Seven of top-10 firms add Rs 1.16 lakh cr in m-cap; HDFC Bank lead gainer

Seven of top-10 firms add Rs 1.16 lakh cr in m-cap; HDFC Bank lead gainer

The combined market valuation of seven of the 10 most valued firms jumped by Rs 1,16,048.1 crore last week, with emerging as the biggest gainer. While , , , HDFC, and were the other winners from the top-10 list, , and Life Insurance Corporation () emerged as the laggards. The market valuation of Bank jumped … Read more

How a detergent could have helped RBI act swiftly on inflation

How a detergent could have helped RBI act swiftly on inflation

If it really wanted to get ahead of the inflation challenge, India’s central bank should have paid more attention to Surf . The price of the laundry detergent went up by 20% in January. While that’s hardly news when most everyday things are becoming dearer everywhere, the interesting part was the retail price before the … Read more

Godrej Consumer jumps most in Asia as it hires CEO from Unilever

Godrej Consumer jumps most in Asia as it hires CEO from Unilever

By Ashutosh Joshi Shares of India’s . surged by record as analysts and investors lauded the company’s appointment of a former top executive at Unilever Plc’s local unit as its chief executive officer. The stock rallied almost 25% before paring gains to end at 22.19% in Mumbai, but was still the top gainer of the … Read more