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Street Signals: Technical charts point to further upside for Nifty
Indian stock markets are showing a positive outlook, with analysts predicting the Nifty could climb towards 24,300-24,600. Key support levels are identified around 23,700-23,900, encouraging investors to buy on dips. Several stocks, including Britannia Industries, Grasim Industries, Aditya Birla Capital, Premier Energies, Bharat Electronics, and Eternal, are highlighted as top picks for the week, with specific buy recommendations and targets.
Q4 Results LIVE Updates: BPCL, Orkla react to earnings; Lenskart, Grasim, Apollo Hospitals report
Q4 Results LIVE Updates: Lenskart, Grasim, Apollo Hospitals, Samvardhana Motherson, Metro Brands, Jubilant Foodworks, JK Lakshmi Cement, are among the companies reporting their earnings today, while earnings reactions come from names like BEL, BPCL, Orkla India, PI Industries, Dredging Corp, Zee Entertainment and others. Watch this space for all the LIVE earnings updates today.
Stock Alert: Wockhardt, Jindal Stainless, Petronet LNG, Manappuram Finance, Aarti Industries
Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra and Mahindra, Punjab National Bank, Marico, Hero Motocorp, Lloyds Metals and Energy, SRF, Coforge, United Breweries, Poonawalla Fincorp, Ajanta Pharma, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Aadhar Housing Finance, Gallantt Ispat, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Voltamp Transformers, AAVAS Financiers, Lloyds Engineering Works, Alkyl Amines Chemicals, SJS Enterprises, Shilchar Technologies, GNG Electronics, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals, Aeroflex Industries, Shanthi Gears, Shoppers Stop, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries, Cigniti Technologies, Raymond Realty, Raymond, Shipping Corporation of India Land and Assets, PTC India Financial Services, Spandana Sphoorty Financial, Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India), CFF Fluid Control, DCW, Automobile Corporation of Goa (ACGL), Paushak, Mafatlal Industries, B Right Realestate, Kothari Petrochem, Foseco Crucible (India), Sutlej Textiles and Industries, Primo Chemicals, Onward Technologies, Kriti Nutrients, Jenburkt Pharma, Kriti Industries ..
Nirmal Bang sees defence growth, flags cement margin pressure on fuel costs
Jyoti Gupta, Senior Research Analyst at Nirmal Bang Institutional Equities, remains positive on defence, citing strong order books and execution visibility despite rich valuations, with picks like HAL and BEL. On cement, she sees limited gas impact but rising pet coke and coal costs may pressure margins. Demand may moderate, though she prefers large caps like Ambuja and UltraTech while staying cautious on weaker regional players.
Business in the Week Ahead (May 18 - 22, 2026)
Markets will track earnings from major Indian firms including IOC, ITC, BEL and Grasim. Key macro data includes China industrial output; inflation and manufacturing PMI readings from India, UK, Eurozone and US
Closing Bell: Market snaps 3-day fall; Nifty above 23,400, Sensex surges 939 pts
Biggest Nifty gainers M&M, Grasim Industries, Trent, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, while losers are Bharat Electronics, Wipro, Max Healthcare, Sun Pharma, Coal India. On the sectoral front, auto, bank, FMCG up 0.5-1%, while media, oil & gas, pharma, realty, capital goods down 0.5-2%. Nifty Midcap index is trading flat, while smallcap index down 0.5%.
Stocks to Watch Today: Bharat Electronics, Trident, JSW Energy, Pine Labs, Awfis Space, Hitachi Energy, CONCOR, Suprajit Engineering in focus on 26 May
Stocks to Watch, 26 May: Stocks like Container Corporation of India, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility, Pine Labs, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Awfis Space Solutions, Hitachi Energy India, Suprajit Engineering, Rail Vikas Nigam, Bharat Electronics, One 97 Communications Paytm, and JSW Energy will be in focus on May 26.