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Shares of Sona BLW Ltd. surged as much as 7.5% on Thursday, July 17, after sources in the know told CNBC-TV18 that the company is in advanced talks to supply electric vehicle components to Chinese EV manufacturer BYD.

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As the market progresses at a sluggish pace on Thursday, here are some stocks recommendations at this hour.

Ajit Mishra, SVP – Research at Religare Broking

Buy Hero Motocorp for a target price of ₹4,620 with a stop loss of ₹4,380

Buy NTPC for a target price of ₹356 with a stop loss of ₹338

The planned merger between Max Financial Services and its insurance arm, Axis Max Life, has hit a roadblock.

A committee led by former SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara, set up by the insurance regulator IRDAI, has recommended against allowing such mergers between insurance and non-insurance companies.

According to sources, the committee raised concerns that such mergers could put policyholders at risk and has submitted a confidential report advising the regulator not to approve them.

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Some of the biggest volume buzzers, in terms of higher-than-average movement in volume in today’s trade, include these stocks

PNC Infra  –  21.68 times

Agri AWL  –  10.11 times

Thermax  –  9.60 times

Godawari Power  –  7.55 times

Sona BLW  –  4.82  times

Patanjali Food Board approves a bonus in the ratio of 2:1

The company shares are trading at around ₹1,860 per share on Thursday.

According to a report by Jefferies, a brokerage firm, the shares of ITC Hotels Ltd. could go up by another 13% from their current price. This means Jefferies expects the stock to gain more value soon.

Jefferies has maintained its “buy” rating on the stock and raised its price target to ₹270, up from ₹240.

The stock had closed at ₹238.49 in the previous session, which was close to Jefferies’ earlier target.

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SEBI Member Ananth Narayan, Says

Sona BLW is in advanced talks to supply electric vehicle (EV) parts to BYD, one of the world’s largest EV makers. These talks have been going on for a few months.

As part of this potential deal, Sona BLW may also set up a manufacturing plant in China to make components locally. This move would be part of a long-term partnership plan with BYD.

Currently, 35% of Sona BLW’s revenue (as of Q4FY25) comes from the EV segment, with Tesla being a major customer.

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#CNBCTV18Market | UPL extends gains, stock up over 3% pic.twitter.com/ZXzvRhWhvq

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) July 17, 2025

Vishal Malkan of Malkansview.com

Buy Laurus Labs with a stop loss of ₹805 and a target of ₹845-865

Buy AB Capital with a stop loss of ₹262 and a target of ₹285-295

Ketan Kumar Joshi has officially taken over as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of J&K Bank starting today.

Fayaz Ahmad Ganai has stepped down from the CFO role.#CNBCTV18Market | MAX FIN FOCUS

IRDAI-appointed Panel recommends not allowing merger between Insurers & Non-insurers: Sources to @YashJain88

Alert: Max Fin was hopeful of getting IRDAI approval for the merger of Max Fin & Max Life pic.twitter.com/JVvAbPOW4l

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) July 17, 2025

Oil Minister Says

Planning To Buy More Crude From Brazil

Oil Markets Are Well Supplied, Prices Will Fall#CNBCTV18Market | PSU Banks lower, #UnionBank down over 2% pic.twitter.com/csnc723Bln

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) July 17, 2025

Aloke Bajpai, Chairman, MD & Group CEO of Le Travenues Technology (ixigo) on CNBC-TV18#CNBCTV18Market | L&T Tech Services rebounds from the lows, now up over 3% pic.twitter.com/Wrs0KvuTav

— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18Live) July 17, 2025

Sterlite Technologies has partnered with Hygenco to set up Maharashtra’s first green hydrogen and oxygen plant.

This plant will support the company’s optical fibre manufacturing, making the process more eco-friendly.

In the April–June 2025 quarter, ABB Global’s orders from the India region fell by 9% compared to the same period last year.

However, this may not strongly impact ABB India, because:

Former SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara says that it may be difficult for foreign banks to fully participate in India unless they are given enough voting rights (influence in decision-making).

Abizer Diwanji from NeoStratAdvisorsLLP adds to the discussion, saying that India doesn’t need a large number of small banks, but instead needs a few big banks that can support its large and growing economy. He also suggests that the time has come to treat Indian and foreign banks the same and remove the distinction between them.

Waaree Renewable Technologies‘ shares have gone up for the third day in a row on Thursday, July 17, as investors look ahead to the company’s June quarter results.

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Market Watch: Mitessh Thakkar, Technical Analyst

Buy AWL Agri Business for a target price of ₹300 with a stop loss of ₹269

Buy Torrent Pharma for a target price of ₹3,600 with a stop loss of ₹3,475

NMDC is in focus because iron ore prices have been rising. The SGX iron ore futures have gone up by nearly 10% in the past month, which could benefit NMDC, a major iron ore producer.

Nikhil Nigania , Director, Sr. Analyst , Bernstein

Shalu Agrawal, Director of Programmes, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

Anil Razdan, Chairman, Energy and Environment Foundation,  Former Power Secretary

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On Thursday, July 17, the rupee strengthened by 12 paise, reaching 85.80 against the US dollar.

This happened because global oil prices fell, and there is optimism about progress in India-US trade talks.

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Mahindra Logistics | Board Approves Issuing Shares Worth ‘₹749 crore At ₹277/Sh Via Rights Issue

The record date for the rights issue will be July 23

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