Private lender Axis Bank surged as much as 3.4 per cent, to Rs 737.3 on the BSE, in the early trade on Thursday after the bank's loan growth touched a 7 quarter high during the December quarter of FY20 despite the slowdown in the economy. That apart, the bank's provisions declined 1.34 per cent sequentially to Rs 3,470.92 crore in Q3FY20.

The bank's loan book for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 stood at Rs 5.5 lakh crore, up 16 per cent year-on-year.

Shares of Vodafone Idea surged 16 per cent to Rs 5.70 on Tuesday, extending its Monday's 8 per cent gain on the BSE, amid hopes that the Supreme Court (SC) may extend the deadline for adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues payment of January 24, 2020.

On Friday, the stock of telecom services provider tanked 25 per cent to level of Rs 4.51 after the SC rejected the review petition by Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel challenging the apex court's 24 October order on AGR.

Shares of real estate companies advanced at the bourses on Thursday, gaining up to 6 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), after the State Bank of India (SBI) launched a Residential Builder Finance with Buyer Guarantee (RBBG) scheme to safeguard home buyers financially.

Sunteck Realty, Indiabulls Real Estate, DLF and Oberoi Realty were up more than 2 per cent each on the NSE in the intra-day trade today. Meanwhile, Sobha, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, and Godrej Properties gained in the range of 1 to 2 per cent.

Shares of ICICI Securities climbed 14 per cent to hit a 52-week high of Rs 415.15 on the BSE on Friday amid expectation of earnings improvement going forward.

The counter has seen huge activities with trading volumes rose more than two-fold today. A combined 766,750 equity shares had changed hands on the NSE and BSE till 10:14 am. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.46 per cent at 41,354 points.

Shares of state-owned Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) gained 4 per cent at Rs 899 on the BSE on Tuesday after the Ministry of Railways revised tariff of standard meals on static units in railway stations.

In an exchange filing yesterday, IRCTC said the Ministry of Railways had revised the tariffs.

Banking stocks, especially public sector banks including Syndicate Bank, Indian Bank, and State Bnak of India (SBI), added up to 6.2 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to buy and sell bonds worth Rs 10,000 crore via open market operations.

In a statement on Thursday, the RBI said it will simultaneously buy and sell government bonds worth Rs 10,000 crore each on December 23, through Open Market Operations (OMOs).

Shares of Bandhan Bank continued to reel under pressure, falling for the fourth consecutive day, on the BSE on Wednesday. The stock declined 5 per cent at Rs 457 in the intra-day trade today.

The stock of the private sector lender was down 21 per cent thus far in the month of December. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 1.5 per cent. It was trading at its lowest level since September 20, 2019.

Shares of Tata Motors continued their their northward journey, trading close to seven-month high of Rs 185, up 2 per cent on Wednesday, on the back of a slew of positive news.

The commercial vehicles major's stock has rallied 16 per cent in the past six trading days, as compared to 3 per cent rise in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex.

Shares of Navin Fluorine International were trading higher for the third straight day, up 2 per cent at Rs 960 in intra-day trade on Monday after the company announced a capex plan of Rs 450 crore at Dahej through a wholly-owned subsidiary, which is to be incorporated.

The stock has rallied 8 per cent in the past three trading days, as compared to 1.5 per cent rise in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex. In the past two months, it rallied 32 per cent against 6 per cent gain in the benchmark index.

Shares of BGR Energy surged 16 per cent to Rs 41.15 in early morning deals on Monday, thus rallying 39 per cent in the last two trading days after the company won a contract worth of Rs 4,443 crore from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO).

In a regulatory filing on Friday, BGR Energy said the company was awarded a contract by Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited for the execution of 1x660 MW Supercritical Ennore Thermal Power Station Expansion Project under EPC basis.