The global markets, along with GIFT Nifty, indicate that the domestic indices will open on a lower note. Here are updates on all the stocks making headlines. You can check these stocks to stay informed about all key developments.
Earlier on Thursday, the NSE Nifty 50 closed the session 262 points or 1.03% higher at 25,585, while the BSE Sensex rose 862 points or 1.04% to close at 83,468.
Stocks to watch on October 17, 2025
Infosys
Infosys, the country’s second-largest IT services firm, logged better-than-expected performance in the second quarter of the current financial year, with both revenue and net profit beating Bloomberg estimates. After two consecutive quarters of strong growth, the IT major on Thursday revised the lower end of its revenue growth guidance for FY26 to 2% from 1%. It maintained its upper bound at 3% and left its operating margin guidance unchanged at 20–22%. It cited improved visibility and strong deal wins for narrowing the growth guidance, even as the macroeconomic situation remained unstable.
Wipro
For the quarter ending December 2025, Wipro expects revenue from its IT Services business segment to range between $2,591 million and $2,644 million. Wipro reported total bookings worth $4.7 billion for Q2 FY26, marking a strong 30.9% YoY growth in constant currency terms. Large deal bookings stood at $2.9 billion, up 6.7% sequentially and a robust 90.5% YoY.
State Bank of India
State Bank of India (SBI) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) will raise Rs 14,500 crore through bonds on Friday. SBI will raise up to Rs 7,500 crore through 10-year Tier 2 bonds, which include the base issue of Rs 5,000 crore and a green-shoe option of Rs 2,500 crore. The bonds will carry a five-year call option, reported financialexpress.com, citing a source. The bank is expected to offer a coupon rate of 6.90–6.95% for the sale. SBI Capital Markets is arranging the issue.
Bharat Forge
Rolls-Royce has signed an agreement with Bharat Forge to manufacture and supply fan blades for its Pearl 700 and Pearl 10X engines. This agreement follows Rolls-Royce’s commitment to double its supply chain sourcing from India by 2030. The contract was signed at Rolls-Royce’s facility in Dahlewitz, near Berlin.
Titagarh Rail Systems
In line with the Indian Railways‘ strong push towards the passenger segment, Titagarh Rail Systems is planning to ramp up its production of passenger coaches by 20-fold from just 12 coaches in FY25 to an expected 240 coaches in FY27. Prithish Chowdhary, deputy MD of TRSL, told FE that the growth in the passenger segment is supported by orders for Vande Bharat sleeper trains, and metro projects in Ahmedabad, Surat, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
Indian Bank
Indian Bank reported an 11% year-on-year growth in its second-quarter net profit at Rs 3,018 crore, driven by higher interest income and lower provisioning for bad loans. Interest income rose 8% YoY to Rs 16,590 crore while interest expenses increased 10% to Rs 10,039 crore. Net interest income (NII) grew 6% to Rs 6,551 crore. The net interest margin remained stable at 3.23% on a sequential basis.
L&T Finance
L&T Finance is betting on two-wheeler, personal and gold loans to drive growth in H2FY26, backed by GST-led demand and expansion in the branch footprint. In an interview, MD & CEO Sudipta Roy talks about the company’s digital push, asset quality strategy, and the road map to becoming a fully retail-focused lender within the next three quarters.
Ola Electric
Ola Electric announced the launch of Ola Shakti, a portable device that can be used to power ACs and refrigerators at home, water pumps at farms and business establishments, marking its entry into the battery energy storage systems (BESS) market. Ola Shakti is powered by Ola’s own 4680 Bharat Cells that are manufactured at its Gigafactory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The company expects its annual Gigafactory consumption for the BESS market to scale up to 5 GWh in the next couple of years, potentially exceeding its automotive consumption.
Eternal (Zomato)
Eternal (Zomato) reported a 63% YoY decline in its consolidated profit for Q2 FY26, primarily driven by a surge in expenses as the company ramped up investments in its fast-growing quick-commerce business. Profit fell to Rs 65 crore from Rs 176 crore in the year-ago period. However, profitability improved 30% sequentially from Rs 172 crore in the first quarter of FY26. The company’s revenue from operations grew 2.8 times to Rs 13,590 crore in the second quarter compared with Rs 4,799 crore in the same quarter last year.
Zee Entertainment
Zee Entertainment (Zee) reported a 63% YoY fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 76.5 crore in Q2 of FY26. Revenue from operations in the same period fell 2% YoY to Rs 1,996 crore, though Zee5 crossed Rs 300 crore in topline, its highest-ever in any quarter, marking a 32% increase versus last year. Zee also reported a reduction of over 80% in EBITDA losses for Zee5 in Q2 to Rs 31.2 crore, on track to achieve profitability in its digital business, it said.