An interview with HUL's managing director and CEO Sanjiv Mehta.
Mid-cap and small-cap stocks on the BSE were on the buyers' radar on Tuesday as investors booked profits in large-cap shares and the benchmark Sensex fell 264.57 points from a record close.
'Somewhere it gives you amazing work ethic.' 'Nobody's job is less, one should respect all.'
For most companies this would mean extending medical coverage to same-sex partners, say legal experts.
Infosys slipped nearly 9% after the company cut full year revenue outlook for FY17.
Equity investors should thank cash-rich biggies such as TCS, ITC, HUL, Nestl, and Bajaj Auto for this.
The index rising for the fourth straight session surged 564 points.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The Pune-based Rahul Bajaj group, thanks to an amazing stock market ride by Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv, has grabbed third spot, pushing the Aditya Birla group down to fourth position.
Already a fifth of the nearly Rs 8,000 crore toothpaste market in India (around Rs 1,500 crore) is herbal with the segment estimated to become a fourth (or Rs 2,000 crore) in the next few years.
But return on equity deteriorated for 7 of the 12 firms analysed.
The government is expected to dole out some populist policies, especially for the rural / farm sector while presenting the interim budget, given that the country is heading towards general elections over the next few months.
For the week, the Sensex recorded a fall of 371 points, or 1.10 per cent, and the NSE Nifty 130.75 points, or 1.25 per cent.
The company would venture into khadi products and animal feed this year, Ramdev said.
Sales during the quarter under review stood at Rs 9,357 crore, up 12.42 per cent, as against Rs 8,323 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal
The size of the organised baby diaper market in India is Rs 5214 crore, with the year-on-year rate of growth pegged at 14%
While green shoots are beginning to emerge, with June sales rebounding to pre-Covid levels thanks to a rural revival, most FMCG chief executives have voiced concerns about localised lockdowns that began in July and have extended into August in some states.
The problem is with the broking model and what brokers are allowed to do, notes Debashis Basu.
Hopes that better-than-forecasted monsoon may help the RBI cut rates sooner than expected, too triggered buying activity.
The analysis is based on the free-float market capitalisation.
IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year
While both Dabur and HUL have been aggressive in the 'naturals' market with new launches across its portfolio, unchecked distribution expansion and inconsistent quality of products have also been at the heart of Patanjali's problems.
TCS created wealth worth Rs 3,458 billion for the period 2010-15.
It, however, was a record-smashing week for both the indices, which scaled their lifetime highs.
'Virat is the captain of the Indian side and Anushka is an A-list Bollywood actor. Something like this has not happened before.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The aggregate value of merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction involving Indian entities was $20.8 billion last year, down 46.3 per cent over the 2012 figure, global deal tracking firm Mergermarket said.
Karsanbhai Patel's risk-taking abilities are on display once again.
Almost half of that market is in India's villages.
A widening probe by US authorities involving top drug companies following complaints of price fixing of generics was a point of worry for the participants, said analysts.
Age and experience not less relevant but firms are gradually moving towards younger leadership teams
Analysts attribute this fall to the recent moderation in energy (mainly crude oil) and commodity prices, lowering of input costs for companies in sectors such as FMCG, consumer durables, and automobiles, reports Krishna Kant.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Mumbai is witnessing some big-ticket investments in bungalows by the city's billionaires.
T Thomas, former chairman of Hindustan Unilever, passed away March 2.
A Nielsen report found that biscuits, salty snacks, toilet soap, shampoo, washing powder and skin creams were reporting a sharp decline in sales due to demonetisation, reports Viveat Susan Pinto from Mumbai.
Growth numbers for the large players in the sector, though, improved during the quarter.
The FSSAI issued an order to test more brands of noodles, pastas.
Mumbai-based BabyChakra is among the four start-ups Google has shortlisted from India for the fifth batch of its mentorship programme
The 30-share barometer remained up throughout and hit a high of 29,070.20, powered by a rally in RIL and other blue-chips. The index ended 215.74 points up, or 0.75 per cent, at 29,048.19 -- its highest closing since March 5, 2015, when it had closed at 29,448.95.
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