Stocks likely to be in focus for the next trading session

Indian benchmark indices ended lower in a choppy trading session, mainly dragged down by auto sector stocks.

Despite partially reversing earlier losses, the Indian headline indices ended Friday's trading session lower due to sharp declines in the auto, energy, and oil & gas sector stocks.

The BSE Sensex dropped 0.14% to the 61,663 level at the close. The Nifty 50 index fell 0.20% to a level of 18,307.

Watch out for these stocks in Monday's trading session:

Maruti Suzuki - Shares of Maruti Suzuki fell 1.57% along with the rest of the auto sector stocks. However, the automaker has some good news for investors and customers. Maruti Suzuki has launched the brand-new Alto K10 S-CNG to further demonstrate its commitment to providing environmental-friendly vehicles. The third generation, which was introduced in August 2022, has received overwhelming customer feedback, propelling the Alto nameplate to the top of the sales charts once again.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries - The pharmaceutical major announced that SEZABY (phenobarbital sodium powder for injection) has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for the treatment of neonatal seizures. SEZABY is now the first and only product in the US that is specifically approved for the treatment of neonatal seizures in both term and preterm infants. Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries lost 0.40% to Rs 1,008.40 per share on the BSE.

Bharti Airtel - Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecommunications service provider, announced the deployment of its cutting-edge Airtel 5G Plus service at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Varanasi), making it the state's first airport to have ultrafast 5G service. Airtel 5G Plus is also available at the new terminals in Bengaluru and Pune.