Market Buzz Today: Sensex down 182.39 points, Nifty 50 trading 0.41 pct lower; Varun Beverages up 8.97 pct. Eicher Motors down 2.73 pct

Benchmark indices were trading near the day's low in afternoon trade. Negative global cues triggered profit selling in domestic shares after gains in the past four trading sessions. At 1:44 pm, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced was down 182.39 points or 0.4% at 41,123.64. The Nifty 50 index was down 50.35 points or 0.41% at 12,087.60. Bank Nifty was 121.85 points, or 0.39%, down to 31,182.20. 

Here is the list of some stocks:

Aurobindo Pharma: Up 5.71%. Operational revenues witnessed a strong growth of 11.9% (YoY) at Rs 5,895 crore in December quarter.

Varun Beverages: Up 8.97%. Rallied after strong earnings growth reported in 2019 and cut in Q4 loss.

TCS: Up 0.37%. Announced a strategic partnership with Coop Sweden to accelerate its business transformation.

Adani Enterprises: Up 1.14%. Airbus India and Adani Defence & Aerospace signed an MoU at DefExpo 2020 to leverage synergies in aerospace and civil aviation sector.

Hester Biosciences: Down 2.05%. Profit down 10.2% at Rs 11.5 crore versus Rs 12.8 crore and revenue was up 10.8% at Rs 50.7 crore versus Rs 45.7 crore, YoY.

BHEL: Up 0.38%. MOU signed with BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) during DEFEXPO 2020 at Lucknow on February 6, 2020.

Eicher Motors: Down 2.73%. Reported a 2.5%decline in its third-quarter standalone net profit at Rs 488.9 crore.

Strides Pharma: Up 1.35%. The subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, has entered into a definitive asset transfer and licensing agreement with Pharmaceutics International, Inc.(Pii) to acquire 18 ANDAs for the US market.

​Lupin: Down 3.01%. Company's net loss widened in the quarter ended in December 2019.

HCC: Up 1.42%. Earlier, jumped 4% as the company announces plan to reduce debt by Rs 2,100 crore.

BUZZING

Venky's: Shares slump 6% post Q3FY20 results.

United Spirits: Up 3.06%. Up for sixth straight day, hits 52-week high. 

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Trent: Up 6.69%. Hits 52-week high post Q3 numbers; revenue jumps 45%.