Stocks To Watch: Vedanta, RBL Bank, Bajaj Finance, RIL, Bharat Forge, Marico, And Others | Markets News

Last Updated:July 04, 2025, 08:02 IST

Stocks to watch: Shares of firms like Vedanta, RBL Bank, Bajaj Finance, RIL, Bharat Forge, Marico, and others will be in focus on Friday’s trade

Stocks to Watch Today, Friday, July 4, 2025: Indian stock markets ended slightly lower in the previous session amid volatility on the weekly expiry day, extending the ongoing consolidation phase. On Friday, shares of Vedanta, RBL Bank, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, Marico, and others will be in focus based on significant corporate updates and market activity.

Piramal Pharma

Private equity giant Carlyle Group is reportedly planning to offload up to a 10% stake in Piramal Pharma via block deals, with the transaction expected to be worth Rs 2,600–2,700 crore.

Emcure Pharmaceuticals

Bain Capital’s affiliate BC Investments IV may sell a 2.4% stake in Emcure Pharmaceuticals through block deals, as per market reports.

Bajaj Finance

Bajaj Finance reported a 23% YoY jump in new loans booked during Q1FY26, totalling 13.49 million, compared to 10.97 million a year ago. The customer base rose to 106.51 million. Deposits grew 15% to Rs 72,100 crore, while AUM surged 25% YoY to approximately Rs 4.41 lakh crore.

Bank of Baroda

The lender’s global advances grew 12.63% YoY to Rs 12.07 trillion in Q1FY26, while domestic advances rose 12.45% to Rs 9.91 trillion. Global and domestic deposits increased by 9.13% and 8.10%, respectively.

Bandhan Bank

Loans and advances grew 6.4% YoY to Rs 1.33 lakh crore but declined 2.5% sequentially. Total deposits rose 16.1% YoY to Rs 1.54 lakh crore. CASA deposits, however, dropped around 6% YoY and 12% QoQ.

AWL Agri Business (Adani Wilmar)

The company posted a 4% YoY decline in Q1FY26 volumes, dragged down by weak rice sales. However, revenue rose 21% YoY due to better realisations in the edible oil segment.

Marico

The maker of Parachute and Saffola reported strong underlying volume growth in India, reaching multi-quarter highs in Q1. International business also delivered high-teen growth in constant currency terms.

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX)

IEX reported a 6.5% YoY rise in traded volumes for June 2025, totaling 10,852 MU.

Reliance Industries

Reliance Retail Ventures (RRVL) has acquired a strategic minority stake in UK-based FaceGym, a facial fitness and skincare brand.

RBL Bank

Total deposits grew 11% YoY and 2% QoQ to Rs 1.12 lakh crore. Gross advances rose 9% YoY to Rs 96,704 crore, led by a 13% growth in wholesale loans and a 7% rise in retail advances.

Vedanta

The company posted record quarterly alumina production of 587 kt at its Lanjigarh Refinery. Zinc India and Zinc International also hit new production highs, while Ferro Chrome output surged 150% QoQ.

Jindal Steel and Power

Jindal Steel received a Letter of Intent from the Odisha government for a 50-year mining lease for the Roida-I Iron Ore and Manganese Block, with estimated deposits of over 126 million tonnes.

Godavari Biorefineries

The company secured a European patent for an anticancer molecule, validated in Spain, the UK, and under a Unitary Patent.

Mobikwik

Mobikwik’s brokerage arm MSBPL received SEBI’s approval to operate as a Stock Broker and Clearing Member.

Bharat Forge

Its subsidiary Kalyani Strategic Systems has set up a new entity—Agneyastra Energetics Ltd—to manufacture high-energy explosives, propellants, and ammunition, enhancing its end-to-end defence capabilities.

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Aparna Deb

Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a…Read More

Aparna Deb is a Subeditor and writes for the business vertical of News18.com. She has a nose for news that matters. She is inquisitive and curious about things. Among other things, financial markets, economy, a… Read More

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