Stocks to Watch: Vedanta, Adani Power, SAIL, and 10 Other Heavyweights Poised for Action

Stocks to Watch: Vedanta, Adani Power, SAIL, and 10 Other Heavyweights Poised for Action

Dalal Street is set for a dynamic trading session on Monday, September 28, 2026, driven by an influx of major corporate developments across heavy engineering, resources, and power generation. Leading the momentum is natural resources giant Vedanta, following Chairman Anil Agarwal's high-level bilateral meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, where the group pledged a massive capital expenditure of ₹1 lakh crore toward expanding aluminum mining, bauxite refining, and value-added downstream manufacturing units anticipated to generate at least 50,000 regional jobs. Simultaneously, Adani Power announced the successful consolidation and statutory merger of ten wholly-owned subsidiary companies directly into the parent corporate entity effective September 25, a structural overhaul designed to streamline balance-sheet operations, consolidate power asset portfolios, and eliminate internal administrative overheads.

Strategic Alliances and Green Energy Transitions: SAIL, NTPC Green, and RCF

The industrial and energy space features significant commercial progress, led by Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) approving a major purchase order valued at ₹797 crore (excluding statutory taxes) to Larsen & Toubro for comprehensive modernization of its industrial ammonia production plant over a thirty-six-month project timeline. In the renewable energy segment, NTPC Green officially commissioned commercial operations for an 81.34-megawatt tranche of its 650-megawatt utility-scale solar park located in Bikaner, Rajasthan, beginning September 26. In the metals and raw materials sector, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) executed a pivotal Memorandum of Understanding with Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) for the joint development and captive mining of two critical commercial coal blocks in West Bengal to secure integrated domestic coking coal reserves.

Commercial Auto, Pharma Scrutiny, and Private Equity Deals: TVS, Unichem, and Edelweiss

Auto and manufacturing counters will track significant international commercial developments, with TVS Motor Company launching its flagship 150cc hypersport scooter, the TVS Ntorq 150, in the Nepalese market at an introductory price point of 3.69 lakh Nepalese rupees. In the pharmaceutical sector, Unichem Laboratories confirmed the completion of an on-site cGMP inspection by the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) at its primary Goa manufacturing facility conducted between September 21 and 26, which concluded with five observational inspection remarks. In capital markets and financial services, Edelweiss Financial Services closed a landmark private equity deal with global investment titan Carlyle, which injected over ₹2,000 crore into Nido Home Finance to formally acquire a strategic majority control stake in the retail mortgage lender.

Corporate Governance, Real Estate Shifts, and Manufacturing Updates Across Key Counters

A series of regulatory notices, corporate capital actions, and manufacturing rollouts complete the corporate action board. In real estate, Prestige Estates Projects announced that its hospitality arm, Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd, officially withdrew its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) previously lodged with SEBI for a proposed public listing, while Sunteck Realty received an administrative show-cause notice from the Goods and Services Tax Department covering the 2023 financial year, carrying a tax and penalty demand totaling ₹59.44 crore. In green power trading, Augment India Holdings is set to offload 8.5 million equity shares representing a 7.25 percent stake in commercial renewable specialist Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions. In precision manufacturing, Karnataka-based aerospace supplier Aequs Ltd secured board clearance for a ₹650-crore preferential issue involving 28,071,690 warrants to promoter affiliate Melwood Trustee Services, while Pune-based mobility supplier Sedemac Mechatronics commenced commercial production at its newly constructed manufacturing plant in Khed taluka, setting the stage for sector-wide volatility as markets open.