The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty after a positive opening could not sustain their gains and shut the day in red. Infosys weak guidance post its quarterly numbers spoiled the sentiment of the street. Further, investors await the key macro economic data i.e IIP & CPI which is to be released post market hours. Sensex closed 175 points down at 26,904. Nifty closed 46 points down at 8,143.60.

Below are some stocks that remained in news today:

Infosys: The IT bellwether on Monday reported results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2015. The company posted 87.40 per cent rise in its standalone net profit at Rs 6,306 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 as compared to Rs 3,365 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. On the consolidated basis, the company reported 9.75 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 3,398 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 as compared to Rs 3,096 crore for the same quarter in the previous year.

YES Bank: Shares of Yes Bank gained as much as 1.55 per cent intraday after the private sector lender received the Reserve Bank of India’s approval to set up a mutual fund, asset management company and a trustee company. However, the scrip closed 0.14 per cent down at Rs 724.20

Bank of Baroda: Shares of Bank of Baroda fell as much as 8 per cent intraday on Monday after the CBI carried out searches at three locations in New Delhi in connection with alleged Rs 6,000 crore remittances sent from BoB to Hong Kong camouflaged as payments for non-existent imports. The share price of the company closed 3.02 per cent down at Rs 176.80.

Vedanta: Shares of Vedanta were in focus. With reference to media reports titled “Vedanta eyes Solar Energy Biz, plans to create 500 MW capacity,” Vedanta after market hours on Friday clarified that the company has no firm plans to enter the solar generation industry and termed the media reports as speculation.

Kolte-Patil Developers: Kolte-Patil Developers, a leading Pune based real estate developer, informed BSE on Monday that it has completed the buy-out of 100 per cent stake in its SPV, Corolla Realty, from 37 per cent held earlier, for a total consideration of Rs 164 crore. The acquisition is part of the company’s core strategy of remaining relevant to home buyers by maintaining a significant part of inventory in the under Rs 1 crore ticket size, deploying capital where there is strong cash flow visibility. The share price of the company jumped 2.14 per cent to Rs 184.