Asian markets traded mixed on Friday, with Japan's Topix hitting an all-time high.

The US stock market ended mixed on Thursday, with the Nasdaq posting a record closing high.

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

Source: Equitymaster

At present, the BSE Sensex is trading 391 points lower, and the NSE Nifty is trading 116 points lower.

Bajaj Finance, Titan Company, and NTPC are among the top gainers today.

Bharti Airtel, Infosys, and M&M, on the other hand, are among the top losers today.

The BSE Midcap index is trading 0.5% lower, and the BSE Smallcap index is trading 0.1% lower.

Sectoral indices are trading mixed today, with stocks in the telecom sector and the media sector witnessing selling pressure. Meanwhile, the oil & gas sector witnessed buying.

The rupee is trading at Rs 87.7 against the US dollar.
 

HPCL Q1 Profit Jumps

Shares of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) came in focus after the company reported its Q1 FY26 results.

EBITDA increased 31% to Rs 76.1 billion (bn), driven by better refining margins, while revenue increased 1% on a quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) basis to Rs 11,000 bn.

The operating margin increased from 5.3% in the prior quarter to 6.9%.

HPCL's board approved raising Rs 100 bn through bonds or debentures in domestic and overseas markets.

With total crude throughput of 6.66 MMT, a 15.6% YoY increase, refining operations played a significant role this quarter.

Performance in marketing and sales held steady. With domestic sales increasing 1.9% year over year, the total sales volume was 13.04 MMT, up 3.2%. LPG volumes increased 6.6%, while combined sales of petrol and diesel increased 1.1%.

Sales of petrol at retail fuel outlets reached an all-time high, while sales of CNG increased by 22.1%. Sales of aviation fuel increased 11.4% to 291 TMT.

HPCL's net profit rose 30.3% to Rs 43.7 bn in Q1, up from Rs 33.5 bn in the previous quarter.
 

Godrej Consumer Q1 Net Profit Declines 4.7%

Shares of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) came in focus after the company reported its Q1 FY26 results.

According to the report, the first quarter's consolidated revenue from operations was Rs 36.6 bn, compared to Rs 33.3 bn during the same period last year.

In comparison to the same period last fiscal year, when total expenses were Rs 27.4 bn, this quarter's total expenses were Rs 31.1 bn.

According to the company, the cost of raw materials, including packing material used, increased to Rs 14.8 bn from Rs 12.9 bn during the same period last year.

A sum of Rs 0.2 bn related to a litigation settlement in Indonesia was included as an exceptional item in the consolidated financial results for the quarter that ended on 30 June 2025, it continued.

The board has declared an interim dividend at the rate of Rs 5 per share of the face value of Re 1 each, GCPL said.

Godrej Consumer Products' Q1 profit fell slightly to Rs 4.5 bn due to higher raw material costs and issues in its Indonesian business.

The company's MD said Q1 was a strong quarter with underlying volume growth in teens, driven by broad-based performance, excluding soaps.
 

LIC Q1 Profit Rises 4%

Shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) came in focus after the company reported its Q1 FY26 results.

LIC's net premium income increased 4.7% year over year to Rs 11,961 bn for the reviewed quarter. It was Rs 11,423 bn in the same quarter last year.

Separately, LIC's profit increased 5% year over year to Rs 109.8 bn from Rs 104.6 bn in Q1FY25.

The individual business's non-par annualised premium equivalent (APE) share for the quarter was 30.3%, up from 23.9% in the same quarter the previous year.

The value of new business (VNB) increased by 20.75 percent to Rs 19.4 bn, and the net VNB margin increased by 150 basis points to 15.4%.

While the overall APE increased by 9.45% to Rs 126.5 bn, the group business APE increased by 16.14% to Rs 55.9 bn.

At Rs 57,000 bn, LIC's assets under management (AUM) experienced a robust YoY growth of 6.4%.

With a 63.51% market share, LIC continues to lead the life insurance industry in India.

LIC reported a 4% year-on-year increase in its consolidated profit for the June quarter.

LIC's Q1 profit rose to Rs 109.6 bn from Rs 105.4 bn last year.

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