The zone of 11,108-11,130 will be a crucial zone of the Nifty in the near term as it is the confluence of May month's swing low and the 200-DMA. On the upside, immediate resistance is placed around the 11,360 level. Stocks in news: Mahindra and Mahindra, PNB, Tata Motors, Speciality Restaurants, Tata Steel, Avenue Supermarts, Infosys, TRF.

At the time of writing, the SGX Nifty is trading down by 23 points at the 11,278 level.

The shares of Bajaj Finance plummeted 6 per cent in Thursday’s trading session as provisions in Q1FY20 surged 69 per cent to Rs. 551 crore from Rs. 327 crore in Q1FY19.

The stocks to look out on July 26 include Newgen Software, Reliance Capital, Techno Electric & Engineering, GOCL Corporation and Ambuja Cement.

Fitch Ratings downgraded the credit ratings of Tata Motors to BB- from BB, while also lowering its outlook to negative. Following this, the stock experience negative sentiments on Thursday.

The following stocks would be in focus during Friday’s trading session in light of their results announcement: ABB India, Bajaj Auto, Force Motors, Jubilant Life Sciences and Maruti Suzuki.

The US-based subsidiary of Newgen Software Technologies Limited has received a patent from the US Patent Office for Intelligent Check Deposit Machine.

Following stocks are close to their 52-weeks low as at 2:51 p.m. on July 25, 2019.

The stock of GOCL Corp was scaling highs on Thursday as the company informed that the US regulator has approved the merger of Quaker Chemical and Houghton International.

The company's consolidated revenue for the quarter came in at Rs. 2,394.73 crore as against Rs. 1,968.35 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, recording an appreciation of 21.66 per cent YoY. The increasing revenue during the quarter was led by increased efficiency of workforce management and Tech services.