Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 65 points, or 0.35 per cent higher at 18,394.5, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for a negative start on Friday. Here are a dozen stocks which may buzz the most in today’s trade:

RELIANCE INDUSTRY: NSE:0.35%The FMCG arm and subsidiary of the country’s leading conglomerate’s arm Reliance Retail on announced the launch of its consumer packaged goods brand ‘Independence’ in Gujarat, with plans for national rollout as part of its ambition in the FMCG segment. The brand has been launched by Reliance Consumer Products.

WIPRO: The IT company major said it has signed a multi-year digital transformation partnership with fintech firm Finastra for corporate banks in the Middle East. The multi-year engagement will make Wipro the exclusive implementation and go-to-market partner to deploy Finastra’s trade finance solutions in the region.

HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION: NSE: -1.66% The state run oil marketing firm will raise Rs 10,000 crore in debt from domestic or overseas market to fund its oil refining and fuel marketing operations. HPCL said the borrowing was within the overall borrowing powers of the company.