Stocks to watch: Shares of 15 companies will be on the radar of investors and traders on the last trading day of the week i.e. Friday, July 4. The reason for this is important news related to these companies. Some have been relieved from the court, some have issued a quarterly update, some have come to see tax demand or a deal is discussed.
ICICI Lombard General Insurance has got a big relief from the Bombay High Court. The court has rejected the GST demand order of ₹ 1,728.86 crore issued against the company. It has been said in the judgment that the case should be re -heard and the decisions of GST Council and concerned circulars should be taken into consideration.
Vedanta Limited performed mixed in the first quarter of FY26. The Lanjigarh Refinery produced a record 587 Kilotan Alumina. This is an annual 9% and 36% increase on quarterly basis. Oil and gas production fell by 17% to 93.2 kboPD (one thousand barrels equal to oil per day).
Piramal Pharma may soon have a large block deal. According to reports, Carlyle Group is planning to sell its 10% stake in the company. For this, he has started talks to seek help from Motilal Oswal. Carlyle took 20% stake in the company for Rs 3,523 crore in June 2020.
Bajaj Housing Finance has distributed a loan of ₹ 14,640 crore with 22% growth on an annual basis in the first quarter of FY26. The company’s AUM increased by 24% to ₹ 1.20 lakh crore in a year, while the loan book reached ₹ 1.06 lakh crore. On Thursday, the stock closed slightly at ₹ 121.25 with a slight fall.
FMCG company Marico has released its business update for Q1Fy26, with a growth of about 20% on an annual basis in the company’s consolidated income. Volume growth in India reached the highest level of many quarters, while double-design growth in international business. On Thursday, Marico’s stock climbed 0.34% to close at ₹ 714.85.
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has traded 10,852 MU power in June 2025 with a growth of 6.5% annually. In addition, 32.32 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates (RECS) transactions took place, which saw a tremendous increase of 636%. On Thursday, IEX’s stock climbed 1.37% to close at ₹ 197.91.
Government oil company ONGC has entered into a strategic agreement with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL). Under this, the two companies will form big ethane carriers and operate them. These ships will supply imported ethane to OPAL’s Petrochemical Unit OPAL.
Bank of Baroda increased its global business in Q1Fy26 to ₹ 27.43 lakh crore with an annual increase of 10.7%. Global Advancers reached ₹ 12.07 lakh crore (12.6% growth) and global deposits reached ₹ 14.36 lakh crore (9.1% growth). The bank has also recorded double-design growth at the domestic level.
UCO Bank’s total business rose 13.7% to ₹ 5.24 lakh crore in Q1Fy26. It gained 1.95% on a quarterly basis. The bank’s total advocates reached ₹ 2.25 lakh crore, which is a growth of 16.6% annually and 2.3% at the quarterly level.
The bank’s Q1Fy26 total business rose 10.9% annually to ₹ 2.31 lakh crore, which was ₹ 2.08 lakh crore a year ago. The deposit base increased by 8.8% to ₹ 1.31 lakh crore, compared to ₹ 1.21 lakh crore in the same quarter last year.
Aegis Logistics Limited has launched a new LPG cryogenic terminal with a capacity of 48,000 metric tons at Pipavav Port. This terminal will further strengthen the company’s supply chain capabilities. The company’s stock rose 0.73% to close at ₹ 751 on Thursday.
Bajaj Finance has increased its AUM 25% to ₹ 4.41 lakh crore in Q1Fy26. The customer franchise has now reached 10.6 crores, while the deposit book has increased by 15.1% to ₹ 72,100 crore. The stock fell 1.14% to close at ₹ 912.50 on Thursday.
The company has said that its retailing ratio has reached 98%, which was 95% a year ago. Retail disbursment grew ₹ 17,510 crore with a growth of 18%, while the retail loan book has increased by 18.2% to ₹ 99,800 crore.
Auto component manufacturer Bosch Limited received a demand order from the Department of Customs. The order has been issued from the office of Principal Commissioner (Import) of the Mumbai Air Cargo Complex. It is accused of incorrect classification of imported parts and improper use of duty benefits.
The company has announced corporate action regarding bonus and stock split. The decision was taken at the board meeting on Thursday. After this news in the market, the stock climbed 2.59% to close at ₹ 1,065.40.
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