Stocks in news: Ambuja Cements, Adani Total Gas, Indian Hotels, Berger Paints, Ramco Cements

Markets started the week on a positive note, advancing almost one percent, continuing Friday’s recovery. Looking ahead to the scheduled weekly expiration, analysts say Nifty may face resistance in the 26,200-26,300 zone, which coincides with the record high.However, the broader bias remains positive and participants may look for buying opportunities during dips towards the 25,950–26,050 support zone.

In today’s trading, shares of Adani Total Gas, Indian Hotels, LIC Housing, Berger Paints and Ramco Cements, among others, will be in focus following several news developments.Adani Total gas

Adani Total Gas said its board has approved the appointment of Preyash Jhaveri as interim Chief Financial Officer, effective December 22. Jhaveri is a commerce graduate, a law graduate, a qualified chartered accountant and has a postgraduate diploma in business management. He has more than 30 years of experience in sectors such as energy, gas, healthcare, wind energy and chemicals.

Indian hotels
The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) on Monday announced the signing of a Taj hotel in Cairo, marking the brand’s debut in Egypt. Hisham El Demery, CEO of EGOTH (Egyptian General Company for Tourism & Hotels), said the transformation of the Grand Continental Hotel in Taj Cairo is a “defining moment” in the company’s mission to restore Egypt’s architectural heritage.

LIC Home Finance
LIC Housing Finance on Monday said it has reduced interest rates on new home loans to 7.15%. Revised interest rates for new home loan sanctions will now kick in from 7.15%, effective December 22, 2025, the mortgage firm said in a statement on Monday.GPT Infrastructure Projects
GPT Infraprojects has declared L1 as the bidder for an order worth Rs 670 crore from NHAI for construction of a four-lane elevated road in Jodhpur.

Ramco cement
Ramco Cements has sold non-core assets worth Rs 514 crore to Prestige Estates Projects. Apart from the above, the company has taken effective steps to divest further non-core assets worth Rs 200 crore before February 28. Proceeds from the said sale of non-core assets would go towards reducing the company’s debt.

Berger paints
UK Paints (India), a key member of Berger Paints’ promoter group, has said it will acquire a 14.48% stake in the paint company through an internal restructuring. The promoter said the restructuring aims to rationalize and simplify the existing group structure by reducing the number of legal entities and jurisdictions.

Ambuja cements
Ambuja Cements, part of the Adani Group, said its board has approved separate merger plans to merge ACC and Orient Cement into Ambuja, a move aimed at creating a single, consolidated cement platform with nationwide scale and operational efficiency.