The key equity benchmarks traded in a narrow range with minor gains in mid-afternoon trade. The Nifty hovered above the 25,400 level after hitting the day's low of 25,352.25 in morning trade. Consumer durables stocks extended gains for the seven consecutive trading session. At 14:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 132.86 points or 0.16% to 83,114.34. The Nifty 50 index rose 45.70 points or 0.18% to 25,429.45. In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.08% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.08%. The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,711 shares rose and 2,209 shares fell. A total of 97 shares were unchanged. Economy: The annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 1.31% (Provisional) for the month of August, 2024 (over August, 2023). Positive rate of inflation in August, 2024 is primarily due to increase in prices of food articles, processed food products, other manufacturing, manufacture of textiles and manufacture of machinery & equipment etc. However, this is the lowest WPI inflation in last four months. Buzzing Index: The Nifty Consumer Durables index rose 0.53% to 43,526.25. The index advanced 4.80% in seven consecutive trading sessions. Century Plyboards (India) (up 4.78%), Kalyan Jewellers India (up 1.68%), Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (up 1.32%), Titan Company (up 0.76%) and Havells India (up 0.58%), Dixon Technologies (India) (up 0.56%) and Kajaria Ceramics (up 0.5%) edged higher. On the other hand, Blue Star (down 2.58%), Amber Enterprises India (down 1.01%) and Voltas (down 0.74%) edged lower. Numbers to Track: The yield on India's 10-year benchmark federal advanced 1.85% to 6.887 as compared with previous close 6.874. In the foreign exchange market, the rupee edged lower against the dollar. The partially convertible rupee was hovering at 83.7350, compared with its close of 83.8650 during the previous trading session. MCX Gold futures for 4 October 2024 settlement fell 0.14% to Rs 73,383. The US Dollar index (DXY), which tracks the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, was down 0.11% to 100.65. The United States 10-year bond yield fell 0.25% to 3.615. In the commodities market, Brent crude for November 2024 settlement lost 3 cents or 0.04% to $72.72 a barrel. Stocks in spotlight: RailTel Corporation of India added 1.65% after the company informed that it has received a work order from Health Insurance TPA of India for service aggregating to Rs 48.70 crore. Powered by Capital Market - Live

RailTel Corporation of India has received the work order from Health Insurance TPA of India for service amounting to Rs. 48.70 crore. The order is for integrated claims management solution portal and mobile application. Powered by Capital Market - Live

The project includes integrated claims management solution portal and mobile application. The order is worth Rs 48.70 crore and is expected to be completed by 14 June 2030. RailTel a Mini Ratna (Category-I) central public sector enterprise, is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country owning a Pan-India optic fiber network covering several towns & cities and rural areas of the country. The company reported 23.4% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 68.15 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 55.24 crore posted in Q1 FY25. Revenue from operations jumped 39.8% YoY to Rs 599.15 crore in Q1 FY25. The scrip fell 0.60% to currently trade at Rs 466.710 on the BSE. Powered by Capital Market - Live

RailTel Corporation of India  has received the work order from Northern Railways for Railway Project amounting to Rs. 19.69 crore. The project entails provision of double distant in connection with DFC Feeder routes (AMG-UTRZBDSOP, ZBD-JNU(EX), ABP(EX)-TD and UCRPFM) over Lucknow Division. Powered by Capital Market - Live

The project is designated as Project-LDH-S and T. It is to be executed at the office of the Deputy Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Works) / Ludhiana, located opposite the Railway Hospital, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The said order is worth Rs 10,92,47,304 and is expected to be completed by 4 September 2025. RailTel a Mini Ratna (Category-I) central public sector enterprise, is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country owning a Pan-India optic fiber network covering several towns & cities and rural areas of the country. The company reported 23.4% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 68.15 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 55.24 crore posted in Q1 FY25. Revenue from operations jumped 39.8% YoY to Rs 599.15 crore in Q1 FY25. The scrip rose 0.38% to Rs 496.20 on the BSE. Powered by Capital Market - Live

RailTel Corporation of India has received the work order from Northern Railways for Railway Telecom Project amounting to Rs. 10.92 crore. Powered by Capital Market - Live

RailTel Corporation of India has received the work order from Eastern Railway for Works amounting to Rs. 70,93,58,570 (Including Tax). The work includes implementation of unified comm. infra. comprising LANInfra, IP exchange, VOlP based control comm. and IP-MPLSbased network over Eastern Railway. Powered by Capital Market - Live

The project entails implementing unified communication infrastructure across Eastern Railway, which includes LAN infrastructure, IP exchange, VoIP-based control communication and an IP-MPLS-based network. The said order is worth Rs 70,93,58,570 and it is expected to be completed by 25 November 2025. RailTel a Mini Ratna (Category-I) central public sector enterprise, is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country owning a Pan-India optic fiber network covering several towns & cities and rural areas of the country. The company reported 23.4% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 68.15 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 55.24 crore posted in Q1 FY25. Revenue from operations jumped 39.8% YoY to Rs 599.15 crore in Q1 FY25. The scrip shed 0.48% to Rs 500.80 on the BSE. Powered by Capital Market - Live

RailTel Corporation of India has received the work order from Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment And Promotion Board for Service amounting to Rs. 52.66 crore. The work includes live CCTV Surveillance Service, Impersonation control through Aadhaar based biometric service, Digital Fingerprint and Facial recognition during written examination and DV&PST. Powered by Capital Market - Live