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Vedanta cuts $91 mn from govt's gains to make up for tax paid

Vedanta cuts $91 mn from govt's gains to make up for tax paid
Friday, March 24, 2023
In signs of protests against the 9-month-old windfall tax, mining mogul Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Ltd has withheld about USD 91 million from the share of profit due to the government from its oil and gas fields, to make up for the additional tax outgo, according to sources and correspondence on the issue. India first imposed windfall profit tax on July 1, 2022, joining a growing number of nations that tax super normal profits of energy companies. But the levy of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on locally produced crude oil was seen by producers as a violation of the contract which provides fiscal stability. The SAED initially was Rs 23,250 per tonne ($40 per barrel) and in fortnightly revisions brought down to Rs 3,500 per tonne. This is in addition to the 10-20 percent royalty on price of oil and gas realized and an oil cess of 20 %. On top, the government is also entitled to a pre-decided share of profit after expenses are deducted from revenue earned from sale of oil and gas. Read more

HAL, L&T gain up to 3% as government inks contracts worth Rs 9,900 crore

HAL, L&T gain up to 3% as government inks contracts worth Rs 9,900 crore
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Shares of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) were up more than 3 per cent each on March 8 after the Ministry of Defence, on Tuesday signed contracts worth Rs 9,900 crore with these companies for procurement of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft & three cadet training ships respectively. “Ministry of Defence, on March 07, 2023, signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft & three Cadet Training Ships respectively in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane along with other senior civil & military officials of MoD and representatives of HAL & L&T were present during the signing and exchanging of contracts," HAL said in an exchange filing. Read more

Zee Entertainment tanks 14% as NCLT admits company to insolvency resolution

Zee Entertainment tanks 14% as NCLT admits company to insolvency resolution
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) tanked 14 percent to hit a new 52-week low of Rs 176.60 per share on the BSE in Thursday’s early trade after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) accepted IndusInd Bank’s insolvency petition against the company and admitted it into the corporate insolvency resolution process. The Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Wednesday admitted an insolvency petition media company Zee Entertainment Enterprises filed by its financial creditor IndusInd Bank, under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).IndusInd Bank in its plea has claimed a default of ₹83.08 crores against the media and entertainment firm promoted by Subhash Chandra. According to reports, the court has appointed Sanjay Kumar Jhalani as the interim resolution professional. Read more

Eicher Motors rallies 5% on better than expected Q3 earnings

Eicher Motors rallies 5% on better than expected Q3 earnings
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Shares of Eicher Motors, the maker of Royal Enfield motorcycles, rallied 5 percent to Rs 3,340 on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade in an otherwise subdued market after the company posted a better-than-expected 62 percent year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit at Rs 741 crore, from Rs 456.13 crore a year ago. on the back of higher motorcycle sales and other income. On a sequential basis, net profit grew 5.7 percent. The revenue from operations came in at Rs 3,721 crore, registering a growth of 29.17 percent from Rs 2,880.65 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margins, a key profit metric, stood at 23 percent, up 300 bps YoY and down 30 bps QoQ. Read more

Adani Enterprises Q3 Earnings

Adani Enterprises Q3 Earnings
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Shares of Adani Enterprises (AEL) jumped 10 percent to an intra-day high of Rs 1,889, bouncing 17 percent from the day's low on the BSE on Tuesday soon after the company announced its October-December quarter (Q3FY23) earnings. The company reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 820 crore for the quarter that ended December, against a net loss of Rs 11.63 crore a year ago. The company recorded a 42% increase in total income to Rs 26,951 crore and EBIDTA increased by an impressive 101% to Rs 1,968 crore on account of strong performance by Adani New Energy Limited (ANIL) Ecosystem, integrated resources management (IRM), and Airports business. AEL’s said ANIL Ecosystem solar modules volume rose 63 percent to 430 MW. The company handled 20.3 million passenger movements at seven operational Airports increasing by 40 percent over the previous year's quarter. IRM volume increased by 8 percent to 15.8 MMT and Mining services production volume stood at 6.2 MMT. Read more

Glenmark Pharma jumps 5 percent post December quarter earnings

Glenmark Pharma jumps 5 percent post December quarter earnings
Monday, February 13, 2023
Shares of Glenmark Pharma surged over 5 percent to a high of Rs 421 in an otherwise sluggish market, after the drug maker reported steady earnings for the quarter that ended December 2022. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd on Friday reported a 21.3 percent rise in consolidated profit after tax at ₹290.8 crores for the third quarter ended December 31, 2022. as against Rs 240 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. In the December quarter, total revenue stood at Rs 3,463.8 crore during the period under review, up 9.2 percent against Rs 3,173.4 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal. The company had a one-time gain of Rs 34 crore in Q3, which is a net gain from the sale of its cardiac brand—Razel's India—and Nepal business, against the remediation cost of the company's Monroe manufacturing site in the U.S. Read more

Closing Bell: Sensex gains158 points, Nifty at 17616.30

Closing Bell: Sensex gains158 points, Nifty at 17616.30
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Benchmark indices ended on a mixed note in the highly volatile session on February 1.At Close, the Sensex was up 158.18 points or 0.27% at 59,708.08, and the Nifty was down 45.90 points or 0.26% at 17,616.30. The top gainers on the Sensex were Power Grid, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, Kotak Bank, and HDFC while the top losers were ITC, Sun Pharma, Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, and IndusInd Bank. About 1241 shares have advanced, 2193 shares declined, and 106 shares are unchanged. Among sectoral indices, the Nifty PSU bank index crashed 9 percent, while the Nifty Metal index tumbled 5.6 percent. The Nifty Bank, Auto, Financial Services, Private Bank, and Realty indices fell over 2 percent each. In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices cracked up to 1.5 percent.

Zomato plunges 15%, hits lowest level since July 2022 on heavy volumes

Zomato plunges 15%, hits lowest level since July 2022 on heavy volumes
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Shares of food aggregator platform Zomato plunged 15 percent, hitting an almost six-month low of Rs 44.35, on the BSE in Wednesday's intra-day trade amid heavy volumes. Zomato on Tuesday announced that it was relaunching its loyalty program Zomato Gold – its fourth iteration in the last few years. With a starting price of Rs 149 for three months, Zomato Gold will replace Zomato Pro and Pro Plus, which were suspended in August 2022. This is a discount on the Rs 999 quarterly membership. Under the program, subscribers will get free deliveries at restaurants that are within 10 kilometers on orders above Rs 199. Gold members will also get discounts on food deliveries and dining out. There are also benefits such as a ‘No Delay Guarantee’ where members will receive a Rs 100 coupon for delayed deliveries. For dining in, members will get up to 40 percent off at more than 10,000 partner restaurants across the country. Read more

Maruti Suzuki Reports Better-Than-Expected Q3 Profit On Strong Passenger Car Demand

Maruti Suzuki Reports Better-Than-Expected Q3 Profit On Strong Passenger Car Demand
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
On the back of strong demand for its passenger cars, Maruti Suzuki India reported a better-than-expected 129.55 percent jump in the quarterly consolidated net profit in the third quarter (Q3FY23) on Tuesday. It reported a significant rise in its net profit at ₹ 2,391.5 crores for the third quarter ended December 2022 (Q3 FY23), which more than doubled as compared to ₹1,041.8 crore in the year-ago quarter. The total revenue from operations came in at Rs 29,057.5 crore, rising 24.96 percent from Rs 23,253.3 crore year-on-year (YoY). Profit growth was driven by higher sales and a fall in raw material costs. The EBIT margin of the company also improved 350 basis points year on year (YoY) to 7.6 percent. Profit margin improved 380 basis points YoY to 8.4 percent Read more

Axis Bank Q3 results: Net profit rises 61.9% to Rs 5,853 crore

Axis Bank Q3 results: Net profit rises 61.9% to Rs 5,853 crore
Monday, January 23, 2023
Axis Bank on Monday reported a 62 percent year-on-year (YoY) surge in net profit at Rs 5,853 crore for the December quarter compared with Rs 3.614 crore in the same quarter last year. The private sector lender's net interest income rose 32 percent year-on-year to Rs 11,459 crore on the back of a strong 15 percent loan growth and an expansion in net interest margins. Provisions dropped to ₹550 crores, as against ₹1,735 crores a year ago. Meanwhile, asset quality improved with the gross non-performing asset ratio declining to 2.5% as of 30 September 2022, from 2.76% a quarter ago and 3.53% a year ago. Demand for credit has rebounded from the pandemic lows and boosted loan growth at banks, with consumers and businesses stepping up spending as the economy revived. Banks have in turn had to jostle for a larger share of deposits. Read more

Hindustan Unilever slips 4% as royalty payout hike raises margin concerns

Hindustan Unilever slips 4% as royalty payout hike raises margin concerns
Friday, January 20, 2023
Shares of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) dipped 4 percent to Rs 2,540 on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade after the company's board approved an increase in the payment of royalty and technical fees to its parent Unilever. It said the royalty fee it pays to parent Unilever Plc has been hiked by 80 basis points and will be effected in a staggered manner over a period of 3 years.HUL said the royalty fee — an amount paid by a third party to an owner of a product or patent for the use of that product or patent — to Unilever PLC will be hiked from 2.65 percent of sales to 3.45 percent (80 basis points) in a staggered manner over three years till 2025.HUL’s royalty fee will increase by 45 bps for February to December 2023, by further 25 bps for 2024, and another 10 bps for 2025. These royalty changes are included in management’s double-digit EPS growth targets for the medium to long term announced during the investor day in November 2022. Read more

L&T hits record high on hopes of strong order inflows

L&T hits record high on hopes of strong order inflows
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Shares of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) soared 4 percent to hit a new high of Rs 2,214 in Tuesday’s intra-day trade, on the expectation of strong order inflows and improved execution.L&T Construction's buildings & factories (B&F) fast business has received a significant repeat order from a reputable and prestigious commercial developer, one of India's largest mixed-use developers and operators. The order is ‘significant’, classified by the company as those in the range of ₹1,000-2,500 crore. The mandate is to build two commercial office towers in Hyderabad with approximate built-up areas of 28.91 lakh square feet and 28.53 lakh square feet, respectively. The engineering and construction major will be responsible for the civil work on the towers, one of which will have 22 floors and the other 41 floors. The construction is scheduled to be completed in 18 months, it said. Read more

L&T Technology Services declines 5% on plans to buy SWC biz from parent L&T

L&T Technology Services declines 5% on plans to buy SWC biz from parent L&T
Friday, January 13, 2023
Shares of L&T Technologies Services (LTTS) dipped 5.5 percent to Rs 3,441 on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade after the company informed the stock exchanges that it agreed to acquire the Smart World & Communications business (SWC) of its parent company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) which was founded in 2016 to cater to the demands in smart cities, smart utilities, and digital infrastructure. by way of a slump sale for a consideration of Rs 800 crore. The acquisition will be completed in three months, subject to satisfaction of conditions precedent identified under the agreement. According to LTTS, SWC business generated Rs 1,098 crore in annual revenue for FY 2021-22. SWC is an intelligence solution provider operating in three segments – communications, safe and smart solutions, and cybersecurity. With the acquisition, LTTS plans to combine synergies and take offerings in next-gen communications, sustainable spaces, and cybersecurity to the global market. Read more

Infosys Q3: Net profit surges 13% to Rs 6,586 crore, beats estimates; deal wins at $3.3 bn

Infosys Q3: Net profit surges 13% to Rs 6,586 crore, beats estimates; deal wins at $3.3 bn
Thursday, January 12, 2023
India's second top IT company Infosys Ltd announced its earnings for the third quarter ended December 2022 for the current fiscal or Q3 FY23 on Thursday, after market hours. It reported a 13.4 percent rise in its consolidated net profit for the quarter that ended December 2022 at Rs 6,586 crore. The Company reported a net profit of Rs 5,809 crore in the same quarter last year. Its consolidated revenue from operations increased 20.2 percent to Rs 38,318 crore against Rs 31,867 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, Infosys said in an exchange filing. The reported numbers beat estimates. According to a poll of brokerages, consolidated revenue was expected to come in at Rs 37,613 crore, up 18 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth. In comparison, consolidated profit after tax (PAT) was estimated to increase 10.5 percent YoY to Rs 6,418 crore. Read more

JK Paper multibagger stock hits record high

JK Paper multibagger stock hits record high
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Shares of JK Paper Ltd surged to hit a record high of ₹452 apiece on the BSE in Wednesday's early trading session in an otherwise weak market. In the past four trading days, the stock price of the paper maker has rallied 10 percent. The stock has been an outperformer this year as it has given a multibagger return of over 115% in 2022.JK Paper is among the top makers of copier paper, coated paper, and packaging boards in the country. The company is consistently following a policy of focusing on value-added products like Copier, Bond, Security, Coated Papers, Virgin Fibre Packaging Boards, High-end Maplitho, Food Grade Papers, and Boards. Read more

Mahindra Finance touchs 52 week high on healthy disbursements in Nov

Mahindra Finance touchs 52 week high on healthy disbursements in Nov
Monday, December 5, 2022
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Financial Services' share price touched a fresh 52-week high of Rs 243.60 apiece, after surging by around 6.5 percent on the BSE intraday during Monday’s trading session after the company announced it recorded a disbursement of approximately Rs 4,500 crore in November 2022, delivering a 75 percent year on year (YoY) growth, on the backdrop of positive macro environment. The stock of M&M Group’s financial arm breached its earlier high of Rs 235, hit on September 15, 2022. The financial company's year-to-date (YTD) disbursement stood at approximately Rs 31,050 crore, registering a YoY growth of 99 percent. Healthy disbursement trends have led to a strong gross asset book of approximately Rs 76,300 crore, growing around 3.4 percent over September 2022. . This has resulted in a growth of 17.5% versus March 2022. Read more

Stock market holiday: Trading at BSE, NSE closed today

Stock market holiday: Trading at BSE, NSE closed today
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
The Indian stock market is closed today(8 November 2022) on the account of Guru Nanak Jayanti, therefore, there will be no trading activity today. As per the information available on the official BSE website, trading on BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and NSE (National Stock Exchange) will remain closed for the entire session on Tuesday i.e. November 8, 2022. In the Commodity segment, trading at Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) will remain closed in the first half whereas it will take place in the second half from 5 pm (evening session) on November 8, 2022. November 8, 2022, is the last trading holiday of this year on Dalal Street, being the sixteenth market holiday of this year. Meanwhile, trading on the stock exchanges BSE and NSE will resume on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, as per its usual timings.

Bharti Airtel Q2 result, profit up 89% YoY

Bharti Airtel Q2 result, profit up 89% YoY
Monday, October 31, 2022
Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's No.2 telecom carrier by subscribers, reported a consolidated net profit of ₹2,145 crores for the quarter ending 30 September 2022. This is an increase of 89% when compared with ₹1,134 crores in the corresponding quarter of last year. helped by 4G subscriber additions. The company's consolidated revenue from operations was 345.27 billion Indian rupees ($4.17 billion) for the three months ended Sept. 30, compared with 283.26 billion rupees a year ago. Analysts had expected the company to report a 75 to 110% YoY growth in net profit for the quarter, while its revenue growth is expected around 20%. Consolidated EBITDA or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization jumped 6.7% for the quarter to ₹17,721 crores, while the operating margin improved to 51.3% from 50.6% on a QoQ basis. Read more

Canara Bank Q2 profit jumps 89% to Rs 2,525 cr

Canara Bank Q2 profit jumps 89% to Rs 2,525 cr
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Canara Bank shares gained as much as 4 % on October 20 after it reported an 89 percent jump in net profit to Rs 2,525 crore in July-September (Q2 FY23), beating Street estimates by a wide margin, aided by lower tax costs and healthy net interest income. Higher other income and operating performance also supported profitability with improved asset quality. In the year-ago period, the state-owned lender had reported a net profit of Rs 1,333 crore. The total income also rose to Rs 24,932.19 crore during July-Sep this year against Rs 21,331.49 crore in the same period of 2020-21. According to a regulatory filing, its net interest income - or the difference between interest earned and interest paid - increased 18.5 percent to Rs 7,434 crore compared to Rs 6,273 crore. Non-interest revenue grew 13 % YoY to Rs 4,825 crore in the same period. Net interest margin (NIM), a measure of profitability, of the bank, stood at 2.86 % compared to 2.78 % in the previous quarter and 2.77 % a year ago. Read more

UltraTech Cement's Q2 net profit falls 42% to Rs 759 cr

UltraTech Cement's Q2 net profit falls 42% to Rs 759 cr
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement Ltd on Wednesday reported a 42% decline in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at ₹759 crores for the quarter ended September 2022, as against ₹1,310 crore in the year-ago quarter. On a sequential basis, UltraTech's profit was down 52 percent from Rs 1,582 crore in the April-June period. Its revenue from operations rose 15.61 percent to Rs 13,892.69 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 12,016.78 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal. The sharp fall in the net profit was due to higher costs and weak profitability. The cement major’s consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for the quarter dropped more than 31% YoY to Rs 1,866.64 crore. The operating margin shrunk by a whopping 914 basis points to 13.4%. Read more

Tata Elxsi dips 15% after Q2 result

Tata Elxsi dips 15% after Q2 result
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Shares of Tata Elxsi hit a three-month low of Rs 7,204, falling 7.50 percent on the BSE in Tuesday's intra-day trade, in an otherwise weak market. The stock has slipped 15 percent in the past two trading days after the Tata Group company reported a sequential decline in its net profit. The Tata Group firm reported a 39.1 percent rise in net profit at Rs 174.3 crore in Q2, up from a year-ago period of Rs 125.3 crore. However, the earnings fell below market expectations. On October 14, the company said its revenue from operations grew 28 percent year-on-year to Rs 763.2 crore in the September quarter. Profit after tax grew 39.1 percent and the employee mark crossed 11,000 with 1,532 net additions in the quarter. Ebitda's profit margin came in at 29.7 percent. Read more

PVR posts wider-than-expected Q2 loss at Rs 71 cr

PVR posts wider-than-expected Q2 loss at Rs 71 cr
Monday, October 17, 2022
On Monday, leading multiplex chain operator PVR Ltd reported a bigger-than-expected second quarter (Q2FY23) loss at ₹71.23 crores, as lackluster Bollywood and Hollywood movie performances drew fewer crowds, hitting ticket prices. The company had posted a consolidated loss after tax of Rs 153.27 crore in the year-ago period. The company's revenue from operations was up at ₹686.72 crores during the quarter under review. It was ₹120.32 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.PVR Ltd said that total expenses were higher at Rs 813.33 crore compared to Rs 460.68 crore. PVR's total income was also up at ₹703.13 crores, as against ₹275.21 crores in the corresponding quarter. EBITDA for the quarter came at ₹170 crores, compared to ₹86.8 crores for the corresponding quarter in FY22. Admissions and average ticket prices during the quarter were impacted by the weak performance of Bollywood and Hollywood movies, PVR said in an exchange filing. Read more

Infosys Q2 result profit rises 11% YoY to Rs 6,021 cr

Infosys Q2 result profit rises 11% YoY to Rs 6,021 cr
Thursday, October 13, 2022
IT primary Infosys Ltd on Thursday reported an 11% jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 6,021 crore for the quarter ending September 30, 2022, up 11.1 percent from Rs 5,421 core reported in the same quarter of the previous year. It reported a 23.4 percent YoY jump in consolidated revenue for the September quarter to Rs 36,538 crore as against Rs 29,602 crore in Q2FY22. Numbers were in-line with projections. A poll of analysts had projected a 24 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in revenue and 11 percent in net profit. Infosys has also announced a share buyback worth Rs 9,300 crore. Under the buyback program, the price will not exceed Rs 1,850 per equity share. The price is 30% higher than the company shares' closing price of Rs 1,422 apiece on Thursday. The IT major will also pay an interim dividend totaling Rs 6,940 crore to the shareholders at Rs 16.5 per equity share. Read more

Infosys to consider share buyback on October 13

Infosys to consider share buyback on October 13
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
IT major Infosys on Monday said it would consider a proposal for share buyback on Thursday when it is scheduled to report its quarterly earnings results. The Board of the Company will consider a proposal for buyback of fully paid-up equity shares of the Company at its meeting to be held on October 13, 2022,” Infosys said. The company is scheduled to announce its results for the second quarter of FY23 on the same day. If Infosys announces a share buyback program, this would be the fourth such corporate action in the history of the company. The first share buyback program of Rs 13,000 crore was announced by the Bengaluru headquartered company in 2017 through the tender offer route. It was followed by an Rs 8,260 crore issue in 2019 and Rs 9200 crore in 2021. The last two were executed through the open market route. The firm expects that the buyback will be valued between Rs 8,700 crore and Rs 9,500 crore. Read more

Adani Group stocks crack; Adani Enterprises and Adani Total Gas were the major losers

Adani Group stocks crack; Adani Enterprises and Adani Total Gas were the major losers
Monday, October 3, 2022
Shares of Adani Group stocks sank up to 10 percent, with the stock price of the flagship firm Adani Enterprises bearing the brunt of the selling pressure. The Adani Group stocks had been major outperformers so far this calendar year, hence the current selling can be attributed to profit-taking at these counters. Adani Enterprises was down for the seventh straight trading session, having corrected over 20 percent from its lifetime high to a low of Rs 3,105 today. However, in the past three months, the stock has outperformed the market by surging 48 percent, as against an 8 percent rise in the benchmark index. Read more

Fineotex Chemicals gained 100 percent in 2 months

Fineotex Chemicals gained 100 percent in 2 months
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Shares of Fineotex Chemical rallied more than 9% on the BSE to hit a record high of ₹409.45 apiece on the BSE in Friday's trading session, backed by a strong business outlook. The specialty chemical stock has been in an upward moment over the past few sessions. In the past month, the stock has soared 57 percent after the company reported a strong set of numbers for the quarter that ended June 2022 (Q1FY23). In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 1.7 percent during the period. Further, in the past three months, the stock has zoomed 156 percent, against a 14 percent gain in the benchmark index.In a clarification sought by the stock exchanges for the significant movement in the stock price, the company in a regulatory filing last week said that “we would like to inform you that, at present the Board of the company has not taken any decision which has an impact on the movement in price. Further, the company has declared its yearly and quarterly positive results in the month of April Read more

Larsen and Toubro gains 2 percent on strong revenue outlook

Larsen and Toubro gains 2 percent on strong revenue outlook
Friday, September 2, 2022
Shares of Larsen & Toubro hit an over six-month high of Rs 1,951 after rising 2 percent on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade as the company’s strong order book of nearly Rs 4 trillion suggests good revenue visibility in coming years. The stock was the trading highest level since February 2, 2022. L&T primarily operates in infrastructure, heavy engineering, defense engineering, power, hydrocarbon, and services business segments. The consolidated order book of the group was at a record Rs 3.63 trillion as on June 30, 2022, with international orders having a share of 28 percent In the April-June quarter (Q1FY23), L&T secured orders worth Rs 41,805 crore at the group level, registering a growth of 57 percent over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The domestic order environment in Q1FY23 was also significantly better compared to Q1FY22.

Asian Paints Q1 result

Asian Paints Q1 result
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Asian Paints on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹1,036 crores, up over 80% as compared to ₹574 crores in the same quarter last year, as the business grew both in volume and value terms. Its revenue surged more than 54% to ₹8,607 crores as against ₹5,585 crore year-on-year (YoY).On a standalone basis, Asian Paint's revenue for the quarter under review increased by 59.6% whereas standalone Net Profit for the quarter rose by 70.7%. Asian Paints' total expenses were at Rs 7,287.84 crore, up 48.91 percent in Q1/FY 2022-23, as against Rs 4,893.87 crore in the corresponding period."The domestic decorative business more than doubled its volume and delivered stellar revenues over the lower base of last year, which had suffered from the first nationwide lockdown. The industrial business and the home improvement business also doubled its revenue on last year's low base," Amit Syngle, Managing Director & CEO of the paint company said. Read more

Ultratech cement gains 6 percent on strong revenue growth

Ultratech cement gains 6 percent on strong revenue growth
Friday, July 22, 2022
UltraTech Cement shares rose as much as 6 percent on Friday after the company’s quarterly earnings beat estimates on all parameters during the June quarter. It reported a net profit of Rs 1,582 crore for the quarter that ended June 2022 7.45 percent lower than Rs 1,700 crore in the same quarter of last year. Its revenue from operations was up 28.18 percent to Rs 15,163.98 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 11,829.84 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal. Profit before interest, depreciation, and tax was at ₹3,204 crores compared to ₹3,512 crores.UltraTech Cement’s total expenses were at Rs 12,980.06 crore, up 36.51 percent in Q1 FY23 as against Rs 9,508.26 crore. Read more

Titan Shares gains 8 percent after Q1 result

Titan Shares gains 8 percent after Q1 result
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Shares of Tata group firm Titan surged 8 percent to Rs 2,170.95 on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade after the company said its total sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2022-23 (Q1FY23) grew 205 percent year-on-year (YoY) led by strong wedding demand and a low base. Its network expansion and campaigns continued to progress well throughout Q1FY23, which was the non-disrupted first quarter in the last three years, said Titan in its quarterly updates. In Q1FY23, jewelry revenue nearly tripled, clocking a growth of 207 percent. The Division had a good start to FY23 with robust sales on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya in May month after 2 years of Covid-induced lockdowns in this period. Both walk-ins and buyers grew in line with revenues whereas ticket size marginally improved compared to Q1FY22, Titan Company said in its exchange filing. Read more

Bajaj Finance stock jumps 5% after quarterly result

Bajaj Finance stock jumps 5% after quarterly result
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Bajaj Finance's share price rose 5 percent on July 6 after the company reported better numbers for the quarter that ended June 2022. Bajaj Finance, a leading NBFC company, witnessed a 31% Year-on-Year (YoY) growth in its core assets under management in the quarter that ended June 30, 2022. The company's AUM grew from approximately Rs 156,115 crore on 30 June 2021 to Rs 204,000 crore as of 30 June '22. Bajaj Finance witnessed the highest ever quarterly increase in its customer franchise of 2.7 million in the initial quarter of FY23. Customer franchise of the company increased from 50.5 million in June 2021 to 60.3 million in June 2022 and new loans booked during the first quarter of 2023 were 7.4 million compared to last year’s 4.6 million, the company said in a filing to the exchanges. Bajaj Finance continues to remain well-capitalized with a CRAR of ~ 26.2%. Read more

India defies global slump with a record dealmaking spree in Q2

India defies global slump with a record dealmaking spree in Q2
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
While dealmaking elsewhere in the world slows to a crawl bankers in India recorded their best-ever quarter for mergers and acquisitions. India saw $82.3 billion pending and completed M&A deals in the second quarter, the highest amount on record, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s more than twice as much as the previous record of $38.1 billion in the third quarter of 2019. Globally, M&A volume in the quarter reached $827.6 billion, down 8.7% from the same period in 2021. The surge in India was dominated by HDFC Bank Ltd.’s $60 billion all-stock purchase of Housing Development Finance Corp. in April, combining India’s most valuable bank and largest mortgage lender in the country’s biggest-ever M&A transaction. The move illustrated how India’s flagship companies, facing disruptive trends such as the rise of fintech and climate change, are turning to dealmaking as a tactic to dramatically reshape themselves. Read more

KEC International jumps over 5% on securing multiple orders

KEC International jumps over 5% on securing multiple orders
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
KEC International soared to a high of Rs 381.65 in intra-day trades on the BSE, up 5.5 percent from its previous close on strong volume after the company reported multiple orders of Rs 1,092 crore across its various businesses.KEC International's transmission and distribution (T&D) business has secured orders for T&D projects in India, the Middle East, and the Americas. Railway’s business has secured an order for 2x25 kV overhead electrification & associated works for speed up-gradation under their mission ‘Raftaar’ in India. The civil business has secured orders in the residential, industrial, and defense segments in India. And cables business has secured orders for various types of cables in India and overseas. Read more

To India’s mortgage-to-GDP ratio to cross 20 per cent, housing loans will have to grow exponentially:Deepak Parekh, chairman of HDFC Ltd

To India’s mortgage-to-GDP ratio to cross 20 per cent, housing loans will have to grow exponentially:Deepak Parekh, chairman of HDFC Ltd
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Deepak Parekh, chairman of HDFC Ltd, today(7 June 2022) said he expected the regulator’s view on HDFC’s proposed merger with HDFC Bank to be fair and judicious, asking the stakeholders to be patient. In his note to shareholders in the annual report, the HDFC patriarch said after 45 glorious years of providing homes to millions of customers, the time was right for HDFC to find a new home. In April, HDFC and HDFC Bank announced a plan for an all-stock merger deal, for which all the regulatory approvals were expected in 15-18 months. HDFC Bank has requested the Reserve Bank of India more time to meet several regulatory requirements like cash reserve ratio, statutory liquidity ratio, and priority-sector lending targets. Read more

ITC rallies 5% in weak market on strong Q4 results

ITC rallies 5% in weak market on strong Q4 results
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Shares of ITC hit an over three-year high of Rs 279.15, surging 5 percent on the BSE in a weak market after the company reported strong results with around 9 percent cigarette volume growth in the March quarter (Q4FY22). FMCG-cigarette-to-hotel major ITC on Wednesday reported a year-on-year consolidated net profit of Rs 4,196 crore, up 11.7 percent in the quarter ended 31 March 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 3,755.47 crore in the year-ago period. The revenue from operations for the period came at Rs 17,754.02 crore, up 15 percent in the March quarter. The company had posted a revenue of Rs 15404.37 crore in the corresponding period. Its consolidated total income stood at Rs 18,252.64 crore as against Rs 10944.64 crore in the year-ago quarter, it added. Read more

Closing Bell: Sensex tanks 1416 points, Nifty at 15809.40

Closing Bell: Sensex tanks 1416 points, Nifty at 15809.40
Thursday, May 19, 2022
At close, the Sensex was down 1,416.30 points or 2.61% at 52,792.23, and the Nifty was down 430.90 points or 2.65% at 15,809.40, ending lower for the second consecutive session on May 19 tacking a sharp global selloff since June 2020. HCL Technologies, Reliance Industries (RIL), Infosys, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) were the top Sensex losers. On the flip side, ITC and Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories settled in the positive territory, About 838 shares have advanced, 2413 shares declined, and 122 shares are unchanged. The BSE MidCap index declined 2.6 percent while the BSE SmallCap index fell 2.3 percent. Sectorally, all the indices drowned in losses with metal falling 4 percent. The Nifty IT index plunged 6 percent on the NSE today after global brokerage JPMorgan downgraded the sector to "underweight".

Closing Bell: Sensex ends low @ 54208.53, Nifty @ 16240.30

Closing Bell: Sensex ends low @ 54208.53, Nifty @ 16240.30
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
At close, the Sensex was down 109.94 points or 0.20% at 54,208.53, and the Nifty was down 19 points or 0.12% at 16,240.30, as equity markets turned volatile during the afternoon session, and ultimately ended lower on Wednesday. Tata Consumer Products, Shree Cements, UltraTech Cement, Cipla, and HUL were among the top Nifty gainers. However, the losers were Power Grid Corporation, BPCL, Apollo Hospitals, Tata Motors, and Tech Mahindra. About 1865 shares have advanced, 1409 shares declined, and 108 shares are unchanged. The BSE MidCap index dipped 0.13 percent while the BSE SmallCap index added 0.33 percent. Sectorally, the Nifty Realty and PSU Bank indices were the worst hit as they slipped 1.75 percent and 1.6 percent on the NSE. Nifty Bank index fell 0.4 percent, Nifty IT was down 0.5 percent, and Nifty PSU Bank tanked 1.6 percent On the flip side, defensive sectors FMCG and Pharma rose over 1 percent each. India VIX, the volatility index, settled 2 percent down at the 22.30 level.

SBI Q4 result: Net profit rises 41% YoY

SBI Q4 result: Net profit rises 41% YoY
Friday, May 13, 2022
The country’s biggest state-owned lender State Bank of India on Friday reported a 41.27 percent jump in standalone net profit for the quarter ending March at Rs 9,113.53 crore, up from Rs 6,450.75 crore in the same quarter a year ago, which was below Street's estimate of Rs 9,927.6 crore. The lender also announced a dividend of Rs 7.10 per share. The date of payment of the Dividend is fixed on June 10, 2022. SBI's profit grew 8 percent from Rs 8,432 crore in Q3FY22, driven primarily by a healthy increase in net interest income (NII).SBI's net interest income for the reported quarter came in at Rs 31,198 crore as against analysts' expectations of Rs 31,800 crore. This is 15.26 percent higher than Rs 27,067 crore the company announced last year. Read more

Closing Bell: Sensex down 106 points, Nifty at 16240.05

Closing Bell: Sensex down 106 points, Nifty at 16240.05
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
At close, the Sensex was down 105.82 points or 0.19% at 54,364.85, and the Nifty was down 61. Tata Steel was the worst-performing Sensex stock on Tuesday, tanking 7.22%, followed by Sun Pharma and NTPC. Hindustan Unilever was the top gainer, up 3%. Asian Paints, IndusInd Bank, and Ultratech Cement were some of the other gainers.About 848 shares have advanced, 2428 shares declined, and 132 shares are unchanged. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were down over 2 percent each. Sectorally, the BSE Metal index slumped 5.6 percent. The Power index tumbled over 4 percent. The Power, Energy, and Realty indices were down 2-3 percent each.India's VIX remained above 22 levels.

Wipro Q4 consolidated net profit rises 4% to Rs 3,087 crore

Wipro Q4 consolidated net profit rises 4% to Rs 3,087 crore
Friday, April 29, 2022
IT Major Wipro Ltd Friday reported a consolidated net profit of ₹3,087 crores for the quarter ended 31 March 2022, up 4% from ₹2,972 crores a year ago. which was in line with analysts' expectations. The Bengaluru-based company's consolidated revenue from operations rose merely 0.3 percent on quarter to Rs 20,860.7 crore for the reported quarter, up 28.4 percent from Rs 16,245.4 crore in the year-ago quarter. “We have had an outstanding year, finishing with $10.4 billion in revenues, and an industry-leading growth of 27% year on year. This is our sixth straight quarter of strong revenue growth at or over 3%," said Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte. Wipro said it expects revenue from our IT services business to be in the range of $2,748 million to $2,803 million. This translates to a sequential growth of 1% to 3%. Read more

Bajaj Auto Q4 earnings result

Bajaj Auto Q4 earnings result
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Shares of Bajaj Auto dipped over 2 percent in early trade on Thursday after the company reported a 2 percent decline in consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 2022 as sales in both domestic and export markets were hit by weak demand and semiconductor shortage. The two and three-wheeler makers on April 27 declared a 10.3 percent year-on-year increase in standalone profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 1,469 crore as compared to a profit of Rs 1,332 crore reported in the same quarter a year ago. Domestic and international sales of two-wheelers and commercial vehicles crossed the 4.3 million mark and resulted in a turnover of Rs 34,354 crore in FY22. Total revenue from operations declined to ₹ 7,975 crores during the fourth quarter, as compared with ₹ 8,596 crores in the same period of FY21. The full-year profit for the company has improved 10.2 percent to Rs 5,019 crore from Rs 4,555 crore achieved in FY21. Read more

Future Group to focus on rebuiding firms as Reliance deal rejected

Future Group to focus on rebuiding firms as Reliance deal rejected
Monday, April 25, 2022
After the Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance Retail was rejected by secured creditors, Debt-ridden Future Group is now focusing on saving and rebuilding firms such as -Future Lifestyle Fashions, and Future Supply Chain Solutions, Future Consumer, and Future Enterprises, according to industry sources. However, Future Group's flagship firm Future Retail Ltd (FRL), which has nearly Rs 18,000 crore debt, is bound to face the corporate insolvency resolution process before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). According to some industry sources, other companies like Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL), Future Lifestyle Fashions Ltd (FLFL), Future Supply Chain Solutions Ltd (FSCSL), Future Consumer Ltd (FCL) can sustain on their own and can be rebuilt by restructuring their liabilities with the help of current lenders and investors. Read more

HCL Technologies gains 3 percent after Q4 result

HCL Technologies gains 3 percent after Q4 result
Friday, April 22, 2022
Shares of HCL Technologies Ltd jumped about 3% at ₹1,135 apiece in Friday's early deals on the BSE after the IT company reported a nearly 24% jump in its Q4 net profit at ₹3,593 crores compared to Rs 1,102 crore reported in the corresponding quarter a year ago. whereas revenue for the March quarter rose 15% from a year earlier to ₹22,597 crores as against Rs 19,642 crore reported in the year-ago period. On a sequential basis, revenues increased 1.2 percent in comparison with Rs 22,331 crore reported during the previous quarter. Due to the impact of deferred tax credit and the one-time milestone bonus paid during Q4FY21, the adjusted net profit during the same period last year stood at Rs 2,962 crore. The adjusted profit after tax for the quarter grew 21.3 percent year on year. It also declared an interim dividend of Rs 18/- per equity share of Rs.2/- each with a record date of April 29, 2022. Read more

ITC gains 4 percent hits 52 week high

ITC gains 4 percent hits 52 week high
Friday, April 8, 2022
The stock of FMCG major ITC hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 265.90, up 4 percent on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade, on the expectation of healthy earnings, against the previous close of Rs 256.60 on BSE. Market cap of the firm rose to Rs 3.26 lakh crore on BSE. The stock of the cigarettes to fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major has rallied 24 percent in the past six weeks. For the October-December quarter (Q3FY22), ITC had reported strong all-around revenue performance led by robust recovery across markets due to a rise in mobility and an efficient distribution system. Meanwhile, Motilal Oswal has disclosed its Q4 earnings estimates for the consumer sector. It expects ITC to report a net profit of Rs 4,076.4 crore rising 8.7% year-on-year (down 1.9% quarter-on-quarter). Net sales are expected to rise 4.1 percent Y-o-Y (down 12.7 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs 13,842.1 crore, according to Motilal Oswal. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex rose 800 points to 56,575, while Nifty jumped 230 points to 16,893 levels in early deals

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex rose 800 points to 56,575, while Nifty jumped 230 points to 16,893 levels in early deals
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The Indian benchmark indices opened sharply higher today(16th march 2022), with a strong recovery from the previous session's losses. The BSE Sensex rose 800 points to 56,575, while the Nifty 50 jumped 230 points to 16,893 levels in early deals. The strong start for the indices comes amid upbeat global sentiment as US stocks rose significantly overnight and Asian shares were also seen staging recovery from their two-day losses. On the Sensex, HDFC, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Maruti, ICICI Bank, Bajaj twins, HDFC Bank, M&M, Asian Paints, and Wipro were leading the upmove, trading up to 3.5 percent higher. Grasim and Tata Motors were the additional gainers on the Nifty50. Read more

Closing Bell: Sensex down 709 points, Nifty at 16663.00

Closing Bell: Sensex down 709 points, Nifty at 16663.00
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
At close, the Sensex was down 709.17 points or 1.26% at 55,776.85, and the Nifty was down 208.30 points or 1.23% at 16,663, breaking five-day winning momentum as Ukraine-Russia talks reached "crossroads". Mahindra & Mahindra was the top gainer on Sensex, up 2.23%, followed by Maruti Suzuki India, and Nestle India. Tata Steel was the worst-performing stock on Sensex, accompanied by Tech Mahindra, and Kotak Mahindra Bank. About 1296 shares have advanced, 2014 shares declined, and 95 shares are unchanged. Among sectors, the BSE Metal index slumped over 4 percent, followed by the BSE Oil and Gas index (down 2.7 percent), the BSE IT index (down 2.4 percent). On the upside, BSE Auto and FMCG indices were the only gainers, adding up to 0.4 percent. The BSE midcap and smallcap indices lost 0.5 percent each. India VIX soared 4% to breach 26 levels again.

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex rose around 200 points to 56,660, while NSE Nifty at 16,918, higher by 50 points

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex rose around 200 points to 56,660, while NSE Nifty at 16,918, higher by 50 points
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
The Indian benchmark indices started to trade on a higher note extending their strong rally to a sixth session amid a sharp fall in crude oil prices from their record highs. The BSE Sensex rose around 200 points to 56,660, while the NSE Nifty was at 16,918, higher by 50 points. Among the Sensex-30 shares, Asian Paints, M&M, Maruti, Ultractech Cement, Axis Bank, L&T, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and SBI were the top gainers. On the Nifty, Tata Consumer, Cipla, Eicher Motors, and Tata Motors were the additional gainers, up to 2 percent higher. On the downside, Tata Steel, Reliance, Infosys, Kotak Bank, NTPC, Tech M, ONGC, Hindalco, JSW Steel, Indian Oil, and Coal India were the top losers on the bourses, down up to 4 percent. Read more

Closing Bell: Sensex gains 85.91 points, Nifty at 16630.45

Closing Bell: Sensex gains 85.91 points, Nifty at 16630.45
Friday, March 11, 2022
At close, the Sensex was up 85.91 points or 0.15% at 55,550.30, and the Nifty was up 35.60 points or 0.21% at 16,630.50, as the Assembly elections' euphoria extended into a second day. However, developments around the Ukrainian war, commodity prices, and the US inflation data kept the markets volatile throughout the day. Cipla, BPCL, Sun Pharma, JSW Steel, and IOC were among the top Nifty gainers, while losers were Nestle India, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Consumer Products, Hindalco Industries, and NTPC. While the losers were Nestle India, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Consumer Products, Tata Steel, Britannia, Axis Bank, Hindalco, NTPC, Eicher Motors, and TCS. About 2004 shares have advanced, 1257 shares declined, and 112 shares are unchanged. The Midcap index (up 0.45 percent) and the Smallcap index (up 0.87 percent) on the BSE outperformed the benchmarks. Sectorally, the Nifty Pharma index was the best performing index, rising 2.5 percent on the NSE. The Nifty Auto index, on the other hand, slipped

Coforge dips 6% after 10% equity changes hands on BSE

Coforge dips 6% after 10% equity changes hands on BSE
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Shares of Coforge dipped 6 percent to Rs 4,260 on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade after 10 percent of the total equity of the information technology (IT) consulting & software company changed hands on the BSE. The promoter company Hulst BV sold over 60 lakh shares of the company worth Rs 2,689 crore, at an average price of Rs 4,329 apiece. Hulst BV sold almost 10.2% of its stake in the IT company. It held a total equity stake of 49.97% in the company as of Dec 31, 2021, after selling 83.5 lakh shares through block deals last year. In the past three months, the stock has underperformed the market by falling 19 percent, as compared to a 5 percent decline on the S&P BSE Sensex. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 6,133 on January 4, 2022. Over the past calendar year, Coforge’s CEO & Executive Director, Sudhir Singh sold about Rs 342 million worth equity shares of the company at Rs 5,381 apiece.

Closing Bell: Sensex gains 581 points, Nifty at 16013.45

Closing Bell: Sensex gains 581 points, Nifty at 16013.45
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
At close, the Sensex was up 581.34 points or 1.10% at 53,424.09, and the Nifty was up 150.30 points or 0.95% at 16,013.50, amid high volatility led by the realty, IT, pharma names. Sun Pharma, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), NTPC, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories, Infosys, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel were among top BSE Sensex gainers. On the flip side, Tata Steel, Power Grid Corporation of India, Titan Company, and Reliance Industries (RIL), were among the top index draggers. About 2193 shares have advanced, 1069 shares declined, and 84 shares are unchanged. Among sectors, the Nifty Realty index advanced 3.25 percent today, the Nifty PSB and IT index rose nearly 3 percent each, and the Nifty Pharma index was up 2.4 percent. On the flip side, the Nifty Metal index slipped 1.5 percent. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 1.45 percent and 1.33 percent, respectively. India VIX was down 2.53 percent to 28.59 levels.

DB Realty shares hit 5% upper circuit as it wins legal case regarding Mumbai land parcel

DB Realty shares hit 5% upper circuit as it wins legal case regarding Mumbai land parcel
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Shares of DB Realty hit the 5 percent upper circuit on Wednesday as the company informed the stock exchanges that the firm has won the title of land owned by it in Mumbai and will now develop a 2 million square feet office complex. The matter which was under the review of The Supreme Court through public interest litigation (PIL), was cleared by the apex court on February 28 in favor of the real estate developer. The court through its order has allowed the subsidiary of the company – Esteem Properties to develop this land in Mumbai. In a regulatory filing, D B Realty informed that its subsidiary Esteem Properties owns about 22,000 square meters of land at Andheri (East) in Mumbai and was the subject matter of Public Interest Litigation."The Company intends to develop the subject land into a 2.00 million sq feet (leasable area) grade A office space in the next 3 years." Read more

Apollo Hospital shares rise 8.35% on inclusion to Nifty 50 index

Apollo Hospital shares rise 8.35% on inclusion to Nifty 50 index
Friday, February 25, 2022
Shares of Apollo Hospitals Enterprises rallied 8.35 percent to Rs 4,747 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Friday's intra-day trade after the exchange announced the inclusion of the company in its benchmark Nifty50 index which will replace Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. with effect from March 31, 2022. Apollo Hospitals will become the first-ever healthcare services company to become part of the benchmark index and will replace Indian Oil Corporation. This replacement will also be applicable to NIFTY50 Equal Weight Index. The Nifty 50 is reconstituted twice every year in March and September. Edelweiss Securities expects Apollo Hospital’s inclusion in the index to result in an inflow of $143 billion, while Indian Oil will be removed and it will see an outflow of $91 million, it said.

Closing bell: Sensex gyrated 976 points intra-day but ended 149 points,lower at 57,683.5 and Nifty closed at 17,207, down 70 points

Closing bell: Sensex gyrated 976 points intra-day but ended 149 points,lower at 57,683.5 and Nifty closed at 17,207, down 70 points
Monday, February 21, 2022
The Indian benchmark indices swung in trade today(21st Feb.2022) as investors monitored geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. While the day began with reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden had agreed in principle to a summit over the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin later said there were no concrete plans yet for a summit. Under these circumstances, the S&P BSE Sensex gyrated 976 points intra-day but ended 149 points, or 0.38 percent, lower at 57,683.5. The Nifty50, on the other hand, closed at 17,207, down 70 points or 0.4 percent. Wipro, Infosys, PowerGrid, Shree Cement, Nestle India, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank were the top large-cap gainers today, up between 0.7 percent and 1.7 percent. On the downside, Hindalco, UPL, Sun Pharma, Adani Ports, Divis Labs, and TCS were the top drags, down up to 3.45 percent. Read more

Manappuram Finance shares tumbles 13 percent, hits 52-week low

Manappuram Finance shares tumbles 13 percent, hits 52-week low
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Shares of Manappuram Finance hit a 52-week low of Rs 123.85 after they slipped 13 percent on the BSE in Tuesday's intra-day trade after the financier reported a 46 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop in consolidated net profit at Rs 261 crore in the December quarter (Q3FY22), due to weak operational performance. The non-banking finance company (NBFC) had posted a net profit of Rs 483 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Net interest income (NII) fell 12 percent YoY to Rs 915 crore driven by a sharp compression in spreads. Total income during the October-December period of 2021-22 was down at Rs 1,506.85 crore, as against Rs 1,650 crore in same Technical data of the NBFC stock shows that Manappuram Finance has given a 22% negative return In six months and declined further to 27% in the last year as of February 15. In Q3FY22, profit before tax (PBT) of gold loan and other segments declined 44 percent YoY at Rs 347 crore, Read more

Titan profit zooms 135% to Rs 987 crore

Titan profit zooms 135% to Rs 987 crore
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Titan saw its December quarter (Q3) net profit zooms 135 percent to Rs 987 crore compared to the year-ago period to Rs. 419, sharply beating analysts' estimate of Rs 847 crore. Titan said the October-December 2021 period was one of its best quarters in terms of growth and profitability. Titan's quarterly revenue increased 30.6 percent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 9,515 crore, according to a regulatory filing. The company said it saw strong demand across its consumer businesses. Its jewelry division did “exceedingly well”, and other divisions also witnessed growth over pre-pandemic levels. The jewelry business of the company jumped 37 percent on year to Rs 8,563 crore in the reported quarter. The watches and wearables business of Titan posted a 29 percent on-year growth in sales to Rs 708 crore, while the eyewear operations grew 26 percent. It posted an EBITDA margin of 14.7 percent in the third quarter of FY22, as against 11.8 percent in the year-ago period. Read more

Tech Mahindra dips 4% as Q3 margins disappoint

Tech Mahindra dips 4% as Q3 margins disappoint
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Shares of Tech Mahindra dipped 4 percent to Rs 1,444 on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade after the IT firm's earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margin declined by 40bps quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to 14.8 percent in the December quarter (Q3FY22) due to salary hikes, higher sub costs, and lower utilization due to aggressive fresher hiring, impacted Tech Mahindra's margins during the quarter. In constant currency terms, the company saw a decent 4.7% revenue growth, sequentially, led by improved growth in the communications, media & entertainment, and enterprise verticals. In a post-earnings conference call, the management said that it remains confident of sustaining revenue growth momentum on the back of broad-based demand across verticals.However, the company’s management remains confident of maintaining EBITM with an upward bias on the back of revenue growth-led operating leverage, employee pyramid rationalization, subcontracting costs optimization, Read more

Sunpharma Q3 profit up 11 percent

Sunpharma Q3 profit up 11 percent
Monday, January 31, 2022
Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd gained 2.5 percent on January 31 after the company reported an 11% rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 2,058.80 crore in the December quarter. The pharma major had reported a net profit of ₹1,852 crores in the December quarter of last year. Consolidated net sales for the quarter increased 11.41% from a year ago to Rs 9,814.17 crore. Total cost advanced 12% to Rs 7,829.38 crore. The company's board has also declared an interim dividend of ₹7 for the financial year ending on March 31, 2022. Operating EBITDA margin declined sharply to 17.12% in the quarter from 20.43% a quarter ago and 20.97% a year ago. The sale of formulations in the domestic market during the third quarter was at ₹3,167 crores, up by 15% over last year and accounting for 32% of total sales. Read more

Maruti Suzuki Q3 Results

Maruti Suzuki Q3 Results
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India reported a 48 percent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,011 crore for the December 2021 quarter, against a profit of Rs 1,941.4 crore in the same quarter last year, mainly due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage and increase in commodity prices. Analysts had expected Rs 1,058 crore. The consolidated revenue from operations declined marginally to Rs 23,253.3 crore in the third quarter, compared to Rs 23,471.3 crore a year ago, it added. The preceding quarter saw the topline at Rs 20,538 crore. The company said despite cost reduction efforts, due to lower sales volume, high commodity prices, and lower non-operating income on account of mark-to-market impact, its profits were comparatively lower. Operating Ebit margin came in at 4.1 percent in Q3FY22 against 6.7 percent in Q3FY21. The profit margin was at 4.6 percent against 8.7 percent in the same quarter last year. Read more

Vodafone Idea share falls 8 percent After Q3 Loss Widens

Vodafone Idea share falls 8 percent After Q3 Loss Widens
Monday, January 24, 2022
Shares of Vodafone Idea fell by over 8 percent in early trade on Monday after the company reported widening of its consolidated losses to ₹ 7,230 crores for the December quarter period of the current fiscal from Rs 4,532.1 crore compared to the corresponding quarter last year. The operational performance of the company was weak in the reported quarter. The Consolidated operating profit of the company declined 1.2 percent on a quarter-on-quarter basis to Rs 3,816.5 crore despite the company undertaking tariff hikes in the quarter. Consolidated revenue from operations declined by 10.8 percent to ₹ 9,717.3 crores, from ₹ 10,894.1 crores in the year-ago period. The company's earnings per share dropped from Rs 24.8 lakh in Q2FY22 to Rs 25.2 lakh in the latest quarter. The company reported a paid-up equity share capital of Rs 28,735.4 crore, the same as the previous quarter. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex down 541 points at 58,496 and Nifty at 17,446, lower by 171 points

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex down 541 points at 58,496 and Nifty at 17,446, lower by 171 points
Monday, January 24, 2022
The Indian benchmark indices extended their opening losses amid broad-based selling today(24th January 2022). The BSE Sensex was down 541 points at 58,496 and the NSE Nifty was at 17,446, lower by 171 points. Bajaj Finance was the top loser on the Sensex, down 3 percent, followed by Tech M, Wipro, Bajaj Finserv, Titan, Asian Paints, Infosys, Tata Steel, Ultratech Cement, HCL Tech, Dr. Reddy's, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and TCS. On the Nifty, Divis Labs and Hindalco were the top losers, down 5 and 3 percent, respectively. Sectorally, the NiftyConsumer Durables, IT, Metals, and Realty were now down over 2 percent each. Financials, auto, and pharma were 1 percent lower. Read more

HUL reported a 17% jump in net profit at Rs 2,243 crore for Q3

HUL reported a 17% jump in net profit at Rs 2,243 crore for Q3
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Hindustan Unilever today(20th January 2022) reported a 17% jump in net profit at Rs 2,243 crore for the quarter ending December 31, 2021, as it gained market share in both urban and rural areas as India emerged from coronavirus-related lockdowns. It posted a net profit of Rs 1,921 crore in the year-ago period. Growth in the quarter was competitive and profitable with domestic consumer growth of 11%. Business fundamentals remained strong with handsome market share gains in all our divisions, both urban and rural markets and across price segments. Underlying volume growth at 2% was significantly ahead of the market, the company said in a stock exchange filing. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex down 285 points at 60,469 while Nifty at 18,044 lower by 68 points

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex down 285 points at 60,469 while Nifty at 18,044 lower by 68 points
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
The Indian benchmark indices extended their opening losses and were 0.5 percent lower in early morning trade today (19th January 2022). The BSE Sensex was down 285 points at 60,469 while the NSE Nifty was at 18,044 lower by 68 points. The index slipped below 18,000 to a low of 17,950 earlier. Infosys, Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Wipro, Ultratech Cement, Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank, L&T, TCS, HDFC, HUL, Airtel were the top laggards of the Sensex-30 pack and were trading 0.7-2 percent lower. On the Nifty, Tata Consumer, Adani Ports, HDFC Life, SBI Life, and Shree Cement were the additional losers. Read more

BSE Sensex ended at 61,309 levels, up 86 points while Nifty50 closed at 18,309, up 53 points

BSE Sensex ended at 61,309 levels, up 86 points while Nifty50 closed at 18,309, up 53 points
Monday, January 17, 2022
Nervousness has crept into the markets, with the focus shifting to stock-specific action amid Q3 results season. The BSE Sensex oscillated in a narrow range of 277 points intra-daytoday917TH January 2022), and eventually ended at 61,309 levels, up to 86 points or 0.14 percent. On the NSE, the Nifty50 closed at 18,309, up 53 points or 0.29 percent. In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices outperformed the benchmarks and ended up to 0.6 percent higher. According to experts Markets are currently witnessing time-wise correction and are likely to resume the trend soon. "Meanwhile, participants should focus more on risk management citing a rise in volatility due to the earnings. We reiterate our preference for IT, metal, realty, and pharma pack while banking may see further consolidation," they opined.

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex 115 points higher at 61,265, while the NSE Nifty 37 points up at 18,250

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex 115 points higher at 61,265, while the NSE Nifty 37 points up at 18,250
Thursday, January 13, 2022
In the Indian markets, benchmark indices today (13th January 2021)steadily held opening gains in early morning trade. The BSE Sensex was 115 points higher at 61,265, while the NSE Nifty was 37 points up at 18,250. On the Sensex, Tata Steel and PowerGrid were the leading gainers, up 3 percent each, followed by Sun Pharma, NTPC, ITC, L&T, and RIL. On the flip side, Wipro was the biggest loser, down 5 percent, after the company fell short of market expectation, as it’s net profit was up 1.3 percent on a quarter on quarter (QoQ) basis at Rs 2,969 crore for the third quarter ended December 2021 (Q3FY22). READ HERE. HDFC Bank, HCL Tech, M&M, Titan, Asian Paints, Axis Bank, and IndusInd Bank were the other notable losers. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex 680 points lower at 59,542, and NSE Nifty at 17,730, lower by 195 points

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex 680 points lower at 59,542, and NSE Nifty at 17,730, lower by 195 points
Thursday, January 6, 2022
The Indian benchmark indices were deep in the red as they ended a streak of four-day gains with sharp losses today(6th January 2022). The BSE Sensex was 680 points lower at 59,542, and the NSE Nifty was 17,730, lower by 195 points. The two indices were down over 1 percent each. In tandem with this, the broader markets were also negative but were seen trimming losses. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were down 0.6 and 0.4 percent, as compared to the 1 percent fall in the benchmarks. Sectoral rotation in favour of financials, particularly leading banks, is a likely scenario in 2022. There are market signals and macro triggers favouring financials. So, market corrections may be used to buy high-quality financials and large-cap IT, he said. Read more

For 2022 analysts are betting on IT services, telecom and financials

For 2022 analysts are betting on IT services, telecom and financials
Friday, December 31, 2021
With the frontline indices – the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 – surging over 20 percent each and to hit new highs during the calendar year despite threats from Coronavirus variants – Delta and Omicron, high crude oil prices, and change in monetary policy stance by central bankers around the world, the Dalal Street witnessed a record-breaking 2021. Sector-wise, 2021 belonged to power, metal, realty, and information technology sectors that were among the top performers in the year gone by. The phenomenal subscription levels of some of the initial public offers (IPO) and stellar listing saw the BSE IPO index notch up gains of around 54 percent during the year, data show. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex at 57,957 level, up 697 points while Nifty hovered above 17,250-mark, up 200 points

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex at 57,957 level, up 697 points while Nifty hovered above 17,250-mark, up 200 points
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Indian benchmark indices today (30th Nov.2021) extended their gains and were trading near the day's high level, lifted by realty, IT, and PSU Bank stocks. The S&P BSE Sensex was at 57,957 level, up 697 points or over 1 percent. The Nifty50, on the other hand, hovered above the 17,250-mark, up 200 points. The Nifty Realty index is up 4 percent; IT index 2.2 percent; PSB Index 1.8 percent. Shares of Go Fashion clocked a solid listing on the bourses today, debuting at 91 percent premium on the BSE. The shares are listed at Rs 1,316 per share compared with the issue price of Rs 690. On the NSE, the shares debuted at Rs 1,310 apiece.

Sensex tanks:Correction was overdue;“buy on dips” allocation strategy may be followed

Sensex tanks:Correction was overdue;“buy on dips” allocation strategy may be followed
Friday, November 26, 2021
Stocks eroded over Rs 7.36 lakh crore in investor wealth, as concerns over a new little-known South African variant of Covid with several mutations sent shivers down Dalal Street. The domestic market was already seeing sharp foreign outflows amid rising inflation globally and a hawkish US Federal Reserve stance. The fresh Covid fears may result in a flight to safe havens and selling in riskier assets, which could only increase equity outflows from emerging markets like India. Data showed investor wealth, as measured by BSE market capitalisation, plunged Rs 7.36 lakh crore to Rs 258.30 lakh crore from Rs 265.66 lakh crore a day ago, with severe fall coming in the second rung indices that fell up to 3 percent. The market breadth was extremely weak, with two stocks falling for every one that rose. Read more

5 bank stocks that may give up to 10% return in a month

5 bank stocks that may give up to 10% return in a month
Thursday, November 25, 2021
The current market sentiment is uncertain and may provide opportunities in major stocks. Here are five bank stocks that look good on the technical charts for a 10 percent upside in one month. 1. State Bank of India Likely target: Rs 530 Upside potential: 8% The shares of the banking major took support at its 50-day moving average (DMA), located at Rs 479 recently. As long as this support is defended, the positive bias may help resume an upward momentum towards Rs 530, its next major hurdle, according to the daily chart. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) has reached near the zero line and if shows a similar reversal like stock price, the direction and leadership may show an aggressive bullish sentiment. Read more

Star Health: Good opportunity for long-term investors

Star Health: Good opportunity for long-term investors
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Star is the largest standalone health insurer. It has an excellent distribution network and a large hospital network of 11,778 hospitals. The network of 460,000 agents accounted for 79 percent of gross written premium (GWP) in 2020-21. The agent network is three times as large as the next-largest standalone health insurer. All claims processing is in-house, which means lower expenses. Star holds a 15.8 percent market share in the health segment, with a GWP of Rs 9,349 crore in 2020-21 and a GWP of Rs 5,070 crore in the first half of 2021-22. The product suite insured 20.5 million in FY21. Retail health and group health, accounted for 89.3 percent and 10.7 percent respectively, of health GWP in FY21. In retail, Star’s market share was 31 percent (ex-travel) and the CAGR for retail was 33 percent over the past three financial years. Read more

Vedanta raises 8 percent on reports of multiple block deals

Vedanta raises 8 percent on reports of multiple block deals
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Vedanta surged nearly 8 percent to a high of Rs 354 in early deals on the BSE on Tuesday after nearly 7 percent of the total equity of the metal company changed hands via multiple block deals. The stock has rallied 15 percent in the past two trading days in an otherwise weak market. The promoters were looking to increase their stake by up to 4.57 percent amid efforts to restructure the organization and spin-off several businesses. Twin Star Holdings and Vedanta Netherlands Investments B.V will buy around 17 crore shares amounting to a 4.57% stake in a block deal. The offer is priced at Rs 350 per share—a 6.6% premium to the share’s closing price on Monday—valuing the transaction at Rs 5,950 crore. The deal will take place through the accelerated book-building method, with JP Morgan India Pvt. serving as a broker to the promoters. Read more

L&T Technology Services share price hits 52-week high on tie-up with NVIDIA & Mavenir

L&T Technology Services share price hits 52-week high on tie-up with NVIDIA & Mavenir
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
L&T Technology Services Limited announced that it has been selected as an engineering partner by Mavenir and NVIDIA, to accelerate the adoption of the industry’s first converged AI-on-5G. Shares of the engineering services company L&T Technology Services Ltd surged almost 6% to Rs 5,682 a piece on Wednesday, touching its 52-week high value. The company will support Mavenir with customization, integration, and deployment of AI applications for deployment on NVIDIA’s AI-on-5G Platform. AI is already transforming many industries across the globe. When combined with the power of 5G networks, the two technologies will enable powerful new use cases in a quick, secure, and cost-effective manner.NVIDIA’s AI-on-5G platform is a unified platform that brings together developments at the edge to accelerate the digital transformation of enterprises across all industries. Read more

SBI Q2 profits jumps 67 percent to ₹ 7,627 Crore

SBI Q2 profits jumps 67 percent to ₹ 7,627 Crore
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday reported a 67 percent year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit at Rs 7,627 crore in the July-September quarter (Q2FY22), with easing asset quality pressure and fall in provisions & credit cost.SBI's net profit in the second quarter of the current financial year jumped 67 percent to ₹ 7,627 crores from ₹ 4,574.16 crores during the same quarter last year. The bank's earnings were better than estimates as analysts polled by Reuters expected SBI to report a net profit of ₹ 7,182 crores.Net interest income of the lender jumped 10.6 percent YoY to Rs 31,184 crore during the quarter under review. The domestic net interest margin of the lender stood at 3.50 percent in Q2FY22, up 16 bps YoY.SBI has incurred an exceptional item during the second quarter after it fully provisioned ₹7,418 crores on account of a change in family pension rules, even as the regulator granted dispensation to amortize in 5 years. Read more

Sun Pharma Q2 Results : Profit Rises 13% In September

Sun Pharma Q2 Results : Profit Rises 13% In September
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Shares of the country's leading drug maker - Sun Pharma on Tuesday reported a 13 percent year-on-year (YoY) rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,047 crore, compared to Rs 1,813 crore reported in the same quarter in 2020. which was sharply above analysts’ expectations. Strong operating performance and healthy revenue growth supported the bottom line during the quarter. Analysts had expected the company to report a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,698.7 crore and revenues of Rs 9,443.4 crore for the reported quarter. Consolidated revenue came in higher at Rs 9,626 crore for the quarter, compared to Rs 8,553 crore in September 2020 quarter, registering a 12.5 percent growth. Sun Pharma's India sales jumped 26 percent to ₹ 3,187 crores while its sales in the US came in at $361 million, up 8 percent annually. Sun Pharma's EBITDA also known as operating profit came in at ₹ 2,560.8 crores, up 21 percent over Q2 last year, with a resulting EBITDA margin of 26.8 percent. Read more

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex up 37 points at 61,387 levels and Nifty at 18,284 levels, up 16 points

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex up 37 points at 61,387 levels and Nifty at 18,284 levels, up 16 points
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Healthy corporate earnings and tepid trading among Asian markets, led to a volatile start for benchmarks in Indian markets today(26th Oct.2021). In early deals, the frontline BSE Sensex was trading at 61,387 levels, up 37 points, supported by Asian Paints, Dr. Reddy's Labs, and ITC. The Nifty50, on the other hand, was at 18,284 levels, up 16 points. Among individual stocks, Axis Bank slipped nearly 4 percent amid profit booking after the private lender posted its highest-ever quarterly profit of Rs 3,133 crore, backed by robust growth in fee income and a sharp fall in provisions. Bajaj Finance was also down 3 percent on profit booking after Q2 consolidated net jumped 53 percent to Rs 1,481 crore for the quarter ended September on healthy interest income. Total income rose 19 percent YoY to Rs 7,732 crore. Read more

CLOSING BELL: Sensex snaps 4-day losing run, index rises 145 pts; Nifty ends at 18,125

CLOSING BELL: Sensex snaps 4-day losing run, index rises 145 pts; Nifty ends at 18,125
Monday, October 25, 2021
After a volatile start, the benchmark indices gained ground to trade on a firm footing amid gains in banking stocks. A firm start for the European markets also helped the market sentiments. The BSE Sensex reclaimed the 61,000 mark and was up 291 points or 0.48 percent at 61,113. Meanwhile, NSE Nifty traded at 18,169, 55 points or 0.3 percent higher. ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and SBI were the top Sensex contributors. The broader markets, on the other hand, languished with the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices down over 1 percent each. The Nifty Bank hit a fresh 52-week high. Realty and IT counters were off day's low but still down 1 percent and worst losers. The BSE index after touching a low of 60,450, bounced back into the positive zone as ICICI Bank and select banking shares extended gains. The Sensex finally snapped its 4-day losing streak and ended 145 points higher at 60,967. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex down 115 points at 60,706 while Nifty below 18,100 mark, down 60 points

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex down 115 points at 60,706 while Nifty below 18,100 mark, down 60 points
Monday, October 25, 2021
The Indian markets were off to a volatile start today(25th Oct.2021) as investors assessed the September quarter results of index heavyweights. Meanwhile, the choppy Asian market mood also rubbed off on investor sentiment back home. At 9.30 am, Sensex was down 115 points at 60,706 while Nifty was below the 18,100 mark, down 60 points. Nifty Realty was the worst sectoral performer, followed by Pharma, IT, and FMCG. The banking and financial sectors held ground in an otherwise weak market. Broader markets tumbled in tandem with benchmarks, while the volatility index, India VIX, spiked 5%. Read more

Big Indian companies are steping up investments following the post pandemic

Big Indian companies are steping up investments following the post pandemic
Friday, October 22, 2021
With healthy cash reserves and aided by stronger balance sheets post-Covid, Indian companies are looking to step up their capital expenditure and investment plans. Industry captains and analysts say a mix of factors such as accommodative monetary policy and lower interest rates, reduced corporate tax rates and government incentives such as Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, global liquidity, and upward commodities cycle are fueling optimism among companies. "Corporates are sitting on cash as profitability has picked up in the post-pandemic period. They are looking to invest in order to capture available opportunities of increased government spending, divestment, consumer demand revival, and export market. PLI scheme and revival of real estate and housing will make a positive impact on the investment cycle. We believe sectors like IT pharma steel, sugar, cement, real estate, and infrastructure will take lead on investment" says an economic expert. Read more

Asian Paints down 7 percent post Q2 results

Asian Paints down 7 percent post Q2 results
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Shares of Asian Paint were down 7 percent, hitting an over two-month low of Rs 2,961 on the BSE in Thursday’s intra-day trade, after the company, reported a 29 percent fall in the net profit to Rs 605.2 crore in Q2FY22 as against Rs 852 crore in the same quarter a year ago, while its revenue jumped by 32.6 percent to Rs 7096 crore in the July-September quarter of FY22 versus Rs 5350 crore during the same quarter in FY21. The company’s bottom line performance missed expectations of all eight brokerages polled by ETMarkets.com.The company’s board also approved an interim dividend of Rs 3.65 per share at its meeting held earlier today. The decline in the company’s bottom line was largely due to a sharp spike in expenses during the quarter. Asian Paints’ total expenses jumped 49 percent on-year to Rs 6,418.2 crore led by a 73 percent rise in the cost of raw materials. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Volatile market;Sensex up 394 points at 62,159 and the Nifty down 64 points at 18,355

MARKET UPDATE:Volatile market;Sensex up 394 points at 62,159 and the Nifty down 64 points at 18,355
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The Indian benchmark indices opened a quiet note amid positive global cues today(20th Oct.2021). The BSE Sensex opened 84 points higher at 61,800, and after touching a high of 61,873, the index soon slipped into the negative zone. The BSE Sensex was down 164 points at 61,553. The NSE Nifty touched a high of 18,458 but was down 64 points at 18,355. Among the Sensex 30 stocks, Tata Steel has slipped 1.5 percent. Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Auto, IndusInd Bank, and NTPC are the prominent losers. On the other hand, Nestle India, Larsen & Toubro, HCL Technologies, Infosys, and Bajaj Finance were up marginally. In the broader market, IRCTC has hit the 10 percent lower circuit at Rs 4,830. The stock had crossed the Rs 1 trillion mark yesterday in intraday deals after it hit a fresh all-time high at Rs 6,393. Mastek and Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) have also tumbled over 10 percent each. Read more

HUL Q2 results:Numbers good, revenue slightly higher than estimated: Experts

HUL Q2 results:Numbers good, revenue slightly higher than estimated: Experts
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
HUL could be gaining market share in the fabric care business. So that is happening right now and probably would continue in the forthcoming quarters, say experts. According to the prima facie, the HUL numbers are upbeat. In their estimates, both profit, as well as the EBITDA numbers, look higher than what is estimated. Even the revenue number is slightly higher than what they estimated. So the numbers overall look good. We will have to look at it in terms of the volume numbers and the second important factor will be the gross margins. "We were estimating around 5% volume growth for the quarter but the number could probably be slightly higher or in line. We will have to wait and watch out for the volume numbers but our estimate was 5% for the quarter" they say. Read more

Top Nomura analyst cuts RIL rating for first time in years

Top Nomura analyst cuts RIL rating for first time in years
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
A downgrade of Reliance Industries Ltd by Nomura Holdings Inc. analyst Anil Sharma’s team will pique investor interest for multiple reasons. Apart from the timing, with commodities hitting new records and Reliance’s earnings due on Friday, this move to slash billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s oil-to-tech conglomerate to neutral from buy may carry more weight with investors due to the analyst’s background. It’s also the broker’s first downgrade on the stock in many years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. While the outlook for Reliance’s key businesses has continued to improve, the company’s valuations look expensive after a recent surge in its shares, Sharma and his associate Aditya Bansal wrote in a note dated Oct. 18. Shares have risen more than 30% from the end of July, compared with an 18% advance in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex up 394 points at 62,159 and the NSE Nifty up 112 points at 18,589

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex up 394 points at 62,159 and the NSE Nifty up 112 points at 18,589
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
The Indian markets were trading on a firm note in morning trade today(19th Oct.2021), with the BSE Sensex up 394 points at 62,159, and the NSE Nifty up 112 points at 18,589. The broader market was also trading on a firm note, with both the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up around 0.8 percent each. The overall market breadth was also largely positive, with nearly 1,700 advancing shares versus 1,100 declining stocks on the BSE. IRCTC joined the elite club of companies commanding Rs 1-trillion market capitalization (m-cap) on the BSE after its share price hit a new high of Rs 6,332.25 in the intra-day trade today. The shares rallied nearly 8 percent today and have zoomed 33 percent in the past five trading days and a whopping 293 percent in the last six months. L&T Infotech surged 10 percent to a high of Rs 6,496 on the NSE on the back of 21 percent YoY growth in Q2FY22 net at Rs 552 crore. Revenue was up 25.6 percent at Rs 3,767 crore in the same period.

Infosys Quaterly Result

Infosys Quaterly Result
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The country's second-largest IT services company Infosys reported consolidated profit at Rs 5,421crore in the quarter ended September 2021 quarter, up 12 percent year on year. It was ₹4,845 crores in the year-ago period and sequentially grew by 4.3 percent from ₹5,195 crores in the June quarter. Revenue for the quarter was up 20 percent at Rs 29,602 crore, from Rs 24,570 crore in the year-ago period. The company has revised the revenue guidance for FY22 to 16.5%-17.5% but retained the margin guidance at 22%-24%. The Board has also approved an interim dividend of ₹15 per equity share.“Our stellar performance and robust growth outlook continue to demonstrate our strategic focus and the strength of our digital offerings,” said Salil Parekh, CEO at Infosys in a press statement. Parekh said that the continued momentum in the business has given Infosys the confidence to raise its guidance for growth in revenues in 2021-22 to 16.5-17.5 percent from 14-16 percent earlier Read more

Key factors driving today's market rally

Key factors driving today's market rally
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Eicher Motors, ICICI Bank, SBI Life Insurance, and Reliance Industries were among other gainers.ONGC was the top loser in the pack, down 2.17 percent. Divi’s Labs and Britannia Industries were among those that traded in the red. FACTORS DRIVING MARKETS: Crude oil cools off: Oil prices dropped back from multi-year highs hit a day earlier, having been a major contributor to this week's equities sell-off. Gas prices also fell, a day after Russian leaders indicated that supply to Europe could increase. Read more

Amit Shah-led AISAM to soon approve Air India sale

Amit Shah-led AISAM to soon approve Air India sale
Friday, October 1, 2021
Amid the buzz of the Centre approving Air India's sale to Tata Sons, government officials said that the highest decision-making body constituted for the national carrier's divestment is yet to meet to grant its nod for the transaction. The Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) headed by Home Minister Amit Shah is yet to meet to approve the sale of Air India, an official said. The panel is expected to meet soon to grant a final nod to the sale of the national carrier. The panel has Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, and Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia as members. The government expects the final bid to at least match the reserve price. But, it may still go ahead with the disinvestment process even if the bid quoted is lower than the reserve price. The government is looking to complete the sale of Air India as early as this month.

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex dropped over 100 points to trade below the 60,000 while Nifty trading near the 17,800-mark at 17,921

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex dropped over 100 points to trade below the 60,000 while Nifty trading near the 17,800-mark at 17,921
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
The Indian benchmark indices opened in the negative territory today(28th Sept.2021) amid tepid Asian cues. The BSE Sensex dropped over 100 points to trade below the 60,000-mark at 59,943. The Nifty50, meanwhile, was trading near the 17,800-mark at 17,921. Coal India, NTPC, UltraTech Cement, ONGC were among the top gainers in the 50-pack index. The top laggards were in the IT sector, namely HCL Tech, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Wipro. On the sectoral front, most indices were in the red with Nifty Realty falling 2 percent. Other losers were Nifty IT, Media, and Pharma. the only gainers were PSU Bank up 1 percent, Nifty Metal, and FMCG.

PVR, Inox rallied 18 percent and hit 52-week high as theatres to reopen

PVR, Inox rallied 18 percent and hit 52-week high as theatres to reopen
Monday, September 27, 2021
Shares of multiplex owners Inox Leisure and PVR climbed up to 18 percent and hit their respective 52-week highs on the BSE in intra-day trade on Monday after the Maharashtra government announced the reopening of cinema halls and drama theatres in the state from October 22, ahead of Diwali. Stock market participants are further bullish on the multiplex stocks on the back of the reopening theme. However, they will start operations at 50 percent strength. So, it is still two to three quarters more when these theaters will start their operations at 100 percent strength. Maharashtra is one of the largest markets for cinema theatres with a contribution of around 25 percent of the Hindi box office revenue. Theatres and movie halls across India have been closed since April this year. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in a tweet said the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the reopening was in the works and would be announced at the earliest. Read more

Sensex rises for 3rd day; Nifty Auto, Realty gain;IT tumbled 2.88 per cent

Sensex rises for 3rd day; Nifty Auto, Realty gain;IT tumbled 2.88 per cent
Monday, September 27, 2021
The benchmark indices managed to eke out gains, amid buying in index heavyweight RIL, bank, and auto stocks in a high volatility session. Even as the global market setup remained firm, investors were jittery with the markets hovering at all-time high levels and amid steep valuations. Overall, the BSE Sensex gyrated 525 points and settled the day 29 points higher at 60,078. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty shut shop at 17,855, up only 2 points. During the day, the BSE Sensex managed to log a fresh record high of 60,412. In the 30-pack index, Maruti, M&M, Bajaj Auto, and NTPC were the top gainers, up between 2-6 percent while HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, and Infosys were the top losers, down up to 4 percent. Read more

Bajaj Finserv market cap nears Rs 3 trillion

Bajaj Finserv market cap nears Rs 3 trillion
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Shares of Bajaj Finserv hit a new high of Rs 18,702 as they rallied 6 percent on the BSE in Thursday’s intra-day trade on the back of heavy volumes. Bajaj Finserv shares have given multi-bagger returns in 2021 so far as it is up more than 100% this year. The holding company for the various financial services businesses of the Bajaj Group is set to join elite list companies that have a market capitalization of Rs 3 trillion. Bajaj Finserv Ltd., incorporated in the year 2007, is a Large Cap company (a market cap of Rs 284322.91 Crore) operating in the NBFC sector. Bajaj Finserv is primarily engaged in the business of promoting financial services such as finance, insurance, wealth management, etc. through its investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures. The company is also engaged in the business of generating power through wind turbines, a renewable source of energy. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:BSE up 351.37 points at 59,278.70 while Nifty 115.10 points higher at 17,661.80

MARKET UPDATE:BSE up 351.37 points at 59,278.70 while Nifty 115.10 points higher at 17,661.80
Thursday, September 23, 2021
The Indian benchmark indices opened on a strong footing today (23rd Sept.2021) after the US Fed signaled that tapering could begin earlier than what market participants expect, but the committee remained equally split on interest rate lift-off. The Sensex was up 351.37 points at 59,278.70, and the Nifty was 115.10 points higher at 17,661.80. The top gainers on the 50-pack index included Coal India, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, and Tata Steel, while the only laggards were Tech Mahindra, Titan, and TCS. The broader indices, too, opened firm, rising around 1 percent each. Sectorally, all indices were trading positively, led by the Nifty Realty (up over 4 percent). Besides, the Nifty Bank, Media, and Metal indices also gained by 1 percent each.

No need to lap up metal stocks yet, hint tech charts

No need to lap up metal stocks yet, hint tech charts
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
On Monday(20th Sept.2021) metal shares witnessed their biggest meltdown in recent times as a debt crisis at one of China’s biggest property developers, Evergrande, led to a global decline in industrial metals and ore prices. The BSE Metal index tumbled nearly 7 percent in trade in the last session. Naturally, the question arises that Should you enter the stocks at current levels or wait for them to turn cheaper? Tech charts suggest the latter seems to be a better option. Read more

Government will select the winner in Air India’s disinvestment in about three weeks

Government will select the winner in Air India’s disinvestment in about three weeks
Friday, September 17, 2021
The government will select the winner in Air India’s disinvestment in about three weeks and two high-level committees will finalise the reserve price for the national carrier within this period. The reserve price of the carrier will be soon decided by the inter-ministerial group (IMG) headed by the secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), based on the inputs from government-appointed valuers. The Core Group of Secretaries on Divestment (CGD), chaired by the cabinet secretary, will then consider the IMG’s recommendation. The Tata group and SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh are in the race to acquire the loss-making airline. This process is being targeted to be completed in three weeks, said a top government official. The security clearance of the bidders who have shown an interest by placing financial bids is underway, he added. Read more

Sensex tanks 720 pts from day's high,Nifty PSB drops 3%

Sensex tanks 720 pts from day's high,Nifty PSB drops 3%
Friday, September 17, 2021
The benchmark indices tumbled from record-high levels to snap their three-day winning run in a volatile session on Dalal Street, amid losses in RIL, IT stocks, and select banking counters. Despite a firm global market sentiment, the Indian indices settled in the red as profit-taking ensued following a steep rally in the indices which saw them hitting significant landmarks. After touching a record high of 59,737, the BSE barometer Sensex plunged 721 points from the high to end at 59,016, down 125 points. At the same time, its NSE counterpart Nifty50 settled the day 44 points down at 17,585. The 50-pack index had touched a record peak of 17,793 in the morning session. However, on the weekly basis, the benchmark indices gained, thus taking their winning run to the fourth straight week. Read more

Ami Organics surges 20% after strong listing

Ami Organics surges 20% after strong listing
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Shares of Ami Organics gained 20 percent and hit a fresh high of Rs 1,121 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Wednesday after the specialty chemicals company made a strong market debut on Tuesday, listing at a premium of 49 percent. With today’s rally, the stock has now gained a solid 84 percent against in just two trading sessions from its issue price of Rs 610 per share. The initial public offering of Ami Organics was subscribed 64.54 times. Analysts say that a strong listing coupled with extreme positive sentiment in small and midcap stocks has led to strong buying in Ami Organics. Ami Organics is focused on manufacturing advanced pharma intermediates (PI) for regulated/generic APIs and New Chemical Entities (NCE) and key starting materials for agrochemical and fine chemicals. The company has three manufacturing facilities situated in Gujarat with an aggregate installed capacity of 6060 Mtpa. Read more

IT stocks which can soar 15% despite being in the 'overbought' zone

IT stocks which can soar 15% despite being in the 'overbought' zone
Monday, September 13, 2021
The Nifty IT index was ruling nearly a percent higher today(13th Sept.2021), bucking the overall weak trend in the markets. shares of Mindtree were up 3 percent while Mphasis, Coforge, Wipro, and TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) gained between 0.7 percent and 2.2 percent. According to some analysts, the sector will continue to see re-rating in the near to medium term. "We believe current valuations will sustain driven by liquidity + TINA (there is no alternative) + FOMO (fear of missing out) factors. Also, with pricing power returning, the IT-services sector is closing in on FMCG fundamentals. Lastly, mid-caps will continue to trade at a premium to large-caps in the near to medium term, driven by a never-before outperformance in revenue growth relative to large-caps for at least the next two years," they said. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex quoted at 58,120.5 levels, down 189.5 points while NSE Nifty at 17,320,down 50 points

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex quoted at 58,120.5 levels, down 189.5 points while NSE Nifty at 17,320,down 50 points
Monday, September 13, 2021
Indian markets started on a tepid note today(13th September 2021), following a wobbly trade in the global markets. The S&P BSE Sensex quoted at 58,120.5 levels, down 189.5 points or 0.3 percent in early deals while the broader Nifty50 slipped below the 17,350-mark at 17,320, down 50 points. Individually, Reliance Industries slipped 1 percent after the company postponed the launch of JioPhone Next till Diwali amid chip shortage. That apart, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech, Infosys, Nestle India were the other top losers. In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices traded mixed. Read more

L&T Technology surges 9% on strong earnings projections

L&T Technology surges 9% on strong earnings projections
Friday, September 3, 2021
Shares of L&T Technology Services (LTTS) hit a new high of Rs 4,412.80, surging 9 percent on the BSE in the intra-day trade today(3rd Sept. 2021), after the management guided for $1.5 billion revenue and 18 percent earnings before interest tax (Ebit) margins by FY25 on the strong demand outlook. In the past three months, the stock has rallied 62 percent, as compared to an 11 percent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. The revenue guidance includes acquisitions while Ebit margin guidance takes into consideration elevated travel costs, continued investment in tech and manpower, and acquisitions. The management has indicated that digitization is driving accelerated spends in engineering, research, and development (ER&D) and should benefit it due to strong capabilities, multi-vertical presence, and solid wallet share. LTTS is expected to deliver strong revenue growth over the coming years.

Use dips to add auto stocks despite chip shortage concerns

Use dips to add auto stocks despite chip shortage concerns
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
The shortage of semiconductors and chips has hit the Indian automobile sector hard and after Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki India has slashed output target for September due to a chip shortage. Yesterday (31st August 2021) Maruti Suzuki said that its vehicle production in September will tumble by 60 percent. The company, which had earlier cut down production at its Gujarat plant, said the chip shortage will hit production in Gurugram and Manesar plants, effectively forcing the automaker to cut production by 60 percent. Consequently, shares of the automaker declined 2 percent to Rs 6,700 on the BSE. The ripple effect dented other shares as well with stocks of M&M, Ashok Leyland, and TVS Motors slipping up to 1 percent. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex at 55,357 levels, down 81 points and Nifty down 23 points at 16.505 levels

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex at 55,357 levels, down 81 points and Nifty down 23 points at 16.505 levels
Monday, August 16, 2021
Indian benchmark equities were slipped today(16th August 2021), in line with Asian markets. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was at 55,357 levels, down 81 points or 0.15 percent, while the Nifty50 defended 16,500-mark, down 23 points at 16.505 levels. The Nifty Metal and Auto indices were the only indices in the green. In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were down 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. Globally, Japan's Nikkei slipped 2 percent, Australia's ASX 200 fell 0.4 percent, and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded flat. South Korea’s markets are closed on Monday for a holiday. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex claimed new record high of 55,138 and Nifty zoomed to 16,462

MARKET UPDATE:BSE Sensex claimed new record high of 55,138 and Nifty zoomed to 16,462
Friday, August 13, 2021
Indian equities hit fresh lifetime highs today(13th August 2021) despite subdued global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex claimed a new record high of 55,138 while the Nifty50 index zoomed to 16,462. Tata Consumer Products, Hindalco, TCS, Bajaj Auto, ITC, and BPCL were the top Nifty gainers In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap index were up 0.3 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively. Shares of Globus Spirits were locked in the upper circuit for the fifth straight trading day, up 5 percent at Rs 941, also its new high on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) today after the promoter and institutional investors bought a stake in the company through the open Read more

Bata India gains 5 percent, Q1 loss narrows to Rs 69 crores

Bata India gains 5 percent, Q1 loss narrows to Rs 69 crores
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Footwear maker's Bata India shares gained 5 percent and hit a 52-week high of Rs 1754.80 on the BSE in intra-day session on Thursday after the company reported narrowing of consolidated net loss to Rs 69.47 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2021. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 100.88 crore for the same period of 2020-21, Bata India said in a BSE filing. The firm’s operating revenue grew 98 percent to Rs 267 crore on a low base of Rs 135 crore that it has reported in the year-ago period. While revenues have almost doubled year-on-year to Rs 267.04 crore, helped by a favorable base, sales are still 70% lower than Q1FY20. "Sales across retail outlets remained largely subdued, owing to the second wave of COVID-19 infections and ensuing lockdowns. However, sales through e-commerce platforms continued to remain robust and witnessed an uptick despite the restrictions," Total expenses were higher at Rs 371.61 crore as compared with Rs 321.85 crore in the year-ago period. Read more

Coal India quarterly result

Coal India quarterly result
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
The country's largest coal mining company, Coal India reported a 52.4 percent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,174 crore for the quarter ended June, which was below analysts’ expectations. Profit was estimated at Rs 3,805 crore on revenue of Rs 24,400 crore for the June quarter, according to the average estimates of analysts polled by CNBC. It was Rs 2,080 crore in the year-ago period. Consolidated revenue from operations increased 36.8 percent year-on-year to Rs 25,282.1 crore in Q1FY22, with offtake (raw coal) rising sharply by 32.8 percent YoY to 160.44 million tonnes. The company also saw a sharp rise in expenses during the quarter led by raw material costs. Coal India’s consolidated total expenses in the reported quarter jumped 31.3 percent on year to Rs 21,626.5 crore. The state-owned coal mining firm produced 123.98 million tonnes of raw coal in Q1FY22, increasing compared to 121.04 million tonnes of production in the corresponding period last fiscal. Read more

Five bank stocks that can rally up to 13% from current levels

Five bank stocks that can rally up to 13% from current levels
Monday, August 9, 2021
Since April 2021 the NIFTY BANK index has faced resistance at higher levels and has been unable to cross 36,000 levels, as per the weekly setup. The recent momentum, however, has propelled Nifty Bank above the said resistance and there are chances that it can see 36,750 levels in the days ahead, as per the daily chart. The overall structure of weekly and daily charts suggests a positive rally that could see Nifty Bank surpass 37,000 levels and gain more ground. The immediate support comes at 35,500 levels. NIFTYBANK Likely target: 36,750 and 37,000 Upside potential: 2% to 2.50% Read more

RBI hints at normalising ultra-loose policy

RBI hints at normalising ultra-loose policy
Friday, August 6, 2021
The August review of the Reserve Bank of India’s bi-monthly monetary policy was interesting as: 1.) no unanimous voting on the policy stance 2.) more than expected revision in inflation forecast for FY22 and 3.) announcement of the variable rate reserve repo auction – an indication that the central bank has started the gradual withdrawal of the ultra-loose monetary policy that was in place since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. As expected, there was complete unanimity among all the six members of the monetary policy committee (MPC) to keep the interest rate unchanged at 4%. However, on maintaining the accommodative stance, five of the six members voted in favour. Professor Jayanth Verma disagreed. Read more

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex declined 108 points,at 54,261 levels and Nifty dipped 45.5 points to quote at 16,214-mark

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex declined 108 points,at 54,261 levels and Nifty dipped 45.5 points to quote at 16,214-mark
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Indian equities erased gains and slipped into the red amid profit-booking. The frontline BSE Sensex declined 108 points, or 0.2 percent, at 54,261 levels while the Nifty50 index dipped 45.5 points, or 0.28 percent, to quote at 16,214-mark. Both the indices hit new highs of 54,576.64 and 16,294.65 in morning deals. Sectorally, all expect the Nifty IT index was in the red led by banking and realty counters. Individually, shares of Vodafone Idea hit 15 percent lower circuit after Kumar Mangalam Birla stepped down as non-executive chairman of Vodafone Idea (Vi) after offering to give up his stake in the debt-ridden telecommunications (telecom) company. More than 100 companies, including Adani Power, NCC, GAIL, Tata Chemicals, Cipla, Quess Corp, Indiabulls Housing Finance, and Gujarat Gas are slated to post their results.

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex zoomed 510 points to quote at 54,333 levels and Nifty at 16,270 levels, up 130 points

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex zoomed 510 points to quote at 54,333 levels and Nifty at 16,270 levels, up 130 points
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Factors like ample liquidity, solid earnings by India Inc, and a conducive global mood fired up stocks on Dalal Street today(4th August 2021) with benchmarks claiming fresh record peaks for the second consecutive day. The frontline BSE Sensex zoomed 510 points to quote at 54,333 levels after hitting a new peak of 54,340.5-mark in early deals. Its NSE counterpart, on the other hand, traded at 16,270 levels, up 130 points. In the intra-day session, it hit a new peak of 16,271. In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices also claimed new lifetime highs, adding 0.3 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. About 70 companies, including State Bank of India, Titan Company, Godrej Consumer Products, HPCL, and PNB Housing Finance, that are slated to report their June quarterly result. Read more

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex trading at 53,230 levels, up 280 points and Nifty hit fresh record peak of 15,975, up 90 points

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex trading at 53,230 levels, up 280 points and Nifty hit fresh record peak of 15,975, up 90 points
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Indian equities rallied today(3rd August 2021), bucking weak Asian trend, amid gains in realty, FMCG, pharma, and IT stocks. The frontline S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 53,230 levels, up 280 points while the Nifty50 index hit a fresh record peak of 15,975, up 90 points. The index is only 25 points shy of the 16,000-mark. In the broader markets, too, the BSE Mid- and SmallCap indices hit new peaks, advancing up to 0.5 percent, in intra-day trade. about seventy companies are looking to release their quarterly earnings, including Adani Ports, Adani Enterprises, Bharti Airtel, Barbeque Nation, Dabur, Inox Leisure, and Tata Consumer Products. In regards to Airtel, analysts believe the company may report stable ARPU sequentially and nearly flat revenue growth. Further global cues will continue to sway market sentiments.

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex rallied 330 points to trade at 52,916 levels and Nifty hovered around the 15,850-mark, up 92 points

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex rallied 330 points to trade at 52,916 levels and Nifty hovered around the 15,850-mark, up 92 points
Monday, August 2, 2021
The Indian benchmark indices were up by over 0.5 percent today (2nd August 2021) mainly due to hopes of strong June quarter results, supported by a firm global set-up. Japan's Topix index rose 1.5 percent, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 0.1 percent and South Korea's Kospi index gained 0.3 percent in Asia. The S&P BSE Sensex rallied 330 points in early deals to trade at 52,916 levels while the Nifty50 hovered around the 15,850-mark, up 92 points. In the broader markets, small-cap stocks outperformed the frontline indices. In terms of sectoral rotation, investors moved away from metals towards auto stocks. Forty-nine companies HDFC, Punjab National Bank, and Varun Beverages are among the 49 companies slated to report their June quarter results today.

Tech Mahindra Q1 results profit jumps 39% YoY to Rs 1,353 crore

Tech Mahindra Q1 results profit jumps 39% YoY to Rs 1,353 crore
Thursday, July 29, 2021
The IT services major Tech Mahindra reported a 39.17 percent year-on-year (YoY) jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 1,353.2 crore for the April-June period of the financial year 2021-22 (Q1FY22) as against Rs 972.3 crore posted in the corresponding quarter last year. The Company reported Rs 1,081.4 crore in the quarter ended March 2021 which rose by 25.13 percent. The IT services major reported a 4.8 percent quarter-on-quarter rise in consolidated revenues to Rs 10,198 crore for the reported quarter, which was slightly above analysts’ expectations. The consolidated revenue from operations in June 2021 quarter grew 11.98 percent YoY at Rs 10,197.6 crore. The company had posted revenue of Rs 9,106.3 crore in the same period a year ago. Its earnings before interest and tax were down 3.6 percent at Rs 1,545.3 crore versus Rs 1,603.7 crore and the margin was at 15.2 percent versus 16.5 percent, QoQ.The dollar revenue was up 4.1 percent at $1,383.6 million against $1,329.6 million. Read more

Cabinet Clears amendments for privatisation of general insurance firm

Cabinet Clears amendments for privatisation of general insurance firm
Thursday, July 29, 2021
The cabinet has approved an amendment to the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 paving the way for privatisation of one state-run general insurer. At present, there are four state-run general insurance companies - National Insurance Company Limited, New India Assurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, and the United India Insurance Company Limited. According to reports, NITI Aayog which was to recommend suitable candidates for privatisation has suggested the name of United India Insurance to the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment headed by the Cabinet Secretary. Read more

MARKET UPDATE: Indian markets resumed their uptrend; Sensex gained 238 points, to quote at 52,681 and Nifty at 15,780 levels, up 81 points

MARKET UPDATE: Indian markets resumed their uptrend; Sensex gained 238 points, to quote at 52,681 and Nifty at 15,780 levels, up 81 points
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Indian markets resumed their uptrend today (29th July 2021) after three days of a selloff as global mood stabilised post favourable US Fed meet outcome. Besides, reports that the Chinese Securities regulator has stepped in to assuage investor concerns over tech crackdown supported sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex gained 238 points, or 0.45 percent, to quote at 52,681. levels in early deals, led by HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel, Tech M, Asian Paints, and Titan.It's NSE counterpart Nifty 50, meanwhile, held above the 15,750-mark at 15,780 levels, up 81 points. The BSE Mid- and SmallCap indices too added 0.54 percent and 0.65 percent, respectively. More than 90 companies, including Tech Mahindra, TVS Motors, Future Retail, Lauras Labs, PVR, Raymond, Stove Kraft, and Union Bank will announce their quarterly numbers today.

Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 Results:Profits jumps 32 percent

Kotak Mahindra Bank Q1 Results:Profits jumps 32 percent
Monday, July 26, 2021
Kotak Mahindra Bank on July 26 reported a 32 percent year-on-year (YoY) jump in standalone Q1FY22 net profit at Rs 1,641.92 crore against Rs 1,244.45 crore in Q1FY21, which was below analysts’ expectations. Total income during April-June 2021-22 rose to Rs 8,062.81 crore, from Rs 7,685.40 crore in Q1FY21, Kotak said in a regulatory filing Its net interest income, or core income, rose 6% over the year-earlier to Rs 3,942 crore during the period, against an estimated Rs 3,961 crore. Provisions and contingencies in the quarter declined to Rs 935 crore from Rs 962 crore in the year-ago quarter. However, the lender saw a deterioration in asset quality in the reported quarter. Other income doubled to Rs 1,583 crore. It included fee income worth Rs 1,169 crore, which rose 51% year-on-year. Operating profit for the quarter came in at Rs 3,121 crore, up 19 percent YoY against Rs 2,624 crore in Q1FY21. Read more

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex slipped 85 points at 52,752 levels and Nifty tested 15,750-mark, down 49 points

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex slipped 85 points at 52,752 levels and Nifty tested 15,750-mark, down 49 points
Friday, July 23, 2021
Indian equity markets erased gains and traded 0.3 percent lower in morning deals today(23rd July 2021). After a positive start, the S&P BSE Sensex slipped 85 points at 52,752 levels while the broader Nifty50 tested 15,750-mark, down 49 points. The broader markets, meanwhile, were mixed. Sectorally, all except the Nifty IT and Pharma indices were in the red, led by the Nifty Realty and Bank indices, down 0.5 percent and 0.3 percent, respectively. Forty-one companies, including RIL, JSW Steel, SBI Card, YES Bank, and Federal Bank will report their quarterly numbers today. Analysts expect improvement in RIL's energy margins on the back of a pickup in global demand to support the consolidated performance of Reliance Industries in the first quarter. However, the gains are also expected to be offset by the challenges in the retail and petrochemicals businesses, and a flattish show in telecom.

Asian Paints rallies 7% after quarter 1 result

Asian Paints rallies 7% after quarter 1 result
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Shares of Asian Paints rallied by 7 percent at Rs 3,178, hitting a fresh record high on the BSE in the intra-day trade on Tuesday, after the company's net profit more than doubled to Rs 574.3 crore against Rs 219.6 crore year-on-year. The Company's consolidated profit after tax (PAT) was Rs 574 crore for the quarter ended June 2021 (Q1FY21) on the back of a strong operational income. The company had posted a PAT of Rs 218.45 crore in the previous corresponding period (Q1FY20). However, the profit figure was below market expectations as a CNBC-TV18 poll of analysts had expected profit at Rs 721 crore for the quarter. Revenue jumped 91.1 percent YoY to Rs 5,585.4 crore for the said quarter against Rs 2,922.7 crore in Q1FY21.“The domestic decorative business more than doubled its volume and delivered stellar revenues over the lower base of last year, which had suffered from the first nationwide lockdown,” said Amit Syngle, managing director and chief executive officer at Asian Paints. Read more

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex quoted at 52,351 levels, down 202 points and Nifty at 15,715, down 37 points

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex quoted at 52,351 levels, down 202 points and Nifty at 15,715, down 37 points
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Indian equity markets opened lower for the second straight day today(20th July 2021) as investors turned pessimists over the rising Delta variant of Covid-19 cases globally, fear of possible lockdown, and the impact of rising inflation on economic recovery. The S&P BSE Sensex quoted at 52,351 levels in early deals, down 202 points while the Nifty was at 15,715, down 37 points. In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were mixed. In global markets, equities fell in Japan, Australia, and South Korea on Tuesday but the drops were orderly. Japan’s Topix index fell 1%, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.9% and South Korea’s Kospi index fell lost 0.4%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, meanwhile, gained 0.4% each. Thirty-three companies, including Asian Paints, Bajaj Finance, Crisil, and Network 18 are slated to post their June quarter results today.

Analysts see Burger King India stock as a multibagger

Analysts see Burger King India stock as a multibagger
Monday, July 19, 2021
The quick-service restaurants (QSR) are in a comfortable position to tap the growth in the Indian foodservice industry, with Covid acting as a strong tailwind, say analysts. While they expect Jubilant Foodworks, the master franchisee for Domino's Pizza in India, to be the most profitable and efficient of the lot, its expensive valuations at 177x FY21 P/E is a key concern. They, however, find more comfort in Burger King India amid expectations of swift expansion in topline and margins. Some analysts expect Burger King India to rise as much as 117 percent in the next three years. They have a target price of Rs 365 per share, assuming 25x multiple. "Burger King will enjoy an attractive opportunity for both topline and margin expansion, led by a big shift in its business model through the introduction of 'barbell' product strategy and BK Café. In addition, aggressive store network expansion and capped royalty rate will also be key drivers of EPS growth," say the experts.

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex declined 360 points to trade at 52,781 levels and Nifty started with a 100-pts cut at 15,823

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex declined 360 points to trade at 52,781 levels and Nifty started with a 100-pts cut at 15,823
Monday, July 19, 2021
Due to concerns about the impact of elevated inflation and Covid-19 outbreaks on economic prospects weighs on sentiment, Dalal Street clocked a gap-down start today(19th July 2021). The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex declined 360 points in early deals to trade at 52,781 levels while the Nifty50 started with a 100-pts cut at 15,823. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices slipped 0.4 percent and 0.3 percent in the broader market, respectively. All the key sectoral indices were in the red. The Nifty Bank index was the top loser, down 1.5 percent. Twenty-five companies including ACC, HCL Technologies, HDFC Life, Indian Bank, and Mastek are slated to post their June quarter numbers today. Read more

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex traded at 53,215 levels, up 56 points and Nifty at 15,949 levels, up 25 points

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex traded at 53,215 levels, up 56 points and Nifty at 15,949 levels, up 25 points
Friday, July 16, 2021
Indian equity markets sustained their uptrend today(16th July 2021) despite the weak global trends and the benchmark indices hitting a new record high in intra-day deals. The S&P BSE Sensex traded at 53,215 levels, up 56 points or 0.11 percent while the Nifty50 was at 15,949 levels, up 25 points. In the intra-day trade, the indices touched new lifetime highs of 53,291 and15,962.25, respectively. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices advanced 0.11 percent and 0.38 percent in the broader market, respectively. Read more

L&T Technology zooms 19 percent After Profit Jumps 84% In June Quarter

L&T Technology zooms 19 percent After Profit Jumps 84% In June Quarter
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Shares of L&T Technology Services (LTTS) zoomed 19 percent to a record high of Rs 3,471.95 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected June quarter (Q1FY22) results. The company's net profit surged 84 percent year-on-year in the June quarter as its profit came in at ₹ 117.3 crores in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. The technology services company's revenue from operations during the quarter stood at ₹ 1,518 crores, compared to ₹ 1,294.7 crores in the year-ago period, marking a growth of 17 percent annually, according to a regulatory filing by the firm to the stock exchanges. The company said that it could expand the margins because of levers like higher digitalization, he said adding that the quantum of work done offshore has also increased to 58 percent of the billing as against 50 percent before the pandemic. Read more

Mindtree Surges 9 percent, post quarterly results

Mindtree Surges 9 percent, post quarterly results
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Shares of Mindtree surged 9 percent to hit a new high of Rs 2,721 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Wednesday after the information technology (IT) consulting and services company reported a healthy set of numbers for the quarter ended June 2021. Mindtree's Q1 net profit rose to ₹343.3 crores, up reported a 61% YoY and 8% QoQ. Its revenue in dollar terms came at $310.5 million, witnessing a growth of 7.7% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 22.6% YoY. The IT company recorded its highest-ever order book of half a billion US dollars, a growth of 34% QoQ. The company said it is witnessing broad-based growth across industries and services and that its deal pipeline continues to remain strong. “We are pleased to report a strong start to FY22 with broad-based first-quarter growth across all service lines and industry segments," said Debashis Chatterjee, chief executive officer, and managing director, Mindtree. Read more

TCS shares:Investors should stay put

TCS shares:Investors should stay put
Friday, July 9, 2021
In today's(9th July 2021) session Shares of Tata Consultancy Services swung between gains and losses following its June quarter results which were lower than expectations. The scrip declined over 1 percent in early trade to Rs 3,211.85 on the BSE, however, it recouped losses to trade marginally in the green at Rs 3,271.05 around 10.40 am. Analysts largely hold bullish views on the stock although they are concerned about the valuations. Most expect TCS to bounce back following a blip in the Q1 earnings show. The technical charts signals for the stock in the days ahead are as below: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Likely target: Rs 3,700 and Rs 3,900 Upside potential: 8% and 15% Read more

Bajaj Healthcare gains 11 percent after receiving DRDO nod to manufacture 2-DG

Bajaj Healthcare gains 11 percent after receiving DRDO nod to manufacture 2-DG
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Shares of Bajaj Healthcare surged 11 per cent and hit 52 weeks high of Rs 1,009.80 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Thursday after the company received a licence from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to manufacture and market "2-Deoxy-D-Glucose" (2-DG) as approved medication for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The 2-DG Ccovid-19 control and treatment drug has been developed by the DRDO laboratory's Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), in collaboration with the pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. It has already received emergency approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for use on Covid-19 patients in the country. The drug comes in powder form and retails at Rs 990 per sachet, which is taken orally by dissolving it in water. It accumulates in the virus-infected cells and prevents virus growth by stopping viral synthesis and energy production. Read more

FM Sitharaman raises ECLGS scheme limit to Rs 4.5 trn

FM Sitharaman raises ECLGS scheme limit to Rs 4.5 trn
Monday, June 28, 2021
To help the revival of the economy battered by COVID-19 related issues, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures today(28th June 2021) including a Rs 1.1 lakh crore (Rs 1.1 trillion) credit guarantee scheme for improving health infrastructure and enhancing the limit under the ECLGS by 50 percent to Rs 4.5 lakh crore for the MSME sector facing a liquidity crunch. Sharing the stimulus package details, the finance minister said this comprises eight relief measures and other eight measures to support economic growth. She announced Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-affected sectors, including the health sector, which includes guarantee cover for expansion or new projects. Besides, she said, additional Rs 1.5 lakh crore limit enhancement done for Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) scheme. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex traded flat around the 53,000-mark and Nifty topped the 15,900-mark

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex traded flat around the 53,000-mark and Nifty topped the 15,900-mark
Monday, June 28, 2021
The markets in India traded flat with a positive bias in early deals today (28th June 2021)amid cautious trade in Asian markets. The S&P BSE Sensex traded around the 53,000-mark and the Nifty50 index topped the 15,900-mark. Dr. Reddy's, NTPC, and Asian Paints were the top Sensex gainers, while Titan and TCS were the top drags. Majority of the Nifty sectoral indices traded in the green, led by the Nifty PSU Bank index, up 1.8 percent. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were up 0.1 percent and 0.4 percent in the broader markets, respectively. Dodla Dairy and Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences will list on the bourses today The two IPOs that ran between June 16-18 were subscribed 46 times and 4 times, respectively. Around 300 companies are slated to post their quarterly numbers today including NALCO, Future Lifestyle, Zee Media, GIC Housing Finance, and NLC India. Read more

Ashok Leyand gains 9 percent after posting Quarter4 results.

Ashok Leyand gains 9 percent after posting Quarter4 results.
Friday, June 25, 2021
Shares of Ashok Leyland zoomed 9 per cent to Rs 129.35 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday as the commercial vehicle maker posted a net profit of Rs 241.17 crore in the March 2021 quarter. The company had incurred a net loss of Rs 57.32 crore in the same quarter previous year. The Company's Market share improved 0.8 per cent to 28.9 per cent in the March 2021 quarter (Q4FY21) from 28.1 per cent in December 2020 quarter. The revenue from the operations surged 80 per cent to Rs 7,000.49 crore in the March 2021 quarter from Rs 3,872 crore in the same quarter previous year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were at Rs 533.7 crore and the margin expanded to 7.6 percent from 4.7 percent (YoY).For the full financial year 2020-21, the company has posted a net loss of Rs 313.68 crore as against a profit of Rs 239.65 crore in the financial year 2019-20. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex up 250 points at 52,560 levels and Nifty topped the 15,750-mark

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex up 250 points at 52,560 levels and Nifty topped the 15,750-mark
Thursday, June 24, 2021
The Indian benchmark indices traded nearly half a percent higher in early deals today (24th June 2021) ahead of 44th Reliance Industries AGM and the monthly F&O expiry. The S&P BSE Sensex was up 250 points, or 0.5 percent, at 52,560 levels and the Nifty50 index topped the 15,750-mark. TCS, Infosys, and Tata Steel were the top Sensex gainers, while Bajaj Auto and NTPC were the top laggards. Majority of the Nifty sectoral indices traded in the green, led by the Nifty IT index, up 0.9 percent. The S&P BSE MidCap index was flat in the broader markets while the SmallCap index ticked up 0.3 percent. The shares of Shyam Metalics and Sona Comstar are slated to list on the bourses today. A strong debut is on the cards for Shyam Metalics while Sona Comstar is likely to witness a muted listing, suggest grey market trends. Read more

LIC Housing Finance dips 4% as investors booked profit

LIC Housing Finance dips 4% as investors booked profit
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Shares of LIC Housing Finance slid 4 percent to Rs 501 on the BSE in intra-day trade today(16th June 2021) as investors booked profit after the company reported a good set of numbers for the March quarter (Q4FY21) on the operating and business growth front. However, a steep rise in provisions dented profitability. The board approved a dividend at 425 percent i.e. Rs 8.50 per equity share of Rs 2 each for the financial year 2020-2021. The stock has corrected 8 percent from its 52-week high level of Rs 542, touched on Friday (June 11, 2021) with today’s decline. Despite the past couple of days' fall, LIC Housing Finance has outperformed the market by gaining 18 percent, as compared 8 percent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex in the past month.

India’s best-performing stock funds have bet on companies that produces chemical substances

India’s best-performing stock funds have bet on companies that produces chemical substances
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
For three funds that have delivered the biggest returns, this year Chemicals producers make up at least 14% of the portfolio according to the data available. Those bets have paid off thanks to the rising global appetite for specialty chemicals in industries such as automobiles and cosmetics amid a recovery from the pandemic. India is emerging as a hub for specialty chemicals, helped by favorable policy measures that include decisions such as imposing anti-dumping duty on some imports and a proposal for production-linked incentives. Producers have also benefited from a ‘China-plus-one’ strategy that has made companies around the world diversify their supply chains from the Asian superpower amid geopolitical concerns. Read more

Financial wealth in India jumps 11% to $3.4 trillion in pandemic year

Financial wealth in India jumps 11% to $3.4 trillion in pandemic year
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Financial wealth is the total wealth excluding real assets and liabilities held by adult individuals. Financial wealth in India grew 11 percent to USD 3.4 trillion in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to a global consultancy estimation published today(15th June 2021). The 11 percent growth in financial wealth was at par with the compounded annual growth rate for the five years to 2020, the report said. It can be noted that after a sharp correction in the early days of the pandemic, there has been a continuing rally in stocks since April last year, which has led to concerns being expressed across quarters. Concerns are also being expressed about a greater disparity in incomes and the pandemic widening the divide. The report noted that the next few years will also see a faster expansion in financial wealth, but the rate of expansion will slow down marginally to 10 percent per annum to take the number to USD 5.5 trillion by 2025. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex up 250 points, at 52,550 levels and Nifty topped the 15,800-mark

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex up 250 points, at 52,550 levels and Nifty topped the 15,800-mark
Friday, June 11, 2021
The markets in India made a strong start to today's(11th June 2021) session, with the benchmark indices logging fresh record highs in the early deals. The S&P BSE Sensex was up 250 points, or 0.48 percent, at 52,550 levels and the Nifty50 index topped the 15,800-mark. PowerGrid (up 2%) was the top Sensex gainer, followed by Reliance Industries and ONGC trading 1 percent, each. The Nifty sectoral indices were painted green, led by the Nifty Metal index, up 1.5 percent. The S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices traded 0.6 percent and 0.8 percent higher in the broader markets, respectively. Fifty-seven companies, including BEML, BHEL, CG Power, Cochin Shipyard, DLF, and Sun TV are scheduled to announce their March quarter results today.

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex hovered around 52,160 levels and Nifty near the 15,700-mark

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex hovered around 52,160 levels and Nifty near the 15,700-mark
Monday, June 7, 2021
The markets in India fluctuated between gains and losses in early deals today(7th June 2021), amid positive global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex hovered around 52,160 levels and the Nifty50 index near the 15,700-mark. Bajaj Finance fell over 3 per cent and was the top Sensex laggard, followed by Bajaj Finserv (down 2%). On the other hand, ONGC ticked up over 1 per cent. All the Nifty sectoral indices, except Nifty Financial Services, were painted green, led by Nifty PSU Bank index, up 1 per cent. Thirty-one companies which includ Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Mrs Bectors Food Specialities, Jubilant Ingrevia and MRF are slated to post their quarterly numbers today.

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex gained 320 points at 52,170 levels, and Nifty topped the 15,650-mark

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex gained 320 points at 52,170 levels, and Nifty topped the 15,650-mark
Thursday, June 3, 2021
The markets in India edged higher in early deals today(3rd June 2021), up half a percent, tracking similar cues from other Asian markets. The S&P BSE Sensex gained 320 points at 52,170 levels, and the Nifty50 index topped the 15,650-mark. Titan rose 4 percent and was the top Sensex gainer, followed by Reliance Industries (up 2%). The Nifty sectoral indices were painted green, led by the Nifty Metal index, up 1 percent. In the broader markets, the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indexes ruled 0.7 percent and 0.9 percent higher, respectively. Twenty-nine companies, including GSPL, Arvind Fashions, and APL Apollo Tubes, are slated to announce their quarterly results today.

Narayana Hrudayalaya rallies 16% on strong March quarter results

Narayana Hrudayalaya rallies 16% on strong March quarter results
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Shares of Narayana Hrudayalaya rallied 16 percent to Rs 507.60 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Tuesday after posting strong results a Six-time jump in the quarter ended on March 31, 2021.on the back of healthy operational performance. The company, a leading healthcare service provider in India, had recorded a profit of Rs 12 crore in Q4FY20. The hospital chain reported a 469 percent surge in consolidated profit at Rs 68.05 crore in Q4FY21 against Rs 11.99 crore in the same quarter of the previous year. The revenue of the company jumped to Rs 837.76 crore from Rs 742.95 crore during the period under review. Narayana Hrudayalaya reported a decent growth of 12.76 percent in consolidated revenues at Rs 837.76 crore in the March 2021 quarter, compared to Rs 749.9 crore in the same quarter of the previous year. On a sequential basis, the total revenue was up by 11.65 percent compared to revenue in the December 2020 quarter at Rs 750.36 crore. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Fluctuating market;Sensex traded around 51,440 levels and Nifty traded below the 15,450-mark

MARKET UPDATE:Fluctuating market;Sensex traded around 51,440 levels and Nifty traded below the 15,450-mark
Monday, May 31, 2021
The benchmark indices in India fluctuated between gains and losses in early deals today(31st May 2021), amid weak cues from other Asian markets. Among the headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex traded around 51,440 levels. The index slid to as low as 51,180 in intra-day deals. The broader Nifty50 index, meanwhile, traded below the 15,450-mark. Mahindra & Mahindra fell 6 percent and was the top Sensex laggard. On the other hand, ITC rose 2 percent. The Nifty sectoral indices were mixed, with the Nifty Auto index, down 1 percent, being the top laggard. In the broader markets, the S&P BSE MidCap index was flat while the SmallCap index rose 0.36 percent. Seventy-nine companies slated to post their quarterly numbers today which include Aurobindo Pharma, Chemical Speciality Chemicals, Astron Paper & Board Mill, Jamna Auto Industries, and Uttam Galva Steels.

Bajaj Health care gains 10 percent on receiving nod for launching black fungus drug

Bajaj Health care gains 10 percent on receiving nod for launching black fungus drug
Friday, May 28, 2021
The share price of Bajaj Healthcare rallied 10 percent to hit a 52-week high of Rs 700 on Friday after the company received approval to launch a drug Posaconazole API to treat black fungus infection in COVID-19 patients.The company has received approval from FDA (Food and Drugs Administration) Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat (India), to manufacture and market Posaconazole API as approved medication for treating Mucormycosis in India, Bajaj Healthcare said in a regulatory filing.Bajaj Healthcare said it will commence its commercial production from the first week of June 2021.Posaconazole is a triazole antifungal agent indicated for treating Mucormycosis patients. More than 11,000 cases of black fungal infection have been reported from different parts, forcing state governments to declare it an epidemic. Read more

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex hovered around 50,680 levels, up 40 points and Nifty holding above the 15,250-mark

MARKET UPDATE:Sensex hovered around 50,680 levels, up 40 points and Nifty holding above the 15,250-mark
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The Indian benchmark indices traded flat with a positive bias in early deals today(26th May 2021) on the back of mixed global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex hovered around 50,680 levels, up 40 points and the Nifty50 was holding above the 15,250-mark. All the Nifty sectoral indices, except Nifty Metal index (down 1.5 per cent), traded in the green. Fifty-two companies including Berger Paints, BPCL, Burger King India, and Pfizer are slated to report their March quarter results today.

Sensex up 150 points at 50,830 levels and Nifty testing the 15,300-mark

Sensex up 150 points at 50,830 levels and Nifty testing the 15,300-mark
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
The markets in India climbed off their early highs but were still trading in the green in morning deals today(25th May 2021). The S&P BSE Sensex was up 150 points at 50,830 levels, while the broader Nifty50 index was testing the 15,300-mark. ONGC, Titan, Mahindra & Mahindra, Nestle, and HDFC gained 1 percent, each, and were the top Sensex gainers. The Nifty sectoral indices were painted mixed, with the gainers led by the Nifty Metal index, up 2 percent. The broader markets outperformed their benchmark peers, with the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indexes trading 0.6 percent and 0.7 percent higher, respectively. Sixty-eight companies, including Emami, VIP, Ajmera Realty & Infra India, Alkem Laboratories, and AstraZeneca Pharma India are set to announce their quarterly results today.

Banks in India report loan fraud worth Rs 5 trillion

Banks in India report loan fraud worth Rs 5 trillion
Monday, May 24, 2021
Banks operating in India reported fraud of Rs 4.92 trillion as of March 31, 2021, which represents nearly 4.5% of the total bank credit, showed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, according to a reply to an RTI query. The data showed 90 banks and financial institutions reported a total of 45,613 cases of loan fraud till March 31, 2021. State Bank of India – the country’s largest lender – reported the highest amount of loans as fraud - Rs 78,072 crore as of March 31, 2021. SBI is followed by Punjab National Bank (Rs 39,733 crore), Bank of India (Rs 32,224 crore), and Union Bank of India (Rs 29,572 crore). The top five banks account for 42.1% or Rs 2,06,941 crore of the total frauds classified by the banks. Read more

Siemens shares gains on healthy results for the quarter ended March 2021

Siemens shares gains on healthy results for the quarter ended March 2021
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Shares of Siemens on Wednesday, gained 10 percent, hitting a new high of Rs 2,143.20, on the BSE in intra-day trade after the company reported a strong set of numbers for the quarter ended March 2021. The Company reported a 90 percent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 334.4 crore for the March quarter, mainly on the back of higher revenues.The consolidated net profit of the company stood at Rs 175.7 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Total income rose to Rs 3,540 crore in the March quarter from Rs 2,722.1 crore in the same period a year ago. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) doubled to Rs 440 crore from Rs 220 crore, aided by lower employee costs and other expenses. Read more

Bandhan Bank down 4 per cent after Q4 result

Bandhan Bank down 4 per cent after Q4 result
Monday, May 10, 2021
Shares of the Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank hit an over six-month low of Rs 285.90, down 4 percent on the BSE in intra-day trade on Monday after the bank reported a weak set of numbers for the quarter ended March 2021 as provisions rose against an elevated level of bad loans Net profit fell 80% year-on-year to Rs 103 crore in the January - March quarter. Analysts had estimated a net profit of Rs 947 crore. The bank's net interest income (NII), the difference between interest earned and interest expended, grew by 4.6 percent year on year to Rs 1,757 crore. In Q4FY21, the profit after tax (PAT) of the lender fell to Rs 103 crore compared with Rs 517.3 crore in the same period last year. Provisions rose sharply to Rs 1,594 crore, on account of further provisions carried in its micro-finance portfolio, from Rs 827.36 crore a year ago.

Tata Steel shares hit 52-week high post Q4 results

Tata Steel shares hit 52-week high post Q4 results
Friday, May 7, 2021
Shares of Tata Steel gained higher by 8.5 percent to Rs 1,191, their fresh record high on the BSE, in intra-day trade on Friday after the company reported its best-ever performance across metrics. The company on May 5 posted a consolidated profit of Rs 6,644.1 crore for the quarter ended March 2021 compared to a loss of Rs 1,481.3 crore in the year-ago quarter. Consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs 49,977.4 crore, up 38.8 percent over Rs 36,009.4 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Tata Steel’s consolidated EBITDA for Q4FY21 came in at Rs 14,184 crore, up 48 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 196 percent YoY. Tata Steel's standalone operations reported EBITDA/tonne of Rs 27,775/tonne while the European operations reported. With the past two days' gain, Tata Steel has now rallied 97 percent since the Finance minister presented the Union Budget 2021-22 on February 1. Read more

Coforge shares hits new high on robust Q4 numbers

Coforge shares hits new high on robust Q4 numbers
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Shares of Coforge IT firm gained 17 percent intraday on May 6 and hits 52 weeks high of Rs 3449 after the company declared a17 percent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 133 crore in the three months ended March 2021. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 113.6 crore in the year-ago period, Coforge said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue grew 7.1 percent sequentially in dollar terms to USD 172.1 million during the January-March quarter. Revenue in constant currency (CC) terms grew 5.1 percent over the preceding quarter. In rupee terms, revenue was up by 6 percent sequentially and up by 13.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) at Rs 1,261 crore during Q4FY21. The company’s profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter increased 17 percent year-on-year to Rs 133 crore. Read more

Indian government is unlikely to impose a nationwide lockdown

Indian government is unlikely to impose a nationwide lockdown
Monday, May 3, 2021
The Indian government is unlikely to impose a nationwide lockdown, though states and UTs have been advised to take stringent measures and implement “customised lockdowns” to break the chain of transmission and curb the spread of COVID-19 infection, official sources said. The Supreme Court today directed the central and state governments to consider enforcing a ban on mass gatherings and super spreader events as well as consider imposing a lockdown. "We would seriously urge the central and state governments to consider imposing a ban on mass gatherings and super spreader events. They may also consider imposing a lockdown to curb the virus in the second wave in the interest of public welfare," the Supreme Court said. Read more

Election results 2021 UPDATE: It's TMC in Bengal; BJP in Assam; LDF in Kerala

Election results 2021 UPDATE: It's TMC in Bengal; BJP in Assam; LDF in Kerala
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Counting of votes to the legislative assemblies of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, and the union territory of Puducherry is underway. A number of seats in the four states and 1 UT are Assam (126), West Bengal (294 seats), Tamil Nadu (234 seats), Kerala (140 seats), and Puducherry (30 seats). West Bengal election result 2021 LIVE updates: Trends indicate that incumbent Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) will end up convincingly winning in West Bengal, while challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could fall way below its expected number of seats (elections were held in 292 constituencies). In a setback of sorts for the TMC, however, party chief and chief minister Mamata Banerjee leading with a wafer-thin margin (820 votes) against opponent Suvendu Adhikari’s in Nandigram. Read more

Tata Coffee gains 9 per cent after Standalone Profit Surges 10 Times In March Quarter

Tata Coffee gains 9 per cent after Standalone Profit Surges 10 Times In March Quarter
Friday, April 30, 2021
Shares of Tata Coffee rallied over 9 percent in Friday's session to hit a 52-week high of Rs 139.70 on the BSE after its standalone profit surged 10 times to ₹ 40 crores from ₹ 3.99 crores during the same quarter last year. The company on Thursday posted a more than two-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 57.37 crore for the fourth quarter of 2020-21 fiscal on strong income, as against a net profit of Rs 24.05 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal. Its revenue from operations rose 30 percent to ₹ 219 crores from ₹ 167 crores during the same quarter last year. The company's managing director Chacko P Thomas said the Q4 performance remained strong despite challenging conditions."Our India Instant Coffee exports for the quarter have been higher despite logistics issues and a fresh wave of lockdowns in Europe, which are expected to ease in the near future. We have seen stable performances across key geographies.

Maruti Suzuki Q4 profit down 10% to Rs 1,166 crore

Maruti Suzuki Q4 profit down 10% to Rs 1,166 crore
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
India’s largest passenger car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reported a near 10 percent year-on-year fall in net profit to Rs 1,166 crore for the quarter ended March on account of lower sales volume, increase in commodity prices, adverse foreign exchange movement, and lower non-operating income. During the previous year, the company reported a profit of Rs 1,291.7 crore. Revenue from operations in Q4 FY21 stood at Rs 24,023.7 crore, up 32 percent from Rs 18,198.7 crore in the year-ago period backed by strong double-digit growth in sales. In the December quarter of the current fiscal, PAT stood at Rs 1,941.4 crore. On a consolidated basis, the net profit slipped 6.1 percent to Rs 1,241.1 crore. Analysts had expected Maruti to report a 38 percent year-on-year jump in net profit to Rs 1,785 crore for the quarter on revenues of Rs 23,704 crore. Read more

IRDAI imposes Rs25 lakh penalty on SBI General Insurance for non-compliance

IRDAI imposes Rs25 lakh penalty on SBI General Insurance for non-compliance
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has imposed a penalty of Rs25.00 lakh on SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd., an unlisted subsidiary of State Bank of India for non-compliance with minimum obligations under Motor Third-Party Business as specified in IRDAI Regulation, 2015 for the financial year 2017-18. It has been imposed for violation of Section 32D of the Insurance Act, 1938, the State Bank of India said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.SBI is an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services statutory body. As of 31 March 2021, the Government of India held a 57.63% stake while Life Insurance Corporation of India held a 9.25% stake in the bank. Shares of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd ended at Rs.914 per piece up by Rs15.7 or 1.75% from its previous closing of Rs898.30 per piece on the BSE.

Pharma index hits record high as govt launches phase 3 of Covid vaccination

Pharma index hits record high as govt launches phase 3 of Covid vaccination
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Shares of pharmaceutical companies are in demand with Nifty Pharma and the S&P BSE Healthcare indices gaining 2 per cent each and hitting their respective all-time highs on Tuesday as a significant resurge in Covid-19 cases across India led to a spike in demand for Covid-related drugs. Shares of Cadila Healthcare up 6.17 per cent, Dr Reddy's Laboratories up 4.58 per cent, Aurobindo Pharma up 3.42 per cent, Lupin up 3.1 per cent and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries up 1.97 per cent were among the top gainers. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Cadila Healthcare, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Panacea Biotech and RPG Lifesicenes are among those that hit 52-week highs in the intra-day trade today.Dr Reddy's stock is in focus after the company said it is going to roll out the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine by May-end or early June. Read more

Wipro surges 8% touches 52 week post March results

Wipro surges 8% touches 52 week post March results
Friday, April 16, 2021
Shares of Wipro rallied 10 per cent to Rs 473 and touched 52 weeks high on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday after the company reported a healthy IT services revenue growth and margins in the March quarter (Q4FY21) in the last 10 years. The company’s consolidated net profit grew 27.78 per cent year-on-year (YoY) at Rs 2,972 crore, as against Rs 2,326 crore posted in the same period last year. On a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis, the profit increased marginally by 0.14 per cent, compared to Rs 2,968 crore reported in the December quarter of FY21. Its consolidated revenue from operations climbed 3.4 per cent YoY, 3.67 per cent QoQ to Rs 16,245 crore in the recently concluded quarter. Wipro also said that the interim dividend of Re 1 which was announced in January this year, will be considered as the final dividend for the financial year 2020-21.

India records highest ever single-day spike with 200,739 Covid-19 cases

India records highest ever single-day spike with 200,739 Covid-19 cases
Thursday, April 15, 2021
The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 200,000 infections being reported in a day, while the active cases surpassed the 14- lakh mark, as per the Union Health Ministry data updated today(15th April 2021). With the new cases, the total tally of Covid-19 cases in the country rose to 14,074,564. A total of 200,739 new Covid-19 cases have been registered in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 173,123 with 1,038 daily new fatalities, the highest sinceOctober3,2020, the data updated at 8 am showed. Registering a steady increase for the 36th day in a row, the active cases have increased to 1,471,877 comprising 10.46 percent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped to 88.31 percent. Read more

Johnson & Johnson set to begin its trial of single-dose vaccine in India

Johnson & Johnson set to begin its trial of single-dose vaccine in India
Friday, April 9, 2021
Johnson & Johnson is in talks with India's government to begin a clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in the country, the company said on Friday. India is looking to ramp up its vaccine doses amidst high demand due to the second surge of coronavirus in the country, with several states saying they are running out of supplies. Top government sources told The Indian Express that J&J will soon conduct the trials, which could pave the way for its vaccine to be marketed in India. “Johnson & Johnson has sent a letter to the CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) that they will very shortly apply for permission to conduct clinical bridging trials in India,” the sources said. A bridging study tests the safety and immunogenicity of a vaccine, and India has indicated that any vaccine maker must conduct such a trial for a shot to be considered for its immunisation programme.

Investments amid Covid-19 second wave in India

Investments amid Covid-19 second wave in India
Friday, March 19, 2021
India is going to complete one year of Covid-19 lockdown on March 24, 2020. But, even before that India is seeing Covid-19 related restrictions including night curfews across various states, and mandatory institutional quarantine after inter-state travels back in place. In a recent turn of events, the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday ordered mandatory negative (COVID) test reports for mall visitors in Mumbai. Amid this, sustainable recovery in stocks related to malls, multiplexes, quick restaurant services (QSR), and aviation is still some time away, say analysts, who believe that investors will be better off if they avoid these stocks till the Covid-19 situation improves. There are more lucrative options in the markets than these counters, they said. Read more

SBI stock may rally another 40% after hitting record high

SBI stock may rally another 40% after hitting record high
Thursday, February 11, 2021
SBI with nearly 20-25 percent market share which recorded a beat on its quarterly earnings, feat is sure to invite re-rating from analysts. The series of price-target upgrades continued for the sixth consecutive quarter for the state-owned lender as it reported a 7 percent decline in net profit at Rs 5,196 crore for the quarter ended December 2020. That compares with the Rs 4,479-crore consensus estimate of analysts tracked by Bloomberg. On the asset quality front, SBI’s gross non-performing asset ratio stood at 4.77 percent compared with 5.28 percent in the preceding three months. Moreover, its net NPA ratio was at 1.23 percent, down 36 basis points sequentially. Analysts had expected GNPAs to rise to over 6 percent. Such a healthy performance, analysts say, should help the bank reach a 10 percent return in equity (RoEs) over the next 2 years. Read more

Britannia shares dipped post Q3 results

Britannia shares dipped post Q3 results
Thursday, February 11, 2021
After Britannia announced its December quarter results for FY21 (Q3FY21) on February 5, 2021, the FMCG firm's stock has lost 3.2 percent in the four trading sessions since 10th Feb., as compared to the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex's 1.13 percent gain in the same period. Analysts said that Britannia's sales growth of 6 percent in the quarter under review was "disappointing", even though margin gains remained strong. "Slowdown in sales growth was due to sluggish category trends in MT and reversal of higher in-home consumption demand seen in Q1, with consumer shifting to other snacking options. Commentary indicated a gradual recovery in growth to pre-Covid levels. We cut our FY21-23 estimates marginally by 2-4 percent on account of a sequential slowdown in growth. We expect re-opening of schools/offices to drive on-the-go consumption and improve growth," the brokerage said, adding that it maintains 'Buy' with a revised target price of Rs 4,500.

M&M stock jumps 10% as investors react to positive Q3 results

M&M stock jumps 10% as investors react to positive Q3 results
Monday, February 8, 2021
Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) rallied 10 per cent to Rs 952 on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade after the firm reported a healthy operational performance in the October-December quarter. Revenue of the firm stood at Rs 14,057 crore, up 16% from the same period last year. The company had an exceptional loss of Rs 1,213.98 crore for the December quarter, representing impairment provisions for certain long-term assets and other exposures. The profit before exceptional loss stood at Rs 1,745 crore for the quarter. The increase in operating margins was driven by cost optimisation and operating leverage. The company sold 97,420 tractors in the domestic market in Q3 FY21, registering a 20 per cent growth over the corresponding period. Global research firm Goldman Sachs has maintained a buy rating on the stock with a target of Rs 1,029 per share.

SBI Q3 result: Net profit slips 7% YoY

SBI Q3 result: Net profit slips 7% YoY
Thursday, February 4, 2021
State Bank of India (SBI) today(4th Feb 2021) reported a 6.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) drop in standalone net profit at Rs 5,196.22 crore for the quarter ending December 2020 (Q3FY21). The fall was largely driven by a marginal increase in provisions against bad loans. In the year-ago period, the lender had clocked a net profit of Rs 5,583.4 crore. On a quarterly basis, the PAT grew 13.6 percent from Rs 4,574.2 crore reported in the September quarter of FY21 (Q2FY21). The bottom-line earnings beat Street estimates which had factored-in an up to 58 percent YoY drop in PAT. The lowest PAT estimate was by HDFC Securities, at Rs 2,360 crore. SBI's profit before tax (PBT) came in at Rs 6,990.77 crore the quarter, down 36.2 percent YoY from Rs 10,969.66 crore reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. On a quarterly basis, PBT climbed 10.2 percent from Rs 6,341.45 crore clocked in Q2FY21.

Future Retail files appeal in Delhi HC against status quo order on RIL deal

Future Retail files appeal in Delhi HC against status quo order on RIL deal
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Future Retail Ltd (FRL) today(3rd February 2021) said it has filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court against the status quo order on its Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance. Yesterday, a Delhi High Court bench of Justice J R Midha had directed FRL to maintain the status quo in relation to its Rs 24,713-crore deal with Reliance Retail that has been objected to by US-based e-commerce giant, Amazon. Following the Tuesday directive, FRL had said it would explore legal recourse. "Further to our letter dated February 2, 2021, please be informed that the company has filed an appeal before Hon'ble High Court of Delhi against the impugned order dated February 2, 2021," FRL said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday.

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex trading 320 points up at 50,118 levels and Nifty testing the 14,750-mark

MARKET UPDATE: Sensex trading 320 points up at 50,118 levels and Nifty testing the 14,750-mark
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
The benchmark indices in India scaled their fresh lifetime highs in morning trading of today's(3rd February 2021) volatile session. Among the headline indices, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading 320 points up at 50,118 levels. The index had earlier hit a fresh lifetime high of 50,231. The broader Nifty50 index was testing the 14,750-mark. Kotak Mahindra Bank and Maruti Suzuki slipped 1 percent each and were the top Sensex laggards. On the other hand, Dr. Reddy's zoomed 4 percent. The trend among Nifty sectoral indices was mixed, with the Nifty Pharma index, up 2 percent, leading the gainers. The broader markets, meanwhile, outran their benchmark peers, with the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indexes up 0.9 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively. Read more

Sunpharma Q3 reults:Profit jumps to Rs 1,852 crore

Sunpharma Q3 reults:Profit jumps to Rs 1,852 crore
Friday, January 29, 2021
Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries gained by 6 per cent to Rs 600, bouncing back 8 per cent from day’s low of Rs 554, after the company’s net profit more-than-doubled at Rs 1,852 crore in December quarter (Q3FY21) compared with Rs 913.52 crore in the same quarter last year. The profit figures were above market expectations as a CNBC-TV18 poll had estimated the profit at Rs 1,334 crore. Consolidated total revenue from operations increased 8% to ₹8,837 crore as against ₹8,155 crores a year ago. Revenue was better-than-expected too as a CNBC-TV18 poll had estimated it at Rs 8,367 crore. Other income for the quarter surged to Rs 314.95 crore compared with Rs 119.88 crore in the year-ago quarter. The company declared an interim dividend of ₹5.50 per share. The board of directors has fixed February 10, 2021, as the record date for the purpose. Read more

New fund to meet the public health spending target

New fund to meet the public health spending target
Monday, January 25, 2021
Due to an increased demand for a higher health care allocation, the government may set up a new fund to meet the public health spending target of 2.5 percent of GDP by 2025. Both, the Centre and states would provide for the fund to achieve the goal, the Union Budget may propose. At present, the country’s total health expenditure is 1.4 percent of GDP — much lower than many emerging economies in the world. The fund, if created, would be under the ‘Pradhan Mantri’ umbrella and will focus on both short- and long-term priorities of the sector, according to the government officials. The primary objective of the new fund will be to spend 25 percent on primary health care and the rest on infrastructure as well as research and development. It would also provide additional money to the government’s existing health care schemes such as Ayushman Bharat. Read more

HCL Q3 net profit up 31%

HCL Q3 net profit up 31%
Friday, January 15, 2021
HCL Technologies posted a strong set of numbers for the December quarter, with net profit up 31.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) at Rs 3,982 crore as compared to the corresponding quarter a year ago. The net profit rose 26.7 percent on a sequential basis. HCL's consolidated revenue rose 6.4 percent to Rs 19,302 crore YoY and 3.8 percent sequentially. The EBIT margin of the IT services provider expanded 265 basis points on a YoY basis to 22.9 percent in the October-December period - a 24 quarter high. The company’s revenue also crossed the $10-billion milestone in 2020, delivering a 3.6 percent YoY growth in constant currency. The company won 13 transformational deals across industry verticals, including life sciences and healthcare, technology, and financial services. “The solid performance was driven by robust momentum in its Mode 2 and Mode 3 businesses led by digital, cloud and products & platform segments, according to president & CEO, HCL Technologies.

Indian IT shares gain on Accenture's strong performance

Indian IT shares gain on Accenture's strong performance
Friday, December 18, 2020
Shares of information technology majors, including Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech, Wipro and Tech Mahindra, traded with gains on BSE on December 18 morning hitting their respective record highs after Ireland-based Accenture reported better-than-expected results for the quarter ending November 30. The Nifty IT index hit a record high of 23,408, up 2 per cent on the NSE in intraday trade. Accenture reported strong earnings and revenue growth, revised upwards revenue growth forecast for the full fiscal year of 2021 to 4 – 6 per cent from an earlier estimate of 2 – 5 per cent. Accenture's revenue for the quarter, at $11.8 billion and up 4 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis was well above its guidance and street’s estimate. Infosys gained 3 per cent at Rs 1,193 and TCS rose 2 per cent to Rs 2,894., Larsen & Toubro Infotech, HCL Technologies, Wipro and Tech Mahindra from the Nifty IT index were up in the range of 1 per cent to 3 per cent. Read more

COVID-19 vaccination to be ready as soon as scientists give nod

COVID-19 vaccination to be ready as soon as scientists give nod
Friday, December 4, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday while virtually addressing an all-party meeting on COVID-19 situation, said Coronavirus vaccines are expected to be ready in the next few weeks and the government will start vaccinating Indians as soon as the scientists give a nod and declared that healthcare workers involved in treating coronavirus patients, frontline workers and old people suffering from serious conditions would be inoculated on priority. Modi added that the Indian scientists are confident with the work in vaccine development against the novel Coronavirus. Nearly eight vaccines are at different stages of trial like Bharat Biotech-ICMR, Oxford-AstraZeneca, Zydus Cadila, Biological E and Dr Reddy’s with their manufacturing assured in India, Modi said. Three vaccines from India are also at different stages of the trial, he said. Modi also asserted that vaccines will also be the cheapest, hence, other countries are closely monitoring it. Read more

The overdue farm reforms are not something to fear

The overdue farm reforms are not something to fear
Thursday, December 3, 2020
While the economy has been partly liberalised since opening up to the world in 1991, the process has largely bypassed the three-fifths of Indians who depend for their livelihoods, directly or indirectly, on farming. In September, the government finally introduced a much-needed set of changes to how agriculture is organised and how produce is sold in India. Now tens of thousands of agitating farmers have marched upon New Delhi in protest. The protests may have less to do with the recent reforms, which allow farmers to enter into direct contracts with purchasers and which eliminate the monopoly government warehouses previously held on the wholesale trade, than those that may becoming. The answer isn’t for the government to reverse course — it’s to go further. Read more

RBI tells HDFC Bank to stop digital launches

RBI tells HDFC Bank to stop digital launches
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Shares of HDFC Bank was down 2.5 per cent after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised the bank to halt all its digital launches as well new sourcing of credit card customers temporarily. The RBI issued the order dated December 2, 2020, to HDFC Bank with regard to certain incidents of outages in the internet banking, mobile banking and payment utilities of the bank over past two years including the recent outages in the bank’s internet banking and payment system on November 21, 2020, due to a power failure in the primary data centre. The order also states that HDFC Bank’s board must examine the lapses and fix accountability. A similar incident took place on December 3, 2019, with customers complaining that they were unable to pay their loan EMIs or settle credit card bills on time Read more

Dalal St Selloff: Investors lost Rs 2 lakh crore

Dalal St Selloff: Investors lost Rs 2 lakh crore
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Benchmark indices took a beating after hitting record highs earlier today, led by across the board selling. Indices fell ahead of the monthly settlement of futures and options contracts on Thursday. By the close, Indian investors had lost nearly Rs 2.26 lakh crore in wealth, with shares of the three most valuable companies seeing m-cap erosion of Rs 39,581 crore. IT and banking stocks were hit badly. 211 stocks hit their lower circuit limits. Select midcaps fell up to 7 percent. Read more

Bihar election result 2020:UPDATE

Bihar election result 2020:UPDATE
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
According to the latest trends, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) — the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Janata Dal (United, — is set to retain power in Bihar. The BJP is leading in 72 seats, while Nitish Kumar's JD(U) is ahead in 49 Assembly constituencies. If these trends hold, the NDA should be able to get past the magic figure of 122 in the 243-member House. Meanwhile, in the Mahagathbandhan fold, the Tejashwi Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is ahead in 66 seats and the Congress in 21. The counting of votes, which began at 8 am, is likely to continue late into the evening because of a staggering increase in the number of EVMs on account of the coronavirus pandemic. So far, 50 percent of the votes have been counted, according to the Election Commission of India. Read more

US Presidential Election results 2020: Update

US Presidential Election results 2020: Update
Friday, November 6, 2020
Democratic party nominee Joe Biden is now racing ahead of US President Donald Trump in key states like Georgia and managed to narrow the gap in Pennsylvania. He continues to lead in Arizona and Nevada. Going by the current trend, the US elections 2020 appears to be inching closer toward the outcome. A candidate needs to win 270 electoral votes to capture the US presidency. While no winner has been declared yet and the results from key states are trickling in for one of the most bitterly fought elections in US history. In Michigan, the Trump campaign had sought to stop the counting of absentee ballots, while in Georgia it has alleged that even improper ballots are being counted. Yesterday(5th November 2020), America witnessed a range of protests from both pro-Trump and anti-Trump groups. Read more

Jack Ma's blunt words just cost him $35 billion

Jack Ma's blunt words just cost him $35 billion
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Two weeks ago, Ma opined on China’s banking system at a high-profile financial forum in Shanghai, throwing himself into the eye of the storm. In that speech, apart from labeling the global banking Basel Accords as an “old people’s club,” Ma said “systemic risk” is not the issue in China. Rather, China’s biggest risk is that it “lacks a financial ecosystem.” Chinese banks are like “pawn shops”, where and guarantees are the hard currencies. As a result, some decided to go so big they are not allowed to fail. “As the Chinese like to say, if you borrow 100,000 yuan from the bank, you are a bit scared; if you borrow a million yuan, both you and the bank are a little nervous; but if you take a 1 billion yuan loan, you are not scared at all, the bank is,” Ma said. Read more

US Presidential Election results 2020 update

US Presidential Election results 2020 update
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
The US Election 2020 result day is finally here. Even as ballots continued to be counted, US President Donald Trump alleged "fraud” in the presidential election, and declared himself the winner, without results to back up the claims. Trump said: “We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election.” The President called the process of counting mail-in ballots a fraud and alleged that the Democratic Party was trying to steal the election. He pledged to fight the results of the election in the Supreme Court.“ We will be going to the US supreme court. We want all voting to stop,” Trump said. Earlier, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered his brief remarks to an enthusiastic crowd of supporters in Delaware. Biden said he felt confident about winning Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, arguing that "it ain't over until every vote is counted until every ballot is counted." Read more

Vedanta Resources CFR under review for downgrade: Moody's

Vedanta Resources CFR under review for downgrade: Moody's
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Moody's Investors Service placed Vedanta Resources Limited's B1 corporate family rating (CFR) under review for downgrade today(20th Oct.2020). Concurrently, Moody's has placed under review for downgrade the B3 ratings on the senior unsecured bonds issued by Vedanta and those issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vedanta Resources Finance II Plc, and guaranteed by Vedanta, affecting $4.2 billion in outstanding debt. The rating outlook was changed to ratings under review from negative. "The review follows an increase in refinancing risk and significant funding needs at the holding company level, following Vedanta Resources' failure to acquire the balance shareholding in key subsidiary Vedanta Limited that would have improved access to group cash," the report Kaustubh Chaubal, a Moody's vice president and senior credit officer as saying. Read more

HDFC Bank shares gain after strong Q2 results

HDFC Bank shares gain after strong Q2 results
Monday, October 19, 2020
HDFC Bank shares gained 2.5 per cent to Rs 1,235 apiece on the BSE on Monday after the bank reported a healthy September quarter (Q2FY21) results. The bank reported an 18.4% on-year jump in net profit to Rs 7,513 crore compared to a net profit of Rs 6,344.9 crore in the quarter ended September 2019. The lender reported profit growth of 19.58 per cent in June and 17.71 per cent in the March quarter. It had posted a net profit of Rs 6,658.6 crore in the first quarter ended in June 2020. The lender reported a 17% year-on-year growth in its net interest income to Rs 15,774.4 crore in Q2FY21 from Rs 13,515 crore in Q2FY20. On the asset quality front, gross non-performing assets stood at 1.08% from 1.36% last quarter while net non-performing assets stood at 0.17% from 0.33% in the previous quarter. Provisions saw a decline of 5% quarter-on-quarter to Rs 3,704 crore. Read more

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Special Festival Advance and LTC cash voucher to government employees

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Special Festival Advance and LTC cash voucher to government employees
Monday, October 12, 2020
The Finance Minister announced LTC cash voucher scheme ahead of the festive season to boost demand. Additionally, Sitharaman has also announced a one-time Rs 10,000 interest-free festival advance for central government employees through the Special Festival Advance Scheme to increase consumer spending to spur demand in the economy. As part of the announcement, central government employees who get Leave Travel Concession (LTC) for their travels will get an equivalent of the amount even without travelling. They could use the allowance to make purchases of their choice. This will apply to the purchase of goods that attract 12 per cent GST or more and can be spent on buying goods worth three times the fare and equal to the cash encashment. The spending will have to be done by digital mode only. Read more

Multiplex Shares Rally 17 % After Government Allows Cinemas To Operate With 50% Seating

Multiplex Shares Rally 17 % After Government Allows Cinemas To Operate With 50% Seating
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Shares of multiplex operators like Inox Leisure and PVR rallied up to 17 per cent on the BSE on Thursday after the government allowed cinema halls to operate with 50 per cent seating capacity under 'Unlock 5' rules released by the Home Ministry from October 15 outside containment zones adhering to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Following the government's order - PVR shares rallied as much as 14 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹ 1,395 and Inox Leisure surged as much as 18 per cent to hit an intraday high of ₹ 318.20. About 9,500 theatres have remained shut since the nationwide coronavirus lockdown started in late March. Movie industry representatives in Bollywood have said it would take at least two years for them to recover financially from the pandemic, putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk. Many big-budget Bollywood movies have been getting pushed to the next fiscal year, as falling box-office collections made production houses face a liquidity crunch. Read more

Verizon, Amazon may invest over $4 billion in Vodafone Idea

Verizon, Amazon may invest over $4 billion in Vodafone Idea
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Verizon Communications Inc(US wireless carrier) and Amazon.com Inc may invest more than $4 billion for a stake in India's Vodafone Idea Ltd, the Mint newspaper reported today (3rd Sept.2020), sending shares of Vodafone Idea up 10 percent. Vodafone Idea's stake-sale talks had been paused pending the outcome of a court hearing in India, which created uncertainty and could have threatened Vodafone Idea's survival, Mint reported, citing two unnamed people aware of the negotiations. But Amazon and Verizon are set to resume discussions following a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday which gave mobile carriers 10 years to settle government dues.

Aarti Drugs gains 20% and hits all time high after Board approves issuance of bonus shares

Aarti Drugs gains 20% and hits all time high after Board approves issuance of bonus shares
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Shares of Aarti Drugs gained as much as 20 per cent to a lifetime high of Rs 2892 on the BSE on Thursday after the company's board approved issuing 3 bonus equity shares for every one fully paid-up equity share held.i.e 3:1.The company will intimate the “Record Date” for determining eligible Shareholders entitled to receive Bonus Shares in due course, it added."The Board of Directors has approved Increase in the authorized share capital of the Company from Rs. 25,00,00,000/- to Rs. 120,00,00,000/- by creation of additional 9,50,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- and the issuance of fully paid up Bonus Share in the ratio of 3:1," the company said in a filing to exchanges today. The company has delivered a good set of numbers for the June quarter, even as Covid-19 pandemic disrupted economic activity across the globe. Aarti Drug’s net profit rose 281 per cent to Rs 85.45 crore in the quarter ended June while sales rose 34 per cent to Rs 544.67 crore in the quarter from a year ago.

Vedanta falls 6% as HC refuses to reopen Sterlite copper plant

Vedanta falls 6% as HC refuses to reopen Sterlite copper plant
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Shares of Vedanta Limited dropped 6 per cent to Rs 120.20 on the BSE after the Madras High Court refused to allow reopening of Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi. The High Court upheld the Tamil Nadu government's order of May 2018, which directed the closure of Vedanta's facility. The judgment was pronounced on August 18 by a Division Bench of Justices TS Sivagnananam and Bhuvani Subbaroyan. Vedanta Limited had moved the court challenging the state government's closure order against its Sterlite Copper Plant on May 28, 2018. The Thoothukudi Sterlite copper smelting plant remains shut since April 9, 2018, after the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), through an order dated April 9, 2018, rejected the Consent to Operate (CTO) for the plant and issued a direction for closure and disconnection of power supply at the plant. 13 people were allegedly shot dead by the police on May 22, 2018 during a protest against the plant. Read more

Covaxin is safe:Result of the Ist phase of the vaccin developed by Bharat Biotech-ICM

Covaxin is safe:Result of the Ist phase of the vaccin developed by Bharat Biotech-ICM
Friday, August 14, 2020
It is reported that preliminary results of phase 1 clinical trials of the Bharat Biotech-ICMR developed Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, suggest that the vaccine is safe. The vaccine is being tested on 375 volunteers who have enrolled at 12 sites in India. Two doses of the vaccine are being administered to each volunteer. “As of now, we know that it is safe. The second step is to know how effective the vaccine is for which we have started collecting the samples,” said Savita Verma, principal investigator, who is leading the trial at PGI, Rohtak. Read more

RBI extends debt restructuring for MSME, ups gold LTV ratio

RBI extends debt restructuring for MSME, ups gold LTV ratio
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Financials and realty stocks soared in the afternoon session today after the RBI, in its second bi-monthly policy for the financial year 2020-21 (FY21), announced measures to support NBFCs, HFCs, corporate debt market, debt MF, agriculture and backward districts (via priority sector loans). Besides, it announced a relaxation on the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for gold loans. "It has been decided that stressed MSME borrowers will be made eligible for restructuring their debt under the existing framework, provided their accounts with the concerned lender were classified as standard as on March 1, 2020. This restructuring will have to be implemented by March 31, 2021," RBI governor Shaktikanta Das said. Read more

UltraTech Cement surges 9% on better-than-expected Q1 show

UltraTech Cement surges 9% on better-than-expected Q1 show
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Shares of UltraTech Cement moved higher by 9 per cent to Rs 4,210 on the BSE on Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected operational performance in the April-June quarter of FY21 (Q1FY21). It reported a 36.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) fall in net profit at Rs 806 crore compared with Rs 1,267 crore in the corresponding quarter last year due to one-time loss of Rs 157.4 crore and lockdown impact on revenue but beat analysts' estimates pegged at Rs 480 crore for the quarter. Revenue for the quarter fell 32.81 per cent YoY to Rs 7,290 crore compared with Rs 10,851 crore in the same quarter last year. The company doubled other income to Rs 278.8 crore against Rs 134.7 crore YoY, which supported profitability. The company’s consolidated net sales were at Rs 7,563 crore against Rs 11,229 crore over the corresponding period of the previous year. Read more

Google may invest $4 bn in Reliance digital arm

Google may invest $4 bn in Reliance digital arm
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Alphabet Inc's Google is in advanced talks to invest $4 billion for a stake in the digital arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, Bloomberg reported today (14th July 2020), according to some sources. Investors, including Facebook and KKR & Co, have already poured in a combined $15.64 billion for just over 25% in Jio Platforms. The funding spree, which began late April, and a share sale by Reliance have helped make India's biggest company net-debt free.

Some factors which can erode your wealth in the long term

Some factors which can erode your wealth in the long term
Monday, July 13, 2020
Over 25 years, even a modest 5% inflation reduces the value of Rs 1 lakh to less than Rs 30,000 (see graphic). If inflation is higher at 7%, the value would drop to below Rs 20,000. So, while the amount may seem big today, the inflation-adjusted value of what you get back will not be substantial. The features of some life insurance policies can take your breath away. The return of premium term plans gives back the entire premium paid if the policyholder survives the full term. Just think about it. You can get an insurance cover of Rs 2-3 crore for 20-30 years and if you survive the term, the company will give back every rupee you paid as premium. It’s truly a great offer. Or is it? The money you will get back after 20-30 years would have lost a lot of its value by then. Read more

Vedanta to pave way for HDFC Life in Nifty

Vedanta to pave way for HDFC Life in Nifty
Friday, July 3, 2020
In an out-of-turn announcement, the NSE yesterday (2nd July 2020) announced that life insurance player HDFC Life will replace the outgoing Vedanta Ltd in the Nifty50 index from July 31, as the latter got shareholders' approval on June 25 for delisting. Meanwhile, analysts at ICICI Securities expect that in the semi-annual change in the Nifty50 constituents to be announced by August-end, SBI Life Insurance will enter the index, replacing Zee Entertainment (ZEEL). These changes, according to the brokerage firm, will improve the earnings growth profile of Nifty50, and also increase the weight of non-lending financial services stocks in the index. Read more

The Carlyle Group to invest $235 million in Nxtra Data Ltd, of Bharti Airtel

The Carlyle Group to invest $235 million in Nxtra Data Ltd, of Bharti Airtel
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
The Carlyle Group today(1st July 2020) announced that it will invest $235 million for approximately 25 percent stake in Nxtra Data Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel engaged in the data centre business. The post-money enterprise valuation of Nxtra is approximately $1.2 billion and Carlyle will hold a stake of approximately 25% in the business upon completion of the transaction, with Airtel continuing to hold the remaining stake of approximately 75%, Bharti Airtel said in a statement. The transaction is subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, including approval from the Competition Commission of India.

Market is creating wealth amid all kinds of doubts over rally!

Market is creating wealth amid all kinds of doubts over rally!
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Amid all kinds of doubts over the ongoing stocks rally in India and the world over, the market is creating wealth! The rapid rise in domestic equities from their March lows has not only helped investors recover much of their losses, but also created big wealth for some, with several stocks doubling prices in just three months. Data showed 95 percent of BSE500 stocks from across sectors have delivered positive returns since March 24, when the ben benchmark BSE Sensex had hit its 52-week low. With a 202 percent rally, TV18 Broadcast emerged chart-topper among the 32 BSE500 stocks that doubled money from their March lows. The stock rose to Rs 37.50 on June 19 from Rs 12.40 on March 24. Others on the list included Hathway Cable & Datacom (up 200 percent), Reliance Power (up 199 percent) and Adani Green Energy (up 198 percent). Read more

Vedanta posts net loss of Rs 12,521 crore in Q4

Vedanta posts net loss of Rs 12,521 crore in Q4
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Vedanta on 6th June (Saturday) posted a net loss of Rs 12,521 crore for the quarter ended March 31 on the exceptional loss of Rs 17,132 crore, primarily due to impairment of assets in oil and gas, copper and iron ore business. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,615 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Chief Executive Officer, Vedanta, said “The COVID pandemic has hit the world and us in the last quarter of the year. We have taken a pro-active approach to keeping our assets and people safe while ensuring optimum operations during these difficult times." Net sales also declined 16 percent YoY to Rs 19,513 crore in Q4FY20 against Rs 23,092 crore in the same period last year. Read more

Why investors are betting on Jio Platforms' future

Why investors are betting on Jio Platforms' future
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Mukesh Ambani's Jio telecom carrier is emerging as a winner from changes in the way Indian consumers plug into a digital economy made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic. For Indian shoppers who prefer to order online, it is launching a grocery ordering service with Facebook Inc's popular WhatsApp messaging. For Bollywood fans who would prefer to avoid a crowded theater, it is readying same-day-release on the Jio platform. Those plans had been in the making for months, but the pandemic has given them a shot in the arm. India's 10-week lockdown has also led to a surge in demand for data, boosting Jio's phone and broadband offerings. Read more

Lockdown in wealthy nations jolts money flows to millions

Lockdown in wealthy nations jolts money flows to millions
Monday, June 1, 2020
Lockdowns imposed by wealthy nations to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, and the jolt those restrictions have delivered to their economies, are severing a vital lifeline for many often vulnerable people around the world: the billions of dollars in remittances sent home by relatives working abroad. Roughly one in nine of the global population receives remittances, or about 800 million people, according to the United Nations. Early data show severe drops have already taken place. The World Bank has said it expects global remittances to low- and middle-income nations to fall by $109 billion, or almost a fifth, in 2020 to $445 billion. The bank projects the pandemic will cut into the wages and employment of migrant workers, who tend to be the most vulnerable when there is an economic downturn in host countries. Read more

Companies seek Sebi approval to defer or merge Q1 results

Companies seek Sebi approval to defer or merge Q1 results
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Corporates have approached Sebi to allow listed firms to either postpone their financial results for the June quarter or merge them with the September numbers amid growing concern that wide losses and decline in sales between April-June could unsettle investors and put off banks. Against the backdrop of a slide in stock prices following lockdown, some of the leading industry bodies have also urged the market regulator to consider rules on the pricing of preferential equity offer and open offer — to enable capital infusion — as well as simplify the process to delist a company through the reverse book building route. Read more

Larsen & Toubro gains on winning two large orders

Larsen & Toubro gains on winning two large orders
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Shares of Larsen and Toubro gained nearly 4 per cent after the company's subsidiary won a contract from Indian Oil Corporation. L&T today announced that L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company has been awarded a large project by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). The company said it has won a large contract from the Indian Army for setting up an advanced IT-enabled system to operate the Armed Forces network under the Network of Spectrum (NFS). The value of a large order ranges between Rs 2,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore. “The engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract is for setting up a new 9 MMTPA Atmospheric & Vacuum Distillation Unit (AVU) and allied facilities (EPCC-1 package) for Barauni refinery capacity expansion project at IOCL's Barauni Refinery, Bihar. The capacity of Barauni Refinery is being augmented from current installed capacity of 6.0 MMTPA to 9.0 MMTPA,” L&T said in a press release. Read more

Sensex hits 10% lower circuit; trading halted for 45 minutes

Sensex hits 10% lower circuit; trading halted for 45 minutes
Monday, March 23, 2020
Trading in Indian equity markets was halted for 45 minutes today (23rd March) after the S&P BSE Sensex hit its 10 per cent lower circuit level. The S&P BSE Sensex tanked 10 per cent, or 2,992 points, to 26,924 levels. The Nifty50 index fell 842 points, or 9.63 per cent, to 7,903. Although the markets saw an across-the-board selling, bank and auto stocks were the worst-hit. The Nifty Bank index was down 12.7 per cent. Axis Bank and ICICI Bank both plunged over 10 per cent each while Maruti Suzuki India was down 9.7 per cent. In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index was trading with 6.9 per cent cut and the S&P BSE SmallCap index was down 6.4 per cent.

Nifty hits 10% lower circuit:Trading halted

Nifty hits 10% lower circuit:Trading halted
Friday, March 13, 2020
The Nifty50 index hit a 10 percent lower circuit today,13th March, bringing trading to a halt for 45 minutes as sell-off worsened in the Indian markets. Sensex tumbled over 3000 points, or 9.43 percent, at 29,690 levels. The markets will open for pre-open at 10:20 AM In Sensex, index heavyweights Kotak Mahindra Bank and Tata Consultancy Services tumbled over 14 percent each. Reliance was down 10 percent and the HDFC twins fell over 5 percent each.

SBI Q3 result:Profit Jumps 41%

SBI Q3 result:Profit Jumps 41%
Friday, January 31, 2020
One of the largest lender State Bank of India announced its quarterly results today with a 41% increase in profits at Rs 5,583.4 crore compared to Rs 3954.81 crores in the corresponding period of the previous year as the Provisions for bad loans fell sharply by 25.8 per cent sequentially to Rs 8,193.06 crore.

Tata Motors Q3 Results: Profit beats Street estimates

Tata Motors Q3 Results: Profit beats Street estimates
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Automobile maker Tata Motors released their quarterly results and it has beaten the street estimates. Net profit for the December quarter of the financial year 2020 stood at Rs 1,738.30 crore against a loss of Rs 26,992.54 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year.

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