Sensex Today Trades Lower; HDFC Bank & Titan Company Top Losers

Asian markets mostly traded higher on Friday, with South Korea's Kospi leading gains, rising 2.14%, despite losses on Wall Street overnight.

US markets ended lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36%, the Nasdaq Composite declining 0.39% and the S&P 500 slipping 0.35%.

Here's a table showing how US stocks performed on Thursday:

Source: Equitymaster

At present, the BSE Sensex is trading 174 points lower, and NSE Nifty is trading 88 points lower.

Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra are the top gainers today.

HDFC Bank, Bharat Elec, Titan Company on the other hand is among the top losers today.

The BSE 150 Midcap index is trading 0.1% higher and the BSE 250 SmallCap index is trading 0.1% higher.

Sectoral indices are trading on a mixed note today, with stocks in power sector and healthcare sector witnessed buying interest. Meanwhile, stocks in auto sector and banking sector witnessed selling pressure.

The rupee is trading at Rs 94.1 against the US dollar.

Ola Electric Mobility Q2 FY27 Results

Shares of Ola Electric Mobility fell over 6% in early trade on Friday following the announcement of its Q2FY27 results. The Bhavish Aggarwal-led electric two-wheeler maker reported a narrowing of its consolidated net loss, even as revenue declined 39% year-on-year (Y-o-Y).

The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 3.62 billion for the July-September quarter, compared with Rs 4.18 billion in the corresponding quarter last year.

Consolidated revenue from operations declined nearly 39% Y-o-Y to Rs 4.21 billion from Rs 6.90 billion in Q2FY26. Total expenses fell 28% to Rs 6.39 billion from Rs 8.93 billion during the same period last year.

The automotive segment reported a loss of Rs 2.14 billion, compared with Rs 2.33 billion in Q2FY26, while segment revenue declined to Rs 4.20 billion from Rs 6.88 billion.

The company is also restructuring its retail network by transitioning from company-owned stores to a dealer-led model. Ola Electric opened its first dealer store on September 4 and had expanded its network to 319 outlets as of November 8.

Hitachi Energy Q2 FY27 Results

Hitachi Energy India reported a 21% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in net profit to Rs 3.19 billion for the September 2026 quarter, compared with Rs 2.64 billion in the corresponding quarter last year.

Revenue for Q2FY27 surged 63.5% to Rs 29.97 billion from Rs 18.33 billion a year earlier. The company attributed the strong growth to its continued focus on operational efficiency and timely execution of orders.

N Venu, Managing Director and CEO of Hitachi Energy India, said the company had invested in new infrastructure and strengthened its existing capabilities to capitalise on emerging opportunities. He added that both orders and revenue continued to register sustained Y-o-Y growth, supported by disciplined order execution.

The company's order inflows jumped 85.9% to Rs 41.21 billion during the quarter, compared with Rs 22.17 billion in the year-ago period, supported by positive market demand.

Transmission orders from utilities for power transformers, STATCOM, cooling systems, Air-Insulated Switchgear (AIS) and Gas-Insulated Switchgear (GIS) led the order book during the quarter. Transmission accounted for the largest share of segment-wise orders, followed by data centres.

Exports continued to contribute significantly to the order book, growing 41% Y-o-Y in Q2FY27 and 184% in H1FY27. The company secured export orders from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the US.

Its services business recorded growth of 77% in Q2FY27 and 36% in H1FY27. Major orders came from utilities, industrial customers and EPC players for GIS augmentation and extension, substation extensions and related projects.