Companies shut plants, cut output to cope with fall in demand

Companies shut plants, cut output to cope with fall in demand

(This story originally appeared in on Apr 30, 2021) NEW DELHI: The fresh wave of the coronavirus has crippled industrial activity across key manufacturing units as factory output has drastically reduced for many, and even come to a halt for some top ones, in view of rising infections and closure of showrooms, with states and … Read more

14 stocks that are likely to gain from FTSE’s rebalancing on Friday

14 stocks that are likely to gain from FTSE’s rebalancing on Friday

MUMBAI: Stocks such as Mindtree, Varun Beverages, Hindustan Aeronautics, Honeywell Automation, Astral Poly Technik and Apollo Hospitals among others could advance on Friday as index provider FTSE is set to include them in its midcap index. These stocks are likely to see an inflows between $20 million and $80 million on Friday. Indian equities could … Read more

Up 13% in 5 days! Why these two tractor stocks are in the limelight again

Up 13% in 5 days! Why these two tractor stocks are in the limelight again

In a post earnings conference call, Escorts’ management said that the replacement demand is improving due to stronger farm cashflow, which may help in higher volume for FY22 over the record growth seen in FY21 so far. Synopsis Analysts expect tractor volume to remain either flat or grow marginally in FY22 as the pent-up demand … Read more

Motown diaries: Stellar growth in tractor sales to boost November auto volumes

Motown diaries: Stellar growth in tractor sales to boost November auto volumes

NEW DELHI: A superb growth in tractor sales and strong demand for other vehicles, especially from rural India, will keep the auto sales numbers in the green as automakers start reporting data from Tuesday onwards. Auto sales have been improving for a few months now, especially riding on sustained demand from rural markets and festive … Read more

Q2 numbers the next trigger, focus still on IT, pharma & auto: Kunj Bansal

Q2 numbers the next trigger, focus still on IT, pharma & auto: Kunj Bansal

We will continue to see outperformance in smallcaps and midcaps. Within that, it will happen in IT, some consumer names, some listed IT/digital companies and cement, says Partner & CIO, Sarthi Group. What is catching your eye? It seems to be changing every day, one day it is pharma, one day it is auto, one … Read more