The markets are rising steadily in trade today with the Nifty hovering close to 25,000 levels. The small and midcaps are also seeing brisk buying in today’s session. Here is a look at some of the biggest movers and shakers in afternoon trade.
Bharat Dynamics
The BDL share price, along with many other defence stocks are buzzing in trade today. This after the country’s Defence Ministry unveiled a long-term plan to enhance national security and also push for public-private partnerships. The 15-year plan comprising Technology Perspective Capability roadmap focuses on ‘Make in India’ initiatives to boost and scale up adoption of AI tech in a host of technologies and unmanned weapons
BEL
The share price of BEL or Bharat Electronics is up nearly 4% intra-day today. This is after the company announced a final dividend of 0.90 per equity share. In percentage terms it is a90% dividend announcement at the 71st Annual General Meeting of the Company. The dividend will be paid to eligible shareholders on September 23.
HAL
The HAL share price is up almost 2% in trade today after the company signed SSL V technology transfer agreement with ISRO, IN-SPACe & NSIL. The SSL V is a three-stage vehicle designed to launch satellites weighing less than 500 kg into Lower Earth Orbit (LEO). Under this contract, HAL will absorb the technology in the first two years, followed by a 10-year production phase.
BSE
The BSE share price is down close to 4% in trade today. The shares have been under pressure and fallen over 5% in the last 1 month and more than 24% in 3 months. Asia’s oldest stock exchange, reported Q1FY26 operating revenue of RS 960 crore, up 59% YoY. Sequentially also the revenue jumped 13%, mainly driven by 84% YoY growth in transaction charges.
Oracle Fin Services
The share price of Oracle Financial Services saw the maximum gain in 4 months. The stock is up nearly 10% intra-day after upbeat commentary from its parent company based in the US. The parent company, Oracle said that it expects booked revenue at its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure business to exceed half a trillion dollars. This also boosted sentiment for the India arm.