The headline equity benchmarks continued to trade in negative terrain in mid-morning trade. The Nifty traded below the 23,450 mark. Oil & gas shares witnessed selling pressure for the seventh consecutive trading session. At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex dropped 411.20 points or 0.53% to 77,169.11. The Nifty 50 index lost 127.20 points or 0.54% to 23,405.50. In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.18% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 0.63%. The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,443 shares rose and 2,464 shares fell. A total of 162 shares were unchanged. IPO Update: The initial public offer (IPO) of Zinka Logistics Solutions received bids for 84,90,258 shares as against 2,25,67,270 shares on offer, according to stock exchange data at 11:15 IST on 18 November 2024. The issue was subscribed 0.38 times. The issue opened for bidding on 13 November 2024 and it will close on 18 November 2024. The price band of the IPO is fixed between Rs 259 to Rs 273 per share. An investor can bid for a minimum of 54 equity shares and in multiples thereof. Buzzing Index: The Nifty Oil & Gas index lost 1.76% to 10,620.35. The index dropped 7.89% in seven consecutive trading sessions. Indraprastha Gas (down 18.19%), Mahanagar Gas (down 11.72%), Gujarat Gas (down 5.46%), Gujarat State Petronet (down 5.07%) and Adani Total Gas (down 2.96%), GAIL (India) (down 1.57%), Reliance Industries (down 1.44%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (down 1.07%), Oil India (down 0.7%) and Indian Oil Corporation (down 0.46%) declined. Stocks in Spotlight: Ahluwalia Contracts (India) slipped 2.02% after the civil construction company's consolidated net profit declined 29.78% to Rs 38.67 crore in Q2 FY25 as against Rs 55.07 crore posted in Q2 FY24. Revenue from operations increased 12.19% year on year (YoY) to Rs 1,011.48 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2024. Muthoot Finance rallied 5.77% after the company reported 26.25% jump in standalone net profit to Rs 1,251.14 crore on 34.57% increase in total income to Rs 4,117.44 crore in Q2 FY25 over Q2 FY24. Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals jumped 6.20% after the company's standalone net profit jumped 30.05% to Rs 123.28 crore on 11.45% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 1,645.33 crore in Q2 FY25 over Q2 FY24. Global Markets: Asian stocks traded mixed on Monday as investors tempered expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts following recent signs of US economic resilience. Japanese and Australian shares fell. South Korea's benchmark bucked the trend, led by Samsung Electronics Co.'s rally after it announced a stock buyback plan. Later on Monday, traders will be watching a speech and media briefing by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda for clues on the central bank's next policy move, particularly regarding the weakening yen. United States equities were lower at the close on Friday, as the post-election rally faded. Strong economic data fueled concerns about fewer Fed rate cuts. At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.70%, while the S&P 500 index declined 1.32%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 2.25%. Applied Materials dropped 9% after a disappointing earnings report, citing slowing demand from China. US retail sales increased slightly more than expected in October, rising 0.4% last month above the 0.3% expected, and compared with the upwardly revised 0.8% advance in September. Robust consumer spending helped the economy maintain its strong pace of growth last quarter. At the same time, US import prices unexpectedly rose in October, rebounding 0.3% last month after an unrevised 0.4% decline in September, the latest indication of lack of progress lowering inflation in recent months. Powered by Capital Market - Live

Revenue from operations increased 12.19% year on year (YoY) to Rs 1,011.48 crore in the quarter ended 30 September 2024. Profit before tax stood at Rs 52.82 crore in the second quarter of FY25, registering a de-growth of 28.58% on YoY basis. The company's revenue from contract work stood at Rs 1,008.16 crore (up 12.13% YoY) while income from investment property was at Rs 1.57 crore (down 9.77% YoY) during the period under review. On half yearly basis, the company's consolidated profit decreased 33.92% to Rs 69.24 crore despite of 15.95% increase in revenue to Rs 1,930.83 crore in H1 FY25 over H1 FY24. Ahluwalia Contracts' project portfolio encompasses projects across residential and commercial complexes, hotels, institutional buildings, hospitals and corporate offices, information technology (IT) parks and industrial complexes. Powered by Capital Market - Live

Net profit of Ahluwalia Contracts (India) declined 29.78% to Rs 38.67 crore in the quarter ended September 2024 as against Rs 55.07 crore during the previous quarter ended September 2023. Sales rose 12.19% to Rs 1011.48 crore in the quarter ended September 2024 as against Rs 901.55 crore during the previous quarter ended September 2023. ParticularsQuarter EndedSep. 2024Sep. 2023% Var. Sales1011.48901.55 12 OPM %7.269.93 - PBDT69.3986.53 -20 PBT52.8273.96 -29 NP38.6755.07 -30 Powered by Capital Market - Live

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) will hold a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company on 14 November 2024Powered by Capital Market - Live

Ahluwalia Contracts (India)has secured an order of Rs 1094.67 crore for construction of civil & composite steel structural works including Rough finishing works for Block 5, 6 and 7 at Downtown, Phase-2, Sector-25A Gurugram. Powered by Capital Market - Live

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) has secured an order worth Rs 1,094.67 crore from DLF City Centre. The order is for construction of civil & composite steel structural works including rough finishing works for Block 5, 6 and 7 at Downtown, Phase-2, Sector-25A Gurugram Powered by Capital Market - Live

The project involves construction of civil & composite steel structural works including rough finishing works for Block 5, 6 and 7 at Downtown, Phase-2, Sector-25A Gurugram. The work at the commercial complex has to completed within a period of 21 months. Ahluwalia Contracts' project portfolio encompasses projects across residential and commercial complexes, hotels, institutional buildings, hospitals and corporate offices, information technology (IT) parks and industrial complexes. The company's consolidated net profit dropped 38.5% to Rs 30.56 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 49.71 crore posted in Q1 FY24. Revenue from operations jumped 20.4% YoY to Rs 919.35 crore in Q1 FY25. The scrip fell 1.06% to currently trade at Rs 1096.55 on the BSE. Powered by Capital Market - Live

The key equity indices traded near the flatline with tiny gains in morning trade. The Nifty traded above the 24,900 level. Media shares advanced after declining in the past two consecutive trading sessions. At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, rose 35.81 points or 0.04% to 81,591.29. The Nifty 50 index added 3.05 points or 0.01% to 24,939.45. The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.44% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index gained 1.08%. The market breadth was strong. On the BSE, 2,507 shares rose and 1,090 shares fell. A total of 157 shares were unchanged. Buzzing Index: The Nifty Media index rose 1.09% to 2,074.65. The index fell 1.47% in past two consecutive trading sessions. Nazara Technologies (up 5.07%), PVR Inox (up 2.01%), TV18 Broadcast (up 1.50%), Tips Industries (up 1.05%), Hathway Cable & Datacom (up 1.03%), Sun TV Network (up 0.75%), Zee Entertainment Enterprises (up 0.74%), Network 18 Media & Investments (up 0.57%), Saregama India (up 0.44%) and Dish TV India (up 0.29%) advanced. Stocks in Spotlight: Ahluwalia Contracts (India) jumped 4.33% after the company announced that it has bagged two contracts worth Rs 1,307 crore from SignatureGlobal for housing projects. JSW Energy added 1.37% after the company's wholly owned subsidiary, JSW Neo Energy received a letter of award (LoA) from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) for setting up 600 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Project. Powered by Capital Market - Live

Under the first contract, the company will be responsible for the civil structure, mechanical, electrical and plumbing works as well as finishing works for all towers and basements and all other ancillary buildings at Project De-luxe DXP, Gurugram. The real estate company would be required to undertake similar works at a different site in Gurugram, called Iconic Tower. Both the projects have to completed within a period of 48 months. The first project is valued at Rs 1144 crore while the value of the second project is Rs 163 crore. Ahluwalia Contracts' project portfolio encompasses projects across residential and commercial complexes, hotels, institutional buildings, hospitals and corporate offices, information technology (IT) parks and industrial complexes. The company's consolidated net profit dropped 38.5% to Rs 30.56 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 49.71 crore posted in Q1 FY24. Revenue from operations jumped 20.4% YoY to Rs 919.35 crore in Q1 FY25. Powered by Capital Market - Live

Ahluwalia Contracts (India) has received an order of Rs 163 crore from Signatureglobal Homes for a group housing project. The project entails civil structure, part MEP and finishing works for all towers and basements and all other ancillary buildings' at Iconic Tower, Gurugram. Powered by Capital Market - Live