Stocks to watch today: Today, Monday, December 15, many stocks will be on the radar of investors. These include many government and private sector listed companies. Today we are going to tell you about some such stocks, which can remain in focus today. Meanwhile, let us tell you that on Friday, December 12, the last trading day of last week, the Indian stock market closed with a positive trend. BSE Sensex closed with a gain of 449 points at 85,267.66, while Nifty 50 also jumped by 148 points to close at 26,046.95.

Bharat Electronics

Shares of Navratna company Bharat Electronics will be in focus today. The company has received orders worth Rs 776 crore since November. All these contacts are covering a wide range of defense and communication systems, from counter-drone solutions to security software.

KEC International

KEC International said that it has received new orders worth Rs 1,150 crore, which is the highest order received so far for its India transmission and distribution business. These contracts include work related to high-voltage power transmission lines and substations. The company has also received another order related to a thermal power project in its civil construction segment.

SAIL

Government company Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has registered a continuous increase in steel sales during April to November in the current financial year. The company sold 12.7 million tonnes of steel, which is 14 percent more than the same period last year.

wipro

Wipro said that it has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud. Under this agreement, Wipro will use Gemini Enterprise, an artificial intelligence tool, in its internal operations.

Paytm

Paytm’s parent company One 97 Communications has said that it has invested an additional Rs 2,250 crore in its wholly owned subsidiary Paytm Payments Services Limited. This investment was made through rights issue and was completed on 12 December. This step has been taken at a time when the company is adjusting itself according to the regulatory and operational requirements of its payments business.

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories said in a stock exchange filing that it has received Form 483 from the United States Food and Drug Administration, also known as US FDA. These observations have come after inspection at the company’s formulation manufacturing unit in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The inspection, which took place between December 4 and December 12, included manufacturing practice and product approval checks. The company said that it will respond to all five observations within the given time limit.

JSW Energy

JSW Energy has said that its board has approved the plan to raise funds up to Rs 10,000 crore through qualified institutional placement, private placement or other means. Along with this, the Board has also approved preferential allotment of equity shares at a fixed price to a promoter group entity.

Aurobindo Pharma

Aurobindo Pharma said that the United States Food and Drug Administration has completed the inspection of one of its active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing units in Telangana. The inspection was conducted at a facility operated by its wholly owned subsidiary company, Epitoria Pharma Pvt. Ltd. The company has not given any information about any action at this stage. In such a situation, the market will keep an eye on the further regulatory action.

Afcons Infrastructure

Afcons Infrastructure, a Shapoorji Pallonji Group company, has said that it has received an arbitration award related to its work on the Chenab Railway Bridge Project, worth Rs 243.52 crore. This award was formally given by an Arbitral Tribunal on 11 December. The company said that this award is expected to support its financial position.

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Afcons infrastructure share: After receiving a big order of Rs 700 crore from Mukesh Ambani’s company Reliance, Facons Infrastructure shares on the first trading day of the week rose by 6 % and the price reached Rs 460.7. The company has received a letter of award (LOA) from Reliance Industries Limited.

Project of Rs 700 crore was found

Facon’s Infrastructure informed the Stock Exchange on Saturday 07 June 2025 to receive a letter of award from Reliance. The company said the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE or Bombay Stock Exchange that they have received the letter of award from Reliance Industries Limited for Construction Works related to Dahej Vinyl Project in Gujarat. The contract value may be Rs 700 crore, but the final payment will be done on the basis of total expenditure on the total project. The completion of this project is expected to be completed by June 2026.

The company got a big order in May too

Under this contract, the company will have to handle the work of civil, mechanical, installation, testing and commissioning for the vinyl project. Earlier, in May, the company received a project of Rs 463.50 crore for water supply in 353 villages of Dungarpur district from Kadana Back Water (Mahi Dam).

This project was received from the Public Health Engineering Department of Rajasthan under the Water Life Mission. The Facons Infrastructure profit in the quarter ended March 2025 declined by 23.44 percent to Rs 110.93 crore as compared to the same quarter last year, compared to Rs 144.89 crore in the same quarter last year.

Target price on company shares

According to the trendline, the average target price for Facons Infra is Rs 543, which reflects a possible growth of 21 percent. Seven analysts, who monitor the stock, have rated the ‘Strong Bye’. Till 10:16 am, the stock was trading at a 3.1 percent to Rs 448.6 on BSE. However, in the last six months, it has declined by 14 percent and 16 percent so far this year. Its existing market capitalization is Rs 16,498 crore.

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Afcons infrastructure: The shares of Famous Infrastructure Engineering and Construction Company Facons Infrastructure Limited of Shapoorji Palonji Group will be in investors focus in the coming days. This is because Facons got a big contract from Mukesh Ambani -led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).

700 crores got a big order

The company said that it has received a letter of award (LOA) for construction related work under the Vinyl Project in Dahej, Gujarat. In the exchange filing, Facon’s Infrastructure said, “We are happy to say that Facons Infrastructure Limited has received a letter of award from Reliance Industries Limited for construction works related to the Vinyl Project in Dowry, Gujarat.” The company said that the contract value is Rs 700 crore. However, the final payment will be done on the basis of the total expenses at work.

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