Stocks in Focus Today: Coal India, BPCL, Hindalco, GAIL, Nykaa & More

By Malvika Gurung

Investing.com -- HDFC (NS: HDFC ): The country’s largest mortgage lender has sold 10% of its stake in subsidiary HDFC (NS: HDFC ) Capital Advisors to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, under a share purchase agreement for sale at Rs 184 crore.

Bharat Petroleum (NS: BPCL ): The government has withdrawn its offer to sell the entire 52.98% holding in the company, as most bidders are not participating in the privatisation process, due to the current global energy market scenario.

ONGC (NS: ONGC ): The state-owned giant will invest Rs 31,000 crore over the next 3 years to explore the Indian sedimentary basin for fuel reserves that could help India become self-reliant in the energy sector.

Coal India (NS: COAL ): The coal miner plans to sell a 25% stake in its unlisted subsidiary  Bharat Coking Coal .

Hindalco (NS: HALC ): The mining company posted its best-ever quarterly net profit in the March quarter at Rs 3,851 crore, while its consolidated revenue surged 37.7% YoY to Rs 55,764 crore, led by a rise in the prices of commodities and higher volumes.

Union Bank of India (NS: UNBK ): The state-owned lender’s board of directors have approved raising up to Rs 8,100 crore by issuing equity shares.

Torrent Pharmaceuticals (NS: TORP ): The pharma company has entered into an agreement with Dr Reddy for acquiring four of its brands - Styptovit-E, Finast, Finance, and Dynapress.

Companies including GAIL (NS: GAIL ), United Spirits (NS: UNSP ), Nykaa (NS: FSNE ), Jindal Steel & Power (NS: JNSP ), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (NS: GLEN ), Jubilant Industries (NS: JUBL ), Ruchi Soya (NS: RCSY ), and PB Fintech (NS: PBFI ), among others, will release their earnings results for the March quarter on Friday.