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Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital aims to utilize its IPO proceeds of Rs 3,027.26 crore for debt repayment and general corporate purposes. The company plans a fresh issue worth Rs 300 crore and an Offer for Sale amounting to Rs 2,727.26 crore, targeting to reduce its current debt of Rs 373 crore.

Macrotech Developers, operating under the Lodha brand, posted an 88% rise in net profit for Q3 FY25, hitting Rs 944.4 crore due to a surge in housing demand. Their total income increased to Rs 4,146.6 crore. The firm achieved its highest pre-sales of Rs 4,510 crore and recorded robust collections of Rs 4,290 crore.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) have been consistently selling in the Indian equity markets in January, with sales in the cash market reaching Rs 66,602 crore. The primary reasons behind this trend are the strengthening of the dollar and rising US bond yields. The financial sector has been significantly impacted, while the IT sector shows signs of resilience.

Provisions for the quarter stood at Rs 1,338 crore as compared with Rs 655 crore in the year-ago quarter, driven by the higher slippages in the microfinance book. The bank said provisions were stable for the non-microfinance portfolio.

ICICI Bank on Saturday reported that its standalone Q3 profit after tax grew by 14.8% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 11,792 crore while net interest income (NII) increased 9.1% YoY to Rs 20,371 crore during the December quarter.

The market experienced a downturn driven by a sell-on-rally trend, with realty stocks significantly impacted. Analyst Sudeep Shah from SBI Securities shared insights, highlighting concerns due to sustained bearish pressure on the Nifty index and significant FII selling. Despite this, the IT sector shows promise, and large-caps offer some stability amidst market volatility.

The markets remained in a very defined trading range and stayed decisively below key levels. The trading range widened a bit; the Nifty oscillated in 449.45 points before closing towards its lower end of the range. The volatility increased; the India VIX inched higher by 6.33% to 16.75 and stayed at elevated levels.

Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities, anticipates Nifty may end January with a loss, marking a fourth consecutive month of correction, a rare event in 23 years. With major events like the budget ahead, non-directional strategies are recommended. He suggests buying Britannia, Macrotech, and InfoEdge in the budget week.

ETMarkets highlighted seven stocks with a market cap of over Rs 1,000 crore that showed consistent price increases during this period.

Shares of companies like Wipro, Coforge, and Persistent Systems are set to gain attention due to upcoming corporate actions such as dividends, bonus shares, and stock splits. These actions have record dates this week, including interim dividends announced by Tanla Platforms, KEI Industries, and Bharat Petroleum among others, affecting investor eligibility and engagement.