D-Street Newsmakers: Hindustan Unilever, Paytm and Aster DM Healthcare among 7 stocks that hogged limelight today

Indian equities in a choppy session ended lower for the fourth day in a row on the weekly expiry day. At the close, Nifty was dragged below 24,400 levels, while the Sensex ended lower by a marginal 17 points at 80,065 levels.

Here are the stocks that hogged limelight in today's session:

Paytm:

Shares of the fintech major ended nearly 3 per cent higher at Rs 764 after the global brokerage Citi upgraded the stock to a 'buy' and even doubled the target on the stock to Rs 900 per share.

Interglobe Aviation:

Ahead of its Q2 results tomorrow, shares of the aviation company ended mildly higher at Rs 4,525 apiece on the BSE. Zee Business Research estimates the company to post a loss of Rs 295 crore during the review quarter.

TVS Motor:

Shares of the 2-wheeler major settled lower by over 3 per cent at Rs 2,481.35 even as the company reported healthy Q2 earnings.

Aster DM Healthcare:

Shares of the pharma major ended higher by over 10 per cent at Rs 443 as the stock recorded a surge in volume after a good quarterly show.

Hindustan Unilever:

FMCG major HUL emerged as the top Nifty loser and ended today's session lower by almost 6 per cent at Rs 2,503.05 after the company's Q2 missed estimates.

Sona BLW Precision:

After the auto components company announced the acquisition of the railway equipment business of Escorts Kubota, its shares ended nearly 14 per cent higher at Rs 730 apiece.

Shriram Finance:

Ahead of its stock split, dividend and Q2 results tomorrow, shares of the NBFC ended nearly 2 per cent higher at Rs 3,253.25 per share.