Domestic stock markets slumped for the second consecutive day on Thursday with Sensex losing almost 249 points to end at over one-month low of 26,304.20, while NSE Nifty slipped below 8,000-mark due to continued selling by cautious investors ahead of the Bihar poll outcome. Sensex fell 248.72 points to end at 26,304.20 and Nifty slipped by 84.75 pts to close at 7,955.45.
Below are stocks that made news today
Bata India: Shares of the company ended 4.39 per cent down at Rs 464.60 after it reported a 38.74 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 54.11 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.
Pratibha Industries: Shares of the company surged 6% in morning trade after the company informed stock exchanges that it has bagged an order worth of Rs 1,023.62 crore from Telangana government. Share price of the company later closed 3.69 per cent up at Rs 40.75.
Jubilant FoodWorks: Shares of the company fell 5.21 per cent to settle at Rs 1,380.75 after the company reported a decline of 17.65 per cent in standalone net profit for the second quarter ended September 30.
Bajaj Electricals: Shares of the company ended 5.31 per cent down at Rs 240.70 after the company reported a standalone net profit of Rs 11.26 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.
Ashok Leyland: Shares of the Chennai-based company ended 5.81 per cent down at Rs 86.80 after it reported over two-fold rise in net profit at Rs 287 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2015.
Tata Steel: Shares of the company ended 5.31 per cent down at Rs 225.60 ahead of its quarterly earnings later in the day.