LIC, Indian Oil Corporation, Bharti Airtel and more: Key stocks that moved the most on May 18

SUMMARY

Indian benchmark indices ended today's session in the negative, even though the market had opened higher. Nifty50 ended at 16240.30,19.00 points down, while Sensex closed at 54208.53, 109.94 points lower. Here are key stocks that moved the most in today's trading session-

By CNBCTV18.comMay 18, 2022 4:06:13 PM IST (Published)

ITC | Shares of ITC gained 0.7 percent, ahead of its Q4 earnings report, which is due later today.

LIC | Shares of the insurance behemoth clocked mild gains in the morning, a day after the stock of the state-run insurance giant made a weak debut in the secondary market. However, the LIC stock closed 0.07 percent lower on the BSE.

Indian Overseas Bank | The bank's stock closed 4.1 percent higher after it reported a 58 percent rise in its fourth quarterly net profit.

Indian Oil Corporation | Among the top five Nifty500 losers, Indian Oil Corporation's stock closed 5.1 percent lower after its quarterly earnings disappointed the Street.

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd | The pharmacy company stock saw a surge and closed 4.47 percent higher on the BSE, after the US FDA's conclusion of no remaining deficiencies at Unit 5 of the company.

Bharti Airtel | The telco's stock dropped 1.6 percent on the BSE while closing on Wednesday, even though it reported a 164 percent jump in net profit in its quarterly earnings report on the previous day.

Dr Lal Pathlabs | Among the top Nifty500 losers, the stock of Dr Lal Pathlabs closed 6.07 percent lower. This was after the company's profit missed analysts estimate.