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GAIL (India) Ltd, IndusInd Bank Ltd, Punjab National Bank, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd are among the other stocks to see a surge in volumes on BSE today, 20 July 2026.
JSW Steel Ltd witnessed volume of 4.56 lakh shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 7.82 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 58313 shares. The stock increased 1.68% to Rs.1,259.20. Volumes stood at 87591 shares in the last session.
GAIL (India) Ltd clocked volume of 15.69 lakh shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 6.33 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 2.48 lakh shares. The stock gained 0.53% to Rs.172.15. Volumes stood at 1.6 lakh shares in the last session.
IndusInd Bank Ltd clocked volume of 10.28 lakh shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 6.29 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 1.63 lakh shares. The stock lost 0.70% to Rs.1,020.00. Volumes stood at 98832 shares in the last session.
Punjab National Bank notched up volume of 45.36 lakh shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 5.41 fold spurt over two-week average daily volume of 8.39 lakh shares. The stock rose 4.11% to Rs.110.15. Volumes stood at 4.2 lakh shares in the last session.
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd clocked volume of 71002 shares by 10:46 IST on BSE, a 4.22 times surge over two-week average daily volume of 16821 shares. The stock gained 0.44% to Rs.8,860.00. Volumes stood at 14875 shares in the last session.
Investors will continue to monitor developments in the US-Iran conflict, movements in crude oil prices, the ongoing Q1 earnings season, corporate business updates, and the progress of the southwest monsoon for further cues on market direction.
IT shares witnessed buyiung demand for second conesutive trading sessions.
At 10:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex advanced 702.13 points or 0.89% to 77,892.09. The Nifty 50 index added 197.45 points or 0.82% to 24,270.20.
The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The BSE 150 MidCap Index fell 0.15% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index declined 0.84%.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, 1,456 shares rose and 2,138 shares fell. A total of 222 shares were unchanged.
Result Today:
Reliance Industries(up 2.06%), JSW Steel(up 0.58%), Central Bank of India(down 0.06%), Federal Bank(up 1.59%), Tata Technologies(down 1.37%), Poonawalla Fincorp(down 0.18%), RBL Bank(up 0.65%), Havells India,(down 0.33%) Globus Spirits(down 1.25%), Oberoi Realty(up 0.47%), Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem(down 0.60%) and Turtlemint Fintech Solutions (down 1.34%) will announce their quarterly earnings today.
Buzzing Index:
The Nifty IT index jumped 1.26% to 29,084.75. The index jumped 1.89% in past two consecutive trading sessions.
Tech Mahindra (up 2.63%), Infosys (up 1.62%), HCL Technologies (up 1.57%), Tata Consultancy Services (up 1.48%) and Persistent Systems (up 1.24%) were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were LTM (up 0.89%), Mphasis (up 0.5%) surged.
Stocks in Spotlight:
Mahindra EPC Irrigation tanked 7.71% after the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 2.14 crore in Q1 FY27, compared with a net profit of Rs 0.98 crore in Q1 FY26. Revenue from operations decreased 12.70% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 54.16 crore in Q1 FY27.
South Indian Bank fell 1.85%. The bank reported a 17.29% year-on-year increase in standalone net profit to Rs 377.63 crore in Q1 FY27, compared with Rs 321.95 crore in Q1 FY26. Total income increased marginally by 0.76% year-on-year to Rs 3,007.30 crore in the first quarter of FY27.
Total expenses for the period under review rose 3.7% YoY to Rs 41,830 crore from Rs 40,325 crore in the same period last year. This rise in raw material costs (up 18.4% YoY) more than offset the decline in finance costs (down 22.8% YoY), depreciation charges (down 15.8% YoY) and other expenses (down 7.3% YoY).
EBITDA improved by 38% YoY to Rs 9,383 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 6,816 crore in Q1 FY26.
Profit before tax in Q1 FY27 stood at Rs 6,160 crore, up by 100.5% from Rs 3,072 crore in Q1 FY26.
The company’s consolidated production for the quarter was 6.59 million tonnes, higher by 3% YoY and 2% QoQ.
Steel Sales for the quarter were best ever for Ql at 6.25 million tonnes, up 4% YoY, with focus on flat steel sales & value-added special products (VASP).
JSW Steel is engaged in the manufacture and sale of iron and steel products and is the flagship business of the diversified JSW Group, which has interests across energy, infrastructure, cement, paints, sports, and venture capital.
The scrip had advanced 1.43% to end at Rs 1238.35 on the BSE today.
JSW Steel reported consolidated Crude Steel production for the first quarter of FY 2026-27 at 6.59 million tonnes, higher by 2% on QoQ basis and 3% on YoY basis.
Blast Furnace 3 (BF3) of Vijayanagar, was under shutdown for upgradation of capacity, started hot-metal production from 23rd June 2026. The Crude steel production growth for the quarter remained at 3% YoY, mainly due to the BF3 shutdown. Excluding BF3 production impact from last year's base, Q1 FY27 volumes grew ~15% YoY, driven by full ramp-up of JVML operations and improved utilisation at Dolvi Unit.
The capacity utilisation for Indian operations for Q1 FY27 (excluding BF3 capacity under shutdown) was at ~94%.
Production from Indian operations stood at 6.35 MnT in Q1 FY27, compared with 6.14 MnT in Q1 FY26, marking a 3% YoY increase. Production at JSW Steel USA - Ohio was recorded at 0.24 MnT during the quarter.
On a sequential basis, consolidated crude steel production increased 2% from 6.48 MnT in Q4 FY26.
JSW Steel said YoY growth was impacted by the shutdown of Blast Furnace 3 (BF3) at its Vijayanagar facility for capacity upgradation. The furnace resumed hot metal production on June 23, 2026.
Excluding the impact of the BF3 shutdown from the previous year’s base, Q1 FY27 crude steel production grew around 15% YoY, supported by the full ramp-up of JSW Vijayanagar Metallics (JVML) operations and improved utilisation at the Dolvi unit.
The capacity utilisation of Indian operations stood at around 94% during Q1 FY27, excluding the BF3 capacity that remained under shutdown.
The company noted that production figures for previous periods have been adjusted following the transfer of the steel business undertaking of Bhushan Power and Steel (BPSL) to JSW-JFE Steel, a joint venture company, in March 2026.
JSW Steel had reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 16,370 crore in Q4 FY26, compared with Rs 1,503 crore in the corresponding period last year. Revenue from operations increased 14.19% YoY to Rs 51,180 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Shares of JSW Steel rose 0.23% to Rs 1,222.25 on the BSE.
JSW Steel has received credit ratings from CARE Ratings as under:
Long term bank facilities - CARE AA+; Stable (rating upgraded)
Long term / short term bank facilities - CARE AA+; Stable / CARE A1+ (LT rating upgraded/ ST rating reaffirmed)
Short term bank facilities - CARE A1+ (rating reaffirmed)
Issuer ratings - CARE AA+; Stable (rating upgraded)
Non convertible debentures - CARE AA+; Stable (rating upgraded)
Commercial paper - CARE A1+ (rating reaffirmed)
Jindal Steel Ltd fell 1.49% today to trade at Rs 1043.1. The BSE Metal index is down 0.58% to quote at 40672.56. The index is down 5.88 % over last one month. Among the other constituents of the index, JSW Steel Ltd decreased 1.33% and Steel Authority of India Ltd lost 1.27% on the day. The BSE Metal index went up 28.45 % over last one year compared to the 5.97% fall in benchmark SENSEX.
Jindal Steel Ltd has lost 11.7% over last one month compared to 5.88% fall in BSE Metal index and 5.68% rise in the SENSEX. On the BSE, 5736 shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 68034 shares in the past one month. The stock hit a record high of Rs 1306 on 21 Apr 2026. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 926.8 on 14 Jul 2025.
JSW Steel today marked the commencement of development activities for its integrated steel project in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reaffirming its long-term commitment to India's manufacturing growth and the industrial transformation of the state of Andhra Pradesh.
The project is to set up a 2 million tonne steel plant by JSW Rayalaseema Steel, a 100% subsidiary of JSW Steel., in phases. The 1st phase, with a planned investment of Rs 4,500 crore, would be a 1-MTPA Integrated Steel Plant to manufacture low carbon emission steel products. The 2nd phase, with an additional planned investment of upto Rs 11,850 crore, will expand capacity to 2 MTPA, taking the total project investment upto Rs 16,350 crore.