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

Stocks to Watch

Infosys

The digital services and consulting company has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Optimum Healthcare IT, a KLAS-recognised healthcare IT digital transformation and consulting firm based in Florida, for $465 million, and Stratus Global, a US-based insurance tech consulting company, for $95 million.

Polyplex Corporation

The company has executed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in TechNova Printrite Products for Rs 62.1 crore.

HFCL

The board has approved the setting up of a preform manufacturing facility through the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, HFCL Technologies, with a total investment of Rs 580 crore.

This expansion is part of the company’s strategy to achieve backward integration within its optical fibre cable business, with preform being the basic raw material for manufacturing optical fibre.

Rain Industries

Promoter Nivee Holdings has acquired 4 lakh equity shares (0.1189 percent) of the company on March 24 and 80,000 shares (0.0238 percent) on March 25 via the open market, increasing its stake to 2.56 percent from 2.42 percent earlier.

Azad Engineering

The company has signed a long-term contract and price agreement for an eight-year term with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan (MHI), for the supply of highly engineered and complex hot-section nozzle vane segments of gas turbine engines.

Le Travenues Technology

Online bus ticketing platform AbhiBus (ixigo’s bus business) has announced a partnership with Fleetx, an AI-driven fleet intelligence platform, to introduce advanced video telematics and driver safety solutions across its bus operator network.

Sula Vineyards

The company has signed a definitive agreement with Moët Hennessy India to acquire Chandon’s world-class estate in Nashik, spread across 19 acres. The facility includes an advanced wine production unit with an annual capacity of 4.5 lakh litres, scalable up to 13 lakh litres.

Aurobindo Pharma

The company’s subsidiary, CuraTeQ Biologics, has entered into a marketing and distribution agreement with STADA Arzneimittel AG, a leading European healthcare and pharmaceuticals company.

Under the agreement, STADA will market and distribute two EMA-approved biosimilars developed by CuraTeQ in select European Union territories, including France and Germany.

Global Health

Medanta has announced plans to set up a 400-bed multi-specialty hospital in Varanasi. The total investment is estimated at approximately Rs 550 crore.

Capri Global Capital

The board has approved the issuance of a global medium-term note programme (GMTN Programme) worth up to $1 billion.

Exide Industries

The company has invested Rs 450 crore by subscribing to shares of its subsidiary, Exide Energy Solutions, on a rights basis.

With this, the total investment in the subsidiary stands at Rs 4,802.23 crore. There is no change in the company’s shareholding percentage post the investment.

Bharat Dynamics

The company is currently establishing two additional manufacturing facilities in Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

These facilities are in line with its current order book of around Rs 26,000 crore, with additional orders worth Rs 15,000 crore envisaged in FY 2026–27.

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

IREDA has declared an interim dividend of Rs 0.6 per share for FY26.

The record date for determining shareholder eligibility has been fixed as April 2, 2026.

Sandhar Technologies

The board has approved the establishment of an assembling/manufacturing facility for the company’s automotive business in Mexico.

Brigade Enterprises

The company has launched a residential project, Brigade Lumina, spread across 4.11 acres in Bengaluru. The project has an estimated revenue potential of over Rs 700 crore.

Happiest Minds Technologies

The company has announced a strategic partnership with UnifyApps, an AI agent and app builder platform for enterprises. It will leverage UnifyApps’ AI OS architecture and horizontal platform to help enterprises transform into AI-native organisations.

NHPC

The board has approved a borrowing plan to raise debt of up to Rs 8,000 crore during FY 2026–27. This will be through non-convertible corporate bonds in one or more tranches via private placement and/or term loans or external commercial borrowings (ECB).

Life Insurance Corporation of India

The corporation has received a demand order for income tax of Rs 6,146.7 crore and interest of Rs 953.25 crore for FY 2021–22 from the Income Tax Department.

The financial impact will be to the extent of the tax and interest demanded.

Ola Electric Mobility

Ola Electric has launched its EndICEAge campaign, offering its electric vehicles—Gen 3 S1 X (2 kWh) and Roadster X (2.5 kWh)—at Rs 49,999, along with benefits of up to Rs 50,000 across the portfolio. The offer is valid till March 31, 2026.

The company has also introduced a service trust guarantee, offering free Ola cab vouchers in case of service delays beyond the stipulated timeframe, and launched a buyback guarantee to provide future value certainty.

Reliance Industries

The company has categorically rejected recent media reports alleging the purchase of crude oil of Iranian origin, calling them baseless, factually incorrect, and misleading.

It has urged media outlets to verify facts thoroughly before publication and refrain from disseminating unsubstantiated reports that can misinform stakeholders and the public.

Bulk Deals

Sammaan Capital

Societe Generale has acquired an additional 50.59 lakh shares (0.6 percent stake) in Sammaan Capital at Rs 149.92 per share, amounting to Rs 75.84 crore. This is in addition to the 1.49 percent stake held as of December 2025.

PNGS Reva Diamond Jewellery

Promoter Gadgil Renu Govind has acquired 7 lakh shares (2.2 percent stake) in Reva Diamonds for Rs 25.55 crore from RGSL Investment LVF 1 at Rs 365 per share.

Additionally, Niraj Rajnikant Shah has bought 3 lakh shares at Rs 367.8 per share (Rs 11.03 crore), while Sanjay Popatlal Jain sold a similar number of shares at the same price.

RGSL Investment Fund-RGSL held a 4.48 percent stake as of December 2025.

Apollo Pipes

Amicorp Capital (Mauritius) has acquired 7.01 lakh shares (1.59 percent stake) in Apollo Pipes for Rs 29.18 crore. Meanwhile, Classic Enterprises sold 5 lakh shares (1.1 percent stake) for Rs 20.8 crore.

The transaction price stood at Rs 416 per share.

Speb Adhesives

Navkar Ventures has acquired 2.64 lakh shares (1.17 percent stake) in Speb Adhesives for Rs 1.36 crore from Compact Structure Fund at Rs 51.75 per share.

Compact Structure Fund held an 8.75 percent stake as of December 5, 2025.

Jupiter Infomedia

Promoter Umesh Modi has sold 7.5 lakh shares (7.48 percent stake) in Jupiter Infomedia for Rs 3.69 crore, in addition to a 3.99 percent stake sold in the previous session, at Rs 49.2 per share.

Meanwhile, Divyeshkumar Mansukhlal Savaliya acquired 6.19 lakh shares for Rs 3.03 crore, and Arix Capital bought 1.5 lakh shares worth Rs 75 lakh.

Mahamaya Lifesciences

Kedia Securities, owned by investor Vijay Kedia, has acquired 1.69 lakh shares (0.72 percent stake) in Mahamaya Lifesciences at Rs 146.36 per share, amounting to Rs 2.47 crore.

Filatex Fashions

Promoter Prabhat Sethia has sold 4.45 crore shares (0.53 percent stake) in Filatex Fashions for Rs 71.29 lakh at Rs 0.16 per share.

During the current quarter (January–March), he has reduced a total of 7.7 percent stake, in addition to 5.06 percent sold in the previous quarter.

Anzen India Energy Yield Plus Trust

Prazim Trading and Investment Company, associated with Azim Premji Trust, has acquired 1.6 crore units (8.15 percent stake) in Anzen India Energy Yield Plus Trust for Rs 200 crore.

Meanwhile, Edelweiss Infrastructure Yield Plus and its subsidiary SEPL Energy sold a combined 8.18 percent stake.

The transaction price was Rs 125 per unit.

Energy Infrastructure Trust

Brookfield Corporation-backed Rapid Holdings 2, the sponsor of Energy Infrastructure Trust, has sold 1.84 crore units (2.77 percent stake) at Rs 78 per unit, amounting to Rs 143.91 crore.

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