Reliance Industries accounted for Rs 6.3 trillion in wealth created since 1995; closest rival was Hindustan Unilever which was at Rs 4.9 trillion.
India's harsh lockdown has left companies grappling with temporary closure, chaotic supply chains and depressed demand. Consequently, business plans have been modified.
According to sources, government officials have asked industry bodies and manufacturers to submit key concerns and requirements to begin manufacturing activity.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram's efforts to bring down cement prices have finally borne fruit as cement manufacturers have introduced cuts in prices.
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Top companies have grabbed a bigger pie of their sectors in the pandemic period, leading to a further rise in market concentration in many industries as measured by the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI). The HHI score, which indicates competitive intensity in an industry (or a lack of it), reached a new high in FY21 as bigger firms raised their revenue market shares either organically or through mergers and acquisitions. A higher HHI score indicates a rise in market concentration in favour of a few firms while a lower score means that the industry's revenue is more evenly divided among many companies
The Indian indices also offer one of the lowest dividend yields.
Players like UltraTech Cement more expensive than ITC and HUL; others catching up fast.
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Cement shares have been outperformers on the stock market
Mukesh Ambani continues to remain the richest man in India.
The sale of Essar Oil was India's biggest deleveraging exercise undertaken by any debt-heavy group
From MRF to Shree Cement: 23 companies which delivered 30% CAGR in 15 years.
In the domestic segment, demand is currently led by rural markets, oil and gas, LPG and B2C segments like roofing and sheeting.
With infrastructure claiming a larger share, movement and distribution of cement is bound to change.
As Covid-19 cases surge in India, companies have realised it's a tightrope walk between maintaining production and ensuring employee safety.
Richest 10 account for 41% of promoter wealth, up from 33% in December 2018, says Krishna Kant.
Falling incomes and longer winter to translate into lower demand for at least some months.
With RIL supplying about 47 per cent of the domestic petcoke production, current dynamics are bound to change.
Companies with contrasting financial ratios enjoy similar credit ratings; agencies say they look at many other metrics.
The Ambanis are the only Indian family on the top 10 richest families list in Asia.
The combined networth of India's 100 wealthiest is $381 billion (nearly Rs 25.5 lakh crore), a rise of 10 per cent from $ 345 billion in 2015
Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
Essel Group, Reliance Jio, Fortis and 17 others on Thursday signed initial pacts to invest over Rs 39,000 crore (Rs 390 billion) in Uttar Pradesh, with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav promising the investors all possible support.
As many as 14 Indian families have made it to the inaugural list of Forbes' 50 richest families in Asia.
Dividend payouts seem recession-proof.
Stocks to watch: ACC, Ambuja Cements, India Cements, Shree Cement, Ultra Tech Cement.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Ahmedabad-based firm to fund deal through equal amount of equity and debt.
The Essar Oil, Rosneft deal also helped Arpwood Capital, boutique investment bank, co-founded by Rajeev Gupta and Raj Kataria, to grab the second spot in the mergers and acquisitions league table.
A sum of Rs 7060 crore is provided in the current fiscal for the project of developing one hundred Smart Cities.
Developed markets have performed better than emerging market firms in the top 10 TSR-based rankings, says a BCG report.
Industrialists affirm their belief that the adverse effects of demonetisation and the goods and services tax are finally over.
Sun Pharma stock has appreciated at 35% a year for 20 years
Hike in planned public-sector capital expenditure will be credit-positive for infra cos
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The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
During the UPA government's second term in office, rural India's consumption expenditure grew at a faster pace than urban India's - for the first time since 1991.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
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