Let's catch up on the latest news from the stock market. From significant investments to major deals, quarterly earnings, order wins, and acquisitions, here’s a quick look at which stocks will be in focus in today's trade:

Results Today

Tata Steel, Power Grid Corporation of India, Punjab National Bank, Hyundai Motor India, InterGlobe Aviation, Indus Towers, Aster DM Healthcare, Computer Age Management Services, CESC, Greaves Cotton, HEG, Indraprastha Gas, IIFL Finance, JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, KPIT Technologies, Navin Fluorine International, and Zydus Wellness will announce quarterly earnings on July 30.

Quarterly Earnings

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit zooms 30% to Rs 3,617 crore Vs Rs 2,786 crore

Revenue grows 16% to Rs 63,679 crore Vs Rs 55,120 crore

EBITDA increases 13% to Rs 6,318 crore Vs Rs 5,615 crore

Margin drops to 9.9% Vs 10.2%

NTPC Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit grows 11% to Rs 6,108.5 crore Vs Rs 5,506 crore

Revenue falls 3% to Rs 47,065.4 crore Vs Rs 48,528.9 crore

Dilip Buildcon Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit zooms 91.6% to Rs 229 crore Vs Rs 119.5 crore

Revenue declines 16.4% to Rs 2,620.3 crore Vs Rs 3,134.2 crore

Other income surges sharply to Rs 216.2 crore Vs Rs 20.2 crore

Blue Dart Express Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit drops 8.6% to Rs 48.8 crore Vs Rs 53.4 crore

Revenue grows 7.4% to Rs 1,441.9 crore Vs Rs 1,342.7 crore

Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Q1 (YoY)

Profit declines 17.7% to Rs 262.5 crore Vs Rs 318.9 crore

Operating profit falls 20.3% to Rs 248.6 crore Vs Rs 312.1 crore

Underwriting profit drops 48.9% to Rs 71.7 crore Vs Rs 140.4 crore

Net premium earned jumps 11.9% to Rs 3,938.3 crore Vs Rs 3,520.3 crore

Novartis India Q1 (YoY)

Profit rises 7.3% to Rs 27.6 crore Vs Rs 25.7 crore

Revenue slips 5.1% to Rs 87.6 crore Vs Rs 92.3 crore

Foseco India Q2 (YoY)

Profit grows 16.4% to Rs 21.5 crore Vs Rs 18.5 crore

Revenue jumps 25.8% to Rs 157.3 crore Vs Rs 125 crore

GMR Airports Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Loss widens to Rs 211.6 crore Vs loss of Rs 141.7 crore

Revenue zooms 33.4% to Rs 3,205.2 crore Vs Rs 2,402.2 crore

Ask Automotive Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit grows 16.3% to Rs 66.1 crore Vs Rs 56.8 crore

Revenue rises 3.4% to Rs 891.3 crore Vs Rs 862.2 crore

Nilkamal Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit declines 16.4% to Rs 15.3 crore Vs Rs 18.3 crore

Revenue jumps 18.9% to Rs 883.1 crore Vs Rs 742.7 crore

GE Vernova T&D India Q1 (YoY)

Profit soars 116.4% to Rs 291.2 crore Vs Rs 134.5 crore

Revenue spikes 38.8% to Rs 1,330.1 crore Vs Rs 958.3 crore

International Gemmological Institute India (IGI India) Q2 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit surges 62.6% to Rs 126.5 crore Vs Rs 77.8 crore

Revenue grows 15.7% to Rs 300.9 crore Vs Rs 260 crore

Triveni Engineering and Industries Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit sinks 85.9% to Rs 4.4 crore Vs Rs 31.3 crore

Revenue soars 22.9% to Rs 1,598.2 crore Vs Rs 1,300.7 crore

Bank of India Q1 (Standalone YoY)

Profit jumps 32.3% to Rs 2,252.1 crore Vs Rs 1,702.7 crore

Net interest income drops 3.3% to Rs 6,068.1 crore Vs Rs 6,275.8 crore

Provisions and contingencies fall 15.2% to Rs 1,096 crore Vs Rs 1,293.3 crore

Gross NPA declines to 2.92% Vs 3.27% (QoQ)

Net NPA slips to 0.75% Vs 0.82% (QoQ)

Gallantt Ispat Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit soars 42.6% to Rs 173.8 crore Vs Rs 121.9 crore

Revenue falls 2.8% to Rs 1,127.8 crore Vs Rs 1,159.7 crore

Piramal Enterprises Q1 (Consolidated YoY)

Profit zooms 52.3% to Rs 276.4 crore Vs Rs 181.5 crore

Revenue grows 18.7% to Rs 2,642.7 crore Vs Rs 2,226.5 crore

Stocks to Watch

Axiscades Technologies

The company has secured significant new orders across airborne, naval, and radar-based platforms from premier defence laboratories in India. The orders involve the development and supply of advanced sub-systems for some of the most sophisticated indigenous platforms being developed by leading defence agencies like the DRDO and defence PSUs.

Tilaknagar Industries

The Indian-Made Foreign Liquor manufacturer said the Board has approved a preferential issue of securities (equity shares and warrants) amounting to Rs 2,296 crore. The company intends to utilise these proceeds for the acquisition of the Imperial Blue business division and for general corporate purposes.

Fermenta Biotech

The Vitamin-D3 manufacturer has received the Certificate of Suitability (CEP) from the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM) for its spray-dried variant, VITADEE 100 SD, being manufactured at its Kullu, Himachal Pradesh facility.

Zydus Lifesciences

Zydus Lifesciences has completed the acquisition of an 85.6% stake in Amplitude Surgical from PAI and two minority shareholders for 256 million euros. The company will now file a simplified mandatory tender offer on July 30 for all the remaining outstanding shares of Amplitude Surgical at a price of 6.25 euros per share.

Bulk Deals

Jayaswal Neco Industries

Negen Capital Services acquired 61.59 lakh shares at Rs 47.88 per share.

Ken Enterprises

Nexus Global Opportunities Fund bought 1.34 lakh shares at Rs 61.58 per share.

Mainboard Listing on July 30

Indiqube Spaces

GNG Electronics

SME Listing on July 30

TSC India

Stocks Trade Ex-Dividend

Aurionpro Solutions

BASF India

Cravatex

EIH

Hawkins Cookers

JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

MM Forgings

NOCIL

Pecos Hotels and Pubs

Permanent Magnets

Sinclairs Hotels

TD Power Systems

VRL Logistics

Stock in F&O ban

RBL Bank