Premiumisation, improving demand aid realisation growth at most large firms
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
From mass layoffs to acquisitions, here's how the Indian start-up industry kept us on our toes.
The Indian IT services sector is scrambling to retain talent since digitisation-led transformation has increased the demand for a digitally skilled workforce. As a result, the pull for jobs for tech professionals is also coming from non-IT sectors, leading to higher attrition among IT companies. The average number of tech jobs from non-IT sectors has seen a 41 per cent uptick in March-May'21 versus March-May'19, according to data from Naukri.com.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Gains were led by HUL on better-than-expected margins in March quarter and capital goods shares.
In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
HUL, ITC, Nestle, Colgate, Dabur, Britannia, Asian Paints, P&G are trading at nearly 48 times. The previous record high was 53 times at the end of March 1994.
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.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong
This measure will ensure that the price of a scrip cannot move upward or downward beyond a limit set for the day.
The NSE Nifty ended up 19.65 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 9,788.60 after shuttling between 9,854 and 9,775.35 during the day.
The 30-share Sensex ended 79 points lower at 26,909 and the 50-share Nifty closed 25 points lower at 8,102.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd, India's largest personal care product maker, on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected increase in its September quarter net profit and revenues, signalling a revival of demand following the world's biggest lockdown.
Some big ones hoard cash unduly and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
It, however, was a record-smashing week for both the indices, which scaled their lifetime highs.
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
HUL, UltraTech, Asian Paints, L&T, HDFC Bank top global valuation charts
The 30-share Sensex ended up 214 points at 27,890 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 52 points at 8,430.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 66 points at 28,438 and the Nifty ended down 15 points at 8,633.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers
With a middle class still so small and no apparent leaps in productivity on the farm or in manufacturing on the horizon, India faces its own age of diminished expectations.
In 2019, the growth in sales of the Maggi brand of products surpassed the pre-ban level of 2014, in terms of both volume and value. While, Nestle raised prices of Maggi products by an average 3.1 per cent, its volume rose by 9.6 per cent year-on-year.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
Coal India was the biggest gainer on both Sensex and Nifty
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently down 1.25%
Market breadth was weak with 1239 losers and 1078 gainers on the BSE.
Sensex ends in green, bluechips in spotlight.
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
Ramdev's company remains a dominant player in the naturals space, but products of rivals are also gaining popularity.
The broader NSE Nifty dipped below the 10,200-mark to hit a low of 10,180.25 before ending at 10,195.15, down by 165 points, or 1.59 per cent.
Modelled loosely around the National Highway System of the US, he in 2001 launched the Golden Quadrilateral and the North-South & East-West Corridor projects to build 4/6 lane highways between four top metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata as well as from Srinagar to Kanyakumari and Porbandar to Silchar.
While Reliance has the clout to negotiate prices with suppliers for its e-commerce, not to forget the cost advantage of integrated warehouse and supply chains, Amazon and Walmart are no pushovers, they too have deep pockets.
There was broad-based rally with participation across sectors creating enormous wealth for investors but starting 2018, the rally got concentrated into select large-cap companies with under performance in broader markets.
Big retailers are openly talking of plans to harness the power of big data, even reporting those in annual reports as part of a long-term strategy.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
