A major reason for the high growth in advertising spends as these companies are keen on higher volume
"Taking forward the brand's journey towards a more inclusive vision of beauty, the company will stop using the word 'Fair' in the brand name 'Fair & Lovely'. The new name is awaiting regulatory approvals and we expect to change the name in the next few months," Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) said in a statement. As part of the rebranding, the company will also be announcing the new name for the 'Fair & Lovely' Foundation, set up in 2003 to offer scholarships to women to help them pursue their education.
As many as 206 stocks defied bearish overall trend to trade in the positive zone on Monday even as the broader market witnessed a bloodbath with the Sensex plunging to an intra-day fall of over 1,200 points till noon.
An unidentified art collector went past the keenly fought bidding at an auction organised by Emami Chisel Art Auction House in Kolkata on Saturday evening to bag 'Tribute to Hashmi' for $10.38 lakh (approx Rs 4.4 crore).
Patanjali continues to take its peers head on.
With winter just around the corner, ayurvedic health product 'Chyawanprash' makers are loosening their purse strings to rope in Bollywood biggies to endorse their respective brands, with a specific sight on youth consumers.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Company may look at 5-6 launches a year as the market for premium and niche products grows
Dabur has launched 44 products during the year.
A look at the performance of the eight IPOs since January 2005, which got listed reveals that the IPO dream may have turned sour for some investors.
'If he gets bail, he will bounce back.'
Most feel as the movement of people normalises, the in-patient volumes in hospitals will grow and by the end of May, occupancy should be around 50 per cent, and 75 per cent over a period of time.
India saw 4.2 million foreign tourists till May mainly thanks to visitors from Bangladesh
Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy. Here are his replies to some of the 'buy, sell, hold, avoid or exit?' e-mails that we have received.
The timing of the flyover collapse couldn't have been worse for the CM with the assembly elections just days away.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, CapitalVia answers readers' stock market queries.
The upgrade, said Icra, takes into account the "robust internal accrual generation, leading to low reliance on debt, as well as gearing levels, and strong debt protection metrics".
What stocks will gain from a normal monsoon?
Age and experience not less relevant but firms are gradually moving towards younger leadership teams
There were 52 launches during January-June 2015, compared with 29 in the year-ago period and 32 in 2013.
Quite a few large- and mid-cap stocks are yet to recover from the note ban, pharma, banking and rural demand-based industries among laggards.
Sector analysts opined that the northern, central and eastern markets were particularly hit
@015 may be a good year for FMCG firms.
While FMCG companies lose Rs 98,928 crore in m-cap, consumer durables stocks are down Rs 20,673 crore since November 8.
As the funnel of good-quality early-stage companies are built, mid-stage and growth capital always follows, says Fireside Ventures founder Kanwaljit Singh.
Aviation companies were in focus with all the three airliners SpiceJet, InterGlobe Aviation and Jet Airways adding in the range of 2% to 3% on the BSE
Financial shares were among the top gainers with HDFC leading the gains.
FMCG has been behaving unlike a defensive category in recent quarters.
Thinning valuation gap between these and mid-caps indicates a shift in investors' preferences.
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
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