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

Results Today

Gaudium IVF and Women Health, Dharti Proteins, and Milestone Furniture will release their quarterly earnings today.

Quarterly Earnings Update

Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Q3 (Consolidated QoQ)

Profit grows 9.4% to Rs 27.6 crore Vs Rs 25.3 crore

Revenue falls 20.4% to Rs 422.5 crore Vs Rs 530.6 crore

Other income increases to Rs 43.8 crore Vs Rs 27.4 crore

Stocks to Watch

Shree Cement

The company has been declared the preferred bidder for the Dommarnandyala-1 limestone block in YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, which spans an area of 373 hectares.

Varun Beverages

The company’s subsidiary, The Beverage Company Proprietary, has executed an agreement to acquire a 100% equity stake in Crickley Dairy Proprietary, South Africa, for Rs 131.4 crore. The acquisition aims to diversify its product portfolio into new categories, including value-added dairy and juice-based drinks.

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries

Promoter Hazel Infra will sell up to 26.38 lakh equity shares (5.01% stake) via an offer-for-sale on March 18–19. The floor price for the offer is Rs 1,900 per share.

Strides Pharma Science

The company, through its step-down subsidiary Strides Pharma International AG (SPIAG), has entered into definitive agreements with Sandoz AG, Switzerland, and its group entities for the acquisition and in-licensing of a portfolio of branded generic products across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As part of the deal, the portfolio includes multiple brands across anti-infective, cardiovascular, and dermatology therapeutic segments.

CESC

The company has issued four Letters of Award to the following entities—Purvah Green Power (its subsidiary), Vismaya Renewables India Projects, Hexa Climate Solutions, and Sprng Energy—for setting up wind-solar hybrid power projects.

Mafatlal Industries

The company has secured a five-year order worth Rs 114 crore from the Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC) for setting up 500 robotic laboratories across 16 districts in Odisha under the School and Mass Education Department.

Tech Mahindra

The company’s subsidiary, Tech Mahindra London, has executed a Share Sale and Purchase Agreement with Midad Company to acquire Midad’s 20% equity stake in Tech Mahindra Arabia, a subsidiary of the company, following the exercise of a put option by Midad, for Rs 206.2 crore.

Post this transaction, Tech Mahindra Arabia will become a wholly owned subsidiary.

Hexaware Technologies

The company has launched Agentverse, an enterprise AI agent platform featuring 600 ready-to-deploy AI agents designed to help organizations operationalise agentic AI across business and technology functions.

Wipro

The company has announced a collaboration with Harness, an AI software delivery platform company, to help global enterprises accelerate AI-native software delivery with greater speed, reliability, and governance.

Ceigall India

The company’s subsidiary, Ceigall Infra Projects (CIPPL), has emerged as the L1 bidder for two projects worth Rs 207 crore from Punjab Infrastructure Development. The projects involve the construction and development of world-class urban streets in Ludhiana under the Hybrid Annuity Model.

Aurobindo Pharma

The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) inspected Unit-II of the company’s subsidiary, Eugia Pharma Specialities, at RIICO Industrial Area, Rajasthan, from November 3 to November 14, 2025, and issued a Form 483 with nine observations.

Subsequently, the US FDA has classified the inspection status of this unit as Official Action Indicated (OAI).

Tata Steel

The board has approved the merger of Neelachal Ispat Nigam with Tata Steel.

Further, the company will invest up to $2 billion (around Rs 18,488.10 crore) via subscription to equity shares of its foreign subsidiary, T Steel Holdings, in one or more tranches from FY2026–27 onwards.

India Glycols

The board has declared an interim dividend of Rs 7.5 per share for FY2025–26 and has fixed March 23 as the record date to determine shareholders’ eligibility for the dividend.

JK Cement

The company’s subsidiary, JK Cement Saifco (Saifco), has received a notice from the Office of the Deputy Controller, Legal Metrology Department (Enforcement), Jammu & Kashmir, citing lack of packaging registration, a non-functional customer care number, and non-verification of electronic weighing scales.

The company has sought an extension from the concerned department to respond to the notice.

Kirloskar Ferrous Industries

Manufacturing operations at one of the two high-pressure moulding lines at the Solapur plant have been temporarily affected from March 17 until further notice.

The management is monitoring the current supply chain crisis and exploring alternate sources or resources to minimise the impact of the disruption.

Tamilnadu Petroproducts

The company’s HCD plant has been shut down due to business factors arising from the ongoing geopolitical situation in the Middle East.

This temporary shutdown constitutes a force majeure event, as it is beyond the company’s control, and the impact cannot be quantified at this stage.

Bulk Deals

Urban Company

SBI Mutual Fund has acquired an additional 3.5 crore equity shares at Rs 109.85 per share and 2.2 crore shares at Rs 109.83 per share, taking its total stake to 3.98%, valued at Rs 632.2 crore. The fund house already held a 1.89% stake in the home, beauty, and wellness services provider as of December 2025.

Meanwhile, ABG Capital, which held a 1.36% stake as of December 2025, offloaded 1.74 crore shares (1.2% stake) in Urban Company at Rs 109.85 per share for Rs 191.2 crore.

DF International Partners II exited Urban Company by selling its entire 1.76 crore shares (1.22% stake) at the same price for Rs 193.9 crore. Wellington Management Company-owned private equity vehicle, Wellington Hadley Harbor AIV Master Investors (Cayman) III, also exited by selling 1.58 crore shares each at Rs 109.93 and Rs 109.86 per share, amounting to a 2.2% stake worth Rs 349.2 crore.

Filatex Fashions

Promoter Prabhat Sethia sold 6.03 crore shares (0.72% stake) at Rs 0.17 per share, valued at Rs 1.02 crore.

So far this month, the promoter has offloaded a 2.29% stake in Filatex Fashions.

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SAIL

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