Here are the top stocks to watch in today's session:
TCS: Tata Consultancy Services' Rs 16,000 crore share buyback programme would open today. TCS would buy back up to 5.3 crore equity shares at Rs 3,000 apiece for an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs 16,000 crore.
IT stocks: Stocks in the information technology (IT) space may hog the limelight today after Accenture reported better-than-expected results for the quarter ending November 30. For all of fiscal 2021, Accenture now sees revenue growth of between 4 per cent and 6 per cent, up from a previous forecast range of up 2 per cent to 5 per cent all in local currency
Defence companies: Defence-related stocks are likely to be in focus after the Ministry of Defence said its its Defence Acquisition Council cleared proposals worth Rs 28,000 crore, of which acquisitions worth Rs 27,000 crore would be sourced from Indian industries.