Newsmakers of D-Street Indian benchmark equity indices traded lower on Thursday, pressured by heavyweight Reliance Industries and banking stocks. However, foreign inflows and hopes of easing U.S.-China trade tensions could help lift investor sentiment.At close, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 315 points to settle at 79,801.43 while the Nifty50 declined 82 points to 24,246.70.Here are … Read more
The fourth quarter earnings season is picking up momentum and on Thursday as many as 38 companies will announce their quarterly numbers. Key earnings to watch out include from HUL, Axis Bank, Nestle, SBI Life, Tech Mahindra, Persistent, Mphasis and LTTS. Tech Mahindra Q4 expectations For Tech Mahindra, fourth quarter profit growth will be strong … Read more
Domestic brokerage firm Motilal Oswal expects a muted earnings performance in Q4FY25, projecting just 2% year-on-year (YoY) growth for the Nifty 50 index. The subdued growth outlook reflects persistent challenges across key sectors, particularly Oil & Gas (O&G), Cement, and Real Estate, even as segments like Technology, Auto, and BFSI are expected to provide moderate … Read more
“The government knows that there is a slowdown, but still the government capex, government spending has not picked up. Now what is leading to that, why this stagnation is there, and what is their thought process it will become clear in a week when the budget comes in,” says Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com.What could be interesting … Read more
“Also, the marriage season is going to be better and that will help a lot of the discretionary demand in terms of gifting, in terms of paints, etc. So, we do see that volume growth for most companies in H2 should be better, plus pricing growth of 2% to 3% will gradually come back,” says … Read more
Shares of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and RailTel Corporation among 10 companies are likely to be in focus today as these companies announced November 6 as the record date for their declared dividends. This means today is the last day to buy the shares of these companies to be eligible for the dividends declared by them … Read more
“What the reaction of the global markets will be to US elections and whoever wins is tough to say. It is unpredictable, so I think that is something we need to watch out for. But from the Indian largecap, Nifty and Sensex, my personal view is that downside, if at all from the current level, … Read more
“When we look at their growth and add it up, I believe consumer demand is still growing. Consumption patterns are shifting—some categories are mature, while others are emerging. This growth is fueled by aspirational India, and as investors, we need to identify those emerging categories and opportunities,” says Nilesh Shah, Envision Capital. ET Now: It … Read more
“I mean individual positions yes, but otherwise I still think it is well contained and every quarter, every four-five months we see a situation where markets do correct or there is a correction of 5% to 10% which is relatively short lived and it bounces back,” says Nilesh Shah, Envision Capital. Josh and hosh right? … Read more
The second quarter earnings season is underway and as many as 182 companies will declare their results this week. Some of the marquee names include ICICI Bank, YES Bank, ITC, Bajaj Housing Finance, HUL, Ultratech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, IndiGo, Paytm, and Zomato among others. Here are the key earnings to watch out next … Read more