Stocks to Watch today: Amidst the signals from the global market, the Indian stock market may have a slow start. At 07:40 am on Wednesday, GIFT Nifty was trading at 19,492 while yesterday Nifty Spot had closed at 19,406. At the same time, a sharp decline is being seen in the prices of crude oil. After crude oil prices reached a 2.5-month low overnight, the US market closed with gains for the seventh consecutive trading session. The Dow Jones was up 0.2 percent, while the Nasdaq rose 0.9 percent. WTI crude oil futures fell sharply below the $80-mark, reaching levels as low as $77 per barrel. Brent crude futures were trading at $81.5 per barrel. Nikkei and Taiwan rose up to 0.2 percent, while Hang Seng, Kospi and Shanghai were down 0.2 percent. Today Bata India, BHEL, CESC, Easy Trip Planners, EID Parry, GNFC, HEG, IFCI, Landmark Cars, Lupine, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, MCX, MOIL, Nazara Technologies, Oil India, Patanjali, Phoenix, Raymond, Renuka Sugars, TajGVK Some companies including Hotels, Talbros Automotive, Tata Power and Wonderla Holidays are likely to report their quarterly earnings.
