Stock Market Today LIVE: Sensex Near 85,550, Nifty Just Below 26,325 on Metal, Autos and Bank Stock’s Rally

Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores surged 3.70% to Rs. 253.55, touching a 52-week high of Rs. 266.75, with volumes at 725,084 shares, up 76.14% from the five-day average. Punjab & Sind Bank climbed 2.6% following a 9.3% rise in total deposits and a 15.25% jump in gross advances for October-December, reflecting strong banking momentum.

Aurobindo Pharma’s subsidiary, Auro Pharma, approved acquiring Khandelwal Laboratories’ non-oncology prescription formulations business for Rs. 325 crore. Shares rose 1.35% to Rs. 1,209.00, touching an intraday high of Rs. 1,212.55 and low of Rs. 1,192.80, with volumes at 10,853. The stock trades 10.38% below its 52-week high of Rs. 1,349 and 21.59% above its 52-week low.

Bajaj Finance rose 1.90% to Rs. 990.70 after DAM Capital upgraded the stock to ‘buy’ with a target of Rs. 1,120, even as volumes dipped 82.22%. Thyrocare Technologies gained 2.48% to Rs. 459.05 on Phillip Securities’ ‘buy’ call with a Rs. 640 target, trading 109.3% above its 52-week low.

CESC jumped 3.29% to Rs. 172.65, its strongest move in 10 weeks, with volumes soaring 166.14% and the stock trading 45.08% above its 52-week low. Coal India gained 3.86% to Rs. 415.80, near its 52-week high of Rs. 417.25, backed by 69.13% higher volumes and a market cap of Rs. 256,246.24 crore.

ITC slid 3.97% to Rs. 349.50 after Prabhudas Lilladher cut the stock to ‘reduce’ with a Rs. 348 target, hitting a 52-week low of Rs. 345.35 amid 63.88% lower volumes. KPIT Technologies eased 0.41% to Rs. 1,158.45 as Goldman Sachs maintained a ‘neutral’ stance, projecting 1.8% QoQ Q3 growth and 20.9% EBITDA margin.

Sapphire Foods slipped 5% after announcing its merger with Devyani International, which jumped 7%. Under the deal, Devyani will issue 177 shares for every 100 Sapphire shares, consolidating KFC and Pizza Hut operations. Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea received a Rs. 637.9 crore GST penalty order, yet the stock rose 1.38% to Rs. 11.78, hitting an intraday high of Rs. 12.04.

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