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Trendlyne Marketwatch
01 Aug 2025
Market closes lower, Godrej Properties' revenue beats Forecaster estimates by 40% in Q1
By Trendlyne Analysis

 

Nifty 50 closed at 24,565.35 (-203, -0.8%), BSE Sensex closed at 80,599.91 (-585.7, -0.7%) while the broader Nifty 500 closed at 22,673.65 (-241.3, -1.1%). Market breadth is sharply down. Of the 2,480 stocks traded today, 631 were gainers and 1,796 were losers.

Indian indices closed lower after extending losses in the afternoon session. The Indian volatility index, Nifty VIX, rose 3.8% and closed at 12 points. Eicher Motors closed higher as its net profit grew 9.4% YoY to Rs 1,205.2 crore in Q1FY26, helped by inventory destocking. Revenue increased 14.8% YoY to Rs 5,041.8 crore.

Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 100 closed in the red, tracking the benchmark index. Nifty Pharma and S&P BSE Telecom were among the worst-performing indices of the day. According to Trendlyne’s sector dashboard, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology emerged as the worst-performing sector of the day, with a fall of 3.1%.

European indices are trading lower, except Russia’s RTSI and MOEX indices, which are trading 0.5% higher, each. Major Asian indices closed in the red, except Malaysia’s KLCI and Sri Lanka’s CSE All-Share indices, which closed 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively. US index futures are trading lower, indicating a cautious start to the session as the White House says it will raise tariffs on multiple countries as President Trump’s August 1 deadline passes.

  • Relative strength index (RSI) indicates that stocks like Bosch, Syrma SGS Technology, EID Parry, and Schneider Electric are in the overbought zone.

  • Adani Power's Q1 FY26 net profit falls 15.5% YoY to Rs 3,305 crore due to higher operating expenses. Revenue declines 5.8% YoY to Rs 14,573.7 crore on lower power tariff realisations. The board approves a stock split in the proportion of 1:5.

  • Great Eastern Shipping is falling as its Q1FY26 net profit declines 37.9% YoY to Rs 504.5 crore. Revenue decreases 21.5% YoY to Rs 1,336.9 crore due to reductions in the shipping and offshore segments. It shows up in a screener of stocks with declining revenue for the past four quarters.

  • Textile stocks like KPR Mill, Welspun Living, and Gokaldas Exports fall after the US cuts import duties on Bangladeshi goods to 20% from 35%, giving an edge to a key competitor of Indian garment exporters. These companies derive 40–70% of their revenue from the US and now face pricing pressure.

  • Oil marketing companies cut the price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder by Rs 33.5, effective August 1. The revised retail price for the 19 kg cylinder is now Rs 1,631.5, while prices for 14.2 kg domestic cylinders remain unchanged.

  • Godrej Properties' Q1FY26 net profit rises 15.4% YoY to Rs 600 crore, driven by lower finance costs and higher other income. Revenue declines 4.7% YoY to Rs 1,620.3 crore due to a drop in project bookings. The firm appears in a screener of stocks with zero promoter pledge.

  • Chalet Hotels rises to a new all-time high of Rs 1,082 as its net profit surges 2.3X YoY to Rs 203.2 crore in Q1FY26. Revenue increases 1.5X YoY to Rs 894.6 crore, driven by a one-time revenue of Rs 439 crore from its Bengaluru residential project during the quarter. The company appears in a screener of stocks outperforming their industry price change over the past quarter.

  • RR Kabel's net profit jumps 39.4% YoY to Rs 89.7 crore in Q1FY26. Revenue grows 13.4% YoY to Rs 2,070.9 crore, driven by higher exports and strong growth in the wires & cables segment. The firm appears in a screener of stocks where foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are increasing their shareholding.

  • The Andhra Pradesh government approves the Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy 4.0, offering a wide range of incentives to attract large-scale investments in electronics component production. Valid until 2030, the policy is expected to benefit Indian manufacturers like Syrma SGS and Dixon Technologies, with Syrma SGS likely to be the first major applicant.

  • TCPL Packaging's revenue grows 4.7% YoY to Rs 426.9 crore, driven by strong growth in the paperboard and flexible packaging segments. Net profit declines 29.7% YoY to Rs 22.3 crore due to higher interest expenses. The firm appears in a screener of stocks with zero promoter pledge.

  • Sun Pharmaceutical Industries is falling sharply as its Q1FY26 net profit declines 19.6% YoY to Rs 2,278.6 crore due to higher raw materials, inventory, employee benefits, and finance costs. However, revenue grows 8.6% YoY to Rs 14,315.9 crore, driven by improvements in the Indian, US, emerging markets (EM), and rest of the world (RoW) formulations segments. It shows up in a screener of stocks with high promoter pledges.

  • IIFL Finance falls sharply as its net profit declines 19% YoY to Rs 233.4 crore in Q1FY26, due to higher finance costs and impairment of some financial assets. However, its revenue rises 12.7% YoY, driven by a 21% rise in assets under management (AUM). The company shows up in a screener of stocks where promoters are decreasing their shareholding.

  • G. Shivakumar, Executive Director and CFO of Great Eastern Shipping, says dry bulk freight rates are currently above Q1 levels. He notes that replacing Russian oil with supplies from West Asia could hurt the market. He adds that average dry bulk rates range between $15,000 and $16,000.

  • Coal India's Q1FY26 net profit beats Forecaster estimates by 2.4% despite dropping 20.2% YoY to Rs 8,743.4 crore due to higher finance and contractual expenses. Revenue decreases 2.3% YoY to Rs 37,458.1 crore amid lower coal production. It appears in a screener of stocks with prices below short, medium, and long-term moving averages.

  • Pricol's Q1FY26 net profit grows 9.5% YoY to Rs 49.8 crore. Revenue rises 44.3% YoY to Rs 897.5 crore, driven by higher sales volumes and strong order inflow from automobile original equipment manufacturers. The stock appears in a screener of companies with low debt.

  • Shanti Gold International's shares debut on the bourses at a 14.3% premium to the issue price of Rs 199. The Rs 360.1 crore IPO received bids for 81.2 times the total shares on offer.

  • Jane Street is reportedly not cooperating with the Income Tax Department in the ongoing investigation. Reports indicate the firm maintains its books overseas, despite Indian company law requiring local record-keeping. It has only a minimal staff presence in India, who are also said to be uncooperative. This development follows an I-T survey conducted a day earlier at the Mumbai office of Jane Street’s local trading partner, Nuvama Wealth Management.

  • Aarti Industries is falling as its net profit declines 68.6% YoY to Rs 43 crore in Q1FY26 due to higher raw material prices and lower realisation in its specialty chemicals segment. Revenue falls 9.8% YoY to Rs 1,679 crore due to weak demand. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds have increased their shareholding in the past month.

  • Suzlon Energy is rising as it bags a 381 MW wind turbine order from Zelestra. The company will supply 127 S144 wind turbine generators and commission the project across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.

  • PNB Housing Finance is falling as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Director (MD), Girish Kousgi, tenders his resignation, effective October 28.

  • India's manufacturing PMI hits a 16-month high of 59.1 in July, up from 58.4 in June, driven by robust growth in new orders and output. However, business confidence and hiring showed signs of softening.

  • JSW Energy's Q1FY26 net profit jumps 42.4% YoY to Rs 743.1 crore. Revenue grows 77.8% YoY to Rs 5,411.2 crore, driven by improvements in the thermal and renewables segments. It features in a screener of stocks with high trailing twelve-month (TTM) EPS growth.

  • City Union Bank is rising as its net profit grows 15.7% YoY to Rs 305.9 crore in Q1FY26. Revenue increases 15.6% YoY to Rs 1,605.3 crore, driven by improvements in the treasury, retail and wholesale banking segments during the quarter. The bank's asset quality improves as its gross and net NPAs declines by 89 bps and 67 bps YoY, respectively.

  • Swiggy is falling sharply as its Q1FY26 net loss expands 95.9% YoY to Rs 1,197 crore due to higher inventory, employee benefits, finance, advertising & sales, and delivery expenses. However, revenue grows 52.5% YoY to Rs 5,048 crore, driven by improvements in the food delivery, out-of-home consumption, quick commerce, and supply chain & distribution segments. It shows up in a screener of stocks with low Piotroski scores.

  • Eicher Motors is rising as its net profit grows 9.4% YoY to Rs 1,205.2 crore in Q1FY26, helped by inventory destocking. Revenue increases 14.8% YoY to Rs 5,041.8 crore, driven by strong sales of new and updated models like the Hunter 350 and higher exports. The company appears in a screener of stocks where mutual funds have increased their shareholding in the past two months.

  • Nifty 50 was trading at 24,726 (-42.4, -0.2%), BSE Sensex was trading at 81,074.41 (-111.2, -0.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 22,902.65 (-12.3, -0.1%).

  • Market breadth is in the green. Of the 1,979 stocks traded today, 1,262 showed gains, and 674 showed losses.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include Suzlon Energy Ltd. (65.95, 7.1%), Waaree Energies Ltd. (3,104, 3.7%) and Trent Ltd. (5,180, 3.2%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (2,900, -8.3%), UPL Ltd. (665.15, -5.5%) and Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (1,079.80, -5.3%).

Volume Rockets

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included KIOCL Ltd. (362.05, 13.9%), Suzlon Energy Ltd. (65.95, 7.1%) and Supreme Petrochem Ltd. (830, 5.6%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were PNB Housing Finance Ltd. (808.45, -18.0%), IIFL Finance Ltd. (427.20, -10.6%) and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (2,900, -8.3%).

Chalet Hotels Ltd. (890.35, -2.1%) was trading at 82.4 times of weekly average. Network18 Media & Investments Ltd. (57.47, 3.6%) and Procter & Gamble Health Ltd. (6217, 5.5%) were trading with volumes 22.2 and 9.2 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 were underachievers and hit their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bosch Ltd. (40,115, -0.7%), eClerx Services Ltd. (3,790, 0.6%) and Fortis Healthcare Ltd. (860.95, 0.4%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (3,003, -1.1%) and Five-Star Business Finance Ltd. (598.25, 0.8%).

8 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Network18 Media & Investments Ltd. (57.47, 3.6%) and MMTC Ltd. (66.27, 2.5%). 37 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including PNB Housing Finance Ltd. (808.45, -18.0%) and Capri Global Capital Ltd. (175.36, -5.9%).

 
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