Stocks in news: TCS, Nalco, Maruti Suzuki, Natco Pharma, HFCL

TCS is expected to report modest Q1 profit growth with weak revenue momentum amid cautious client spending, wage hikes and AI-led cost expectations. Nalco signed a 50:50 JV with NLC India for a 1,080 MW thermal captive power plant in Odisha, while HFCL announced plans for Rs 950 crore capex to expand optical fibre cable capacity over two years. Natco Pharma will invest nearly Rs 2,500 crore in South Africa and raise its stake in Adcock Ingram to 49 percent for Rs 1,069 crore, and Maruti Suzuki commissioned a 1 MWh Battery Energy Storage System at its Kharkhoda facility.