Bajaj Finance share price: Stocks in the news: Bajaj Finance, ITC,

Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 50 points, or 0.27 per cent lower at 18,283.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Wednesday. Here are a dozen stocks which may buzz the most in today’s trade:

ITC, L&T, Maruti Suzuki: ITC, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti Suzuki India,

, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports & SEZ, SBI Life Insurance, Bajaj Auto, , United Spirits, Punjab National Bank, United Breweries, Lupin, Bank and Dalmia Bharat are among the companies that will announce their September quarter results today.

Bajaj Finance: The NBFC reported a 53 per cent jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,481 crore for the quarter ended September on healthy interest income. It had posted a net profit of Rs 965 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal.

Axis Bank: The private lender reported a net profit of Rs 3,382.78 crore on a consolidated basis for the September quarter, driven by lower loan provisions as asset quality improved. The third largest private sector lender reported a net of Rs 3,133.32 crore for the July-September period on a standalone basis.

Cipla: The drug major said its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) rose by 7 per cent to Rs 711 crore for the second quarter ending September, aided by strong performance in the domestic as well as international markets.

Power Grid: The state-run utility firm said the high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission links connecting three states of Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have started commercial operation.

Jindal Stainless: The steel maker posted a five-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 411.62 crore for the September quarter, mainly on account of higher income. The company had clocked a net profit of Rs 80.64 crore during the July-September period of the 2020-21 financial year.

Indian Energy Exchange: The power and utilty bourse will seek shareholders’ approval to issue bonus shares through postal ballot notice. The company has issued postal ballot notice to seek approval of shareholders on a proposal to issue bonus shares to members.

Ambuja Cements: The part of Swiss building material major Holcim group reported an increase of 10.85 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 890.67 crore for the third quarter ended September 2021, driven by volume growth.

PVR: The country’s largest film exhibitor announced its foray into the customised cleaning and disinfecting services business under its newly-launched vertical V-Pristine.

Canara Bank: The state-run lender reported a three-fold jump in its standalone profit-after-tax at Rs 1,333 crore in the quarter ended September, aided by lower bad loan provisioning and rise in non-interest income and operating profit. The lender had reported a profit-after-tax of Rs 444 crore in the year-ago quarter.

Persistent Systems: The tech firm reported a 58.6 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 161.7 crore for the September 2021 quarter. The company had registered a profit of Rs 101.9 crore in…