CNBC-TV18's top stocks to watch out for on August 25

SUMMARY

The Indian market is likely to open higher on Tuesday following gains in Asian peers. At 7:18 am, the SGX Nifty, an indicator of the opening for Nifty50, was trading 41 points higher at 11,491, hinting at a positive start for the domestic market.

By CNBCTV18.comAug 25, 2020 7:30:06 AM IST (Updated)

Axis Bank | The bank has proposed to acquire a 17 percent stake of Max Life, resulting in total ownership of 18 percent post the transaction.

Bharti Airtel | The company’s founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal hinted at an increase in mobile services rates while stating that the average revenue per user is expected to cross Rs 200 in the next six months. He said that ARPU of Rs 300 is required to make industry sustainable with the lower end still paying Rs 100 a month.

Future Retail | The Kishore Biyani-led company has paid $14 million or about Rs 105 crore in interest dues to its coupon holders on Monday for $500 million senior secured notes.

Wipro | The IT major announced a partnership with a standard initial margin model (SIMM) vendor, Quaternion Risk Management to offer SIMM-in-a-box to financial institutions covered under uncleared margin rules (UMR).

The Phoenix Mills | The company’s promoters may sell 5.8-7.3 percent stake via block deal at a floor price of Rs 665 per share today, sources said.

LIC Housing Finance | The company’s net profit in Q1FY21 rose 34 percent to Rs 817.48 crore from Rs 610.68 crore, YoY, helped by lower provisioning. Net interest income (NII) increased to Rs 1,220.61 crore from Rs 1,181.86 while Net interest margin (NIM) stood at 2.32 percent as against 2.41 percent, YoY.

Allcargo Logistics | The company’s promoters have proposed intention to delist the company’s shares.

IRB Infrastructure Developers | The company reported a loss of Rs 30.14 crore in Q1FY21 as against a profit of Rs 206.62 crore, YoY. Revenue from operations fell to Rs 1,022.3 crore from Rs 1,773.04 crore, YoY.

JSW Energy | The company’s Executive Director and CFO Jyoti Kumar Agarwal has tendered his resignation.

Indian Energy Exchange | The company’s MD & CEO Rajiv Srivastava has resigned with immediate effect. Satyanarayan Goel, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board has been given an additional charge of Managing Director & CEO of the company, for an interim period with immediate effect.

NOCIL | The company’s consolidated net profit in Q1FY21 fell to Rs 11.95 crore from Rs 32.88 crore while revenue from operations declined to Rs 106.51 crore from Rs 229.59 crore, YoY.

Adani Power | The company released a pledge on 3.58 crore shares on August 21.

Earnings | Atul Auto, Can Fin Homes, IRCON International, Kirloskar Electric Company, Phillips Carbon Black, Ruchira Papers, PBA Infrastructure, Goodluck India, Hindustan Hardy Spicer, among others.