Top 5 stocks of the day: Among the top gainers on the Nifty were TCS, ITC, Britannia Industries, Wipro, and Asian Paints, while the top losers were HDFC Life, Tech Mahindra, Adani Enterprises, SBI Life Insurance, and Maruti Suzuki. Real estate index decreased by 2%, while car and metal indices decreased by 1% apiece. The BSE smallcap and midcap indices both finished slightly lower.
Sensex and NSE Nifty50
The benchmark indices on April 21 had a turbulent session but ended level. At closing, the Nifty was down 0.50 points or flat at 17,624, while the Sensex was up 22.71 points or 0.04 percent at 59,655.06. A total of 1,498 shares rose, 1,866 fell, and 135 were unchanged.
Top 5 stocks of the day: Hindustan Zinc Q4 results
In comparison to the same period a year earlier, the company’s fourth quarter net profit fell by 11.8 percent, to Rs 2,583 crore. Additionally, revenue decreased by 3.3 percent year over year to Rs 8,509 crore from Rs 8,797 crore in the prior year. Hindustan Zinc traded down Rs 3.70, or 1.13 percent, to Rs 323.60.
Top 5 stocks of the day: NSE Price Shockers
| Company | CMP | Chg(%) | 3 Days Ago Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirza Intl | 60.3 | 44.95 | 41.6 |
| Weizmann | 114.3 | 34.95 | 84.7 |
| Manugraph Ind | 20.1 | 28.85 | 15.6 |
| Nirman Agri | 66.75 | 28 | 52.15 |
| Bal Pharma | 87.55 | 24.36 | 70.4 |
| Liberty Shoes | 279.55 | 24.08 | 225.3 |
| Khadim India | 239.1 | 24.01 | 192.8 |
| North Eastern | 22.7 | 23.04 | 18.45 |
| Mangalam World | 135.4 | 19.98 | 112.85 |
| MMP Industries | 172.5 | 19.54 | 144.3 |
Dollar heads for first weekly gain since February
The Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates in May, and investors increased their bets on that outcome on Friday, sending the dollar on its way to its first weekly gain in over two months. The euro, however, received some support from the unexpected growth in the euro zone economy in April.
The dollar index, which compares the performance of the dollar against six other currencies, gained 0.2% today and was on track for its first weekly increase since late February, of 0.4%.
Bank Of Baroda board approves fundraising
The Bank of Baroda Board of Directors has considered and given the go-ahead for raising foreign currency funds through the issuance of Bonds up to USD $1.00 billion under the bank’s MTN programme and through the issuance of Certificates of Deposits up to USD 3.00 billion under the CD programme in single or multiple tranches at the appropriate time.
The Board of Directors has also thought about and given their approval for the raising of money through bilateral or other borrowings of up to USD 3 billion. Quote for Bank of Baroda was Rs 175.20, down Rs 2.40 or 1.35 percent.
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