Indian share markets witnessed volatile trading activity throughout the day today and ended on a flat note.
Benchmark indices fluctuated between gains and losses ahead of Fed meeting outcome and unknown risks from Evergrande crisis in China.
At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 78 points (down 0.1%).
Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty closed lower by 15 points (down 0.1%).
Coal India and Tech Mahindra were among the top gainers today.
Nestle India and HDFC, on the other hand, were among the top losers today.
The SGX Nifty was trading at 17,558, down by 2 points, at the time of writing.
The BSE Mid Cap index and the BSE Small Cap index ended up by 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively.
On sectoral front, huge gains were seen in the realty stocks after the BSE Realty index ended the day up by 8.4%.
Banking and finance stocks, on the other hand, witnessed selling pressure.
Shares of Mindtree and Linde India hit their respective 52-week highs today.
Asian stock markets ended on a mixed note today as investors tried to digest the crisis at Chinese property giant Evergrande. Markets in Korea and Hong Kong were shut.
The Shanghai Composite ended the day up by 0.4%, while the Nikkei ended down by 0.7%.
US stock futures are trading on a firm note today with the Dow Futures trading up by 200 points.
The rupee is trading at 73.87 against the US$.
Gold prices for the latest contract on MCX are trading up by 0.1% at Rs 46,674 per 10 grams.
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In news from the banking sector, Axis Bank was among the top buzzing stocks today.
Axis Bank has committed Rs 300 bn lending till fiscal year 2025-26 under its sustainable financing framework.
These commitments are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), supporting India's commitments under the Paris Agreement.
As part of its commitments, the bank has set a target of incremental lending of Rs 300 bn over the next 5 years, under wholesale banking towards pertinent sectors included in its Sustainable Financing Framework (SFF).
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is a measure which investors use as a tool to assess how good the practices of a company are. For the last 3-4 years, the words sustainability and ESG have made people sensitive about the whole idea of a sustainable planet.
Rajesh Dahiya, Executive Director (Corporate Centre), Axis Bank said,
Going forward, the lender will also scale down its exposure to carbon-intensive sectors in its wholesale banking business portfolio.
The lender said it is expanding its ESG risk coverage in credit appraisal under its ESG policy for lending.
Axis Bank share price ended the day down by 0.9% on the BSE.
Moving on to news from the IT sector...
Shares of KPIT Technologies surged today after the company's board approved the acquisition of Germany's Future Mobility.
Auto industry-focused technology firm KPIT Technologies today said its board of directors has approved acquisition of 25% stake in Germany-based Future Mobility Solutions GmbH (FMS), and the remaining stake over the next three years.
In an exchange filing, the company said it expects the acquisition of first tranche of 25% stake in Future Mobility to be completed in September 2021, while 100% acquisition is expected by the last quarter of financial year 2023-24.
The total consideration for 100% shareholding will not exceed 15.6 m euros, KPTI Technologies said.
The company further added,
Future Mobility is engaged in software and feature development in autonomous driving, ADAS and vehicle safety and integration and validation.
Future Mobility had a turnover of 4.3 m euros in calendar year 2020, which is expected to increase to 5.4 m euros in 2021.
The company has over 50 employees and is headquartered in Gaimersheim in Germany. It also has an office in Frankfurt in the country.
KPIT Tech share price ended the day up by 6.1% on the BSE.
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