HCL Tech Announces Dividend, RBL Bank Reported Robust Results & More
- PhonePe Invest
- 9 min read
- 12 Oct 2026
Nifty 50 and Sensex failed to hold onto Friday’s gains, ending nearly 0.7% lower on Monday, October 12.
Sectorally, Nifty FMCG, PSU Bank, and IT led the losses, whereas Nifty Media and Auto bucked the trend to close in the green, supported by strong gains in broader small-cap stocks.
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Today’s Top News from the Indian Share Market
RBLBANKRBL Bank reported a sharp rise in profit for the second quarter of FY27, with net profit climbing to ₹481.7 crore from ₹179 crore a year ago, as net interest income (NII) rose 37.4% year-on-year to ₹2,131 crore in the September quarter, compared with ₹1,551 crore in the corresponding period last year.
BBOXEssar Group-backed Black Box is in early talks to acquire Nasdaq-listed Aeries Technology as per media reports.
HCLTECHHCLTech Ltd. for the July-September period posted a 11% rise in revenue on a sequential basis. Its revenue rose 11% to ₹35,620 crore versus ₹34,579 crore. Its bottomline stood at ₹5,132 crore durig the second quarter the financial year ending March 2026, compared to Rs 4,624 crore clocked in the preceding quarter. It has declared a second interim dividend of ₹12 per share with the record date of October 16, 2026.
AEROFLEXShares of Aeroflex Industries jumped 12.92% to Rs 587.70 on Monday as investors looked ahead to the company’s board meeting scheduled for October 14 to consider expansion plans, including capacity enhancements.
APOLLOHOSPShares of hospitals fell after the Supreme Court in a hearing asked the government as to why can they not control the entire market of drugs. It also said that manufacturers fix a price accounting for the Research & Development (R&D) spends but they end up being sold at 10x the MRP. The next hearing will now take place on Tuesday, October 27.
Broader Market Performance Today
INDIA VIXTop Performing Sectors Today
Top Gainers
| Company | Today’s Chg | LTP |
|---|---|---|
 Nifty MediaNIFTY MEDIA | +4.60%+71.50 | 1624.80 |
 Nifty AutoNIFTY AUTO | +0.90%+224.50 | 25084.40 |
 Nifty RealtyNIFTY REALTY | +0.76%+6.10 | 810.05 |
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Today’s Top Gainers and Losers
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FII DII Activity (₹ Cr)
| Date | FII (Net Value) | DII (Net Value) |
| 09 Oct 2026 | -3,568.90 | 4,743.26 |
| 08 Oct 2026 | -12,943.58 | 10,703.11 |
| 07 Oct 2026 | -6,121.37 | 4,596.57 |
| 06 Oct 2026 | -2,961.30 | 5,088.92 |
| 05 Oct 2026 | -4,699.14 | 5,181.62 |
| Month-to-Date | -39,778.51 | 40,355.32 |
What’s Happening Beyond Markets?
- The Rupee opened about 98 paise stronger on Monday after the Reserve Bank of India unveiled its third set of measures this year to defend the currency. The first two rounds each steadied the Rupee for a while, and yet it is now around 95.81 against the US dollar, roughly 4% weaker than the 91.95 level of January 29.
- The 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University “for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday, October 12.
- The Indian Rice Exporters’ Federation (IREF) has partnership with Singapore-based Eximwala Solutions Pte. Ltd.to ship 102,210 metric tonnes of Basmati rice to Iraq across three bulk vessels, PTI reported on October 12. The arrangement seeks to reduce freight costs by 74%, bringing them down to around $90 per tonne from container-shipping quotations of approximately $350 per tonne.
- India’s national highway network is undergoing a major shift, with roads narrower than two lanes now accounting for just 8% of the total network. While high-speed corridors have expanded more than 12-fold, trucks in India still cover far less distance daily than those in the US and China.
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