Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed as investors assessed the fragile ceasefire in the West Asia. Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.84 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi surged 3.68 per cent, and mainland China’s CSI 300 advanced 0.3 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.53 per cent.
Notably, Iran has halted military strikes against Israel but warned it would resume attacks if Israeli forces continued operations in Lebanon. Hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the conflict with Iran and Hezbollah was “not yet over,” keeping sentiment cautious.
Overnight, the Wall Street indices closed mixed, with the Dow Jones falling 0.16 per cent, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq registering gains of 0.3 per cent and 0.86 per cent, respectively.
Stocks to watch today, June 9 (Tuesday)
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea: Shares of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will remain in focus today after the Bombay High Court quashed the department of telecom’s 2012 decision to levy a one-time spectrum charge, potentially paving the way for settling a decade-old issue still pending in the Supreme Court.
HCLTech: The IT company has announced the launch of an AI Innovation Zone in collaboration with Google Cloud. Located in Santa Clara, California, the AI Innovation Zone will enable global enterprises to scale AI applications across agentic, kinetic and physical AI.
Grasim Industries: The Aditya Birla Group company has announced an investment of ₹3,094 crore, for Phase II Lyocell capacity of 110K TPA at Harihar, Karnataka. This expansion will consist of 2 lines of 55K TPA (150 Tons per day) each. The first line is expected to be commissioned by 2028, and the second line is expected to be commissioned by 2030.
TCS: The Tata Group company has announced the launch of its Global Value & Innovation Centres (GVIC) business unit to help enterprises establish AI-native global capability centres (GCCs) and transform existing GCCs into value- and innovation-led operating models.
Bank of India: The state-owned bank has inaugurated a dedicated Strategic Business Branch (SBB) in Mumbai to consolidate and scale up its digital and partnership-led financing businesses, including pool buyouts, co-lending, Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS), and supply chain finance.
Vedanta: The company has rebranded its copper and nickel businesses as Vedanta Copper and Vedanta Nickel, respectively, as part of the diversified multinational group’s strategy to create sector-focused identities. In another related development, Vedanta Group-owned CopperTech Metals, which is preparing for a public listing in the US, has disclosed that there is “substantial doubt” about the ability of its Zambian operating company, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), to continue as a going concern.
SML Mahindra: The commercial vehicle manufacturer has reported 11.6 per cent Y-o-Y increase in CV sales to 1,678 units in May 2026, compared with 1,503 units sold in May 2025. The company’s commercial vehicle production stood at 1,729 units in the reporting month.
IRB Infra: The infrastructure development and construction company’s May toll revenue increased by 25 per cent Y-o-Y in May 2026 to ₹843 crore.
JNK India: The company has received a large order (₹100 crore to ₹300 crore) from CC7 Emirates Engineering Solutions L.L.C., UAE for waste gas handling systems.
IGL: Kumar Shanker has taken charge as the managing director of Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), the country’s largest city gas distribution (CGD) company. Shanker was earlier the MD of Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd (MNGL).
