7 stocks to watch in today’s trade — October 14, 2025

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KEC International Ltd., a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group Company, has secured new orders of Rs. 1,174 crores for Transmission & Distribution projects in India and the Middle East:  about 800 kV HVDC and 765 kV Transmission lines from a reputed private developer in India and  380 kV Transmission lines in Saudi Arabia.

KFin Technologies has announced the completion of its $ 34.68 million investment into Ascent Fund Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd to acquire a 51 per cent controlling stake and become the sole promoter. Ascent is one of the fastest-growing global fund administrators, growing at a 3-year CAGR of 33% with revenue of $ 17.5 million for the financial year ending July 31, 2025, having presence across 18 geographies and over US$26 billion assets under administration, serving over 640 global alternate investment funds, as on July 31, 2025.

Tiger Logistics (India) Limited, one of India’s leading homegrown international logistics companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with H2 Invest Limited Liability Company, a Russian enterprise specialising in hydrogen technologies, to collaborate on the transportation and storage infrastructure for liquid hydrogen in India.

Lloyds Engineering Works Limited (LEWL) has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Poland-based FlyFocus Sp. z o.o. to jointly introduce advanced First Person View (FPV) drones for India’s defence and security sectors.

Oil India Ltd has completed the mechanical phase of its Numaligarh–Siliguri Product Pipeline (NSPL) project, enhancing its transportation capacity from 1.72 MMTPA to 5.5 MMTPA. This milestone is part of the broader Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project, which aims to increase refinery capacity from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA, thereby bolstering OIL’s midstream infrastructure and supporting the growing demand for petroleum products in India.

Lodha Developers has acquired a 100% stake in Chaitanya Bilva Private Ltd (CBPL) for a cash consideration of ₹499.61 crore, making CBPL its wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition adds a prime land parcel of approximately 8.37 acres in Bengaluru to Lodha’s portfolio. Chaitanya Bilva Private, incorporated on November 17, 2021, operates in the development and construction of residential real estate projects.

Aditya Birla Real Estate and Grasim Industries’ joint venture, Birla Advanced Knits Private Limited (BAKPL), is closing operations due to non-viability. All plant, machinery, and related assets are being sold to RSWM Limited for Rs 54.11 crore. The closure, effective October 13, 2025, comes after a Rs. 114 crore equity investment in FY2024-25. Economic disadvantages and high operational costs were cited as reasons for the closures.

Published on October 14, 2025