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

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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