New Delhi: India’s economy faces significant risks from steep US tariffs, with export-heavy sectors such as textiles, gems and jewellery, food and marine products likely to bear the brunt, said Aurodeep Nandi, India Economist at Nomura. While smartphones, pharma and petroleum products remain exempt, nearly 30–40% of India’s export basket is directly exposed to the … Read more
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India may consider replacing the unsecured weighted average call rate (WACR) with a secured rate-such as the tri-party repo dealing system (TREPS) rate or the newly introduced secured overnight rupee rate (SORR)-as the operational rate for effective monetary policy transmission, suggested Japanese brokerage firm Nomura. This shift would better reflect … Read more
Nomura has initiated coverage on real estate majors Godrej Properties and Phoenix Mills with ‘reduce’ ratings, projecting a downside of 18% and 11% respectively. The brokerage flagged execution risks, weakening growth momentum, and valuation multiples that it believes are no longer justified by underlying fundamentals. The brokerage sees a “moderating growth outlook” for Godrej Properties … Read more
“The market construct looks quite positive. But I do not think we are out of the woods yet. My concern would be how the economy shapes up globally and for India over the next 12 months we still think there are headwinds to corporate earnings and the risk premium which actually has not really flared … Read more
Coforge shares surged 14% over the last two trading sessions, reaching a new 52-week high of Rs 7,755 during Thursday’s trading on the BSE. This increase follows the company’s announcement of a profit after tax of Rs 233.6 crore for the second quarter of FY25, marking a 24.3% year-on-year rise compared to the same quarter … Read more
Shares of India’s third largest IT company HCL Technologies jumped 1.3% to its day’s high of Rs 1,880.65 on the BSE after reporting a 10.5% jump in its September quarter consolidated net profit to Rs 4,235 crore, up from Rs 3,832 reported by the company in the year-ago period. Following the quarterly results, various brokerage … Read more
Backing Asset Management Companies (AMC) in India with sustainable valuations, global brokerage firm Nomura has initiated coverage on HDFC AMC and Nippon Asset Management (NAM) with buy ratings and on UTI AMC with a neutral rating, predicting an upside potential of up to 21%. The target price for HDFC AMC has been set at Rs … Read more
Brokerage firm UBS has a sell view on SBI Cards, Nomura has a neutral rating on IndusInd Bank. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley and Macquarie have an overweight and outperform rating respectively on ICICI Bank. We have collated a list of recommendations from top brokerage firms from ETNow and other sources: UBS on SBI Cards: Sell| Target … Read more
New Delhi: India and Vietnam are gaining the most from the China plus one strategy, which is also expected to unlock new growth opportunities for Asian economies, according to Nomura. India’s exports will likely surge to $835 billion by 2030 from $431 billion in 2023 with its large domestic market helping attract firms looking for … Read more
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea today found another backer when global broking firm UBS upgraded the stock to buy with a target price of Rs 18, saying that it is expecting relief on government dues as well as a mobile price increase. Following the upgrade, the stock jumped over 5% to Rs 14.82. “We believe the … Read more