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Stocks To Monitor On August 5: After a week of volatility, domestic markets closed slightly down on mixed indications. Due to a number of news stories and first-quarter earnings, shares of SBI, Airtel, ONGC, Titan, Infosys, JSW Steel, and IDBI Bank, among others, will be the subject of attention in today’s trading.

Tata Chemicals, Triveni Turbine, Schneider Electric Infrastructure, Syrma SGS Technology, ONGC, Protean eGov Technologies, Orient Cement, Paras Defence and Space Technologies, Honeywell Automation, HG Infra Engineering Ltd., Keystone Realtors, Hindustan Construction Company, Manali Petrochemicals, Bharti Hexacom, Brigade Enterprises, BEML, BLS International Services, Andhra Paper Limited, BLS E-Services, and Century Enka are a few of the companies that are included in the earnings watch list.

State Bank of India (SBI): SBI said that its net profit for the first quarter of the current fiscal year increased by 1% to Rs 17,035.16 crore. In spite of this, there was a 17.7% consecutive drop. As of June 30, the gross non-performing assets (NPA) ratio increased from 2.24 percent in March and 2.76 percent in the previous year to 2.21 percent.

Titan Ltd.: Due mostly to lower demand brought on by rising gold prices, the jeweler and timepiece experienced a 1% decline in standalone net profit to Rs 770 crore for the June quarter, down from Rs 777 crore a year earlier.

Britannia Industries: Compared to the same time last year, the biscuit maker’s consolidated net profit increased by 14.5% to Rs 524 crore for the June quarter.

Infosys: In response to the software giant’s demand for payment of Rs 3,898 crore, out of a total tax demand of Rs 32,403 crore made last week for the five-year period commencing in 2017–18, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities have reversed their notice. With reference to the financial year 2017–2018, Infosys informed stock markets on Saturday night that it had received a notification from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) announcing the conclusion of “the pre-show cause notice proceedings.”

Ambuja Cement: Owned by the Adani Group, this cement manufacturer has announced the construction of a 6 MTPA cement grinding mill in Bihar, marking its first significant investment in the state at a cost of about Rs 1,600 crore.

Bank of India: The lender reported a 10% rise in net profit for the first quarter, coming in at Rs 1,702.7 crore as opposed to Rs 1,551 crore in the same period last year.

Amara Raja Energy & Mobility: For the June quarter, the supplier of energy and mobility solutions recorded a 25.6% increase in consolidated profit after tax, amounting to Rs 249.12 crore.

Divi’s Laboratories: The pharmaceutical firm reported first-quarter net profit of Rs 430 crore, up 21% year over year, and sales of Rs 2,118 crore, up 19%.

JK Tyre & Industries: For the June quarter, JK Tyre recorded a 37% year-over-year growth in consolidated net profit, rising from Rs 154 crore to Rs 211 crore.

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank: Compared to Rs 261.23 crore in the same quarter last year, the bank’s net profit improved by 9.97% to Rs 287.29 crore in Q1, mostly due to higher interest income.