But it is likely that campaign spending resulted in some positive activity through this period.
Company's revenue growth is likely to be volatile going ahead
Recovery seen in Q4, companies continue to focus on enhancing cash flow
'The ship has been stabilised.' 'For the last 6-7 quarters, profitability is stable around Rs 250-Rs 300 crore.'
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
Rising prices of international coal - both coking and thermal - used in the making of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, respectively, are expected to have an impact on margins of metals companies in July-September quarter (Q2) as steel companies may see margins getting eroded, while the base firms could stand to benefit, said brokerages.
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'At this moment, investors should look for relative value within sectors and clear visibility (third-wave-or-not) on earnings delivery.'
Modi government needs to focus more.
Among the lot, Rallis India, Escorts, Jubilant Life Sciences, and Crisil added half of the total gains made in the ace stock-picker's portfolio.
Metal stocks also had a good session, with JSW Steel zooming by 7%, and Tata Steel and Nalco gaining about 3% each.
Despite superior margins, JLR hasn't had a smooth ride in China.
Advance corporation tax collections grew 8 per cent in H1FY17 against 6 per cent last year. A moderate pick up in advance corporation tax collections suggest the sector might not witness significantly high growth in FY17, says Dilasha Seth.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
With the stock coming under pressure, the MF holding value could have dropped to Rs 50 billion, back-of-the-envelope calculations show.
A logjam on the GST front could turn things upside down and turmoil in Gujarat might also have an adverse impact
Amid a slowdown in car sales, Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday said it will foray into the light commercial vehicles segment, 30 years after an initial plan was shelved when the company started operations.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
n the broader market, both the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices, were up 1.2% and 0.7% each.
Domestic tyre demand is seen to grow by 7-9 per cent over the next five years.
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The broader NSE Nifty closed below the 10,600 mark by plunging 98.15 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 11,582.35 after shuttling between 11,567.40 and 11,751.80.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
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'Cognizant's results indicate that digital related spends can more than offset headwinds in traditional services'
As Nasdaq-listed company indicates poor spending in financial services space, Indian firms feel jittery
Hyderabad-based Andhra Bank is aiming to get a significant proportion of the state government's business, to boost its share of low-cost deposits
The WPI inflation stood at negative 2.4% in May 2015, compared with a negative 2.65% in April 2015.
