Stocks to watch today: A decline was seen in the Indian stock market on Friday, the last day of the last trading week or the first trading week of the year 2026. A decline of more than 0.50 percent was recorded in the stock market amid global signals like US-Venezuela conflict, US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 500 percent tariff on India, American efforts to weaken Russia economically.

Analysts say that this fall has stopped the short-term rally in Nifty and now the index is re-testing its medium-term support zone near 100 DEMA around the level of 25600. In today’s business, shares of companies like TCS, HCL Tech, DMart, ICICI Lombard, RIL, Lemon Tree Hotels and many others are going to be in focus.

ICICI Lombard

ICICI Lombard General Insurance recently disclosed a lapse at the corporate level, whereby the unaudited financial report for the December quarter was mistakenly shared on the personal WhatsApp status of a senior employee. After this, the insurance company alerted the stock exchanges as a precaution.

Adani Enterprises

Shares of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited are going to be in focus today because the company’s MD Karan Adani announced on Sunday that Adani Group is going to invest Rs 1.5 lakh crore in Kutch in the next five years. This shows that India is emerging as a preferred and attractive hub for the world for investment and manufacturing.

Reliance Industries

Before the December quarter results, global brokerage firm Goldman Sachs has increased the target price for its shares to Rs 1835 per share from the current Rs 147 6. Apart from this, the rating has been retained in the ‘Boy’ category. Apart from this, the stock is also in the news due to the news of seeking permit from America for purchasing oil from Venezuela. Also, last Sunday, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani promised to invest Rs 7 lakh crore in Gujarat in the next five years, which is double the investment of Rs 3.5 lakh crore before 2021. This will promote India’s clean energy mission and overall development.

Lemon Tree Hotels

Hotel chain operator Lemon Tree Hotels will make a huge investment of around Rs 960 crore from Warburg Pincus in its subsidiary Fleur Hotels to enhance long-term shareholder value. This will support the growth of the flesh. Warburg will buy APG’s entire 41.09 percent stake in Pincus Fleur. The company is looking to reorganize its business, under which two focused, high-growth and large-scale platforms will be created.

D-Mart

Avenue Supermarts, the company running the retail chain Dmart, has released the results for the third quarter of the financial year 2026. The company’s consolidated profit after tax (PAT) has increased to Rs 855.92 crore from Rs 723.72 crore in the same period last year, which is an increase of 18.3 percent year-on-year (YoY). At the same time, revenue from operations has seen an increase of 13.3 percent year-on-year. Today DMart shares may also be in focus.

IREDA

Navratna company IREDA has earned more than 37 percent profit in the December quarter, which was due to the jump in its revenue. The company said in an exchange filing that its net profit in the October-December period of the last financial year was Rs 425 crore. The company’s revenue from operations increased by 38 percent to Rs 2140 crore, which was Rs 1699 crore in the same period a year ago.

NTPC

NTPC will set up a facility to produce synthetic natural gas from coal with an investment of about Rs 10,000 crore in Chhattisgarh. A senior official of the company gave this information. He said that the company is looking for technology tie-ups for different processes like coal beneficiation and gasification to make Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG).

Apart from these, investors will also keep an eye on shares of TCS, HCL Tech and Anand Rathi Wealth in today’s trade as these companies will declare their third quarter results later today.

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D mart Q2 update: Radhakishan Damani’s company Avenue Supermart has announced the result of Q2. It operates the supermarket chain from the Dimart brand. The company said that in the second quarter ended 30 September 2025, the company received a standalone revenue of Rs 16,218.79 crore, which is 15.43 % more than Rs 14,050.32 crore last year.

At the same time, it is 1.8 percent more than 15,932.12 crore in the first quarter of 2025. After the market closed on Friday, the company announced the result of the second quarter. In such a situation, its stocks can stay in focus on Monday.

Dimart’s 432 stores across the country

The company said that till September 2025, there were 432 stores of D-Mart across the country, including its outlet in Sanpada, Navi Mumbai, which is currently closed as a temporary form as the reconstruction work is going on.

The board of directors of the company are scheduled to meet on 11 October 2025, with the company’s results in the quarter ended September 30, 2025, will be considered in the last six months. In the first quarter ended 30 June 2025, the company achieved a standalone revenue of 13,711.87 crore 15,932.12 crore last year, which was 16.2 % higher.

This state has the most focus

Overall, in the first half of the business year 2025, Avenue Supermarts have opened 14 stores across the country, including a major store in Agra, which is the first major expansion of the company in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. The company is seeing more possibilities for its retail business here.

The company will focus more on North India to face a growing match between online and offline retailers. This company with Mumbai headquarters is going on with a plan to open this business year and 50 stores. CEO and MD Neville Noronha gave information about this. He further said that the company is seeing more possibilities in Uttar Pradesh as it wants to move beyond its traditional market in the west and south part of India. Noronha will step down from his post in January 2026. After him, CEO-Namit Anshul will take charge.

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