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Total income stood at Rs 559.97 crore in the quarter against Rs 393.57 crore in the year-ago period.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.55 points, or 0.22 per cent, at the open to 35,835.43.

“Government likely to encourage both PSUs as well as private companies to explore the unexplored horizons in terms of natural resources in our country. That is where the expertise of companies like L&T will come into play.”

Persistent Systems CEO Sandeep Kalra said demand has been moving very strong from all of its verticals that ensured a broad-based growth during the quarter.

The non-banking finance company said it has made an aggressive bet on growth, with an almost 15 per cent net increase in manpower strength in the last quarter.

"We have delivered a strong quarter and the performance underpins improved momentum across the business. The business has emerged stronger from the pandemic and our people have responded with pace, agility, and creativity to seize the opportunities in the marketplace," Diageo India CEO Hina Nagarajan said.

Total income stood at Rs 1,886.82 crore in the quarter under review. It was Rs 2,626.49 crore in the year-ago period.

The value of the FPI holding had stood at USD 555 billion as of March 2021, which was a full USD 105 billion more than between September 2020 and March 2021.

The regulator said while determining the individual net worth of the SR shareholder, his investment/ shareholding in other listed companies shall be considered, but not that of his shareholding in the issuer company.

The mega IPO will hit the primary market on November 8. The company has decided to increase the IPO size to Rs 18,300 crore from Rs 16,600 crore, citing good response in the roadshows.