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The key equity barometers traded with minor losses in early trade. Nifty opened at 24575 and hit a high of 24577 in first half hour of trade. Nifty IT, Nifty Consumer Durables and Nifty Realty shares rose, while Nifty Private Bank and Nifty Financial Services shares declined. At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, edged lower by 346.31 points or 0.44% to 78,196.13. The Nifty 50 index posted modest losses of 83.65 points or 0.34% to 24,500.15. The broader market performed better than frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index lost 0.25% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index added 0.27%. The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1952 shares gained and 1837 shares fell. A total of 207 shares were unchanged. Nifty IT index moved higher by 0.73% to 31864. The index has registered sharp gains of 12.93% in last one month and inched down 8.43% over last one year. Coforge, inching higher 1.49%, led the gainers followed by Persistent Systems, edging up 1.45% and HCL Technologies, up 1.11%, respectively. Out of 10 index constituents, 9 are reporting gains today. Nifty Consumer Durables index edged higher by 0.45% to 40422. The index has added 5.32% in last one month and posted modest gains of 7.95% over last one year. Kajaria Ceramics, gaining 1.35%, led the gainers followed by Voltas, adding 1.14% and Amber Enterp., edging up 0.96%, respectively. Out of 13 index constituents, 6 are reporting gains today. Nifty Private Bank index lost 0.68%. The index has inched lower by 1.96% in last one month and posted modest gains of 2.82% over last one year. Axis Bank, easing 1.27%, led the losers followed by Kotak Mah. Bank, losing 0.83% and RBL Bank, down 0.69%, respectively. All 10 index constituents are reporting losses today. In NIFTY500, Gland Pharma is the top gainer today, posting strong gains of 8.99% to Rs 2902.90. The counter has posted strong gains of 37.75% in last one year. It recorded an average volume quantity of 64522.17 in last five sessions compared to 55835.18 over last one month. Asian markets climbed on Tuesday. China’s Shanghai composite is marginally lower by 0.05%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading lower by 0.73%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is sharply higher by 2.08%.

Shetron Limited will hold a board meeting on Friday, August 14, 2026, to consider and approve the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, according to a filing with the BSE Limited. Trading in the company's securities, scrip code 526137, has been closed for directors, officers, designated employees, and connected persons since July 1, 2026, and will remain so until 48 hours after the financial results are declared on August 14, 2026.

Revathi Equipment India Limited, formerly Renaissance Corporate Consultants Limited, announced that S. Balasundaram will retire from his role as VP – Marketing (PSU) & QC, effective August 10, 2026, thereby ceasing to be a Senior Management Personnel of the company.

Birlasoft Ltd rose 3.15% today to trade at Rs 327.3. The BSE Information Technology index is up 0.87% to quote at 30634.28. The index is up 12.58 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, L&T Technology Services Ltd increased 2.34% and Tanla Platforms Ltd added 2.07% on the day. The BSE Information Technology index went down 9.74 % over last one year compared to the 2.91% fall in benchmark SENSEX. Birlasoft Ltd has added 12.82% over last one month compared to 12.58% gain in BSE Information Technology index and 0.89% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 60409 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 2.35 lakh shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 473.75 on 11 Feb 2026. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 270.2 on 09 Jul 2026.

Local stock markets may see a muted to weaker start today. The Gift Nifty April 2026 futures are trading 0.08 points lower, suggesting a muted to negative start for the benchmark index today. The domestic equity market posted modest gains in last session, with BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 modestly higher.The BSE Sensex has risen slightly 1.25% over the last one month, while the NSE Nifty has inched higher 1.56% over the same period. In Asia today, sentiment was modestly positive. China’s SSE Composite Index posted modest losses of 0.22% while Japan’s Nikkei 225 moved higher 2.08%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index drifted lower 0.49%. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,974 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net sellers to the tune of Rs 1,290 crore in the Indian equity market on 10 August 2026, provisional data showed. Overnight on Wall Street, stocks eased across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended lower by 60.95 points, or 0.11%, and closed at 53996.98. The S&P 500 slipped 0.06% to end at 7774.15, and the NASDAQ Composite edged lower 0.32% to 26625.77. Yesterday, the S&P BSE Sensex added 43.27 points or 0.06% to 78542.44. The Nifty 50 index edged up 13.15 points or 0.05% to 24583.80. Titan Company Ltd was top gainer in Nifty 50 yesterday, posting modest gains of 3.02% to Rs 5090. The stock has moved higher around 1.43% in last one-week and is weaker 10.47% over last one-month. In sectoral indices, only Nifty Realty index ticked up yesterday, advancing 1.35% on the day.

Sicagen India Ltd’s share price rose 19.99% to Rs 74.14 after Q2FY26 results showed net profit surging 55.38% to Rs 6.93 crore, with revenue up 2.90% to Rs 285.96 crore. The company’s market capitalization gained 47.75% over one month. For the TTM ended FY26, revenue reached Rs 891.41 crore, and net profit rose 62.64% to Rs 17.11 crore. Genus Prime Infra Ltd’s share price rose 5% to Rs 38.22 after reporting a 67.11% drop in net profit to Rs 1.5 crore in Q2FY26, with revenue up 8.62% to Rs 1.26 crore. Profit before tax surged 1150% year-on-year but fell 67.11% quarter-on-quarter. The stock has increased 31.79% over the past year. Commercial Syn Bags Ltd shares rose 7.63% to Rs 224.95 as Q2FY26 net profit increased 40.85% to Rs 8.93 crore, with revenue up 8.52% to Rs 109.13 crore. Profit before tax surged 75.19% year-on-year to Rs 11.51 crore. The stock has rallied 69.90% in the last year, outperforming the BSE Sensex. PNC Infratech Ltd’s share price fell 6.46% to Rs 224.4. Q2 FY26 net profit rose 208.03% to Rs 331.93 crore, with revenue up 4.42% to Rs 1688.46 crore. Profit before tax declined 14.01% year-on-year to Rs 431.55 crore. Over one year, the stock tumbled 27.18%, underperforming the BSE Sensex. Atul Auto Ltd’s share price fell to Rs 576.55 as Q2FY26 net profit decreased 56.11% to Rs 8.04 crore, with revenue down 9.94% to Rs 214.74 crore versus Q1FY26. Despite this, the company’s market capitalization rose 11.93% and 15.77% over one year and one month, respectively, with a yearly share surge of 29.81%.

Arcee Industries Limited convened an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Monday, August 10th, 2026, where members approved two ordinary resolutions: the ratification of the allotment of convertible warrants on a preferential basis and the appointment of a statutory auditor to fill a casual vacancy. The meeting, chaired by Mrs. Shruti Gupta, included remote e-voting from August 5th to August 9th, 2026, and voting via ballot paper for those attending the meeting, with Mr. Chandan Kumar Jha of Chandan J & Associates acting as the scrutinizer.

Integrated Proteins Limited will hold a board meeting on Friday, August 14, 2026, to consider and approve the unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, along with a limited review report, as per SEBI regulations. The trading window for the company was closed from Wednesday, July 1, 2026, and will reopen 48 hours after the results are declared.

Indus Aluminium Recyclers Limited, formerly known as Containerway International Limited, announced the appointment of Mrs. Tejal Varde as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, effective August 10, 2026, according to a regulatory filing with the BSE Limited.

Sigma Advanced Systems Limited, formerly Megasoft Limited, will hold a board meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2026, to consider and approve the standalone and consolidated unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, according to a regulatory filing with the BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.