Stocks to watch: Paytm, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank among shares in focus today; check list here

Indian benchmarks surged on Friday with the Sensex gaining 964.58 points (1.25%) to 78,151.45 and the Nifty 50 climbing 261.55 points (1.09%) to 24,334.30, though Gift Nifty signals a flat-to-lower start on Monday amid Middle East geopolitical concerns. Major Q1 earnings reported include Reliance Industries posting consolidated revenue of around Rs 3.09 lakh crore (up 26.6% YoY), HDFC Banks net profit rising 5% to Rs 19,059 crore, ICICI Banks net profit up 16% to Rs 14,804 crore, Axis Banks net profit up 22.5% to Rs 7,113 crore, and Yes Banks net profit up 33.5% to Rs 1,070 crore. IDBI Bank CEO Ashok Vaswani announced his exit, while Paytm, UltraTech Cement, and Indian Overseas Bank are slated to declare Q1 results today.