Over the next three - six months, UBS believes earnings will be the main driver for EM equities outperformance.
The company's consolidated revenues surged by 27.01 per cent.
Telecom major Bharti Airtel's net profit fell for the tenth quarter in a row, declining 37 per cent to Rs 762.2 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said its net profit dipped nearly 28 per cent to Rs 1,215.2 crore (Rs 12.15 billion) in the quarter ended June 30, 2011.
After a robust Q4 FY14, thanks to election spends on advertising across platforms, media entities might see slightly lower ad revenue growth at 12 to 14 per cent.
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have enough capacity to absorb over 113.9 million Vodafone Idea subscribers who are on 4G if Vodafone Idea has to shut operations.
International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath tells Indivjal Dhasmana high-frequency indicators for the third quarter of 2021 indicate momentum in economic recovery in India.
A well-established tax system would have a predictable buoyancy - how fast the collections grow as a proportion to the growth of the economy. But that is not the case with GST. It is still undergoing substantial changes as the government responds to structural as well as administrative glitches.
The unprecedented rise in Covid-19 infections in the country, which many are terming as the second wave, has also resulted in a rise in Covid-related claims for general and health insurance companies as hospitalisations have gone up. The insurers have received more than a million Covid-related claims as of April, 2021. According to the data compiled by General Insurance Council, the reported claims total 1.014 million, amounting to more than Rs 14,800 crore.
According to JP Morgan, it seems that Jio is willing to go for the jugular in chasing market share if this hurts some of its standing rivals like Vodafone and Idea to a point from where they find it difficult to fight back.
So far this month, another $4.5 billion (Rs 33,000 crore) has flown into domestic stocks.
Bulls might be on the rampage on Dalal Street but lofty valuations of the Indian equities present a reason for concern and the markets could perhaps witness up to 10 per cent correction, according to analysts. Benchmark indices have been on a record-breaking rally lately and August witnessed the stock market reaching many new highs. The BSE benchmark soared over 9 per cent last month.
The analyst said since servicing of principal and interest on loans will beome challenging for mall operatos in the next couple of months.
Tata group company and IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), on Friday said that it has clocked a net profit of Rs 1,534 crore (Rs 15.34 billion) in Q1 FY 10, up 19 per cent as compared to the year-ago period of Rs 1,290.61 crore (Rs 12.90 billion).
The Pune-based company sells the Platina and CT brands in the entry-level - 100-110cc - segment.
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.
Experts believe that cement companies will post pretty good numbers in Q1FY07.
Bank shares were the top losers along with index heavyweight RIL
Midcap stocks continued to remain on buyers' radar with BSE Midcap index up 0.1%.
Most rating agencies had projected contraction in India's GDP for the first quarter of 2020-21.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has initiated discussions with banks to address financial stress in the telecom sector, particularly Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) that urgently requires fund infusion to stay afloat. There was a meeting of DOT officials and senior bankers on Friday on the issue of Vodafone, sources said, adding that banks have been asked to look for a solution within the prudential guidelines. According to sources, senior officials from the country's biggest lenders State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda were also present among others in the meeting. More such meetings are expected to take place in the coming days, they said.
However, in the first quarter when the country was under a lockdown, net financial savings rose to 21 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the data released in the RBI's monthly bulletin.
'At this moment, investors should look for relative value within sectors and clear visibility (third-wave-or-not) on earnings delivery.'
From the 30-share basket, 28 scrips suffered losses. Over 200 stocks were at their 52-week low in Tuesday's trade.
Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday posted a 10.25 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 2,547 crore (Rs 25.47 billion) for the quarter ended June 30, as compared to Rs 2,310 crore (Rs for the corresponding quarter in FY2005-06.
Anil Ambani Dhirubhai Group company Reliance Capital Ltd on Tuesday posted over a three-fold rise in net profit after tax at Rs 94.53 crore (Rs 945.3 million) for the quarter ended June 30.
Developers are cautious about the timing of launches in the near term, given the relative uncertainty in demand pick-up and logistical challenges during the lockdown. However, affordable housing projects slated for the first quarter (Q1) of 2020-21 (FY21) may get launched this quarter itself.
The environment looks conducive for growth for corporate India and thus we believe that equities would continue to deliver decent returns over the long term. \n\n
While Mukesh Ambani-led RIL posted a 108 per cent YoY rise in profit after tax for Q4FY21 at Rs 13,227 crore, it fell short of Bloomberg estimate of Rs 13,704 crore.
Grasim Industries has reported a 24 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 130.49 crore (Rs 1.3 billion) for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 when compared with Rs 105.47 crore (Rs 1.05 billion) in Q1FY03.
Top losers in the Sensex pack on Friday included Bajaj Finance, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, L&T, Axis Bank, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, HDFC, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, falling up to 2.08 per cent.
After a positive opening, the 30-share BSE Sensex suddenly faced selling pressure in late-afternoon trade. It finally settled just 5.67 points, or 0.01 per cent, lower at 39,586.41.
Private sector banking major, ICICI Bank has clocked a net profit of Rs 620.01 crore (Rs 6.2 billion) in Q1 FY 07 as against Rs 530.01 crore (Rs 5.3 billion)
'India is still a small market but whatever we do, we do it with full focus.'
'Slower-than-anticipated recovery can be a bigger risk this time than a liquidity-driven event -- at least for India.'
Cement shares have been outperformers on the stock market
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.
HDFC Bank has registered a 31 per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 183.53 crore (Rs 1.83 billion) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2005 as compared to Rs 139.97 crore in Q1 FY05.
The RBI had on August 7 announced a five-member expert panel under former ICICI Bank chairman Kamath to make recommendations on the required financial parameters for recasting corporate loans.
Cipla has posted a 11 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 67.20 crore (Rs 672 million) for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 as against Rs 60.63 crore (Rs 606.3 million) in Q1FY03.
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