Asian equities saw mostly positive trading during the early sessions on Friday as the traders waited for the trade numbers from China.
US futures remained flat after the opening bell on Thursday evening while the traders were waiting for the highly anticipated July jobs report.
Here is the table which shows performance of US stocks on Thursday:
| Stock/Index | LTP | Change ($) | Change (%) | Day High | Day Low | 52-Week High | 52-Week Low |
| Alphabet | 356.62 | -3.51 | -0.97% | 361.96 | 355.83 | 404.44 | 195.22 |
| Apple | 312.41 | 1.41 | 0.45% | 316.29 | 309.23 | 344.57 | 216.58 |
| Meta | 589.9 | 1.13 | 0.19% | 595.31 | 586 | 796.25 | 520.26 |
| Tesla | 319.53 | -2.02 | -0.63% | 323 | 315.52 | 498.82 | 297.38 |
| Netflix | 73.69 | -0.51 | -0.69% | 75.21 | 73.1 | 126.71 | 65.1 |
| Amazon | 272.26 | -0.39 | -0.14% | 275.48 | 271.06 | 287.16 | 196 |
| Microsoft | 499.86 | 12.4 | 2.54% | 501.56 | 488.52 | 553.72 | 349.2 |
| Dow Jones | 53885.1 | -464.02 | -0.85% | 54502.87 | 53835.02 | 54744.33 | 43799.2 |
| Nasdaq | 29373.33 | -114.46 | -0.39% | 29569.76 | 29123.38 | 30762.2 | 22841.42 |
Currently, BSE Sensex is down by 282 points, while NSE Nifty is down by 31 points.
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Top gainers today include TCS, ONGC, and M&M.
On the contrary, Bajaj Finance, Trent and Maruti Suzuki are some of the top losers today.
If you are interested in getting an overview of the key players in the finance sector, please refer to the Fin Nifty Companies list.
To know more about the impact of Bank Nifty companies and for an overview of the index, please refer to the Bank Nifty Companies list.
BSE 150 Midcap index and BSE 250 SmallCap index are moving slightly down.
Sectoral indices are witnessing mixed trends in the market today with stocks in banking sector and insurance sector facing sell-offs. On the other hand, stocks in auto sector and power sector witnessed buying activity.
Indian currency is trading at Rs 95.25 against the US dollar.
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LIC Q1FY27 Results
The shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) got attention after LIC announced its Q1 FY27 performance.
State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) announced that its net profit grew 23% on a year-over-year (YoY) basis to Rs 134.9 billion for Q1FY27, owing to increase in premium and investment income.
The total premium income increased 6.7% on a YoY basis to Rs 1,270 billion. The growth was fueled by an increase of 9% YoY in the premium of group business to Rs 518.3 billion and increase of 5.5% YoY in the premium of individual business to Rs 754.2 billion.
The investment income grew 6.2% on a YoY basis to Rs 1,090 billion.
There was an increase of 61.3% YoY in the company’s VNB to Rs 31.4 billion, with an improvement in the VNB margin of 750 basis points to 22.9%. But there was a reduction in the margin on a sequential basis.
Assets Under Management (AUM) was Rs 59.39 trillion (tn) as of June 30, 2026, from Rs 57.05 tn the previous year.
Q1 FY27 performance of Crompton Greaves
Shares of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals were in the limelight following the announcement of its Q1FY27 financial results.
The consumer electricals segment of Crompton Greaves witnessed a 15.2% year-on-year (YoY) growth in consolidated net profit to Rs 1.43 billion for Q1FY27 due to pricing improvements in all categories of products along with cost optimization.
Revenue from operations registered a 11.8% YoY rise to Rs 22.35 billion against Rs 19.98 billion in the same period last year.
Margin for EBITDA witnessed an increase of 20 basis points to reach 10% amid inflationary environment. This has been attributed to strong pricing strategy, operating leverage, and cost optimization measures.
Total expense witnessed an increase of 11.3% YoY to reach Rs 20.66 billion for the quarter.
Revenue in lighting division witnessed an increase of 15.4% YoY to stand at Rs 2.69 billion.
Q1FY27 Performance of Apollo Tyres
There was an immense improvement in Q1FY27 performance of Apollo Tyres, where revenues from operations recorded a growth of 12.8%, amounting to Rs 73.98 billion as compared to Rs 65.61 billion for the same quarter last year.
In Q1FY26, Apollo Tyres had recorded a net profit of Rs 0.13 billion, which was heavily influenced by a post-tax restructuring and impairment charge of Rs 2.73 billion from its Netherlands factory.
The total cost rose to Rs 70.12 billion for the quarter under review, from Rs 61.71 billion in the corresponding quarter of last year, due to higher operating costs amid higher sales.
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