crore, driven by improvements in the formulations and specialty segments. It shows up in a screener of stocks with high promoter pledges.

• Nifty 50 was trading at 24,618.50 (8.8, 0.0%), BSE Sensex was trading at 81,043.57 (91.6, 0.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,584.85 (-10.2, 0.0%).

• Market breadth is in the red. Of the 1,905 stocks traded today, 697 were gainers and 1,164 were losers.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. (13,748, 4.2%), Varun Beverages Ltd. (488.75, 4.1%) and Max Financial Services Ltd. (1,470, 4.0%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include GMR Airports Ltd. (86.86, -2.4%), Container Corporation of India Ltd. (720.90, -2.3%) and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (1,683.60, -2.0%).

Crowd Puller Stocks

19 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Honasa Consumer Ltd. (329.25, 19.7%), IFCI Ltd. (55.26, 10.7%) and TBO Tek Ltd. (1,320.90, 10.2%).

Top high volume loser on BSE was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (1,683.60, -2.0%).

The Ramco Cements Ltd. (1,006.10, 1.9%) was trading at 18.2 times of weekly average. Metro Brands Ltd. (1,210.60, 1.8%) and Clean Science & Technology Ltd. (1,433.20, 7.9%) were trading with volumes 15.8 and 12.2 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

12 stocks hit their 52 week highs, while 1 stock were underachiever and hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bharat Electronics Ltd. (383.80, 0.1%), EID Parry (India) Ltd. (999.25, 1.8%) and MRF Ltd. (14,3670, 0.9%).

Stock making new 52 weeks lows included - Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (88.55, -1.5%).

18 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Honasa Consumer Ltd. (329.25, 19.7%) and Clean Science & Technology Ltd. (1,433.20, 7.9%). 10 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Poly Medicure Ltd. (2,406.20, -1.7%) and Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. (1,837.70, -1.3%).