Stocks to Watch: HDFC Bank, Granules, J Kumar Infra, GR Infra, Adani Power, JK Lakshmi Cement, Vikram Engineering, Prestige Estates, Bajaj Auto to be in Focus

Stock Market Update: Key Highlights from Q4 Earnings

The stock market is in focus today, with several key companies releasing their quarterly earnings. Here are the key highlights from the latest earnings reports:

HDFC Bank Q4 (YoY)

• Average advances under management grew 10% to Rs 29.64 lakh crore, up from Rs 26.95 lakh crore.
• Gross advances increased 12% to Rs 29.60 lakh crore, up from Rs 26.43 lakh crore.
• Period-end deposits surged 14.4% to Rs 31.05 lakh crore, up from Rs 27.14 lakh crore.
• Average deposits soared 12.8% to Rs 28.5 lakh crore, up from Rs 25.28 lakh crore.

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Bajaj Finance Q4 (YoY)

• Customer franchise stood at 119.33 million as of March 2026, up from 101.82 million in March 2025.
• Customer franchise increased by 3.93 million in Q4.
• New loans booked grew 20.5% to 12.89 million, up from 10.70 million.
• AUM grew 22% to Rs 5.1 lakh crore, up from Rs 4.16 lakh crore.

Axis Bank Q4 (YoY)

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• Gross advances grew 18.4% to Rs 12.44 lakh crore, up from Rs 10.51 lakh crore.
• Total deposits increased 13.9% to Rs 13.35 lakh crore, up from Rs 11.73 lakh crore.
• CASA deposits rose 10.6% to Rs 5.28 lakh crore, up from Rs 4.78 lakh crore.
• Term deposits soared 16.1% to Rs 8.07 lakh crore, up from Rs 6.9 lakh crore.

Other Key Results

Stocks to Watch

• Emami: Acquired a 73.5% stake in Axiom Ayurveda for up to Rs 200 crore.
• LG Electronics India: Sold over 1 million air conditioners in the first quarter of 2026.
• Premier Energies: Acquired a 51% stake in Transcon Ind for Rs 250 crore.
• Granules India: Completed a routine cGMP audit by the US FDA.
• J Kumar Infraprojects: Received a contract worth Rs 1,184 crore for an international exhibition-cum-convention centre.
• Rail Vikas Nigam: Received a Letter of Award worth Rs 242.5 crore for OHE upgradation.
• GR Infraprojects: Executed an EPC agreement worth Rs 1,897.51 crore with West Central Railway.
• Adani Power: Received a Letter of Award from MSEDCL for RE RTC power supply.
• Sanofi India: Appointed Deepak Arora as Managing Director.
• Godawari Power & Ispat: Received consent to operate from the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board.
• Marico: Acquired a 75% stake in Skinetiq Joint Stock Company.
• Lemon Tree Hotels: Signed a license agreement for a 98-room hotel property in Simara, Nepal.
• JK Lakshmi Cement: Declared the preferred bidder in an e-auction for the Chhipta limestone block.
• Vikran Engineering: Received two Letters of Award worth Rs 530.80 crore from MSEDCL.
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation: Reported a fire incident at ONGC's SHP Platform.
• Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services: Appointed Rajesh Tummalaganti as Interim CFO.
• Deepak Nitrite: Reappointed Maulik Mehta as Deputy Managing Director and appointed Meghav Mehta as Deputy Managing Director.
• Prestige Estates Projects: Launched a 5,120-unit township project—Prestige Golden Grove—in Hyderabad.
• Senores Pharmaceuticals: Entered into a strategic partnership with Amerisyn, LLC.
• Shree Cement: Approved the setting up of an integrated cement plant with a clinker capacity of 0.95 MTPA.
• Bharat Coking Coal: Coal mining and dispatch work at the ABOCP Mine was halted by unorganised individuals.
• Tata Steel: Received a demand notice amounting to Rs 1,755.1 crore from the District Mining Office.
• MOIL: Increased prices of manganese ore and other products by up to 17.50 percent.
• NMDC: Fixed the price of Baila lump and Baila fines at Rs 5,300 per tonne and Rs 4,500 per tonne, respectively.