Overnight Digest: Stocks to Watch on March 18, 2026
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TCS, Prostarm Info Systems, and Bharat Electronics are in focus after key updates including TCS’s AI platform launch, Prostarm’s Rs 90.44 crore contract win, and BEL’s Rs 1,011 crore order boost.
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On Tuesday, March 17, India’s key equity benchmarks, the Nifty 50 and the Sensex, closed in positive territory, extending gains from the previous session. At the close, the Nifty 50 rose by 172.35 points, or 0.74 per cent, to end at 23,581.15. The Sensex advanced by 568 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 76,070.85.
Here is the list of shares to watch tomorrow, following key corporate updates including product launches, major contracts, and order wins:
1. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a new enterprise platform 'Rapid Outcome AI', designed to help organisations accelerate their journey from AI experimentation to production deployment powered by NVIDIA. By leveraging predictive analytics, generative AI, computer vision, and agentic and Physical AI blueprints tailored for industry-specific processes, TCS and NVIDIA will help enterprises achieve higher levels of autonomy across their enterprise workflows.
Rapid Outcome AI enables organisations across sectors such as manufacturing, telecommunications, Banking, retail, life sciences, and engineering services to run AI applications at scale.
TCS ended the day lower at Rs 2,391.70, down Rs 17.50 or 0.73 per cent from the previous close of Rs 2,409.20. The share opened at Rs 2,420.00, touched an Intraday high of Rs 2,420.00, and a low of Rs 2,360.00, showing some volatility during the session.
Prostarm Info Systems has been declared as L-1 bidder for a contract worth Rs 90.44 crore by West Bengal Medical Services Corporation (WBMSC) Kolkata. The contract pertains to supply, installation, testing & commissioning of 6 KVA Single phase input & Single phase out put online UPS at 3,000 numbers Sub Center, 336 Urban Health and Wellness Center & 103 Urban Primary Health Centre total 3,439 numbers, including Batteries at all over West Bengal under XV Finance Commission. The contract is to be executed within 180 days.
On March 17, 2026, the stock opened at Rs 124.10 and showed upward momentum during the day, hitting a high of Rs 129.89 before settling near the close at Rs 125.80, marking a gain of Rs 1.75 or 1.41 per cent from the previous close of Rs 124.05. The intraday low was Rs 123.41, indicating some volatility but overall bullish sentiment.
On Tuesday, Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking, Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), announced that it has secured additional orders totalling Rs 1,011 crore since its last disclosure on February 25, 2026. The new orders span a wide range of advanced defence and technology systems, including communication equipment, radar warning and jamming systems, fire control systems, electro-optic sights, fire detection and warning systems for fighter aircraft, high-energy lasers, automatic train supervision systems, head-up displays, software solutions, jammers, shelters, strategic components, upgrades, spares, and related services.
Following the announcement, BEL’s shares gained over 2.5 per cent during the day. The stock opened at Rs 432.45 and touched an intraday high of Rs 441.05 before closing at Rs 439.35, up Rs 9.85 from the previous close of Rs 429.50.
Disclaimer: The article is for informational purposes only and not investment advice.