Stocks to watch: A decline was recorded in the Indian stock market in the first trading week of the year 2026. Now investors are eyeing the second week, which is going to start from January 12. Due to increasing geo-political tension and macro-economic pressure at the global level, a decline of more than 2 percent was recorded in both the indices last week.
Global uncertainties at their peak
On one hand, America is threatening to impose 500 percent tariff to stop purchasing oil from Russia, while on the other hand, there is fear of rising oil prices and inflation. Apart from this, there are many other reasons like selling by foreign investors, weakness of rupee against dollar, due to which the pressure on the stock market is increasing.
It is believed that this fall last week is the biggest fall in a single week since September 2025. Today we are going to tell you about some selected stocks, whose shares may see movement in the next week.
Mahindra & Mahindra
The December quarter results for Mahindra Group’s flagship company Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) were mixed. During this period, the company’s total sales volume jumped by 27 percent from 67,252 units on an annual basis to 85,501 units. The biggest contribution in this was from the utility vehicle segment. However, in the December quarter, exports slipped 9.3 percent from 3,142 units to 2,849 units.
IREDA
The business of Navratna company Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) stood at Rs 584.9 crore in the October-December quarter of 2025, which shows a growth of 37.5 percent on an annual basis. Apart from this, Net Interest (NII) also increased by 35 percent. On Friday, this PSU stock fell 3.19 percent and closed at the level of Rs 136.65.
Lemon Tree Hotels
The board of Lemon Tree Hotels has approved a composite scheme, under which its subsidiary Fleur Hotels will be demerged. This unit will house the property assets of the group and there are plans to list it separately on BSE and NSE in the next 12 to 15 months. Apart from this, Lemon Tree has also approved the investment of American investment firm Warburg Pincus in Fleur Hotels.
ICICI Lombard
Shares of ICICI Lombard will be in the eye of investors because recently, an employee of this general insurance company had accidentally uploaded the unaudited draft financial results for the December 2025 quarter on his personal WhatsApp status. However, the company later clarified that the status was removed within an hour after the mistake was discovered. This incident may cause movement in the shares.
Vedanta
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the proposed arrangement scheme between mining sector giant Vedanta Limited and its subsidiary Talwandi Sabo Power Limited, the impact of which can be seen on its shares on Monday.
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