
Nifty 50 closed at 24,821.10 (140.2, 0.6%), BSE Sensex closed at 81,378.84 (487.8, 0.6%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 23,007.35 (160.4, 0.7%). Market breadth is in the green. Of the 2,472 stocks traded today, 1,545 were in the positive territory and 889 were negative.
Indian indices closed higher after extending gains in the afternoon session. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, fell 4.5% and closed at 11.5 points. GAIL closed in the green as its Q1FY26 net profit beat Forecaster estimates by 22.9% despite falling 25.6% YoY to Rs 2,369.2 crore. Revenue increases 1.7% YoY to Rs 35,428.8 crore during the quarter.
Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 closed higher, tracking the benchmark index. Nifty Pharma and S&P BSE Telecom were among the best-performing indices of the day. According to Trendlyne’s sector dashboard, Fertilizers emerged as the best-performing sector of the day, with a rise of 2.8%.
European indices are trading in the green, except Portugal’s PSI index, which is trading 0.2% lower. Major Asian indices closed mixed. US index futures are trading higher, indicating a positive start to the session as the US and China enter fresh talks to finalise a trade deal, with reports suggesting that the countries will extend the trade truce.
Money flow index (MFI) indicates that stocks like Anand Rathi Wealth, Global Health, Syrma SGS Technology, and Dixon Technologies are in the overbought zone.
Craftsman Automation is rising as its net profit grows 17% YoY to Rs 69.6 crore in Q1FY26, helped by inventory destocking. Revenue rises 55% YoY to Rs 1,784 crore, driven by improvements in the aluminium products and powertrain segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with increasing revenue every quarter for the past four quarters.
Apar Industries surges as its net profit grows 29.8% YoY to Rs 262.9 crore in Q1FY26, helped by lower finance costs and inventory destocking. Revenue increases 27.3% YoY to Rs 5,104.2 crore, driven by improvements in the conductors and power cables segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change in the quarter.
Amber Enterprises rises sharply as its Q1FY26 net profit grows 43.6% YoY to Rs 103.9 crore. Revenue jumps 43.6% YoY to Rs 3,478.8 crore, helped by improvements in the consumer durables, electronics and railway sub-system & defense segments. It features in a screener of stocks with increasing returns on equity (RoE), momentum and earnings yield.
Motilal Oswal retains a 'Neutral' rating on Balkrishna Industries with a lower target price of Rs 2,510. The brokerage highlights that the company continues to face challenges in key international markets, particularly due to weak global demand for Off-Highway tires. Investors are closely monitoring the company's expansion into new segments for traction and its effects on profit margins.
#BrokerageRadar | MOSL keeps Neutral on Balkrishna Industries; trims TP to ?2510@MotilalOswalLtd#MotilalOswal#TyreSector#OHTMarket#PCR#TBR#StockUpdate#BusinessNews#MarketOutlook#Investingpic.twitter.com/7hSFWnSEF3
— ET NOW (@ETNOWlive) July 29, 2025JK Paper's Q1FY26 net profit drops 41.9% YoY to Rs 81.2 crore due to higher raw materials, employee benefits, finance, and power & fuel expenses. Revenue declines 2.5% YoY to Rs 1,699.3 crore due to a reduction in the paper and packaging segments. The company's board of directors approves acquiring a 72% stake in Borkar Packaging for a cash consideration of Rs 234.6 crore.
Adani Power surges as its board of directors schedules a meeting for August 1 to consider a proposal for a stock split. The company will also announce its Q1FY26 results.
RPSG Ventures rises as its unit, RPSG Sports Ventures, acquires a 70% stake in England-based cricket franchise Manchester Originals for GBP 81.21 million (~ Rs 870 crore). The company aims to expand its presence in international sports assets, particularly in cricket.
Godfrey Phillips India gains over 2% as its board plans to consider the company’s first-ever bonus issue of shares alongside its Q1 financial results on August 4. The proposed bonus issue is in the ratio of 2:1, meaning shareholders will receive two fully paid-up equity shares of Rs 2 each for every one existing share held.
Cigarette-maker #GodfreyPhillips India's board will consider its first-ever bonus issue of shares along with Q1 results on August 4.
— NDTV Profit (@NDTVProfitIndia) July 29, 2025
Read: https://t.co/aEO30Byu5vpic.twitter.com/IoHtIfFiaaVarun Beverages is rising as its net profit grows 5.1% YoY to Rs 1,317 crore in Q1FY26, helped by lower finance costs. However, revenue decreases 2.5% YoY to Rs 7,017.4 crore due to unusually high unseasonal rainfall during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds have increased their shareholding in the past month.
NTPC Green Energy posts a Q1FY26 net profit of Rs 220.5 crore compared to Rs 138.6 crore in Q1FY25, helped by lower employee benefits expenses. Revenue jumps 23.8% YoY to Rs 751.7 crore during the quarter. It features in a screener of stocks with YoY growth in quarterly net profit and profit margin.
Gravita India is rising as its net profit grows 38.5% YoY to Rs 93.3 crore in Q1FY26, helped by lower finance costs. Revenue increases 14.6% YoY to Rs 1,039.9 crore, driven by improvements in the lead segment during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks with improving book value per share over the past two years.
Lenskart Solutions, an omnichannel eyewear brand, files its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with capital markets regulator SEBI to raise funds via an initial public offering (IPO). The offer includes a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 2,150 crore and an offer for sale of up to 13.2 crore equity shares.
#Lenskart files draft papers with #SEBI to raise funds via #IPO@senmeghnahttps://t.co/tcXZq2eGdu
— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) July 29, 2025Piramal Pharma is falling as it reports a net loss of Rs 81.7 crore in Q1FY26. The loss narrowed from Rs 88.6 crore in Q1FY25. Revenue decreases 0.9% YoY to Rs 1,933.7 crore, due to weak performance in the contract development & manufacturing organisation (CDMO) segment. It shows up in a screener of stocks with PE higher than industry PE.
Waaree Energies is rising sharply as its Q1FY26 net profit jumps 89.1% YoY to Rs 745.2 crore, led by inventory destocking worth Rs 760.1 crore. Revenue grows 31.5% YoY to Rs 4,597.2 crore, attributed to improvements in the solar photovoltaic modules and engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contracts segments. It appears in a screener of stocks with rising net cash flow and cash from operating activities.
Paradeep Phosphates surges to its all-time high of Rs 234.4 as it posts a Q1FY26 net profit of Rs 255.9 crore compared to a net profit of Rs 5.4 crore in Q1FY25, owing to lower finance costs and inventory destocking. Revenue jumps 57.8% YoY to Rs 3,781.4 crore during the quarter. It features in a screener of high DVM stocks among mid and largecaps.
Gensol Engineering, currently under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), issues an advertisement inviting bids from interested parties to lease 4,000 pre-owned electric vehicles on a fixed monthly rental basis. Companies operating EV cab services in major cities—such as Evera Cabs, Uber Electric, and Everest Fleet—are expected to participate in the bidding.
#MarketsWithMC | Gensol Engineering seeks bids to lease its 4,000-car EV fleet for a monthly rental #Gensol#EV@BrajeshKMJi reports ??https://t.co/QaOcM46Ivz
— Moneycontrol (@moneycontrolcom) July 29, 2025Five-Star Business Finance is falling as its Q1FY26 net profit misses Forecaster estimates by 4.2% despite rising 5.9% YoY to Rs 266.3 crore. Revenue increases 18.1% YoY to Rs 786.7 crore, driven by higher interest and fee-based income during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds have increased their shareholding in the past two months.
KEC International's Q1FY26 net profit grows 42.3% YoY to Rs 124.6 crore. Revenue increases 10.4% YoY to Rs 5,028.2 crore during the quarter, driven by strong project execution in the transmission and distribution (T&D) segment and lower interest expenses. The firm appears in a screener of stocks where foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are increasing their shareholding.
Torrent Pharmaceuticals rises to its all-time high of Rs 3,721.7 as its Q1FY26 net profit grows 19.9% YoY to Rs 548 crore, helped by lower raw materials and finance costs. Revenue jumps 8.9% YoY to Rs 3,141 crore, led by improvements in the Indian, Brazilian, European, and US markets. The company's board of directors appoints Aman Mehta as the Managing Director for the next five years, effective August 1.
Amarendu Prakash, Chairman and Managing Director of SAIL, projects sales volume growth of over 8% in FY26. He anticipates a 200 bps margin improvement in both H1 and H2FY26. He also expects the company’s net debt to decline by Rs 5,000 crore by the end of FY26. He believes that future profitability will depend on volume growth and cost efficiency.
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PNC Infratech is rising as it secures a Rs 2,956.6 crore order from South Eastern Coalfields for coal extraction and transportation to various destinations in Chhattisgarh.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders falls sharply as its Q1FY26 net profit drops 35% YoY to Rs 452.2 crore due to higher procurement of spares, employee benefits, sub-contracting, power & fuel, project, and provisions expenses. However, revenue grows 10.9% YoY to Rs 2,914.9 crore, driven by improvements in order execution. It shows up in a screener of stocks with negative profit growth, where promoters are decreasing their shareholding QoQ.
GAIL is rising as its Q1FY26 net profit beats Forecaster estimates by 22.9% despite falling 25.6% YoY to Rs 2,369.2 crore due to higher material costs. Revenue increases 1.7% YoY to Rs 35,428.8 crore, driven by improvements in the petrochemicals and city gas segments during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks underperforming their industry price change in the quarter.
IndusInd Bank's Q1FY26 net profit plunges 68.2% YoY to Rs 684.3 crore due to rise in provisions and contingencies. Revenue decreases 2.3% YoY to Rs 12,263.9 crore, driven by lower contribution from the wholesale and treasury banking segments during the quarter. The bank's asset quality deteriorates as its gross and net NPAs expands by 162 bps and 52 bps YoY, respectively.
Nifty 50 was trading at 24,683.75 (2.9, 0.0%), BSE Sensex was trading at 80,620.25 (-270.8, -0.3%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,856.10 (9.2, 0.0%).
Market breadth is in the green. Of the 1,941 stocks traded today, 1,015 showed gains, and 863 showed losses.
Riding High:
Largecap and midcap gainers today include Abbott India Ltd. (34,705, 5.5%), Varun Beverages Ltd. (512.15, 5.2%) and Hitachi Energy India Ltd. (19,745, 4.6%).
Downers:
Largecap and midcap losers today include Petronet LNG Ltd. (292.85, -2.8%), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (2,720.40, -2.5%) and SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd. (821.40, -1.9%).
Crowd Puller Stocks
27 stocks in BSE 500 are trading on high volumes today.
Top high volume gainers on BSE included Apar Industries Ltd. (9,681.50, 11.7%), Affle 3I Ltd. (1,985.40, 7.9%) and Welspun Corp Ltd. (924.55, 7.1%).
Top high volume losers on BSE were Five-Star Business Finance Ltd. (649.35, -3.1%), Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (2,720.40, -2.5%) and Jubilant Pharmova Ltd. (1,153.60, -1.8%).
Go Digit General Insurance Ltd. (360.80, 4.9%) was trading at 43.6 times of weekly average. Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd. (619.35, 3.0%) and Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Healthcare Ltd. (13,091, 0.9%) were trading with volumes 18.0 and 9.5 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.
BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages
7 stocks hit their 52 week highs, while 5 stocks hit their 52 week lows.
Stocks touching their year highs included - Bosch Ltd. (39,915, 4.4%), EID Parry (India) Ltd. (1,208.80, 2.4%) and Fortis Healthcare Ltd. (848.65, 0.3%).
Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. (2,215, 0.4%) and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (3,056, -0.8%).
22 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Tata Chemicals Ltd. (1,000, 7.0%) and J B Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (1,802.60, 5.4%). 19 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Ltd. (131.32, -2.7%) and Aavas Financiers Ltd. (1,760, -2.5%).