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18 Nov 2025, 01:43PM
Market trades lower, Solar Industries bags orders worth Rs 1,400 crore
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Nifty 50 was trading at 25,974.65 (-38.8, -0.2%) , BSE Sensex was trading at 84,873.89 (-77.1, -0.1%) while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 23,884.45 (-70.1, -0.3%). Market breadth is overwhelmingly negative. Of the 2,556 stocks traded today, 817 were on the uptrend, and 1,689 went down.

Nifty 50 opens flat after gaining over 13 points in the pre-opening session. On Monday, Indian indices closed higher after extending gains in the afternoon session. FIIs bought equity worth Rs 442.2 crore, while DIIs also bought equity worth Rs 1,465.9 crore in Indian markets on the same day. 

Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 open lower. Nifty Metal and Nifty Realty open lower.

Major US indices closed lower on Monday. European indices also ended in the red. Asian markets are trading lower. Meanwhile, Alphabet closed 3.1% higher after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a $4.9 billion stake in the company. The purchase is part of a broader portfolio reshuffle ahead of Warren Buffett handing over the CEO role to Greg Abel at the end of 2025.

  • Solar Industries India, along with its subsidiaries, receives export orders worth Rs 1,400 crore from international clients to supply defence products.

  • Asian Paints' Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Amit Syngle, retains margin guidance at 18-20% during FY26, citing a reduction in raw material prices. He adds that this reduction will help the company to maintain its pricing strategy without needing hikes or concessions.

  • Pace Digitek secures a Rs 929.8 crore order from Maharashtra State Power Generation Co (MSPGCL) to build a 200 MWAC (megawatt alternating current) ground-mounted solar plant. The contract also covers design-to-commissioning work and three years of operations and maintenance.

  • Abhay Sol, Chairman and MD of Max Healthcare Institute, highlights plans to double bed capacity by 2030. He expects the upgraded CGHS portal to add about Rs 200 crore to annual revenue. Sol notes that Q2 profit benefited from GST cuts, while insurance and self-pay average revenue per occupied bed (ARPOB) rose 7–8% YoY. However, cash flows were soft due to delays in institutional receivables.

  • WeWork India Management rises sharply as Jefferies initiates coverage with a ‘Buy’ call and a target price of Rs 790, highlighting its lead as India’s largest flexible workspace operator. The firm plans to add 15,000–20,000 seats each year for the next three years. Jefferies also notes that WeWork India earns about twice as much per user as its listed peers and generates more revenue than it pays in rent. It says this strong gap supports faster growth and better profitability.

  • DCB Bank rises to its 52-week high of Rs 189.2 per share as Motilal Oswal retains its ‘Buy’ call with a higher target price of Rs 210. The management highlighted that net interest margins have bottomed and are likely to pick up. The brokerage notes steady loan growth, with increased focus on retail and gold lending, and believes the bank may benefit from improving margins and stronger earnings over the next few years.

  • AstraZeneca Pharma rises as it enters a partnership with Sun Pharmaceuticals to distribute and market Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (SZC) in India. The drug is used to treat Hyperkalaemia and has an estimated market size of $1.3 billion as of 2024.

  • Morgan Stanley forecasts a 13% rise in the Sensex, with the index reaching 95,000 by December 2026. It notes that India’s long-term outlook is strengthening, supported by government policy measures and a cyclical recovery driven by the policy pivot. It holds an ‘overweight’ stance on consumer discretionary, industrials and financials, and ‘equalweight’ call on communication services, consumer staples and technology.

  • Physicswallah's shares debut on the bourses at a 33% premium to the issue price of Rs 109. The Rs 3,480 crore IPO received bids for 1.8 times the total shares on offer.

  • Emmvee Photovoltaic Power’s shares make a flat debut on the bourses at Rs 217. The Rs 2,900 crore IPO received bids for 1X the total shares on offer.

  • Mphasis is falling as its promoter, Blackstone, plans to sell 1.8 crore shares worth Rs 4,626 crore at a floor price of Rs 2,570 per share through BCP Topco IX.

  • Saurabh Gupta, Group CFO of Dixon Technologies, expects strong revenue growth and margin expansion by FY28. He says the company is closely monitoring smartphone demand and inventory levels, and adds that Chinese EMS players are steadily gaining share in India. Dixon has also trimmed its FY26 revenue guidance following a short-term disruption from the mid-August GST rate cut, which deferred consumer purchases and weighed on Q2 sales.

  • One97 Communications (Paytm) is falling after Elevation Capital reportedly plans to sell a 2% stake (or 1.3 crore shares) worth Rs 1,640 crore at Rs 1,281 per share.

  • Emcure Pharmaceuticals is falling sharply as Bain Capital reportedly plans to sell 38 lakh shares (or 2% stake) worth Rs 492.7 crore in the company through its subsidiary, BC Investments IV.

  • WPIL surges as its subsidiary receives an order worth Rs 426 crore from METSI KE MATLA JV for electro-mechanical and instrumentation work for the MCWAP2 water project of the Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority.

  • JSW Infrastructure rises as its arm enters a share subscription and purchase agreement (SSPA) with Minerals Development Oman (MDO) and South Minerals Port Co to acquire a 51% stake in Port Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). The company plans to build and operate a port at a capex of Rs $419 million (~Rs 3,716 crore) through the SPV.

  • Nifty 50 was trading at 25,951.45 (-62, -0.2%), BSE Sensex was trading at 85,042.37 (91.4, 0.1%), while the broader Nifty 500 was trading at 23,890.80 (-63.8, -0.3%).

  • Market breadth is in the red. Of the 2,110 stocks traded today, 835 showed gains, and 1,194 showed losses.

Riding High:

Largecap and midcap gainers today include GMR Airports Ltd. (103.25, 5.7%), Federal Bank Ltd. (246.12, 3.0%) and Bharti Hexacom Ltd. (1,829.20, 2.5%).

Downers:

Largecap and midcap losers today include Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. (3,491.90, -2.8%), Cummins India Ltd. (4,276.90, -2.4%) and Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Ltd. (138.16, -2.2%).

Volume Rockets

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

Top high volume gainers on BSE included Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd. (2,026, 9.9%), GMR Airports Ltd. (103.25, 5.7%) and Sundram Fasteners Ltd. (991, 3.1%).

Top high volume losers on BSE were Kaynes Technology India Ltd. (5,925.50, -5.0%), Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (1,362.90, -2.2%) and One97 Communications Ltd. (1,306, -2.0%).

Akzo Nobel India Ltd. (3,342.20, 0.4%) was trading at 34.2 times of weekly average. MphasiS Ltd. (2,664.50, -0.9%) and Aster DM Healthcare Ltd. (694.70, 2.3%) were trading with volumes 7.7 and 7.6 times weekly average respectively on BSE at the time of posting this article.

BSE 500: highs, lows and moving averages

17 stocks overperformed with 52 week highs, while 4 stocks tanked below their 52 week lows.

Stocks touching their year highs included - Bharti Airtel Ltd. (2,153.40, 2.0%), Can Fin Homes Ltd. (909.90, 1.9%) and Canara Bank (149.28, 0.1%).

Stocks making new 52 weeks lows included - Bata India Ltd. (1,009.20, -0.5%) and SKF India Ltd. (1,998, -3.1%).

8 stocks climbed above their 200 day SMA including Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Ltd. (2,026, 9.9%) and Sundram Fasteners Ltd. (991, 3.1%). 12 stocks slipped below their 200 SMA including Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (917, -3.4%) and Star Cement Ltd. (230, -2.2%).

 
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